28 articles in this issue
Mohamed Achraf El youbi El idrissi, Loubna Laaouina, Adil Jeghal, Hamid Tairi and Moncef Zaki
Additive manufacturing (AM) technologies are growing more and more in the manufacturing industry; the increase in world energy consumption encourages the quantification and optimization of energy use in additive manufacturing processes. Orientation of the... see more
Edgars Edelmers, Dzintra Kazoka, Katrina Bolocko and Mara Pilmane
The choice of technique for the creation of a 3D digital human bone model from natural specimens has a critical impact on the final result and usability of the obtained model. The cornerstone factor in 3D modeling is the number of faces of polygon mesh, a... see more
Karishma M. Qureshi, Bhavesh G. Mewada, Saleh Y. Alghamdi, Naif Almakayeel, Mohamed Mansour and Mohamed Rafik N. Qureshi
Past research reveals that many lean implementation barriers hinder lean implementation in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Among many sectors, the manufacturing sector suffers more as it generates more waste while carrying out manufacturing pro... see more
Francesca Romana Cavallo, Christofer Toumazou and Konstantin Nikolic
The modern sedentary lifestyle is negatively influencing human health, and the current guidelines recommend at least 150 min of moderate activity per week. However, the challenge is how to measure human activity in a practical way. While accelerometers ar... see more
Shahryar Sorooshian, Shila Khademi Sharifabad, Mehrdad Parsaee and Ali Reza Afshari
Last-mile delivery (LMD) is essential in supply chains, and providers of logistics services are aware that they must adapt to changing customer and society expectations, competition challenges, and modern technologies. In light of the importance of artifi... see more
Eduarda Sofia Bastos, Rui Pedro Duarte, Francisco Alexandre Marinho, Roman Rudenko, Hanna Vitaliyivna Denysyuk, Norberto Jorge Gonçalves, Eftim Zdravevski, Carlos Albuquerque, Nuno M. Garcia and Ivan Miguel Pires
Cardiac diseases have increased over the years; thus, it is essential to predict their possible signs. Accurate prediction efficiently treats the patient’s medical history before the attack occurs. Sensors available in commonly used devices may strive for... see more
Aayushi Chaudhari, Chintan Bhatt, Achyut Krishna and Pier Luigi Mazzeo
In several fields nowadays, automated emotion recognition has been shown to be a highly powerful tool. Mapping different facial expressions to their respective emotional states is the main objective of facial emotion recognition (FER). In this study, faci... see more
Najm Us Sama, Kartinah Zen, Mamoona Humayun, Noor Zaman Jhanjhi and Atiq Ur Rahman
The wireless body sensor network (WBSN) is a wireless communication that might enable 24/7 patient monitoring and health findings through the online platform. Although BSN design is becoming simpler, building a secure BSN seems to be more challenging than... see more
Emmanuel Karapidakis, George Konstantinidis, Nectarios Vidakis and Sofia Yfanti
Large sports centers are characterized by special energy demand profiles compared to other facilities. The aim of this work is to assess the economic investment of photovoltaics (PVs) on a sport center microgrid using different charging methods and by eff... see more
Adrián Sánchez, Rosa María Woo, Roberto Carlos Salas, Francisco López, Esther Guadalupe Narvaez, Agustín Lagunes and Carlos Arturo Torres
Several kinds of research conclude that the level of digital competence of students is mainly oriented to their daily activities. Therefore, we present the current paper which seeks to determine the impact of implementing a blended learning course designe... see more
Koki Yoshioka and Hiroshi Dozono
When analyzing high-dimensional data with many elements, a data visualization that maps the data onto a low-dimensional space is often performed. By visualizing the data, humans can intuitively understand the structure of the data in the high-dimensional ... see more
Behrouz Zolfaghari and Takeshi Koshiba
The recent literature reveals a dichotomy formed by a coevolution between cryptography and Artificial Intelligence (AI). This dichotomy consists of two sides, namely Crypto-Influenced AI (CIAI) and AI-Influenced Cryptography (AIIC). While it is pertinent ... see more
Bruno Ferreira da Costa Borba, Ana Paula Henriques de Gusmão, Thárcylla Rebecca Negreiros Clemente and Thyago Celso Cavalcante Nepomuceno
Planning and defining places for the installation of police facilities are fundamental to improving the public security service in the urban space. Geographic Information Systems connecting the spatial distribution of police occurrences, budgetary restric... see more
Molly Dewis and Thiago Viana
Using technology to prevent cyber-attacks has allowed organisations to somewhat automate cyber security. Despite solutions to aid organisations, many are susceptible to phishing and spam emails which can make an unwanted impact if not mitigated. Traits th... see more
Li-Chia Chang and Jeih-Weih Hung
This study proposes a novel robust speech feature extraction technique to improve speech recognition performance in noisy environments. This novel method exploits the information provided by the original acoustic model in the automatic speech recognition ... see more
Estevão Ananias and Pedro Dinis Gaspar
The evolution of information technology and the great advances in artificial intelligence are leading to a level of automation that has never been reached before. A large part of this level of automation is due to the use of robotics, which in turn ends u... see more
Suebsakul Tonjang and Natcha Thawesaengskulthai
To thrive, an organization must adapt to the fast and constant change in the economic environment caused by an aging society, technological changes, and the pandemic crisis. Innovation becomes important for the adaptation of industries. Healthcare is one ... see more
Sergio Arciniegas-Alarcón, Marisol García-Peña and Wojtek J. Krzanowski
Several statistical techniques for analyzing data matrices use lower rank approximations to these matrices, for which, in general, the appropriate rank must first be estimated depending on the objective of the study. The estimation can be conducted by cro... see more
Evaldo A. Rodrigues, Daniel G. Costa, Francisco Junior, Leila T. B. L. Dantas, Gustavo De-Deus, Marco Simões-Carvalho and Emmanuel J. N. L. Silva
Endodontic reciprocating motors are largely used to support a series of procedures in dentistry treatments, useful for those different circular movement patterns. In the last years, different motors have been available on the market, with varying costs an... see more
Athil S. Al-Ezzi and Mohamed Nainar M. Ansari
Employing sunlight to produce electrical energy has been demonstrated to be one of the most promising solutions to the world’s energy crisis. The device to convert solar energy to electrical energy, a solar cell, must be reliable and cost-effective to com... see more
Aljazzi Fetais, Galal M. Abdella, Khalifa N. Al-Khalifa and Abdel Magid Hamouda
Business process reengineering (BPR) has been widely known for its effectiveness in generating chances for organizational improvement. Understanding and modeling the relationship between the factors that contribute to the BPR and organizational culture (O... see more
Dimitrios Piromalis and Antreas Kantaros
A newly introduced term in the field of simulating an artificial or physical system is that of the “Digital Twin” concept method. It employs a digital representation and modeling method, capable of expanding and improving the life cycle of complex items, ... see more
Fernanda Schmitd Villaschi, José Pedro Carvalho and Luís Bragança
Urban planning is a valuable tool for growth control and city development, both to maintain the local urban identity and provide life quality for inhabitants. To regulate it, local governments have defined standards for a proper city’s growth through muni... see more
Domenica Costantino, Gabriele Vozza, Massimiliano Pepe and Vincenzo Saverio Alfio
The aim of the research was to evaluate the performance of smartphone depth sensors (Time of Flight Camera(ToF) and Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR)) from Android (Huawei P30 Pro) and iOS (iPhone 12 Pro and iPAD 2021 Pro) devices in order to build a 3D... see more
Shahbaz Khan, Sadia Samar Ali and Rubee Singh
Organizations are transforming their linear models into circular models in order to become more sustainable. Remanufacturing is an essential element of the circular model; thus, there is an urgent need to adopt remanufacturing. It can offer organizations ... see more
In recent years, neural networks and cryptographic schemes have come together in war and peace; a cross-impact that forms a dichotomy deserving a comprehensive review study. Neural networks can be used against cryptosystems; they can play roles in cryptan... see more
Muyun Li, Haoyang Yan, Honglong Ning, Xinglin Li, Jinyao Zhong, Xiao Fu, Tian Qiu, Dongxiang Luo, Rihui Yao and Junbiao Peng
For making full use of the discoloration function of electrochromic (EC) devices and better show the charge and discharge states of supercapacitors (SCs), electrochromic supercapacitors (ECSCs) have attracted much attention and expectations in recent year... see more
The Jin Ai and Ririn Diar Astanti
Due to the shortage and high cost of shipping containers, manufacturers that distribute products for worldwide customers must optimize their delivery. Commonly, they complete their delivery schedule first before creating the production schedule. This arti... see more