Strategic classification of smart city strategies in developing countries by Mesut Samasti, Emre Cakmak, Alper Ozpinar

“…The paper concludes by validating the effectiveness of the proposed approach through a detailed computational study involving diverse stakeholders, confirming its applicability and utility in refining smart city strategies globally, particularly in developing country contexts where data reliability and completeness may be challenging.The study provides specific policy guidelines for each city classification, offering policymakers a structured framework for resource allocation and strategic planning, ranging from foundational infrastructure development in emerging cities to advanced technology integration in metropolitan areas.…”
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Aukus (Australia-united kingdom-united states) threat to Indo-pacific security by Ismiyatun Ismiyatun, Ita Puji Lestari

“…Countries can provide funding to enhance their cybersecurity capabilities, which could include investing in cyber defense measures to protect critical military infrastructure and networks. Investments in capital and technology and equipment are part of defense expenditure. …”
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Consumer Protection for High School Students with Disabilities: Between Practice and Context by Anna Maria Tri Anggraini, Ahmad Sabirin, Muhammad Firli Israriyanto, Sharda Abrianti

“… Background: In fact, there are still many students with disabilities who do not get their rights in schools with adequate facilities and infrastructure. Purpose: This study examines how consumer protection efforts are carried out by four (4) high schools in North Bekasi District based on Bekasi Regional Regulation Number 16 of 2019 concerning the Protection and Fulfilment of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Consumer Protection Obstacles faced by four high schools in North Bekasi District based on Bekasi Regional Regulation Number 16 of 2019. …”
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Impact of national e-commerce demonstration city pilot policy on urban carbon emission efficiency: From the perspective of soft and hard environments by YUE Li, WANG Xinran

“…Both soft and hard environments demonstrated positive moderating effects on the policy’s impact on CEE, where network and logistics infrastructure in the hard environment played a crucial role, while technological innovation, governmental regulation and market environment in the soft environment exhibited strong moderating effects. …”
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A comprehensive review of energy harvesting and routing strategies for IoT sensors sustainability and communication technology by Hesam Nejati Sharif Aldin, Mostafa Razavi Ghods, Farnoush Nayebipour, Masoud Niazi Torshiz

“…This encompasses wireless communication, cyber–physical systems (CPS), machine-to-gateway communication (M2G), wireless power transmission (WPT), and IoT infrastructure and protocols such as IPv6, 6LoWPAN, MQTT, CoAP. …”
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Wisdom of Landscape Construction of China’s West Lakes in Historical Period and Its Implications by Lyuyuan Jia, Qing Lin, Xiyue Wang, Wenzhen Jia, Ying Zhao, Zhiqing Zhang, Ziqi Cui, Song Chen, Aibo Jin

“…The results indicate the following: (1) The overall spatial distribution of WLs is related to China’s history of water conservancy development. (2) The evolution of and functional changes in WLs are influenced by multiple factors such as politics, economy, and culture during different historical periods and are directly related to the will of local administrators. (3) The initial functions of WLs can be categorized into three types, primarily related to urban infrastructure. (4) In terms of spatial relationships, there are four types of spatial relationships between WLs and their water sources and three types of spatial relationships between WLs and cities, forming a common pattern of “Mountains/Hills(–Water)–WL(–Water)–Cities(–Water, River, Sea)” or “WL(–Water)–Cities(–Water, River, Sea)”. (5) The scenery of WLs comprises six elements, including natural basements, water conservancy facilities, human settlements, secularization, landscape architecture, and animal and human activities, all imbued with poetic cultural connotations. …”
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Call for Papers for EÍDOS Journal Special Issue No. 25 by Majid khorami

“…Architecture and Climate Resilience: o Architectural proposals for addressing natural disasters and climate change. o Rehabilitation and regeneration of urban and rural spaces affected by climatic events. o Green infrastructure projects as a response to environmental impact. 3. …”
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Effect of curing temperature freeze-thaw failure mechanism and damage model of equal-strength air-entrained concrete. by YongHe Liu, Bo Yang, Aojun Guo

“…The Belt and Road strategy has significantly advanced the scale of infrastructure construction in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau permafrost area. …”
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Osmanlı Öncesi İpekçiliğe Dair İzler ve Osmanlı Dönemi Edirne İpekçiliği by Hüsnü YÜCEKAYA

“…The first one is that in the lands of Rumelia, in which Edirne was situated, activities of sericulture began early in comparison to Anatolia, which can be accounted for with a primitive and crude sericultural infrastructure taken over from the Byzantine period. The second aspect of the issue is that the silk farming culture was put into practice in a very rapid manner all over the Ottoman lands. …”
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Environmental sensitivity of flash flood hazard using geospatial techniques by H.T. Abdel Hamid, W. Wenlong, L. Qiaomin

“…The study showed that poor infrastructure and lack of preparedness were the main causes of the disaster of flood in Sudan. …”
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Novel nanomagnetic-based slurry for grouting fractured rocks by Felix Oppong, Oladoyin Kolawole

“…Abstract In geo-engineering and underground infrastructure projects, flaws and discontinuities in rocks are typically grouted to enhance hydraulic properties, reduce permeability, and mitigate hazards. …”
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Feasibility and challenges of submerged culture of steelhead trout Oncorhynchus mykiss for open ocean aquaculture in the United States by Michael Chambers, Michael Coogan, Michael Doherty, Chris Rillahan, Pal Lader, Willaim H. Howell

“…To minimize potential storm damage, submerged culture technologies can be employed to safeguard the infrastructure and product. Steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) have potential as an offshore species, though they have open air bladders (physostomous), and need access to air to inflate their swim bladders. …”
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A mixed-method investigation of the root causes of construction project delays in Afghanistan by Mohammad Basheer Ahmadzai, Kunhui Ye

“…Currently, a staggering 79 % of projects experience delays, contributing to a critical infrastructure gap in the nation. This research delves into the root causes of these delays, examining their impact on project outcomes and identifying potential mitigation strategies. …”
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Benefits and challenges of utilizing Chat-GPT and Gamma.app in teaching, learning and assessment of vocational students in 21st century colleges of education in Enugu State by Onuoha I. Okocha, Ebube I. Aneke, Olaiya Adekunle, Ogochukwu Egbuchulam, Anthony Uwanjimgba

“…The study also highlighted 12 challenges militating against utilization of ChatGPT and Gamma.app to include; lack of internet network infrastructure, lack of technical support, lack of training and support of lecturers, challenges with cheating during online assessment, limited time to complete course content, high level societal digital illiteracy, mass poverty among citizens, the absence or total lack of electricity and poor planning. …”
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Attitudes and perceptions of health schools’ students toward mobile learning: a cross-sectional study by Faten Hamad, Suha AlMuhaissen, Christine Urquhart, Ruba Tarawneh, Muzdalifa Asaad, Mays Abu-Ajamieh

“…The findings of this research will assist policymakers and educators in planning infrastructure and curricula for health education in Jordan, utilizing mobile learning to better meet the needs of an increasing student population.…”
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Legal aspects of protecting the Ukrainian population against emergencies under martial law by O. A. Lukianykhina, S. A. Petrovska

“…It is important to understand these consequences, in particular within the context of building a fair and proper legal status at the legislative level for those categories of workers involved in overcoming the consequences of such emergencies, not only employees of the SES and the police, but also of critical infrastructure, transport, healthcare, and trade. The introduction of martial law on the territory of Ukraine affects the civil defence system in terms of the legal framework and the process of organising disaster protection, which is manifested in the following 1) in addition to the Civil Protection Code of Ukraine No. 5403-VI of 2 October 2012 and departmental by-laws in the field of civil protection of the population from emergencies, an extra legal basis appears in the form of the Decree of the President of Ukraine on the introduction of martial law, the provisions of which may define additional tasks in the field of civil defence; ensure the implementation of functions on protection of the population from emergencies; 2) the structure of public administration is changed, which provides for the establishment of military administrations, which, in cooperation with the military command, ensure coordination of public authorities, in particular those responsible for the protection of the population from emergencies; 3) during the legal regime of martial law, it is allowed to involve citizens of Ukraine in socially useful works carried out to eliminate man-made, natural and military emergencies that occurred during martial law and their consequences It is noted that the procedure for engaging representatives of the categories specified in the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine “On Approval of the Procedure for Engaging Able-bodied Persons in Socially Useful Work under Martial Law” needs to be clarified at the level of individual by-laws and regulations at the level of peculiarities of their collection, notification, management of their activities, disciplinary liability and the system of payment of remuneration in cash or in kind, non-material incentives, their institutionalisation and methodological basis for organising and conducting such work.…”
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Improving the resilience of urban transportation to natural disasters: the case of Changchun, China by Ziyang Wan, Qiuling Lang, Yichen Zhang, Jiquan Zhang, Yanan Chen, Gexu Liu, Huanan Liu

“…This study proposes transport resilience enhancement strategies for different areas of Changchun, with special recommendations for strengthening infrastructure development, optimizing traffic management and emergency response capacity in low resilience areas. …”
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Research on stroke patients' perception of recurrence risk: A scoping review protocol. by Shanshan Zhu, Xueting Sun, Xin Guo, Meiqi Xu, Dingding Li, Shuaiyou Wang, Yage Shi, Chenjun Liu, Hongru Wang, Huimin Zhang

“…We will systematically search seven English databases, PubMed, CINAHL, Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane Library, PsycInfo, and MEDLINE, as well as four Chinese databases, CNKI, Wanfang, VIP, and the China National Knowledge Infrastructure for Biomedical Literature. Studies published in both English and Chinese will be included. …”
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Time-Sensitive Smart Cities: Addressing Smart City Challenges With TSN by Rui Eduardo Lopes, Duarte Raposo, Rodrigo Martins, Susana Sargento

“…Time-sensitive network (TSN) emerges as a promising solution, offering standards and mechanisms to synchronize and regulate time-critical traffic in smart city infrastructures. This study researches the main use cases, key standards and mechanisms of TSN, evaluating their feasibility and adaptability to the heterogeneous equipment present in an urban environment of a smart city infrastructure. …”
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Educational Migration Bridge: From Metaphor to Project by O. M. Osiyanova, E. N. Levina, A. V. Osiyanova

“…Realization of the strategy implies creation in OSU in the nearest future a specific environment including social infrastructure for foreigners.…”
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