Hydrogels are three-dimensional crosslinked hydrophilic polymer networks with great
potential in drug delivery, tissue engineering, wound dressing, agrochemicals application …

Researchers have long been interested in developing new economic assessment methods
to provide credible information and facilitate the sustainable development of new …

Researchers have always been concerned about investigating new methods of economic
evaluation, in order to endow reliable observations and support the sustainable …

In the very last years, optical access networks are growing very rapidly, from both the
network operators and the research interests points of view. Fiber To The Home (FTTH) is …

Many market introductions fail due to economic reasons and not because of process
performance. A techno-economic assessment (TEA) tool can help in making good choices …

Recent years have seen an increasing need for higher broadband connections, fueled by
novel applications including fifth generation wireless networks (5G). The European …

Mobile data traffic is expected to increase 11-fold between 2013 and 2018. A more dynamic
and flexible network is needed to cope with the growing data volume. Software defined …

The main problem of the Automated Teller Machine (ATM) network is that it has only one
Wide Area Network (WAN) connection. Most ATMs use the Very Small Aperture Terminal …

Mine rock waste, which is the rock material removed in order to access and mine ore, is free
from gold processing chemical contaminants but presents a significant environmental …

Broadband solutions, ie, broadband technologies and services, offer users numerous
benefits. However, inequalities related to the levels of broadband solutions' deployment and …