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Drought is a natural hazard that causes significant economic and human losses by creating a persistent lack of precipitation that impacts agriculture and hydrology. It has various characteristics, such as delayed effects and variability across dimens...

Continuum robots have often been compared with rigid-link designs through conventional performance metrics (e.g., precision and Jacobian-based indicators). However, these metrics were developed to suit rigid-link robots and are tuned to capture speci...

In this study, we aim to provide a comprehensive analysis of the risk management potential of sectoral Credit Default Swaps (CDSs) within financial portfolios. Our objectives are threefold: (i) to investigate the safe haven properties of sectoral CDS...

Various indicator systems have been developed to monitor and assess healthy cities. However, few of them contain spatially explicit indicators. In this study, we assessed four health determinants in Shenzhen, China, using both indicators commonly inc...

Banana farming represents an important segment of agricultural production in Ecuador. The health of farmworkers might be compromised by the extensive use of pesticides in plantations applied under poorly regulated conditions. Due to an increased awar...

Existing biomarkers for ovarian cancer lack sensitivity and specificity. We compared the diagnostic efficacy of nonlinear machine learning and linear statistical models for diagnosing ovarian cancer using a combination of conventional laboratory indi...

This article presents a change in the indicators of a compression ignition (CI) engine by replacing conventional diesel fuel (D100) with pure chicken fat (F100) and mixtures of these fuels. Mixtures of diesel and fat with volume ratios of 70/30, 50/5...

Analyzing the development trend of non-conventional water resources and identifying the main influencing factors is the initial step toward rapidly increasing the utilization and allocation of these resources in a rational and scientific manner. This...

Dietary glycemic index (GI), carbohydrate to fiber ratio (CF) and carbohydrate quality index (CQI) are conventional and emerging indicators for carbohydrate quality. We aimed to investigate the associations between these indicators and new-onset type...

In patients with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC)—the subtype with the poorest prognosis among breast cancers—it is crucial to assess the response to the currently widely employed neoadjuvant treatment (NAT) approaches. This study inv...

Biosolids are waste from wastewater treatment and have a high content of organic matter and nutrients. In this study, not conventional physicochemical and biological properties of biosolids produced during different seasons of the year were evaluated...

Background: Consistent evaluation methods foster fairness, reduce bias, and enhance student understanding and motivation. Notably, mathematical inconsistencies, such as improper weighting, flawed averaging, and unsound scaling, can undermine the accu...

The UK government’s 25 Year Plan to Improve the Environment (25YEP), published in 2018, together with annual progress reports and subsequent periodic revisions, represent the most comprehensive and forward-looking single body of environmental l...

This article proposes the quality of life (QOL) construct as a framework from which to develop useful indicators to operationalize, measure, and implement the Articles of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). A systematic...

Land degradation by soil erosion is one of the most severe environmental issues that is greatly dependent on land use management. In this study, the effects of long-term land use management (including annual cultivated field (ACF), fallow field (FF),...

Greenhouse vegetable production is expanding in arid regions, but information on microbial responses to contrasting management systems remains limited. This study investigated chemical properties, microbial abundance, activity, taxonomic diversity, a...

Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is the most common arrhythmia after cardiac surgery in conventional extracorporeal circulation (CECC), with an incidence of 15–50%. The POAF pathophysiology is not known, and no blood biomarkers exist. H...

This paper presents a study on the energy efficiency and emissions of a converted high-revolution bore 79.5 mm/stroke 95 mm engine with a conventional fuel injection system for operation with dual fuel feed: diesel (D) and natural gas (NG). The part...

Centered on lean production, this study integrates operational technologies (OT), communication technologies (CT), and information technologies (IT) within an open-system software architecture. Under stochastic customer demand, reliance on static dat...

The physicochemical and microbial properties of soil under long-term monoculture of winter wheat were studied to assess the effects of two tillage systems of different intensities: reduced (RT) and conventional (CT). The research was carried out on a...

Agricultural water resource management is increasingly challenged by climate variability, land degradation, and socio-economic pressures, particularly in the Mediterranean region. This study, conducted in 2023–2024 within the REACT4MED project...

The conversion from conventional tillage (CT) to no-tillage (NT) of the soil is often suggested for positive long-term effects on several physical and hydraulic soil properties. In fact, although shortly after the conversion a worsening of the soil m...

Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) agriculture is characterized by dependence on erratic rainfall, inadequate conservation practices, and a decline in soil fertility resulting in low crop productivity. Therefore, conservation agriculture (CA) has been proposed...

Soybean (Glycine max L.) seedlings may be exposed to low or high temperatures under early or conventional soybean production systems practiced in the US Midsouth. However, a wide range of soybean cultivars commonly grown in the region may inherit div...

Emergent contamination warning systems are critical to ensure drinking water supply security. After detecting the existence of contaminants, identifying the types of contaminants is conducive to taking remediation measures. An online classification m...

This study investigates the integration of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) equity indices with conventional indices in Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) individually and across all BRICS countries to better understand...

The growth of passive and socially responsible (SR) investment makes that sustainability indices play an important role in defining what constitutes a sustainable investment. In order to know the suitability of sustainability indices as benchmarks fo...

The study material was comprised of 23 samples of ashes generated after the combustion of conventional and alternative fuels combined with selected fractions of municipal waste. The analyses performed involved determining the total concentration of A...

CO₂ emissions continue to rise, along with the associated environmental risks. In response, the United Nations has been promoting the adoption of sustainable practices among businesses worldwide. In parallel, an innovative technology known as additiv...

The objective of this study is to recognize and characterize the nanoscale phase modulus mapping of the asphalt film in pavement mixture cores using atomic force microscopy quantitative nanomechanical technology. The pavement core samples from the up...

With the recent launch of the Kunming-Montreal global biodiversity framework (GBF), and the associated monitoring framework, understanding the framework and data needed to support it is crucial. Unfortunately, whilst the monitoring framework was mean...

Agriculture is a sector of great importance for Mexico’s economy, generating employment and contributing significantly to the country’s gross domestic product. The Bajio stands out as one of the most productive agricultural regions in Mex...

Recent decisions at the Convention on Biological Diversity's (CBD) 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) on access and benefit-sharing (ABS) fundamentally shift how ABS will work in the future. The key ABS challenges that now lie ahead will be to in...

At present, the Colombian government is faced with the challenge of guaranteeing access to energy services for all its inhabitants. However, as there are isolated populations or populations with difficult access to conventional electricity grids in t...

Structural indices are often proposed as guiding measures for increasing structural heterogeneity. However, few studies have examined the association between such indices and conventional stand attributes. The primary objectives of this study were to...

We introduce the Reward–VaR curve, a novel framework for evaluating risk-adjusted investment performance across a range of investor risk preferences. When returns are normally distributed, the Reward–VaR curve yields the same asset rankin...

This study conducts a comparative analysis of the performance of Islamic and conventional indices in both developed and developing countries and territories, considering the pre- and post-COVID-19 pandemic periods. The research employs performance in...

The study documents the impact of the external sector on movements of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), covering conventional and Islamic indices. Selected variables include international trade, foreign investment, remittances, oil, gold, and curren...

Are conventional and sustainable cryptocurrencies effective hedging instruments for high cryptocurrency uncertainty? This paper examines co-movements between conventional (Bitcoin, Ethereum, Binance Coin, Tether) and sustainable (Cardano, Powerledger...

The aim of this study was to examine the sustainability performance of organic and low-input conventional farms with the sustainability assessment tool—RISE 3.0. It is an indicator-based method for holistic assessment of sustainability of agric...

Dissolved organic matter (DOM) plays a key role in shaping lake microbiomes and water quality, yet its spatial variability and regional links to microbial activity remain unclear. Using three-dimensional excitation–emission matrix and self-orga...

East African riparian countries have debated sharing Nile River water for centuries. To define a reasonable allocation of water to each country, the United Nations’ Watercourse Convention could be a key legal instrument. However, its applicabil...

The Faro Convention introduces an innovative concept of cultural heritage by recognising the importance of the community that is formed around the cultural asset to be enhanced. This concept is consistent with the New European Agenda for Culture, esp...

Background: Conventional anthropometric indices such as body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) are widely used for obesity screening; however, their accuracy may be limited in young Japanese women, who often...

Background: Atherosclerosis and its associated chronic inflammation of the arterial wall disrupt fatty acid metabolism, leading to changes in plasma fatty acid composition. These alterations can be used to improve disease diagnosis and risk stratific...

Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is a key crop in Spain, especially in Castilla and León Region. However, there are few studies evaluating predictive models based on spectral indices and multivariate analysis to estimate yield in direct seeding (D...

The transition towards sustainable cities requires material selection strategies capable of balancing environmental, economic and social performance while accounting for the emerging functionalities offered by smart materials. This work proposes a su...

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) offer excellent survey capabilities at low cost to provide farmers with information about the type and distribution of weeds in their fields. In this study, the problem of detecting the infestation of a typical weed (c...

The outbreak and rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has hit the global financial markets, including the energy sector. Alternative energy belongs to the economy’s key sectors concerning environmental issues and seems to be a full-fledged alternati...

Patients at risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) must be identified early and precisely in order to prevent complications, save lives, and limit expenditures for patients and health systems. This study aimed to develop a simple, high-precision machin...