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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"environmental sensor"”.
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Adaptive sampling for multiscale environmental sensor networks
Environmental sensor networks enable researchers to collect data at an impressive order of magnitude, both temporally and spatially. Without effective sampling logic, these powerful tools can produce an overwhelming quantity of data that may not capture the most valuable information for scientific …
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Socio-Environmental Sensor Networks for Community Sensing
… associated cities with crowding, segregation, environmental degradation, and other significant challenges. Sensors, Data, and Artificial Intelligence can lead to a better understanding of urban settings and their challenges by providing opportunities for insight into their social and …
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Quadrasense : immersive UAV-based cross-reality environmental sensor networks
Quadrasense explores futuristic applications in environmental sensing by integrating ideas of cross-reality with semi-autonomous sensor-aware vehicles. The cross-reality principals of telepresence, augmented reality, and virtual reality are enabled through an Unnamed-Aerial-Vehicle, a specialized …
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A comprehensive optimization methodology for strategic environmental sensor station locations
… different practices for choosing locations for environmental sensor stations (ESS) (the components that collect RWIS weather data). To fill this gap, this study proposes a comprehensive cell-based methodology that is data-driven, using crash records, weather data, and road network information. …
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Laser spectroscopic trace chemical sensors for environmental sensor networks and portable medical devices
… of the first laser spectroscopy based trace-gas sensors with sensor characteristics which simultaneously satisfy low cost, handheld footprint, low power, and long term autonomous operation while still providing part-per-billion detection sensitivity and negligible interference to enable trace gas …
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Building occupancy analytics based on deep learning through the use of environmental sensor data
… the energy demand. Although there are various sensors used to gather occupancy information, environmental sensors stand out due to their low cost and privacy benefits. Machine learning algorithms play a critical role in estimating the relationship between occupancy levels and environmental …
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TephraNet : wireless self-organizing network platform for environmental sensing
… necessitates the gathering of fine grained environmental sensor data to deepen our understanding of endangered species and assist in their protection. Traditional techniques for gathering environmental data, such as periodic field studies or satellite imaging, do not produce adequately …
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A Central Regulatory Locus Controls Tetracycline Regulated Functions on a Bacteroides Tetracycline Resistant Conjugal Chromosomal Element
… systems. The protein corresponding to the environmental sensor has highest homology to BvgC, RcsC and PhoM. The protein corresponding to the effector had highest homology to HydG, NtrC and DctD, proteins known to interact with the $\sigma$54-holoenzyme of RNA polymerase. Other evidence …
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SensorChimes : musical mapping for sensor networks toward augmented acoustic ecosystem
SensorChimes aims to create a new canvas for artists leveraging ubiquitous sensing and data collection. The Tidmarsh Living Observatory Initiative, which is documenting the transformation of a reclaimed cranberry bog with a large-scale sensor deployment, provides an opportunity to explore …
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The development of a remotely piloted vehicle (RPV) with real-time position measurement (RtPM) for hazardous waste site characterization
… robot and geographically tagging collected environmental data. The two specific objectives of this work were to design and construct a remotely piloted robotic system which could enter a simulated hazardous waste site and perform some aspect of initial characterization sampling, and to …
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Signaling between Two Sensor Kinases Controls Biofilms and Host Colonization in a Bacterial Symbiont
… to survive. To do this, cells utilize sensory circuits, which function to connect environmental stimuli to an intracellular response. One common sensory pathway utilized by bacteria is two-component signaling (TCS), composed of an environmental sensor (the sensor kinase, SK) and a …
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Autonomous energy efficient protocols and strategies for wireless sensor networks
… aim of this research is to develop a model of a sensor network that will endeavour to monitor a hostile environment (one where communication within the network is difficult and the network entities are under risk due to physical damage). In this context, the study identifies the following key …
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Enabling a permanent human presence beyond low Earth orbit: wearable radiation protection and enhanced science through virtual reality
… Mars-relevant geological site. Using depth- and environmental sensor data, a high-resolution 3D virtual environment was created, enabling a comparative user study between VR and traditional desktop applications. The results of the study highlighted the superiority of VR in terms of sense of …
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Electroanalytical chemistry for biological and environmental applications
… explore, amongst others, various biological and environmental applications. To this end, four areas of electroanalytical chemistry are investigated in order to develop biologically- and environmentally-relevant sensors, together with exploring the electro-generation of a biologically important …
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Electron beam processing and spectroscopic characterisation of 2D materials and novel nanostructures
… nanophotonic devices, strain engineered variable sensors and robust quantum information processing systems. To take advantage of these unique properties a greater understanding of the underlying chemical mechanisms involved in the manipulation/modification of BP and hBN is required. In this …
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Mathematical models of immune responses during external challenges and autoimmunity
… by a combination of genetic predisposition and environmental factors—may contribute to its development. One emerging area of interest in immunotherapy is centered around harnessing the anti-inflammatory properties of Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), a flexible ligand-activated transcription …