Bridging Tradition and Technology: Enabling Thai Temple Bell Beater Control through IoT DOI

Samart Rungcharoen,

Benchalak Maungmeesri,

Dechrit Maneetham

et al.

2018 6th International Conference on Cyber and IT Service Management (CITSM), Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 7

Published: Nov. 10, 2023

This study delves into the convergence of tradition and technology through utilization Internet Things (IoT) to modernize Thai temple bell practices. Temples, essential for worship Buddhist rituals, trace their origins time Buddha play a pivotal role in culture. Buddhism's introduction Thailand occurred around 236 B.C., leading establishment numerous temples. These temples, categorized as Royal Monasteries Wat Rat, house both sacred structures monks' quarters. Despite transformation daily routines due urbanization technology, bells continue signify auspicious beginnings. The proposes integrating IoT remotely control while preserving cultural importance. research's primary objectives include designing developing system activate novice monks, assessing rhythm sound precision, exploring technology. proposed employs an ESP8266 microcontroller manage functions, pneumatic cylinders control, relay mechanisms striking pulling bell. successfully achieves its goals by demonstrating accurate consistent functioning remote harmonizing modernity, offering recommendations implementing this management.

Language: Английский

The role of artificial intelligence in the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goal 11: Fostering sustainable cities and communities DOI
Walter Leal Filho, Marcellus Forh Mbah, Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis

et al.

Cities, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 150, P. 105021 - 105021

Published: April 15, 2024

Language: Английский

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Building Urban Resilience Through Smart City Planning: A Systematic Literature Review DOI Creative Commons
Abdulaziz I. Almulhim

Smart Cities, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 8(1), P. 22 - 22

Published: Jan. 31, 2025

Smart city planning is crucial for enhancing urban resilience, especially with the contemporary challenges of rising population and climate change. This study conducts a systematic literature review (SLR) to examine integration resilience in smart planning, synthesizing current identify key components, barriers, enablers. The found that technological integration, sustainability measures, citizens’ participation are critical factors effective development cities. emphasizes need an integrated approach calling continued research collaboration among stakeholders. It highlights how should be addressed within system interdisciplinary work, stakeholder consultation, public engagement required. finally suggests creativity diversity practices policies improving vulnerability modern-day contexts. concludes by outlining implications policy development, advocating innovative, inclusive strategies enhance resilience.

Language: Английский

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Analyzing critical success factors using blockchain based framework for intelligent transportation systems DOI Creative Commons
Ahmad Yahya Mutahhar, Tariq Jamil Saifullah Khanzada,

Muhammad Farrukh Shahid

et al.

Frontiers in Blockchain, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 7

Published: Jan. 3, 2025

This study examines the incorporation of blockchain technology into Saudi Arabia’s Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), concentrating on enhancing bus permission procedure for religious mass gatherings in Makkah. The research illustrates how might improve security and operational effectiveness transportation management major events. used a weighted significance methodology Decision-Making Trial Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) analysis to identify critical success factors (CSFs) influencing at strong interrelation CSFs, emphasizing notable enhancement transparency efficiency approval processes using blockchain-based solutions. impact reformulated CSFs proposed framework (BTF), key domains such as people ( P1 ), id="m2">P2 environment id="m3">P3 organization id="m4">P4 ). findings indicate that blockchain-related exhibit greatest influence, which is 21.62, while financial demonstrate least influence 0.25. significantly addresses current system limitations stimulates wider usage inside by developing thorough mathematical model. paper presents strategy successful large-scale difficulties with technology, assuring optimum operations organizational environmental contexts.

Language: Английский

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Impact of digital device utilization on public health surveillance to enhance city resilience during the public health emergency response: A case study of SARS-CoV-2 response in Thailand (2020–2023) DOI Creative Commons
Watcharaporn Chutarong,

Roongaroon Thammalikhit,

Rungwasun Kraiklang

et al.

Digital Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 11

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Objective This study aims to examine the impact of digital devices on public health surveillance, surveillance resilient cities, and cities. Methods Questionnaires were issued residents Thailand during severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 response (2020–2023). In total, 1025 valid responses recorded from Thai nationals expatriates. Exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory structural equation modeling used assess model through IBM SPSS 23 AMOS 23. Results Digital have a strong positive direct effect ( β = 0.73, p ≤ .001), has cities 0.79, low moderate indirect 0.13, .001, 0.58, respectively). The use in data collection, dissemination, positively impacted considering five dimensions: medical vaccine, individual, care, epidemiological, disease. Meanwhile, using resilience three socioeconomic, institutional, living. causal relationship device utilization enhancing met all necessary criteria: X / df 2.802, comparative fit index 0.953, goodness 0.901, normed 0.935, Tucker–Lewis root mean square approximation 0.048, residual 0.043. indicates fits empirical data. Conclusion are vital tools collecting, analyzing, disseminating surveillance-related emergency. This, turn, can improve disease also enhance cities’ living resilience.

Language: Английский

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Enhancing Hajj pilgrimage experience and crowd management through Hajj-related keywords-based chipless RFID tags DOI
Hatem Rmili, Jawad Yousaf,

O. Boularess

et al.

Alexandria Engineering Journal, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 119, P. 56 - 63

Published: Jan. 31, 2025

Language: Английский

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Analysis of Communication Strategies of Hajj and Umrah Travel Agencies in Building Pilgrims' Trust Through Digital Media: A Case Study of PT. Assunniyah Al-Jauhari DOI Creative Commons
Elahe Ahmadi,

Sudahri

Ilomata International Journal of Social Science, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 6(2), P. 642 - 668

Published: March 27, 2025

Digital communication has become a fundamental element in the marketing and trust-building strategies of Hajj Umrah travel agencies, shaping customer perceptions, engagement, brand credibility. As prospective pilgrims increasingly rely on websites, social media, digital platforms for information, agencies must adopt effective to maintain transparency build trust. This study investigates how influence trust services. contributes literature by analyzing verbal non-verbal strategies, two-way models, mechanisms through lens Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM) Two-Way Communication Theory. employs qualitative case approach, focusing PT. Assunniyah Al-Jauhari Wisata, agency Jember, East Java. Findings indicate that are most when they incorporate transparency, interactive dialogue. successfully utilizes testimonials, direct messaging establish credibility The highlights importance real-time interactions via WhatsApp, media storytelling, live consultation sessions strengthening agency-pilgrim relationships. concludes industries be interactive, transparent, customer-centric foster trust, loyalty, positive perception. implies need optimize transparent communication. Using AI chatbots, analytics can strengthen service

Language: Английский

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IoT-driven smart solutions: transforming urban tourism destinations DOI
Mohammad Nematpour, Masood Khodadadi,

Azadeh Azimi

et al.

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 14, 2025

Purpose This research explores how IoT contributes to the smart management of Tehran as an emerging urban tourism destination. It examines IoT’s potential enhance smartification efforts, supporting DMOs and SMTEs in achieving integrated destination sustainable economic outcomes. Design/methodology/approach study employs a future-oriented mixed-method design, using cross-impact analysis (CIA) balance (CIB) identify plausible implementation scenarios for transforming into These methodologies assess future developments integration strategies tourism. Findings The identifies four scenarios, with first most plausible. scenario highlights multi-sided business models, transformative innovation, technological ecosystem, blockchain mechanisms, instrumented supply chain, agile software development intra-organizational participative model. Together, these elements perceived usefulness IoT, driving Tehran. Practical implications provides actionable insights policymakers, planners stakeholders through IoT. For cities like Tehran, adopting proposed nine-strategy can improve smartness, sustainability competitiveness. Collaboration among DMOs, local governments is essential developing infrastructure, optimizing energy, enhancing marketing integrating blockchain, ultimately improving operations tourist experiences. Originality/value unique contribution by combining techniques evaluate role destinations. offers strategic vision advanced technologies, which significantly Tehran’s development, competitiveness

Language: Английский

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Examining Post-Pandemic Urban Transformations: A Literature Review on COVID-19’s Influence on Urban Design DOI Open Access

Maria Pacheco,

Helena Madureira, Ana Monteiro

et al.

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(23), P. 10381 - 10381

Published: Nov. 27, 2024

Background: Urban areas attract people looking to improve their quality of life. However, the urban territory has been organised without respect for biogeophysical support or a holistic strategy distributing populations and activities in available space. Recent urbanisation models, such as compact city approaches, were designed enhance cities’ sustainability resilience. COVID-19 pandemic raised questions about how these models can still influence spread infectious diseases within spaces. Methodology: To investigate impact on reassessment promote health wellbeing, comprehensive literature review was conducted analyse interventions implemented documented scientific research by several cities wake pandemic. Results: The analysis emphasises city’s dedication expanding open public spaces, preferably with closer access nature, potentialising its use, especially during times lockdown. Conclusions: effects reported selected studies communities are not yet known. Most being/have monitored understand results contagion.

Language: Английский

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The Exclusiveness of Smart Cities—Myth or Reality? Comparative Analysis of Selected Economic and Demographic Conditions of Polish Cities DOI Creative Commons
Izabela Jonek-Kowalska

Smart Cities, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 6(5), P. 2722 - 2741

Published: Oct. 10, 2023

The Smart City concept is perceived as a method of dynamic development cities and an opportunity to improve the quality life urban community. Nevertheless, it not without its disadvantages, among which possibility exclusion (economic, social or digital) most often mentioned. However, literature on subject lacks empirical research verifying this allegation. For reason, purpose article conduct comparative analysis economic conditions in 17 Polish cities, 3 are recognized Cities international rankings. By analyzing demographic long term, attempt made answer question whether offer better living conditions, if so, how big imbalance risk excluding other cities? In course research, following taken into account: tax revenue per capita, unemployment rate, population density level, well share working post-working age population. These parameters analyzed using descriptive statistics systematized multi-criteria analysis. collective comparison all surveyed provincial shows that best apply smart. average annual rate changes revenues ranges from 5% almost 8% highest Warsaw, Kraków Wrocław. also characterized by lowest ranging 3% 4% (in 7%). mentioned Gdańsk only ones with positive change (from 0.62% 1.08%). Other studied systematically depopulating (annual −0.37% −7.09%). Wrocław Kraków, working-age decreasing slowest (the below −1.0%). smart (Warsaw, Wrocław) matched Poznań, can be considered strong contenders for being Unfortunately, remaining far leaders ranking, may expose them exclusion, more so examined negative tendencies. It can, therefore, concluded striving cause increasing distance. Therefore, increase unbalance generate areas.

Language: Английский

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Opportunities and Challenges Surrounding the Use of Wearable Sensor Bracelets for Infectious Disease Detection During Hajj: A Qualitative Interview Study (Preprint) DOI Creative Commons
Noha Maddah, Arpana Verma, John Ainsworth

et al.

Published: May 13, 2024

BACKGROUND Wearable sensor bracelets have gained interest for their ability to detect symptomatic and presymptomatic infections by detecting alterations in physiological indicators. Nevertheless, the utilisation of these devices public health surveillance among attendees large-scale events like Hajj is currently a nascent phase. OBJECTIVE To explore stakeholders’ perspectives on use wearable disease detection. METHODS We conducted qualitative, theoretically informed, interview-based study involving diverse sample stakeholders, including technology experts, healthcare providers, service providers. The was guided Task-Technology Fit Model (TTF) Unified Theory Acceptance Use Technology (UTAUT) provide comprehensive understanding factors influencing acceptance technology. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were employed capture using infectious detection Hajj. Thematic analysis interview transcripts conducted. RESULTS A total 14 individuals interviewed.Implementing during faces obstacles from multiple perspectives, encompassing users, technological factors. stakeholders are concerned about substantial financial operational barriers. motivation providers users essential uptake Successful integration wearables into system depends several factors, infrastructure, device features, suitable cases, training, smooth organisational process. CONCLUSIONS This provides valuable insights potential opportunities challenges adopting It offers consider important suggestions enhance comprehension ensure effective implementation this

Language: Английский

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