THE INTEGRATION OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES INTO INNOVATIVE SMART NATION PROJECTS AND SOLUTIONS by Laurențiu-Octavian MUTULEANU

“…In the current circumstances of accelerated technological and economic evolution, the success of nations depends on the level of education in their society, as well as its imminent consequences, such as the performance of human capital revealed by the efficiency of innovative solutions adopted to understand and address community issues with the aim of increasing social welfare. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to integrate and exploit emerging technologies (such as Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality etc.) in innovative Smart Nation projects adopted in the fields of education and research, as well as in areas that focus on solving and optimizing issues in other community services. …”
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Standard Setting with Considerations of Energy Efficiency Evolution and Market Competition by Rui Dai, Jianxiong Zhang, Shichen Zhang

“…Also, both less information about the initial EE level and more competition among producers induce lower EE standard and social welfare.…”
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Multimodal Green Logistics Network Design of Urban Agglomeration with Stochastic Demand by Jiehui Jiang, Dezhi Zhang, Shuangyan Li, Yajie Liu

“…This study investigates a multimodal green logistics network design problem of urban agglomeration with stochastic demand, in which different logistics authorities among the different cities jointly optimize the logistics node configurations and uniform carbon taxes over logistics transport modes to maximize the total social welfare of urban agglomeration and consider logistics users’ choice behaviors. …”
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Production Decision and Coordination Mechanism of Socially Responsible Closed-Loop Supply Chain by Xiaofeng Long, Jiali Ge, Tong Shu, Chunxia Liu

“…In practice, improving the social responsibility consciousness of consumers and raising enterprises’ CSR level can achieve a win-win situation for revenues and social welfare.…”
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State organization for reconstruction of cities in Western Siberia in postwar period (Omsk situation) by V. S. Kuzevanov

“…In the postwar ten-year-old architectural community, the state authorities were involved in the process of economic modernization and social welfare, which raised the status of the profession. …”
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Accuracy Verification of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology for Lower-Limb Prosthetic Research: Utilising Animal Soft Tissue Specimen and Common Socket Casting Materials by Mohammad Reza Safari, Philip Rowe, Arjan Buis

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Evaluating the effects of guide plans on the mental health of villagers (Case study: Central district of Darab County) by Hamid Heidary mokarrar, Hamid reza Nasimi, Zohreh Ramezanpour

“…Various developmental proceedings of conducting guide plans have been considered as one of the main prerequisites for social welfare by providing a basis for comprehensive development and improvement of living conditions in the rural areas and promoting the mental health of villagers. …”
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Incorporating Accessibility Elements to the Software Engineering Process by Wesley Tessaro Andrade, Rodrigo Gonçalves de Branco, Maria Istela Cagnin, Débora Maria Barroso Paiva

“…Accessibility is one of these challenges and it is related to the digital inclusion and social welfare of the population. Thus, making accessible software available can contribute to solution of problems that currently exist in relation to access to information and services by all citizens. …”
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Data-Driven Repeated-Feedback Adjustment Strategy for Smart Grid Pricing by Bingjie He, Qiaorong Dai, Aijuan Zhou, Jinxiu Xiao

“…Meanwhile, profit and whole social welfare are more. The proposed strategy can obtain more steady and dependable consumption load close to the optimal power supply, which is conducive to the balanced supply of electric energy.…”
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Indonesian foodstuffs in facing global food crisis: Economic aspects of soybean farming by Fachrur Rozi, Herman Subagio, Dian Adi Anggraeni Elisabeth, Lyli Mufidah, Moh Saeri, Supriyadi, Rusli Burhansyah, Juliana Carolina Kilmanun, Ruly Krisdiana, Zainuri Hanif, Ernany Dwi Astuty, Rumanintya Lisaria Putri

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Interim Evaluation of the Tier 1 Program (Secondary 1 Curriculum) of the Project P.A.T.H.S.: First Year of the Full Implementation Phase by Daniel T. L. Shek, Hing Keung Ma, Rachel C. F. Sun

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Looking at the Spread of Precarious Employment Researches: A Literature Review by Joko Hadi Purnomo, Niswatin Nurul Hidayati

“…Precarious work is essential to study because it impinges on workers' rights, economic stability, and social welfare. While previous works researched the effects of precarious employment, they often needed to address these themes and their trends for an overall outlook of how precariousness seems to come together in discourse. …”
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A Reflection of the Position that Social Work Played in Tackling Coronavirus in South Africa by Simon Murote Kang’ethe

“…The article recommends that government, NGOs, and philanthropic bodies collaboratively empower social workers in their social welfare interventions to face pandemics such as coronavirus. …”
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The causes of the causes: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander oral health and the neoliberalisation of Australia’s dental health system by Brianna Poirier, Gustavo Soares, Madison Cachagee, Emma Flannagan, Joanne Hedges, Lisa Jamieson

“…Australia’s fractured dental health system focused on privatisation, decreased social welfare, and individual responsibility continues to inadequately meet the oral health needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. …”
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Comparing Health Promotion Programs in Public Dental Service of Vantaa, Finland: A Clinical Trial in 6–36-Month-Old Children by Irma Arpalahti, Mimmi Tolvanen, Kaisu Pienihakkinen

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Living with Uncertainty: Older Persons’ Lived Experience of Making Independent Decisions over Time by Agneta Breitholtz, Ingrid Snellman, Ingegerd Fagerberg

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The Delay and Failure of Residential Investment Projects in Iraq: Review by Aya A. Hasan, Abbas M. Burhan

“…This issue has a direct influence on people's lives and social welfare. Implementing residential project policies for new clients has sparked building projects and increased demand for residential buildings. …”
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Is Uruguay More Resilient This Time? Distributional Impacts of a Crisis Similar to the 2001–02 Argentine Crisis by Oscar Barriga Cabanillas, María Ana Lugo, Hannah Nielsen, Carlos Rodríguez-Castelán, María Pía Zanetti

“…The paper also explores the changes in social welfare policy that took place in the last decade that are protecting vulnerable groups from new macroeconomic shocks. …”
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An Optimal Hierarchical Decision Model for a Regional Logistics Network with Environmental Impact Consideration by Dezhi Zhang, Shuangyan Li, Jin Qin

“…The logistics authorities aim to maximize the total social welfare of the system, considering the demand of green logistics development by two different methods: optimal location of logistics nodes and charging a CO2 emission tax. …”
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Strategic coopetition in parking system: A game theory analysis of shared parking platforms by Jian Li, Qian Zhao, Jiafu Su

“…However, both the shared parking platform and the public parking lot benefit from higher profits, and social welfare is greater in the coopetition scenario when the inconvenience cost is high, whereas the opposite is true when such cost is low.…”
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