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This paper presents advances in the development of specialized mobile applications for combat decision support utilizing augmented reality technologies used for the production of contextual data delivered to any tactical smartphone. Handhelds and dec...

Wildfire management has long been driven by a cadre of experienced professionals that rely heavily on their personal experience and judgement to determine the best available holding features to contain actively growing wildfires [...]

(1) Background: Tennis ball tracking technology allows the aquirement of novel and reliable data about several performance indicators, such as volley positions. This information is key to understand match dynamics in doubles tennis and to better help...

With the increased use of digital technologies in the mining industry, the amount of centrally stored production data is continuously growing. However, datasets in mines and processing plants are not fully utilized to build links between extracted ma...

This study used a novel machine learning approach to uncover key serve variables that maximize effectiveness in men’s professional doubles tennis. A large dataset of 14,146 serves from 97 Davis Cup doubles matches played between 2010 and 2019 w...

Football, as a team sport, relies on a delicate balance where tactical cohesion and strategic play are as critical as physical prowess. While evidence suggests that European teams often display higher physical intensity, the tactical differences betw...

Evaluating player actions in football is essential for understanding match dynamics and optimizing team strategies. Traditional models, such as the widely adopted Expected Threat (xT) model, assign static threat values to pitch zones without consider...

This paper explores how semantic-space reasoning, traditionally used in computational linguistics, can be extended to tactical decision-making in team sports. Building on the analogy between texts and teams—where players act as words and collec...

Contrary to microbial taxis, where a tactic response to external stimuli is controlled by complex chemical pathways acting like sensor-actuator loops, taxis of artificial microswimmers is a purely stochastic effect associated with a non-uniform activ...

The novelty of this paper is in determining and using hyperparameters to improve the Extended Isolation Forest (EIF) algorithm, a relatively new algorithm, to detect malicious activities in network traffic. The EIF algorithm is a variation of the Iso...

Facial skin condition is perceived as a vital indicator of the person’s apparent age, perceived beauty, and degree of health. Machine-learning-based software analytics on facial skin conditions can be a time- and cost-efficient alternative to t...

Increasing the number of threats against software vulnerabilities and rapidly growing data breaches have become a key concern for both the IT industry and stakeholders. Developing secure software systems when there is a high demand for software produ...

Settlements are the fundamental structural components of the Northwest and Southwest Routes, which were important defensive sectors of the Jin Dynasty’s Great Wall defense system. Under the Jurchen rule, these settlements function as special co...

This study investigates the spatiotemporal dynamics of urban informal spaces through a rhythmanalytical lens, offering critical insights for sustainable urban governance and the development of inclusive night-time economies. Drawing on Michel de Cert...

This contribution reports on a child protection case concerning the removal of a child from the custody of a parent with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in Iceland. Employing a mix of document analysis and interviewing, the results...

The digital twinning concept stands as a remarkable opportunity to integrate sophisticated mathematical models within the context of existing manufacturing systems. Such models may provide shipyard management with predictive analytics, improving the...

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) face disproportionately high risks from Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs), which often evade traditional cybersecurity measures. Existing frameworks catalogue adversary tactics and defensive solutions but pr...

Effective production control requires aligning strategic planning with real-time execution under dynamic and stochastic conditions. This study proposes a scalable dual-agent Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) framework for the joint optimisation of Wo...

The homogeneous non-catalytic hydrogenation of several types of iso- and syndiotactic cis-1,4 poly(1,3-diene)s with diimide, formed by thermal decomposition of p-toluene-sulfonyl-hydrazide, was examined. Perfectly alternating ethylene/1-alkene copoly...

This study analyzes binary option investment strategies by developing mathematical formalism and formulating analytical models. The binary outcome of binary options represents either an increase or a decrease in a parameter, typically an asset or der...

Recent advancements in Enterprise Information Systems (EISs) have transitioned from primarily supporting operational and tactical processes to enabling strategic decision-making through integrated analytics. This systematic review critically examines...

In order to use Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) properly, the impact of intra-system and inter-system electromagnetic interference must be analyzed firstly. However, the error of interference analysis using present methods based on pulse overlap i...

Performance analysis in elite football still faces significant challenges: traditional descriptive statistics often fail to capture tactical adaptability, and African teams remain underrepresented in the scientific literature despite achieving histor...

Corner kicks are one of the most frequent and potentially decisive set pieces in soccer, occurring approximately ten times per match. Aim: This systematic review aimed to synthesize the existing evidence on the technical–tactical execution of c...

This paper presents the architecture, implementation and evaluation of a middleware support layer for NoSQL storage systems. Our middleware automatically selects performance and scalability tactics in terms of application specific workloads. Enterpri...

Under increasing environmental pressure, hotel firms need to improve their ability to access international alliances while maintaining good performance for sustainable development. This paper uses survey data from 784 hotels running at different leve...

The comprehensive system of information security of an enterprise includes both tactical aspects of information and strategic priorities, reflecting the information policy and information strategy of the enterprise. Ensuring a given level of cybersec...

The rapid proliferation of wearable sensors and advanced tracking technologies has revolutionized data collection in elite sports, enabling continuous monitoring of athletes’ physiological and biomechanical states. This study proposes a compreh...

During the last decade, ESG has become a globally widespread doctrine of good investment principles. ESG defines investing for broader, extra-financial goals by the use of “environmental, social and governance” (ESG) factors. While commen...

The MITRE ATT&CK (Adversarial Tactics, Techniques, and Common Knowledge) Framework provides a rich and actionable repository of adversarial tactics, techniques, and procedures. Its innovative approach has been broadly welcomed by both vendors and...

Fuel economy improvement on medium-duty tactical truck has and continues to be a significant initiative for the U.S. Army. The focus of this study is the investigation of Automated Manual Transmissions (AMT) and mild hybridization powertrain that hav...

Buddhist Studies scholarship in general, and its (re)turn to the literary specifically, is overwhelmingly concerned with texts and authors. But what can this research into “Buddhist texts” and “Buddhist authors”, however robus...

Industry X.0 is the new age of digitization, when information and communication systems are strongly linked to other systems and processes and are accessed remotely from anywhere at any time. The existing information systems’ security methods a...

Data is the lifeblood of any organization. In today’s world, organizations recognize the vital role of data in modern business intelligence systems for making meaningful decisions and staying competitive in the field. Efficient and optimal data...

Aircraft provide critically important capacity for a wide range of missions for wildland firefighters, but their use brings inherent risks. Aviation-related fatalities account for 30% of federal and contractor firefighter deaths in the United States...

In Para-judo, the technical actions and tactical situations suitable for scoring in a combat have not been studied. The aim of this research was to determine the technical–tactical patterns of scoring actions in Para-judo, focusing on weight ca...

The research aims to identify the most promising regulatory and marketing tools for business risk management in the COVID-19 crisis and develop recommendations for improving the practice of these tools from a post-pandemic perspective. This paper is...

The European Air Traffic Management Network (EATMN) is comprised of various stakeholders and actors. Accordingly, the operations within EATMN are planned up to six months ahead of target date (tactical phase). However, stochastic events and the built...

In this paper, some tactics are considered in Xinjiang tourism industrial belt based on performance evaluation. First, we applied the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) to establish an evaluation system for Xinjiang tourism development in four dimensions: tour...

Rational forest planning and management is the key to a forest’s systematic construction. It is beneficial to many aspects, such as the cultivation and preservation of a forest’s ecological resources, sustainability, forest fire preventio...

In this study paper, we examined the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) flow of three combined fluids, Maxwell, Jeffry, and Oldroyed- B fluids, with variable heat transmission under the influence of thermal radiation embedded in a permeable medium over a time...

Efficient multi-modal transportation in the hinterland of seaport terminals depends on consolidation of container volumes in support of frequent services of high capacity means of transport, such that sustainable multi-modal transport can compete wit...

This paper shows how fused decomposition modeling (FDM), as a three-dimensional (3D) printing technology, can engineer lightweight porous foams with controllable density. The tactic is based on the 3D printing of Poly Lactic Acid filaments with a che...

Recently, the seamless construction and operation of natural gas pipelines has become even more critical, while the oil and gas industry’s capability to operate effectively with acceptable risks and hazardous situations is mainly dependent on s...

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) within the decision-making processes of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) presents both significant opportunities and substantial ethical challenges. The aim of this paper is to provide a theor...

After the Cold War, the defense industries found themselves at a crossroads. However, it seems that they are gaining new momentum, as new technologies such as robotics and artificial intelligence are enabling the development of autonomous, highly inn...

Transformative changes are required for a 21st century sustainable urban development transition involving multiple interconnected domains of energy, water, transport, waste, and housing. This will necessitate a step change in performance goals and ta...

Across the globe, aircraft that apply water and suppressants during active wildfires play key roles in wildfire suppression, and these suppression resources can be highly effective. In the United States, US Department of Agriculture Forest Service (U...

Introduction: The implementation of pedagogical tactics with ethnic-cultural approaches represents essential mechanisms for promoting breastfeeding, ensuring greater effectiveness in knowledge dissemination. These are supported by cultural ideologies...

To comply with the high demand for efficient and sustainable lubrications, carbon-based tribofilms and/or nanomaterials have emerged as a potential solution that can resolve the current major shortcomings of phosphorus- and sulphur-rich tribofilms an...