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A Framework on the Use of Agile Methods in Logistics Startups
Udgivet 2022-02-01Få fuldtekst<i>Background:</i> The logistics industry has seen the emergence of many startups in recent years. Many of these logistics startups use new technologies to develop disruptive products, services or platforms that are based on software. This paper presents the results of a Delphi study and...
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Personality and Smartphone Addiction in Romania’s Digital Age: The Mediating Role of Professional Status and the Moderating Effect of Adaptive Coping
Udgivet 2025-07-01Få fuldtekstIn this research, we aimed to evaluate the relationship between the main dimensions of personality (Extraversion, Maturity, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, and Self-actualization) and mobile phone addiction, both directly and mediated by the professional context (professional status), and moderate...
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Control and Management of Multi-Agent Systems Using Fuzzy Logic for Microgrids
Udgivet 2025-07-01Få fuldtekstThe existing standalone microgrids (MGs) require good energy management systems (EMSs) to respond to energy needs. The EMS presented in this paper is used for an MG based on PV and wind energy sources. The energy storage system is implemented using three packs of batteries. Power smoothing is carrie...
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Recent Progress in the Vaccine Development Against Epstein–Barr Virus
Udgivet 2025-06-01Få fuldtekstThe Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) is the first human herpesvirus identified as an oncogenic agent, with approximately 95% of adults worldwide being latently infected. EBV infection is associated with multiple diseases, including nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Hodgkin’s lymphoma, infectious mononucleosis, and...
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The Principal-Agent Theoretical Ramifications on Digital Transformation of Ports in Emerging Economies
Udgivet 2024-05-01Få fuldtekst<i>Background</i>: Scholarly literature indicates a slow pace at which maritime ports fully embrace digital transformation (DT). The reasons to this are largely anecdotal and lack solid empirical grounding. This inhibits an overall understanding of DT’s tenets and the development of evid...
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Highly Aggressive Intraparenchymal Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Lung with Distant Metastasis: A Case Report and Review of CT and PET/CT Findings
Udgivet 2025-05-01Få fuldtekst<b>Background and Clinical Significance:</b> Solitary fibrous tumors (SFTs) arising from the lung parenchyma without any relation to the pleura are rare. <b>Case Presentation:</b> We report a case of highly aggressive intraparenchymal SFT of the lung in a 52-year-old woman wi...
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Living Regeneratively: Housing Design That Enables Resident Agency in Ecological Restoration
Udgivet 2025-07-01Få fuldtekstIn 2022, the United Nations Global Biodiversity Framework set forth an ambitious target for “biodiversity-inclusive cities”, recognising the imperative to address biodiversity decline across all sectors, including the built environment. However, the application of this emerging concept remains limit...
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An Experimental Study on the Interface Characteristics of Geogrid-Reinforced Construction and Demolition (C&D) Waste Recycled Aggregate Based on Pullout Tests
Udgivet 2025-07-01Få fuldtekstChina generates substantial construction and demolition (C&D) waste, owing to rapid urbanization. However, the resource utilization rate of C&D waste remains low. This work is devoted to promoting the application of C&D waste in reinforced soil structures. In this research, the physical...
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Effects of Forest Age and Invasive Shrubs on Mycophilous Coleoptera Communities in a Temperate Deciduous Woodland
Udgivet 2025-07-01Få fuldtekstForests in the Eastern and Midwestern U.S. have been profoundly affected by human use over the last 150 years, with few old growth forests remaining. Such mature forests may harbor distinct communities and high biodiversity, particularly detritivores and their associated food webs. These communities...
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Leveraging a Systems Approach for Immigrant Integration: Fostering Agile, Resilient, and Sustainable Organizational Governance
Udgivet 2025-06-01Få fuldtekstEffectively managing immigrant workforces presents a significant contemporary challenge for organizations operating in a globalized world. Current management practices often fall short, failing to adequately address the complex interplay of social issues, cultural and linguistic distances, and the v...
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Precision Solar Spectrum Filtering in Aerogel Windows via Synergistic ITO-Ag Nanoparticle Doping for Hot-Climate Energy Efficiency
Udgivet 2025-07-01Få fuldtekstWindows are a major contributor to energy loss in buildings, particularly in hot climates where solar radiation heat gain significantly increases cooling demand. An ideal energy-efficient window must maintain high visible light transmittance while effectively blocking ultraviolet and near-infrared r...
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Multi-Criteria Methods Applied in the Studies of Barriers Identified in the Implementation of Reverse Logistics of E-Waste: A Research Agenda
Udgivet 2020-05-01Få fuldtekstReverse logistics (RL) has emerged as a form of disposal and a conscious way to use products at the end of their use through the refurbishment, reuse, and recycling processes. Mainly in developing countries, there are still several barriers during the process of implementing reverse logistics, so de...
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PD-like Consensus Tracking Algorithm for Discrete Multi-Agent Systems with Time-Varying Reference State Under Binary-Valued Communication
Udgivet 2025-05-01Få fuldtekstIn this paper, a new consensus tracking control algorithm is proposed for discrete multi-agent systems under binary communication with noise and a time-varying reference state. Unlike previous studies, the leader’s reference state is time-varying and convergent. Each agent estimates its neighbors’ s...
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The Complexity of Oxidative Stress in Human Age-Related Diseases—A Review
Udgivet 2025-07-01Få fuldtekstThe aging process is a complex and dynamic phenomenon influenced by genetic, environmental, and biochemical factors. One of the key contributors to aging and age-related diseases is oxidative stress, resulting from an imbalance between the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the efficien...
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MCRS-YOLO: Multi-Aggregation Cross-Scale Feature Fusion Object Detector for Remote Sensing Images
Udgivet 2025-06-01Få fuldtekstWith the rapid development of deep learning, object detection in remote sensing images has attracted extensive attention. However, remote sensing images typically exhibit the following characteristics: significant variations in object scales, dense small targets, and complex backgrounds. To address...
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Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based Two-Phase Hybrid Optimization for Scheduling Agile Earth Observation Satellites
Udgivet 2025-06-01Få fuldtekstThe multi-agile Earth observation satellite scheduling problem is challenging because of its large solution space and substantial task volume. This study generates observation schemes for static tasks over an execution period. To balance solution quality and computational efficiency, a deep reinforc...
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Use of Recycled Aggregates in Lime Mortars for Conservation of Historical Buildings
Udgivet 2025-04-01Få fuldtekstThe use of recycled burnt clay brick sand (RBS) and recycled concrete sand (RCS) in historical lime-based repair mortars can reduce the environmental impact caused by construction and demolition waste disposal. This study examined the use of fine recycled concrete and recycled brick aggregates for t...
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Research on Optimum Design of Waste Recycling Network for Agricultural Production
Udgivet 2025-07-01Få fuldtekstAgricultural production waste (APW) is characterized by pollution, increasing volume, spatial dispersion, and temporal and spatial variability in its generation. The improper handling of APW poses a growing risk to the environment and public health. This paper focuses on the planning of APW recyclin...
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Potential of Boronic Acid Derivatization and Activity in Agrochemical Discovery
Udgivet 2025-07-01Få fuldtekstSince the approval of Bortezomib (Velcade<sup>®</sup>) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2003, boron-containing drugs have successfully entered the global market, spanning therapeutic areas such as anticancer, antibacterial, and antifungal agents. Meanwhile, boron is an e...
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Modeling and Simulation of Urban Laser Countermeasures Against Low-Slow-Small UAVs
Udgivet 2025-06-01Få fuldtekstThis study addresses the modeling and simulation challenges of urban laser countermeasure systems against Low-Slow-Small (LSS) UAVs by proposing a physics simulation framework integrating Geographic Information System (GIS)-based dynamic 3D real-world scenes and constructing a hybrid Anti-UAV datase...
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