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Khoshnazar, Ali (author), Corzo Perez, Gerald A. (author), Diaz, Vitali (author)Drought directly impacts the living organisms and environment, and thereby, its assessment is essential. Different drought indices require different data, which can be obtained based on models or in-situ measurements, demanding a significant amount of effort. Using remotely sensed (RS) data from satellites can facilitate this data acquisition....book chapter 2023
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Teixeira, A. Margarida (author), Vaz-Moreira, Ivone (author), Calderon Franco, D. (author), Weissbrodt, D.G. (author), Purkrtova, Sabina (author), Gajdos, Stanislav (author), Dottorini, Giulia (author), Nielsen, Per H. (author), Khalifa, Leron (author), Cytryn, Eddie (author), Bartacek, Jan (author), Manaia, Célia M. (author)Urban wastewater treatment plants (UWTPs) are essential for reducing the pollutants load and protecting water bodies. However, wastewater catchment areas and UWTPs emit continuously antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), with recognized impacts on the downstream environments. Recently, the European Commission...journal article 2023
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Raju, Narayana (author), Arkatkar, Shriniwas (author), Easa, Said (author)This paper presents a framework for monitoring highway traffic-stream measures using quality trajectory data of mixed (heterogeneous) traffic. The framework includes a new measure that reflects the attentiveness of the follower driver, called receptiveness angle, in the vehicle-following process. This measure is integrated with the traditional...journal article 2023
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Gul, F.C. (author), Moradi, M. (author), Benedictus, R. (author), HADJRIA, RAFIK (author), LUGOVTSOVA, YEVGENIYA (author), Zarouchas, D. (author)Under in-plane compressive load conditions, the growth of a delamination initially induced by an impact can be followed by a fast growth after a threshold level, which leads to a catastrophic failure in composite structures. To avoid reaching this critical level, it is essential to uncover the delamination size and growth pattern in real time....conference paper 2023
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Moradi, M. (author), Gul, F.C. (author), Chiachío, Juan (author), Benedictus, R. (author), Zarouchas, D. (author)A health indicator (HI) serves as an intermediary link between structural health monitoring (SHM) data and prognostic models, and an efficient HI should meet prognostic criteria, i.e., monotonicity, trendability, and prognosability. However, designing a proper HI for composite structures is a challenging task due to the complex damage...conference paper 2023
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Jia, T. (author), Vallendar, A.J. (author), de Vries, Rinze (author), Kapelan, Z. (author), Taormina, R. (author)Supervised Deep Learning (DL) methods have shown promise in monitoring the floating litter in rivers and urban canals but further advancements are hard to obtain due to the limited availability of relevant labeled data. To address this challenge, researchers often utilize techniques such as transfer learning (TL) and data augmentation (DA)....journal article 2023
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Galiana, Shankar (author), Moradi, M. (author), Wierach, Peter (author), Zarouchas, D. (author)Acousto-ultrasonic composite transducers (AUCT), which are made of piezoceramic materials embedded in a reinforced polymeric matrix, are promising for the health monitoring of composite structures. However, when they are integrated into highly loaded thermoplastic composite structures, ensuring proper joining properties is a challenge. The...conference paper 2023
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Ubacht, J. (author), Schmid, Jonathan (author), Rietveld, Elmer (author), Lennartz, Jelmer (author), Rukanova, B.D. (author), Tan, Y. (author)The European Commission initiated a series of Directives and Regulations that aim to turn the linear economy into a climate-neutral and circular economy. Business-to-government information- sharing arrangements play an essential role in monitoring compliance with these regulatory measures. To this end data from the supply chain of products needs...conference paper 2023
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Barbero García, I. (author), Kuschnerus, M. (author), Vos, S.E. (author), Lindenbergh, R.C. (author)Sandy beaches are subject to changes due to multiple factors, that are both natural (e.g. storms) and anthropogenic. Great efforts are being made to monitor these ecosystems and understand their dynamics in order to assure their conservation. The identification of anthropogenic changes and its differentiation from natural ones is an important...journal article 2023
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Boldrer, M. (author), Lyons, L. (author), Palopoli, Luigi (author), Fontanelli, Daniele (author), Ferranti, L. (author)This letter proposes a distributed strategy to achieve both persistent monitoring and target detection in a rectangular and obstacle-free environment. Each robot has to repeatedly follow a smooth trajectory and avoid collisions with other robots. To achieve this goal, we rely on the time-inverted Kuramoto dynamics and the use of Lissajous...journal article 2023
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Sileryte, R. (author), Wandl, Alex (author), van Timmeren, A. (author)With circular economy being high on governmental agendas, there is an increasing request from governing bodies for circularity measurements. Yet, currently existing macro-level monitoring frameworks are widely criticized for not being able to inform the decision-making. The criticism includes, among others, a lack of consensus on...journal article 2023
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Yuan, S. (author), Reniers, G.L.L.M.E. (author), Yang, M. (author)An integrated approach for performance assessment and management of safety barriers in a systemic manner is needed concerning the prevention and mitigation of major accidents in chemical process industries. Particularly, the effects of safety barriers on system risk reduction should be assessed in a dynamic manner to support the decision-making...journal article 2023
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Anikiev, Denis (author), Birnie, Claire (author), Waheed, Umair bin (author), Alkhalifah, Tariq (author), Gu, Chen (author), Verschuur, D.J. (author), Eisner, Leo (author)The confluence of our ability to handle big data, significant increases in instrumentation density and quality, and rapid advances in machine learning (ML) algorithms have placed Earth Sciences at the threshold of dramatic progress. ML techniques have been attracting increased attention within the seismic community, and, in particular, in...review 2023
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Jiménez Rios, Alejandro (author), Plevris, Vagelis (author), Nogal Macho, M. (author)Bridge infrastructure has great economic, social, and cultural value. Nevertheless, many of the infrastructural assets are in poor conservation condition as has been recently evidenced by the collapse of several bridges worldwide. The objective of this systematic review is to collect and synthesize state-of-the-art knowledge and information...review 2023
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Draganov, D.S. (author), Naranjo, D. (author), Polychronopoulou, Katerina (author), Weemstra, C. (author)Geothermal energy is a cleaner and more sustainable source of power, which plays a key role in the transition to a low-carbon economy. Sustainable and safe exploitation of geothermal resources, however, depends on our ability to understand and manage the associated seismic risks. In 2018, Nature's Heat geothermal project began operations in...abstract 2023
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Al-Sabaeei, Abdulnaser M. (author), Souliman, Mena I. (author), Jagadeesh, A. (author)Pavement condition monitoring (PCM) systems are essential for making decisions on road maintenance and rehabilitation toward preserving roads and airports assets in a good performance for a longer time. Modern smartphones are equipped with adequate storage, computing and communication properties, besides built-in sensors that show an...review 2023
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Poot, Charlotte C. (author), de Boer, Jasmijn (author), Goto, L. (author), van de Hei, Susanne J. (author), Chavannes, N.H. (author), Visch, V.T. (author), Meijer, Eline (author)Objective: This study aimed to design a persuasive game, using objective adherence data, to motivate people with asthma to adhere to their medication regimen. Methods: A participatory user-centered design approach was employed, involving end-users and other stakeholders throughout the study. The approach consisted of four phases. Semi...journal article 2023
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Rutten, Samuel Benjamin (author), Ojobe, Bukola Lois (author), Hernández Leal, Lucia (author), de Grooth, Joris (author), Roesink, Hendrik D.W. (author), Bartacek, Jan (author), Schmitt, H. (author)Source-separated gray water reclamation using nanofiltration as an advanced post-treatment option has received substantial interest in meeting the growing water demand. During reclamation, membrane integrity is crucial to ensure the water’s safety. This study evaluated several chemical and novel microbial indicators as indirect membrane...journal article 2023
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Pek, Christian (author), Schuppe, Georg Friedrich (author), Esposito, Francesco (author), Tumova, Jana (author), Kragic, Danica (author)Many tasks require robots to manipulate objects while satisfying a complex interplay of spatial and temporal constraints. For instance, a table setting robot first needs to place a mug and then fill it with coffee, while satisfying spatial relations such as forks need to placed left of plates. We propose the spatio-temporal framework SpaTiaL...journal article 2023