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From Bricks to Blocks: Designing a Framework for the Tokenization of Real Estate for DeFi

IEEE Access
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) promises to lay ground for a more open financial system enabled by blockchain technology. Therein, stablecoins have recently gained momentum as regulated and trusted payment instruments, increasingly adopted for cross-border ...
Tobias Kranz, Vincent Schaaf, Tobias Guggenberger, Jens Struker   +3 more
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Determining the Most Suitable Bus Model for the Urban Transportation Sector: A Hybrid Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Approach [PDF]

Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems
One of the key service elements of travel companies operating in the road transportation sector are passenger buses. Deciding to purchase a new bus requires managers to consider various aspects, complicating the decision-making process.
Hakan Murat Arslan, İsmail Durak, Ece Yavuzyilmaz   +2 more
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Recent Advances on Thermochromic Inks for Security Applications

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Thermochromic security inks have garnered interest in recent years as security elements for authentication, information encryption, and anti‐counterfeiting. This review outlines different types of thermochromic materials, how they have been developed as functional inks, and how advancements in property enhancement, sustainability, and printing ...
Duarte B. Oliveira, Andreia Araújo, Elvira Fortunato, Rodrigo Martins, Marta C. Corvo, Emanuel Carlos   +5 more
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Disrupting J‐Aggregation in Triazatruxene Dimers to Develop Responsive Luminescent Inks for Anti‐Counterfeiting Applications

Advanced Optical Materials, Volume 13, Issue 8, March 13, 2025.
This study investigates the stimulus‐responsive behavior of trialkylated triazatruxene dimers for third‐generation luminescent security inks. In particular, the derivative with flexible dodecyl chains displays high‐contrast, reversible color changes upon heating or shear, driven by liquid crystalline phase transitions and involving J ...
Raúl Martín, Marcelo Echeverri, Francisco González, Alicia de Andrés, M. Carmen Ruiz Delgado, Alberto Concellón, José Luis Serrano, Berta Gómez‐Lor   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

White Light Generation From YAG:Ce‐Doped Phosphate Glass‐Based Composite Fibers

Advanced Optical Materials, EarlyView.
The first white‐light‐emitting composite fiber based on YAG:Ce3+ phosphors in phosphate glass is developed. The glass composition is custom‐engineered to enhance thermal stability and to match YAG:Ce3+ refractive index, ensuring composite transparency.
Khaldoon Nasser, Hùng Nguyên Trân, Arjun Vakkada Ramachandran, Mikko Närhi, Turkka Salminen, Catherine Boussard‐Plédel, Johann Troles, Tian‐Long Guo, Matthieu Roussey, Laeticia Petit   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring factors influencing university students’ intentions to use ChatGPT: analysing task-technology fit theory to enhance behavioural intentions in higher education

Future Business Journal
The increasing integration of AI technologies such as ChatGPT in educational systems calls for an in-depth understanding of the factors influencing students’ intentions to use these tools.
Yaser Hasan Al-Mamary, Adel Abdulmohsen Alfalah, Mohammad Mulayh Alshammari, Aliyu Alhaji Abubakar   +3 more
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From Design to Theory: Understanding the Evolution of Blockchain Research in Project Management

Administrative Sciences
This study presents a systematic literature review of 58 peer-reviewed publications on blockchain-based project management to examine the dominant research methods and theoretical approaches in the field.
Cherie Noteboom, Aravindh Sekar, Sai Neelima Seru   +2 more
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Challenges and Future Directions in Assessing the Quality and Completeness of Advanced Materials Safety Data for Re‐Usability: A Position Paper From the Nanosafety Community

Advanced Sustainable Systems, EarlyView.
Nanosafety data provide a guiding example for establishing best practices in data management, aligning with FAIR principles and quality criteria. This review explores existing quality assessment approaches for reliability, relevance, and completeness, emphasizing the need for harmonization and adaptation to nanomaterials and advanced materials. The aim
Verónica I. Dumit, Irini Furxhi, Penny Nymark, Antreas Afantitis, Ammar Ammar, Monica J. B. Amorim, Dalila Antunes, Svetlana Avramova, Chiara L. Battistelli, Gianpietro Basei, Cecilia Bossa, Emil Cimpan, Mihaela Roxana Cimpan, Dmitri Ciornii, Anna Costa, Camilla Delpivo, Maria Dusinska, Ana Sofia Fonseca, Steffi Friedrichs, Vasile‐Dan Hodoroaba, Danail Hristozov, Panagiotis Isigonis, Nina Jeliazkova, Nikolay Kochev, Eva Kranjc, Dieter Maier, Georgia Melagraki, Anastasios G. Papadiamantis, Tomasz Puzyn, Hubert Rauscher, Katie Reilly, Araceli Sánchez Jiménez, Janeck J. Scott‐Fordsmand, Neeraj Shandilya, Hyun Kil Shin, Gergana Tancheva, Jeaphianne P. M. van Rijn, Egon L. Willighagen, Ewelina Wyrzykowska, Martine I. Bakker, Damjana Drobne, Thomas E. Exner, Martin Himly, Iseult Lynch   +43 more
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Strategic Factors for Blockchain Implementation in Supply Chains

Administrative Sciences
This study identifies twelve critical factors influencing the successful implementation of Blockchain Technology (BCT) in supply chain processes, addressing the significant gap in understanding the practical and theoretical complexities of blockchain ...
Aravindh Sekar, Cherie Noteboom, Deb Tech   +2 more
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A Degradable Bioinspired Flier with Aerogel‐Based Colorimetric Sensors for Environmental Monitoring

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Biodegradable fliers are developed inspired by Tipuana tipu samaras, integrating cellulose nanocrystal aerogel (CNCa) sensors loaded with natural dyes for pH and ammonia detection. The lightweight, degradable fliers mimic natural morphology and aerodynamics, offering an eco‐friendly, scalable solution for in situ environmental monitoring after passive ...
Gianpaolo Gallo, Ruowen Tu, Carlo Filippeschi, Stefano Mariani, Barbara Mazzolai   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source