Forecasting returns in Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) markets remains challenging because REIT performance is shaped by nonlinear and time-varying interactions with macro-financial conditions. This study evaluates the forecasting performance of Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) neural networks...

Identifying at-risk populations is essential for designing effective energy poverty interventions. Using data from the HILDA Survey, a longitudinal dataset representative of the Australian population, and a multidimensional index of energy poverty, we develop a machine learning model combined...

Industry 4.0 has revolutionized modern urbanization and smart cities. However, the relationship between Industry 4.0 technology advances such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and their impact on the earth, environment, people, and biological ecosystems needs further consideration, particularly...