This work reports a contribution, in a model predictive control multi-agent systems context, introducing a novel integrative methodology to manage energy networks from the demand-side point of view, in the strong presence of intermittent energy sourc...
More and more human activities are increasingly dependent on the power quality energy they are supplied. In particular, those loads that have an electronic switching mode power supply (SMPS) and microcontrollers or microprocessors are very susceptibl...
In this paper, a fractional-order model for African swine fever with limited medical resources is proposed and analyzed. First, the existence and uniqueness of a positive solution is proven. Second, the basic reproduction number and the conditions su...
When an emergency event occurs, emergency plans are usually employed to respond the emergency situations in order to prevent or mitigate possible losses of life and property. Therefore, emergency plans play an important and indispensable part in emer...
With the advancement of logistics technology, Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) have been widely adopted in manufacturing enterprises due to their high flexibility and stability, particularly in flexible and discrete manufacturing domains such as tire...
There are conflicts between the increasingly complex operational requirements and the slow rate of system platform upgrading, especially in the industry of railway transit-signaling systems. We attempted to address this problem by establishing a mode...
Rapid and precise methods to detect pathogens are paramount in ensuring food safety and selecting appropriate disinfection treatments. Raman spectrometry is a promising technology being investigated for detecting pathogens and achieving rapid, cultur...
The spread of emerging self-limiting infectious diseases is closely related to medical resources. This paper introduces the concept of safe medical resources, i.e., the minimum medical resources that are needed to prevent the overburden of medical re...
Karst is a widespread ecosystem with properties that affect the microbial activity and storage and cycling of soil organic carbon. The mechanisms underlying microbial resource availability in karst, which limit the microbial growth and activity in so...
Reliable and comprehensive choice of a suitable domestic heat pump for a common dwelling house is discussed in the paper. The application of common and freely available market information about possible heat pump options is considered in this regard....
Vehicular networks are becoming increasingly dense due to expanding wireless services and platooning has been regarded as a promising technology to improve road capacity and on-road safety. Constrained by limited resources, not all communication link...
Airway management is central to the care of critically ill patients, yet it remains one of the most challenging interventions in emergency departments and intensive care units. Patients often present with severe physiological instability, limited car...
The paper addresses the problem of human virus spread reduction when the resources for the control actions are somehow limited. This kind of problem can be successfully solved in the framework of the optimal control theory, where the best solution, w...
Organism growth is often determined by multiple resources interdependently. However, growth models based on the Droop cell quota framework have historically been built using threshold formulations, which means they intrinsically involve single-resour...
Background: Congenital hearing loss affects 1–3 per 1000 newborns and requires early detection to prevent developmental delays. Although Thailand implements universal screening, fragmented data systems limit effectiveness. To address this, Chia...
The emergence of high-threat pathogens—such as Ebola, Lassa fever, and most recently SARS-CoV-2—has highlighted critical weaknesses in global surveillance systems, particularly in resource-limited settings where many zoonotic spillovers o...
Assessing the limitations of microbial metabolic resources is crucial for understanding plantation soil quality and enhancing fertility management. However, the variation of microbial resource limitations at the aggregate level in response to changes...
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is among the world’s third most lethal cancers. In resource-limited settings (RLS), up to 70% of HCCs are diagnosed with limited curative treatments at an advanced symptomatic stage. Even when HCC is detected earl...
A WHO and UNICEF joint report states that in 2008, 884 million people lacked access to potable drinking water. A life-cycle approach to develop potable water systems may improve the sustainability for such systems, however, a review of the literature...
This paper presents AdaLite, a knowledge distillation framework for monocular depth estimation designed for efficient deployment on resource-limited devices, without relying on quantization or pruning. While large-scale depth estimation networks achi...
Replantation of an amputated finger is a complex microsurgical procedure that is rarely attempted in low-resource settings due to limited infrastructure and expertise. We report a case of complete amputation of a finger in rural Kenya that was succes...
Remote areas with sparse population, disaster areas in the aftermath, and refugee camps all require communication that is not forthcoming from commercial vendors. Numerous communication system options are available, but with widely varying cost and e...
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a global health problem. Early diagnosis, rapid antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation and monitoring of viral load are the key strategies for effective HIV management. Many people in resource limited settings w...
Reservoirs, as critical nodes in regional water management, play an increasingly important role in drought mitigation. This study aims to optimize the drought-limited water level in the reservoir group and propose an evaluation method for selecting t...
The effect of biochar addition on enzyme stoichiometry and regulatory mechanisms in saline-alkali soil is still vague. We studied how five years (2018–2023) of applying 10 t biochar ha−1 yr−1 influences soil’s chemical and mic...
In recent years, the diagnosis of bloodstream infections has been complemented by rapid microbiological methods, unattainable to most clinical laboratories in resource-limited settings. We evaluated the impact of their shortage on antibiotic therapy...
Fibrotic diseases contribute to nearly half of all deaths in industrialized countries, yet effective early detection strategies remain lacking, particularly in low-resource settings. This study aimed to quantify the global burden of fibrosis-related...
Background: Sub-Saharan Africa suffers the greatest impact of malaria, with the 2024 Health Organization (WHO )report stating that the region represents 94% of global cases and 95% of deaths. Challenges in malaria elimination stem from weak health sy...
Identifying and managing osteosarcoma pose significant challenges, especially in resource-constrained developing nations. Advanced diagnostic methods involve isolating the nucleus from cancer cells for comprehensive analysis. However, two main challe...
Affordable, sensitive, and scalable technologies are needed for monitoring antiretroviral treatment (ART) success with the goal of eradicating HIV-1 infection. This review discusses use of Sanger sequencing and next generation sequencing (NGS) method...
Point of care (PoC) diagnostics are at the focus of government initiatives, NGOs and fundamental research alike. In high-income countries, the hope is to streamline the diagnostic procedure, minimize costs and make healthcare processes more efficient...
Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) is an innovative nucleic acid amplification technique that operates under isothermal conditions and is distinguished by its high analytical efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and operational simplicity. Unli...
Background/Objectives: This study investigated vaso-occlusive crises (VOCs) in sickle cell disease in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo, aiming to understand the disease complexities amidst limited resources. With sickle cell hemoglobinopathie...
26 September 2025
Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1), the first identified human retrovirus, is associated with adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) and HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). The lack of effective antiviral therapies or v...
With the electrification of urban bus fleets, the sustainability of public transport operation increasingly depends on resource-efficient energy management at bus depots. Under time-of-use electricity pricing and limited depot resources, shifting man...
Coastal saline–alkaline land has considerable potential for soil carbon sequestration, but how different land-use types affect microbial resource limitation and carbon-use efficiency (CUE) in coastal saline–alkaline soils remains unclear....
In this article I suggest why a symposium is desirable on the topic of why, despite worldwide increases in IQ since the beginning of the 20th century, there are so many unresolved and dramatic problems in the world. I briefly discuss what some of the...
Background: Point of care (POC) testing has enabled rapid coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) diagnosis in resource-limited settings with limited laboratory infrastructure and high disease burden. However, the accessibility of the tests is not optima...
24 March 2022
To effectively combat the COVID-19 pandemic, countries with limited resources could only allocate intensive and non-intensive care units to a low number of regions. In this work, we evaluated the actual displacement of infected patients in search of...
Background/Objective: The global burden of gastrointestinal (GI) cancers is rising sharply among the elderly, with a projected doubling of incidence and mortality by 2050. Given the heterogeneity of aging and the limitations of traditional performanc...
Access to safe, clean drinking water is a critical challenge across many resource-constrained settings, especially in developing economies. Large-scale water treatment technologies are often available in urban areas, whereas such centralized systems...
Background/Objectives: The increasing burden of multidrug-resistant (MDR) microorganisms and limited resources in healthcare settings are making traditional strategies based on routine isolation of all carriers unsustainable. Methods: A clinical narr...
Bacterial blood stream infections (BSI) are a common cause of mortality and morbidity globally. As the causative agents and the resulting treatment decisions vary, near-patient testing and surveillance tools are necessary to monitor bacterial causes...
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak posed a challenge for diagnostic laboratories worldwide, with low-middle income countries (LMICs) being the most affected. The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is the gold stand...
Cryptococcal disease remains a significant source of global morbidity and mortality for people living with HIV, especially in resource-limited settings. The recently updated estimate of cryptococcal disease revealed a global incidence of 223,100 case...
Background/Objectives: Cervical cancer primarily disseminates through the lymphatic system, with the metastatic involvement of pelvic and para-aortic lymph nodes significantly impacting prognosis and treatment decisions. Sentinel lymph node (SLN) map...
Background/Objectives: Access to neurosurgical care remains limited in many trauma systems worldwide, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The Brain Injury Guidelines (BIG) were developed to guide the management of traumatic brai...
A conceptual artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled framework is presented in this study involving triangulation of various diagnostic methods for management of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and its associated comorbidities in resource-limited se...
Background: Pediatric kidney failure, whether acute or chronic, constitutes a major public health issue because of its impact on survival, linear growth, neurocognitive development, and long-term quality of life. While high-income countries have mark...
Maximum tree height is an important indicator of forest vegetation in understanding the properties of plant communities. In this paper, we estimated regional maximum tree heights across the forest of the Great Khingan Mountain in Inner Mongolia with...
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