Piezoelectric energy harvesting under free and forced vibrations for different operating conditions by Amine Ben Alaya, Charfeddine Mrad, Férid Kourda

“…The field of energy harvesting has grown rapidly, with the huge development in low-power devices and the Internet of Things (IoT). With the intent of harvesting electrical energy for self-powered devices, piezoelectric technology is considered. …”
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Quad-Band 3D Rectenna Array for Ambient RF Energy Harvesting by Fatima Khalid, Warda Saeed, Nosherwan Shoaib, Muhammad U. Khan, Hammad M. Cheema

“…With the aim of powering up Internet of Things (IoT) nodes in practical ambient environments, a hybrid approach of combining power, both at RF and DC, is adopted using 98 MHz FM band, GSM900 (Global System for Mobile Communications), GSM1800, and Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz band. …”
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Framework for autonomous inspection of PV plants using IoT electronics on each PV panel and UAV collaboration by Miguel Tradacete-Ágreda, Carlos Santos-Pérez, Pablo José Hueros-Barrios, Francisco Javier Rodríguez-Sánchez, Rafael Pérez-Seguí, Javier Melero-Deza, Pascual Campoy

“…This article details an autonomous monitoring and inspection system for photovoltaic (PV) installations, leveraging Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) collaboration and Internet of Things (IoT) technology. The system is part of a project aimed at optimizing the real-time control and operation of solar PV systems. …”
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Eight-element flexible MIMO antenna based on characteristics mode theory with enhanced channel capacity for sub 6 GHz 5G communications by Deepthi Mariam John, Shweta Vincent, Sameena Pathan, Kunjan D Shinde, B S Supreetha, Tanweer Ali

“…The rapid progress in wireless technology introduces a suite of furtherance designed to fulfil the ever-growing data consumption, expansion of smart devices, and rise of the Internet of Things (IoT). Such hyper-connected communication demands multiple input multiple output (MIMO) systems to meet the channel capacity. …”
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Prediction of the RFID Identification Rate Based on the Neighborhood Rough Set and Random Forest for Robot Application Scenarios by Hong-Gang Wang, Shan-Shan Wang, Ruo-Yu Pan, Sheng-Li Pang, Xiao-Song Liu, Zhi-Yong Luo, Sheng-Pei Zhou

“…With the rapid development of Internet of Things technology, RFID technology has been widely used in various fields. …”
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Redundancy Model and Boundary Effects Based Coverage-Enhancing Algorithm for 3D Underwater Sensor Networks by Junjie Huang, Lijuan Sun, Xun Wei, Peng Sun, Haiping Huang, Ruchuan Wang

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Evaluation of Zenith Tropospheric Delay Derived from Ray-Traced VMF3 Product over the West African Region Using GNSS Observations by Samuel Osah, Akwasi A. Acheampong, Collins Fosu, Isaac Dadzie

“…However, if for reasons like poor internet connectivity, equipment failure, and power outages, the IGS station is inaccessible or malfunctioning, and gaps are created in the data archive resulting in degrading the quality of the ZTD and precipitable water vapour (PWV) estimation. …”
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Barriers in online education for displaced universities: Insights from faculty and students by Iryna Glazkova, Natalia Falko, Olena Khomenko, Svitlana Khatuntseva, Nataliya Rula, Anzhelika Shulzhenko, Volodymyr Tatarin

“…The study employs a survey-based method, analyzing responses from 224 students and 71 faculty members of a displaced Ukrainian university.Results highlight significant economic barriers, with 79% of students reporting financial difficulties affecting access to stable Internet, modern devices, and essential resources. …”
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STUDENTS' PERCEPTION OF PLAGIARISM: CASE STUDY OF ACADEMIC INTEGRITY FORMATION by Olena H. Kuzminska, Mariia S. Mazorchuk, Olena M. Vasilyuk

“…The consideration of these issues have been actualized under the conditions of Covid-19, because with the transition to a distance form of education, the temptation of dishonest use of data from the Internet by students has increased. Higher education institutions are developing various strategies to prevent plagiarism in student works. …”
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Problems of Community Policing in Terms of Quarantine Restrictions by V. S. Seliukov, V. S. Makarenko

“…Besides, a large amount of negative material on the Internet provokes the population to negative perception of police activities. …”
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Informing climate-health adaptation options through mapping the needs and potential for integrated climate-driven early warning forecasting systems in South Asia-A scoping review. by Festus A Asaaga, Emmanuel S Tomude, Nathan J Rickards, Richard Hassall, Sunita Sarkar, Bethan V Purse

“…We conducted further internet search of relevant national climate adaptation plans and health policies affecting disease management. …”
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A novel graph neural network based approach for influenza-like illness nowcasting: exploring the interplay of temporal, geographical, and functional spatial features by Jiajia Luo, Xuan Wang, Xiaomao Fan, Yuxin He, Xiangjun Du, Yao-Qing Chen, Yang Zhao

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Rural-urban disparities and socioeconomic determinants of caesarean delivery rates in Zimbabwe: Evidence from the 2019 National Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey by G N Musuka, G Murewanhema, H Herrera, E Mbunge, R Birri-Makota, T Dzinamarira, D Cuadros, I Chingombe, A Mpofu, M Mapingure

“…The same was the case for women with access to the internet: 15.4% v. 7.0%, OR 2.42; 95%CI 1.71 - 3.41; p=0.001). …”
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Influência dos intermediários de distribuição de produtos turísticos no processo de decisão do meio de hospedagem pelo consumidor by George Anderson de Oliveira Gosson, Maria Valéria Araújo Pereira de Araújo, Patricia Whebber Souza de Oliveira, Afranio Galdino de Araújo, Mauro Lemuel Alexandre

“…Constatou-se que as informações sobre os meios de hospedagem disponíveis na internet reduzem a probabilidade de que esta influência seja exercida, entretanto os consumidores consideram estas informações complementares e não substitutas àquelas fornecidas pelos intermediários.…”
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Insights From Diverse Perspectives on Social Media Messages to Inform Young Adults With Cancer About Clinical Trials: Focus Group Study by Melissa P Beauchemin, Desiree Walker, Allison Rosen, Maria Frazer, Meital Eisenberger, Rhea K Khurana, Edward Bentlyewski, Victoria Fedorko, Corey H Basch, Grace C Hillyer

“…Throughout, YAs mentioned needs that might be addressed through informational outreach leveraging digital technology, the internet, and social media. ConclusionsThis study expands knowledge of YA perceived barriers to CTE. …”
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Toward Privacy Preservation Using Clustering Based Anonymization: Recent Advances and Future Research Outlook by Abdul Majeed, Safiullah Khan, Seong Oun Hwang

“…We highlight the significance of CAMs in different computing paradigms, such as social networks, the internet of things, cloud computing, AI, and location-based systems with regard to privacy preservation. …”
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Organization of the regional cancer service to improve the detection of malignant new formations during the COVID-19 pandemic by S. V. Golubev, V. Yu. Startsev, Yu. V. Samsonov

“…The available sources of information (documents of the Ministry of Health of the MagO), databases of the oncological dispensary (IODE), based on information from the state reporting forms – ff. 7 and 30, as well as from Internet resources. Results. MagO region, leading in the rate of morbidity and mortality from malignant neoplasms in the Far Eastern Federal District: incidence of malignant neoplasms for 2009-2019 increased by 23 %. …”
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Impact of loneliness on suicidal ideation during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from a cross-sectional online survey in Japan by Takahiro Tabuchi, Ryo Okubo, Hirokazu Tachikawa, Midori Matsushima, Haruhiko Midorikawa, Miyuki Aiba

“…Objectives We aim to reveal how loneliness relates to suicidal ideation following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.Design Cross-sectional online survey.Setting Community cohort study in Japan.Participants The second wave of a large web-based survey, Japan COVID-19 and Society Internet Survey, was conducted in February 2021, and we analysed the data of 6436 men and 5380 women who were aged 20–59 years.Main outcome measures The prevalence ratios (PRs) of suicidal ideation due to loneliness, depression, social isolation and decline in income during the pandemic and other sociodemographic and economic information were adjusted in the analysis.Statistical methods Estimations were conducted by separating a male and female sample. …”
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Role of behavioral biases in the investment decisions of Pakistan Stock Exchange investors: Moderating role of investment experience by Saima Aziz, Shahid Mehmood, Muhammad Asif Khan, Anita Tangl

“…The findings were reported using a sample of 230 individual investors, who make their own investments, typically through a mutual fund, bank, or internet broker. They make investments to achieve their unique investment objectives, such as saving for retirement, a child’s education, or increasing their overall wealth. …”
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Awareness and perception of genetically modified maize crops among farmers in Abia State, Nigeria by Obiageri Oparaojiaku Joy, Uzoma Izuogu Chibuzo, Ikpeoha Kakie Njoku Joachim, Martha Ekweanya Ndidiamaka, Amah Okorie David, Ekunyi Umeh Ngozi

“…Age (b=1.023), previous experience with improved crop varieties (b=2.112) and internet access (b=2.317) had a positive influence on farmers' perception but the number of household members with a tertiary school degree (b=-0.721) had a negative influence. …”
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