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Meeting customer requirements in software project management, even for large digital enterprises, proves challenging due to unpredictable human factors. It involves meticulous planning and environmental factor analysis, ultimately benefiting both com...

Point-of-care systems are generally used in healthcare to respond rapidly and prevent critical health conditions. Hence, POC systems often handle personal health information; and consequently, their cybersecurity and privacy requirements are of cruci...

Software size estimation represents a complex task, which is based on data analysis or on an algorithmic estimation approach. Software size estimation is a nontrivial task, which is important for software project planning and management. In this pape...

Sometimes unclearly describing the requirement specifications of satisfied customer’s needs, means it may be difficult to develop the production of high-quality software systems. A persistent issue of requirement engineering is how to clearly u...

Adequate estimation is a crucial factor for the implementation of software projects within set customer requirements. The use of Case Point Analysis (UCP) is the latest and most accurate method for estimating the effort and cost of realizing software...

The use of pick-up points by consumers is one of the most developed areas of research in the literature on last-mile logistics over the last decade. In this regard, several researchers have attempted to expose the factors that influence consumers&rsq...

The use of electric motorcycles (EMCs) is rapidly increasing because EMCs are comparable in price to internal combustion engine motorcycles (ICE motorcycles), can be charged at home, and do not cause pollution. However, using EMCs in residential elec...

Our research presents a complete R&D cycle—from the urban terrain generation and feature extraction by raw LiDAR data processing, through visualizing a huge number of urban features, and till applied thematic use cases based on these featur...

In today’s demanding healthcare landscape, the use of theoretical frameworks is paramount for navigating the complexities of digital health challenges. The Context Optimisation Model for Person-centred Analysis and Systematic Solutions (COMPASS...

The current and projected trends of growth in online shopping might change the activity and travel patterns in Christchurch, one of the largest cities in New Zealand. Online shopping might reduce consumers’ shopping trips, but it has substantia...

Background: Ventricular peritoneal shunting (VPS) is a frequent procedure in neurosurgery, unfortunately still burdened with a significant rate of complications. The frontal Kocher’s point is the most frequently used landmark for ventricular pu...

The use of 3D point clouds to improve the understanding of natural phenomena is currently applied in natural hazard investigations, including the quantification of rockfall activity. However, 3D point cloud treatment is typically accomplished using n...

Categorizing a population into different income classes is important for creating effective policies and analyzing markets. Our study develops a statistical method based on a nationwide survey of income distribution. We use these data to create a cum...

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) occurred in Wuhan and rapidly spread around the world. Assessing the impact of COVID-19 is the first and foremost concern. The inflection point (IP) and the corresponding cumulative number of infected cases (CNICs)...

This study investigates the utilization of 3D laser scanning, GPS, BIM and GIS technologies for safeguarding historical wooden structures. As a case study, it focuses on two historic Chinese wooden buildings, the Guanyin Pavilion and Tangwang Palace,...

Delivering parcels to collection and delivery points (CDPs) is often seen as a better option compared with home delivery. However, if the demand is inhomogeneous, either the parcel locker utilization or the service level (i.e., the number of parcels...

The use of parcel-pickup points (PPPs) is an effective approach for solving the last-mile problem. However, few studies provide specific guidance for the optimal organization of PPPs. Here, a geographic information system(GIS)-based hybrid model was...

Real-time RT-PCR is used as a gold standard method for the diagnosis of COVID-19. Since real-time RT PCR is nucleic acid-based, it is a highly sensitive and specific test. However, this test takes 4–8 h to generate results and, in emergency set...

Background and Objectives: Trigger points (TrPs) are prevalent in patients with migraine headaches. Needling interventions targeting TrPs in migraine patients may reduce the intensity and frequency of headaches, yet systematic reviews reveal a lack o...

Points of interest (POIs)—areas with a concentration of places that attract people—are important urban planning and tourism policy targets. This study aims to determine the points of interest of urban residents by analyzing big data from...

Health care and protection is one of the fundamental human rights, which apply to all people of the world. Life and health threats can occur at any place and time, both at times of peace and security and at times of emergencies of any kind. In many c...

Since the electricity market liberalisation of the mid-1990s, forecasting energy demand and prices in competitive markets has become of primary importance for energy suppliers, market regulators and policy makers. In this paper, we propose a non-para...

Options to develop tanning industries could be hindered even in the presence of huge leather industry raw materials due to the requirements of high-tech contaminant removal technologies, especially in developing countries. This study was initiated to...

The rule of thumb “the right tree in the right place” is a common idea in different countries to avoid damages caused by trees on sidewalks. Although many new planting techniques can be used, the estimation of the trunk flare diameter (TF...

To design and implement policy to manage water quality, it is important to investigate land use and possible sources of pollution. In this study, using Pearson regression analysis, redundancy analysis and multiple regression analysis, we assess the i...

This study presents a terrestrial-laser-scanning-based scan-to-BIM workflow that transforms point cloud data into a BIM-based digital twin and analyzes how data collected with LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) can be converted into an information-r...

Based on the principles of fairness and feasibility, a nonlinear optimization allocation method for pollutants was developed based on controlled section water quality standards, considering the synergetic influence of point and surface sources. The m...

Access to safe drinking water is a fundamental human need for health and well-being implemented globally by the United Nations under Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6. Storing drinking water is common in rural areas of Ethiopia due to off-premises...

In this paper, a comparison for the effect of different arrangement of point masses on vibroacoustic behavior of parabolic tapered annular circular plate with different taper ratios are analyzed by keeping the total mass of the plate plus point masse...

As vessel diameter decreases, reperfusion after anastomosis becomes more difficult. When a blood vessel is sutured, its inner diameter becomes narrower owing to the thickness of the suture material and the number of sutures. To minimize this, we atte...

In this work, the quantized Hill problem is considered in order for us to study the existence and stability of equilibrium points. In particular, we have studied three different cases which give all whole possible locations in which two points are em...

Urban tree species identification performs a significant role in tree management and the sustainable development of cities. Conventionally, multispectral or hyperspectral remote sensing images are applied to identify species. However, spectral profil...

In order to integrate data relevant to decision making, especially for the development of post-mining areas, it is important to ensure their uniform spatial reference. A problem arises when the coordinates of the boundary points of mining areas of ne...

Borehole shrinkage and collapse are likely to occur when downhole testing is conducted in soft or loose sandy soils, resulting in testing interruption. To prevent this situation from occurring, installing casing in the borehole is a common approach....

A bullet point cloud registration algorithm with a low overlap rate based on line feature detection was proposed to solve the problem of the difficulty and low efficiency of point cloud registration due to the low overlap rate among point clouds samp...

This article concerns the indirect thermographic temperature measurement of a die of the semiconductor diode D00-250-10. The article shows how the goal was achieved. The methodology of selecting the point at which thermographic measurements of the te...

Shenzhen, the first special economic zone of China, has witnessed earth-shaking changes since the late 1980s. In the past 35 years, about 80 km2 of land has been reclaimed from the sea in Shenzhen. In order to investigate coastal vertical land motio...

Blastoid B-cell neoplasms mainly include B-lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma (B-ALL), blastoid mantle cell lymphoma, and high-grade B-cell lymphoma with blastoid morphologic features (blastoid HGBL). Distinguishing blastoid HGBL from B-ALL can be chall...

In the present research, we study boundary value problems for fractional integro-differential equations and inclusions involving the Hilfer fractional derivative. Existence and uniqueness results are obtained by using the classical fixed point theore...

We introduce and test the performance of two sampling methods that utilize distance distributions of laser point clouds in terrestrial and mobile laser scanning geometries. The methods are leveled histogram sampling and inversely weighted distance sa...

In order to improve the flexibility of curves, a new five-point binary approximating subdivision scheme with two parameters is presented. The generating polynomial method is used to investigate the uniform convergence and C k -continuity of th...

Polyester is currently the main material used for the manufacture of safety belts used in car transport for the protection of passengers and the driver. The seat belt is the main passive safety element used in vehicle engineering. In this work, the b...

Objectives: This research aims to synthesize existing data on the evidence gap in scar treatment and evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture and dry needling in treating scars and related symptoms. Methods: The article adhered to the PRISMA 2020 st...

In this work, we investigate a three-user cognitive communication network where a primary two-user multiple access channel suffers interference from a secondary point-to-point channel, sharing the same medium. While the point-to-point channel transmi...

Orbitozygomatic fractures are one of the most common maxillofacial injuries encountered. This study aims to investigate and review the management and complications of orbitozygomatic fractures at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH). Specif...

This study presents case applications of developed vibration-based technologies for evaluating roadway networks at both point and street level, using smartphone-grade sensors. The approach is designed to (1) provide a low-cost but reliable alternativ...

The main challenge in the renewal and updating of the Cadastre of Real Estate of the Czech Republic is to achieve maximum efficiency but to retain the required accuracy of all points in the register. The paper discusses the possibility of using UAV p...

Since 2016, the frequency and scale of earthquakes have been rapidly increasing in South Korea. In particular, the damage caused by the Gyeongju and Pohang earthquakes has attracted considerable attention since 2017, leading to changes in social inse...

This study describes a new and safe freehand cervical pedicle screw insertion technique using preoperative computed tomography (CT) morphometric measurements as a guide and a medial pedicle pivot point (MPPP) during the procedure. This study included...

Modern electrical installations widely use cable formations consisting of a few single cables connected in parallel. In this article, the short-circuit problem is analysed with its influence on cable temperature. In the assumed case study of supply l...