A Three-Echelon Healthcare Supply Chain Model for Blood Distribution During Crisis Times by Amir Khiabani, Alireza Rashidi Komijan, Amir Karbassi Yazdi, Yong Tan, Giuliani Coluccio Piñones, Alessio Ishizaka

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GOVERNANCE MATTERS: INSIGHTS INTO EUROPEAN UNION FUND ABSORPTION ACROSS SUCCESSIVE MULTIANNUAL FINANCIAL FRAMEWORKS by Diana BĂLAN, Ana-Cristina NICOLESCU

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Data-Driven Technologies for Energy Optimization in Smart Buildings: A Scoping Review by Joy Dalmacio Billanes, Zheng Grace Ma, Bo Nørregaard Jørgensen

“…The key technologies identified included big data analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, the Internet of Things, Wireless Sensor Networks, Edge and Cloud Computing, Blockchain, Digital Twins, and Geographic Information Systems. Energy optimization is further achieved through integrating renewable energy resources and advanced energy management systems, such as Home Energy Management Systems and Building Energy Management Systems. …”
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Estimation of Soil Erosion Caused by Flash Floods Using MUSLE Method: The Case of Igneada (Kırklareli) Flash Flood (5.9.2023) by Emre Özşahin, Mikayil Öztürk

“…The model was applied using ArcGIS soil erosion tool based on Geographic Information Systems (GIS). As a result, it was determined that soil erosion caused by flash floods in the Degirmen river basin is mostly in the river valleys in the upper basin where the increase in slope and precipitation is significant, and its effect is in the areas close to the valley floor in the lower basin where deposition increases in the rivers. …”
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Interval-Aware Scheduling of Surveillance Drones: Exact and Heuristic Approaches by Kaito Mori, Hiroki Nishikawa, Hiroyuki Tomiyama

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High-Performance Computational Early Warning Analysis of Agricultural Economy Relying on Binary Fuzzy Cluster Analysis Algorithm by Fang Tang

“…Finally, the implementation and maintenance of the cloud-based science and technology agricultural service information system are deployed, and the operational effects of its information system-related functions are demonstrated using prototype design. …”
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Susceptibility modeling of hydro-morphological processes considered river topology by Nan Wang, Mingxiao Li, Hongyan Zhang, Weiming Cheng, Chao Du, Luigi Lombardo

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Implementing an intrahospital transport preparation (IHT) and management project for critically ill patients: identification of barriers and facilitators using consolidated framewo... by Jing Wang, Li Ma, Ying Lu, Baohua Li, Xiaotian Zhang, Rui Xie, Guifen Li, Man Cui, Lanfang Du

“…These barriers include inadequate training and mobilisation, insufficient information systems, unclear reward and punishment policies, a shortage of labour and material resources and the absence of established reward and punishment laws.Conclusion This study identified the factors influencing the emergency department’s intrahospital transport planning and management project implementation. …”
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Keller-box based computational investigation of magnetized gravity-driven Micropolar nanofluid flow past an exponentially contracting surface with cross diffusion effect and engine... by Marouan Kouki, Saira Shukat, Ikram Ullah, Mohammad Mahtab Alam, Ali Hasan Ali

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Comparative Analysis of Different Interpolation Methods in Modeling Spatial Distribution of Monthly Precipitation by Yılmaz İçağa, Emin Taş

“…It is the main objective of the study that Geographic Information Systems (GIS) techniques are used to compare widely preferred interpolation methods and to model the spatial distribution of monthly precipitation values for prediction in ungauged areas in Akarcay Sinanpasa and Suhut sub-basins, Turkey. …”
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“Arming half-baked people with weapons!” Information enclaving among professionals and the need for a care-centred model for antibiotic use information in Uganda, Tanzania and Mala... by Susan Nayiga, Eleanor E MacPherson, John Mankhomwa, Fortunata Nasuwa, Raymond Pongolani, Rita Kabuleta, Mike Kesby, Russell Dacombe, Shona Hilton, Delia Grace, Nicholas Feasey, Clare I.R. Chandler

“…We carried out extensive documentary and literature reviews to characterise antibiotic information systems in each setting. Results Participants reported that the general public had been provided information on medicine use in all three countries by national drug authorities, health care providers and in package inserts. …”
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Research on network risk assessment based on attack graph of expected benefits-rate by Wenfu LIU, Jianmin PANG, Xin ZHOU, Nan LI, Feng YUE

“…As Internet applications and services become more and more extensive, the endless network attacks lead to great risks and challenges to the security of information systems.As a model-based network security risk analysis technology, attack graph is helpful to find the vulnerability between network nodes and the harm of being attacked.It has been proved to be an effective method to find and prevent network security risks.Attack graph is mainly divided into state-based attack graph and attribute-based attack graph.Due to the problem of state explosion in state-based attack graph, most researchers prefer the attribute-based attack graph for network risk assessment.In view of the existing researches on attribute-based attack graph, they excessively rely on the vulnerability of network nodes and the essential attributes of atomic attack.However, they ignore that rational attackers usually choose specific attack paths by maximizing attack benefits.Then, a network risk assessment framework and a quantification method of attack benefits-rate based on expected benefits-rate attack graph were proposed.The network risk assessment framework took the open vulnerability resource database, the new vulnerabilities found by the vulnerability mining system and the big data related to network attack and defense as the basic data source.The network risk assessment framework also took the open source big data platform as the analysis tool to mine and calculate the elements related to attack cost and attack benefit.Using the concepts of cost, benefit and benefit-rate in economics, the calculation model of expected benefit-rate of atomic attack was constructed.By constructing the attribute-based attack graph of the target network, the expected benefit-rate of atomic attack on the attack path was calculated, and the expected benefit-rate list of all possible attack paths was generated.Furthermore, taking the expected goal as the starting point, the search was carried out according to the specific optimization strategy (backtracking method, greedy algorithm, dynamic programming).And the complete attack path with the maximum benefit-rate was obtained, which provided the basis for network risk assessment.The simulation results show the effectiveness and rationality of the proposed expected benefit-rate attack graph network risk assessment method, which can provide support for discovering and preventing network security problems.…”
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Drought monitoring of large lakes in Iraq using remote sensing images and normalized difference water index (NDWI) by Mohammed R. Mahmood, Baydaa Ismail Abrahem, Huda J. Jumaah, Hayder A. Alalwan, Malik M. Mohammed

“…The analysis was based on the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) spatial analyst tool and Landsat images by building and executing a single map algebra expression of NDWI based on Python syntax. …”
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Creating Intangible Value through a Corporate Employee Portal by David Mendes, Jorge Gomes, Mário Romao

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Identifying Incident Causal Factors to Improve Aviation Transportation Safety: Proposing a Deep Learning Approach by Tianxi Dong, Qiwei Yang, Nima Ebadi, Xin Robert Luo, Paul Rad

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Health system barriers to hypertension care in Peru: Rapid assessment to inform organizational-level change. by Kendra N Williams, Janeth Tenorio-Mucha, Karina Campos-Blanco, Lindsay J Underhill, Armando Valdés-Velásquez, Antonia Fuentes Herbozo, Laura K Beres, Lisa de las Fuentes, Lucy Cordova-Ascona, Zoila Vela-Clavo, Gonzalo Mariano Cuentas-Canal, Juan Carlos Mendoza-Velasquez, Sonia Mercedes Paredes-Barriga, Raquel Hurtado La Rosa, Makeda Williams, Elvin H Geng, William Checkley, Joel Gittelsohn, Victor G Davila-Roman, Stella M Hartinger-Peña

“…Multiple incompatible health information systems, complicated referral systems, and geographic barriers additionally hinder continuity of care and care seeking. …”
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Sign language recognition using the fusion of image and hand landmarks through multi-headed convolutional neural network by Refat Khan Pathan, Munmun Biswas, Suraiya Yasmin, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker, Mohammad Salman, Ahmed A. F. Youssef

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How Did the COVID-19 Pandemic Affect Higher Education Learning Experience? An Empirical Investigation of Learners’ Academic Performance at a University in a Developing Country by Ghada Refaat El Said

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Assessing Seismic Vulnerability and Pollution Risks of Wastewater Treatment Plants by Spyridon K. Golfinopoulos, Ploutarchos N. Kerpelis, Dimitrios E. Alexakis

“…It was distributed to a representative sample of 116 operators over seven (7) months (April–November 2021). Geographical Information Systems (GISs) were employed to visualize the spatial distribution of the seismic vulnerability of WWTPs. …”
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What Is My Plaza for? Implementing a Machine Learning Strategy for Public Events Prediction in the Urban Square by Jumana Hamdani, Pablo Antuña Molina, Lucía Leva Fuentes, Hesham Shawqy, Gabriella Rossi, David Andrés León

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