Offshore wind farms are a rapidly developing source of clean, low-carbon energy and as they continue to grow in scale and capacity, so does the requirement for their efficient and optimised operation and maintenance. Historically, approaches to maint...
Prescriptive Maintenance (PsM) transforms industrial asset management by enabling autonomous decisions through simultaneous failure anticipation and optimal maintenance recommendations. Yet, despite increasing research interest, the conceptual clarit...
In the era of digitalization, prescriptive maintenance and equipment condition monitoring are essential for ensuring the continuity of operations in various industries. The proposed software solution provides an integrated solution for monitoring and...
The biopharmaceutical industry has specificities related to the optimization of its processes, the effectiveness of the maintenance of the productive park in the face of regulatory requirements. and current concepts of modern industry. Current resear...
The industry has entered on the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the so-called Industry 4.0, with global markets and strong competition, some traditional manufacturing firms are implementing new maintenance innovations and policies, based on digitalisat...
The aim of this study was to evaluate machine learning algorithms’ capacity to improve prescriptive maintenance. A pumping system consisting of two hydraulic pumps with an electric motor from a Spanish petrochemical company was used as a case study....
Low-power embedded systems have been widely used in a variety of applications, allowing devices to efficiently collect and exchange data while minimizing energy consumption. However, the lack of extensive maintenance procedures designed specifically...
Wind energy has achieved a leading position among renewable energies. The global installed capacity in 2022 was 906 GW of power, with a growth of 8.4% compared to the same period in the previous year. The forecast is that the barrier of 1,000,000 MW...
Maintenance is one of the major concerns of the industrial sector. Acquiring better levels of maintenance maturity is one of the objectives to be achieved. Therefore, prescriptive maintenance is one of the areas of recent research. Current works in l...
The increasing complexity of modern aircraft systems necessitates advanced monitoring solutions to ensure operational safety and efficiency. Traditional aircraft health monitoring systems (AHMS) often rely on reactive maintenance strategies, detectin...
A significant portion of home energy consumption is due to concealed faults and the inefficient usage of home appliances, usually because of user ignorance and a lack of proactive maintenance strategies. In this paper, ENACT, a digital-twin-based sys...
The increasing complexity of managing maintenance activities across geographically dispersed hospitality facilities necessitates advanced digital solutions capable of effectively balancing operational costs and service quality. This study addresses t...
This research looks into a systemic impact factor (SIF) as a complement to enhance the prescriptive capabilities of electric substations with the objective of improving the reliability and robustness of components. As electrical networks become incre...
Many cities have extensive distribution networks that supply natural or town gas to domestic, industrial, and power plant consumers. A typical network may have hundreds of pressure regulating stations that are of different types and capacities, but m...
Industrial belt failures pose significant challenges to manufacturing operations, often resulting in costly downtime and maintenance interventions. This study presents a comprehensive approach to belt failure analysis, leveraging advanced monitoring...
Maintenance is an essential part of long-term overall equipment effectiveness. Therefore, it is essential to evaluate maintenance policies’ effectiveness in addition to planning them. This study provides a classification of technical systems fo...
Machinery diagnostics in the industrial field have assumed a fundamental role for both technical, economic and safety reasons. The use of sensors, data collection and analysis has increasingly advanced to investigate the health of machinery, predict...
Thermoelectric power plants consist of a set of critical equipment that require high levels of availability and reliability. Due to this, maintenance of these physical assets is gaining momentum in industry. Maintenance is considered as an activity t...
9 November 2020
This paper presents a methodology for predictive and prescriptive analytics of a gas turbine. The methodology is based on a combination of physics-based and data-driven modeling using machine learning techniques. Combining these approaches results in...
Previous results regarding the association between types of β-blockers and outcomes in patients on hemodialysis (HD) were inconsistent. Our study aimed to evaluate patient survival according to the type of β-blockers administered using a la...
Polymyxins being last resort drugs to treat infections triggered by multidrug-resistant pathogens necessitates the implementation of antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) initiatives to support its rational prescription across healthcare settings....
The introduction of Industry 4.0 is expected to revolutionize current maintenance practices by reaching new levels of predictive (detection, diagnosis, and prognosis processes) and prescriptive maintenance analytics. In general, the new maintenance p...
Background/Objectives: Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a rare, autoimmune disease of the central nervous system with a globally heterogeneous prevalence/ To estimate the prescription-based prevalence of NMOSD in Greece and determine...
Background. Traditional causal modeling of health interventions tends to be linear in nature and lacks multidisciplinarity. Consequently, strategies for exercise prescription in health maintenance are typically group based and focused on the role of...
This study creates a framework to aid in the sustainability of maintenance strategies. The framework was created using expertise from the industry and academia. Using this knowledge, three multi-criteria tools were chosen for the maintenance strategi...
Eucalyptus globulus Labill is the main exotic broadleaf species planted and managed for pulp and energy production in Spain, where it covers an area of more than 0.6 million ha. The climatic and soil conditions of the planting areas range from the pr...
22 January 2021
The current literature contains multiple examples of exercise interventions to foster health and to prevent/treat many chronic non-communicable diseases; stress and functional syndromes. On the other hand, sedentariness is increasing and to transform...
Additional studies are needed to confirm whether the use of renin-angiotensin system blockers (RASBs) induces survival benefits in patients on hemodialysis (HD). This study aimed to evaluate patient survival with the use of RASBs in a large sample of...
Plant-based low protein diets (LPDs) have gained popularity for managing chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. The nutritional adequacy of these and other LPDs prescribed for CKD patients have not been carefully examined. This study assessed the nut...
Physical interventions are used to increase physical (sports) performance and considered as effective low-cost strategies in the fields of healthcare, disease or injury prevention, and medical treatment. In general, a considerable amount of evidence...
Though fruit and vegetable consumption is essential for disease prevention and health maintenance, intake among children fails to meet dietary recommendations. Limited access to and the affordability of fresh produce, particularly among low-income yo...
Patients’ and carers’ views regarding the Portuguese model of home respiratory care were recently described, yet the complementary perspective of healthcare professionals (HCPs) is still to be investigated. Thus, this study explored HCPs experience i...
Industry 5.0 introduces a shift toward human-centric, sustainable, and resilient industrial ecosystems, emphasizing intelligent automation, collaboration, and adaptive operations. Predictive Maintenance (PdM) plays a critical role in this transition,...
Appropriate maintenance of industrial equipment keeps production systems in good health and ensures the stability of production processes. In specific production sectors, such as the electrical power industry, equipment failures are rare but may lead...
Background: We evaluated the impact of warfarin use on the clinical outcomes of patients with atrial fibrillation who were undergoing hemodialysis (HD). Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted utilizing data from patients undergoing maintenan...
Data to draw definite conclusions regarding the association between proton pump inhibitor (PPI) and all-cause mortality in patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) remain insufficient. The object of this retrospective study was to assess the impact of P...
This study explored the perspectives and experiences of breast cancer patients and medical oncologists with regards to participation in a lifestyle intervention at a tertiary cancer treatment center. A thematic approach was used to understand the con...
Bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS) is a noninvasive method used to evaluate body fluid volume status in dialysis patients, but reports on its effectiveness in pediatrics are scarce. We investigated the correlation between BIS and clinical characteristic...
Background: Observational studies of intermittent hemodialysis therapy have reported that the excess decrease in K+ concentration in plasma (KP) during treatment is associated with the destabilization of cardiac function. Elucidating the mechanism by...
Transformers play an essential role in power networks, ensuring that generated power gets to consumers at the safest voltage level. However, they are prone to insulation failure from ageing, which has fatal and economic consequences if left undetecte...
25 August 2021
Long-term maintenance of changes in cardiovascular risk factors and physical capacity once patients leave the supervised program environment have not previously been reported. This study investigated the changes in physical capacity outcomes and card...
Cancer-related pain affects a majority of patients with advanced cancer and is often undertreated. The treatment of this pain is largely reliant on the use of opioids, which are essential medicines for symptom management and the maintenance of qualit...
Antibiotic therapy through short-term or repeated long-term prescriptions can have several damaging effects on the normal microbiota of the gastrointestinal tract. Changes in microbiota could be multiple including decreased diversity of species in gu...
19 March 2021
Exercise is related to many individual health outcomes but impact evaluations of exercise programmes are seldom conducted. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the feasibility of an exercise prescription intervention in primary health-care setting...
Research on flexible unit systems (FUS) with the context of descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analysis have remarkably progressed in recent times, being now reinforced in the current Industry 4.0 era with the increased focus on integration of...
Background: Exercise training has positive effects on physical functions and could reduce a sedentary lifestyle for hemodialysis (HD) patients. Given that low-level physical activity increases morbidity and mortality, here, we aimed to determine the...
Recently, passenger comfort and user experience are becoming increasingly relevant for the railway operators and, therefore, for railway manufacturers as well. The main reason for this to happen is that comfort is a clear differential value considere...
(1) Background: Few studies have investigated the association between the intensity of statins and patient survival rates in patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) as primary outcomes. This study aimed to evaluate patient survival rates according to t...
26 December 2021
Clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) represent the latest technological transformation in healthcare for assisting clinicians in complex decision-making. Several CDSSs are proposed to deal with a range of clinical tasks such as disease diagnosis...
People’s attachment to the plant world makes a great contribution to the maintenance of psychological well-being. At the same time, little is known regarding the contribution of attitudes to plants to people’s morality; the current study...
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