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Recent research
- AI & ComputingOpen access
Abstract The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into education is expanding rapidly, particularly in language learning. This study evaluated the effectiveness of a ChatGPT-assisted learning module in enhancing English-speaking proficiency in terms of range, accuracy, flu...
- Society & EconomicsOpen access
Facial-expression recognition (FER) on FER2013 remains challenging because of low-resolution images, class imbalance, and label ambiguity. This study presents a global–local feature-fusion framework that integrates complementary representations with validation-based ensemble refi...
- AI & ComputingOpen access
Abstract Existing cognitive-behavioral accounts of problematic technology use were developed for screen-based media and do not incorporate the distinctive immersive affordances of virtual reality (VR). Drawing on the Cognitive-Behavioral Model, this study tests an extended model...
- Society & EconomicsOpen access
ABSTRACT In light of exacerbating climate change issues, recent environmental policy reforms have attempted to balance economic growth and environmental conservation to foster a sustainable development transition. To further debate the scope of decarbonization policies, this stud...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Abstract Background Anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity adversely affects treatment outcomes in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Genetic variation in drug-metabolizing enzymes and membrane transporters may modulate individual susceptibility. This study investigated genetic pr...
- Society & Economics
Green finance and digital transformation: how financial products drive sustainability in China
Purpose This study focuses on the impact of financial technology adoption (FTA), financial robo-advisors (FRA) and virtual banking services (VBS) on sustainable performance in three separate but interconnected performance dimensions, including economic, social and environmental....
- Materials & EnergyOpen access
Unmasking the dark side: how does fossil fuel financing hurt the carbon neutrality targets?
The significance of carbon neutrality objectives in global climate mitigation efforts cannot be underestimated. Fossil fuels are widely believed to be a major culprit behind global climate change, and top polluting economies are still heavily investing in fossil fuels. Thus, the...
- Society & EconomicsOpen access
Speech Emotion Recognition (SER) in low-resource languages remains challenging due to limited annotated data, speaker variability, and the multimodal nature of emotional expression. This paper repositions established components wav2vec 2.0, XLM-R, cross-modal attention, and multi...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
AbstractInefficient urban waste management poses severe environmental and public health challenges in developing smart cities. Traditional collection relies heavily on manual scheduling, leading to overflowing bins and unhygienic conditions. This paper presents the design and imp...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
AbstractInefficient urban waste management poses severe environmental and public health challenges in developing smart cities. Traditional collection relies heavily on manual scheduling, leading to overflowing bins and unhygienic conditions. This paper presents the design and imp...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
ABSTRACT Background Severe urban air pollution is a major public health challenge in many low‐ and middle‐income countries. Lahore experiences recurrent winter smog episodes with pollution levels far exceeding international guidelines, but hospital‐based evidence on associated sy...
- Society & Economics
Purpose This paper aims to investigate the relationship between intellectual capital (IC), organizational ambidexterity (OA) and emergent strategies (ES) within the hospitality industry in Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach This study is based on the resource-based view theory...