This study aimed to evaluate the impact of participatory urban planning on community well-being and quality of life. Urban planning is done to transform urban areas into sustainable cities with adequate open spaces and many features of smart cities. To achieve successful urban planning, active and involved participation of the stakeholders is neces...

By Ammar A Naji

Careful control of the structural makeup of urban places is necessary to maintain their distinctive character while advancing sustainability. A successful approach to this problem is striking a balance between homogeneity and variability in order to provide an urban landscape that is both coherent and dynamic. In the past, homogeneity—which i...

By Israa Al-Janabi, Sarmad Jawad, Zahraa Ahmed Al-Mammori, Fatin. H ALaaraji, Doaa Hazim Aziz, Ghadeer H Abbas

As healthcare technology advances, there is growing enthusiasm for the Internet of Things (IoT), particularly in the era of baby health. To monitor and enhance baby health through ongoing data gathering efforts and health management features, this article presents a smart crib which integrates with Internet of Things technology. The temperature, mo...

By Sivasangari Ayyappan

Providing clean and affordable energy for domestic use remains a persistent challenge in hot and arid regions, particularly in off-grid communities. This study presents a geo-environmental analysis of an innovative low-cost solar stove designed using recycled aluminum heat exchangers and copper tubing, pressurized with air to enhance thermal conduc...

By Zainab A Alzarfi, Safaa M. Almudhafar, Israa Jafar, Jameel Al-Naffakh, Basim Almayahi

Background Mental health is regarded as the core component of a person's health. India has a burden of 2442 disability-adjusted life years per 100,000 population imputable to mental health disorders, according to the WHO. The age-standardized suicide rate is 21.1 per 100,000 population. The estimated economic cost of mental dis...

By Farida Virani, G. Amutha, M. Kotteeswaran, R. Priyadharshini, A. Narmadha, B. Kalaiyarasan, Arun Raaza

This paper derives a novel direct model predictive based power controller (DMPPC) for renewable energy systems (RES) to address voltage fluctuations caused by varying power demands and renewable source outputs. This method utilizes the bi-directional DC-DC converter in the Battery Energy Storage (BES) System to level the renewable energy output, al...

By P. Sai Sampath Kumar, P. Suresh, D. Lenine

The explosive growth of Internet of Things (IoT) devices has generated considerable data in diverse networks. This poses serious challenges in collecting timely information and managing frequency resources optimally. In particular, unauthorized access, measurement constraints, and variable channel conditions cause interference, performance degradat...

By Abdolrashid Rezvani, Abbas Mirzaei, Nasser Mikaeilvand, Babak Nouri-moghaddam, Sajjad Jahanbakhsh Gudakahriz

Samarkand's Registan Square is among the greatest Islamic architectural achievements, symbolizing the architectural and cultural victory of the Timurid dynasty. The Registan Square, being the architectural and cultural hub of Samarkand, consists of three colossal madrasahs of Ulugh Beg, Sher-Dor, and Tilya-Kori symbolizing the splendor of beauty an...

By Nodira Nurullayeva, Dadaxon Abdullayev, Dilnoza Kulboyeva, Abdurahim Mannonov, Gulbahor Eshbekova, Kamola Fuzailova, Odiljon Boynazarov

This study investigates the seismic performance of a four-story reinforced concrete frame building with irregularities, situated on sloping ground. Recognizing the increasing prevalence of construction on slopes due to population growth and urban expansion, this research employs a step-back model on the sloping terrain at inclinations of 0°, 10...

By Tushar Golait, Neeraj Tiwari, Manjeet Singh Hora

Due to the variable resource availability and diverse user needs, efficient task scheduling in cloud computing has become increasingly important. This study introduces GA-PSO-Min, a novel approach that synergistically combines genetic algorithms (GA), particle swarm optimization (PSO), and Min-Min strategy to improve scheduling efficiency in cloud ...

By Vahid Mokhtari, Nasser Mikaeilvand, Abbas Mirzaei, Babak Nouri-moghaddam, Sajjad Jahanbakhsh Gudakahriz