With the growing rate of urban population and transport congestion, it is important for a city to have bike riding as an attractive travel choice but one of its biggest barriers for people is the perceived lack of safety. To improve the safety of urb...
The seismic risk assessment of existing urban areas provides important information for the process of seismic risk reduction in different phases of planning and emergency management. Between different large-scale assessment approaches, a vulnerabilit...
The corrosion of reinforcing steel in concrete has been reported as one of the main durability problems of reinforced concrete (RC) structures exposed to chloride, carbonation or both. To investigate the structural performances of RC structures subje...
A theoretical study of the electromagnetic propagation in a complex medium suspended multilayer coplanar waveguide (CPW) is presented. The study is based on the generalized exponential matrix technique (GEMT) combined with Galerkin’s spectral method...
During various marine container handling operations, performed mainly in larger-scale container terminals, containers get damaged regularly. Our previous studies showed that each physical impact results in some form of physical deformation of the bac...
In order to reduce land conversion for settlement and traffic purposes, the German government introduced in 2002 the 30 ha per day objective and since then established a number of policies and projects in order to achieve this goal in 2030. On 1 Janu...
During their useful life, polymers are subject to degradation processes due to exposure to specific environmental conditions over long times. These processes generally lead to changes, almost always irreversible, of properties and performances of pol...
The aims of the research were to evaluate the effectiveness of the application of nanostructured products on Volterra calcarenite stone and to define the experimental conditions and procedures of accelerated aging tests, able to simulate different de...
Bisphenol A (BPA) has been listed as a substance of very high concern (SVHC) due to its endocrine-disrupting properties according to REACH in 2017. European competent authorities have prepared a REACH restriction proposal to reduce BPA levels in the...
Mobile networks have a great challenge by serving the expected billions of Internet of Things (IoT) devices in the upcoming years. Due to the limited simultaneous access in the mobile networks, the devices should compete between each other for resour...
This study evaluated the self-cleaning ability and durability of Si-based consolidants (an ethyl silicate consolidant and a consolidant based on nanosized silica) spiked with nanocrystalline TiO2 activated by either UV-A radiation (spectral region be...
NOx pollution is one of the greatest air quality issues that urban areas face today, particularly within the European Union (EU), yet currently this pollutant is only controlled through the homologation process. There is currently no periodic technic...
This research evaluates the stability of an aqueous emulsion of acrylic copolymers and waxes. Edelwachs, generally applied on wood, has been recently used as an unconventional medium in contemporary painting. Through Pyrolysis–Gas Chromatograph...
This work proposes the Enhanced Fixed Point Method (EFPM) as a straightforward modification to the problem of finding an exact or approximate solution for a linear or nonlinear algebraic equation. The proposal consists of providing a versatile method...
During an emergency rescue operation, rescuers have to deal with many different health complications like cardiovascular, respiratory, neurological, psychiatric, etc. The identification process of the common health complications in rescue events is n...
The matrix sign function has a key role in several applications in numerical linear algebra. This paper presents a novel iterative approach with a sixth order of convergence to efficiently compute this function. The scheme is constructed via the empl...
Acceleration is of great importance in motion control for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), especially during the takeoff and landing stages. However, the measured acceleration is inevitably polluted by severe noise. Therefore, a proper noise suppress...
Recent research work shows that there are four procedures that can be used to calculate the electromagnetic fields from a current source. These different procedures, even though producing the same total field, give rise to field components that diffe...
While some studies have found strong correlations between peak tibial accelerations (TAs) and early stance ground reaction forces (GRFs) during running, others have reported inconsistent results. One potential explanation for this is the lack of a st...
Reflectors for concentrated solar thermal technologies need to withstand 20 or even 30 years of outdoor exposure without significant loss of solar specular reflectance. In order to test the durability of innovative reflectors within a shorter period...
We consider biclustering that clusters both samples and features and propose efficient convex biclustering procedures. The convex biclustering algorithm (COBRA) procedure solves twice the standard convex clustering problem that contains a non-differe...
Over the last decades, globalization in manufacturing and in international trade has led to unprecedented complexity in customs procedures. A basic requirement for Customs Authorities is to determine the origin of products and materials/ inputs in or...
The proposed study aims to investigate the digital transformation of Greek small and medium enterprises (SMEs), with a particular focus on their digital maturity and the strategic and organizational factors contributing to digital transformation. The...
The widespread introduction of electrically-propelled vehicles is currently part of many political strategies and introduction plans. These new vehicles, ranging from limited (mild) hybrid to plug-in hybrid to fully-battery powered, will rely on a ne...
Evidence on the potential adverse effects of surgically accelerated orthodontic techniques is scarce. The aim of this review was to evaluate the available scientific evidence regarding the adverse effects on periodontium, tooth vitality, and root res...
Greedy algorithm is one of the important point selection methods in the radial basis function based mesh deformation. However, in large-scale mesh, the conventional greedy selection will generate expensive time consumption and result in performance p...
Although conceptually simple, the application of seismic isolation can pose dangerous pitfalls. It is based on decoupling the dynamic response of a structure from the ground motion by inserting isolation devices at its base. Significant displacements...
There are very few results in the literature on spectral content of seismic ground displacement; nonetheless, these results are singular as most of the spectral content is limited to a very narrow low frequency band, contrary to ground acceleration....
Model-based trajectory tracking has become a widely used technique for automated driving system applications. A critical design decision is the proper selection of a vehicle model that achieves the best trade-off between real-time capability and robu...
International standards for vacuum insulation panels (VIPs) include an accelerated test method and a minimum quality standard for evaluating their long-term thermal performance after 25 years. The accelerated test method consists of various tests acc...
Wind-induced acceleration represents one of the main challenges in the dynamic behavior of tall buildings. Its estimation can be carried out through experimental wind tunnel tests or using the analytical expressions proposed in various international...
Rotor bars are one of the most failure-critical components in induction machines. We present an approach for developing a rotor bar fault identification classifier for induction machines. The developed machine learning-based models are based on simul...
This paper proposes a model for recognizing motions performed during rehabilitation exercises for frozen shoulder conditions. The model consists of wearable wireless sensor network (WSN) inertial sensor nodes, which were developed for this study, and...
The paper examines the problem of respiration monitoring with easily wearable instrumentation by using a smart device that is properly designed and implemented with small and light components. The practical implementation is presented both in practic...
In order to validate the structure and ascertain its conformity with the stipulated design conditions, the responses and members’ internal forces of the finite element model of structures under artificial earthquakes must be simulated. There ar...
Monitoring of non-structural elements is not usually implemented, despite the seismic vulnerability of these components and the significant cost associated with their replacement in case of damage. By exploiting the limited cost of commercial sensors...
Induced seismicity has been a serious problem for many coal mines in the Upper Silesian Coal Basin in Poland for many decades. The occurring mining tremors of the rock mass generate seismic vibrations that cause concern to the local population and in...
Performance decay of direct methanol fuel cells hinders technology competitiveness. The cathode electrochemical surface area loss is known to be a major reason for performance loss and it is mainly affected by cathode potential and dynamics, locally...
This study shows the effects of wear on welded joints of ASTM A355 Gr. P11 “Seamless Ferritic Alloy-Steel Pipe for High Temperature Service” steels subjected to the welding procedures established by codes B31.1 and ASME III. The standard...
The process of designing microwave devices is difficult and time-consuming because the analytical and numerical methods used in the design process are complex. Therefore, it is necessary to search for new methods that will allow for an acceleration o...
This paper reports an application of the Lie algebra
Orthodontics is constantly seeking innovation towards mechanical efficiency and better oral-related quality of life during treatment. This narrative review aims to discuss novel scientific reports about light therapies and how they can optimize diffe...
As a result of recent seismic events, it has been observed that earthquake-resistant design worldwide has evolved to the point where structures are generally able to respond adequately to such natural demands. Nevertheless, it has also become evident...
Governance is central for sustainability transitions in maritime transport. Norwegian authorities can directly influence developments in maritime transport through green public procurement, and low- or zero-emission technologies have been or are bein...
Multiple Sequence Alignment (MSA) is one of the most fundamental methodologies in Bioinformatics and the method capable of arranging DNA or protein sequences to detect regions of similarity. Even on cutting-edge workstations, the MSA procedure requir...
In this paper, we describe a measurement procedure to fully characterise a novel vibration energy harvester operating in the ultra-low-frequency range. The procedure, which is more thorough than those usually found in the literature, comprises three...
Diabetes mellitus affects an estimated 589 million adults globally, and cutaneous manifestations occur in up to 70% of affected individuals during the course of the disease. The objective of this narrative review is to examine the intersection of dia...
There exist in the literature many iterative methods for solving nonlinear problems. Some of these methods can be transferred directly to the context of nonlinear systems, keeping the order of convergence, but others cannot be directly extended to a...
A new convenient preparative procedure for the preparation of zirconacyclopentadienes was developed based on the use of AlCl3-catalyzed reactions of alkyl-, aryl- and silyl-substituted alkynes with the Cp2ZrCl2–Mg reagent system, which excludes the u...
Foam insulation materials are widely used in the construction industry due to their low thermal conductivity attributable to their microstructures and their low-conductivity blowing agents and affordability. In this study, we evaluate how the thermal...
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