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The Role of Supply Chain Management in Healthcare Waste Management: A Scoping Review on Reverse Logistics, Inventory Control, and Environmental Health Impacts

Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 3, September 2026.
Efficient healthcare waste management relies on good supply chain systems to reduce health and environmental risks. This review found that weak policies, poor infrastructure, and limited investment impede progress. Strengthening regulations, training staff, using technology, and involving the public are key to safer, more sustainable handling and ...
Sikhanyiselwe Nkomo, Maasago Mercy Sepadi, Kabelo Kgarosi, Evans Duah, Kuhlula Maluleke   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploratory Analysis of Sustainable Consumption and Production Factors in Services: Insights From Four Case Studies Using Interpretive Structural Modeling

Sustainable Development, Volume 34, Issue 5, Page 6408-6450, September 2026.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how 14 sustainable consumption and production (SCP) factors interact across four service categories—Mass Service, Professional Service, Service Factory, and Service Shop—using interpretive structural modeling (ISM). ISM enables the identification and hierarchical classification of interdependencies among SCP factors in ...
Amanda Duarte Feitosa, Fagner José Coutinho de Melo, André Philippi Gonzaga de Albuquerque, Naia Antunis de Rezende, Denise Dumke de Medeiros   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A DeSci-Driven Blockchain Framework for AI-Augmented Healthcare Research. [PDF]

Blockchain Healthc Today
Singh G, Haroon M, Fatima N, Afsaruddin, Ahmad T, Husain M, Huda M.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Nexus Between Circular Economy and Sustainable Supply Chain Management: PRISMA Methodology

Sustainable Development, Volume 34, Issue 5, Page 7456-7490, September 2026.
ABSTRACT The intersection of sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) and circular economy (CE) has attracted increasing academic and practical attention, emphasizing the need for integrated sustainability approaches. This study employs the PRISMA protocol and conceptualizes the CE–SSCM relationship as a dynamic system in which internal capabilities,
Feriel Barkaoui, Khaled Ben abdallah
wiley   +1 more source

Lightweight Privacy-Preserving Blockchain Framework for Healthcare: A Simulation-Based Approach to Reducing Computational Overhead. [PDF]

Blockchain Healthc Today
Ahmed MA, Sameer MAA, Chaurasia MA, Nallusamy S.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Maximizing the Economic, Environmental, and Social Impact of the Metaverse

Thunderbird International Business Review, Volume 68, Issue 5, Page 677-690, September/October 2026.
ABSTRACT The metaverse is a transformative digital ecosystem with the potential to redefine economic, environmental, and social systems. This qualitative study examines how the metaverse and its enabling technologies—such as AR/VR, blockchain, and AI—might evolve to influence sustainability. Drawing on semi‐structured interviews with global experts and
Alessandro Lanteri, Mark Esposito, Massimiliano Cappuccio   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Decentralized by Design, Centralized by Necessity: The Blockchain-Surveillance Dilemma. [PDF]

Blockchain Healthc Today
Mirzajani Harandi V.
europepmc   +1 more source

A Systematic Review and Taxonomy of Fall Detection in Geriatric Care: Current State, Challenges, and Applications

WIREs Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery, Volume 16, Issue 3, September 2026.
Overview of fall‐detection approaches and technologies in geriatric care. ABSTRACT This systematic review provides a critical examination of fall detection (FD) technologies in geriatric care, analyzing both technological innovations and implementation challenges across diverse healthcare environments.
Hamid Ali, Ji Zhang, Xiaohui Tao, Raj Gururajan, Xujuan Zhou, Yuquan Gan, Josh Jia‐Ching Ying   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Blockchain-enabled digital twin systems in healthcare: a systematic scoping review of architectural integration, privacy, governance, ethical challenges, and regulatory solutions under GDPR and HIPAA. [PDF]

Front Digit Health
Shaikh MF, Hassan SH, Shamsi J, Maccaro A, Piaggio D.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Consumer Behavior Analysis in Digital Marketing Using AI and Big Data Analytics: A Narrative Review and Methodological Taxonomy

WIREs Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery, Volume 16, Issue 3, September 2026.
AI and Big Data in Consumer Behavior Analysis. ABSTRACT The rapid expansion of digital consumer data has challenged traditional approaches to understanding behavior in digital marketing. Existing reviews often focus on individual methods and give limited guidance on how analytical techniques compare or how they should be selected for specific marketing
Leonidas Theodorakopoulos, Alexandra Theodoropoulou   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source