The IMF paper reveals that the true economic cost of earthquakes has been underestimated because widely used disaster databases like EM-DAT omit smaller events, while comprehensive USGS data show ...

By 2050, construction's carbon footprint may double, jeopardizing climate targets. Transitioning to low-carbon materials is ...

Abstract: Accurate short-term power forecasting is crucial for the successful commercialization of solar energy, helping to prevent financial losses in energy markets. Federated learning (FL) offers a ...

Abstract: Outsourcing logistic regression classification services to the cloud is highly beneficial for streaming data. However, it raises critical privacy concerns for the input data and the training ...

Stroke and depressive symptoms are significant public health concerns worldwide; however, their causal relationship remains unclear. Therefore, there is a need for comprehensive multicountry studies ...

This study introduces a more flexible approach by employing the fixed effects negative binomial model to address challenges associated with outliers and dispersion. Unlike previous studies that ...

Background Globally, about 74% of deaths are attributed to non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Tobacco use is one of the key risk factors of NCDs. Tobacco taxes can discourage the use of tobacco.

The study leverages quarterly panel data from commercial banks in BRICS countries between 2015 and 2023. Using fixed-effects regression models, the authors estimate how banks’ exposure to high-ESG ...

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing play a crucial role in strengthening the country’s economic development, particularly in supporting industries, and have evolved in Africa in recent years. This ...