Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jose Alejandro Cano, Abraham Londono-Pineda, Maria Fanny Castro, Hugo Becquer Paz, Carolina Rodas, Tatiana Arias
Summary: In recent years, the rise of e-commerce has led to the emergence of electronic marketplaces, which act as intermediaries in the buying and selling process, bringing together multiple vendors to offer a variety of products and services. E-marketplaces offer advantages such as access to potential buyers, visibility for businesses and products, cost reduction, comparison of offers and prices, and ease of internationalization. However, the sustainability of these platforms is crucial for their success, requiring the involvement of different stakeholders to meet economic, environmental, and social objectives.
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jose Alejandro Cano, Abraham Londono-Pineda, Carolina Rodas
Summary: This study presents a bibliometric analysis and literature review on the sustainability of logistics operations in e-commerce environments. The analysis shows that authors from Italy and India have generated the largest number of publications, and journals such as Sustainability, International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, and Sustainable Cities and Society lead in terms of published articles and citations. The study identifies main topics including e-commerce logistics sustainability, last-mile logistics, urban transport, and supply chains, as well as research trends related to sustainability dimensions, technological developments, and operation modes.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Qihang Hu, Chunhui Yuan, Xiaolong Li
Summary: This paper provides a comprehensive literature review on green grain warehousing (GGW) based on the analysis of 37 papers. The study identifies three macro-themes and a classification of commonly used methods. The results show an increasing research interest in GGW over the years, differences in attention among countries, a growing focus on grain quality, and the use of more comprehensive methodologies by researchers.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Maria Belen Prados-Pena, Francisco Jesus Galvez-Sanchez, Ana Garcia-Lopez, Valentin Molina-Moreno
Summary: This study conducted a bibliometric analysis on sustainable crafts, examining growth trends, published articles, and influential journals, authors, institutions, and countries. The research identified the main research topics in sustainable crafts during three time periods: pre-international financial crisis, post-crisis period, and the era of United Nations' 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals. The findings suggest that the field of sustainable crafts has experienced exponential growth, with an increase in the abundance and diversity of research issues driven by the Sustainable Development Goals.
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Business
Kirti Goyal, Satish Kumar
Summary: This systematic review, combined with bibliometric analysis, provides a comprehensive overview of research in the field of financial literacy from 2000 to 2019, focusing on levels of financial literacy, the relationship between financial planning and behavior, and the impact of financial education. Emerging themes such as financial capability, financial inclusion, and gender gap have been identified, offering direction for future research in the field.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONSUMER STUDIES
(2021)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Kaustov Chakraborty, Kampan Mukherjee, Sandeep Mondal, Subrata Mitra
Summary: The popularity of remanufacturing has led to an increase in academic publications, particularly in areas related to reverse logistics, core acquisition management, Design for Remanufacturing, production planning, and analytical models. Pricing of remanufactured products is a complex task due to various operations involved, and it acts as a control mechanism to maintain demand. Through bibliometric analysis, this paper identifies developing research areas, key topics, collaboration patterns, and future research directions in the field of remanufacturing pricing. Five main pricing models are highlighted, along with decision variables, assumptions, and future research opportunities.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Review
Food Science & Technology
Lucely Nogueira dos Santos, Rafael Firmani Perna, Ana Carolina Vieira, Alex Fernando de Almeida, Nelson Rosa Ferreira
Summary: Using bibliometric data network analysis, this study conducted a scientific mapping to analyze research on lipases and their industrial applications, evaluating the current state and identifying challenges and opportunities. Based on a comprehensive systematic data analysis of a large number of publications, this study provides valuable insights in an area that has not been previously covered.
Review
Engineering, Civil
Ahmed Assad, Ahmed Bouferguene
Summary: Infrastructure resilience is an emerging topic that has attracted a great deal of attention. This study focuses on the resilience research related to water distribution networks (WDNs). Through bibliometric analysis and systematic review, the study provides a comprehensive understanding of the manifestation, genesis, progression, and gaps in WDNs resilience research. The study identifies three thematic clusters and highlights the bias towards classical resilience assessment.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2022)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Lina Pileliene, Giedrius Jucevicius
Summary: This paper focuses on the bibliometric review of the Scopus database in the field of innovation ecosystem development, revealing key trends and important findings. The research shows that innovation ecosystem development is in a stage of late growth, with potential for further exploration. Research collaborations play a positive role in increasing productivity and citation levels.
Review
Engineering, Mechanical
Sharad Yadav, Vishwajeet Kumar, Joy Prakash Misra, Rabesh Kumar Singh, Vikas Upadhyay
Summary: This study provides a comprehensive review and bibliometric investigation of different approaches used to enhance surface topology during the EDM process. The results show that India dominates the research in this area, followed by China, with a growing number of publications. The study also discusses the influence of EDM parameters, dielectric fluid, tool, and work material.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART E-JOURNAL OF PROCESS MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Andres Ortega-Ballesteros, Francisco Manzano-Agugliaro, Alberto-Jesus Perea-Moreno
Summary: This paper reviews scientific contributions in the field of water utilities, indicating increasing awareness and growing number of publications on this topic. The development of smart technologies is accelerating research towards water optimization, which is gaining more importance in recent years. Future research trends focus on identifying specific challenges per country and the feasibility of proposed solutions by the scientific community.
Article
Energy & Fuels
H. B. Adedayo, S. A. Adio, B. O. Oboirien
Summary: The study reports on the bibliometric analysis of energy publications from Nigerian researchers over 45 years, showing an increasing trend in the number of publications. Collaborations in energy research mainly involve South Africa, Malaysia, the United States and the United Kingdom, with a focus on solar energy, wind energy and biomass energy. Surprisingly, there are fewer publications on gas and hydro energy, which are the main sources of electricity generation in Nigeria.
ENERGY STRATEGY REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Zhiwen Xiao, Yong Qin, Zeshui Xu, Jurgita Antucheviciene, Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas
Summary: This study focuses on the journal Buildings and conducts a bibliometric analysis of its publications in the past decade. The analysis covers publication and citation structures, most cited articles, leading authors, institutions, and countries/regions. The study also includes science mappings based on keywords, citation and co-citation, and collaboration for further analysis. The results indicate the significant growth of Buildings and its global appeal to researchers.
Review
Business
Maria Elena De Giuli, Daniele Grechi, Alessandra Tanda
Summary: Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues have gained increasing attention in policymaking, corporate investment decisions, and investor asset allocation. However, transitioning to a greener and more sustainable economic system comes with risks. The existing literature has explored the relationship between ESG and risk from various perspectives and approaches, but there is a lack of a clear taxonomy of ESG risks. This paper discusses ESG and risk research from a financial perspective, highlighting existing gaps and providing insights for future research and development in this field.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Saddam A. Hazaea, Jinyu Zhu, Saleh F. A. Khatib, Ayman Hassan Bazhair, Ahmed A. Elamer
Summary: The study reviews literature on sustainability assurance, showing an increase in recent studies but limited focus on countries like the USA. Research on sustainability assurance in private and non-profit sectors needs to be strengthened, along with the governance debate lacking evidence support.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Geography, Physical
Jose Luis Guil-Guerrero, Francisco Manzano-Agugliaro
Summary: Research on Neanderthals is a topic of growing interest, and this study analyzed over 3800 publications from the Scopus database until 2021 to identify the main authors, institutions, and countries involved in this research. The analysis revealed three distinct research clusters focused on molecular evolution, Neanderthal biology, and paleoanthropology. The most frequent keyword in this area is 'fossil', and the central countries to collaboration networks are the United States, Spain, France, and Germany. It is expected that new clusters related to the diet and demise of Neanderthals will emerge in the future, considering the increasing number of works on these topics.
JOURNAL OF QUATERNARY SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Dora Cama-Pinto, Miguel Damas, Juan Antonio Holgado-Terriza, Francisco Manuel Arrabal-Campos, Juan Antonio Martinez-Lao, Alejandro Cama-Pinto, Francisco Manzano-Agugliaro
Summary: The production of crops in greenhouses is crucial for meeting the world's future food demands. Wireless sensor networks (WSN) technology, supported by precision agriculture, plays an important role in monitoring agronomic parameters. This study proposes a method that utilizes Deep Learning to develop an empirical model for estimating radio wave attenuation through vegetation, taking into account the height and distance between WSN nodes. The model demonstrates high quality with a cross-validation parameter of R-2 0.966, and a generalized error of 0.920, confirming its reliability.
Editorial Material
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Esther Salmeron-Manzano, Francisco Manzano-Agugliaro
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Belen Lopez-Felices, Jose A. Aznar-Sanchez, Juan F. Velasco-Munoz, Ernesto Mesa-Vazquez
Summary: This study analyzes the attitudes of farmers in southeastern Spain towards the installation of rainwater harvesting systems. The results show that different farmer groups have different preferences and attitudes regarding rainwater harvesting. Economic, technical, and agronomic factors are identified as the main obstacles to implementing rainwater harvesting. The study provides recommendations for policymakers based on its findings.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Civil
B. Lopez-Felices, J. F. Velasco-Munoz, J. A. Aznar-Sanchez, I. M. Roman-Sanchez
Summary: This study analyzes the factors influencing farmers' decision to adopt rainwater harvesting systems in agriculture. The findings indicate that the quantity of water in the pond, pond capacity, and environmental awareness are the most important factors, while age, education level, and income have minimal influence. The results provide policy-makers with key measures to promote the adoption of these systems, including enhanced farmer training, financial support, and increased environmental awareness.
AQUA-WATER INFRASTRUCTURE ECOSYSTEMS AND SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Agricultural Economics & Policy
Belen Lopez-Felices, Juan Francisco Velasco-Munoz, Isabel Maria Roman-Sanchez, Jose Angel Aznar-Sanchez
Summary: Pest control is heavily impacted by intensive agriculture, and installing hedgerows around greenhouses is suggested as a way to enhance natural enemies and pest control. This article aims to identify the factors affecting the decision to adopt hedgerows in southeast Spain. A binary logistic regression model is developed based on a survey of 189 farmers, revealing that farm size, expenses, pest control methods, technical advice, and environmental awareness are significant variables in explaining hedgerow adoption. Action measures are proposed to promote the adoption of this practice.
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS-ZEMEDELSKA EKONOMIKA
(2023)
Article
Development Studies
Francisco Jose Castillo-Diaz, Luis J. Belmonte-Urena, Ana Batlles-delaFuente, Francisco Camacho-Ferre
Summary: Sustainable development is a crucial criterion for EU policies, which have been expanded to include environmental dimensions. Circular economy will be implemented within the principles of sustainable development, affecting activities like agriculture. This study evaluates the impact of these techniques on the southeastern peninsula of Spain, an important farming region for the EU's fruit and vegetable products. The evaluated production techniques may increase costs by up to 5.5%, but crop profitability does not significantly differ. Access to incentive systems should be ensured for all producers to alleviate economic pressure and address financial losses, calling for a specific green architecture that considers the effects of inflation on the triple aspect of sustainability.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Economics
Antonio Martos-Pedrero, Luis J. Belmonte-Urena, Francisco Joaquin Cortes-Garcia
Summary: Customers, civil organizations, the media, and society expect companies to go beyond regulatory requirements in addressing social and environmental issues. In response, companies are adopting Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategies to demonstrate their commitment to stakeholders. This study investigates whether agricultural cooperatives in Almeria, Spain, display a stronger CSR orientation compared to other companies due to their cooperative principles and values.
ANNALS OF PUBLIC AND COOPERATIVE ECONOMICS
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Francisco Jose Castillo-Diaz, Luis J. Belmonte-Urena, Maria J. Lopez-Serrano, Francisco Camacho-Ferre
Summary: Quantifying the sustainability of the agri-food industry is crucial for sustainable development. The study found moderate sustainability in food production and processing in the European Union, with France having the highest overall sustainability. Economic and social progress in agriculture was associated with lower quality environmental indicators.
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
(2023)
Article
Horticulture
Francisco Jose Castillo-Diaz, Luis J. Belmonte-Urena, Ana Batlles-delaFuente, Francisco Camacho-Ferre
Summary: In order to achieve environmentally friendly food production and meet the fertilizer-reduction targets set by some territories, agricultural systems must identify sustainable fertilization strategies. This study aimed to identify the multifunctionality and cost-effectiveness of the biodisinfection technique in greenhouse horticultural crops. The results suggest that biodisinfection can reduce the use of inorganic fertilizers and mitigate the expression of soil pathogens, leading to a potential reduction of up to 6.1% in production costs.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Juan F. Velasco-Munoz, Claudia A. Ochoa-Noriega, Isabel M. Roman-Sanchez, Belen Lopez-Felices
Summary: This paper aims to study the determinants of the governance model of water resources in the agriculture of the Hermosillo-Coast (Mexico). To achieve this objective, a literature review, in-depth interviews, and a workshop were carried out. The results show that the main threats to the system come from the model of granting concessions for access to water resources, the lack of supervision by the competent authority, and the control of a group of stakeholders over water in relation to the rest of the interested parties. Finally, measures aimed at improving the sustainability of agricultural activity in the area are proposed.
ANAIS DA ACADEMIA BRASILEIRA DE CIENCIAS
(2023)
Article
Development Studies
Francisco Jose Castillo-Diaz, Luis J. Belmonte-Urena, Ana Batlles-delaFuente, Francisco Camacho-Ferre
Summary: This article assessed the sustainability of the Spanish primary sector and found a moderate degree of sustainability. It suggests the need for customized territorial policies to achieve sustainability goals.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Lars odegaard Bentsen, Narada Dilp Warakagoda, Roy Stenbro, Paal Engelstad
Summary: This study investigates uncertainty modeling in wind power forecasting using different parametric and non-parametric methods. Johnson's SU distribution is found to outperform Gaussian distributions in predicting wind power. This research contributes to the literature by introducing Johnson's SU distribution as a candidate for probabilistic wind forecasting.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xing Liu, Qiuchen Wang, Yunhao Wen, Long Li, Xinfang Zhang, Yi Wang
Summary: This study analyzes the characteristics of process parameters in three lean gas ethane recovery processes and establishes a prediction and multiobjective optimization model for ethane recovery and system energy consumption. A new method for comparing ethane recovery processes for lean gas is proposed, and the addition of extra coolers improves the ethane recovery. The support vector regression model based on grey wolf optimization demonstrates the highest prediction accuracy, and the multiobjective multiverse optimization algorithm shows the best optimization performance and diversity in the solutions.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Cairong Song, Haidong Yang, Xian-Bing Meng, Pan Yang, Jianyang Cai, Hao Bao, Kangkang Xu
Summary: The paper proposes a novel deep learning-based prediction framework, aTCN-LSTM, for accurate cooling load predictions. The framework utilizes a gate-controlled multi-head temporal convolutional network and a sparse probabilistic self-attention mechanism with a bidirectional long short-term memory network to capture both temporal and long-term dependencies in the cooling load sequences. Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness and superiority of the proposed method, which can serve as an effective guide for HVAC chiller scheduling and demand management initiatives.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Zhe Chen, Xiaojing Li, Xianli Xia, Jizhou Zhang
Summary: This study uses survey data from the Loess Plateau in China to evaluate the impact of social interaction on the adoption of soil and water conservation (SWC) technology by farmers. The study finds that social interaction increases the likelihood of farmers adopting SWC, and internet use moderates this effect. The positive impact of social interaction on SWC adoption is more pronounced for farmers in larger villages and those who join cooperative societies.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Chenghua Zhang, Yunfei Yan, Kaiming Shen, Zongguo Xue, Jingxiang You, Yonghong Wu, Ziqiang He
Summary: This paper reports a novel method that significantly improves combustion performance, including heat transfer enhancement under steady-state conditions and adaptive stable flame regulation under velocity sudden increase.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
