Researchers have begun coupling SAP invoicing engines with blockchain smart contracts to automate document flows and provide an audit trail that cannot be tampered with. Still, a nagging obstacle is the mismatch between the timestamps SAP assigns to events and the moments when those same events are registered on a blockchain. In an effort to quanti...

By Nagendra Harish Jamithireddy

Energy storage has been central in improving the effectiveness and sustainability of renewable energy systems. With the increased penetration of renewable energy sources like solar energy and wind energy, the intermittent nature of these sources prompts a need to consider the incorporation of highly developed storage energy technologies in order to...

By Shinki Katyayani Pandey, Mariyam Ahmed

Due to the fast adoption of digital technologies and artificial intelligence (AI), the operations of enterprises, especially in the context of supply chain management (SCM) and human resource (HR) practises, are being fundamentally reorganised by allowing data-driven decision-making, automating processes, and enhancing agility to organisational cha...

By Sureshkumar Somanathan, R. Harsha, Sherzod Khalilov, Anvar Khudoyarov, Samariddin Makhmudov, Pallapati Ravi Kumar, Rajinder Kumar

Industrial systems increasingly rely on Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) sensors for real-time monitoring and predictive maintenance. However, most existing digital twin–based monitoring solutions depend on static or black-box machine learning models, limiting interpretability, operator trust, and safe deployment in safety-critical enviro...

By R. Kousalya, V. Radhika, C. Thangamani, V. Deepa, Laxmi Basappa Dharmannavar

Needlestick injuries (NSIs) are an ongoing workplace risk associated with healthcare facilities and this risk is even more pronounced in the developing economies where the traditional disposable syringes are still in use as a method of therapy. Even though the use of safety-engineered syringes has been globally endorsed to minimize the occupational...

By Girish Kumar Kuppireddy, Kamineni Saradhi

Nanoscience and nanotechnology transformed material science with the introduction of nanomaterials that have special physical, chemical, optical, and mechanical characteristics because of their tiny size on the nanoscale. The materials have superior surface areas, quantum imagery, and unique electrical properties when compared to bulk materials, wh...

By Anil Kumar, Swati, Niharika

In recent years, there has been an increasing trend of entrusting the elderly to nursing homes, thus providing a suitable space that meets their physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs has become necessary. The nursing homes is the first and simplest solution that can be considered for such individuals. However, considering the charact...

By Mahdi Aliyari

Both biological populations and the terrain suffer greatly from mining. Mining activities upset plant communities, and the habitats that result from the mining become depleted, creating an extremely difficult environment for the growth of plants. The mining leaves behind nutrient-deficient sandy spoils that are hostile to plants, and methods of rec...

By Arasuraja Ganesan, Priya Sethuraman, Sundara Balamurugan

Developing countries, especially, India, depend importantly on energy sources to perform their country’s industrial and economic activities. Mainly the two factors continuous population growth of the country and the rapid growth rate of industrialization of the country, the gap between electrical energy supply and demand for electrical energy...

By G. Suresh, D. Lenine

This research focuses on the energy performance of buildings with glass windows to allow daylight in three different locations in India. The utilization of glass in modern commercial buildings is rapidly increasing for aesthetic views and daylighting through the glazing. Much research has been conducted on WWR and daylight integration into the buil...

By Biswajit Biswas, Subhasis Neogi, Biswanath Roy