Efficient energy consumption in smart buildings using personalized NILM-based recommender system by Fatemeh Taghvaei, Ramin Safa

“…As the construction sector accounts for the highest energy consumption worldwide, new solutions must be offered in buildings through the adoption of energy-efficient techniques. The main factors involved in energy consumption and residents' behaviors patterns considering environmentally-friendly lifestyle changes must be clearly identified and modeled to provide such solutions. …”
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Simulation Study on the Optimization of Temperature Measurement Cable Layout in Rectangular Warehouse during Ventilation by CHU Feng-jiao, WANG Yuan-cheng, YANG Kai-min, DONG Xiao-qian

“…The optimized heterogeneous cable layout shows potential for practical implementation and wider adoption.…”
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TURKEY’S STRATEGY TOWARDS AFGHANISTAN: SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE by A. I. Aliyeva

“…The Justice and Development Party's ascension to power in 2002 led to a drastic revision of the Turkish foreign policy and adoption of a novel approach to the least developed countries accounting for the complex interdependence between security and development. …”
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Recent Trends in Information and Cyber Security Maturity Assessment: A Systematic Literature Review by Alenka Brezavšček, Alenka Baggia

“…This study provides important insights into the evolving landscape of information and cyber security maturity assessment and provides actionable recommendations for academia and industry to improve security resilience and support the adoption of tailored, effective maturity models.…”
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Are the economic valuations of marine and coastal ecosystem services supporting policymakers? A systematic review and remaining gaps and challenges by Andrea Mattia Pacifico, Luca Mulazzani, Giulio Malorgio

“…With the increasing adoption of the ecosystem approach as integral to sustainable development policies, the economic valuation of marine and coastal ecosystem services (ESs) has become relevant for informing decision-making processes. …”
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Case studies of AI policy development in Africa by Kadijatou Diallo, Jonathan Smith, Chinasa T. Okolo, Dorcas Nyamwaya, Jonas Kgomo, Richard Ngamita

“…We conduct a survey of existing “readiness” assessments both for general digital adoption and AI policy in particular. We conclude that existing global readiness assessments do not fully capture African states’ progress in AI readiness and lay the groundwork for how assessments can be better used for the African context. …”
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University Spin-offs in the Business Transformation of the University of the Century by Armando José Urdaneta Montiel, Bladimir Jaramillo Escobar, Gina Pamela Moyano Morán

“…Furthermore, a regulatory framework is needed in order to promote the operation of these entities and to strengthen the relationship and cooperation among the university, the State and the business sector. The adoption of an entrepreneurial mindset in universities, both public and private, is essential to improve competitiveness and support teaching, research.…”
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Bibliometric analysis of trends and development in religion and green tourism behavior by Precious Chikezie Ezeh, Kaitano Dube

“…This growth is believed to have been driven by environmental pressures such as pollution, climate change, adoption of SDGs and the outbreak of pandemics such as COVID-19. …”
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The Homosexual Exception? The Case of the Labouchère Amendment by William Fize

“…The general consensus about the evils of male homosexuality was such that the amendment was adopted without any real debate in only four minutes. …”
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Assessing the critical success factors for the sustainable construction project management of Saudi Arabia by Abdullah Alghuried

“…Stakeholders emphasized the adoption of modern tools and processes to overcome challenges and improve project outcomes. …”
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High-Bandwidth and Energy-Efficient Memory Interfaces for the Data-Centric Era: Recent Advances, Design Challenges, and Future Prospects by Joo-Hyung Chae

“…Currently, we are living in a data-centric era as the need for large amounts of data has dramatically increased due to the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in a variety of technology domains. …”
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Analysis and Evaluation of Intel Software Guard Extension-Based Trusted Execution Environment Usage in Edge Intelligence and Internet of Things Scenarios by Zhiyuan Wang, Yuezhi Zhou

“…However, the absence of effective mechanisms to safeguard the vast data generated by IoT, along with the security and privacy of edge intelligence applications, hinders their further development and adoption. In recent years, Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) has emerged as a promising technology for securing cloud data storage and cloud processing, demonstrating significant potential for ensuring data and application confidentiality in more scenarios. …”
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Chronic Kidney Disease in Disadvantaged Populations by David Martins, Lawrence Agodoa, Keith Norris

“…A basic understanding of the vulnerabilities of the disadvantaged populations will facilitate the adaptation and adoption of the kidney disease treatment and prevention guidelines for these vulnerable populations. …”
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Social Responsibility of Business: Strategy and Innovations by G. N. Illina

“…The ambiguous treatment of the corporate social responsibility (CSR) of subjects of interaction in system "business-society-state', a big range of economic, social, cultural problems which corporations need to consider at adoption of business solutions, is the soil for the conflict of interests and limits possibilities of development of business. …”
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PERFORMANCE BUDGETING IN THE SOUTH-EAST EUROPE COUNTRIES: A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON PRESENT STATE AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES by Meldina Kokorović Jukan, Elman Nadžaković

“… Adoption of any budget is perhaps the most important and time-consuming activity of any government. …”
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A Framework for the Objective Assessment of Registration Accuracy by Francesca Pizzorni Ferrarese, Flavio Simonetti, Roberto Israel Foroni, Gloria Menegaz

“…Validation and accuracy assessment are the main bottlenecks preventing the adoption of image processing algorithms in the clinical practice. …”
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Soft Power: Political Use of A Scientific Concept by M. V. Kharkevich

“…The article discusses the use and transformation of the American scientific concept "soft power" in official Russian and US foreign policy rhetoric with the methodological help of Habermas' communicative action theory and its adoption to IR by T. Risse. In mainstream IR the proliferation of the "soft power" concept is viewed in terms of ideological competition among states. …”
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Dynamics of Early Childhood Education in Taiwan: A Comparative Study of Traditional and Innovative Approaches by Erma Damayanti, Andi Fitriani Djollong, Asfahani Asfahani, Joni Wilson Sitopu, Uma Shankar Yadav

“…Contextual factors such as socio-economic influences and cultural traditions significantly shape the adoption and effectiveness of these approaches. The study underscores the importance of a balanced approach that integrates the strengths of both traditional and innovative methods to optimize early childhood learning experiences. …”
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Human–robot interactions and experiences of staff and service robots in aged care by Valeria Macalupu, Evonne Miller, Lee Martin, Glenda Caldwell

“…Our study highlights the importance of a supportive environment, robust infrastructure and adequate training for successful robotic adoption. It also argues for engaging diverse multi-tiered stakeholders in investigating, designing, and implementing robotics in aged care, emphasising the role of social behaviours and interactions for what we propose as functional social service robots.…”
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Automation Systems Implications on Economic Performance of Industrial Sectors in Selected European Union Countries by Nicoleta Mihaela Doran, Gabriela Badareu, Silvia Puiu

“…This study investigates the sector-specific economic impacts of robot density across countries with varying levels of technological adoption. The analysis focuses on three key sectors—manufacturing, industry (excluding construction), and construction—using panel data from 12 European Union countries between 2016 and 2022. …”
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