Abstract Blockchain and the Internet of Things (IoT) are separately regarded as highly capable popular technologies. Blockchain is a database used for decentralized transaction purposes. It provides novel directions to store and manage data, whereas IoT relates to the p...

Block chain provides an innovative solution to information storage, transaction execution, security, and trust building in an open environment. The block chain is technological progress for cyber security and cryptography, with efficiency-related cases varying in smart ...

Network trustworthiness is considered a very crucial element in network security and is developed through positive experiences, guarantees, clarity and responsibility. Trustworthiness becomes even more compelling with the ever-expanding set of Internet of Things (IoT) s...

Digital transformation is currently impacting not only health care but also education curricula for medicine and life sciences. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the deployment of digital technologies such as the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence in div...

Abstract Sediment deposition causes the reduction of aquatic habitats and increase of water velocities within rivers, which negatively impacts the environment and the surrounding ecology. This makes the prediction of river sediment deposition a key factor for the protec...

Abstract This paper predicts the adjustments in energy sources in Canada entering a free trade agreement FTA with China in an applied specific factors model including agriculture, manufacturing, services, and nonrenewable energy sectors. FTA price change scenarios lead ...

The usage of Internet of Things has increased in the recent years allowing a new way of connecting devices together. Many transactions happen over the IoT calling for protocols to ensure the efficiency and management of the communication traffic. This paper examines 2 p...

Soil is one of the most dynamic systems of earth. In the current scenario, exploding population, shrinking forest cover, undesirable climatic changes and shrinking agricultural landmass has imposed a lot of pressure on sustainable agricultural productivity. Therefore, i...

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This piece introduces the special issue of First Monday focused on the topic of Sustainability and Digital Transformation. This collection is a forum for that conversation to develop as a venue in which social scientists, STS scholars, and other digital scholars explore...