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{"title":"Development of empirical correlations for sustainable breakup characterization of water and high-viscous oil sheets under acoustic perturbations using high-speed imaging","authors":"Aman Singh,&nbsp;Devesh T,&nbsp;Subhash K,&nbsp;Preetam Polavarapu,&nbsp;Jayakrishnan Rahul,&nbsp;Karthick S,&nbsp;Balaji K","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100844","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100844","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Efficient techniques for breaking liquid columns into smaller droplets are highly valued in atomization and spray dynamics research. The investigation focussed on the development of a miniature acoustic atomizer to disrupt high-viscosity liquid sheets using precisely tuned acoustic frequencies. The key innovation of this study is the design and fabrication of a compact liquid sheet acoustic atomizer that efficiently utilizes acoustic energy to produce high-quality sprays. This study employs minimal power for liquid disintegration compared to the high-power demands of other air-assisted systems, aiming to promote sustainable growth. Dynamic acoustic calibration was employed to determine the dominant frequency, likely establishing a standing wave within the atomizer cavity. At resonance, this standing wave effectively transfers acoustic energy to the liquid sheet, significantly enhancing its fragmentation. The breakup dynamics of water and SAE 40 oil were captured using high-speed imaging coupled with backlit flow visualization techniques.</div><div>Morphological characteristics of the breakup process were qualitatively analyzed using ImageJ, an open-source image processing tool. Subsequently, quantitative analysis has been carried out to the formulate breakup stability empirical results. The minimum breakup length of 7.6 mm and maximum spray angle of 115° and maximum breakup frequency of 1960 Hz was noticed for water sheet breakup. Better correlations have been established for breakup length, spray angle, breakup frequency, interfacial wavelength and critical wave number as a function of newly proposed acoustic number. This provides valuable insights into the role of acoustic energy in the high viscous liquid breakup. The study underscores significant advancements in optimizing acoustic atomization with broad industrial implications. Further studies may focus on refining compression driver designs and noise filtration techniques to achieve enhanced control and efficiency, expanding the applicability of acoustic atomizers.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100844"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144308151","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Demand forecasting and PV/EV-integrated energy system modeling for achieving a sustainable island","authors":"Mohammad Hasan Ghodusinejad,&nbsp;Hossein Yousefi,&nbsp;Mohammad Sotoodeh","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100857","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100857","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Due to the increasing demand in the electric energy and transportation sector, future planning for these sectors is essential. This paper deals with forecasting electricity and gasoline demand for the Qeshm island located in the south of Iran and modeling its energy system. In this regard, using a time series analysis model, ARIMA, the electricity and gasoline demand of the island in 2030 is forecasted. Then, by compiling different scenarios for the island's power and transportation network, supply and demand modeling for the island's energy system is conducted. Finally, using a multi-criteria decision-making method, the energy scenarios are ranked and the best one is selected. The results of the research showed that increasing the share of solar energy as well as electric vehicles in the island's energy and transportation network, from the worst to the best case, has a direct relationship with reducing energy consumption (up to 17.3 %), reducing emissions (up to 23.8 %) and, as a result, increasing the sustainability of the island. Also, investing only in the development of thermal power plants, regardless of renewable sources and electric transportation, will reduce the economic and environmental efficiency of the island's energy system in the long term.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100857"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144308161","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mechanisms and effects of the sustainable integration of digital-driven rural cultural tourism from the perspective of symbiosis","authors":"Liguo Yang ,&nbsp;Wangfen Ning","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100867","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100867","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>On the basis of the principles of symbiosis theory, this paper first analyses the mechanism of the sustainable integration of digitally driven rural cultural tourism and then analyses its driving effect in detail through the construction of an evaluation system and the calculation of the entropy weight via the TOPSIS method. The results indicate that, the sustainable integration system of rural cultural tourism from a symbiotic perspective can be categorized into three subsystems. Specifically, digital technology facilitates the sustainable integration of rural cultural tourism by enhancing the efficiency of symbiotic unit coordination, enabling the visualization of symbiotic environment monitoring, and promoting the intelligence of symbiotic mode innovation. Digital tourism enterprises and merchants, e-commerce platforms, and social engagement levels constitute critical factors influencing the sustainable integration outcomes of digitally driven cultural and tourism resources. These driving forces exhibit a progressive characteristic of “digitalization-digitization-intelligentization” in promoting sustainable cultural-tourism integration. However, problems such as the digital divide, information security, and insufficient talent remain, so the joint efforts of multiple rural actors are needed to achieve innovative, intelligent, and sustainable digital cultural tourism development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100867"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144297661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Living labs supporting circular cities in Morocco: Towards collaborative waste management in Casablanca","authors":"Soufiane Elbroumi ,&nbsp;Maha Assaad Idrissi ,&nbsp;Hicham Eddahmouny ,&nbsp;Mohammed Chaaouan","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100868","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100868","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This article examines the role of Living Labs in advancing a circular economy approach to waste management in Casablanca. Amid rapid urbanization, intensifies pressure on waste management infrastructure. Living Labs emerge as promising tools to foster collaboration among citizens, local authorities, private operators, and associations. The study reveals that, while economic imperatives primarily drive waste management practices, Living Labs provides a participatory innovation framework that enhances citizen engagement and adapts waste management solutions to local specificities. However, the lack of adequate infrastructure for waste sorting and the challenge of coordinating initiatives hinder the full transition to circular cities. By integrating co-creation and local resource mobilization, this article concludes that Living Labs can contribute to Casablanca's sustainability goals while recommending stronger public policy support to maximize its effectiveness. The methodology used in this study combines secondary data, field observations, and semi-structured interviews with local stakeholders. This approach allows the exploration of collaborative waste management practices and the potential integration of circular city concepts within Casablanca’s context.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100868"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144308152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"AI-powered mixed reality acceptance in mining: A PLS-SEM and Bayesian Network modeling","authors":"Wecka Imam Yudhistyra,&nbsp;Chalita Srinuan","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100874","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100874","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Facilitating digital transformation and sustainable management in the mining industry requires a strategic understanding of how emerging technologies are perceived and adopted by the workforce. Given the sector’s traditionally conservative culture and its resistance to change, there remains a pressing need for empirical investigations that illuminate the pathways toward successful innovation adoption. This study explores the acceptance of AI-powered Mixed Reality (AIPMR) technology among the mining workforce in Indonesia, focusing on its potential to revolutionize human-machine interaction and contribute to smart mining solutions. Drawing upon the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), an extended conceptual framework was developed to examine the influence of six key factors on employees’ intentions to adopt AIPMR technologies. Data were collected from 304 mining employees and analyzed using Partial Least Squares–Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM), further complemented by Bayesian Network analysis to enhance predictive robustness and uncover probabilistic interdependencies. The empirical results demonstrate that perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, perceived novelty, top management support, and corporate culture significantly influence employees' attitudes toward adopting AIPMR technology, which subsequently impacts their acceptance of this innovation. The model in this research accounts for 72.6 % of the variance in intention to adopt AIPMR technology innovation. This research contributes to the literature by offering a data-driven foundation for developing decision support systems that align with the socio-technical dynamics of the mining industry. It also provides actionable insights for stakeholders seeking to implement technology acceptance strategies that facilitate sustainable digital transformation through the integration of AI-powered Mixed Reality in high-risk industrial environments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100874"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144313625","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Delineation of groundwater potential zones and recharge using multi-source big data and systematic analysis approach","authors":"Osama Abdul Rahim ,&nbsp;Hailong Yin ,&nbsp;Sajid Ullah ,&nbsp;Ayesha Noor Durrani","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100872","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100872","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Groundwater is vital for all living things. A thorough comprehension of groundwater management is crucial, as careful use and replenishment can address various concerns. The distribution of groundwater tables, slope, landform, drainage pattern, lithology, topography, geological structure, fracturing density, fracture opening and connectivity, land use, and land cover influence the occurrence and efficiency of groundwater in an aquifer system. The integration of geospatial techniques, such as Remote Sensing (RS), Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), is a crucial tool for analyzing, monitoring, and safeguarding groundwater supplies by identifying potential zones. Twelve groundwater-regulating factors have been considered in the analysis, including rainfall, geology, drainage density, soil, slope, aspect, roughness, hilshade, lineament density, land use/land cover, as well as flood and landslide data. We allocated theme weight and class rank to every thematic layer through weighted overlay analysis. Fieldwork corroborated the results, leading to the creation of a groundwater potential map (GWPZ). The delineated GWPZ watershed is classified into five categories: the very low GWPZ covers 12.5 % of the area, the low GWPZ covers 25 %, the medium GWPZ covers 37.5 %, the high GWPZ covers 20 %, and the very high GWPZ covers 5 % of the area. The northeastern region of the basin is classified as a low groundwater potential zone, whereas the southern area demonstrates a high groundwater potential. The results validated the GWPZ using field data from five wells in the research region, demonstrating a good accuracy rate of 85 %. This study provides a scientific basis for informed decision-making on groundwater usage and conservation for environmental and societal well-being, supporting water resource management and sustainable development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100872"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144322426","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Special economic zones and sustainable development: A study in provinces of China","authors":"Thanh Nhan Dinh ,&nbsp;Wen-Min Lu ,&nbsp;Kuo-Cheng Kuo ,&nbsp;Dinh Tam Nguyen","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100864","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100864","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Special economic zones (SEZs) play a traditionally essential role in economic development strategy in China while sustainable development is the future goal. The current research employs the data set of 31 provinces in China from 2016 to 2020 to measure the sustainable development level of these provinces and evaluate whether SEZs contribute to sustainability prospects. Integrating meta-frontier and directional distance function concepts into a two-stage network data envelopment analysis model reveals outstanding eco-efficiency and socio-benefiting efficiencies. The empirical results show that provinces with SEZs tend to transition to greener production faster than those without SEZs, and to be more efficient in socio-benefiting than their non-SEZ counterparts. SEZs and policies of SEZ are the sources of sustainable development of Chinese provinces, however, the empirical results imply the necessity of reducing excessive resource use, promoting cleaner production, and efficiently utilizing the economic advantages to transform and benefit the social, narrowing the technological gap between SEZ provinces and other provinces in the field of eco-efficiency. Generally, by implementing strategies and policies with a more balanced approach that considers the social dimensions of development alongside economic considerations, China can work towards achieving sustainable and inclusive growth.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100864"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144322427","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"An assessment of biogas adoption potential: A pathway to sustainable development in Nala, Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand, India","authors":"Sreevidhya C ,&nbsp;S. Balamurugan","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100856","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100856","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>India is a major contributor to the development of renewable energy technologies. Firewood and cow dung cakes are the main cooking fuels in rural areas, where biomass makes up 75 % of total energy consumption and pollutes the environment. Decisions to employ clean energy are influenced by intra-household gender disparities because women are largely responsible for cooking and collecting fuel. This study evaluates the use of biogas in line with Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 7, 5, 13, and 8 while looking at energy consumption, women's labour and carbon emissions in high-altitude community Nala, Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The findings show that biogas reduces the amount of time spend by women in firewood gathering by 15 h per month. It also decreases the annual greenhouse gas emissions by 1938.6 kg CO₂e through firewood usage reduction by 5 %. According to these results, biogas is a sustainable energy source that reduces its negative effects on the environment, lowers the work intensity required of women, and advances socioeconomic growth and gender equality. Adoption of biogas addresses important issues with energy use and environmental sustainability and provides a revolutionary route to clean energy in rural, high-altitude low temperature areas.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100856"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144308154","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Advancing conceptual understanding of technology adoption decisions in E-waste urban mining sector","authors":"Amila Kasun Sampath Udage Kankanamge ,&nbsp;Michael Odei Erdiaw-Kwasie ,&nbsp;Matthew Abunyewah","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100871","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100871","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The e-waste urban mining technology adoption at the organizational level remains an underexplored area, with a lack of conceptual clarity, theory development, and a structured research direction. This study aims to bridge this theoretical gap by offering a comprehensive conceptual framework that identifies key determinants influencing technology adoption in e-waste urban mining businesses. Drawing upon the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB), Technology-Organization-Environment (TOE) framework, and the Diffusion of Innovation (DOI) theory, this study establishes a robust theoretical foundation for e-waste urban mining technology adoption. The proposed conceptual framework incorporated five critical dimensions: knowledge (awareness, technical, and principle knowledge), device competence (relative advantage, complexity, security risk, and compatibility), human readiness (attitude, confidence, and subjective norms), organizational readiness (organizational resources and management support), and external pressure (coercive and competitive pressure). By integrating these dimensions, this pioneering study enhances the predictive accuracy of technology adoption decisions in the e-waste urban mining businesses. Unlike existing e-waste sector research, which primarily focuses on consumer and household perspectives, this study shifts the focus to organizational-level decision-making, offering valuable insights for practitioners and policymakers to promote sustainable e-waste urban mining technologies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100871"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144313708","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Enhancing frequency response using artificial intelligence techniques in the power system with renewable energy resources","authors":"M. Elzalik ,&nbsp;Abouelmaaty M. Aly ,&nbsp;Amir Y. Hassan ,&nbsp;M.A. Abdelghany","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100848","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100848","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This article aims to improve the performance of the modern electric power system with renewable energy resources, which have fluctuating power and low inertia contribution, by designing a control system based on different artificial intelligent (AI) techniques. Because of this power fluctuation, there is a constant mismatch between generation and load, which causes the power system's frequency to vary. Low-inertia operation amplifies the frequency fluctuation at the same time. Due to the stochastic variation of load and renewable resources in the system, an effective load frequency control (LFC) technique is therefore required. When working conditions change, LFC based on a fixed controller may perform unsatisfactorily even though it may respond optimally at a specific operating point. With the constraints and nonlinearities of the system taken into account, the controllers are applied to the secondary loop LFC of a multi-source generating system. The power system’s mathematical model was obtained using a transfer function approach, and the AI controllers were optimized using a particle swarm optimization technique (PSO) algorithm. Utilizing the FOPID reduces the settling time by 50.5 %, 64.6 % while FFOPID reduces it by 74.0 %, 81.4 % compared to optimal PID and FPID, respectively. Also, they reduces the system nadir for excessive load conditions. The results demonstrated that the power system's LFC is combined with AI controllers, the fuzzy fractional order proportional integral derivative (FFOPID) controller performs better than the other AI controllers.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100848"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144313713","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}