IoT, Blockchain, Big Data and Artificial Intelligence (IBBA) Framework—For Real-Time Food Safety Monitoring by Siva Peddareddigari, Sri Vigna Hema Vijayan, Manickavasagan Annamalai

“…At the same time, the risk of contamination has increased severalfold, often resulting in significant damage in terms of food wastage, economic loss to the producers, danger to public health, or all of these. …”
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Measuring and Ranking the Physical Resilience of Urban Areas Against Earthquakes: A Case Study of the Metropolis of Tabriz by yaser nazaryan, amane haghzad, laila ebrahimi, Kia bozorgmehr

“…The concept of resilience can be examined across various dimensions, including physical, economic, social, and environmental aspects. The present study adopts a descriptive-analytical approach with the objective of assessing the physical resilience of metropolitan areas in Tabriz and determining their status relative to one another. …”
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Comparison of chemical constituents in Lysimachia species and their antimicrobial activity for extending the shelf life of foods by Li-Li Chen, Shuang Long Yang, Ji-Cun Bao, Wei-You Xie, Zhao-Chan Wang, Nian Shi, Zhao-Jie Wang

“…Food spoilage causes significant economic losses and endangers human health. Developing novel antimicrobial agents and preservatives is urgently needed for anti-foodborne diseases and improving food storage. …”
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Identification of Water Scarcity and Providing Solutions for Adapting to Climate Changes in the Heihe River Basin of China by Xiangzheng Deng, Chunhong Zhao

“…In ecologically fragile areas with arid climate, such as the Heihe River Basin in northwestern China, sustainable social and economic development depends largely on the availability and sustainable uses of water resource. …”
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Precipitation Trends over Time Using Mann-Kendall and Spearman’s rho Tests in Swat River Basin, Pakistan by Ijaz Ahmad, Deshan Tang, TianFang Wang, Mei Wang, Bakhtawar Wagan

“…Accurately predicting precipitation trends is vital in the economic development of a country. This research investigated precipitation variability across 15 stations in the Swat River basin, Pakistan, over a 51-year study period (1961–2011). …”
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Risques climatiques et sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle au Niger : cartographie des impacts et des besoins de résilience by Bouda Maja Chardi Moussa, Torou bio Mohamadou, Oumarou diadie Halima, Balla Abdourahamane

“…The vulnerability analysis approach describing the cause-and-effect relationships between climate change and its impacts on populations, economic sectors, and socio-ecological systems, associated with the notion of impact chains inspired from the ClimProspect model, is used to characterize exposure, sensitivity, and potential impacts. …”
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Unveiling the burden of premenstrual dysphoric disorder: a narrative review to call for gender perspective and intersectional approaches by Dannia Islas-Preciado, Dannia Islas-Preciado, Luciana Ramos-Lira, Erika Estrada-Camarena

“…-Mental Health Burden: PMDD increases the risk of suicide attempts and negatively impacts quality of life. There are also economic costs associated with absenteeism and healthcare use. …”
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Structural restoration of a historic palace in Italy by Paolo Foraboschi

“…In fact, structural steel offers technologically advanced, minimally invasive solutions that balance structural safety, architectural preservation, and economic constraints. The paper begins by presenting, in broad terms, the full extent of the structural work and then focuses on the static strengthening of the masonry vertical load-bearing elements, for which it proposes a tailored structural solution directed at buildings with vulnerabilities to gravitational loads. …”
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Applying Big Data Based Deep Learning System to Intrusion Detection by Wei Zhong, Ning Yu, Chunyu Ai

“…With vast amounts of data being generated daily and the ever increasing interconnectivity of the world’s internet infrastructures, a machine learning based Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) has become a vital component to protect our economic and national security. Previous shallow learning and deep learning strategies adopt the single learning model approach for intrusion detection. …”
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Synergistic Hierarchical Bi-Level Optimization of Demand Response Programs and Smart Inverter Volt/Var Control for Maximizing Hosting Capacity of Power Systems With Renewable-Based... by Zenhom M. Zenhom, Shady H. E. Abdel Aleem, Essam Aboul Zahab, Ziad M. Ali, Abdulaziz Almalaq, Tarek A. Boghdady

“…Renewable-based distributed generation (DG) offers economic and environmental benefits, but integrating it into the distribution network (DN) poses technical challenges. …”
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Antioxidant and Chelating Activity of Nontoxic Jatropha curcas L. Protein Hydrolysates Produced by In Vitro Digestion Using Pepsin and Pancreatin by Santiago Gallegos Tintoré, Cristina Torres Fuentes, Javier Solorza Feria, Manuel Alaiz, Julio Girón Calle, Alma Leticia Martínez Ayala, Luis Chel Guerrero, Javier Vioque

“…It was concluded that J. curcas is a good source of antioxidant and metal chelating peptides, which may have a positive impact on the economic value of this crop, as a potential source of food functional components.…”
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Assessment of socioeconomic and ecological impacts on integrated rice cultivation in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Emmy Goh Ling Ling, Elliott Ronald Dossou-Yovo, Rodrigue Yossa

“…This study aimed to evaluate the agronomic and economic performances and identify constraints and enabling conditions for large-scale adoption of RF systems in Africa. …”
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Carrageenan Edible Coating Application Prolongs Cavendish Banana Shelf Life by Fenny Martha Dwivany, Ayesha Nilam Aprilyandi, Veinardi Suendo, Nisrina Sukriandi

“…Banana is very important for both food and economic securities in many tropical and subtropical countries, because of its nutritional values. …”
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A Scientometric Review of Digital Currency and Electronic Payment Research: A Network Perspective by Qing Shi, Xiaoqi Sun

“…Results show that, first, the knowledge bases can be classified into three main topics: (1) the usage and diversification effect of private digital currencies from the point of investment and asset allocation; (2) the price dynamics and market efficiency of private digital currencies; and (3) other economic roles of digital currencies and corresponding change brought into the monetary system. …”
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REMEDIES TO TIMELY DELIVERY OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN LUSAKA, ZAMBIA – AN EXPLORATORY STUDY by Mulenga MUKUKA, Clinton AIGBAVBOA, Wellington THWALA

“… The construction industry is a key sector in the development and economic growth of Zambia, however, the industry has not escaped the challenges facing other countries worldwide in terms of deliveri ng construction projects on time as stipulated in the contracts. …”
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Extreme moderates: Understanding low levels of violent extremism in Bosnia-Herzegovina by Pehlivanović Šejla

“…The post-war history of Bosnia-Herzegovina has been marked by prolonged political crises, economic instability, and precarious security for citizens. …”
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“Moscovites” - “Non-Moscovites”: from the dichotomy of opposition to the search for identity by Yuriy M. Pochta

“…The dynamic process of the formation of Russian identity is considered on the example of Moscow in sociocultural, economic, and political terms. The analysis of the results of student surveys in focus groups is given on who they can say “we” about, on the problem of resource allocation between Moscow and the regions, on obstacles to improving mutual understanding between Moscow and the regions, on what unites Moscovites and other Russians. …”
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Effect of Neutral Grounding Protection Methods for Compensated Wind/PV Grid-Connected Hybrid Power Systems by Nurettin Çetinkaya, Farhana Umer

“…The effects of the wind/PV grid-connected system (GCS) can be categorized as technical, environmental, and economic impacts. It has a vital impact for improving the voltage in the power systems; however, it has some negative effects such as interfacing and fault clearing. …”
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Cell deconvolution-based integrated time-series network of whole blood transcriptome reveals systemic antiviral activities and cell-specific immunological changes against PRRSV inf... by Byeonghwi Lim, Chiwoong Lim, Min-Jae Jang, Young-Jun Seo, Do-Young Kim, Christopher K. Tuggle, Kyu-Sang Lim, Jun-Mo Kim

“…Abstract Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) causes significant economic losses in the swine industry. However, the molecular mechanisms behind the common and cell type-specific systemic responses during PRRS virus (PRRSV) infection are not well understood. …”
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Climate change awareness and adaptation strategies by smallholder farmers in semi-arid areas of Zimbabwe by Sandra Makaita Madamombe, Stanley Karanja Ng’ang’a, Ingrid Öborn, George Nyamadzawo, Ngonidzashe Chirinda, Job Kihara, Libère Nkurunziza

“…To further understand the reason for low maize yields and improve climate change related adaptation strategies, more research is needed to quantify and confirm management practices applied by farmers, such as fertilizer use and rates, water and nutrient management, use of improved varieties as well as socio-economic factors.…”
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