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Xiaochuan Jiang, Jun Wang, Ying Zhang and Shenxue Jiang
This paper reports on investigations of the air-coupled ultrasonic (ACU) method to detect common defects in solid timber panels made of Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb.) Hook.). The ACU technology is a non-contact method for nondestructive tim...
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Ioana Tanasa, Marius Cazacu and Brindusa Sluser
The monitoring and evaluation of air quality is a topic of great global interest as, with the decline of air quality, there are negative effects on human health and ecosystems. Thus, the purpose of this paper was to evaluate the air quality over 11 years...
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Kanishtha Dubey, Shubha Verma, Sauvik Santra and Mukul Kumar
Fourteen Indian cities, including urban and rural locations, were chosen for the present study across India, with unhealthy air quality based on National Air Quality Index (NAQI > 100). However, it was found that NAQI values over the locations are driven...
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Alejandro Moreno-Rangel, Tim Sharpe, Gráinne McGill and Filbert Musau
The ongoing climate change and policies around it are changing how we design and build homes to meet national carbon emission targets. Some countries such as Scotland are adopting higher-energy-efficient buildings as minimum requirements in the building ...
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Jeong-Hyun Yoon, Se-Won Kim, Jeong-On Eom, Jaeyong Oh and Hye-Jin Kim
Coastal regions worldwide face increasing air pollution due to maritime activities. This technical note focuses on assessing the air pollution in the Daesan port area, Republic of Korea, using hourly emission measurements. Leveraging Automatic Identifica...
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Nichapa Parasin and Teerachai Amnuaylojaroen
A heat index is a key indicator directly related to meteorological factors influencing human health, particularly work performance. However, the interaction between air quality, meteorology, heat, and associated work performance is loosely defined, espec...
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Richard Kephart, Sebastian Plamowski and Pawel D. Domanski
The paper demonstrates the influence of leading variables on the quality evaluation of the operation of univariate control loops of a multi-loop control system used in a 1000 MW power unit. We analyse the course of the setpoint and process values, the ca...
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Dadi Zhang, Kwok-Wai Mui and Ling-Tim Wong
In the past two decades, with advances in data collection and in analytical techniques and tools, there has been a significant increase in research on indoor environmental quality (IEQ) assessment. To better understand the relationships between the overa...
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Minmeng Tang, Tri Dev Acharya and Deb A. Niemeier
Black carbon (BC) is a significant source of air pollution since it impacts public health and climate change. Understanding its distribution in the complex urban environment is challenging. We integrated a land use model with four machine learning models...
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Mohannad Hamza, Omer Bafail and Hisham Alidrisi
Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) systems are critical components of maintaining an indoor air quality that ensures the thermal comfort of occupants in diverse building types. However, HVAC systems are also responsible for a substantial p...
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