This article presents pioneering research on virtual money exchange (VMX) to protect the wealth generated in virtual worlds. This goal is realized by designing and implementing a VMX system through which virtual money exchange rates between virtual worlds are generated based on a redistribution strategy. Moreover, this strategy aims to re-value the total intrinsic value and the total exchangeab...

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The proliferation of electronics, batteries, and solar panels in recent decades has resulted a substantial generation “high-tech” end-of-life products. Currently, these products follow largely linear model, i.e., extract → make use dispose, but significant effort is underway to transition more circular economy which materials are kept the out landfills, incinerators, environment. However, many ...