Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) are extensively used for gathering meteorological and climatic data. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) provides publications with guidelines the implementation, installation, usages of these stations. Nowadays, in new era Internet Things, there is an ever-increasing necessity implementation automatic observing systems that will provide scientists real-time data needed to design apply proper environmental policy. In this paper, extended review...

Older adults with cognitive impairments may face barriers to accessing experiences beyond their physical premises. Previous research has suggested that missing out on emotional affect mental health and impact abilities. In recent years, there been growing interest in designing non-pharmacological interventions improve the health-related quality of life older adults. With virtual reality offering endless opportunities for support, we must consider how can be sensitively designed provide...

Renewable Energy Sources are expected to play a very important role in energy production the following years. They constitute an methodology which, if properly enabled, can ensure sufficiency as well protection of environment. from biomass particular is common method, which exploits variety resources (wood and wood waste, agricultural crops their by-products after cultivation, animal wastes, Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) food processing wastes) for energy. This paper presents Spatial Decision...

Ten notable meteorological drought indices were compared on tracking the effect of streamflow. A 730-month dataset precipitation, temperature and evapotranspiration for 88 catchments in Oregon, USA, representing pristine conditions, was used to compute indices. These correlated with monthly streamflow datasets minimum, maximum mean discharge, discharge fluctuation; it revealed that 3-month Z-score index (Z3) has best association four variables. The Mann-Kendall trend detection test applied...

Although previous quantitative studies have examined various elements involved in the adoption of residential photovoltaic systems, there has been weaker emphasis on qualitative research despite its ability to understand complexities behind decisions. This article analyzes data from in-depth interviews with adopters and identifies emerging themes about factors leading householders adopt systems. Thematic analysis identified five key related economic, environmental, social technological...

Over the past 50 years, environmental policy has undergone a profound transformation, evolving from fragmented, reactive discipline into cornerstone of global and regional governance [...]

Urban expansion substantially alters the impervious areas in a catchment, which turn affects surface runoff and sediment yield downstream areas. In this study, Land Transformation Model (LTM) was used to forecast urban land whilst future use maps were employed according Soil Conservation Service Curve Number method (SCS-CN) Modified Universal Loss Equation (MUSLE) model, so as examine urbanization effects on production respectively. Compared pristine conditions, is anticipated increase from...

Education makes it possible for students to become familiar with the rational management of energy as well learn implement saving practices in their everyday life. The study certain student characteristics helps direction applying strategies behavioural change. aim this research is record knowledge and attitudes elementary school Prefecture Evros regard saving. collection data was done through use a structured anonymous questionnaire closed questions. method used cluster sampling. This...

The ongoing economic development and prosperity have led not only to the exhaustion of planet’s natural resources but also numerous environmental problems. To address these problems, it is necessary that more individuals adopt energy saving practices while promoting alternative sources. In other words, future generations ought behaviors will involve sustainable management energy. end, education can create citizens who knowledge awareness about environment severe issues are willing take...

The number of solar photovoltaic (PV) arrays in Greece has increased rapidly during the recent years. As a result, there is an increasing need for high quality updated information regarding status PV farms. This includes farms, power capacity and energy generated. However, access to this data obsolete, mainly due fact that difficulty tracking investment (from licensing completion production). article presents novel approach, which uses free resolution satellite imagery deep learning...

This letter presents a two-layer cellular architecture which optimizes the handoff blocking probability performance of high-speed moving terminals (HSMT) in congested urban area. The lower layer proposed is based on microcellular solution, for absorbing traffic loads both low-speed (LSMT) and new calls HSMT. higher macrocell umbrella load existed results show that using optimum number channels each layer, call HSMT optimized having minimum effect layer.

There is a great diffusion of modern information systems in all areas science. In the case forestry, new tools have emerged during last 15 years which helped to improve work foresters. Decision support (DSSs) are applications designed help managers task decision making, by accelerating relevant decision-making processes, while simultaneously focusing on conservation natural, financial and human resources. this paper, we describe development DSS has been process relation that burnt forest...

Mathematical models of tumor dynamics generally omit information on individual target lesions (iTLs), and consider the most important variable to be sum sizes (TS). However, differences in lesion might predictive progression. To exploit this information, we have developed a novel flexible approach for non-parametric analysis iTLs, which integrates knowledge from signal processing machine learning. We called new methodology ClassIfication Clustering Individual Lesions (CICIL). used CICIL...

The pandemic caused major disruptions in academic life and led educational institutions to adopt online learning which is likely leave its mark on post-pandemic higher education. aim of this study was contribute the effort overcoming challenges education during fragile period transitioning era. objectives were investigate undergraduate students’ experience after identify factors that affect their satisfaction with in-person learning. To meet these objectives, environmental students,...