Optimal planning of hybrid photovoltaic/battery/diesel generator in ship power system by Bukar, Abba Lawan, Tan, Chee Wei, Lau, Kwan Yiew, Dahiru, Ahmed Tijjani

“…It is a well-known fact that power generation in a sailing ship depend on the time zone, local time, date, latitude, and longitude along ship navigation route and the condition of the ship power system also differs from power systems on land. …”
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Virtual teams in Malaysia: A qualitative investigation in Multimedia Super Corridor status companies by Aripin, Norizah, Mustafa, Hasrina, Hussein, Adnan

“…A virtual team works with its members scattered across regions with time and cultural differences.These factors pose a challenge to team members in creating and developing a dynamic and productive team.Thus, the aim of this study is to understand virtual teams and its working environment in MSC status organizations.The study uses qualitative method that is indepth interview with semi-structured and open ended questions.Interviews involving three staffs (project manager, leader and employee) from three multinational organizations such as Motorola, software development and hardware design.The interviews were recorded,transcribed and analyzed according to the thematic analysis.Study results show that work in virtual teams involving team members scattered or geographically dispersed team, the use of communication technologies and team relationship.In addition, the study also found that factors team culture, time zone differences and language contribute to virtual team working environment.…”
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Determining the Power and Capacity of Electricity Storage in Cooperation with the Microgrid for the Implementation of the Price Arbitration Strategy of Industrial Enterprises Insta... by Rafał Kuźniak, Artur Pawelec, Artur S. Bartosik, Marek Pawelczyk

“…The battery energy storage system (BESS) that operates in the internal microgrid of an enterprise enables the management of the accumulated energy in any time zone of the day. Using a price arbitrage strategy with an electricity storage facility, we can reduce the cost of high electricity prices during peak demand periods. …”
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Simulation of Academic Computer Networks Using Probability Distributions: A Case Study in A Campus Network by Mehmet Ali Altuncu, Fidan Kaya Gülağiz, Hikmetcan Özcan, Sümeyya İlkin, Suhap Şahin

“…The most appropriate distributions that model the transmission times of the incoming/outgoing packets at each time zone are identified. The results are presented in comparison with the previous studies conducted to model campus networks. …”
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Bibliometric analysis of traditional Chinese exercises in stroke rehabilitation from 2003 to 2022 using CiteSpace by Xiaoyi Li, Zhi Li, Hongxing Wang

“…Second, keywords were employed to identify research hotspots, and keyword clustering time zone diagrams were chosen to track the research development process. …”
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Investıgatıon Of The Forensıc Cases Who Had Been Admıtted To Pedıatrıc Emergency Department, Selcuk Unıversıty Medıcal Faculty Hospıtal by Sevil Şen, Alaaddin Yorulmaz

“…The most frequently admittance time zone was found to be between 16:00-23:59. The most common reason for admission was poisoning (n=855, 77.1%), followed by foreign body in the digestive tract (n=112, 10.5%). …”
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A cost effective communication model for requirements elicitation in global software development by Muhammad Aqib Rauf, Sarfraz Bibi, Sadia Ali, Tahani AlSaedi, Saif Ur Rehman, Khalid Mahmood, Mahwish Kundi

“…Effective communication among stakeholders assumes paramount importance in this arena. Factors such as time zone disparities, cultural variations, and language differences exert a formidable impact on communication within the sphere of global software development. …”
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Geospatial Simulation System of Mountain Area Black Ice Accidents by Jae-Kang Lee, Yong Huh, Jisoo Park

“…The spatial information enabled a prediction to be made of the risk level of black ice formation for each time zone by simulating changes in the shadow area based on precise 3D terrain information. …”
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Influence of desinchronizing effects of transmeridian flights on the circadian rhythm of sportsmen arterial pressure by S. N. Ezhov, A. V. Yaschuk, T. P. Afinogenov, V. A. Sinyansky

“…Objective: to examine the characteristics and duration of phase-amplitude changes in circadian systolic rhythms (ADS) and diastolic blood pressure (ADD) in athletes in contrasting time regions on a east-west flight model in 7 time zones. Materials and methods: the registration of blood pressure was carried out at 07, 11, 15, 19, 23 hours of local time in «home» conditions and 28 days after the flights to the regions of the Moscow time zone. …”
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Seismic Damage Assessment for Isolated Buildings with a Substructure Method by Lina Guo, Yong Ding, Yifei Zhang

“…Two computational methods are also proposed to improve the two-stage identification algorithm. A sub-time zone identification method is utilized to reduce the computation effort and the simultaneous identification of the unknown force and initial structural responses is presented in the first-stage identification for a general case in practical engineering. …”
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A Survey of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System Applications for Flash Floods by Lisha Ding, Lei Ma, Longguo Li, Chao Liu, Naiwen Li, Zhengli Yang, Yuanzhi Yao, Heng Lu

“…First, a visualization analysis of the literature is performed, including a keyword co-occurrence analysis, time zone chart analysis, keyword burst analysis, and literature co-citation analysis. …”
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“Demand Control” an Innovative Way of Reducing the HVAC System’s Energy Consumption by Rand Talib, Nabil Nassif

“…The proposed technique has contributed to the field of modeling and optimization of HVAC systems through several new contributions. (1) Implementing the demand control methodology with the optimization process to modify the electricity consumption power profile when the demand signal is received. (2) Implement the occupancy schedule inputs into the optimization process to adjust the ventilation airflow rates accordingly. (3) Implement the real-time zone occupancy sensor readings and adjust the zone’s ventilation flowrates and minimum flowrates. (4) Lastly, implementing the method of zone minimum air flowrates setpoint rests to reduce reheat requirements. …”
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Challenges of Online Learning Environment Faced by Undergraduate Medical Students During Covid 19 Pandemic by Sumair Naseem Qureshi , Fareeha Farooqui , Nazia Ibrahim ,Misbah Binte Kaleem , Zeest Ali Khan

“…Major problems faced by the students during the pandemic included very limited patient centered learning, limited hands-on experience, less interactive sessions, problems with internet connections, technology handling and class timing issues due to time zone differences. Conclusion: We conclude that our students faced lot of challenges during Covid-19 pandemic including internet issues, lack of awareness of technology, distractions because of family, siblings and homely environment and lack of conducive learning environment like learning at bedside. …”
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Proposed New Conceptual and Economic-Based Flexibility Index in Real-Time Operation Incorporating Wind Farms by H. Berahmandpour, S. Kouhsari, H. Rastegar

“…Where the difference between flexibility index in the no wind base case and the flexibility index in each time zone with wind incorporation is defined as the flexibility penalty by the suitable penalty factor. …”
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Study on the Performance of Multiple Sources and Multiple Uses Heat Pump System in Three Different Cities by Hongkyo Kim, Yujin Nam, Sangmu Bae, Soolyeon Cho

“…For the efficient use of each heat source, it also determines the heat source required for operation by comparing the heat source temperatures in the same time zone. A model for predicting the heat source temperatures, electricity use, and coefficient of performance (COP) was constructed through simulation. …”
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Simulating Flight Crew Workload Settings to Mitigate Fatigue Risk in Flight Operations by Dajana Bartulović, Sanja Steiner, Dario Fakleš, Martina Mavrin Jeličić

“…In flight operations, the workload settings refer to the shift work, duty time, flight time, number of sectors, rest periods, time of day, duty patterns, number of time-zone transitions, number of consecutive duty days, and changes in the schedule. …”
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Research Status and Development Trend of Vegetable Oil Gel Based on Big Data Visualization by Peng WANG, Jingyi WANG, Yue FAN, Qingqi GUO

“…The visual mapping analysis was carried out by comparing the number of literature in Chinese and foreign language databases, keywords (time zone, co-occurrence, clustering), co-occurrence of authors, issuing agencies, and issuing countries. …”
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AN EXPLORATORY SEQUENTIAL SENTIMENT ANALYSIS OF ONLINE LEARNING DURING THE MOVEMENT CONTROL ORDER IN MALAYSIA by Noorihan Abdul Rahman, Zuriani Ahmad Zukarnain, Nor Asma Mohd Zain, Rozianiwati Yusof

“…It helps connect online communities regardless of one’s geographical location and time zone. During the COVID-19 outbreak in Malaysia, the use of online learning platforms has become a crucial option for accomplishing learning objectives. …”
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Knowledge Map of Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development: A Visual Analysis Using CiteSpace by Jiao Zhang, Qian Wang, Yiping Xia, Katsunori Furuya

“…The highest research output is from developed countries, while that of developing countries is relatively weak. (3) There is some intersection among countries, disciplines, and authors but it is not strong, indicating that cooperation should be strengthened. (4) Through keyword cluster, timeline, and time zone analysis, global development can be roughly divided into three stages: the first stage is characterized by the study of spatial planning system theory, the second stage is characterized by building green infrastructure and providing ecological services, and the third stage is characterized by an emphasis on public participation and the establishment of justice mechanisms. …”
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Implications of Major Learning Theories for Online Medical Education: A Narrative Review by Zahra Zolfaghari, Zahra Karimian, Abdollah Mehrfar

“…Background: Online education allows students and instructors to participate regardless of distance or time zone. Online learning systems can be utilized to determine learners’ requirements. …”
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