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The creation of pathways toward a societal transition to clean energy requires the engagement of multiple stakeholders with different and sometimes conflicting interests. In this connection, stakeholder analysis (SA) offers a technique for identifyin...

This paper discusses the increasing severity of droughts due to climate change. It emphasises the complexity of defining drought and the diverse perspectives among stakeholders. Lots of stakeholders with unclear responsibilities are involved, which c...

Mentalization is a complex and multifaceted trans-theoretical and trans-diagnostic construct that has found increasing application in the clinical context. This research aimed at deepening the psychometric properties of the Multidimensional Mentalizi...

The vascular endothelium is a favorite early target of cardiovascular risk factors, including cigarette smoking. Here, we investigated the synergistic effects of Sanghuang–Danshen (SD) bioactives on vascular stiffness in a controlled clinical t...

In this paper, we are interested in the finite-time synchronization of complex-valued BAM neural networks with time delays. Without applying Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional theory, finite-time convergence theorem, graph-theoretic method, the the...

The relationship between narcissistic personality and art and beauty appreciation has recently become the focus of research investigations. Adaptive narcissists raise their sense of worth in order to shield themselves from harm caused by others. Beca...

Although suicide is a major public health issue worldwide, we understand little of the onset and development of suicidal behaviour. Suicidal behaviour is argued to be the end result of the complex interaction between psychological, social and biologi...

With the rapid advancement in Building Information Modelling (BIM) technology to strengthen the Building and Construction (B&C) industry, effective methods are required for the analysis and improvement of as-built BIM, which reflects the complete...

Many biological systems are characterised by biological entities, as well as their relationships. These interaction networks can be modelled as graphs, with nodes representing bio-entities, such as molecules, and edges representing relations among th...

Background/Objectives: Identifying key psychological well-being factors in morbid obesity is crucial for designing effective mental health and weight management interventions. This study explores the interconnections between the dimensions of psychol...

The research presented in this paper proposes a thematic network approach to explore rich relationships between places. We connect places in networks through their thematic similarities by applying topic modeling to the textual volunteered geographic...

The construction industry is recognized as high-risk due to frequent accidents and injuries, prompting extensive research and bibliometric analysis of construction safety. However, little attention has been given to the evolution and interconnections...

Background: Physical activity (PA) is an important aspect of infant development and has been shown to have long-term effects on health and well-being. Accurate analysis of infant PA is crucial for understanding their physical development, monitoring...

Machine learning techniques facilitate efficient analysis of complex networks, and can be used to discover communities. This study aimed use such approaches to raise awareness of the COVID-19. In this regard, social network analysis describes the clu...

Social issues refer to topics that occur and become increasingly focused in various areas of society. Because of the evolutionary pattern of issues, detecting social issues requires monitoring various stories formed by members of society over time. V...

The detection and analysis of protein complexes is essential for understanding the functional mechanism and cellular integrity. Recently, several techniques for detecting and analysing protein complexes from Protein–Protein Interaction (PPI) da...

Background/Objectives: Walking coordination is crucial for maintaining independence and quality of life, but it is significantly affected by aging and cognitive decline. This study investigates how age and cognitive status relate to lower limb coordi...

Survival analysis is a statistical approach widely employed to model the time of an event, such as a patient’s death. Classical approaches include the Kaplan–Meier estimator and Cox proportional hazards regression, which assume a linear r...

Platycodon grandiflorum (PG) is widely used in Asia for its various beneficial effects. Although many studies were conducted to understand the molecular mechanisms of PG, it is still unclear how the combinations of multiple ingredients work together...

Matroid is a mathematical structure that extends the concept of independence. The fuzzy graphic binary matroid serves as a generalization of linear dependence, and its properties are examined. Power grid networks, which manage the generation, transmi...

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most widespread diagnosed cause of dementia in the elderly. It is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that causes memory loss as well as other detrimental symptoms that are ultimately fatal. Due to the urgent...

As an alternative to traditional verbal counselling, expressive arts therapy has been shown to be an effective method of mental health care, particularly when dealing with stressful public interactions, such as those associated with COVID-19. However...

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) has revolutionized businesses by changing the way data are used to make products and services more efficient, reliable, and profitable. To achieve the improvement goals, the IIoT must guarantee the real-time p...

Background and purpose: Brain function can be networked, and these networks typically present drastic changes after having suffered a stroke. The objective of this systematic review was to compare EEG-related outcomes in adults with stroke and health...

Cereal trade is essential for economic and commercial cooperation among countries along the “Belt and Road” (BRI). It helps ensure food security and contributes to building a community of interests and destinies for the BRI countries. Bas...

Online health communities (OHCs) have become a major source of social support for people with health problems. Members of OHCs interact online with others facing similar health problems and receive multiple types of social support, including but not...

The paper discusses an approach for detecting cyber attacks against smart power supply networks, based on identifying anomalies in network traffic by assessing its self-similarity property. Methods for identifying long-term dependence in fractal Brow...

With the development of social media, the social relationships among group decision makers should be taken into consideration when addressing group decision making problems. As an extension of the fuzzy set, the Pythagorean fuzzy set has recently bee...

The humanitarian aviation supply chain (HASC) serves as a critical conduit for delivering essential aid to populations affected by disasters and conflicts, especially when ground routes are inaccessible. However, HASCs operate in high-risk environmen...

Artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionized numerous industries, including medicine. In recent years, the integration of AI into medical practices has shown great promise in enhancing the accuracy and efficiency of diagnosing diseases, predicting...

Health systems research recognizes the complexity of healthcare, and the interacting and interdependent nature of components of a health system. To better understand such systems, innovative methods are required to depict and analyze their structures...

A new transient-based hybrid heuristic approach is developed to optimize a transient generation process and to detect leaks in pipe networks. The approach couples the ordinal optimization approach (OOA) and the symbiotic organism search (SOS) to solv...

This study introduces a novel approach for analyzing vital signals using continuous-wave (CW) radar, employing an integrated neural network model to overcome the limitations associated with traditional step-by-step signal processing methods. Conventi...

Ship-related marine oil spills pose a significant threat to the environment, and while it may not be possible to prevent such incidents entirely, effective clean-up efforts can minimize their impact on the environment. The success of these clean-up e...

Construction safety accidents seriously threaten the lives and health of employees; however, the complexity of construction safety problems continues to increase. Network approaches have been widely applied to address accident mechanics. This study a...

The Intelligent Railway Driving Assistance System (IRDAS) is a novel kind of onboard system that relies on its own situational awareness function to ensure the safety and efficiency of train driving. In such systems, the use of situational awareness...

In food research and development, fully capturing consumer preferences is crucial for enhancing ingredient selection and formulation. However, many decisions still rely heavily on expert judgment. To address this, we propose a semantic analysis frame...

In this article, we propose an observational, narrowing-down approach to analysing social media networks and developing research design by the joint use of computational algorithms and researchers’ inductive exploration and interpretive explanations....

Chronic nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus (SA) has been shown to be significantly higher in GPA patients when compared to healthy subjects, as well as being associated with increased endonasal activity and disease relapse. The aim of this study...

The Arctic environment is experiencing profound and rapid changes that will have far-reaching implications for resilient and sustainable development at the local and global levels. To achieve sustainable Arctic futures, it is critical to equip policy...

This study examines the acceptance of artificial intelligence (AI) among professionals in accounting and auditing by applying the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). The research addresses the broader question of how AI technologies are integrated int...

Intrusion detection systems, also known as IDSs, are widely regarded as one of the most essential components of an organization’s network security. This is because IDSs serve as the organization’s first line of defense against several cyb...

Thanks to omic disciplines and a systems biology approach, the study of essential oils and phytocomplexes has been lately rolling on a faster track. While metabolomic fingerprinting can provide an effective strategy to characterize essential oil cont...

The construction industry is recognized as a high-risk industry given that safety accidents and personnel injuries frequently occur. This study provided a systematic and quantitative review of existing research achievements by conducting social netwo...

In a Drug Prescription Network (DPN), each drug is represented as a node and two drugs co-prescribed to the same patient are represented as an edge linking the nodes. The use of DPNs is a novel approach that has been proposed as a means to study the...

We present a link-centric methodology for analyzing the formation of networks in the transportation and logistics industry, advancing beyond prior research based primarily on node centrality. We graphically represent the input–output table (I/O...

This paper uses a system engineering approach based on the Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) methodology to do risk analysis of the power conditioner of a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC). Critical components with high risk, common ca...

This paper experiments an artificial neural networks model with Bayesian approach on a small real estate sample. The output distribution has been calculated operating a numerical integration on the weights space with the Markov Chain Hybrid Monte Car...

The purpose of this paper is to examine and advocate for the consideration of relevant approaches that can be utilized to increase the effectiveness of cognitive dissonance-based interventions (DBIs) designed to promote health equity. Although DBIs i...

From small toys to satellites, capacitors play a vital role as an energy storage element, filtering or controlling other critical tasks. This research paper focuses on estimating the remaining useful life of a nanocomposite-based fabricated capacitor...