Electric vehicle path optimization research based on charging and switching methods under V2G.

This study presents a novel framework for advancing sustainable urban logistics and distribution systems, with a pivotal focus on fast charging and power exchange modalities as the cornerstone of our research endeavors. Our central contribution encompasses the formulation of an innovative electric vehicle path optimization model, whose paramount objective is to minimize overall operational costs. Integrating V2G technology, we facilitate sophisticated slow charging and discharging management of EVs upon their return to distribution centers, enhancing resource utilization.

Global big data laboratory experiment, integrated with kernel-based algorithm with an improved nonlinear ensemble for compressive strength modeling.

With the continuous clamor for a reduction in embodied carbon in cement, rapid solution to climate change, and reduction to resource depletion, studies into substitute binders become crucial. These cementitious binders can potentially lessen our reliance on cement as the only concrete binder while also improving concrete functional properties. Finer particles used in cement microstructure densify the pore structure of concrete and enhance its performance properties.

The role of government in helping SMEs to access finance: An evolutionary game modeling and simulation approach.

Purpose: This study aims to delineate the operating system of a strategic game model involving three core financial actors-government, banks, and guarantee institutions, with a focus on their collective impact on system evolution towards sustainable SME financing.

Methodology: Utilizing numerical simulations informed by dynamic equation constraints and optimal equilibrium states, this paper abstracts the strategic behaviors of system constituents, constructing a game model to predict and analyze system evolution within various operational contexts.

Results: The simulation experiments reveal the critical role of quality risk information and responsible actor behavior in maintaining low default rates and fostering a sustainable financial system.

Impact of regulatory policy instruments on plastic waste generation in India: A system dynamics approach.

Monitoring plastic consumption in emerging economies such as India is crucial because in these countries more than half of the consumption gets converted into waste within a year. In 2022, the Government of India enforced the Plastic Waste Management Rules to manage plastic waste. This article aims to find the potential impact of these rules on plastic waste generation from now until 2050.

Eating Disorders in Adolescents and Young Adults: A Program Evaluation of a Canadian Eating Disorder Treatment Program.

Background: Current treatments for adolescents with eating disorders (ED) show limited effectiveness, emphasizing the need for enhanced therapeutic approaches. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has emerged as a potential alternative. A derivative of this approach, group cognitive behavioral therapy (G-CBT), has been shown to reduce treatment costs and increase treatment accessibility when compared to CBT.

Adaptive capacity and attainment of the sustainable development goals in local communities of India.

India's progress vis-à-vis the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) has stagnated since 2020. The consequences of the non-attainment of the SDGs can be severe. Therefore, questions arise as to what steps must be taken to accelerate progress in India's SDG attainment.

Discordant Information on Blinding in Trial Registries and Published Research: A Systematic Review.

Importance: Blinding of individuals involved in randomized clinical trials (RCTs) can be used to protect against performance and biases, but discrepancies in the reporting of methodological features between registered protocols and subsequent trial publications may lead to inconsistencies, thereby reintroducing bias.

Objective: To investigate inconsistency in blinding as reported in trial registries and publications.

Data Sources: An exploratory dataset and a validation dataset were created.

From schools of thought to an ecology of practices: Categorizing circular economy's futures.

In response to pressing societal challenges, scholars are increasingly focusing on research aimed at fostering sustainable futures. We contribute to that discussion by theorizing the circular economy (CE) as an "ecology of practices." The ecology of practices concept helps to make sense of a developing field that has been heavily practitioner-driven.

Reimagining hospital management: the balanced scorecard as a catalyst for employee retention and organizational excellence.

Employee turnover in healthcare institutions is a critical issue affecting both quality of care and organizational costs. This study examines the potential impact of the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) as a communication tool on employee turnover rates in a Japanese hospital setting. A case study of Bethlehem Garden Hospital in Tokyo, Japan, was conducted to examine turnover rates before and after the implementation of BSC.

Achieving pollution abatement and carbon reduction synergistically: How can industrial robots play a role?

Intelligent manufacturing and green development are pivotal issues in China's pursuit of high-quality economic growth. As the core carrier of artificial intelligence-driven production transformations, industrial robots' role in synergizing enterprise pollution control and carbon reduction has rarely been discussed in the literature. Leveraging a unique micro dataset with robot adoption, energy use, emissions, and economic factors, this study investigates the impact and mechanisms of robot adoption on enterprise pollution abatement and carbon reduction.

Spatial and temporal evolution patterns and spatial spillover effects of carbon emissions in China in the context of digital economy.

Global warming caused by carbon emissions has become a significant concern for countries worldwide. This study thoroughly examines the spatiotemporal patterns and spatial spillover effects of carbon emissions in China. This research employs kernel density estimation, Moran's index, and the standard deviation ellipse model to analyse the spatiotemporal evolution of carbon emissions in China while utilizing the spatial Durbin model to explore the spatial spillover effects of the digital economy on carbon emissions.

Novel concept for the healthy population influencing factors.

In the rapid urbanization process in China, due to reasons such as employment, education, and family reunification, the number of mobile population without registered residence in the local area has increased significantly. By 2020, the group had a population of 276 million, accounting for over 20% of the total population, making significant contributions to urban economic development and resource optimization. However, the health status of migrant populations is affected by unique issues such as occupational risks and socio-economic disparities, which play an important role in personal welfare, social stability, and sustainable economic growth.

A Systematic Review of the Outcomes of Utilization of Artificial Intelligence Within the Healthcare Systems of the Middle East: A Thematic Analysis of Findings.

Background And Aims: The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) within worldwide healthcare systems is occurring at a significant rate. In this context, the Middle East has demonstrated distinctive characteristics in the application of AI within the healthcare sector, particularly shaped by regional policies. This study examined the outcomes resulting from the utilization of AI within healthcare systems in the Middle East.

Relationship between official visits, industry chain coordination and digital transformation in China.

With digital transformation becoming a global consensus, governments around the world are vigorously promoting the implementation of enterprise digital transformation. However, there are some uncertainties in the process of digital transformation, and companies have overlooked the role of formal access. To better understand the role official visits play in digital transformation, based on signal theory, the study examines the influence of official visits on corporate digitalization using data from listed SMEs in China from 2017 to 2021.

The impact of digital literacy and technology adoption on financial inclusion in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

Emerging countries face specific challenges in mobilizing the transformative potential of digital technology to achieve financial inclusion. While previous studies emphasize the role of digital infrastructure and technology adoption in financial inclusion, gaps remain in understanding how digital literacy and specific technologies, like blockchain, influence financial inclusion across diverse emerging regions. This study investigates the joint effect of digital literacy and blockchain adoption on financial inclusion in Africa, Asia, and Latin America from 2011 to 2021.

Embedded Ethics in Practice: A Toolbox for Integrating the Analysis of Ethical and Social Issues into Healthcare AI Research.

Integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into critical domains such as healthcare holds immense promise. Nevertheless, significant challenges must be addressed to avoid harm, promote the well-being of individuals and societies, and ensure ethically sound and socially just technology development. Innovative approaches like Embedded Ethics, which refers to integrating ethics and social science into technology development based on interdisciplinary collaboration, are emerging to address issues of bias, transparency, misrepresentation, and more.

Impacts of carbon dioxide emissions on agricultural production indicators in Sub-Saharan African countries: new perspectives from static and dynamic panel models.

Agricultural productivity remains pivotal to the sustenance of the economies and livelihoods of Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. However, the emerging threat of climate change poses a significant challenge to these agricultural-dependent economies. Sub-Saharan African countries are at risk of experiencing the severe effects of climate change on their agricultural productivity.

Why do consumers purchase energy-efficient kitchen appliance? An analysis based on online review comments.

Kitchen appliances constitute a significant portion of residential energy consumption. Promoting consumer purchases of high-energy-efficient kitchen appliances can effectively facilitate the transition to a low-carbon society. However, the role of energy saving in the current purchasing behavior of Chinese consumers regarding kitchen appliances remains unclear.

Research on the pathways to high-quality development of tourism SMEs: A perspective of value assigned by quality, standards and brand.

With the advancement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the trend toward sustainable and high-quality development has become prominent for tourism enterprises. Tourism small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which are numerous, constitute a significant part of the global tourism market. However, existing research predominantly focuses on the pathways for high-quality development of large tourism enterprises, with many gaps in understanding the corresponding processes for tourism SMEs.

Organizational on-boarding practices and shifts in alcohol misuse among at-risk college recruits.

With a significant proportion of college students in many countries engaging in risky drinking behavior, this study examines the tendency of such young adults to 'mature out' of such behavior in their first year of employment after graduating, and the degree to which three mainstream organizational on-boarding experiences may expedite such 'maturing out'. Focusing on newcomers' experiences with alcohol-oriented job orientation, job empowerment, and organizational efforts to facilitate the development of supportive peer relationships, we test hypotheses regarding the direct effects of time on the change in alcohol misuse among those reporting misuse in college, as well as the degree to which individual on-boarding experiences account for the variance in young adults' maturing out trajectories over the course of their first year of employment. Findings generated from data collected from over 400 young adults over multiple waves offer important theoretical and practical implications regarding how and why particular onboarding tactics may be more or less effective in influencing newcomers' health-related behaviors.

Uncovering Patterns in Overdose Deaths: An Analysis of Spike Identification in Fatal Drug Overdose Data in Massachusetts, 2017-2023.

Objectives: Yearly rolling aggregate trends or rates are commonly used to analyze trends in overdose deaths, but focusing on long-term trends can obscure short-term fluctuations (eg, daily spikes). We analyzed data on spikes in daily fatal overdoses and how various spike detection thresholds influence the identification of spikes.

Materials And Methods: We used a spike detection algorithm to identify spikes among 16 660 drug-related overdose deaths (from any drug) reported in Massachusetts' vital statistics from 2017 through 2023.

Evaluation of the quality of safe dental services based on the perception of patients with the IPA approach: a powerful diagnostic tool for managers.

Background: In today's competitive world, especially in critical situations, dental clinic managers seek to retain customers and allocate more market share. The importance-performance analysis (IPA) technique is a powerful diagnostic tool that helps managers identify fundamental deficiencies, establish priorities and provide insights into which service improvement areas managers should focus on. This study aimed to improve the quality of life of patients at the Alborz Dental Clinic based on their perception of safe services during the coronavirus pandemic using IPA.

Exploring the impact of parent-child contact, future orientation, and self-esteem on students' learning behavior: A mediation analysis.

Introduction: The interaction between parents and children is a crucial determinant of adolescents' learning behavior, future orientation, and self-esteem. Moreover, positive relationships between parents and students significantly enhance these factors, promoting better academic and personal development outcomes.

Objective: This study aims to investigate the effects of parent-child contact on learning behavior, with future orientation and self-esteem serving as mediating factors.

Cost effectiveness analysis of BRAF testing for low-risk papillary thyroid microcarcinomas.

Objective: Given the good prognosis of low-risk papillary thyroid microcarcinomas (lrPTMCs), accurate risk stratification is valuable to optimize management: active surveillance (AS) vs. hemithyroidectomy (HT). BRAF positive lrPTMC is associated with increased recurrence risk; hence, AS was suggested for mutation-negative lrPTMC.