Perspective of leadership 4.0 in the era of fourth industrial revolution: A comprehensive view
June 2024
Leadership 4.0 focuses on leaders developing their digital transformation strategy and ensuring alignment with the organization’s business and development ambitions. This is accomplished by successfully...
Advances in autonomous navigation for underground mining operations: Driven by camera, LiDAR, and radar-based SLAM
Available online 5 June 2026
Operators of underground mobile equipment are exposed to elevated levels of dust, noise, and temperatures, as well as moving mechanical parts and other hazardous conditions. Building autonomous navigation...
Advancements in borehole imaging technologies for subsurface analysis: A review
June 2026
Borehole imaging technologies facilitate the visualization of borehole walls, allowing for the identification of structural features and the inspection of subsurface conditions to ensure operational...
Enhancing industrial process safety in the U.S. energy infrastructure: Review of an integrated engineering and policy framework
June 2026
Industrial process safety in the United States continues to face a critical gap between advanced engineering practices and fragmented regulatory oversight. Existing frameworks, including Occupational...
Research progress in mining ecological restoration technology
June 2024
Owing to the extensive development and utilization of coal and carbon resources, the ecological balance of mining areas has been severely compromised, leading to detrimental effects on the surrounding...
Assessment of particulate matter exposure and associated human health risk: Comparison among non-automated, automated and semi-automated rice processing plant workers
June 2026
Exposure to particulate matter (PM), specifically PM2.5 and PM10, poses significant health risks, particularly to workers in industries such as rice processing, where dust and particulate emissions...
Multidisciplinary analysis of preventive occupational safety measures in tunnel construction
March 2026
Driven by rapid urbanization and expanding demand for underground space, tunnel construction has become an increasingly important component of modern infrastructure. However, the confined working environment,...
An overview of dust suppression application between China and Middle East
March 2026
Dust particles pose a significant threat to both environmental quality and occupational health. China and the Middle East are the two main sources of dust and particulate matter emissions in Asia. The...
Study on safely working in confined spaces in the petroleum industry: Risk factors, current control procedures, and alternatives
June 2025
Confined space work, particularly within the oil and gas sector, presents significant hazards, including exposure to toxic and flammable substances, high pressures, and extreme temperatures. Despite...
A systematic review of the diesel particulate matter composition, health risks, measurement and mitigation techniques in underground mines
December 2025
Diesel-powered vehicles remain integral to underground mining operations due to their high mobility and operational efficiency. However, the enclosed nature of underground mines exacerbates health risks...
Numerical simulation study of dust dispersion patterns from point and line sources in the open-pit coal mine
June 2026
To elucidate the dust diffusion characteristics associated with multiple dust source points during the operational activities of open-pit mines, a model representative of a full-scale open-pit mine...
Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) rockbolts and their potential application in low pH mines: A state-of-the-art literature review
December 2025
This review paper explores the mechanisms and factors influencing the corrosion of rockbolts, particularly in aggressive underground mining environments characterized by high humidity, fluctuating temperatures,...
A thematic synthesis of the literature on construction accident causation analysis
March 2026
The construction industry plays a vital role in economic growth, job creation, and infrastructure development worldwide. However, it remains one of the most hazardous industries, characterized by persistently...
Application of thermal insulation wall surface coatings in underground mines
March 2026
Geothermal heat transfer from the surrounding rock to the air causes a substantial rise in temperature with increasing depth, posing a significant thermal challenge in underground mining operations....
Sustainable utilization of foundry reclamation fines in construction materials
June 2026
Mechanical reclamation of waste foundry sand (WFS) generates approximately 20 % clay–sand fines (CSF), an ultra-fine by-product (10–50 µm) that remains largely unutilized and presents a growing environmental...
Physics-informed neural networks for stress field reconstruction in roadway surrounding rock
Available online 28 March 2026
To address the problems of the high computational cost of traditional numerical simulations and the heavy reliance of data-driven models on vast amounts of data, this study proposes a method for reconstructing...
Discrete fracture network application to rock slope engineering
March 2025
The stability of rock slopes is a critical concern in rock engineering applications due to the potential safety hazards and economic repercussions associated with slope failures. Currently, slope stability...
Microwave-assisted biodiesel production from Karanja oil: Implementation of an artificial neural network approach
Available online 9 May 2026
This study investigated biodiesel synthesis prediction alongside transesterification experiments using Karanja oil. It was carried out in two phases: the first involved experimental trials, and the...
A review of chemical methods for wettability alteration in reservoir rocks
March 2026
One of the recent important challenges at the forefront of science revolves around the manipulation of surface wettability, i.e., the water affinity to a given surface. The desired wettability of a...
A method based on lexicographic optimization and TOPSIS for identifying firefighting strategies in light of domino effects
June 2026
Fire safety at process plants is critical for ensuring operational safety, protecting human lives, and minimizing economic and environmental losses. Process facilities often handle flammable, toxic,...
Study on the mechanism of thermal damage in deep tunnels exacerbated by high-temperature fissure water
June 2026
The heat hazards in deep mines are particularly prominent in the presence of high-temperature fissure water. This paper establishes a numerical simulation model of the temperature field in a mining...
An overview of the oil and gas pipeline safety in China
June 2024
Emerging trends in digitization, intelligence, and low-carbon transition have significantly affected China's oil and gas pipeline development strategies. Emerging technology has resulted in significant...
Fire characteristics of conveyor belt under mixed combustion conditions of coal and conveyor belt
Available online 19 March 2026
This paper employs thermogravimetric analysis to investigate the combustion characteristics of different mixes of conveyor belt materials and coal. The results show that the process of mixed combustion...
The relationship between natural resource rents and environmental performance: Can information and communication technology mitigate the "resource curse"?
June 2025
The study explores the "resource curse," with a focus on how information and communication technology (ICT) moderates the relationship between environmental performance (EP) and natural resource rents...
Indoor air pollution in traditional fish smokehouses in Abuesi, Ghana: Health and environmental implications
December 2025
Smokehouses play a vital role in several communities, while their environmental and health impacts remain largely unaddressed. Inside these confined spaces, the combination of intense heat, limited...