Background/Objectives: This study presents a survey-based evaluation of an explainable AI (Feature-Augmented) approach, which was designed to support the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) by integrating clinical data, MMSE scores, and MRI scans. The approach combines rule-based reasoning and example-based visualization to improve the explainability of AI-generated decisions. Methods: Five doctors participated in the survey: two with 6 to 10 years of experience and three with more than 10 years of experience in the medical field and expertise in AD. The participants evaluated different AI outputs, including clinical feature-based interpretations, MRI-based visual heat maps, and a combined interpretation approach. Results: The model achieved a 100% trust score, with 20% of the participants reporting full trust and 80% expressing conditional trust, understanding the diagnosis but seeking further clarification. Overall, the participants reported that the integrated explanation format improved their understanding of the model decisions and enhanced their confidence in using AI-assisted diagnosis. Conclusions: To our knowledge, this paper is the first to gather the views of medical experts to evaluate the explainability of an AI decision-making model when diagnosing AD. These preliminary findings suggest that explainability plays a key role in building trust and ease of use of AI tools in clinical settings, especially when used by experienced clinicians to support complex diagnoses, such as AD.

Duplicate record is a common problem within data sets especially in huge volume databases. The accuracy of duplicate detection determines the efficiency of duplicate removal process. However, duplicate detection has become more challenging due to the presence of missing values within the records where during the clustering and matching process, missing values can cause records deemed similar to be inserted into the wrong group, hence, leading to undetected duplicates. In this paper, duplicate detection improvement was proposed despite the presence of missing values within a data set through Duplicate Detection within the Incomplete Data set (DDID) method. The missing values were hypothetically added to the key attributes of three data sets under study, using an arbitrary pattern to simulate both complete and incomplete data sets. The results were analyzed, then, the performance of duplicate detection was evaluated by using the Hot Deck method to compensate for the missing values in the key attributes. It was hypothesized that by using Hot Deck, duplicate detection performance would be improved. Furthermore, the DDID performance was compared to an early duplicate detection method namely DuDe, in terms of its accuracy and speed. The findings yielded that even though the data sets were incomplete, DDID was able to offer a better accuracy and faster duplicate detection as compared to DuDe. The results of this study offer insights into constraints of duplicate detection within incomplete data sets.

Strategic Foresight (SF) is required for an organisation in facing Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity (VUCA) environment to maintain relevant in future. There are many studies on application of SF by organisations in preparing for the unexpected. Especially, the relationship between SF and dynamic capabilities (DC) of an organisation. Thus, this study developed a mediation model which comprises of five exogenous constructs namely environmental scanning (ES); scenario planning (SP); knowledge creation (KC); culture (CU) and formal organization (FO), one endogenous construct of dynamic capabilities and one mediator construct of organisational learning capability (OLC). The data use to develop the model was derived from 209 respondents that participated in the questionnaire survey. The respondents were selected using a purposive random sampling technique amongst individuals who involved in decision-maker position of UAE organizations. The model was evaluated at measurement and structural components to achieve the fitness criteria values. It was found that the model has achieved GoF value of 0.8423 which indicates high overall validatingpower. This means that the model is rated as a high-quality model. After achieving these fitness criteria, hypothesis testing was conducted through bootstrapping function of the software. It was found that only two out of five of the direct effect relationships are significant, which are knowledge creation and formal organisation have significant relationships with the dynamic capabilities of the organisations. For mediation/indirect effect, it was found that organisational learning capacity as the mediator has significant effects toward three relationships which are scenario planning with dynamic capabilities; culture with dynamic capabilities and formal organisation with dynamic capabilities.

Sustainable supply chains, evolving with supply chain 5.0 revolution, are crucial for achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs) by balancing economic growth, environmental protection, and social responsibility. They help reduce environmental impacts, promote ethical labor practices, and ensure financial viability. Sustainable supply chains involve complex interactions and external influences. The system dynamics approach effectively captures these intricate interactions through feedback loops and non-linear relationships. This review seeks to identify issues in modeling sustainable supply chains using system dynamics and offer insights for developing sustainable, flexible, responsive, and resilient models. This paper reviews literature from 2020 to 2023 using thematic analysis. It examines dynamics, behaviors, management, sustainability strategies, decision-making, and future directions for sustainable supply chain modeling. The findings suggest that a comprehensive framework can enhance management practices, support policymaking, and promote sustainability. Integrated risk management is essential for resilient, adaptable supply chains, while financial viability and scalability are essential for the widespread adoption of sustainability practices. Understanding the roles of various actors and integrating supply chain components can improve support systems, and exploring green energy, technology adoption, and consumer behavior can advance sustainability goals. Future research should also better integrate sustainability aspects and explore a broader range of literature for deeper insights.