Internet of Things (IoT) should not be seen only as a cost reduction mechanism for manufacturing companies; instead, it should be seen as the basis for transition to a new business model that monetizes the data from an intelligent ecosystem. In this...
The Theory of Universals in Values (TUV), a reliable and validated conceptualization of personal values used in psychology, is used to examine the effect of system feedback delivered by a Decision Support System (DSS) on personal values. The results...
This study investigates the impact of hospitalist system awareness, motivation, and behavior on value creation within the healthcare context of Taiwan. As population aging and the prevalence of chronic diseases continue to rise, accompanied by increa...
System portfolio selection is a kind of tradeoff analysis and decision-making on multiple systems as a whole to fulfill the overall performance on the perspective of System of Systems (SoS). To avoid the subjectivity of traditional expert experience-...
Starting from the research assumption that corporate social responsibility (CSR) values cannot be communicated efficiently, if they do not belong naturally to a company’s identity, this paper debates the prospect of applying Rokeach’s Val...
The value realization of ecological products is an important part of rural and agricultural development. As a significant force for protecting traditional agricultural systems and promoting rural revitalization, agricultural heritage systems (AHSs) h...
For the past decade, Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (IAHSs) have become research hotspots because of their rapidly increasing number. The non-use value is an important part of the value of an IAHS, and if ignored, the total value of an IAHS...
In this paper, we use the modified decomposition method for solving the system of third-order nonlinear boundary value problems associated with obstacle problems. Some examples of system of third-order nonlinear boundary value problems are given. The...
We investigate a generalization of the equation curlw→=g→ to an arbitrary number n of dimensions, which is based on the well-known Moisil–Teodorescu differential operator. Explicit solutions are derived for a particular problem in bounded domains of...
The greatest challenge in accelerating the realisation of a sustainable and competitive bioeconomy is to demonstrate that enshrining sustainability principles at the very heart of a production line can generate value and improve its overall system. S...
With port competition now increasingly taking place on the landside, port actors have a genuine interest in enhancing their role and introducing improvements in the hinterland transport and logistics system. Among the different opportunities that are...
In the current auction-based electricity market, the design of utility-scale renewable energy systems has traditionally been driven by the levelised cost of energy (LCoE). However, the market is gradually moving towards a subsidy-free era, which will...
The study of natural resources and ecosystem service value assessments is crucial for understanding the direct economic benefits and potential ecological, environmental, and social benefits of these resources. Existing research lacks a comprehensive...
The importance and complexity of the problems associated with coordinating multiple organizations to configure value propositions for customers has drawn the attention of multiple disciplines. In an effort to clarify and consolidate terms, this conce...
Ethiopia has a high potential for the production of honey and other apiary products due to its ideal agroecology. This potential is, however, not yet well utilized due to weak production and valorization systems. The study analyzed beekeeping systems...
Farm to fork strategy, advocated by the European Commission, aims for a ‘fair, healthy, and environmentally healthy food system. It requires a renewed mindset and an in-depth analysis of the intricate agricultural-based value- chain that forms...
A megaproject is a complex technological-social-natural system, and its “double-edged sword” effect raises significant attention in research on system sustainability. However, prior studies often overlook the long-term characteristics of...
In this study, a numerical approach is proposed to obtain approximate solutions of nonlinear system of first order boundary value problem. This technique is essentially based on the truncated Fermat series and its matrix representations with collocat...
Value accounting of water in the Yellow River Basin is a key issue in managing local water resources in an efficient, equitable, and sustainable way. In view of the dubious current theories of water resource value, the value transfer of water resourc...
Exploring the economic value of carbon sinks in agricultural systems can improve the development of sustainable agriculture. However, there are few studies on the economic value of farmland carbon sinks from a systemic perspective. This study takes Z...
This study proposes an algorithm for the improvement of water distribution networks (WDNs) performance using system dynamics. In the first part, the hydraulic and environmental performance of WDNs is investigated. The hydraulic performance is assesse...
While there are many data-driven diagnosis algorithms for fault isolation of complex systems, a new challenge arises in the case of multiple operating regimes. In this case, the diagnosis is usually carried out for each regime for better accuracy. Ho...
7 March 2020
This study is intended to determine the effects of system management on value creation and global growth in born startups. To achieve this, a survey was empirically carried out on 300 owners in born startups with less than five years’ experienc...
Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending has gained significant traction in the financial landscape, particularly in developing economies such as Indonesia, where access to traditional banking services remains a challenge for many. The aim of this study is to inve...
As the basis for guiding business process decisions, flowcharts contain sensitive information pertaining to process-related concepts. Therefore, it is necessary to encrypt them to protect the privacy or security of stakeholders. Using the principles...
Since the early 2000s, product–service systems (PSS) have become a research concern because the benefits provided cover many aspects. PSS is divided into three types, namely, Type 1: product-oriented, Type 2: use-oriented, and Type 3: result-or...
Biofuels policy instruments are important in the development and diffusion of biogas as a transport fuel in Sweden. Their effectiveness with links to geodemographic conditions has not been analysed systematically in studying biogas development in a l...
Interference fit is often used in rotating machinery to transmit torque and force. The actual interference value is uncertain due to factors such as manufacturing errors and operating conditions, resulting in a gap between the response of the system...
In this study, we used a combined stochastic process and value-at-risk (VaR) method to examine an electronic commerce expansion decision. By modeling uncertain benefits as a stochastic process, maximum losses of alternative decisions were quantified...
The development of emerging technologies promotes the transformation and upgrading of the retail business. However, the new retail service supply chain system’s node enterprises cannot meet quality supply and demand requirements, which leads to...
Selecting a suitable heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system is critical, because it impacts a building’s life cycle cost (LCC). Several factors affect the selection decision, such as quality, buildability, internal and externa...
Scientific evaluation of architectural heritage value constitutes a crucial foundation for advancing effective conservation practices and guiding policy development. Fujian Tubao, a distinctive form of defensive vernacular architecture found in south...
In this article, we propose a fourth-order non-self-adjoint system of singular boundary value problems (SBVPs), which arise in the theory of epitaxial growth by considering hte equation 1rβrβ1rβ(rβΘ′)′′&pri...
Existing smart farming technology faces sustainability challenges due to high costs and environmental pollution. This study introduces a novel, sealed smart farming system utilizing misting technology to address these limitations. The system is desig...
This study identifies the optimal management policy of a given energy storage system (ESS) installed in a grid-connected wind farm in terms of maximizing the monetary benefits and provides guidelines for defining the economic value of the ESS under o...
The public–private partnerships (PPP) mode is very popular in public infrastructure projects. The PPP model for sponge city construction (SCC) provides an effective way to curb and manage the increasingly serious ecological water problems in Ch...
26 August 2022
Sexual and gender identity is a fundamental part of one’s overall identity and plays an important role in human functioning. Questioning one’s sexuality associated with low level of self-concept clarity, certainty, consistency and stabili...
We developed an optimization method with value stream mapping (VSM), dynamic system simulation, and processing time prediction. First, VSM was used to quantitatively analyze the production process, identify value-added and non-value-added activities,...
This article investigates the boundary value problem for an extended stationary system of Nernst–Planck–Poisson equations, corresponding to a mathematical model of the influence of changes in the equilibrium coefficient on the transport o...
This article proposes various new approximate analytical solutions of the boundary value problem for the non-stationary system of Nernst–Planck–Poisson (NPP) equations in the diffusion layer of an ideally selective ion-exchange membrane a...
Accurate, scalable, and outlier-robust state estimation (SE) is critical for large AC power systems with mixed SCADA and PMU measurements. This paper proposes D-BSE-L1, a distributed robust state estimator for the bilinear AC model. The method combin...
In the era of artificial intelligence, human resource management has undergone significant changes compared to traditional approaches regarding value creation methods and influencing factors. This research aims to utilize grounded theory to comprehen...
Regulating the frequencies of power grids by controlling electric vehicle charging and discharging, known as vehicle-to-grid (V2G) ancillary services, is a promising and profitable means of providing flexibility that integrates variable renewable ene...
With the rapid increase in new energy penetration, the uncertainty of the power system increases sharply. We can smooth out fluctuations and promote the more grid-friendly integration of new energy by combining it with energy storage. This paper prop...
In the context of the Carbon Generalized System of Preferences (CGSP), this paper develops a three-tier reverse supply chain model comprising the government, recyclers, and consumers. Differential game analysis is employed to investigate the evolutio...
System dynamics and agent-based simulation modelling approaches have a potential as tools to evaluate the impact of policy related decision making in food value chains. The context is that a food value chain involves flows of multiple products, finan...
A healthy fund flow system is crucial for the successful construction of any project. Project fund flow management has made significant progress, increasingly aligning with real-world applications. However, due to the uncertainties associated with En...
10 February 2023
The outbreak of COVID-19 has drawn wider attention from residents with growing demand for outdoor space in residential areas because of restrictions on residents’ mobility, especially in China. However, the high-rise residential complex in Chin...
Field-Programmable Array (FPGA) technology is extensively used in Finance. This paper describes a high-throughput key-value store (KVS) for securities trading system applications using an FPGA. The design uses a combination of hashing and B-Tree tech...
11 October 2021
Low-value recyclable waste accounts for a large portion of urban waste output in many modern cities. The improper management and disposal of LVRW result in environmental pollution and a waste of resources. Given the characteristics of a high recovery...
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