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Since the launch of Bitcoin, there has been a lot of controversy surrounding what asset class it is. Several authors recognize the potential of cryptocurrencies but also certain deviations with respect to the functions of a conventional currency. Ins...

The integration of agricultural science, artificial intelligence, and robotics has accelerated the development of robotic arms, significantly enhancing their potential applications across various fields. In light of the unique characteristics of agri...

Lipid species are critical components of eukaryotic membranes. They play key roles in many biological processes such as signal transduction, cell homeostasis, and energy storage. Investigations of lipid–environment interactions, in addition to...

Project success has often been impacted by varying factors, such as conflict arising from managing stakeholders’ remuneration, especially bordering on the scale of fees. This paper delves into the intricate landscape of fee variability among bu...

With the growing demand for smart-city electromagnetic monitoring, radiation source localization based on received signal strength indication (RSSI) remains challenging in complex urban environments because RSSI measurements are affected by non-line-...

In order to ensure high crop yield and good quality in greenhouse horticulture, the major environment control variables, such as temperature, humidity, and CO₂ concentration, etc., need to be controlled properly, in order to reduce harmful effects on...

This paper aims to review variables and behavioural theories originating from social and environmental psychology as applied to transport research, to better understand decision-making mechanisms, information processing and modal choice. The first se...

Digital stereo aerial photographs are periodically updated in many countries and offer a viable option for the regular update of information on forest variables. We compared the potential of image-based point clouds derived from three different sets...

This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between psychosocial variables (peer support, parental support, autonomous motivation, and controlled motivation), availability of physical activity resources in a neighborhood environment, and out-of-sch...

(1) Background: the objective of this study was to improve certain psycholinguistic and cognitive skills that are fundamental to the development of the reading process, such as phonological awareness, reading decoding, vocabulary and oral narrative c...

The impact of the built environment on the ridership of ride-hailing results depends on the spatial grid scale. The existing research on the demand model of ride-hailing ignores the modifiable areal unit problem (MAUP). Taking Chengdu as an example,...

Radiofrequency (RF) exposure assessment in indoor environments has attracted considerable interest due to the widespread use of wireless communication technologies and the increasing amount of time people spend indoors. In the framework of the SEAWav...

This study’s purpose was to compare socioeconomic, dietary choice, and nutrition environment variables associated with food and nutrition security in USA households with and without children. Data were collected in 2021 and consisted of househo...

Previous research has documented that exposure to green spaces has the beneficial effects of attention restoration and stress reduction. This study investigated the effects of indoor (classroom) and outdoor (green school garden) environments on atten...

Almond-leaved willow (Salix triandra L., Salicaceae) is a dioecious shrub, rarely a small tree that grows under various environmental conditions. We examined the population structure of 12 populations of almond-leaved willow using nine leaf morpholog...

Increasing climate variability is placing growing pressure on cereal production systems, highlighting the need to identify stable and resilient genotypes for sustainable crop production. This study evaluated phenotypic variability, grain yield, yield...

Wind-driven surface processes are a major source of underwater ambient sound and are therefore an important component of coastal soundscapes. Yet their frequency-dependent expression in shallow nearshore reef environments remains insufficiently chara...

In this study, we consider a system of nonlinear differential equations modeling the human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) in a variable environment. Infected cells were subdivided into two compartments describing both latently and productively...

The built environment, defined as all human-made infrastructure, is increasing to fulfill the demand for human settlements, productive systems, mining, and industries. Due to the profound direct and indirect impacts that the built environment produce...

Maize (Zea mays L.) is widely cultivated worldwide and in Brazil under different production systems and technology levels. However, the interaction with different environments may hinder an accurate indication of maize genotypes. The effects of the g...

Monitoring the state of oceans and their evolution in space and time is of fundamental importance as they are severely impacted by climate change, showing an increase in temperature, acidity and stratification. The role of metrology in the marine sec...

Gene-environment (G×E) interaction is critical for understanding the genetic basis of complex disease beyond genetic and environment main effects. In addition to existing tools for interaction studies, penalized variable selection emerges as a...

Spending time in nature might positively influence mental health by inducing a relaxed state. Recently, gardens have been created on hospital rooftops in Japan to help inpatients recover from various physical and mental aliments. However, there is li...

Traffic crashes significantly contribute to global fatalities, particularly in urban areas, highlighting the need to evaluate the relationship between urban environments and traffic safety. This study extends former spatial modeling frameworks by dra...

One of the main challenges of today’s society is the need to fulfill at the same time the two sides of the dichotomy between the growing energy demand and the need to look after the environment. Smart Grids are one of the answers: intelligent energy...

This study aimed to determine whether heart rate variability (HRV) can express the thermal comfort of mine workers. Eight subjects ran on a treadmill (5.5 km/h) to simulate heavy labor in three kinds of mining environments (22 °C/90%, 26 °C/90%, 30 °...

There has been increasing attention on the therapeutic effects of the forest environment. However, evidence-based research that clarifies the physiological effects of the forest environment on hypertensive individuals is lacking. This study provides...

Upward trends in commuting duration and distance due to urban sprawl in the United States have raised concerns about the ensuing environmental, social and economic problems. Various urban planning approaches have been developed, hypothesizing that bu...

A numerical model is presented for the estimation of Wave Energy Converter (WEC) performance in variable bathymetry regions, taking into account the interaction of the floating units with the bottom topography. The proposed method is based on a coupl...

The Javan leopard is an apex predator whose distribution is limited to the island of Java and Nusakambangan Island, and it is classified as an endangered species. The forest habitat of the Javan leopard is subject to annual damage, which causes a dec...

The remote-sensing ecological index (RSEI), which is built with greenness, moisture, dryness, and heat, has become increasingly recognized for its use in urban eco-environment quality assessment. To improve the reliability of such assessment, we prop...

Leaves play a central role in plant fitness, allowing efficient light capture, gas exchange and thermoregulation, ensuring optimal growing conditions for the plant. Phenotypic variability in leaf shape and size has been linked to environmental hetero...

Given the lack of quantitative descriptions on the interaction between psychological factors and the built environment in existing urban bus travel behavior, this study examines the simultaneous influences of the objective-built environment and subje...

To improve prediction accuracy and provide sufficient time to control decision-making, a decomposition-based multi-step forecasting model for rabbit house environmental variables is proposed. Traditional forecasting methods for rabbit house environme...

Machine learning-based source range estimation is a promising method for enhancing the performance of tracking both the dynamic and static positions of targets in the underwater acoustic environment using extensive training data. This study construct...

Generally, larger cities are characterized by traffic congestion, which is associated with higher concentrations of pollution, including Carbon Monoxide (CO) pollution. However, this convention requires empirical support on the basis of accurate and...

To address the issues of low efficiency and non-smooth paths of the A* algorithm in large-scale environments, a terrain-adaptive global path planning method based on Bidirectional Variable Neighborhood Search A* (Terrain-Adaptive Bidirectional Variab...

Stream networks are the transportation channels of pollutants that can significantly influence water environment risk (WER). However, the influences of stream network structure and connectivity (SC) on WER at the national scale and its regional varia...

To solve the limitations of reversible data hiding in encrypted domains (RDH-ED) that cannot be applied to a distributed variable security environment, a novel RDH-ED scheme based on variable threshold image secret sharing (VTSIS) is proposed. Initia...

To ensure a high crop profit in Chinese solar greenhouses (CSGs), it is crucial to effectively manage major environmental variables such as temperature, humidity, and CO₂ concentrations, among others, to mitigate harmful effects on crop growth. The o...

To fulfill the growing demand for wheat consumption, it is important to focus on enhancement breeding strategies targeting key parameters such as yield, thousand kernel weight (TKW), quality characteristics including morphological traits, and protein...

The ability to measure drivers’ physiological responses is important for understanding their state and behavior under different driving conditions. Such measurements can be used in the development of novel user interfaces, driver profiling, adv...

The new round of electricity market reform in 2015 completely changed the profit pattern of power grid enterprises (PGEs) in China, and directly affected their investment plans. Under the new electricity market reform (NEMR), the government regulator...

Oceanic and coastal ecosystems have undergone complex environmental changes in recent years, amid a context of climate change. These changes are also reflected in the dynamics of water-borne diseases as some of the causative agents of these illnesses...

This paper investigates the effect of food environments, characterized as food swamps, on adult obesity rates. Food swamps have been described as areas with a high-density of establishments selling high-calorie fast food and junk food, relative to he...

With heavy trucks being more widely used in the logistics industry, more and more lorry drivers are frequently exposed to the acoustic-thermal dynamically coupled cockpit environment for a long time. The comfort in the cockpit directly affects drivin...

During constant-force operations in complex marine environments, underwater manipulators are affected by hydrodynamic disturbances and unknown, time-varying environment stiffness. Under classical impedance control (IC), this often leads to large tran...

The prevalence of obesity has become a primary risk factor for adolescents’ health, which is an essential factor in poverty reduction and sustainable development. Physical activity can help adolescents reduce obesity risk and keep a healthy body mass...

This study explores the transformative potential of the metaverse in redefining cultural heritage engagement, with a specific focus on the digital metamorphosis of the Museum of L’Avesnois in Fourmies. By leveraging advanced 3D scanning technol...

There exists a need for new methods to address treatment anxiety in pediatrics—at the same time, deep breathing exercises and virtual natural environments have both been known to have stress-reducing qualities. This article reports the combined...