Proximal plant-based monitoring provides high-resolution data about trees, leading to more precise orchard management and in-depth knowledge about tree physiology. The present work focuses on continuous real-time monitoring of olive cv. ‘Ascola...
In recent years, shield tunneling has shown many advantages with the development of underground rail traffic. Geological exploration plays a significant role in tunnel engineering, and detailed geological exploration results can guide the successful...
Segmental stress during the construction process plays a pivotal role in assessing the safety and quality of shield tunnels. Fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensing technology has been proposed for tunnel segment stress monitoring. A laboratory test was co...
Mass concentration is a commonly used but insufficient metric to evaluate the particulate matter (PM) exposure hazard. Recent studies have declared that small particles have more serious impacts on human health than big particles given the same mass...
24 February 2022
Digital agriculture is fundamental to potential improvements in the field by optimizing processes and providing intelligent decision making. This study aims to calculate the height and canopy diameter of recently transplanted coffee plants over three...
Machining parameters affects the final quality of components made in carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) composite materials. In this framework, the work here presented aims at studying the right combination of cutting speed (vc) and feed rate (vf...
The fundamental circumferential shear horizontal (CSH0) wave is of practical importance in monitoring corrosion defects in large-diameter pipes due to its virtually non-dispersive characteristics. However, so far, there have been limited CSH0 wave tr...
Earth–air heat exchangers (EAHX) use the soil thermal capacity to dampen the amplitude of outdoor air temperature oscillations. This effect can be used in hot and dry climates for room cooling, and depending on the EAHX design, this cooling can...
The wheelset coaxial wheel diameter difference is one of the most common wheel faults of railway vehicles. The existence of the wheelset coaxial wheel diameter difference may lead to the off-load operation of vehicles, resulting in abnormal wheel tre...
The frequency of jellyfish blooms in marine ecosystems has been rising globally, attracting significant attention from the scientific community and the general public. Low-altitude remote sensing with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) offers a promisin...
Compared with the small diameter and the single stratum shield tunnel, the surface subsidence is much greater when the large-diameter shield passes through the upper-soft and lower-hard stratum. In this case, it is particularly important to control t...
The construction of large-diameter shield tunnels underwater involves complex variations in water and earth load outside the tunnel segment, as well as intricate mechanical responses. This study analyzes the variation laws of external loads, axial fo...
Cylindrical structure analysis is important in several areas and can be performed through the evaluation of the diameter changes of these structures. Two important areas can be mentioned: pipelines for oil or gas distribution and the condition and gr...
In many areas, the analysis of a cylindrical structure is necessary, and a form to analyze it is by evaluating the diameter changes. Some areas can be cited: pipelines for oil or gas distribution and radial growth of trees whose diameter changes are...
When a large-diameter shield crosses through bridge piles, stress and deformation of the bridge piles caused by tunnel excavation occurs. This is a an exciting topic of engineering research into the construction of subways. We considered an 15.8 m la...
Background: Constipation and outlet obstruction may persist after successful pull-through in Hirschsprung Disease (HD). The radiographic assessment of the faecal load is widely used but exposes the child to radiation. This study aims to evaluate whet...
This work aims to investigate the feasibility of employing multi-frequency bioimpedance analysis for hemodynamic assessment. Towards this, we aim to explore one of its implementations, electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), for estimating changes i...
The increasing utilization of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) in the aeronautical industry calls for a structural health monitoring (SHM) system for adhesively bonded CFRP joints. Optical glass fiber with inscribed fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs)...
Diagnostics and assessment of the structural performance of collectors and tunnels require multi-criteria as well as comprehensive analyses for improving the safety based on acquired measurement data. This paper presents the basic goals for a structu...
This pilot study aimed to determine the reliability of a newly developed ultrasound-based protocol for the assessment of patella diameter and sulcus angle. The diameter of the patella expressed in mm and the sulcus angle, expressed in degrees were me...
The High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC) project aims to improve the performance of the LHC by increasing the proton–proton collision luminosity. New physics discoveries will be possible starting in 2027. The HL-LHC aims to improve th...
In this editorial, we provide an overview of the content of the special issue on “Terrestrial Laser Scanning”. The aim of this Special Issue is to bring together innovative developments and applications of terrestrial laser scanning (TLS)...
The scour phenomenon is critical for monopile structures in offshore wind farms. There are two possible strategies: allowing the development of scour holes around the monopile or avoiding it by placing scour protection. The last one is the most used...
Wear is one of the main factors of machine failure. If abnormal wear was not detected in time during the operation of a mechanical system, it probably leads to catastrophic consequences. The wear debris in the lubricating oil circuit contains much in...
Conservation of the gallery forest in Berenty Reserve is becoming increasingly urgent. Any deterioration threatens its increasingly rare lemur species. Following a trial planting programme started in 2016 on three plots, with measurement of seedling...
As a type of airtight equipment, vertical gas tanks are prone to accumulations of toxic and harmful gases due to their poor ventilation and narrow space. This poses many safety hazards. Therefore, we conducted a FLUENT simulation for vertical gas tan...
Ultrasound is one of the most promising methods for blood pressure monitoring due to its harmless, non-invasive, and high-precision characteristics. To further enhance the biocompatibility of ultrasound blood pressure monitors, this work reports wear...
The current challenges facing large-diameter timber forests include low yield and low eco-economic benefit. As a result, the development of large-diameter timber forests has become one of the most important strategies for the development of forestry...
Lubricating oil monitoring technology is a commonly used method in aeroengine condition monitoring, which includes particle counting technology, as well as spectral and ferrography technology in offline monitoring. However, these technologies only an...
Adherence to a healthy diet and regular physical activity are two important factors in sufficient type 2 diabetes mellitus management. It is recognized that the traditional treatment of outpatients does not meet the requirements for sufficient lifest...
The real-time artery diameter waveform assessment during cardio cycle can allow the measurement of beat-to-beat pressure change and the long-term blood pressure monitoring. The aim of this study is to develop a self-calibrated bio-impedance-based sen...
Knowledge of the response of growth parameters of almond (Badam) trees to different water supply conditions is important for Badam production. To identify growth parameters that are sensitive to water deficit in almond trees, field experiments were c...
The growth rate of eucalyptus in the dry season was significantly lower than that in the wet season. However, the limiting factors of eucalyptus growth in the dry season are not clear. In this paper, through the continuous monitoring of the diameter...
The target region and diameter of maize stems are important phenotyping parameters for evaluating crop vitality and estimating crop biomass. To address the issue that the target region and diameter of maize stems obtained after transplantation may no...
6 February 2022
There are many factors that will influence the workload of drivers during autonomous driving. To examine the correlation between different factors and the workload of drivers, the influence of different factors on the workload variations is investiga...
This study focuses on investigating the surface settlement characteristics induced by the construction of a super-large-diameter shield tunnel in composite strata. By utilizing a combination of field monitoring and numerical simulation analysis, the...
Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS), widely adopted in hydraulic fracturing monitoring, continuously measures sound from perforation holes due to fluid flow through the perforation holes during fracturing treatment. DAS has the potential to monitor pe...
Ensuring the stability of surrounding rock while conducting pressure relief is key to roadway stability control and preventing rock burst. In this paper, segmented enlarged-diameter borehole destressing technology is proposed. The stress distribution...
Smart colorimetric packaging has been an important method to protect human health from external hazardous agents. However, the currently available colorimetric detectors use synthetic dye probes, which are costly, toxic, difficult to prepare, and non...
Characteristic pore-opening size O95 or O90 has been widely used in the filter design of woven geotextiles. These manufactured products have different pore size proportions of large pore diameters, medium pore diameters, and small pore diameters, res...
Adopting proton exchange membrane fuel cells fuelled by hydrogen presents a promising solution for the shipping industry’s deep decarbonisation. However, the potential safety risks associated with hydrogen leakage pose a significant challenge t...
The implementation of effective strategies to manage leaks represents an essential goal for all utilities involved with drinking water supply in order to reduce water losses affecting urban distribution networks. This study concerns the early detecti...
Growth models of uneven-aged forests on the diameter class level can support silvicultural decision making. Machine learning brings added value to the modeling of dynamics at the stand or individual tree level based on data from permanent plots. The...
The present research exposes a novel methodology to manufacture fiber optic sensors following the etching process by Hydrofluoric Acid deposition through a real-time monitoring diameter measurement by computer vision. This is based on virtual instrum...
Fruit shape and size are complex traits influenced by numerous factors, especially genetics and environment factors. To explore the mechanism of fruit shape and size development in cucumber, a pair of near-isogenic lines (NIL) Ln35 and Ln37 were used...
Air pollution is recognized by the World Health Organization as the major environmental threat; therefore, air quality is constantly being monitored by monitoring stations. However, the most common atmospheric pollutants being monitored do not includ...
Forests are a vital source of food, fuel, and medicine and play a crucial role in climate change mitigation. Strategic and policy decisions on forest management and conservation require accurate and up-to-date information on available forest resource...
Due to the large cross-section design of large-diameter shield tunnels, most of the rocks and soils it crosses are composite strata with upper soft and lower hard. In order to reduce the construction cost of shield working shafts, large-diameter shie...
In this paper, we introduce a monitoring method for flow expansion and contraction in a simple flow phantom based on electrical resistance changes in an epidermal strain sensor attached to the phantom. The flow phantom was fabricated to have a nonfla...
By combining in situ annealing and Raman spectroscopy measurements, the growth dynamics of nine individual-chirality inner tubes (8,8), (12,3), (13,1), (9,6), (10,4), (11,2), (11,1), (9,3) and (9,2) with diameters from ~0.8 to 1.1 nm are monitored us...
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