Recently, in the space market, there has been a rapid reduction in the launch price. The major reason for this is that a few commercial companies began to enter the space market about ten years ago, which has changed the space market from monopolizat...
Foldable wings are designed for tube-launched unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), aiming to improve portability and meet launch platform requirements. However, conventional tube-launched UAVs cannot operate across the wide speed ranges required for the...
Regular, low-cost Decadal-class science missions to planetary destinations will be enabled by high-ΔV small spacecraft, such as the high-energy Photon, and small launch vehicles, such as Electron, to support expanding opportunities for scientis...
To expand the open access publishing project of our newly founded company MDPI [1,2] based in Basel, Switzerland, we are in the process of launching new journals. Based on our success in running journals that represent key areas in science and techno...
We plan to expand our Open Access publishing project to encompass additional fundamental areas in science and technology and to provide publication opportunities for scientists working in these areas. To achieve these goals, we are in the process of...
The foldable quadcopter unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), transported by an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) and launched subaquatically, represents cutting-edge technology for expanding ocean-sensing capabilities. However, its launch stability is se...
1 September 2016
Numerous mobile payment solutions, which rely on new disruptive technologies, have been launched on the payment market in recent years. But despite the growing number of mobile payment apps, very few solutions have turned to be successful as the majo...
The power system, as a core component of a launch vehicle, has a crucial impact on the reliability and safety of a rocket launch. Due to the limited measurement information inside the engine, it is often challenging to realize fast and accurate anoma...
In the context of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals, in order to clarify the investment direction for investors, China Securities Index Co., Ltd. (CSI) has collaborated with the Shanghai Environmental Energy Exchange to develop the CSI SEEE...
The use of Earth Observation data for monitoring of aquatic and coastal ecosystems has expanded significantly, yet gaps remain in the spectral and thermal capabilities needed to detect and characterize liquid discharges. This study evaluates the pote...
The marsupial unmanned aircraft system (UAS) consists of a large parent unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and multiple small children UAVs that can be launched and recovered in the air. The employment of marsupial UAS can expand the mission range of smal...
The smartphone is a must-have mobile device for the military forces to accomplish critical missions and protect critical infrastructures. This paper explores the applicability of a technology prediction methodology to manage technological obsolescenc...
The expanded Trend-to-Trend (T2T) cross-calibration technique has the potential to calibrate two sensors in much less time and provides trends on a daily assessment basis. The trend obtained from the expanded technique aids in evaluating the differen...
Clinical education, traditionally linked to university training in health care, has found a new declination at the Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico (FPUCBM) through a free public service aimed at patients, family members, and ca...
15 March 2022
Ecological poverty alleviation launched by the Chinese government is an innovative green development measure that combines targeted poverty alleviation with ecological protection to realize the ecological environmental protection and income growth of...
Given the shrinking proportion of agriculture output and the growing mobility of the labor force in China, how agricultural labor productivity develops has become an increasingly attractive topic for researchers and policy makers. This study aims to...
This article outlines a general approach to determining propellant mass requirements for operating a momentum exchange tether (MET), the rotation of which is driven by traditional thrusters for rideshare payload deployments. For payloads flying aboar...
The atrocities of World War II were pivotal to the launch of the human rights project, which became anchored on the recognition of the inherent dignity of all humans and formed a cornerstone justifying the ascription of rights. Indeed, it became esse...
The Belgian Society for Viruses of Microbes (BSVoM) was founded on 9 June 2022 to capture and enhance the collaborative spirit among the expanding community of microbial virus researchers in Belgium. The sixteen founders are affiliated to fourteen di...
In recent years, Raman spectroscopy has garnered growing interest in the field of biomedical research. It offers a non-invasive and label-free approach to defining the molecular fingerprint of immune cells. We utilized Raman spectroscopy on optically...
The Chinese government launched the Pilot Scheme of National Innovative Cities in 2008, and it has continued to expand the scope of the program in order to achieve more high-quality and sustainable development. This pilot scheme encourages scientific...
Since 1957, the near-Earth population of trackable space objects has grown in number to over 36,000. Of these 36,000+ trackable objects now in low Earth orbit, just a few thousand are working spacecraft. The rest are Earth-orbiting objects which are...
The Dark Target aerosol algorithm was developed to exploit the information content available from the observations of Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometers (MODIS), to better characterize the global aerosol system. The algorithm is based on...
While Ethnic Studies (ES) emerges from deep traditions of subaltern community struggles for liberatory education, the discipline’s expanding institutionalization within K-12 schools surfaces enduring barriers to community-based education. To me...
21 October 2021
While there has been increased attention worldwide on mental health promotion over the past two decades, what is lacking in many countries around the globe is practical knowledge of what constitutes a population-wide mental health promotion campaign,...
The use of small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) for meteorological measurements has expanded significantly in recent years. SUAS are efficient platforms for collecting data with high resolution in both space and time, providing opportunities for enha...
Surface metrology deals with inspecting surfaces and profiles by using contact or non-contact profilometers. In this field, the characterization of the dimensional, morphological, and texture parameters of samples as well as the assessment of metrolo...
Collaborative professional learning is essential for teachers to work collectively in facilitating student learning. A program of Learning Community under Leadership for Learning was launched to support teacher learning in authentic situations in Tai...
Darlie Indonesia aims to expand their products by launching variants of toothbrushes. This paper will describe Darlie’s strategy to increase brand awareness for their new products using the AISAS approach (Awareness, Interest, Search, Action, a...
Augmented Reality (AR) is a technology that enhances a person’s sensory perception by overlaying virtual objects in the user’s immediate surroundings. Furthermore, with the development of technologies, devices such as smartphones and head...
Affordable access to cancer medicines depends not only on clinical value but also on the pricing and reimbursement arrangements adopted as products expand across markets. We conducted an exploratory multiple-case study of four Chinese-origin oncology...
Canada’s successful space-based earth-observation (EO) radar program has earned widespread and expanding user acceptance following the launch of RADARSAT-1 in 1995. RADARSAT-2, launched in 2007, while providing data continuity for its predecess...
A new era of spaceborne hyperspectral imaging has just begun with the recent availability of data from PRISMA (PRecursore IperSpettrale della Missione Applicativa) launched by the Italian space agency (ASI). There has been pre-launch optimism that th...
Campaign-level assessments of human lunar exploration architectures are commonly performed over finite horizons, which can conceal systematic buffer drawdown and asset drift beyond the simulated window. This paper presents a reproducible methodology...
In 2023, Brazil regained momentum in proposing innovative participatory institutions by launching a complex participatory experiment for budget planning within its “Multiannual Plan” (PPA). While this was not a scaled-up version of the lo...
Learning communities can be useful to counter some of the challenges encountered by first-semester students as they transition to college. This 2-year process evaluation examines the launch of a campus-wide learning community initiative for developme...
This review outlines the data of numerous studies relating to the broad-spectrum antiviral drug Triazavirin that was launched on the Russian pharmaceutical market in 2014 as an anti-influenza drug (the international non-patented name is Riamilovir)....
Ever since the first games launched in the 1970s, the rapid growth of the video games market has successfully attracted more and more purchasers. In this study, we use Nintendo Switch as a case study to examine the extended technology acceptance mode...
Underwater gliders have emerged as effective tools for long-term ocean exploration. Employing aircraft for launching underwater gliders could significantly expand their application. Compared to slender underwater vehicles, the distinctive wing struct...
Lysosomal diseases (LDs, or Lysosomal Storage Disorders) have become increasingly visible in the newborn screening community, with the addition of mucopolysaccharidosis type II (MPS-II) into the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel in August 2022 and...
16 April 2026
Background: North Carolina faces persistent shortages of psychiatric professionals, particularly in rural and underserved regions, resulting in prolonged emergency department (ED) boarding, avoidable psychiatric hospitalizations, and inequitable acce...
An empirical study in Shanghai was performed to explore consumers’ use willingness and opinions on electric vehicle sharing (EVS) to help operators effectively operate and expand the new business model. Through the multinomial logistic regression dev...
After the the Belt and Road initiative launched in 2013, Chinese terminal operators invested in ports situated along the “21st- century Maritime Silk Road (MSR)”. Identifying which ports are important is made possible through applying com...
E-scooter sharing systems are a new mobility solution that is emerging in cities all throughout the world. Its rapid diffusion and disruptive nature have gained immediate attention from scholars, decision-makers, the public and the media (with strong...
Atmospheric aerosols represent an important component of the Earth’s climate system because they can contribute both positive and negative forcing to the energy budget. We are developing the Aerosol Radiometer for Global Observations of the Str...
Due to the absence of hormone receptor (both estrogen receptors and progesterone receptors) along with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2) amplification, the treatment of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) cannot benefit from endocrine...
This study demonstrates that the thickness of the target and its backing condition have a powerful effect on the development of a wave structure in impact welds. Conventional theories and experiments related to impact welds show that the impact angle...
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) remains a global health challenge, contributing to chronic liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma. In Thailand, HCV prevalence has declined from ~2% in the 1990s due to universal blood screening, harm reduction, and expand...
Background/Objectives: Community health workers (CHWs) play a critical role in advancing health equity by bridging gaps in care for underserved populations. However, limited institutional support, inconsistent training, and lack of integration contri...
Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is among the most common conditions leading to intellectual disability, which can be prevented by early detection through newborn screening (NBS). In Mongolia, a regional screening program for CH was launched in 2000, w...
of 4