Results 31 to 40 of about 63,444 (245)

Appraisal of Nuclear Energy as an Alternative Option in South Africa’s Energy Scenario: A Multicriteria Analysis

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2021
South Africa is being confronted with an irregular power supply, leading to persistent load shedding due to aged and unreliable coal-fired power plants.
Solomon Eghosa Uhunamure   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Environmental urbanization assessment using gis and multicriteria decision analysis: a case study for Denizli (Turkey) municipal area [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
In recent years, life quality of the urban areas is a growing interest of civil engineering. Environmental quality is essential to display the position of sustainable development and asserts the corresponding countermeasures to the protection of ...
Akyol, Erdal   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

The American College of Rheumatology Updated Recommended Methods for Development of Disease Classification and Response Criteria

open access: yesArthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Disease classification criteria and response criteria are important tools in the conduct of observational studies and clinical trials for rheumatic diseases. This paper updates methodologic guidance for classification and response criteria funded, developed and/or endorsed by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), incorporating contemporary ...
Sindhu R. Johnson   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Elicitation of Key Factors to Support Information Technology Outsourcing in Technological Innovation Hubs: Applying a Multicriteria Analytical Framework

open access: yesInformation, 2023
This work presents an analytical framework for eliciting key factors for successful relationships between parties in information technology outsourcing (ITO) projects.
Thalles André Cabral Silva   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Operationalizing BioSSbD: A safe‐and‐sustainable‐by‐design framework for biorefineries

open access: yesBiofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.
Abstract Biorefineries are central to the transition toward a circular bioeconomy; however, their increasing scale and technological heterogeneity, and the integration of biological, chemical, and thermochemical processes introduce complex challenges related to safety, sustainability, and operational reliability. Existing Safe‐and‐Sustainable‐by‐Design
Fernando Ramonet
wiley   +1 more source

Barriers and Enablers of Circular Economy in Electrical and Electronic Equipment: A Systematic Literature Review

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rapid technological change, shorter lifecycles and rising demand for electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) are increasing waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and emphasise the need for a circular economy. This paper identifies barriers and enablers of the circular transition in EEE and outlines interventions.
Aya Abdelmeguid, Lucia Corsini
wiley   +1 more source

Decision map for spatial decision making in urban planning [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
In this paper, we introduce the concept of decision map and illustrate the way this new concept can be used effectively to support participation in spatial decision making and in urban planning. First, we start by introducing our spatial decision process
Chakhar, Salem   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Critical Success Factors for Enhancing the Circular Economy Performance of Last‐Mile Cold Chain Logistics Packaging for Urban Agricultural Products

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT With the increasing demand for high‐quality agricultural products, the agricultural cold‐chain logistics packaging (ACLP) industry faces significant environmental pressure and circular economy issues. This study analyzes the critical success factors (CSFs) that would enhance ACLP circular economy performance (CEP). The adversarial interpretive
Miao Su   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Practical Approach to Traffic Engineering using an Unsplittable Multicommodity Flow Problem with QoS Constraints

open access: yesJournal of Telecommunications and Information Technology, 2016
The paper presents a practical approach to calculating intra-domain paths within a domain of a content-aware network (CAN) that uses source routing. This approach was used in the prototype CAN constructed as a part of the Future Internet Engineering ...
Paweł M. Białoń
doaj   +1 more source

FLOOD VULNERABILITY IN BODVA RIVER BASIN IN SLOVAKIA [PDF]

open access: yesAerul şi Apa: Componente ale Mediului, 2015
The aim of the paper is to generate a composite map for decision makers using selected factors, mainly of natural character, causing floods. In the analyses, some of the causative factors for flooding in a catchment area are taken into account, such as ...
ZELENAKOVA MARTINA   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy