Challenges and opportunities of remotely working from home during Covid-19 pandemic
2021
The demand of online remote working from home significantly increased in 2020/21 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This unforeseen situation has forced individuals and organisations to rapidly train employees...
The new generation of cosmetics packaging: A paradigm shift
2025
The growing environmental and health concerns surrounding conventional cosmetic packaging demand urgent attention. This work proposes a paradigm shift in cosmetic packaging by introducing the concept...
Addressing scandals and greenwashing in carbon offset markets: A framework for reform
2025
Voluntary carbon markets (VCMs) are becoming increasingly central to corporate climate strategies and global emissions reduction efforts. However, recent carbon scandals and greenwashing controversies...
Interplay between poverty, poverty eradication and sustainable development: A semi-systematic literature review
2025
This research aims to identify the most appropriate analytical tools for future poverty and sustainable development analysis, whether quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods. It also aims to determine...
The significance of emotional intelligence in academic stress, resilience, and safe transition from high school to university: An SEM analysis among Northern Emirati university students
2025
Emotional intelligence and resilience empower students in the academic settings to face and overcome the challenges that comes with demanding academic tasks and social pressure....
Development of an IoT based real-time traffic monitoring system for city governance
2020
A significant amount of research work carried out on traffic management systems, but intelligent traffic monitoring is still an active research topic due to the emerging technologies such as the Internet...
Benefits and impact of technology-enhanced learning applications in higher education in Middle East and North Africa: A systematic review
2025
Technology-enhanced learning (TEL) uses digital tools and technologies to improve learning experiences by addressing educational challenges such as accessibility, equity, and quality. There is evidence...
Exploring the nexus: Comparing and aligning Planetary Health, One Health, and EcoHealth
2024
The interconnectedness between humans and ecosystems highlights the need to protect ecosystems for the well-being of humans and the environment. This has led to the emergence of holistic and interdisciplinary...
Do the Olympics impact CO2 emissions? A cross-national analysis
2024
In recent decades scholars and practitioners have grown concerned about the sustainability of mega sporting events, such as the Olympics. While there has been much debate concerning the carbon footprint...
Measuring regenerative economics: 10 principles and measures undergirding systemic economic health
2019
Applying network science concepts and methods to economic systems is not a new idea. In the last few decades, however, advances in non-equilibrium thermodynamics (i.e., self-organizing, open, dissipative,...
Development and evaluation of an artificial intelligence (AI) -assisted chest x-ray diagnostic system for detecting, diagnosing, and monitoring tuberculosis
2025
To develop an artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted chest x-ray diagnostic system for the detection, differential diagnosis, and follow-up of tuberculosis (TB), and prove its usefulness....
Cancer as a global health crisis with deep evolutionary roots
2024
The global burden of cancer incidence, deaths and economic costs is steadily increasing since several decades. Despite a massive allocation of research funds since the 1970s, no significant (in terms...
Enhanced machine learning models for accurate breast cancer mammogram classification
2025
Breast cancer has now become the leading cancer type in Indian urban regions surpassing cervical cancer. The imperfect nature of current diagnostic techniques calls for more dependable assessment methods...
Traditional postpartum customs in modern urban Chinese women and its association with dietary quality
2022
Traditional Chinese customs practicing in postpartum yield mixed results on maternal health. The objectives of this study are 1) to depict the postpartum customs in Chinese lactating women in varied...
From emissions to emotions: Exploring the impact of climate change on happiness across 140 countries
2024
This study examines the relationship between climate change and happiness using panel data from 140 countries between 2008 and 2020. We investigate whether greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions—specifically...
The Intelligent Infectious Disease Active Surveillance and early warning system in China: An application of dengue prevention and control
2024
Utilizing advanced information technologies such as big data and artificial intelligence (AI), China has established and implemented the Intelligent Infectious Disease Active Surveillance and Early...
The normative values of vertical jump and sit-and-reach in a large general Chinese population aged 8–80 years: The China National Health Survey
2023
The normative values of vertical jump (VJ) and sit-and-reach (SR) for Chinese people are still unclear. We aimed to determine these values and their correlations with body composition using data from...
The ‘Triangle Model’ theory for prevention and control of newly emerging infectious diseases: Definition, characteristics, and experience in China
2023
Newly emerging infectious diseases are vital issues that impact global health, social stability, economic development, and national security. While infectious disease prevention and control is a highly...
Global impact of population aging on vision loss prevalence: A population-based study
2024
Vision loss is a leading cause of healthy life loss in late adulthood. We aimed to comprehensively examine the impact of population aging on vision loss prevalence worldwide....
Navigating climate change impacts on agricultural productivity, food and human health security in developing countries
2025
This study examines climate change impacts on agricultural productivity and human health across 20 developing countries (2000–2020) using Panel Autoregressive Distributed Lag (Panel-ARDL) methodology....
Industrial revitalization via industry 4.0 – A comparative policy analysis among China, Germany and the USA
2019
In the second decade of the 21st century, rapid proliferation of technology and intensified global competition have created a sense of urgency for governments of developed and developing nations alike...
The prospects for ‘green steel’ making in a net-zero economy: A UK perspective
2021
Steel products are widely used in the construction industry and for the development of infrastructure projects, because they are versatile, durable, and affordable. Energy demand and ‘greenhouse gas’...
Impacts of hot and cold nights on mental disorders: A three-stage nationwide hospital-based time-series study with 1.2 million patients in China
2024
Climate change has shifted and will continue to alter the patterns of daytime and nighttime temperatures. However, it remains unclear whether hot days and nights, as well as cold days and nights, have...
The European Union’s post-pandemic strategies for public health, economic recovery, and social resilience
2023
The European Union has implemented various strategies and policies to mitigate the effects of the coronavirus-19 pandemic and promote recovery. This article reviews the European Union’s response and...
Water and sanitation access shapes cholera burden in low- and middle-income countries
2025
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG) include targets for safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), which are critical in preventing cholera, a persistent health threat...