Exploring a minimal Convolutional Linear-Regression Model for Urban Land Surface Temperature estimation by Matteo Piccardo, Emanuele Massaro, Luca Caporaso, Alessandro Cescatti, Grégory Duveiller

“…Satellite-derived land surface temperature (LST) is valuable for this task, but current technologies face a trade-off between spatial resolution and revisit frequency, leading to gaps in high resolution thermal data. While numerous methods for downscaling coarse resolution imagery exist, their increasing complexity and variability make it challenging to standardize accuracy and identify key improvement factors. …”
Get full text

Large variability of nitrate load estimated from sparse measurements by typical methods in Atlantic Canada by Kang Liang, Kang Liang, Yefang Jiang, Keith Fuller, Marcos Cordeiro, Xuesong Zhang, Junyu Qi, Xiaoyuan Geng, Tao Liu, Qian Zhang, Mohammad Amir Azimi, Fan-Rui Meng

“…At the land management decision level, reducing nitrate leaching requires knowledge of nitrate loading over time and location, the complexity of which is amplified by limited data availability, especially in poorly gauged watersheds. …”
Get full text

Examples of Rupture Patterns of the 2023, Mw 7.8 Kahramanmaraş Surface-Faulting Earthquake, Türkiye by Stefano Pucci, Marco Caciagli, Raffaele Azzaro, Pio Di Manna, Anna Maria Blumetti, Valerio Poggi, Paolo Marco De Martini, Riccardo Civico, Rosa Nappi, Elif Ünsal, Orhan Tatar

“…The comprehensive and detailed field survey allowed characterizing the structural framework and geometric complexity of the surface faulting, ensuring accurate offset measurements and the reliable interpretation of both morphological and geometric features.…”
Get full text

Academic project management: Lean Thinking applied in a higher education department in the city of Puebla, an approach for efficiency and quality by Jorge Rosete-Espinosa, Crishelen Kurezyn-Díaz, Giovanni Chávez-Melo

“…This organizational complexity creates communication gaps between departments, raising operational costs and compromising customer satisfaction. …”
Get full text

Mindfulness Approach and the Redefined Analysis Model of Conflict the Case Study of the Ukraine Conflict by Manh-Cuong Nguyen, Kaddour Chelabi, Safia Anjum, Sushma Kumari, Svitlana Samoylenko, Kangwa Silwizya, Tran Nghiem

“…To address the gaps in previous studies, this paper explores the integration of mindfulness approaches in understanding and tackling the Ukraine conflict. …”
Get full text

The Problems of Matching Objectives, Instruments, and Financial Flows in Regional Policy by N. E. Barbashova, Yu. V. Gerasimova

“…The authors came to the conclusion that the successful implementation of regional policy is hampered by the problems associated with the incompleteness and inconsistency of the system of strategic planning documents, the lack of interdepartmental coordination, the redundancy of the number of incentive mechanisms, the complexity of managing financial flows from various sources, and the gaps in information support. …”
Get full text

Unsupervised Classification and Remaining Useful Life Prediction for Turbofan Engines Using Autoencoders and Gaussian Mixture Models: A Comprehensive Framework for Predictive Maint... by Tomasz Lodygowski, Slawomir Szrama

“…A detailed mathematical foundation, implementation in MATLAB, and empirical validation are provided alongside discussions on hyperparameter tuning, computational complexity, and comparative analysis with traditional methods. …”
Get full text

Corporate Foresight in Multinational Business Strategies by Alexey Bereznoy

“…The author directly connects the recent rise of corporate foresight with MNCs’ growing need to fill the gaps in traditional corporate strategic management, which struggles with the challenges of today’s global turbulent business-environment (known as VUCA world characterised by unprecedented volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity). …”
Get full text

Unraveling Plecoptera Diversity in Two Protected Areas of Argentine Patagonia by TÁCIO DUARTE, GABRIEL M. MARTIN, DANIELLE ANJOS-SANTOS, PABLO PESSACQ

“…Cluster analyses revealed faunal affinities across ecosystem complexes, and richness estimators (Jack1, Jack2, and Chao2) highlighted knowledge gaps. …”
Get full text

Color correction methods for underwater image enhancement: A systematic literature review. by Yong Lin Lai, Tan Fong Ang, Uzair Aslam Bhatti, Chin Soon Ku, Qi Han, Lip Yee Por

“…This review consolidates the current knowledge, providing a taxonomy of methods while identifying critical research gaps. It emphasizes the need to improve adaptability across diverse underwater conditions and reduce computational complexity for real-time applications. …”
Get full text

Implementation challenges of telerobotics in the infectious disease department in Iran: An integrated methodological approach by Farkhondeh Asadi, Mahrokh Anvari, Nahid Ramezan Ghorbani, Azam Sabahi

“…Results: The key challenges in implementing telerobotics in infectious disease departments include technological issues such as inadequate equipment, infrastructure complexity, and data security; organizational barriers like the lack of support from hospital CEOs and the absence of training programs; cultural resistance due to negative past experiences with technology; strategic gaps, including insufficient legal support and incentives; and performance limitations, particularly the inability to establish direct visual contact with patients. …”
Get full text

Applications and Competitive Advantages of Data Mining and Business Intelligence in SMEs Performance: A Systematic Review by Shao V. Tsiu, Mfanelo Ngobeni, Lesley Mathabela, Bonginkosi Thango

“…Despite these advancements, SMEs encounter barriers such as technological complexity, high implementation costs, and substantial skills gaps, impeding effective utilization. …”
Get full text

Review of Fault Detection and Diagnosis Methods in Power Plants: Algorithms, Architectures, and Trends by Camelia Adela Maican, Cristina Floriana Pană, Daniela Maria Pătrașcu-Pană, Virginia Maria Rădulescu

“…Fault detection and diagnosis (FDD) in power plant systems is a rapidly evolving field driven by the increasing complexity of industrial infrastructure and the demand for reliability, safety, and predictive maintenance. …”
Get full text

Circular business models: A state-of-the-art systematic literature review and future opportunities by Md Tasbirul Islam, Mahbuba Imroz Khan, Amjad Ali

“…By analyzing enabling factors (e.g., innovation, stakeholder collaboration, institutional support) and barriers (e.g., regulatory gaps, cost burdens, lack of awareness), this review advances the understanding of CBM adoption and implementation complexity. …”
Get full text

Strengthening open disclosure in maternity services in the English NHS: the DISCERN realist evaluation study by Mary Adams, Natalie Sanford, Charlotte Bevan, Maria Booker, Julie Hartley, Alexander Heazell, Elsa Montgomery, Maureen Treadwell, Jane Sandall

“…Realist approaches are theory-driven and designed for investigation of complex social interventions. They consider if and how an intervention works in different circumstances from the perspectives of different people. …”
Get full text

The Circular Kitchen by Bas Jansen

“…Dissertation Goals To address the gaps identified in the previous section, this research has a design goal and research goals. …”
Get full text

A Framework for Risk-Energy Aware Service-Level Agreement Provisioning (RESP) for Computing the Quickest Path by Ashutosh Sharma, Rajiv Kumar

“…The proposed risk-energy aware SLA provisioning (RESP) system model incorporates the research gaps of the existing risk assessment models in the literature without any increase in time complexity. …”
Get full text

The Need for Ecohydrological Research in Brazilian Mountains: the Case of the Serra da Mantiqueira Range by Mateus Ricardo Nogueira Vilanova

“…I do not intend to present an exhaustive approach to the hydrology/ecohydrology of Brazilian mountains, since this is not possible, given their complexity and heterogeneity. Therefore, I propose to debate and illustrate this theme, to point knowledge gaps, and to propose a research agenda to contribute to the understanding of the water/ecosystem interactions in Brazilian mountains.…”
Get full text

Religion, media, and democracy in the Nordic countries: A scoping review of empirical research 2011–2024 by Pyrhönen Niko, Tiusanen Kaisa

“…The studies commonly focus on practices through which mainstream media underplays religious complexity and reproduces tensions between democratic ideals, such as freedom of religion and freedom of speech. …”
Get full text

Pendred syndrome: Advances in diagnostics and unresolved therapeutic challenges by Olga Domańska, Kinga Brzdęk, Michał Brzdęk, Szymon Wiśniewski, Wiktor Baran

“…Pendred syndrome remains a condition characterised by numerous complexities and unresolved aspects despite significant advancements in understanding its aetiology and clinical manifestations. …”
Get full text