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View article: Achieving scalable and decentralized blockchain systems: a filecoin-based solution to the blockchain trilemma
Achieving scalable and decentralized blockchain systems: a filecoin-based solution to the blockchain trilemma Open
With the growing demand for blockchain technology, the deployment of various applications has highlighted the critical chal- lenge of balancing scalability, security, and decentralization—termed the blockchain trilemma. To ensure blockchai…
View article: Integrating Machine Learning for Propensity Score Matching and Causal Inference: A Causal Forest Approach to Assessing the Impact of Maternal Education on Antenatal Care Utilization
Integrating Machine Learning for Propensity Score Matching and Causal Inference: A Causal Forest Approach to Assessing the Impact of Maternal Education on Antenatal Care Utilization Open
Background While maternal education is linked to antenatal care (ANC) use, its causal effect remains uncertain. This study applies a machine learning approach, Causal Forests, to estimate the causal impact of maternal education on adequate…
View article: Effect of Teacher Shortage in Basic Subjects on Medical Education in Bangladesh
Effect of Teacher Shortage in Basic Subjects on Medical Education in Bangladesh Open
Background: Medical college teachers now not only provide information but also guide students to validate and identify key issues relevant to their future practice. However, a shortage of teachers in basic medical science subjects is a sig…
View article: Climate Resilient Development for Agriculture and Pathways for Gender Inclusivity
Climate Resilient Development for Agriculture and Pathways for Gender Inclusivity Open
This study introduces a new concept and framework called Climate Resilient Development for Agriculture (CRDA) to serve as a roadmap for agricultural transformation in the face of climate change. It also explores how to address gender inequ…
View article: A Lightweight Hybrid Random Number Generator With Dynamic Entropy Injection
A Lightweight Hybrid Random Number Generator With Dynamic Entropy Injection Open
This paper presents a lightweight hybrid random number generator (HRNG), implemented and evaluated on a Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA). The proposed design enhances security and randomness by synergizing jitter and metastability usin…
View article: Assessing “Invisible Loss” During Medium-Term Earthquake Recovery: The Case of Indonesia's 2016 Aceh Earthquakes
Assessing “Invisible Loss” During Medium-Term Earthquake Recovery: The Case of Indonesia's 2016 Aceh Earthquakes Open
This study presents the results of a medium-term assessment of earthquake recovery, aiming to measure non-economic welfare losses resulting from the indirect impacts of earthquakes. While most earthquake assessments concentrate on the econ…
View article: Eravacycline, the First and Unique Fluorocycline Antibacterial Agent
Eravacycline, the First and Unique Fluorocycline Antibacterial Agent Open
Fluorocycline has been approved for the treatment of complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAIs) caused by gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria in nosocomial infections. Especially, eravacycline is a unique synthetic fluorocycline a…
View article: Benefits, costs and enabling conditions to achieve ‘water for all’ in rural and remote Australia
Benefits, costs and enabling conditions to achieve ‘water for all’ in rural and remote Australia Open
Australia will not meet Sustainable Development Goal target 6.1, to “achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all” by 2030, unless water service provision is improved to hundreds of small (less than …
View article: Australia’s Black Summer wildfires recovery: A difference-in-differences analysis using nightlights
Australia’s Black Summer wildfires recovery: A difference-in-differences analysis using nightlights Open
This study examines how communities of New South Wales (NSW), Australia, recovered from the extreme wildfire event of 2019–2020 (i.e., the Black Summer fires). Using monthly night-time radiance as an indicator of economic activity in a geo…
View article: The impact of an improvement in the quality and reliability of rural residential electricity supply on clean cooking fuel adoption: Evidence from six energy poor Indian states
The impact of an improvement in the quality and reliability of rural residential electricity supply on clean cooking fuel adoption: Evidence from six energy poor Indian states Open
We present the first evidence of the causal effect of the quality and reliability of residential electricity supply on clean cooking fuel adoption and use in rural areas of six energy poor Indian states using household-level panel data fro…
View article: Estimating root-zone soil moisture from gamma radiation monitoring data
Estimating root-zone soil moisture from gamma radiation monitoring data Open
Root-zone soil moisture (RZSM) information is valuable in a wide range of applications, including weather forecasting, hydrological and land surface modeling, and agricultural production. However, there is still a lack of sensing informati…
View article: A Survey on Hardware Security: Current Trends and Challenges
A Survey on Hardware Security: Current Trends and Challenges Open
Hardware security has become a critical concern due to the globalization of the Integrated Circuit (IC) supply chain and the complex network connections of computing-intensive devices. Hardware security is essential in the modern world, as…
View article: A Gender-Sensitive Earthquake Recovery Assessment Using Administrative and Satellite Data: The Case of Indonesia’s 2016 Aceh Earthquake
A Gender-Sensitive Earthquake Recovery Assessment Using Administrative and Satellite Data: The Case of Indonesia’s 2016 Aceh Earthquake Open
This study assesses the medium-term recovery of women at the village level after the 2016 Aceh earthquake and explains how satellite and administrative data can be used to better identify how to target assistance after a disaster. The stud…
View article: A Study on Outcome of Wide Local Excision in Chronic Granulomatous Mastitis
A Study on Outcome of Wide Local Excision in Chronic Granulomatous Mastitis Open
Background: Granulomatous mastitis can be divided into idiopathic granulomatous mastitis and granulomatous mastitis occurring as a rare secondary complication of a great variety of other conditions such as tuberculosis and other infections…
View article: Impact of clean cooking fuel adoption on women’s welfare in India: the mediating role of women’s autonomy
Impact of clean cooking fuel adoption on women’s welfare in India: the mediating role of women’s autonomy Open
While the health and environmental benefits of adopting clean cooking fuel are widely documented in the literature, the immediate and direct benefit—women’s time-saving for fuel collection/preparation and cooking—has received little or no …
View article: Potential toxic elements in sediment and fishes of an important fish breeding river in Bangladesh: a preliminary study for ecological and health risks assessment
Potential toxic elements in sediment and fishes of an important fish breeding river in Bangladesh: a preliminary study for ecological and health risks assessment Open
Indexical appraisal of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in sediment and fish of riverine ecosystem give valuable information for environmental management. In this research, PTEs were measured in sediment and soft tissues of six fish speci…
View article: Is off-grid residential solar power inclusive? Solar power adoption, energy poverty, and social inequality in India
Is off-grid residential solar power inclusive? Solar power adoption, energy poverty, and social inequality in India Open
With India's soaring energy demand and inadequate access to grid electricity in rural areas, off-grid solar power is a potential alternative for tackling India's energy poverty and inequality. However, little knowledge exists on: (1) the s…
View article: IRIS RECOGNITION USING SUPERVISED REGULARIZED MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALING
IRIS RECOGNITION USING SUPERVISED REGULARIZED MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALING Open
Iris Recognition is regarded as the most reliable and accurate biometric identification system available. In Iris Recognition, a person is identified by the iris region of the eye using image processing, pattern matching and the concept of…
View article: Do catastrophic floods change the gender division of labor? Panel data evidence from Pakistan
Do catastrophic floods change the gender division of labor? Panel data evidence from Pakistan Open
This study examines how large-scale environmental shocks alter the gender division of labor in traditional rural societies. Using individual-level time allocation data from the Pakistan Rural Household Panel Survey 2012, 2013, and 2014, I …
View article: Increasing smallholder farmers’ market participation through technology adoption in rural Timor‐Leste
Increasing smallholder farmers’ market participation through technology adoption in rural Timor‐Leste Open
This study examines the role of high‐yielding maize varieties as one of the key drivers of smallholder farmers’ market participation in a highly subsistence rural economy. The analysis is based on the End‐of‐Program Survey data collected b…
View article: Do fires discriminate? Socio-economic disadvantage, wildfire hazard exposure and the Australian 2019–20 ‘Black Summer’ fires
Do fires discriminate? Socio-economic disadvantage, wildfire hazard exposure and the Australian 2019–20 ‘Black Summer’ fires Open
We examine the relationship between socio-economic disadvantage and exposure to environmental hazard with data from the catastrophic 2019–2020 Australian wildfires (Black Summer) that burnt at least 19 million hectares, thousands of buildi…
View article: Do Fires Discriminate? Socio-Economic Disadvantage, Wildfire Hazard Exposure and the Australian 2019–20 ‘Black Summer’ Fires
Do Fires Discriminate? Socio-Economic Disadvantage, Wildfire Hazard Exposure and the Australian 2019–20 ‘Black Summer’ Fires Open
We examine the relationship between socio-economic disadvantage and exposure to environmental hazard with data from the catastrophic 2019–2020 Australian wildfires (Black Summer) that burnt at least 19 million hectares, thousands of buildi…