scholarly journals Uncertainty in Intermodal and Synchromodal Transport: Review and Future Research Directions

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 3980
Author(s):  
Thibault Delbart ◽  
Yves Molenbruch ◽  
Kris Braekers ◽  
An Caris
Keyword(s):  
Road Transport ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Intermodal Transport ◽  
Modal Shift ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Real Time Information ◽  
Time Information

Long-haul continental freight flows still heavily rely on unimodal road transport. Intermodal transport, combining road transport with other transport modes, has the potential to have lower operating costs and to be more environmentally sustainable. However, road transport benefits from its better flexibility and adaptability to sudden disruptions and uncertainties. To facilitate a modal shift towards intermodal transport, it is crucial to improve its resilience (i.e., capability to resist and recover from sudden disruptions). Synchromodality is an extension of intermodality in which decisions on modal choice and routing are not predefined long in advance but are taken based on real-time information and may provide a step in that direction. The conducted literature review investigates how uncertainty can be handled in intermodal and synchromodal freight transport networks. The literature is classified based on the planning level, which is either strategic, tactical or operational. The main focus is on the studied types of uncertainty and the proposed solution approaches. This work contributes to the research field by reviewing the literature on intermodal and synchromodal transport with uncertainty, presenting measures to mitigate the effects of uncertainty and proposing future research directions.

scholarly journals A Bibliometric Analysis of Human-Machine Interaction Methodology for Electric-Powered Wheelchairs Driving from 1998 to 2020

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (14) ◽  
pp. 7567
Author(s):  
Xiaochen Zhang ◽  
Lanxin Hui ◽  
Linchao Wei ◽  
Fuchuan Song ◽  
Fei Hu
Keyword(s):  
The Elderly ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Human Machine Interaction ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
The Past ◽  
Power Wheelchairs ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Machine Interaction

Electric power wheelchairs (EPWs) enhance the mobility capability of the elderly and the disabled, while the human-machine interaction (HMI) determines how well the human intention will be precisely delivered and how human-machine system cooperation will be efficiently conducted. A bibliometric quantitative analysis of 1154 publications related to this research field, published between 1998 and 2020, was conducted. We identified the development status, contributors, hot topics, and potential future research directions of this field. We believe that the combination of intelligence and humanization of an EPW HMI system based on human-machine collaboration is an emerging trend in EPW HMI methodology research. Particular attention should be paid to evaluating the applicability and benefits of the EPW HMI methodology for the users, as well as how much it contributes to society. This study offers researchers a comprehensive understanding of EPW HMI studies in the past 22 years and latest trends from the evolutionary footprints and forward-thinking insights regarding future research.

scholarly journals You can Try without Visiting: A Comprehensive Survey on Virtually Try-on Outfits

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hajer Ghodhbani ◽  
Adel Alimi ◽  
Mohamed Neji ◽  
Imran Razzak
Keyword(s):  
Deep Learning ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Fashion Industry ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Comprehensive Literature Review ◽  
Benchmark Datasets ◽  
Comprehensive Survey ◽  
Future Research Directions

<p>Our work aims to conduct a comprehensive literature review of deep learning methods applied in the fashion industry and, especially, the image-based virtual fitting task by citing research works published in the last years. We have summarized their challenges, their main frameworks, the popular benchmark datasets, and the different evaluation metrics. Also, some promising future research directions are discussed to propose improvements in this research field.</p>

scholarly journals Image-Based Virtual Try-on System: A Survey of Deep Learning-Based Methods

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hajer Ghodhbani ◽  
Adel Alimi ◽  
Mohamed Neji
Keyword(s):  
Deep Learning ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Fashion Industry ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
System A ◽  
Comprehensive Literature Review ◽  
Benchmark Datasets ◽  
Future Research Directions

<p>Our work aims to conduct a comprehensive literature review of deep learning methods applied in the fashion industry and, especially, the image-based virtual fitting task by citing research works published in the last years. We have summarized their challenges, their main frameworks, the popular benchmark datasets, and the different evaluation metrics. Also, some promising future research directions are discussed to propose improvements in this research field.</p>

Building the connection between nation and commercial brand: an integrative review and future research directions

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiaxun He ◽  
Cheng Lu Wang ◽  
Yi Wu
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Development ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Nation Branding ◽  
Integrative Review ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Integrative View ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Nation Brand

PurposeThis paper aims to provide an integrative review on nation branding literature and to identify new avenues for future research on embedding nation equity into commercial brands.Design/methodology/approachIntegrative review and analysis with conceptual development and future research directions.FindingsThe authors firstly identify conceptualizations and measurements of nation brand as national identity and as national image. Consistently, three theoretical perspectives investigating nation branding were given: first, the macro view focusing on nation brand broadly as political and cultural identity; second, the micro view focusing on nation brand as a country image; and finally, the integrative view using the emerging construct of nation equity. Inspired by the last theoretical view, the authors discuss four research foci that examine nation equity in commercial brands for future research.Originality/valueThe paper provides an integrative understanding of nation branding and identifies novel research opportunities to study this research field – building the connection between nations and commercial brands through nation equity.

Green IoT and NBIoT

2021 ◽  
pp. 273-300
Author(s):  
Pallavi Mishra
Keyword(s):  
Modern Society ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Battery Life ◽  
Energy Demands ◽  
Data Rates ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Iot Devices ◽  
Real Time Information ◽  
Time Information

This chapter illustrates that there are many challenging problems in the modern society such as environment pollution, radiation pollution, high demand, and low supply of energy. Such issues need modern solutions to tackle them. In this context, green internet of things (IoT) solutions have come up with flying colors. As there is a constant need of the energy by the interconnected IoT devices to perceive, fetch, and transmit the real-time information, the energy demands remain high. Green IoT is an emerging concept to meet this problem by framing the energy-efficient policies so as to provide a simpler yet better solution to enhance the quality of the current practices. In this chapter, different practical aspects of green IoT and narrowband IoT (NBIoT) deployment have been presented. NBIoT narrowband signals are used in low data rates are transmitted and have a widerange of reception because narrow filters cancel out unwanted wideband noise. NBIoT has several advantages over LTE-M due to lower device cost, longer battery life and extended coverage. Finally, some future research directions have been addressed.

Transformational Tourism Experiences

2021 ◽  
pp. 210-233
Author(s):  
Carla Melo ◽  
Greg Richards ◽  
Melanie Kay Smith
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Transformation Process ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Self Development ◽  
Future Research Directions

Transformational tourism is an emergent research field, reflecting a broader paradigm shift that encompasses changes in tourist profiles that challenge tourism businesses to deliver experiences that meet the expectations of tourists seeking opportunities for self-development and inner transformation. This chapter presents the outcomes of a computer-assisted qualitative data analysis (CAQDAS) exploring how service providers are communicating transformational tourism experiences online. The findings reveal that the place where the experiences are delivered and the experience characteristics are frequently emphasised, which reinforces their relevance in the process of tourist transformation. Contents addressing the transformation process and the needs of the tourist can also be found. Based on these findings and the literature review, research implications are discussed, and future research directions are presented.

scholarly journals Future Directions in Precipitation Science

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 1074
Author(s):  
Francisco J. Tapiador ◽  
Anahí Villalba-Pradas ◽  
Andrés Navarro ◽  
Eduardo García-Ortega ◽  
Kyo-Sun Sunny Lim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Complex Terrain ◽  
Water Cycle ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Broad Perspective ◽  
Solid Precipitation ◽  
Future Research Directions

Precipitation science is a growing research field. It is concerned with the study of the water cycle from a broad perspective, from tropical to polar research and from solid precipitation to humidity and microphysics. It includes both modeling and observations. Drawing on the results of several meetings within the International Collaborative Experiments for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympics and Paralympic Winter Games (ICE-POP 2018), and on two Special Issues hosted by Remote Sensing starting with “Winter weather research in complex terrain during ICE-POP 2018”, this paper completes the “Precipitation and Water Cycle” Special Issue by providing a perspective on the future research directions in the field.

Physical Education 2.0

2010 ◽  
pp. 432-454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rolf Kretschmann
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Wide Scope ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Media And Technology

Thinking of subjects at school and integrating digital media and technology, one might not think of looking at physical education first. But the pedagogical potentials of digital media integrated in physical education can easily be outlined. Therefore, the concept of Physical Education 2.0 is developed that posits a framework for designing pedagogical scenarios after informing about the old-fashioned Physical Education 1.0, technical devices, software and internet offers, and categorizing pedagogical scenarios by literature review. The imagination of future pedagogical scenarios leads to a deeper awareness of possible physical education developments. Moreover, implementation premises for Physical Education 2.0 in different areas are displayed. Furthermore, future research directions in this special research field with almost tabula rasa character are given. Shortly, the aim of the paper is to give an introduction and overview of the wide scope of digital media within physical education.

INNOVATION MANAGEMENT CONTROL: BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF ITS EMERGENCE AND EVOLUTION AS A RESEARCH FIELD

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (03) ◽  
pp. 1850031 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALEXANDER TKOTZ ◽  
JAN CHRISTOPH MUNCK ◽  
ANDREAS ERICH WALD
Keyword(s):  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
Innovation Management ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Management Control ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Coherent System ◽  
Management Control System ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Future Research Directions

Innovation Management Control (IMC) supports innovation management with valuable information, thus improving innovation effectiveness and efficiency. Literature has shown that different elements of a management control system must be interdependent and that its design must form a coherent system of controls that spans the entire process under control. Accordingly, IMC covers the entire innovation process. However, IMC literature is spread over numerous journals from different disciplines, which may prevent the development of holistic IMC systems. We present a bibliometric analysis that provides insights into the development of IMC as a research field and examines the severity of knowledge dispersal. We build on a database covering 549 papers. The aim of the study is to reveal IMCs emergence and evolution as a research field, and future research directions. Our study shows that IMC combines several subfields and that dispersion is present in IMC, thus slowing knowledge transfer and hindering rapid progress.

Overview of Fiber Optic Pipeline Monitoring Sensors

2012 ◽  
Vol 246-247 ◽  
pp. 872-876
Author(s):  
Li Jing Li ◽  
Rui Pan ◽  
Wen Hui Zhang ◽  
Hui Li
Keyword(s):  
Fiber Bragg Grating ◽  
Fiber Optic ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Bragg Grating ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Optical Techniques ◽  
Rayleigh Backscattering ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Pipeline Monitoring

This paper provides a review of fiber optic pipeline monitoring sensors development over recent decades. We analyze pipeline monitoring sensors based upon different optical techniques, such as Sagnac effect, Brillouin & Raman backscattering, fiber Bragg grating, Mach-Zehnder interference and OTDR (Rayleigh backscattering). We present theoretical principles & experimental achievements by the different techniques and analyze the advantages & weaknesses for each technique. Finally, some future research directions in this research field are discussed.

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