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This article examines how floodwater can become a driver of urban resilience in Addis Ababa. Focusing on the Upper Kebena River basin, the study analyzes how rapid urbanization, steep geomorphology, low- infiltration soi...

Public service organisations, particularly universities, lack structured methods to evaluate their operational readiness for digital transformation, hindering strategic planning in the Industry 4.0 era. This paper addres...

Urbanization and climate change are rapidly transforming metropolitan environments, posing serious challenges to sustainable development, climate resilience, and disaster risk management, Among these challenges, concern,...

Decision Support Systems (DSS) are widely recognized as important tools supporting decision making processes, quite little adopted yet to support sustainable spatial and mobility planning, despite a wide range of literat...

The deposition of fat, oil, and grease (FOG) from food service and residential sources in sewer pipes causes frequent blockages, sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs), and high maintenance costs, mainly due to saponification r...

This study aims to test the effectiveness of sawdust as an alternative fuel to replace coal in a 50 MW power plant in an effort to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and have a negative impact on the environment. The use ...

Abstract Concrete production’s environmental impact has driven the use of supplementary cementitious materials like sawdust ash (SDA) and admixtures such as Conplast to enhance sustainability and performance. This stud...

The discovery of oil in the late 1950s marked a turning point for the United Arab Emirates, as it transformed into a global metropolis, breaking regional and international records in urban development and infrastructure ...

Energy consumption and the utilization of sustainable energy sources are of great importance for the economic independence and environmental stability of nations. Turkey, as a country heavily dependent on energy imports,...

For the expansive soils of Nanning in Guangxi province of China different drying environments are acquired to test the shrinking characteristics and water retention by setting different temperature and humidity condition...

As the Internet of Things (IoT) in critical information infrastructure rapidly scales up, its widespread deployment in sectors such as energy, transportation, and industry is introducing unprecedented security challenges...

Regional economic growth drives significant land-use changes, impacting urban development, resource allocation, and ecological networks. Challenges such as climate change, ecological degradation, and land-use-ecology con...

Access to reliable and sustainable power generation in remote areas is a critical challenge faced by many regions worldwide. In such areas, hybrid energy systems integrating solar, wind, and battery components have emerg...

The main objectives of this study are to enhance the power extraction of photovoltaic (PV) systems under rapidly changing ecological circumstances using Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) and to improve the power qualit...

Forest growth and yield projection is essential for sustainable forest management planning. In Brazil, the Clutter model is widely applied for yield forecasting and commonly achieves prediction errors below 10%. However,...

Smart environments play a crucial role in achieving sustainable development goals, particularly those related to environmental protection and public health. In recent years, environmental degradation caused by air and wa...

Abstract Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC) is increasingly used in modern construction because of its improved strength, durability, and versatility. This review analyses data from several research papers to evaluat...

Arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) like Marsabit and Isiolo Counties in Kenya face significant water scarcity, necessitating accurate mapping of surface water resources. Even with mostly dry and arid conditions in these re...

Soil erosion is a major problem, which has had adverse effects on the productivity of agriculture, the quality of water, and the sustainability of land in the long term, especially in semi-arid states of southern India. ...

Gold mining plays a central role in Ghana’s national economy. However, conventional exploration approaches, particularly within artisanal and small‑scale mining sectors, often rely on trial‑and‑error methods ...

Deep beams are an important element in infrastructure and offshore structures. This paper investigates the shear capacity of glass fiber reinforced polymer GFRP reinforced high-strength fibrous concrete deep beam. (12) s...

This paper presents an experimental investigation on the behavior of steel fiber reinforced concrete deep beams at elevated temperature. Twelve reinforced concrete deep beams were cast and tested. The beams were tested u...

The management and operation of the power system would be significantly enhanced if accurate prior knowledge of power exchanges were provided, which could provide valuable insights into the system and help predict the re...

In recent years, Baghdad City has experienced a remarkable increase in the number of motorcyclists. Considerable numbers of motorcyclists are driving against the direction of traffic flow. This has had a negative impact ...