Structural damage is a prevalent issue in long-term operations of harbor terminals. Addressing the lack of transparency in terminal infrastructure components, the limited integration of sensor monitoring data, and the insufficient support for feedbac...
Despite the recent developments in structural health monitoring, there remain great challenges for accurately, conveniently, and economically assessing the in-service performance of the main cables for long-span suspension bridges. A long-term struct...
Particulate air pollution has aggravated cardiovascular and lung diseases. Accurate and constant air quality forecasting on a local scale facilitates the control of air pollution and the design of effective strategies to limit air pollutant emissions...
Long-term monitoring of in-service bridges is useful for estimating the structural condition and [...]
Urban trees provide important ecosystem services, across ownership and governance structures, and tree inventories are an important tool enabling urban foresters and green space managers to monitor and perform the sustainable management of urban tree...
Acoustic Emission (AE) and Guided Ultrasonic Waves (GUWs) are non-destructive testing (NDT) methods in several industrial sectors for, e.g., proof testing and periodic inspection of pressure vessels, storage tanks, pipes or pipelines and leak or corr...
The implementation of low-cost sensitive and selective gas sensors for monitoring fruit ripening and quality strongly depends on their long-term stability. Gas sensor drift undermines the long-term reliability of low-cost sensing platforms, particula...
The bridges will be in service in a complex environment for over 100 years under the increasing traffic loading. So the long-term performance determines their safety and durability. Limited by the test condition and ability, present researches are mo...
In light of the difficulty of the inspection and maintenance of a transmission line condition monitoring system in remote mountainous areas, this paper proposes a long-term online monitoring scheme based on a low power wide area network (LPWAN). Cons...
This study investigates the long-term flexural performance of prestressed concrete double tees under sustained loading. Six full-scale specimens were subjected to a comprehensive experimental program, including a 320-day storage period following pres...
Grasslands are an important biotope in Europe, not only because they are widespread, but also because they provide valuable ecosystem services. The ecological value of a grassland parcel is directly proportional to the number of uninterrupted years o...
Adaptive forest and fire management in parks and protected areas is becoming increasingly complex as climate change alters the frequency and intensity of disturbances (wildfires, pest and disease outbreaks, etc.), while park visitation and the number...
Cultural Heritage preventive conservation requires the monitoring of the parameters involved in the process of deterioration of artworks. Thus, both long-term monitoring of the environmental parameters as well as further analysis of the recorded data...
7 April 2022
Suicide clusters involve an excessive number of suicides, suicide attempts, or both, that occur close in space or time or involve social links between cluster members. Although suicide clusters are rare, evidence documenting the implementation of sui...
This study investigates the monitoring effectiveness of the largest institutional blockholder in Korea, the Korean National Pension Service (KNPS), on firms’ engagement in corporate social responsibility (CSR). We use a large, unique sample fro...
Soundproofing materials are widely used within structural components of multi-dwelling residential buildings to alleviate neighborhood noise problems. One of the critical mechanical properties for the soundproofing materials to ensure its appropriate...
The greenhouse foundation method requires a lower allowable bearing capacity compared to general buildings, but the high-spec and expensive prestressed high-strength concrete (PHC) pile reinforcement method is mainly applied. Therefore, the deep ceme...
The long-term monitoring of wetland ecosystem functioning is critical because wetlands, which provide multiple services, can be affected by human activities and climate change. The aim of this study was to monitor wetland ecosystem functioning in the...
In the current economic context, organizations providing automotive repair services face significant challenges in ensuring service quality, operational efficiency, and long-term sustainability. This paper examines the importance of implementing proc...
Ultra-long pool structures used in mine water treatment projects are typical large-volume concrete structures that are highly susceptible to cracking due to the combined effects of cement hydration heat, seasonal temperature variations, and internal...
The monitoring of land cover and land use change is critical for assessing the provision of ecosystem services. One of the sources for long-term land cover change quantification is through the classification of historical and/or current maps. Little...
Non-proprietary ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) has been developed by numerous research institutes, each exhibiting unique characteristics distinct from both commercial and other non-proprietary UHPC formulations. However, comprehensive techno...
21 November 2018
Among available home and community-based services in Taiwan, there should be a focus on providing people with people-centered, value-based services. This study aims to follow up the people-centered health outcomes of care recipients and to examine th...
During its long service life, an arch dam affected by a combination of factors exhibits a typical time-varying characteristic in terms of its structure and material properties, and the deformation in the dam structure can directly and reliably reflec...
FRP composite bridges have been in operation since the mid-1990s, allowing for the evaluation of their long-term behaviour. Many of the early FRP bridges in the USA and Western Europe were equipped with monitoring systems to assess their structural i...
Wetlands are highly productive and support a wide variety of ecosystem goods and services. Various forms of global change impose compelling needs for timely and reliable information on the status of wetlands worldwide, but several characteristics of...
Traffic loads are the primary external loads on bridges during their service life. However, an accurate analysis of the long-term effect of the operating traffic load is difficult because of the diversity of traffic flow in terms of vehicle type and...
18 November 2020
This narrative review examined strategies for preparedness and response to mental health impacts of three forms of climate change from a services perspective: (1) acute and extreme weather events such as hurricanes, floods, and wildfires, (2) sub-acu...
The distribution of seepage field in embankment dams is an important aspect of the safe operation of in-service embankment dams. The distributed optical fiber temperature monitoring technology has some advantages of high sensitivity, strong real-time...
The Sentinel satellite constellation series, developed by the European Space Agency, represents the dedicated space component of the European Copernicus program, committed to long-term operational services in a wide range of application domains. Here...
Wetlands, which provide multiple functions and ecosystem services, have decreased and been degraded worldwide for several decades due to human activities and climate change. Managers and scientists need tools to characterize and monitor wetland areas...
The design of artificial reefs must be based on the criteria of both durability and serviceability. In this respect, the seabed subsidence rate related to the weight of the reefs and of their foundation system should be limited. The horizontal drift...
To investigate the effects of long-term prestress loss on concrete box girders strengthened with external prestressing, a large-span box girder, in service for over 20 years and strengthened with external prestressing, was monitored for four months....
The ageing population has become an increasing phenomenon world-wide, leading to a growing need for specialised help. Improving the quality of life of older people can lower the risk of depression and social isolation, but it requires a multi-dimensi...
Due to the long-term service, Chinese ancient timber buildings show varying degrees of wear. Thus, structural health monitoring (SHM) for these cultural and historical treasures is desperately needed to evaluate the service status. Although there are...
The potential of a coherent microwave radar for infrastructure health monitoring has been investigated over the past decade. Microwave radar measuring based on interferometry processing is a non-invasive technique that can measure the line-of-sight (...
The COVID-19 pandemic amplified the elderly’s aging-related dysfunctionalities and vulnerabilities. Research surveys, aimed at evaluating the socio–physical–emotional state of the elderly and obtaining data on their access to medica...
Although some extended studies about the short-term behavior of NSM FRP strengthened beams have been carried out, there is a lack of knowledge about the behavior of this kind of strengthening under sustained loads and high service temperatures. Elect...
Sea level variability in the East Sea (Sea of Japan) and the Northwest Pacific poses challenges for coastal risk management due to the scarcity of long-term observations at remote locations such as Dokdo (Dok Island). This study reconstructs a contin...
Monitoring the indoor environment of historic buildings helps to identify potential risks, provide guidelines for improving regular maintenance, and preserve cultural artifacts. However, most of the existing monitoring systems proposed for historic b...
Bridges are built to last more than 100 years, spanning many human generations. Throughout their lifetime, their service requirements may change, or they age and often suffer a material degradation process that can lead to the need of retrofitting. I...
Buildings’ long-term techno-economic performance monitoring is critical for benchmarking in order to reduce costs and environmental impact while providing adequate services. Reliable building stock performance data provide a fundamental knowled...
Extending the service life of ageing infrastructure, transportation structures, and processing and manufacturing plants in an era of limited resources has spurred extensive research and development in structural health monitoring systems and their in...
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations support the transmission of various communication services and have been widely applied in fields such as global Internet access, the Internet of Things, remote sensing monitoring, and emergency communication. Wit...
The enhanced post-cracking properties of fiber-reinforced concrete (FRC), as compared to plain concrete (PC), are extensively proven by many experimental findings. However, still limited experimental data are available on the behavior of such materia...
It is more likely that a long-term survivor will have both cardiovascular disease and cancer on account of the progress in cancer therapy. Cardiotoxicity is a well-recognized and highly concerning adverse effect of cancer therapies. This side effect...
Response reconstruction is essential in bridge health monitoring for recovering missing data and evaluating service status. Previous studies have focused on reconstructing responses at specific cross-sections using data from adjacent sections. To add...
Background/Objectives: Currently, there is a limited understanding of the long-term consequences following acute COVID-19, referred to as long COVID. This cross-sectional study aims to analyze the prevalence of persistent signs and symptoms of long C...
Background and Objectives: This study aimed to determine the initial clinical characteristics of children diagnosed with intentional head trauma (IHT) to obtain information about the long-term developmental, psychological, and psychosocial status of...
We have developed a Stable Caribbean Reference Frame 2018 (CARIB18) using long-term continuous observations from 18 continuously operating Global Positioning System (GPS) stations fixed on the margins of the stable portion of the Caribbean plate. The...
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