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The presence of wireless and mobile technologies in developing countries, the availability of low-cost, miniaturized wireless sensors, as well as the cost-efficient services provided by new hardware infrastructures have enabled new healthcare services, or new levels of quality and cost-efficiency in established ones. One crucial aspect of Healthcare 4.0 is the concept of P4 in Medicine: predictive, preventive, personalized and participatory. This approach, based on a comprehensive understanding of each patient biology, opposite to clustering patients into treatment groups, is being applied to reduce global health budgets by minimizing unnecessary use of drugs and procedures. These innovations come from the broad set of ICTs, and among them, the pillars of HC4.0 for their importance: IoT, Cloud Computing, and Big Data. Health 4.0 is used to improve the efficiency of physicians by enabling them to optimize resources and data availability. The future of health management will become timesaving and personalized as new technologies will empower individuals to conduct their health monitoring by using cyber–physical systems. Thanks to IoT, Cloud and Fog, as well as Big Data, researchers are allowed to design novel solutions, which are able to efficiently and effectively renew consolidated healthcare practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Green investment yields financial returns while positively influencing the environment. Several empirics have tried to find the factors that impact green investment, but none of them has focused on energy security risks and ICT as potential determinants of green investment. This analysis intends to scrutinize the influence of energy security risk and ICT on green investment from 1996 to 2021 with the help of a novel CS-ARDL model. The findings confirm the positive association between energy security risks and long-term green investment globally and in Asia, America, Europe, and Africa. Similarly, ICT boosts green investment in the long term globally and in America and Europe. Carbon emissions also escalates green investment globally and in Asia, America, Europe, and Africa. However, GDP boosts green investment globally and in Asia, America, and Europe, while FD boosts green investment globally and in America and Europe. Lastly, trade openness also increases green investment in Asia and America in the long run. The short-term impacts are mostly insignificant except for the GDP, CO 2 , and financial development variables, which boost green investment in one or two regions. Thus, governments should strategize to encourage ICT for sustainable green investments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Information and Communication Technology has been part of our routines and has brought several benefits to various sectors such as education, business, healthcare, entertainment, and communication. Amongst the several advantages of Information and Communication Technology, efficient exchange of information, connectivity, and access to knowledge and resources can be highlighted. Although technology continues to evolve and become more integrated into our everyday lives, this occurs at different paces depending on the age. Older people usually experience difficulties in using these tools and following up their advancements. Therefore, efforts must be done for them to develop digital literacy skills. This way, they can connect with others, access information, engage in online activities, and utilize digital services. Herein, the usage and access to the Information and Communication technologies amongst former students of the industrial and commercial school of Braga was examined focusing on gender differences. Men were found to use and access to both smartphone and computer more than women as well as the time spent on internet. In terms of perceived self-competence to use a smartphone or tablet, no significant differences were found between men and women. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Currently, we are confronted with the presence of two significant transformations. The emergence of technologies like artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, social media, Industry 4.0, and Society 5.0 is significantly impacting the behavior of individuals, societies, and countries in the 21st century. The second transformation pertains to various critical issues such as climate change, desertification, food and water security, and the future of life on our planet. This paper aims to analyze the impact of emerging technologies on mitigating climate change. The central inquiry at hand is whether humanity possesses the ability to transform the ongoing digital revolution into effective climate action. Specifically, we will analyze the fundamental question. Do digital technologies and information management contribute to the problem or offer a solution? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

• Cognitive programs for Korean community-dwelling older adults. • Older adults who are less receptive to Information and community technology. • Necessity of cognitive programs combining face-to-face and non-face-to-face. • Advantage of comprehensive strategy feedback: fits to individual characteristics. • Possibility of positively affecting the cognitive function and memory self-efficacy. This study assesses the effect of a cognitive program with a comprehensive strategy feedback on the cognitive function and memory self-efficacy of community-dwelling older adults and explores its applicability in Korea. The study employed a group pre–posttest design on 10 cognitively normal older participants. The four-week cognitive program involved daily completion of cognitive tasks at home using CoTras-Pro 2 and remotely provided individual non-face-to-face feedback. Additionally, biweekly face-to-face group feedback sessions were conducted with five participants. The Korean version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, the Korean-Color Word Stroop Test, and the Memory Self-Efficacy Questionnaire were used. Post-interviews were conducted to collect feedback. The program exerted a notable positive impact on cognitive function and memory self-efficacy. A study designed as a large-scale program conducted in collaboration with community-based public and private organizations holds the potential to be modeled for similar intervention programs involving a large number of participants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Due to the complexity of neurovascular structures in the atlantoaxial region, spinal navigation for posterior C1–C2 instrumentation is nowadays a helpful tool to increase accuracy of surgery and safety of patients. Many available intraoperative navigation devices have proven their reliability in this part of the spine. Two main imaging techniques are used: intraoperative CT (iCT) and cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). Comparison of iCT- and CBCT-based technologies for navigated posterior instrumentation in C1-C2 instability. Retrospective study. A total of 81 consecutive patients from July 2014 to April 2020. Screw accuracy and operating time. Patients with C1–C2 instability received posterior instrumentation using C2 pedicle screws, C1 lateral mass or pedicle screws. All screws were inserted using intraoperative imaging either using iCT or CBCT systems and spinal navigation with autoregistration technology. Following navigated screw insertion, a second intraoperative scan was performed to assess the accuracy of screw placement. Accuracy was defined as the percentage of correctly placed screws or with minor cortical breach (<2 mm) as graded by an independent observer compared to misplaced screws. A total of 81 patients with C1–C2 instability were retrospectively analyzed. Of these, 34 patients were operated with the use of iCT and 47 with CBCT. No significant demographic difference was found between groups. In the iCT group, 97.7% of the C1–C2 screws were correctly inserted; 2.3% showed a minor cortical breach (<2 mm); no misplacement (>2 mm). In the CBCT group, 98.9% of screws were correctly inserted; no minor pedicle breach; 1.1% showed misplacement >2 mm. Accuracy of screw placement demonstrated no significant difference between groups. Both technologies allowed sufficient identification of screw misplacement intraoperatively leading to two screw revisions in the iCT and three in the CBCT group. Median time of surgery was significantly shorter using CBCT technology (166.5 minutes [iCT] vs 122 minutes [CBCT]; p<.01). Spinal navigation using either iCT- or CBCT-based systems with autoregistration allows safe and reliable screw placement and intraoperative assessment of screw positioning. Using the herein presented procedural protocols, CBCT systems allow shorter operating time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

[Display omitted] • Impact of natural disaster on sustainable development is examined. • Dynamic ARDL simulation is used. • Natural disaster positively affects sustainable development. • ICT enhances sustainable development. As an emerging and rapidly growing economy, Bangladesh is among the top vulnerable countries in the world in terms of natural disasters. These disasters, in turn, have significant implications for sustainable development of this country. In this research, following theoretical and empirical background, we evaluate the role of natural disaster, information and communication technology or ICT, non-renewable energy use, international cooperation in the form of globalization and public sector corruption on sustainable development of Bangladesh. We use the data from 1985 to 2021 and employ robust econometric techniques such as dynamic ARDL simulation. The result from the dynamic ARDL simulation suggests that natural disaster has positive and significant effect on sustainable development of Bangladesh in the short and long run. The use of ICT as well as non-renewable energy has positive and significant impact only in the long run. Furthermore, international cooperation significantly and positively affects sustainable development both in the long run and short run while corruption has no impact in any period. The study finally provides policy recommendations based on the above findings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Les questions du sens de l'École et de l'enseignement–apprentissage ont été posées en France lors de transformations fondamentales du système éducatif (massification et démocratisation scolaires, introduction des technologies de l'information et de la communication pour l'enseignement [TICE]), liées à des changements sociétaux profonds (évolutions socioéconomiques, émergence d'une culture juvénile). Elles concernent tant les élèves que l'ensemble des acteurs de l'éducation dont les repères ont été bousculés. Des problématiques ont pu émerger grâce à l'évolution des recherches sur les théories de l'action. Elles se sont intéressées à l'intentionnalité des acteurs comme à la finalité des actions situées et instrumentées. Nous nous interrogeons sur le rôle de la nouveauté, de l'innovation, comme une mise à l'épreuve du sens pour un sujet en rapport avec la question scolaire. Nous nous appuyons sur une revue de littérature pour aborder cette question en précisant ce que nous entendons par École, à partir du concept de forme scolaire. Nous proposons de l'articuler avec le concept de sens, dans le cadre d'une approche psychosociale en pensant le sens de l'École comme un système de significations (subjective, socio-anthropologique, axiologique, rationnelle). La fonction principale du sens est d'assurer la mobilisation du sujet, son maintien, et les conditions de sa cohérence. L'enjeu de notre recherche est de participer à la construction d'un modèle permettant d'accompagner le sujet vers la prise de conscience des éléments en jeu et des forces à l'œuvre. Il demande l'articulation avec d'autres disciplines permettant de le compléter et de l'affiner. The questions of the meaning of School and teaching–learning have been raised in France during fundamental transformations of the education system [school massification and democratization, introduction of information and communication technologies for education (ICTE)], linked to profound societal changes (socioeconomic changes, emergence of a youth culture). They concern both students and all education actors whose benchmarks have been shaken. Problems have emerged thanks to the evolution of research on action theories. They were interested in the intentionality of the actors as well as in the purpose of situated and instrumented actions. We wonder about the role of novelty, innovation as a test of meaning for a subject related to the school question. We rely on a literature review to address this question by specifying what we mean by School, based on the concept of school form. We propose to articulate it with the concept of meaning, within the framework of a psychosocial approach by thinking of the meaning of the School as a system of meanings (subjective, socio-anthropological, axiological, rational). The main function of meaning is to ensure the mobilization of the subject, its maintenance, and the conditions for its coherence. The challenge of our research is to participate in the construction of a model allowing to accompany the subject towards the awareness of the elements at stake and the forces at work. It requires coordination with other disciplines to complete and refine it. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

• The importance of technology in the teaching and learning process has been recognized worldwide. • Our future nursing educators have adequate content and pedagogical knowledge, but they experience difficulties in integrating technology into the two types of knowledge: pedagogy and content. • More training should be provided to teachers by teacher education programs and educational institutions so that they can effectively integrate technology, pedagogy, and content into their teaching and learning. The purpose of this study is to measure the self-reported Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) of 82 prospective nursing educators in Morocco. A cross sectional design was adapted using a TPACK-based questionnaire. Results reveal that the participants had adequate self-perceptions of their TPACK, with higher scores in Pedagogical and Content Knowledge and lower scores in Technological Content Knowledge. The study recommends more teacher training to help nursing educators integrate technology, pedagogy, and content in their teaching practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we investigate the effects of information and communication technology (ICT) on economic growth and energy consumption for a panel of 27 countries ranked top of the ICT Development Index, from 1990 to 2019. By employing the panel nonlinear autoregressive distributed lag (NARDL) model approach, we confirm the presence of a long-run asymmetric effect of ICT on economic growth and energy consumption. Specifically, negative changes (reduction) in the adoption and usage of ICT can have severe consequences on economic growth in these 27 countries in the long-run, erasing all previous gains from positive ICT changes. Additionally, positive or negative shocks to ICT in these countries increase energy consumption, indicating the rebound effect exists in these countries. Finally, the results also reveal that, while the economic growth in these countries is dependent on energy consumption in the short-run, it is energy independent in the long-run. Several important policy implications are drawn. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The development of information and communication technology (ICT), a subset of many functions such as visual communication, can positively affect renewable energy development in different countries. In this paper, focusing on China as the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases, the relationship between visual communication and the deployment of renewable energy is investigated using the dynamic ARDL (autoregressive distributed lag) method and annual data from 1990 to 2021. Regarding the empirical estimations, a 1% increase in green finance market size leads to an improvement of sustainable energy deployment by 0.01%. In addition, the ICT development index has a significant and positive effect only in the long term. Furthermore, there is evidence of uni-directional causality from ICT to renewable energy deployment in the medium and long term. The recommended practical policies by the research are developing green financing tools, green economic growth policies, and creating virtual portals for financial interactions. • There is uni-directional causality from visual communication to renewable deployment. • ICT development index has a positive effect in the long term. • Effect of GDP on the development of renewable energy consumption is negative. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are continuously and rapidly evolving, and these developments can have diverse consequences. ICT solutions are ubiquitous across all sectors of the economy. From a scholarly perspective, it is intriguing to observe the areas of economic activity where ICT solutions are deployed and how these solutions can contribute to the gradual transition of the economy towards sustainability. This article reports on original research aimed at individuals seeking green self-employment opportunities through the utilization of ICT. The study considers the perspective of this specific group of people and the issue of sustainable development as it discusses ICT solutions. Thus, the article identifies two interrelated, equal, and complementary objectives. The first objective is to determine the main areas where individuals seeking green self-employment use ICT solutions. The second objective is to investigate whether ICT solutions can foster the creation of green self-employment opportunities. To achieve these objectives, the study conducts a qualitative analysis of documents that describe economic activities. These documents served as the basis for applying for funding to start a business between 2019 and 2022. Specifically 603 application forms were analyzed. The study identifies key barriers to the implementation of ICT solutions in creating self-employment opportunities and highlights future implications and areas of development for ICT solutions that focus on green self-employment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study examines patterns and sources of growth in the transport sector's labor productivity across 13 industrialized countries over the period 2000–2015. Through decomposition analysis – specifically, the growth accounting method and industry origin analysis – the study makes three principal findings. First, total factor productivity growth plays a crucial but often underleveraged role in driving the sector's growth and catch-up on labor productivity. Second, digital transformation – especially investment in software and database assets – is a significant source of the sector's labor productivity growth and catch-up, while innovation-related capital has a complementary effect. Third, subsector-level labor productivity improvement is the major driver of the sector's overall labor productivity growth, while the growth contribution of labor reallocation among subsectors is insignificant. The article concludes with a discussion of policy insights and implications. • This article examines patterns and sources of growth in the transport sector's labor productivity. • The study examines 13 industrialized countries over the period 2000–2015, using the latest release of the KLEMS database. • TFP growth plays a crucial role in driving the sector's growth and catch-up on labor productivity. • Digital transformation is a source of productivity and catch-up, while innovation-related capital has a complementary effect. • Subsector labor productivity is the major driver of the sector's labor productivity, but labor reallocation is insignificant. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

[Display omitted] • Quinoline naphthalene conjugate as a fluorescent probe (ICQ) was designed, synthesized and characterized. • ICQ showed selective sensing towards Ag+ ions with a significant red shift (109 nm). • ICQ detects silver ions by ICT process, PET inhibition and arrest of C–N free rotation. • The detection mechanism is supported by the DFT studies. • ICQ probe was used for Latent Fingerprint analysis, corrosion resistance and bio-imaging. This study introduces a novel fluorescent probe, ICQ , comprising a quinoline-naphthalene conjugate linked by an uryl scaffold, designed to detect silver ions (Ag+) using fluorimetry. The addition of Ag+ ions to ICQ resulted in a significant enhancement of fluorescence intensity and a notable red shift at 494 nm was detected. Moreover, a visible color change from colorless to brown was observed with the naked eye, and from colorless to blue under UV-365 light. The binding stoichiometry of ICQ with Ag+ ions was determined to be 1:1 using Jobs plot and Benesi-Hildebrand plot techniques, further supported by DFT analysis, IR spectroscopy, LC-HRMS, 1H NMR titration, and fluorimetric studies. The probe ICQ demonstrated a limit of detection (LOD) of 28 nM for Ag+ ions. ICQ was successfully applied in latent fingerprint analysis, real sample analysis, and live cell imaging in E. coli , showcasing its high specificity and sensitivity. Additionally, the effectiveness of ICQ in protecting steel from corrosion was evaluated in solid acid (1.0 M HCl). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

• Smartphone use interacted with transport disadvantage in a bidirectional manner. • Both smartphone use and transport disadvantage affected social inclusion. • The effects of smartphone use on transport disadvantage varied across income groups. • The low-income's subjective well-being was more affected by transport disadvantage. The link between transport disadvantage and social exclusion is now firmly-established. Smartphones emerge as an integral part of daily life with a strong potential to influence this link by improving people's capacity to access transport information and availability, and enabling direct connections with others in society. However, the role of smartphone use for transport purposes in influencing people's daily mobility and quality of life remains under-studied, in part impeding a more concrete discourse on how it can be better evaluated and considered in policymaking. This study seeks to shed light on the above issue through probing into the interrelationships among smartphone use, transport disadvantage and social inclusion, and their relation to subjective well-being. Using Beijing as a case study, we tested a series of hypotheses through structural equation models (SEM). Our findings highlighted potentially bidirectional interactions between smartphone use and transport disadvantage. By and large, smartphone use for both normal purposes and new modes can help mitigate transport disadvantage, and this may further stimulate more smartphone use as a proactive solution. Furthermore, the link between smartphone use for new modes and transport cost, and their consequent effect on social inclusion and subjective well-being were found to vary between low- and high-income groups. Findings suggest that smartphones and smart apps should be carefully integrated in policymaking to reduce the risk for people of being socially excluded due to a lack of transport options and improve subjective well-being. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The smart city has emerged as a revolutionary concept that connects all the different aspects of our life, and the world is witnessing a change of the cities to become smart. As most of the literature related to smart cities refers to the experience of such projects in the context of developed countries, the primary aim of this study was to examine the factors affecting the implementation of smart city projects in a developing one, namely Jordan, through covering the gaps that existed in previous research. The factors examined were divided into: governmental, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental. The findings were based on semi-structured interviews undertaken with experts (seven participants from the private sector, five from the public sector, and three from academia) entrenched in smart city projects in Jordan. The findings of the study reveal that a lack of cooperation and coordination, unclear smart city vision, and poor private-public participation from the governmental group are found to be the top factors that hinder the transformation into a smart city. In the other groups, the need for more flexible legislation to obtain funding (economic factors), community involvement (social factors), poor data availability and scalability, integration and convergence issues across IT networks, and the lack of a database and a centralised analytics system (technological factors), the need for open data and access to such datasets, and lack of regulatory norms, policies, and directions (legal factors) and growing population problems (environmental factors) are the significant factors. This research project is useful to the government and policymakers in several ways. The paper ends with a number of recommendations and avenues for future research. • A triple helix calls for a more prominent role for the university in innovation, on a par with industry and government in a knowledge–based society. • Promoting a clear vision of future project plans to citizens and to private companies that may be interested in financing or implementing projects is necessary. • Effective promotion of smart city project opportunities is important to attract the necessary funds and should be conducted appropriately. • The government should introduce laws that provide a more consistent working framework across smart city applications, to ease their implementation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Photothermal therapy in the treatment of malignant tumors had attracted extensive attention owing to unique non-invasive and low-toxicity characteristics. Herein, aza-BDOIPY scaffold (NEt-azaBDP) was employed to construct a novel molecule using the duplex design strategies of diethylamino substitute and tert -butyl introduction. Self-assembly NEt-azaBDP nanoparticles (NEt-azaBDP NPs) had no fluorescence but produced heat energy via non-radiative transition, owing to the combination of the intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) by diethylamino groups and the free rotation tert -butyl segment. The photothermal conversion efficiency can reach 51.2 % under light irradiation. NEt-azaBDP NPs effectively kill glioma cells when exposed to light, and significantly impede the migratory and proliferation of gliomas. The observed therapeutic effects are attributed to the impairment of mitochondria in gliomas based on mitochondrial bioenergetic analysis. This provides a good strategy for the design of NEt-azaBDP NPs with the potent photothermal therapeutic effects which augur well for the prospective clinical applications for gliomas. [Display omitted] • aza-BDOIPY scaffold (NEt-azaBDP) was constructed by the duplex design strategies of diethylamino substitute and tert -butyl introduction. • Self-assembly NEt-azaBDP nanoparticles produced heat energy, owing to the combination of the intramolecular charge transfer by diethylamino groups and the free rotation tert -butyl segments. • NEt-azaBDP NPs effectively kill glioma cells when exposed to light, and significantly impede the migratory and proliferation of gliomas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study investigates the causal relationship between patent grants and firms' dynamics in the global Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry, as the latter is a peculiar sector of modern economies, often under the lens of antitrust authorities. We exploit matched financial accounts and patent grants in 2009–2017 by 179,660 companies in 39 countries. Preliminarily, we find that less than 2% of larger firms are responsible for 89% of the grants. We propose a quasi-experimental strategy that first controls for reverse causality and then separates the impact of IPR protection from the innovative content of inventions making use of exogenous variation at the patent offices. We find that patents have a considerable impact on market shares and the size of smaller companies (31.7% and 30.7%, respectively) in the first year after the grants, which is mainly due to IPR protection. Most of the bigger firms' gains fade away after controlling for reverse causality and endogeneity. Notably, we never observe a direct impact on profitability for any firm size category. Eventually, we argue that IPR reform proposals should consider firms' heterogeneity and improve IPR access for smaller companies to enhance competition. • IPRs in the global ICT industry are highly concentrated among bigger firms. • We propose a quasi-experimental design to catch the impact of IPR on firms' outcomes. • Smaller firms benefit the most from patents. • Larger firms record lower direct gains not robust to checks for endogenous innovation. • We argue that IPR reforms better consider firms' heterogeneity and favor smaller firms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The need to revamp the food system to combat climate change is growing. This initiative faces a major challenge: redesigning the agricultural system to increase food production (FOP) and attain sustainable development objectives simultaneously. Information and communication technologies (ICT), financial innovations, and environmental technology define a global community of shared futures, making it essential to consider whether these technologies can equally "enhance food production and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions" in agriculture in high-tech and low-tech states. The study examined the direct and indirect effects of these technologies on food production in China and Nigeria using the ARDL model. We controlled for climate factors such as precipitation, agricultural emissions, and temperature, plus agricultural factors like fertilizer consumption and land use. The findings indicate the following: 1) Financial innovation has a dual effect of increasing food production and decreasing agricultural emissions in both states. 2) Environmental technology lessens agricultural emissions in China but confirmed a dual role in Nigeria. 3) ICT directly increases (decreases) food production in China (Nigeria) as well as harms environmental quality in both states. The study found positive impact of land use, fertilizer consumption, and temperature on food production. Moreover, causality outcomes confirm the agricultural sector's environmental impact. To promote sustainable agriculture, the research suggested government and financial institutions lease agriculture machinery and offer internet based interest-free financing. [Display omitted] [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Renewable energy consumption (REC) is not the only potent tool that can ameliorate the difficulties associated with rising CO 2 emissions and ecological distortions. Besides, the role of ICT penetration and education on environmental quality cannot be overshadowed by their contributions to economic growth and improved human well-being. This study scrutinizes the effects of ICT, education, and REC on the ecological footprint (EF) and CO 2 emissions in the IMF-selected emerging economies. The study utilizes three variables for the ICT index, computed through principal component analysis. The augmented mean group estimator results suggest that ICT, education, and REC reduce the EF, whereas FDI contributes significantly to environmental degradation. On the flip side, ICT reduces CO 2 emissions and EF in both the medium and upper quantiles. It suggests that ICT penetration heals the environment and that a higher level of ICT consumption could be a panacea for sustainable development in emerging economies. The causality results show evidence of a feedback causality between economic growth, REC, and CO 2 emissions. However, a unidirectional causality flows from economic growth and FDI to EF. Finally, to maximize the benefits associated with the positive effects of REC and ICT on environmental betterment, several renewable energy and ICT policies have been mentioned and discussed. [Display omitted] • The link between ICT, REC, education, and EF was examined. • The AMG and MMQR regression were used for parameter estimation. • ICT diffusion, education, and REC reduce the EF. • ICT diffusion reduces CO 2 emissions and EF in the medium and upper quantiles. • The study reveals the benefits of REC and ICT diffusion on environmental betterment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

[Display omitted] • A NIR fluorescent probe was synthesized with fluorescent emission at 695 nm and Stoke's shift as large as 260 nm. • 1,3,4-Thiadiazole is a wonderful unit for ESIPT and ICT process and a good identify group for mental ions. • Probe could identify Cu2+ over other analytes with high sensitivity, fast response within 30 s and low detection limit (0.026 μM). • Probe was suitable to assay the Cu2+ level in wine, fruits and herbs. Fluorescent probe L-I was synthesized to demonstrate that 1,3,4-thiadiazole is an attractive moiety and could be utilized as positive hydrogen bond acceptor for excited state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) processes, guider of electrons movement for intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) process and identify group for mental ions. Furthermore, dicyanoisophorone framework was employed to improve the fluorescence characteristics and near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent emission at 695 nm accompanied by a Stoke's shift as large as 260 nm was obtained. L-I could selectively detect Cu2+ over other analytes taking advantages of high sensitivity, fast response within 30 s and low detection limit (0.026 μM). More important, L-I exhibited good performance for detection of Cu2+ in actual water samples, food products, traditional Chinese medicine and for cell imaging which demonstrates practical significance in the fields of environmental monitor, food safety and biotechnology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this study, a new "AND" logic platform based on intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) and Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) is developed for constructing a near-infrared dual-locked fluorescence probe with high resistance to pH in biological environments. Using esterase and glutathione (GSH) as representative activators, the developed dual-locked probe BBQ650-SS-ClHC-E discriminates cancer cells from normal cells. The esterase substrate in the probe blocks the ICT process, while the GSH substrate acts as a linker to connect the fluorescence part with the quencher part to induce the FRET process. The fluorescence activation at 732 nm operates as an "AND" logic that depends on the "ICT-on" and "FRET-off" states in the presence of both esterase and GSH. BBQ650-SS-ClHC-E can successfully discriminate HeLa, 4T1, and RAW264.7 cancer cells from HFL1 normal cells and 4T1 tumor-bearing cells in living mice. This new platform can be used to develop dual-locked fluorescence probes. [Display omitted] • A novel "AND" logic platform for constructing NIR dual-locked fluorescence probe. • The activation of the fluorescence is based on ICT-on and FRET-off processes. • The quantum yield of the dual-locked BBQ650-SS-ClHC-E (0.25 %) is very small. • The fluorescence signal after activation possesses high resistance to pH at pH > 6.2. • The constructed dual-locked probe distinguished cancer cells from normal cells with high imaging contrast and specificity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

• This review will be helpful to the young readers regarding mechanistic approach and the elaborate discussion. • The learning aspect of the photophysical processes such as ICT, PET and ESIPT phenomena with their correlation and interconnection among these probable processes. • It is to establish the actual mechanistic path responsible for the observe phenomena in the fluorophore. • Controlling or tuning of the phophysical process (s) should be carried out varying the substituent for changing the structural properties in different solvent media of different solvent environments. A lot of work has been done on PET, ICT and ESIPT individually as well as following triple mechanism simultaneously. Even, in many reported works only ICT or PET mechanism has been considered although there remains a possibility of ESIPT and vice-versa. To know/predict the actual mechanistic pathway, we need to have the detailed experimental as well as theoretical characteristic data. There is some unique difference among ESIPT, ICT and PET mechanisms. If we clearly observe the structure of the probe, and the UV–vis, fluorescence spectral data as well as solvent dependency, then only we can accurately predict the operative mechanism. Sometimes, there may be a possibility of coupled or triplicate mechanism simultaneously involved in a particular condition or a single mechanism dominates over others in a probe system. Hence, this review will be helpful in assisting the young readers regarding the prediction of the mechanistic approach evaluating the exact pathway responsible for photophysical changes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

• Uses logit models and propensity score matching with survey data for older adults. • The poor and the disabled are more likely to be trip-deprived and ICT non-users. • The trip-deprived are more likely to use ridehailing but no other ICTs. • The trip-deprived have lower access to computers with internet than others. • Recommends separation of the trip-deprived from others for planning purposes. Past studies show that trip deprivation or unmet mobility adversely affects older adults' objective and subjective well-being. Researchers are optimistic that new trip-enhancing technologies (e.g., ridehailing and autonomous vehicles) and trip-substituting information and communication technologies (ICTs) could potentially reduce those impacts. Against that backdrop, this paper compares ICT access and use among trip-deprived (TD) and non-trip-deprived (NTD) older adults of New Jersey by analyzing survey data from 2357 respondents. The data were analyzed by logit models, propensity score matching (PSM), and χ2 tests. Logit models showed that certain characteristics of the TD are similar to the characteristics of the ICT non-users (e.g., people with low income and disability). The PSM analysis, which generated a matched dataset of an equal number of TD and NTD older adults, showed that the TD have lower access to computers with internet but equal access to smartphones. The results showed that the only ICT that is used more by the TD than the NTD is ridehailing. The TD were not found to use trip-substituting ICTs like online shopping, online banking, videoconferencing, etc., more than the NTD. Emphasizing that transportation improvements remain important in light of the results, χ2 tests were undertaken to compare the improvements recommended by the two groups. The paper recommends the separation of the TD and the NTD for planning purposes, collection of trip deprivation data by transportation planning agencies, and the consideration of ICT use by the Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility at the federal level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The significant increase of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) use for individuals with Neurodevelopmental Disorders (NDD) has created an urgent need to examine the implications of both the design and the research methodologies used to study them. We searched four databases (PubMed, IEEXplore, Scopus, and ACM Digital Library) to find relevant reviews on clinical applications of ICTs with individuals with NDD. We extracted all studies (n = 1879) from 301 reviews, and classified them into categories: robots, serious games (SG), video modeling (VM), Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). We randomly assessed 182 studies (45 per ICT category) stratified by years of publication using the Connolly methodology scale and design ICT inventory (DICTI). We also described the best papers per ICT (most cited or highest impact factor journals). Our assessments have indicated that the overall research methodology quality of ICT studies is poor. Serious Games (SG) studies have the best research methodology and ICT design quality scores. Studies on robots, Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), and video modeling (VM) have shown improved research methodology over the years, though only SG design shown improvement consistently. Autism is the most prevalent NDD in terms of clinical focus in ICT therapeutic and educational interventions. Currently, no ICT has been approved as a prescription treatment in NDD, with the notable exception of EndeavorRx™, a SG for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The literature also emphasizes that meeting the main research methodology criteria is essential for evidence-based medicine, Personalization, adaptability, positive feedback, human interaction and affordability are among the most important features to take into consideration in ICT design for NDD. The review highlights the need for higher-quality studies, user-friendly technologies, personalization, positive feedback, and accessibility. ICTs are not detrimental to learning and demonstrate potential benefits for individuals with NDD. However, more evidence-based studies are needed to reach treatment prescription recommendation. • This is the first systematic meta-review examining the evolution and implications of both ICTs design and study methodology over the last few decades. • The overall quality of ICT studies is poor. No ICT is currently approved as prescription treatment in NDD, with the notable exception of EndeavorRx™, a SG for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Serious games have the best methodological and design quality. Robots, augmentative alternative devices and video modeling studies' methodology have improved over the years, whereas only SG design quality has improved. • The ICT literature and design and methodology scores indicate a need for higher quality studies and the importance of personalization, adaptability, positive feedback, human interaction and affordability features of ICTs' design. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

• The two novel fluorescent probes Z 1 and Z 2 based have been designed and synthesized base on pyrazole derivative to recognize hydrazine • The probe Z 1-2 have ICT characteristics with large Stokes shifts. • The probe Z 1-2 could be made into test paper strips for detection of hydrazine. • The probe Z 1-2 can be used in detection of N 2 H 4 in environmental soil samples and cell imaging. Here, the two novel fluorescent probes Z 1 and Z 2 have been designed and synthesized based on pyrazole derivative to recognize hydrazine, and the molecular structure was determined by 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and ESI-MS. The obtained probe molecules have AIE and ICT characteristics. Nuclear magnetic resonance analysis (NMR) and theoretical calculations were used to confirm the identification mechanism. Probes Z 1 and Z 2 have good selectivity, low detection limits (0.197 µM and 0.185 µM, respectively), and high sensitivity. Probes Z 1 and Z 2 have large Stokes shifts of 198 nm and 211 nm, respectively. The probes also could be made into test paper strips for the detection of hydrazine. Furthermore, the probes can be used in the detection of N 2 H 4 in environmental soil samples and cell imaging. The results showed that the synthetic probe had good biocompatibility. Cell imaging experiments were performed to apply probes to the detection of hydrazine hydrate in HeLa cells. [Display omitted] [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study analyses empirically the role of FDI as an interactive factor in the democracy, corruption, economic growth, ICT and carbon emissions nexus in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We use the Method of Moments Quantile Regression (MMQR) technique with data from 37 SSA countries covering the period 1970–2019. We find evidence that corruption and democracy create a significantly negative association with carbon emissions across most quantiles for the SSA countries. Conversely, economic growth, ICT and FDI develops a significantly positive relationship with environmental quality. Thus, the paper confirms validity of the Pollution Haven Hypothesis in SSA countries. More results demonstrate that the interaction variables, corruption × FDI, democracy × FDI, economic development × FDI also produces positive and significant links with carbon emissions, but the link between ICT × FDI and emissions is insignificantly negative. In conclusion, our findings indicate the need for a targeted approach towards improving FDI to fight corruption, enhance democracy, ICT and economic growth in pursuit of green economy and sustainable development in SSA. [Display omitted] • Both corruption & democracy have a significantly negative association with carbon emissions (across quantiles). • Economic growth, ICT, and FDI are linked to higher environmental quality. • The Pollution Haven Hypothesis in SSA countries is validated. • Corruption, democracy & growth affect emissions more with high FDI. • FDI interactions with ICT has minimal negative effect on emissions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The technological development and economic growth of renewable energy are the key solution for almost full decarbonization of the energy systems. The sustainability and energy efficiency, artificial intelligence and connectivity will be the determining elements towards reaching this ambitious goal. Household appliances and tools for controlling energy consumption, temperature, lighting, etc. In the smart home will play a key role to increase awareness of families' energy consumption. IoT (Internet of Things) devices for the smart home allow us to monitor consumption and pay attention to efficiently energy use. However, savings are not the only important element of the smart home. Together with the digital control of the home these are elements that include a fundamental dimension: decarbonization, which is the cornerstone of the energy transition, which must involve an epochal change of mentality to our society where digitalization and people's well-being meet. The paper deals with social analysis of large cities population perception on integrating renewable energy sources and necessary devices to transform existing houses in smart homes towards economic wellbeing and decarbonization of the energy sector. Different classes of respondents were interviewed – owned and rented fome, rural and urban inhabitants, different segments of age, various number of inhabitants in urban areas and the capital, women and men, high-income and low-income, different levels of education – to support or disregard smart home technological development and reveal the different perception towards further usage of smart devices for daily benefits. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

• The process and preliminary analysis of the one-week virtual, physical, and app activities survey are presented. • Combining online and offline survey platforms, providing incentives, and maintaining close communication with respondents contribute to the survey's success. • Integrating information on virtual and physical activities into conventional time-use data provides a better understanding of daily activity participation. • App usage by senior workers or those who reside in Jakarta tends to create multiple effects, either creation or avoidance of travel. The increasing prevalence of information and communication technology (ICT), particularly through smartphones, has profoundly shaped individuals' daily schedules, making it an integral part of travel behaviour research. However, comprehensive data on daily virtual and physical activities as well as app usage behaviour remains limited. This paper describes the implementation of a survey to capture cross-dimensional weekly virtual-physical activities diary, including the details of travel, in-home, and out-of-home behaviour, extended smartphone app usage behaviour, and the psychological and perceived built environment factors affecting them. To our knowledge, this is the first attempt to expand the panel time-use survey to comprehensively capture daily smartphone app usage, the impact of such usage on travel, and their underlying behaviour (motivations and planned behaviour) in developing countries. Furthermore, it aims to demonstrate the possible usefulness of this dataset in assessing the impact of ICT on travel. The survey was deployed in Jakarta, Bandung, Denpasar, and Cianjur in Indonesia from May 2022 to January 2023. The protocol, mechanism, location, instrument, survey process, and preliminary data are described in the paper. Out of all respondents approached in all cities, 1,193 respondents over 18 years of age, or only 39 %, participated in the study. Respondents reported engaging in 23–32 activities daily and multitasking with average of 2–3 activities. The data collection process for this survey highlighted the importance of utilising both paper-and-pencil surveys and digital questionnaires, providing assistance and incentives, and maintaining open communication with respondents. This approach ensured successful data collection from individuals residing in different Indonesian cities, taking into account their diverse ICT qualities, education levels, and standards of living. Preliminary analysis shows that different combinations of travel and time use characteristics correlate with individuals' sociodemographic profile and residential location but not all perceived built environment conditions and personality traits. Integrating information on virtual and physical activities into conventional time-use data provides a better understanding of daily activity participation. The result also shows that the impact of app usage on travel varies across sociodemographic groups and cities. Apps usage by senior workers tends to create varied effects, either creation or avoidance of travel. Residents of Jakarta, a megapolitan area that provides more opportunities and economic intensity, tend to use multiple apps to avoid taking trips and generating new activities. The result also demonstrates that leisure app usage has multiple effects on travel and that the generation of new activities is associated with spontaneous app usage decisions. These preliminary results and extensive variables collected in this study highlight opportunities for future research on ICT and travel. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As cyanide (CN−) is a significant hazard to the environment and human health, it is essential to monitor cyanide levels in water and food samples. Moreover, real-time visualization of CN−could provide an additional understanding of its critical physiological and toxicological roles in living cells. The fluorescence approach based on small organic probes is an effective way for the detection of CN−. In this approach, a triphenylamine-xhantane conjugate was applied to detect in many samples such as sewage water, soil, sprouted potato, apricot seed, and living cells. We report a new ratiometric near-infrared fluorescent probe based on a triphenylamine-xhantane derivative for CN−sensing in many samples. The probe displays high selectivity for only CN− ions among a series of analytes. The addition of cyanide to the dicyanovinyl moiety of the probe disrupts π-conjugation followed by the interruption of internal charge transfer. Consequently, the emission peak of the probe shifts hypsochromically from 655 to 495 nm. There is a linear correlation between the emission intensity (I 495) and cyanide level, with a detection limit of 0.036 μM. The probe has many advantages over many probes, such as NIR fluorescence, ratiometric response, low cytotoxicity (85.0 % cell viability up to 50.0 μM of the probe), good membrane permeability, fast response time (4.0 min), high selectivity, good photostability, and anti-interference capability. Although various probes have been reported in the literature, the use of triphenylamine-xhantane unit as CN− probe has yet to be explored. The probe can detect trace levels of cyanide in many samples such as sewage water, soil, sprouted potatoes, and apricot seeds. Furthermore, it is successfully utilized for the ratiometric fluorescent bioimaging of cyanide in living cells. [Display omitted] • A new ratiometric fluorescent probe (TXM) has been developed for the detection of CN−. • TXM has low cytotoxicity and fast response time (4.0 min) with detection limit (0.036 μM). • TXM could detect CN− in soil, water, and food samples. • Smartphone, TLC, and capsule kit applications enable to determination of CN− on-site. • TXM can effectively monitor trace CN− in living cells. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

OpenAI's ChatGPT is a widely used artificial intelligence tool that has recently experienced rapid growth and widespread adoption. ChatGPT enhances digital accessibility, performance in communication, and supports the creation of digital content, which can be a powerful assistive technology for the education industry. However, the role of ChatGPT for higher education students remains a topic of contention. Therefore, this study is undertaken to investigate how ChatGPT usage can enhance information and communication technology (ICT) accessibility and performance by influencing life satisfaction among higher education students by proposing a unique conceptual model. The primary data were collected from 305 respondents, and quantitative methodology was used to analyse the data. The results indicate that interaction with ChatGPT increases freedom and productivity by producing understandable and relevant responses that meet emotional needs, which are positively correlated with happiness. ChatGPT usage provides unique experiences to students that evoke their feelings to strengthen academic engagement, and such feelings positively influence their perceptions and behaviour towards academic buoyancy. However, the concerns about the biased response, limited knowledge, and lack of emotional intelligence of ChatGPT limit trustworthiness and cause disengagement, which have been deemed the most significant weaknesses in improving quality of life. • ChatGPT usage significantly affects academic self-esteem, engagement and buoyancy. • Academic self-esteem, engagement and buoyancy significantly affect sense of control. • ChatGPT-enabled sense of control significantly affects life satisfaction. • Subjective health moderates the relationship between sense of control and life satisfaction. • Interaction with ChatGPT provides unique experiences to students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has transformed the way people communicate, interact, and use information for growth. This study uses a three-year panel of 91 countries to examine how mobile phones as ICT affect economic growth directly through the communication and information channel, and indirectly through the FinTech and financial inclusion channel. We derive these effects of mobile phones using the Structural Equation Modeling approach, controlling for time-invariant heterogeneity at the country level. The results are then compared with the estimates using the commonly adopted stepwise fixed-effects regressions. The results indicate that the direct effect of mobile phones is more pronounced than the indirect effect. Although mobile phones promote FinTech applications for payments and savings, expanded mobile phone coverage is negatively associated with financial inclusion in terms of formal credit. In contrast to the majority of empirical evidence showing limited impacts on developing Sub-Saharan Africa, we consistently document greater impacts on this region, suggesting greater benefits to be achieved from ICT investments. Our results remain robust across different measurements of financial inclusion and estimation methods. • This study examines how mobile phones directly and indirectly affect economic growth. • The direct effect of mobile phones via communication and information is stronger than the indirect effect via Fintech and financial inclusion. • Expanded mobile phone coverage promotes Fintech applications, indirectly aiding economic growth through reduced transaction costs. • Sub-Saharan Africa disproportionately benefits from mobile phone expansion, supporting continued promotion and subsidies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study uses the economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) to examine how economic growth, agriculture, renewable energy, information and communication technology (ICT) and human capital affect carbon emission during the period of 1990–2019. Several econometric techniques such as Pedroni Cointegration test, Mean Group techniques and Pairwise granger causality test are employed. The result from Augmented Mean Group suggests the existence of agriculture induced environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis for BRICS economies. The roles of both the renewable energy and ICT use are negative and significant on the carbon emission. Furthermore, the moderation effect of renewable energy with agriculture shows that it can moderate the agriculture's positive contribution towards the climate change while the moderation effect of ICT and human capital with agriculture do not yield any significant outcomes. The pairwise granger causality result further establishes bidirectional causality between CO 2 emission and renewable energy, ICT and CO 2 , agriculture and GDP, ICT and GDP, renewable energy and agriculture as well as between renewable energy and ICT. Finally, the study provides policy implications and insights for the BRICS governments and policymakers in their efforts to tackle the climate change through the use of renewable energy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Counterfeit and falsified medicines have become a threat to public health around the world. The objective of this review study is to analyze all the relevant studies on preventing or reducing falsified and counterfeit medicines through digital intervention following a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) approach. A total of 51 articles were reviewed from an initial set of 1253 articles following an inclusion-exclusion criterion. As an outcome, this review study found that falsified and counterfeit medicines have become a crucial issue for research and investigation over time. Various advanced technologies (like Blockchain, IoT, RFID, image processing, pattern recognition, etc.) are being used to fight against this issue efficiently. The review also reveals future research opportunities to facilitate the existing initiatives for preventing medicine counterfeit that includes: exploring the implications of emerging technologies; discovering the contaminated point over the medicine supply chain; investigating the less emphasized concern of counterfeit and falsified medicines; exploring all possible use-cases or features of any digital solution to reduce falsified and counterfeit medicines; and the development of counterfeit/ falsified incidents reporting system. Thus, the implication of this study is to discover the research gaps and provide future research directions focusing on the prevention of usage of falsified and counterfeit medicines through the effective use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Open innovation (OI) is among the key strategic resources of enterprises, especially in high-tech sectors such as the ICT industry. The use of OI platforms and/or networks that facilitate access to and sharing of OI knowledge is gaining increasing interest. This study aimed to assess the factors motivating and hindering the use of OI platforms and/or networks in the ICT industry in Poland. The uniqueness of this approach lies in the use of a PROFIT analysis to develop proprietary models of the importance of the various motivating factors and barriers to the use of OI platforms and/or networks in the ICT industry in relation to the job position held. This study hypothesized that the knowledge of factors motivating and hindering the use of OI platforms and/or networks in the ICT industry varies across occupational groups. In order to verify the hypothesis and answer the formulated research questions, a diagnostic survey method with a survey technique was used. The results of this study confirm that the job position occupied by employees in the ICT industry is relevant to each of the factors that pose obstacles to their use of OI platforms and/or networks. Managers and management, as well as developers, are less likely to restrict the use of the aforementioned solutions due to organizational and/or administrative barriers, while more likely due to reluctance to share knowledge. For specialists and analysts, legal barriers and NIH syndrome are greater obstacles. For programmers, negative attitudes toward open innovation and lack of internal commitment to the company are less of an obstacle. Insufficient support from top management is a major barrier for administrative staff and programmers. The conclusions formulated can be useful in practice for managers in the ICT industry to make optimal use of access to OI. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We evaluated the execution of the operational programs (OPs) committed to encouraging the adoption of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). To achieve this goal, we employed a novel three-stage weighted Russel directional distance (WRDD) data envelopment analysis (DEA) model in conjunction with stochastic frontier analysis (SFA), which considers indicators officially mandated by the European Union (EU) and environmental factors, to evaluate 51 OPs from 16 EU countries. All in all, we concluded that by removing the environmental factors, about 30% of the OPs (16) reached an efficient procedural performance against 20% (10). The OP more frequently viewed as a benchmark regardless of the environmental factors is "Multi-regional Spain—ERDF" that remains robustly efficient within 5% and 10% tolerances. Without the removal of the environmental factors, the "number of operations supported" is the indicator that requires more attention from management authorities (MAs), whereas with their removal one-third of the OPs need to further reduce the "eligible costs decided" and improve "eligible spending". According to our findings, more developed regions and a higher rate of ICT specialists seem to be related to an underuse of ERDF funds dedicated to boosting ICT in SMEs. These findings might be related to the administrative burden and the lack of ability of SMEs to deal with the various procedures for applying for and implementing European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) projects. Overall, it is critical to provide further support that simplifies administrative procedures and addresses SMEs' specific requirements. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper evaluates information and communication technologies (ICT) for networked control systems (NCS) of latency-critical applications in production. Latency-critical applications in production (e.g. closed-loop control or motion control) are focused when optimizing production. However, data capturing of complex latency-critical applications is a challenge. Wired solutions hamper its flexibility. Wireless technologies, however, might lack capability to process data with required latencies and reliability. First, a morphology to characterize latency-critical applications is presented. Second, current ICT (e.g. 5G, LTE, WiFi) are typified. Third, ICT are clustered regarding their process and business potential to control latency-critical applications in production. Finally, the approach is validated with the use cases motion control, factory automation and automated guided vehicles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Prosument is a person who plays the roles of consumer and producer simultaneously. Direct communication between producers and consumers is fast and accessible in the world of omnipresent globalization and the popularisation of information and communication technologies (ICT), particularly social media. The paper presents the results of the survey conducted on a group of 1,620 prosumers and the practical applications of the analysis of the results. The research aimed to identify the main components of the prosumer decision-making process and their importance in this process. A diagnostic survey was used in the study, and the collected data were statistically analyzed. The main findings are that prosumption destimulants, information contribution, information channels, incentives for prosumption and reactive attitude are five independent components of the prosumer decision-making process. The analysis of the results allowed determining that subjective income satisfaction significantly influences prosumer attitudes. People with higher income satisfaction are more willing and likely to participate in the information exchange process. Such analysis may be useful for producers to help them develop communication channels with prosumers as well as better target incentives for prosumption to support such attitudes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Today, it is believed that Business Intelligence (BI) systems have become a strategic tool for economic growth, determining the competitiveness of many organizations and their innovative development. A theory as well a practice show that BI systems are used mainly to: (a) develop modern strategies and business models; (b) creative sources of competitive advantage; (c) make fundamental transformations in organizations; and (d) integrate and develop the entire ecosystem. Unfortunately, the topic of components that determinate an innovative development of organizations based on BI is still a poorly understood issue. The study investigates a topic of BI and proposes a framework to provide BI-based innovative development of organizations. The framework contains four components: (a) digital strategy and support from top management; (b) BI infrastructure and tools; (c) information and knowledge repositories; and (d) organizational culture. The framework has been subjected to initial verification by conducting 150 direct interviews in small and medium enterprises among owners, top executives, and managers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Given the rise in population ageing and urbanization, the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) economies are stressed about dealing with the climate change process and ascertaining the energy crisis. To diffuse the technological innovations and curtail natural resource extraction, with an objective of green tourism development, the transition towards renewable energy sector, the policy framework in the BRICS countries needs a reorientation, which is the study's primary aim. The study proposes a novel policy framework for BRICS economies by exploring the role of ageing, information, communication, and technology (ICT), and industrial innovations on tourism and renewable energy between 2000 and 2017. By exercising the second-generation econometric approaches, the impact of industrial innovations, natural resources, economic growth, and ICT on tourism is positive, while the role of ageing on tourism is negative. Similarly, industrial innovations, economic growth, and ageing are positive determinants of renewable energy, while ICT and natural resources are negative determinants. The causal results supported bidirectional links between ageing, tourism, ICT and tourism, while economic growth unidirectionally causing tourism. Similarly, industrial innovation, ICT, and natural resources are simultaneously unilaterally causing renewable energy in BRICS economies. The results obtained from the current study are unique, based on which we have discussed policy proposals for theory and practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

• Novel naphthoquinone-pyridine hydrazone (NQPH) changes color from orange to green in the presence of Cu²⁺ ions. • NQPH showed binding constant (K) of 2.5 × 10⁴ M⁻¹ with Cu²⁺ ions. • NQPH has detection limit of 4.35 µM. • DFT studies showed decrease in HOMO-LUMO band gap (ΔE) of NQPH from 2.782 to 1.996 upon binding with Cu2+. • Test strips for the naked-eye detection of Cu²⁺ are fabricated using NQPH. • NQPH was successfully used to detect Cu²⁺ in real water samples. A novel naphthoquinone-pyridine hydrazone (NQPH) based chemosensor was synthesized through the condensation reaction of 2-hydroxynaphthoquinone aldehyde and 2-pyridine carboxylic acid hydrazide. The aqueous buffered solution of NQPH quickly changes color from orange to green upon addition of Cu²⁺ ions with appearance of new absorption band at 452 nm. The UV–vis titration indicated binding constant (K) of chemosensor NQPH with Cu²⁺ was determined to be 2.5 × 104 M⁻¹ (log K = 5.39), and the detection limit for Cu²⁺ ions was found to be 4.35 µM. Analysis using a Job plot based on UV–vis data, along with mass spectrometry, indicated a 1:1 stoichiometry between NQPH and Cu²⁺. Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations were used to determine the minimum energy conformations, molecular properties and vibrational frequency analysis of NQPH and its Cu²⁺ complex. The DFT results showed the reduction in the HOMO-LUMO gap when NQPH interact with Cu²⁺, indicating intramolecular charge transfer (ICT). The practical application of NQPH was demonstrated by creating test strips for the naked-eye detection of Cu²⁺ and by measuring Cu²⁺ in real water samples. [Display omitted] [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

[Display omitted] • An effective 'turn on' fluorogenic probe, BPMC has been introduced for selective and specific detection of Hg2+ ions. • The detection and quantification limits are determined to be in the µM range. • ICT and ESIPT processes are inhibited involved in BPMC in the presence of Hg2+ ions causing photoluminescence enhancement. • An BPMC-stained paper-strips-based test kit has been fabricated for on-spot detection. • The detection mechanism has been revealed through FT-IR, 1H NMR, and high-resolution mass spectrometric analysis. Mercury (Hg2+) and its associated compounds have drawn serious concern from the scientific communities for their extreme toxicity to human beings. The present article introduced a chromone-benzoxazole embracing an effective fluorogenic probe, (E)-3-(((4-(benzo[d]oxazol-2-yl) phenyl) imino) methyl)-2-methoxy-2H-chromen-4-ol (BPMC) for selective and specific detection of Hg2+ ions having detection and quantification limit in the µM range. A significant photoluminescence enhancement has been observed from BPMC solution (water-DMSO mixture, 50 % v/v) displaying low to highly intense blue-violet photoluminescence under a 365 nm UV lamp due to the inhibition of intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) and excited state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) processes involved in BPMC. Furthermore, to achieve on-site detection of Hg2+ ions and investigate the practical utility of our developed probe, we have fabricated a BPMC -stained paper-strips-based test kit and demonstrated its practical effectiveness for on-spot detection. The details of the detection mechanism have been revealed through 1H NMR, FT-IR, and high-resolution mass spectrometric analysis. The present report evokes a broader perspective for tailoring ICT and ESIPT-based chromo-fluorogenic probes to accelerate their real-world application and environmental monitoring. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A molecular probe 3 containing phenyl substituted imidazolyl unit and diaminomaleonitrile (DAMN) moiety has been synthesized and characterized. Photophysical and electrochemical behavior probe 3 were studied in partial aqueous medium (ACN/H 2 O, 9.5:0.5 v/v). Probe 3 upon interaction with different class of ions showed sensitivity for Cu2+, ClO− and CN− ions with different response time and reaction rates due to variation in intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) process. Both Cu2+ and ClO− ions displayed enhanced emission due to hydrolysis of imine bond to form compound 2 in the medium whereas, with CN− fluorescence quenching was observed due to the deprotonation of –OH/–NH 2 functions. The kinetic and optical behavior of the probe suggested that interaction occurred in two steps with Cu2+ (complexation and hydrolysis; abs k 1 , 2 , 3 (Cu 2+) = 1.17, 0.74 and 0.06 s−1) and ClO− (hydrolysis and deprotonation; abs k 1 , 2 (ClO −) = 3.0 and 0.60 s−1) ions while CN− (abs k 1 , 2 (CN −) = 2.13 and 1.66 s−1) induces deprotonation in one step. The interaction of probe 3 with ClO− was relatively fast than with Cu2+/CN− ions. Job's plot analysis between probe 3 and ions revealed a 1:1 (Cu2+/ClO−) and 1:2 (CN−) ratio stoichiometry with good limit of detection (nM) and binding affinity (LOD, 17; K Cu 2+ = 3.23 × 106 M−1; LOD , 18.5; K ClO − = 5.23 × 105 M−1 and LOD , 23.2; K CN − = 5.50 × 109 M−2) respectively. Probe 3 displayed a naked–eye sensitive fluorescence response to detect tested ions on test paper strips and good recovery percentage of ions in real water sample analysis. [Display omitted] • An ICT based Probe 3 showed selectivity for Cu2+, ClO− and CN− ions in a partial aqueous medium. • The hydrolysis of imine bond of probe 3 in the presence of Cu2+ and ClO− ion rejuvenate aldehyde derivative. • DFT calculations were carried out to understand the behavior of probe 3 tested ions. • The analytical application of probe 3 with Cu2+, ClO− and CN− ions was demonstrated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

[Display omitted] • A chemosensor, ICNOD was developed which exhibited remarkable selectivity towards silver ions. • Fluorescence studies revealed 1:2 binding stoichiometry through Job's plot variation analysis and mass spectra. • DFT calculations elucidated the structural characteristics of ICNOD and its interaction with Ag+ ions. • ICNOD demonstrated excellent recovery ratios for detecting Ag+ ions in real samples, bioimaging and logic gates. This study presents the synthesis and characterization of ICNOD , a highly selective chemosensor for detecting Ag+ ions in environmental and biological samples. ICNOD was synthesized by reacting n-phenyl-o-phenylenediamine with 1-isocyanate naphthalene in absolute ethanol, yielding a novel chemosensor. Fluorescence studies revealed ICNOD's exceptional selectivity for Ag+ ions over other common metal ions, making it a promising detection tool. Competitive complexation experiments showed a strong affinity of ICNOD for Ag+ ions, with a 1:2 binding stoichiometry, highlighting its potential for sensitive detection. The detection mechanism involves a combination of Photoinduced Electron Transfer (PET OFF) and Intramolecular Charge Transfer (ICT ON), enabling selective Ag+ ion detection. The binding constant (Ka) of ICNOD for Ag+ ions was determined to be 3 × 10−2 M−1 using the Benesi-Hildebrand technique, with limits of detection (LOD) and quantification (LOQ) of 2.87 nM and 8.70 nM, respectively. Molecular modeling using DFT provided valuable insights into ICNOD' s structural features and its interaction with Ag+ ions, supporting the experimental findings. Spectroscopic techniques, including FT-IR, 1H NMR titration, and HR-mass spectroscopy, confirmed the binding interactions between ICNOD and Ag+ ions. Fukui function analysis identified potential binding sites within ICNOD for Ag+ ions, further elucidating the detection mechanism. The practical applicability of ICNOD was successfully demonstrated through real sample analysis, paper strip tests, and bioimaging, showcasing its potential for real-world applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

• High selectivity and low detection limit for the recognition of H 2 O 2. • High solid-state fluorescence quantum yield and long fluorescence lifetime. • Excellent aggregation-induced emission (AIE) and twisted intramolecular charge transfer (TICT) properties. H 2 O 2 plays a key regulatory role as a bioendogenous reactive oxygen species in cells and organisms. However, excessive production or accumulation of H 2 O 2 during mitochondrial oxidative stress may lead to oxidative damage of cellular proteins and trigger rheumatic diseases, cancers, and a variety of neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. In addition, H 2 O 2 is a very useful chemical widely employed in the textile and chemical industries, and its excessive emission not only pollutes the environment but also jeopardizes human health. Therefore, the sensitive and specific detection and removal of H 2 O 2 is important for early diagnosis of diseases, treatment prognosis and environmental pollution monitoring. We have designed two novel triphenylamine-based AIEgens MOTPP and MOTPP-B , which each have a high solid-state fluorescence quantum yield and excellent aggregation-induced emission properties. MOTPP-B has high selectivity and anti-interference ability toward H 2 O 2 , a wide pH tolerance range, a sensing process that is complete in under 40 min, and a low detection limit of 120.77 nM. It has been successfully applied for the detection of low concentrations of H 2 O 2 in the environment and to dual-channel imaging of low concentrations of exogenous H 2 O 2 in living cells. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

• This systematic review examines the impact of digital divide on efforts to promote technology integration in rural schools. • The review identified 29 challenges related to the promotion of technology integration in rural schools. • The review identified the proposed solutions to these challenges. • The review proposes what constitutes good practice when integrating technology in rural schools. The digital divide between urban and rural schools challenges efforts to promote technology integration in education, and contributes to growing educational inequity in many contexts. Using the most current version of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis (PRISMA 2020), we identified and extracted 36 articles and conference papers on the use of technology in rural schools from the Scopus and Web of Science databases. We used Critical Interpretive Synthesis to identify the challenges and solutions involved in integrating technology in rural schools. The analysis revealed 29 challenges, which were categorized using the framework of the ecological perspective into macro level, meso level, and micro level challenges. The analysis also identified solutions to the challenges discussed in these studies. By focusing on the challenges and proposed solutions at different contextual levels, this review is intended to identify what constitutes good practices when integrating technology in rural schools. Future research should focus on factors which facilitate the use of technology and how the integration of technology impacts students' learning experiences and achievement in rural schools. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A phenanthroimidazole-based luminogen, BIB , has been introduced for specific and selective detection of sarin gas surrogate diethylchlorophosphate (DCP) within the stores of various analogous toxic analytes. [Display omitted] • A phenanthroimidazole-based luminogen, BIB , has been introduced to detect sarin gas surrogate diethylchlorophosphate (DCP). • BIB displayed a highly distinct ratiometric fluorescence response. • The fluorogenic response is wholly reversed in the presence of triethylamine. • BIB can selectively detect DCP with a low detection limit to µM range. • BIB has been employed as a portable and displayable photonic sensing tool for on-site detection. The nerve agent's extreme toxicity makes it a prominent target to detect them to save global harmony. In the present contribution, we have introduced a phenanthroimidazole-based luminogen, BIB , for specific and selective detection of sarin gas surrogate diethylchlorophosphate (DCP) within the stores of various analogous toxic analytes. BIB displayed a highly distinct ratiometric fluorescence response toward detecting toxic sarin gas, mimicking DCP among all the other guest analytes showing a fluorogenic color change from blue to bluish-green color fluorescence under the exposure of a 365 nm UV lamp irradiation, which is wholly reversed due to the introduction of triethylamine (TEA). The reversibility is prominent in both the liquid and vapor states of DCP. Our probe BIB can selectively detect DCP with a low detection limit to µM range and superior to many available literatures. BIB 's reversible and ratiometric response for detecting DCP provides a potential application as a portable and displayable photonic sensing tool for on-site detection. The successful demonstrations of BIB for practical application in detecting sarin gas encourage the researcher to explore the probable applications of imidazole-based luminogen as a photonic sensing device for recognizing various target analytes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

[Display omitted] • Introducing a rigid fluorophore unit with Julolidine-coumarin moieties for selective detection of cyanide ions. • Probes JI and JCI could detect CN− ions selectively without interference from other competitive anions. • The probes can be used to detect cyanide ions in food and water samples. • An easy-to-use electronic test kit designed to detect cyanide ions in real samples. A rigid fluorophore unit of Julolidine/coumarin fused with an indolium-conjugated system was built for the immediate and effective recognition of cyanide ions in a 90 % aq. DMSO solution. The probes are capable of displaying better sensitivity/selectivity for the cyanide ion over a wide range of other interfering ions. The probe JI showed an instant colorimetric variation, whereas the modified probe JCI showed both colorimetric and fluorimetric variation with cyanide ion. The observed detection limit values indicated excellent sensitivity of the probe to the cyanide ion. HRMS and 1H NMR studies confirmed that the mechanism of detection of CN− is via the nucleophilic attack on the electron-deficient indolium moiety of the molecule. Moreover, the probes are well proficient in selective recognition of cyanide in various real time applications (test strips, electronic sensor kit, food and water sample analysis). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in developing economies, especially in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), has become a focal point of discussion. This study contributes to this discourse by investigating the effects of international capital flows on SDGs in SSA, with a specific focus on the moderating mechanisms that influence these effects. Using data from 41 SSA countries spanning 2000 to 2018, the findings emphasize the crucial role of governance quality and ICT diffusion as effective factors moderating the nexus between international capital flows and SDGs. The study reveals a nuanced impact of international capital flows on sustainable development, encompassing both positive and negative effects across economic, social, and environmental dimensions. However, the presence of good governance practices and widespread diffusion of information and communication technologies (ICTs) serves as crucial conditional factors, enhancing the positive effects of international capital flows on economic and social sustainability while simultaneously mitigating their potential adverse effects on environmental sustainability. Through improvements in governance structures and the promotion of ICT diffusion, policymakers can create an environment conductive to maximizing the benefits of international capital flows while minimizing their adverse repercussions, thereby fostering sustainable development in sub-Saharan Africa. • We examine the effects of governance and ICT on international capital flows-SDGs nexus. • International capital flows(ICF) negatively influenced the environmental sustainability index. • ICF have weak positive effect of the economic and social sustainability indices. • Good governance modulate the negative impacts of ICF on on environmental sustainability. • Good governance and ICT complement ICF for achieving economic and social sustainability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Clarifying the impact of urban virtual amenities (VAs) based on online and offline services on residents and urban spaces is important in the context of mobile internet access. However, the measurement of VA usage and its association with urban space have limited its theoretical development. This study identifies relocation directions through changes in residential locations and measures the four types of VA usage via mobile app data. An ordered logistic regression model is constructed to measure the correlation between VA usage and residential locations. The results show a significant association between VA usage and residential location. Residents who use VA-shopping are inclined to live outside the central region, while the opposite is true for residents who use VA-life and VA-public service. Because the users and usage intensity of VA-shopping are greater than those of other services, we summarize the VAs that drive outward relocation and urban decentralization because virtual amenities liberate the constraints on residential mobility imposed by the proximity of functional urban amenities. The findings are informative for understanding urban spaces under mobile ICTs and conducting behavior research on virtual-real interactions. • Provide an analytical method for measuring individual's virtual activities. • Virtual amenity usage is related to the location of the residence. • Virtual amenities promote out-relocation of residents and urban decentralization in megacity. • There are significant differences in effects on relocation with different types of virtual amenities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]