Hybrid teaching, which integrates traditional in-person learning based on students’ perspectives where online learning offers a flexible approach to education, combines the benefits of technology with face-to-face interactions. Moreover, teachi...
New plant breeding techniques are revolutionizing citrus improvement by accelerating trait enhancement and genetic gains. In recent years, technological advances have enabled more precise and accelerated breeding. This review discusses the state-of-t...
This paper examines the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in desalination. The study explored AI techniques, including machine learning, neural networks, and genetic algorithms, to enhance system efficiency and reduce energy costs. Case stu...
Optical metrology and perception technologies employ light as an information carrier to enable non-contact, high-precision measurement of geometry, dynamics, and material properties. They are widely deployed in industrial and consumer domains, from n...
This paper presents a hybrid qualitative–quantitative framework for assessing the technical feasibility and system readiness of emerging multimodal mobility concepts, with specific application to the Pods4Rail project. The methodology integrate...
Arsenic contamination in water poses a significant global health risk, necessitating efficient and sustainable remediation strategies. Arsenic contamination affects groundwater in at least 106 countries, potentially exposing over 200 million people t...
Mining remains highly energy-intensive. Most sites still rely on diesel because of remote locations and continuous power needs. This dependence is expected to increase as mineral demand rises and ore grades decline. The sector contributes 4–7%...
The paper was aimed to promoting and improving the knowledge of the Naples city’s monuments through an immersive visit experience, according to the paradigms of new digital languages. Thanks to the use of integrated technologies, some monuments...
Reverse osmosis is the leading technology for desalination of brackish water and seawater, important for solving the growing problems of fresh water supply. Thermal technologies such as multi-effect distillation and multi-stage flash distillation sti...
Integrated devices incorporating MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) with IC (integrated circuit) components have been becoming increasingly important in the era of IoT (Internet of Things). In this study, a hybrid fuzzy MCDM (multi-criteria decisi...
Intending to improve building performance and environmental sustainability, vertical greenery systems (VGSs) are employed as effective nature-based solutions (NbSs), yet they often struggle to meet modern building energy demands alone. This study inv...
Smart wearables, among immediate future IoT devices, are creating a huge and fast growing market that will encompass all of the next decade by merging the user with the Cloud in a easy and natural way. Biological fluids, such as sweat, tears, saliva...
Hybrid Systems in microgrid applications have gained relevance in power flow management in the context of the worldwide power grids transformation. Successfully integrating several technologies of micro resources and storage systems is a key componen...
Germanium (Ge) nanostrip was embedded in a polymer and studied as a waveguide. The measurements reveal that this new type of semiconductor/polymer heterogeneous waveguide exhibits strong absorption for the TE mode from 1500 nm to 2004 nm, while the p...
Visible-light communication (VLC) has emerged as a promising technology to provide the very high-throughput wireless communications demanded by beyond-fifth-generation (B5G) applications. However, few works are found in the literature regarding the i...
This paper proposes a hybrid collaborative framework to optimize technology selection in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) by integrating machine learning (ML) predictions with Planning Poker, consensus-based estimation technique used in agil...
Intermodal transportation is the use of multiple modes of transportation, which can lead to greater sustainability by reducing environmental impact and traffic congestion and increasing the efficiency of supply chains. One of the preconditions for ef...
Technology-enhanced hospital-at-home (H@H), commonly referred to as hybrid H@H, became more widely adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic. We conducted focus group interviews with Mayo Clinic staff members (n = 14) delivering hybrid H@H in three separa...
The study of infected biological cells is crucial in modern biomedical research. This work presents a passive sensing approach using optical resonators, designed to detect malignant diseases within a refractive index (RI) range of 1 to 1.5. A compreh...
The inherent randomness and intermittency of offshore renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar power, pose significant challenges to the stable and secure operation of the power grid. These fluctuations directly affect the performance of grid...
Gallium nitride (GaN) and its alloys are becoming preferred materials for ultraviolet (UV) detectors due to their wide bandgap and tailorable out-of-band cutoff from 3.4 eV to 6.2 eV. GaN based avalanche photodiodes (APDs) are particularly suitable f...
With the acceleration of digital transformation in education, this paper examines how blockchain is being framed as a governance solution for trust, transparency, and decentralization. Using a hybrid bibliometric and thematic analysis of 93 Web of Sc...
This paper examines the combination of traditional banking credit assessment techniques with contemporary internal sales accounting systems in Kazakhstan, aiming to augment the precision and resilience of financial assessments pertaining to SMEs. The...
The ongoing energy transition and decarbonization efforts have prompted the development of Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems (HRES) capable of integrating multiple generation and storage technologies to enhance energy autonomy. Among the available opti...
Axial flux (AF) motors and generators have been used in niche automotive applications for many years. Given their disk like shape they offer distinct advantages for integration into hybrid powertrains where available length is limited. An overview of...
In this paper, a novel Tunneling-Drift-Diffusion Field-Effect Transistor (TDDFET) based on the combination of the quantum tunneling and conventional drift-diffusion mechanisms is proposed for the design of ternary logic circuits. The working principl...
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This paper provides a short review of sustainable hybrid energy harvesting and its applications. The potential usage of self-powered wireless sensor (WSN) systems has recently drawn a lot of attention to sustainable energy harvesting. The objective o...
Electric vehicles (EV) and photovoltaic (PV) systems are increasingly becoming environmentally friendly and more affordable solutions for consumers. This article discusses the integration of PV and EV in a residential system to meet the requirements...
Advances in cell fusion technology have propelled breeding into the realm of somatic hybridization, enabling the transfer of genetic material independent of sexual reproduction. This has facilitated genome recombination both within and between specie...
The current study presents a holistic technology evaluation and integration methodology for enhancing the aerodynamic efficiency and performance of a tactical, fixed-wing Blended-Wing-Body (BWB) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) through the synergetic in...
Distributed optical fiber sensors (DOFSs) are a promising technology for their unique advantage of long-distance distributed measurements in industrial applications. In recent years, modern industrial monitoring has called for comprehensive multi-par...
Hybrid photovoltaic–regenerative hydrogen fuel cell (PV-RHFC) microgrid systems are considered to have a high future potential in the effort to increase the renewable energy share in the form of solar PV technology with hydrogen generation, sto...
The emergence of the infectious diseases, such as the novel coronavirus, as a significant global health threat has emphasized the urgent need for effective treatments and vaccines. As infectious diseases become more common around the world, it is imp...
Freshwater scarcity is a growing concern worldwide due to increasing demand and climate change. A promising method that could provide fresh water is seawater desalination. Presently, both thermal- and membrane-based desalination technologies consume...
Seaports’ breakwaters serve as important infrastructures capable of sheltering ships, facilities, and harbour personnel from severe wave climate. Given their exposure to ocean waves and port authorities’ increasing awareness towards sustainability, i...
The rapid advancements in technology have paved the way for innovative solutions in the healthcare domain, aiming to improve scalability and security while enhancing patient care. This abstract introduces a cutting-edge approach, leveraging blockchai...
Beyond solar and wind energy, wave energy is gaining great interest due to its very high theoretical potential, although its stochastic nature causes intermittent and fluctuating power production. Energy storage system (ESS) integration to wave energ...
Today, in industry, laser-based additive manufacturing (LAM) is used to produce high-value parts of very complex designs that are not manufacturable by conventional technologies; this process’ low production throughput and high cost prevent it from b...
The necessity for efficient water treatment methods has led the research community to turn to hybrid technologies that combine individual advantages optimally for a greater final result. Membranes are vital to water purification technologies due to t...
This study investigates a hybrid microelectromechanical system (MEMS) acoustic resonator through a hybrid approach to combine capacitive and piezoelectric transduction mechanisms, thus harnessing the advantages of both transducer technologies within...
Sea ports are infrastructures with substantial energy demands and often responsible for air pollution and other environmental problems, which may be minimized by using renewable energy, namely electricity harvested from ocean waves. In this regard, a...
Hybrid additive manufacturing (HAM) integrates additive and subtractive processes within a unified production system, combining the geometric flexibility and material efficiency of additive manufacturing with the dimensional accuracy and surface qual...
The expectation for communication systems beyond 5G/6G is to provide high reliability, high throughput, low latency, and high energy efficiency services. The integration between systems based on radio frequency (RF) and visible light communication (V...
The production of modern machines requires parts with much greater geometric accuracy and surface geometry (SG) precision than several years ago. These requirements are met by so-called hybrid technologies that must simultaneously be inexpensive to i...
The continual generation and discharge of waste are currently considered two of the main environmental problems worldwide. There are several waste management options that can be applied, though anaerobic digestion (AD) process technology seems to be...
Increased contamination and complexity of wastewater due to rapid industrialization, urbanization, and new contaminants have highlighted the limitations of conventional treatment technologies. The treatment of complex wastewater matrices containing h...
The energy transition and global decarbonization goals have accelerated the development of offshore renewable energy technologies, particularly in deep-water regions, where fixed foundations are limited by technical and economic constraints. Floating...
Digital Twins (DTs) have emerged as a key technology for sensor-driven cyber–physical systems, enabling such features as real-time monitoring, predictive maintenance, and operational optimization. Despite rapid progress, existing research in th...
Product hybridization design is a new model of integrated innovation. Existing methods of product hybridization design focus on technological recombination, and there is a lack of research from the perspective of function. Therefore, this paper propo...
Hybrid energy systems physically or conceptually combine various energy generation, storage, and/or conversion technologies to reduce costs and improve capability, value, efficiency, or environmental performance in comparison with independent alterna...
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