Research Radar

Academic Publication • Published Aug 25, 2024

Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment in Informal Settlements of the Global South: A Critical Review

This study investigated the climatic risks and vulnerabilities of informal settlements in the Global South, as well as the extent to which these risks impact the vulnerabilities. Using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-...

Academic Publication • Published Aug 24, 2024

Spatial multi-omics: deciphering technological landscape of integration of multi-omics and its applications

Academic Publication • Published Aug 23, 2024

Recent advances in Alzheimer’s disease: mechanisms, clinical trials and new drug development strategies

AbstractAlzheimer’s disease (AD) stands as the predominant form of dementia, presenting significant and escalating global challenges. Its etiology is intricate and diverse, stemming from a combination of factors such as aging, genetics, and enviro...

Academic Publication • Published Aug 23, 2024

Microbial Degradation of (Micro)plastics: Mechanisms, Enhancements, and Future Directions

Plastic wastes, widely distributed in the environment, can be transformed into microplastics, posing a huge threat to ecosystems and human health due to their stability and adsorbability to other toxic pollutants (e.g., heavy metals and antibiotic...

Academic Publication • Published Aug 23, 2024

Detection of microplastics in human tissues and organs: A scoping review

Academic Publication • Published Aug 22, 2024

Efficient photocatalytic degradation of diclofenac drug using the Zn1-x-yPrxAlyO photocatalyst under UV light irradiation

Academic Publication • Published Aug 22, 2024

Multi-channel electron transfer induced by polyvanadate in metal-organic framework for boosted peroxymonosulfate activation

Academic Publication • Published Aug 22, 2024

Liberal or Restrictive Transfusion Strategy in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury

Academic Publication • Published Aug 22, 2024

The New Economics of Industrial Policy

We discuss the considerable literature that has developed in recent years providing rigorous evidence on how industrial policies work. This literature is a significant improvement over the earlier generation of empirical work, which was largely co...

Academic Publication • Published Aug 22, 2024

From Organic Wastes to Bioenergy, Biofuels, and Value-Added Products for Urban Sustainability and Circular Economy: A Review

Energy is a crucial factor for urban development. Cities have a crucial role in climate change, as they use 2/3 of the world’s energy, producing 70% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In order to reduce the large ecological footprint of the utiliz...

Academic Publication • Published Aug 20, 2024

A Review on the Influence of Crystal Facets on the Product Selectivity of CO2RR over Cu Metal Catalysts

Academic Publication • Published Aug 20, 2024

GPT is an effective tool for multilingual psychological text analysis

The social and behavioral sciences have been increasingly using automated text analysis to measure psychological constructs in text. We explore whether GPT, the large-language model (LLM) underlying the AI chatbot ChatGPT, can be used as a tool fo...

Academic Publication • Published Aug 20, 2024

SOD-YOLO: Small-Object-Detection Algorithm Based on Improved YOLOv8 for UAV Images

The rapid development of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology has contributed to the increasing sophistication of UAV-based object-detection systems, which are now extensively utilized in civilian and military sectors. However, object detectio...

Academic Publication • Published Aug 19, 2024

Plastic Waste Recycling─A Chemical Recycling Perspective

Academic Publication • Published Aug 19, 2024

Multi-objective economic operation of smart distribution network with renewable-flexible virtual power plants considering voltage security index

Academic Publication • Published Aug 19, 2024

A Comprehensive Review of the Current Status of Smart Grid Technologies for Renewable Energies Integration and Future Trends: The Role of Machine Learning and Energy Storage Systems

The integration of renewable energy sources (RES) into smart grids has been considered crucial for advancing towards a sustainable and resilient energy infrastructure. Their integration is vital for achieving energy sustainability among all clean ...

Academic Publication • Published Aug 18, 2024

Large language models (LLMs): survey, technical frameworks, and future challenges

Academic Publication • Published Aug 18, 2024

A Novel Urban Heat Vulnerability Analysis: Integrating Machine Learning and Remote Sensing for Enhanced Insights

Rapid urbanization and climate change exacerbate the urban heat island effect, increasing the vulnerability of urban residents to extreme heat. Although many studies have assessed urban heat vulnerability, there is a significant lack of standardiz...

Academic Publication • Published Aug 16, 2024

Mechanism of antibacterial resistance, strategies and next-generation antimicrobials to contain antimicrobial resistance: a review

Antibacterial drug resistance poses a significant challenge to modern healthcare systems, threatening our ability to effectively treat bacterial infections. This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the types and mechanisms of antiba...

Academic Publication • Published Aug 15, 2024

Future hydrogen economies imply environmental trade-offs and a supply-demand mismatch

AbstractHydrogen will play a key role in decarbonizing economies. Here, we quantify the costs and environmental impacts of possible large-scale hydrogen economies, using four prospective hydrogen demand scenarios for 2050 ranging from 111–614 mega...