PRIORITIZATION OF POLICY INITIATIVES TO OVERCOME INDUSTRY 4.0 TRANSFORMATION BARRIERS BASED ON A PYTHAGOREAN FUZZY MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION MAKING APPROACH

Industry 4.0 (hereafter I4.0) transformation in manufacturing sectors is considerably gaining a lot of attention from both researchers and practitioners.To increase the success rate of I4.0 transformation, manufacturers and policymakers need to understand barriers and how to overcome them.This paper proposes an analytical framework to prioritize th

ObjectiveIncreased maternal adiposity during pregnancy is associated with offspring risk for psychiatric disorders.Inflammation secondary to adiposity is believed to be an important mechanism through which this effect occurs.Although increased adiposity introduces risk, not all children of overweight mothers develop these problems.Gestational facto

Abstract Background Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a common liver disease worldwide, can be reversed early in life with lifestyle and medical interventions.This study aimed to develop a noninvasive tool to screen NAFLD accurately.Methods Risk factors for NAFLD were identified using multivariate logistic regression analysis, and an online

As an important part of complementary and alternative medicine, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been applied to treat a host of diseases for centuries.Over the years, with the incidence rate of human colorectal cancer (CRC) increasing continuously and the advantage of TCM gradually becoming more prominent, the importance of TCM in both domes

The increasing requirements to further reduce pollutant emissions, particularly with regard to the upcoming Euro 7 (EU7) legislation, cause further technical and economic challenges for the development of internal combustion engines.All the emission reduction technologies lead to an increasing complexity not only of the hardware, but also of the co