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Pietraru RN, Olteanu A, Adochiei IR, Adochiei FC. Reengineering Indoor Air Quality Monitoring Systems to Improve End-User Experience. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 24:2659. [PMID: 38676280 PMCID: PMC11055101 DOI: 10.3390/s24082659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2024] [Revised: 04/19/2024] [Accepted: 04/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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This paper presents an indoor air quality (IAQ) monitoring system designed for a better end-user experience. The monitoring system consists of elements, from the monitoring sensor to the monitoring interface, designed and implemented by the research team, especially for the proposed monitoring system. The monitoring solution is intended for users who live in houses without automatic ventilation systems. The air quality sensor is designed at a minimum cost and complexity to allow multi-zone implementation without significant effort. The user interface uses a spatial graphic representation that facilitates understanding areas with different air quality levels. Presentation of the outdoor air quality level supports the user's decision to ventilate a space. An innovative element of the proposed monitoring interface is the real-time forecast of air quality evolution in each monitored space. The paper describes the implementation of an original monitoring solution (monitoring device, Edge/Cloud management system, innovative user monitoring interface) and presents the results of testing this system in a relevant environment. The research conclusions show the proposed solution's benefits in improving the end-user experience, justified both by the technical results obtained and by the opinion of the users who tested the monitoring system.
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- Radu Nicolae Pietraru
- Faculty of Automatic Control and Computers, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, 313 Splaiul Independentei, 060042 Bucharest, Romania;
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- Faculty of Automatic Control and Computers, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, 313 Splaiul Independentei, 060042 Bucharest, Romania;
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- Emil Palade Center of Excellence for Young Researchers, Academy of Romanian Scientists, Ilfov 3, 050044 Bucharest, Romania; (I.-R.A.); (F.-C.A.)
- Faculty of Electrical Engineering, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, 313 Splaiul Independentei, 060042 Bucharest, Romania
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- Emil Palade Center of Excellence for Young Researchers, Academy of Romanian Scientists, Ilfov 3, 050044 Bucharest, Romania; (I.-R.A.); (F.-C.A.)
- Faculty of Electrical Engineering, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, 313 Splaiul Independentei, 060042 Bucharest, Romania
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Fadhil MJ, Gharghan SK, Saeed TR. Air pollution forecasting based on wireless communications: review. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2023; 195:1152. [PMID: 37670163 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-023-11756-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/19/2023] [Indexed: 09/07/2023]
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The development of contemporary artificial intelligence (AI) methods such as artificial neural networks (ANNs) has given researchers around the world new opportunities to address climate change and air quality issues. The small size, low cost, and low power consumption of sensors can facilitate obtaining the values of polluting gases in the atmosphere. However, several problems with using air pollution technique relate to various effects such as sensing accuracy, sensor drifts, and sluggish reactions to changes in pollution levels. Recently, machine learning has made it feasible to build a more intelligent, context-aware system that can anticipate events and monitor present conditions. This paper focuses on the use of environment sensors for detecting air pollution based on several types of wireless protocols, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, ZigBee, LoRa, Global Positioning System (GPS), and 4G/5G. Furthermore, it classifies previous published articles on the topic according to the wireless protocol and compared in terms of several performance metrics such as the adopted air pollution sensors, hardware platform, adopted algorithm, power consumption or power savings, and sensing accuracy. In addition, this work highlights the challenges and limitations facing drones during their mission for detecting air pollution. As a result, we suggest to build and implement at base station an intelligent system based on backpropagation (BP) neural networks, which provides flexibility to track and predict the true values of polluting gases in the atmosphere to overcome the above problems. Finally, this work addresses the advantages of using drones in the air pollution field.
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- Muthna J Fadhil
- Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq.
- Middle Technical University, Electrical Engineering Technical College, Baghdad, Iraq.
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- Middle Technical University, Electrical Engineering Technical College, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq
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Parri L, Tani M, Baldo D, Parrino S, Landi E, Mugnaini M, Fort A. A Distributed IoT Air Quality Measurement System for High-Risk Workplace Safety Enhancement. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 23:s23115060. [PMID: 37299787 DOI: 10.3390/s23115060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Revised: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 05/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The safety of an operator working in a hazardous environment is a recurring topic in the technical literature of recent years, especially for high-risk environments such as oil and gas plants, refineries, gas depots, or chemical industries. One of the highest risk factors is constituted by the presence of gaseous substances such as toxic compounds such as carbon monoxide and nitric oxides, particulate matter or indoors, in closed spaces, low oxygen concentration atmospheres, and high concentrations of CO2 that can represent a risk for human health. In this context, there exist many monitoring systems for lots of specific applications where gas detection is required. In this paper, the authors present a distributed sensing system based on commercial sensors aimed at monitoring the presence of toxic compounds generated by a melting furnace with the aim of reliably detecting the insurgence of dangerous conditions for workers. The system is composed of two different sensor nodes and a gas analyzer, and it exploits commercial low-cost commercially available sensors.
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- Lorenzo Parri
- Department of Information Engineering and Mathematics, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Information Engineering and Mathematics, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Information Engineering and Mathematics, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Information Engineering and Mathematics, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Information Engineering and Mathematics, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Information Engineering and Mathematics, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Information Engineering and Mathematics, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
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Yang Z, Fu L, Chen Y. Digital economy and pollution reduction-Mechanism and regional heterogeneity. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0277852. [PMID: 36763649 PMCID: PMC9916565 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 02/12/2023] Open
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The digital economy and ecological environment are two major issues related to high-quality economic development. Scholars have not yet reached a unified conclusion about the link between the digital economy and pollution emissions, and the impact mechanism of the former on the latter needs further study. Using data from 278 Chinese cities from 2010 to 2019, this research employs coupling coordination analysis, fixed effect analysis and mediation analysis to examine the heterogeneous impact mechanisms of the expansion of the digital economy on urban pollution reduction from many angles. It discovers that, first, the growth of the digital economy has decreased the discharge of urban pollutants overall. Second, the impact mechanisms of the digital economy are heterogeneous. From a regional perspective, industrial structure supererogation plays an intermediary role in the relationship between digital economy development and pollution reduction in the eastern and central regions, but the mediating effect is not significant in the western and northeastern regions. In terms of the city development level, industrial structure supererogation has significantly mediated the relationship between the growth of the digital economy and the reduction of pollution in first- and second-tier cities, but this mediating effect is not significant in third-tier and other cities. Third, the above conclusions are still valid after the robustness test is carried out using instrumental variable estimation, replacement of the estimation method, and replacement of explanatory variables. This study is a useful contribution to research on the effects of the digital economy and the factors influencing pollution reduction. The results advance the study of the digital economy and also have practical implications for improving China's ecological environment and fostering high-quality economic growth. Finally, we provide policy suggestions for the coordinated promotion of the digital economy's development, industrial structure supererogation and environmental pollution reduction.
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- Zhibo Yang
- Business School, Shanghai Dianji University, Shanghai, China,* E-mail:
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- Business School, Shanghai Dianji University, Shanghai, China
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- Business School, Shanghai Dianji University, Shanghai, China
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García L, Garcia-Sanchez AJ, Asorey-Cacheda R, Garcia-Haro J, Zúñiga-Cañón CL. Smart Air Quality Monitoring IoT-Based Infrastructure for Industrial Environments. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 22:s22239221. [PMID: 36501930 PMCID: PMC9737967 DOI: 10.3390/s22239221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Deficient air quality in industrial environments creates a number of problems that affect both the staff and the ecosystems of a particular area. To address this, periodic measurements must be taken to monitor the pollutant substances discharged into the atmosphere. However, the deployed system should also be adapted to the specific requirements of the industry. This paper presents a complete air quality monitoring infrastructure based on the IoT paradigm that is fully integrable into current industrial systems. It includes the development of two highly precise compact devices to facilitate real-time monitoring of particulate matter concentrations and polluting gases in the air. These devices are able to collect other information of interest, such as the temperature and humidity of the environment or the Global Positioning System (GPS) location of the device. Furthermore, machine learning techniques have been applied to the Big Data collected by this system. The results identify that the Gaussian Process Regression is the technique with the highest accuracy among the air quality data sets gathered by the devices. This provides our solution with, for instance, the intelligence to predict when safety levels might be surpassed.
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- Laura García
- Instituto de Investigación para la Gestión Integrada de Zonas Costeras, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46730 Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Information and Communications Technologies, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, 30202 Cartagena, Spain
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- Department of Information and Communications Technologies, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, 30202 Cartagena, Spain
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- Department of Information and Communications Technologies, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, 30202 Cartagena, Spain
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Zhang H, Han Y. A New Mixed-Gas-Detection Method Based on a Support Vector Machine Optimized by a Sparrow Search Algorithm. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 22:8977. [PMID: 36433576 PMCID: PMC9698078 DOI: 10.3390/s22228977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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To solve the problem of the low recognition rate of mixed gases and consider the phenomenon of low prediction accuracy when traditional gas-concentration-prediction methods deal with nonlinear data, this paper proposes a mixed-gas identification and gas-concentration-prediction method based on a support vector machine (SVM) optimized by a sparrow search algorithm (SSA). Principal component analysis (PCA) is applied to perform data dimensionality reduction on the input data, and SSA is adopted to optimize the SVM hyperparameters to improve the recognition rate and gas-concentration-prediction accuracy of mixed gases. For the mixed-gas identification, the classification accuracy is significantly improved under the proposed SSA optimization SVM method (SSA-SVM), compared with random forest (RF), extreme-learning machine (ELM), and BP neural network methods. With respect to gas-concentration prediction, the maximum fitting degrees reached 99.34% for single gas-concentration prediction and 97.55% for mixed-gas-concentration prediction. The experimental results show that the SSA-SVM method had a high recognition rate and high concentration-prediction accuracy in gas-mixture detection.
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Palomeque-Mangut S, Meléndez F, Gómez-Suárez J, Frutos-Puerto S, Arroyo P, Pinilla-Gil E, Lozano J. Wearable system for outdoor air quality monitoring in a WSN with cloud computing: Design, validation and deployment. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 307:135948. [PMID: 35963375 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Revised: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Breathing poor-quality air is a global threat at the same level as unhealthy diets or tobacco smoking, so the availability of affordable instrument for the measurement of air pollutant levels is highly relevant for human and environmental protection. We developed an air quality monitoring platform that comprises a wearable device embedding low-cost metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) gas sensors, a PM sensor, and a smartphone for collecting the data using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communication. Our own developed app displays information about the air surrounding the user and sends the gathered geolocalized data to a cloud, where the users can map the air quality levels measured in the network. The resulting device is small-sized, light-weighted, compact, and belt-worn, with a user-friendly interface and a low cost. The data collected by the sensor array are validated in two experimental setups, first in laboratory-controlled conditions and then against referential pollutant concentrations measured by standard instruments in an outdoor environment. The performance of our air quality platform was tested in a field testing campaign in Barcelona with six moving devices acting as wireless sensor nodes. Devices were trained by means of machine learning algorithms to differentiate between air quality index (AQI) referential concentration values (97% success in the laboratory, 82.3% success in the field). Humidity correction was applied to all data.
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- Sergio Palomeque-Mangut
- Department of Electric Technology, Electronics and Automation, University of Extremadura, Avda. de Elvas S/n, 06006, Badajoz, Spain
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- Department of Electric Technology, Electronics and Automation, University of Extremadura, Avda. de Elvas S/n, 06006, Badajoz, Spain
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- Department of Electric Technology, Electronics and Automation, University of Extremadura, Avda. de Elvas S/n, 06006, Badajoz, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Extremadura, Avda. de Elvas S/n, 06006, Badajoz, Spain
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- Department of Electric Technology, Electronics and Automation, University of Extremadura, Avda. de Elvas S/n, 06006, Badajoz, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Extremadura, Avda. de Elvas S/n, 06006, Badajoz, Spain
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- Department of Electric Technology, Electronics and Automation, University of Extremadura, Avda. de Elvas S/n, 06006, Badajoz, Spain.
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Framework for Sustainable Wireless Sensor Network Based Environmental Monitoring. SUSTAINABILITY 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/su14148356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Wireless sensor networks (WSN) are the base of the Internet of Things (IoT) that all together give rise to the smart city. These WSNs consist of several sensors, which are densely distributed to observe physical or environmental conditions, like humidity, temperature, light intensity, and gas concertation. The sensors reading data are transmitted to the network coordinator, the IP-gateway, which is at the heart of the wireless network. Many monitoring systems are to be found in the literature with generic designs and with the output of algorithms that runs on the given systems. In this paper, we review the related work on monitoring systems and propose the framework based on WSN to sense the readings from the environment to transmit and store in the cloud for calling on the handheld devices when required by the single or multiple users. A real sensor nodes-based experimental testbed is implemented in order to study the scalability, adaptability, and sustainability of the novel WSN-based environmental monitoring framework.
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Rusch A, Rösgen T. An Internet of Things Sensor Array for Spatially and Temporally Resolved Indoor Climate Measurements. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 22:4377. [PMID: 35746160 PMCID: PMC9227147 DOI: 10.3390/s22124377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Revised: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized the need for infection risk analysis and assessment of ventilation systems in indoor environments based on air quality criteria. In this context, simulations and direct measurements of CO2 concentrations as a proxy for exhaled air can help to shed light on potential aerosol pathways. While the former typically lack accurate boundary conditions as well as spatially and temporally resolved validation data, currently existing measurement systems often probe rooms in non-ideal, single locations. Addressing both of these issues, a large and flexible wireless array of 50 embedded sensor units is presented that provides indoor climate metrics with configurable spatial and temporal resolutions at a sensor response time of 20 s. Augmented by an anchorless self-localization capability, three-dimensional air quality maps are reconstructed up to a mean 3D Euclidean error of 0.21 m. Driven by resolution, ease of use, and fault tolerance requirements, the system has proven itself in day-to-day use at ETH Zurich, where topologically differing auditoria (at-grade, sloped) were investigated under real occupancy conditions. The corresponding results indicate significant spatial and temporal variations in the indoor climate rendering large sensor arrays essential for accurate room assessments. Even in well-ventilated auditoria, cleanout time constants exceeded 30 min.
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Majid M, Habib S, Javed AR, Rizwan M, Srivastava G, Gadekallu TR, Lin JCW. Applications of Wireless Sensor Networks and Internet of Things Frameworks in the Industry Revolution 4.0: A Systematic Literature Review. SENSORS 2022; 22:s22062087. [PMID: 35336261 PMCID: PMC8950945 DOI: 10.3390/s22062087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Revised: 02/27/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The 21st century has seen rapid changes in technology, industry, and social patterns. Most industries have moved towards automation, and human intervention has decreased, which has led to a revolution in industries, named the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0). Industry 4.0 or the fourth industrial revolution (IR 4.0) relies heavily on the Internet of Things (IoT) and wireless sensor networks (WSN). IoT and WSN are used in various control systems, including environmental monitoring, home automation, and chemical/biological attack detection. IoT devices and applications are used to process extracted data from WSN devices and transmit them to remote locations. This systematic literature review offers a wide range of information on Industry 4.0, finds research gaps, and recommends future directions. Seven research questions are addressed in this article: (i) What are the contributions of WSN in IR 4.0? (ii) What are the contributions of IoT in IR 4.0? (iii) What are the types of WSN coverage areas for IR 4.0? (iv) What are the major types of network intruders in WSN and IoT systems? (v) What are the prominent network security attacks in WSN and IoT? (vi) What are the significant issues in IoT and WSN frameworks? and (vii) What are the limitations and research gaps in the existing work? This study mainly focuses on research solutions and new techniques to automate Industry 4.0. In this research, we analyzed over 130 articles from 2014 until 2021. This paper covers several aspects of Industry 4.0, from the designing phase to security needs, from the deployment stage to the classification of the network, the difficulties, challenges, and future directions.
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- Mamoona Majid
- School of System and Technology, University of Management and Technology, Lahore 54782, Pakistan; (M.M.); (S.H.)
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- School of System and Technology, University of Management and Technology, Lahore 54782, Pakistan; (M.M.); (S.H.)
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- Department of Cyber Security, PAF Complex, E-9, Air University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan;
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- Department of Computer Science, Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore 54000, Pakistan;
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- Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Brandon University, Brandon, MB R7A 6A9, Canada;
- Research Center for Interneural Computing, China Medical University, Taichung 406040, Taiwan
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- School of Information Technology and Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore 632014, Tamil Nadu, India;
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- Department of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, 5063 Bergen, Norway
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Wireless chemical sensors have been developed as a result of advances in chemical sensing and wireless communication technology. Because of their mobility and widespread availability, smartphones have been extensively combined with sensors such as hand-held detectors, sensor chips, and test strips for biochemical detection. Smartphones are frequently used as controllers, analyzers, and displayers for quick, authentic, and point-of-care monitoring, which may considerably streamline the design and lower the cost of sensing systems. This study looks at the most recent wireless and smartphone-supported chemical sensors. The review is divided into four different topics that emphasize the basic types of wireless smartphone-operated chemical sensors. According to a study of 114 original research publications published during recent years, market opportunities for wireless and smartphone-supported chemical sensor systems include environmental monitoring, healthcare and medicine, food quality, sport, and fitness. The issues and illustrations for each of the primary chemical sensors relevant to many application areas are covered. In terms of performance, the advancement of technologies related to chemical sensors will result in smaller and more lightweight, cost-effective, versatile, and durable devices. Given the limitations, we suggest that wireless and smartphone-supported chemical sensor systems play a significant role in the sensor Internet of Things.
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Building Low-Cost Sensing Infrastructure for Air Quality Monitoring in Urban Areas Based on Fog Computing. SENSORS 2022; 22:s22031026. [PMID: 35161775 PMCID: PMC8840127 DOI: 10.3390/s22031026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2021] [Revised: 01/25/2022] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Because the number of air quality measurement stations governed by a public authority is limited, many methodologies have been developed in order to integrate low-cost sensors and to improve the spatial density of air quality measurements. However, at the large-scale level, the integration of a huge number of sensors brings many challenges. The volume, velocity and processing requirements regarding the management of the sensor life cycle and the operation of system services overcome the capabilities of the centralized cloud model. In this paper, we present the methodology and the architectural framework for building large-scale sensing infrastructure for air quality monitoring applicable in urban scenarios. The proposed tiered architectural solution based on the adopted fog computing model is capable of handling the processing requirements of a large-scale application, while at the same time sustaining real-time performance. Furthermore, the proposed methodology introduces the collection of methods for the management of edge-tier node operation through different phases of the node life cycle, including the methods for node commission, provision, fault detection and recovery. The related sensor-side processing is encapsulated in the form of microservices that reside on the different tiers of system architecture. The operation of system microservices and their collaboration was verified through the presented experimental case study.
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Campelo JC, Capella JV, Ors R, Peris M, Bonastre A. IoT Technologies in Chemical Analysis Systems: Application to Potassium Monitoring in Water. SENSORS 2022; 22:s22030842. [PMID: 35161589 PMCID: PMC8839428 DOI: 10.3390/s22030842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Revised: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The in-line determination of chemical parameters in water is of capital importance for environmental reasons. It must be carried out frequently and at a multitude of points; thus, the ideal method is to utilize automated monitoring systems, which use sensors based on many transducers, such as Ion Selective Electrodes (ISE). These devices have multiple advantages, but their management via traditional methods (i.e., manual sampling and measurements) is rather complex. Wireless Sensor Networks have been used in these environments, but there is no standard way to take advantage of the benefits of new Internet of Things (IoT) environments. To deal with this, an IoT-based generic architecture for chemical parameter monitoring systems is proposed and applied to the development of an intelligent potassium sensing system, and this is described in detail in this paper. This sensing system provides fast and simple deployment, interference rejection, increased reliability, and easy application development. Therefore, in this paper, we propose a method that takes advantage of Cloud services by applying them to the development of a potassium smart sensing system, which is integrated into an IoT environment for use in water monitoring applications. The results obtained are in good agreement (correlation coefficient = 0.9942) with those of reference methods.
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- José C. Campelo
- Institute of Information and Communication Technologies (ITACA), Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46071 Valencia, Spain; (J.V.C.); (R.O.); (A.B.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +34-963-8770-007 (ext. 75773)
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- Institute of Information and Communication Technologies (ITACA), Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46071 Valencia, Spain; (J.V.C.); (R.O.); (A.B.)
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- Institute of Information and Communication Technologies (ITACA), Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46071 Valencia, Spain; (J.V.C.); (R.O.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46071 Valencia, Spain;
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- Institute of Information and Communication Technologies (ITACA), Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46071 Valencia, Spain; (J.V.C.); (R.O.); (A.B.)
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Prakash J, Choudhary S, Raliya R, Chadha TS, Fang J, George MP, Biswas P. Deployment of networked low-cost sensors and comparison to real-time stationary monitors in New Delhi. JOURNAL OF THE AIR & WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (1995) 2021; 71:1347-1360. [PMID: 33591244 DOI: 10.1080/10962247.2021.1890276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2020] [Revised: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Air quality is a global challenge issue, and many regions of the world, such as India, are experiencing daunting challenges. An important aspect is to identify and then control the emissions from major contributing sources. To advance this aspect, this paper describes an air quality network that has been set up in the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT-Delhi) to identify major contributing source categories in real-time. The various components include an innovative cloud-based dashboard to compile the data in real-time from a series of PM instruments (Beta Attenuation Monitors (BAM)) and a low-cost sensor network (22 APT- MAXIMA sensors). Furthermore, at one of the locations (urban site), three real-time chemical speciation monitors are installed to provide elemental speciation (30 elements), elemental carbon (EC), and organic carbon (OC) data. PM2.5 concentrations at different sites (urban, industrial, and background) were compared to the BAM measurements over an 8-month period from May 2019 to February 2020; spanning the summer, monsoon, autumn, and winter seasons in Delhi. The APT sensor measurements were well correlated to the BAM measurements, with R2 values ranging between 0.84 and 0.95 for all sites. This validated that the APT-MAXIMA low-cost sensors can be a useful tool for distributed monitoring of PM2.5 levels. The mean PM2.5 concentrations showed a trend with winter (Dec, Jan, Feb: 205.2 ± 95.1 µg m-3) and autumn (Oct, Nov: 171.7 ± 128.3 µg m-3) highs and summer (May, Jun: 64.6 ± 57.2 µg m-3) and monsoon (Jul, Aug, Sep: 27.6 ± 16.7 µg m-3) lows. The bivariate polar plot reveals high PM2.5 levels originated from local/regional combustion sources located east and south-west of the urban site, especially when high PM2.5 episodes are encountered during the festival season and other smog episodes.Implications: Low-cost sensors are useful for distributed monitoring under both low and high pollution conditions. A cloud-based dashboard system provided real-time, remote access to the data and in the visualization of air quality in the entire region. The real-time data availability on the cloud enabled establishing hot-spot regions of air pollution, spatial variation of PM2.5, real-time source apportionment, and health risk estimates to benefit both policy makers, and the general public.
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- Jai Prakash
- Aerosol and Air Quality Research Laboratory, Center for Aerosol Science and Engineering (CASE), Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St Louis, MO, USA
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- Aerosol and Air Quality Research Laboratory, Center for Aerosol Science and Engineering (CASE), Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St Louis, MO, USA
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- Aerosol and Air Quality Research Laboratory, Center for Aerosol Science and Engineering (CASE), Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St Louis, MO, USA
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- Aerosol and Air Quality Research Laboratory, Center for Aerosol Science and Engineering (CASE), Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St Louis, MO, USA
- Applied Particle Technology, Inc, St Louis, MO, USA
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- Aerosol and Air Quality Research Laboratory, Center for Aerosol Science and Engineering (CASE), Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St Louis, MO, USA
- Applied Particle Technology, Inc, St Louis, MO, USA
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- Delhi Pollution Control Committee, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, New Delhi, India
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- Aerosol and Air Quality Research Laboratory, Center for Aerosol Science and Engineering (CASE), Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St Louis, MO, USA
- College of Engineering, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA
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Truong TV, Nayyar A, Masud M. A novel air quality monitoring and improvement system based on wireless sensor and actuator networks using LoRa communication. PeerJ Comput Sci 2021; 7:e711. [PMID: 34616890 PMCID: PMC8459792 DOI: 10.7717/peerj-cs.711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In this paper, we study the air quality monitoring and improvement system based on wireless sensor and actuator network using LoRa communication. The proposed system is divided into two parts, indoor cluster and outdoor cluster, managed by a Dragino LoRa gateway. Each indoor sensor node can receive information about the temperature, humidity, air quality, dust concentration in the air and transmit them to the gateway. The outdoor sensor nodes have the same functionality, add the ability to use solar power, and are waterproof. The full-duplex relay LoRa modules which are embedded FreeRTOS are arranged to forward information from the nodes they manage to the gateway via uplink LoRa. The gateway collects and processes all of the system information and makes decisions to control the actuator to improve the air quality through the downlink LoRa. We build data management and analysis online software based on The Things Network and TagoIO platform. The system can operate with a coverage of 8.5 km, where optimal distances are established between sensor nodes and relay nodes and between relay nodes and gateways at 4.5 km and 4 km, respectively. Experimental results observed that the packet loss rate in real-time is less than 0.1% prove the effectiveness of the proposed system.
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- Truong Van Truong
- Faculty of Electrical-Electronic Engineering and Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, Viet Nam
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- Graduate School; Faculty of Information Technology, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, Viet Nam
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- Department of Computer Science, College of Computers and Information Technology, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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Low-Cost Air Quality Measurement System Based on Electrochemical and PM Sensors with Cloud Connection. SENSORS 2021; 21:s21186228. [PMID: 34577435 PMCID: PMC8472764 DOI: 10.3390/s21186228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2021] [Revised: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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This paper presents a portable device for outdoor air quality measurement that provides concentration values for the main pollutants: NO2, NO, CO, O3, PM2.5 and PM10, and other values such as temperature, humidity, location, and date. The device is based on the use of commercial electrochemical gas and optical particle matter sensors with a careful design of the electronics for reducing the electrical noise and increasing the accuracy of the measurements. The result is a low-cost system with IoT technology that connects to the Internet through a GSM module and sends all real-time data to a cloud platform with storage and computational potential. Two identical devices were fabricated and installed on a mobile reference measurement unit and deployed in Badajoz, Spain. The results of a two-month field campaign are presented and published. Data obtained from these measurements were calibrated using linear regression and neural network techniques. Good performance has been achieved for both gaseous pollutants (with a Pearson correlation coefficient of up to 0.97) and PM sensors.
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Singh D, Dahiya M, Kumar R, Nanda C. Sensors and systems for air quality assessment monitoring and management: A review. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 289:112510. [PMID: 33827002 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2020] [Revised: 03/20/2021] [Accepted: 03/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Air quality (AQ) is a global concern for human health management. Therefore, air quality monitoring (AQM) and its management is a must-needed activity for the current world environment. A systematic review of various sensors and systems for AQ management may strengthen our understanding of the monitoring and management of AQ. Thus, the current review presents details on sensors/systems available for AQ assessment, monitoring, and management. First, we had gone through the published literature based on special keywords including AQM, Particulate Matter (PM), Carbon Mono-oxide (CO), Sulfur di-Oxide (SO2), and Nitrogen di-Oxide (NO2) among others, and identified the current scenario of research in AQ management. We discussed various sensors/systems available for the AQ management based on self-conceptualised five major categories including, ground-based AQS (wet chemistry) systems, ground-based digital sensors systems, aerial sensors systems, satellite-based sensors systems, and integrated systems. The prospects in the field of AQ assessment and management (AQA&M) were then discussed in detail. We concluded that the AQA&M can be better achieved by coupling new technologies like ground-based smart sensors, satellite remote sensing sensors, Geospatial technologies, and computational technologies like machine learning, Artificial intelligence, and Internet of Things (IoT). The current work may lead to a junction of information for connecting these sensors/systems, which is expected to be beneficial in future AQ research and management.
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- Dharmendra Singh
- Haryana Space Applications Centre, CRID, CCS HAU Campus, Hisar, Haryana, India.
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- Haryana Space Applications Centre, CRID, CCS HAU Campus, Hisar, Haryana, India
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- Larsen & Tourbro Infotech Limited, Gurugram, Haryana, India
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- Haryana Space Applications Centre, CRID, CCS HAU Campus, Hisar, Haryana, India
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Bauer M, Sanchez L, Song J. IoT-Enabled Smart Cities: Evolution and Outlook. SENSORS 2021; 21:s21134511. [PMID: 34209436 PMCID: PMC8271664 DOI: 10.3390/s21134511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2021] [Revised: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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For the last decade the Smart City concept has been under development, fostered by the growing urbanization of the world’s population and the need to handle the challenges that such a scenario raises. During this time many Smart City projects have been executed–some as proof-of-concept, but a growing number resulting in permanent, production-level deployments, improving the operation of the city and the quality of life of its citizens. Thus, Smart Cities are still a highly relevant paradigm which needs further development before it reaches its full potential and provides robust and resilient solutions. In this paper, the focus is set on the Internet of Things (IoT) as an enabling technology for the Smart City. In this sense, the paper reviews the current landscape of IoT-enabled Smart Cities, surveying relevant experiences and city initiatives that have embedded IoT within their city services and how they have generated an impact. The paper discusses the key technologies that have been developed and how they are contributing to the realization of the Smart City. Moreover, it presents some challenges that remain open ahead of us and which are the initiatives and technologies that are under development to tackle them.
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- Martin Bauer
- NEC Laboratories Europe, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany;
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- Network Planning and Mobile Communications Lab, University of Cantabria, 39005 Santander, Spain
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +34-94-220-0914
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- Department of Computer Security and Convergence Engineering for Intelligent Drones, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Korea;
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Jin H, Yu J, Cui D, Gao S, Yang H, Zhang X, Hua C, Cui S, Xue C, Zhang Y, Zhou Y, Liu B, Shen W, Deng S, Kam W, Cheung W. Remote Tracking Gas Molecular via the Standalone-Like Nanosensor-Based Tele-Monitoring System. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2021; 13:32. [PMID: 34138230 PMCID: PMC8187508 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-020-00551-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2020] [Accepted: 10/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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HIGHLIGHTS A standalone-like smart device that can remotely track the variation of air pollutants in a power-saving way is created; Metal–organic framework-derived hollow polyhedral ZnO was successfully synthesized, allowing the created smart device to be highly selective and to sensitively track the variation of NO2 concentration; A novel photoluminescence-enhanced Li-Fi telecommunication technique is proposed, offering the created smart device with the capability of long distance wireless communication. ABSTRACT Remote tracking the variation of air quality in an effective way will be highly helpful to decrease the health risk of human short- and long-term exposures to air pollution. However, high power consumption and poor sensing performance remain the concerned issues, thereby limiting the scale-up in deploying air quality tracking networks. Herein, we report a standalone-like smart device that can remotely track the variation of air pollutants in a power-saving way. Brevity, the created smart device demonstrated satisfactory selectivity (against six kinds of representative exhaust gases or air pollutants), desirable response magnitude (164–100 ppm), and acceptable response/recovery rate (52.0/50.5 s), as well as linear response relationship to NO2. After aging for 2 weeks, the created device exhibited relatively stable sensing performance more than 3 months. Moreover, a photoluminescence-enhanced light fidelity (Li-Fi) telecommunication technique is proposed and the Li-Fi communication distance is significantly extended. Conclusively, our reported standalone-like smart device would sever as a powerful sensing platform to construct high-performance and low-power consumption air quality wireless sensor networks and to prevent air pollutant-induced diseases via a more effective and low-cost approach. [Image: see text] ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL The online version of this article (10.1007/s40820-020-00551-w) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Han Jin
- Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, People's Republic of China.
- National Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology, Shanghai, 200240, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, People's Republic of China
- National Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology, Shanghai, 200240, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100071, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100071, People's Republic of China
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- School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, People's Republic of China
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- School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, People's Republic of China
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- Ningbo Materials Science and Technology Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China
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- Qi Diagnostics Ltd, Hongkong, People's Republic of China
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- Qi Diagnostics Ltd, Hongkong, People's Republic of China
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Fayos-Jordan R, Segura-Garcia J, Soriano-Asensi A, Felici-Castell S, Felisi JM, Alcaraz-Calero JM. VentQsys: Low-cost open IoT system for \documentclass[12pt]{minimal}
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In educational context, a source of nuisance for students is carbon dioxide (\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$$CO_2$$\end{document} C O 2 ) concentration due to closed rooms and lack of ventilation or circulatory air. Also, in the pandemic context, ventilation in indoor environments has been proven as a good tool to control the COVID-19 infections. In this work, it is presented a low cost IoT-based open-hardware and open-software monitoring system to control ventilation, by measuring carbon dioxide (\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$$CO_2$$\end{document} C O 2 ), temperature and relative humidity. This system provides also support for automatic updating, auto-self calibration and adds some Cloud and Edge offloading of computational features for mapping functionalities. From the tests carried out, it is observed a good performance in terms of functionality, battery durability, compared to other measuring devices, more expensive than our proposal.
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- Rafael Fayos-Jordan
- Computer Science Department, Escola Tècnica Superior d’Enginyeria, Universitat de València, Burjassot, 46100 Spain
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- Computer Science Department, Escola Tècnica Superior d’Enginyeria, Universitat de València, Burjassot, 46100 Spain
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- Computer Science Department, Escola Tècnica Superior d’Enginyeria, Universitat de València, Burjassot, 46100 Spain
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- Computer Science Department, Escola Tècnica Superior d’Enginyeria, Universitat de València, Burjassot, 46100 Spain
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- G-Agua (Tecnologia de la Gestion del Agua), SNLE, Riba-roja de Túria, 46190 Spain
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- School of Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, PA1 1LU Paisley, United Kingdom
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Saini J, Dutta M, Marques G. Indoor Air Quality Monitoring Systems Based on Internet of Things: A Systematic Review. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17144942. [PMID: 32659931 DOI: 10.1186/s42834-020-0047-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Revised: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Indoor air quality has been a matter of concern for the international scientific community. Public health experts, environmental governances, and industry experts are working to improve the overall health, comfort, and well-being of building occupants. Repeated exposure to pollutants in indoor environments is reported as one of the potential causes of several chronic health problems such as lung cancer, cardiovascular disease, and respiratory infections. Moreover, smart cities projects are promoting the use of real-time monitoring systems to detect unfavorable scenarios for enhanced living environments. The main objective of this work is to present a systematic review of the current state of the art on indoor air quality monitoring systems based on the Internet of Things. The document highlights design aspects for monitoring systems, including sensor types, microcontrollers, architecture, and connectivity along with implementation issues of the studies published in the previous five years (2015-2020). The main contribution of this paper is to present the synthesis of existing research, knowledge gaps, associated challenges, and future recommendations. The results show that 70%, 65%, and 27.5% of studies focused on monitoring thermal comfort parameters, CO2, and PM levels, respectively. Additionally, there are 37.5% and 35% of systems based on Arduino and Raspberry Pi controllers. Only 22.5% of studies followed the calibration approach before system implementation, and 72.5% of systems claim energy efficiency.
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- Jagriti Saini
- National Institute of Technical Teacher's Training and Research, Chandigarh 160019, India
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- National Institute of Technical Teacher's Training and Research, Chandigarh 160019, India
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- Instituto de Telecomunicações, Universidade da Beira Interior, 6200-001 Covilhã, Portugal
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Visconti P, de Fazio R, Velázquez R, Del-Valle-Soto C, Giannoccaro NI. Development of Sensors-Based Agri-Food Traceability System Remotely Managed by A Software Platform for Optimized Farm Management. SENSORS 2020; 20:s20133632. [PMID: 32605300 PMCID: PMC7374378 DOI: 10.3390/s20133632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Revised: 06/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The huge spreading of Internet of things (IoT)-oriented modern technologies is revolutionizing all fields of human activities, leading several benefits and allowing to strongly optimize classic productive processes. The agriculture field is also affected by these technological advances, resulting in better water and fertilizers' usage and so huge improvements of both quality and yield of the crops. In this manuscript, the development of an IoT-based smart traceability and farm management system is described, which calibrates the irrigations and fertigation operations as a function of crop typology, growth phase, soil and environment parameters and weather information; a suitable software architecture was developed to support the system decision-making process, also based on data collected on-field by a properly designed solar-powered wireless sensor network (WSN). The WSN nodes were realized by using the ESP8266 NodeMCU module exploiting its microcontroller functionalities and Wi-Fi connectivity. Thanks to a properly sized solar power supply system and an optimized scheduling scheme, a long node autonomy was guaranteed, as experimentally verified by its power consumption measures, thus reducing WSN maintenance. In addition, a literature analysis on the most used wireless technologies for agri-food products' traceability is reported, together with the design and testing of a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) low-cost sensor tag to be applied into the containers of agri-food products, just collected from the fields or already processed, to monitor the main parameters indicative of any failure or spoiling over time along the supply chain. A mobile application was developed for monitoring the tracking information and storing conditions of the agri-food products. Test results in real-operative scenarios demonstrate the proper operation of the BLE smart tag prototype and tracking system.
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- Paolo Visconti
- Department of Innovation Engineering, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy; (R.d.F.); (N.I.G.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-0832-297334
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- Department of Innovation Engineering, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy; (R.d.F.); (N.I.G.)
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- Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Panamericana, Aguascalientes 20290, Mexico;
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- Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Panamericana, Álvaro del Portillo 49, Zapopan Jalisco 45010, Mexico;
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- Department of Innovation Engineering, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy; (R.d.F.); (N.I.G.)
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An Autonomous Low-Power LoRa-Based Flood-Monitoring System. JOURNAL OF LOW POWER ELECTRONICS AND APPLICATIONS 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/jlpea10020015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The development of Internet of Things (IoT) systems is a rapidly evolving scenario, thanks also to newly available low-power wide area network (LPWAN) technologies that are utilized for environmental monitoring purposes and to prevent potentially dangerous situations with smaller and less expensive physical structures. This paper presents the design, implementation and test results of a flood-monitoring system based on LoRa technology, tested in a real-world scenario. The entire system is designed in a modular perspective, in order to have the capability to interface different types of sensors without the need for making significant hardware changes to the proposed node architecture. The information is stored through a device equipped with sensors and a microcontroller, connected to a LoRa wireless module for sending data, which are then processed and stored through a web structure where the alarm function is implemented in case of flooding.
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Tran VV, Park D, Lee YC. Indoor Air Pollution, Related Human Diseases, and Recent Trends in the Control and Improvement of Indoor Air Quality. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:E2927. [PMID: 32340311 PMCID: PMC7215772 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17082927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Revised: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Indoor air pollution (IAP) is a serious threat to human health, causing millions of deaths each year. A plethora of pollutants can result in IAP; therefore, it is very important to identify their main sources and concentrations and to devise strategies for the control and enhancement of indoor air quality (IAQ). Herein, we provide a critical review and evaluation of the major sources of major pollutant emissions, their health effects, and issues related to IAP-based illnesses, including sick building syndrome (SBS) and building-related illness (BRI). In addition, the strategies and approaches for control and reduction of pollutant concentrations are pointed out, and the recent trends in efforts to resolve and improve IAQ, with their respective advantages and potentials, are summarized. It is predicted that the development of novel materials for sensors, IAQ-monitoring systems, and smart homes is a promising strategy for control and enhancement of IAQ in the future.
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- Vinh Van Tran
- Department of BioNano Technology, Gachon University, 1342 Seongnam-Daero, Sujeong-Gu, Seongnam-Si, Gyeonggi-do 13120, Korea;
- Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, Da Nang 550000, Vietnam
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- Korea Railroad Research Institute (KRRI), 176 Cheoldobakmulkwan-ro, Uiwang-si 16105, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
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- Department of BioNano Technology, Gachon University, 1342 Seongnam-Daero, Sujeong-Gu, Seongnam-Si, Gyeonggi-do 13120, Korea;
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Song W, Beshley M, Przystupa K, Beshley H, Kochan O, Pryslupskyi A, Pieniak D, Su J. A Software Deep Packet Inspection System for Network Traffic Analysis and Anomaly Detection. SENSORS 2020; 20:s20061637. [PMID: 32183399 PMCID: PMC7146318 DOI: 10.3390/s20061637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2020] [Revised: 03/08/2020] [Accepted: 03/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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In this paper, to solve the problem of detecting network anomalies, a method of forming a set of informative features formalizing the normal and anomalous behavior of the system on the basis of evaluating the Hurst (H) parameter of the network traffic has been proposed. Criteria to detect and prevent various types of network anomalies using the Three Sigma Rule and Hurst parameter have been defined. A rescaled range (RS) method to evaluate the Hurst parameter has been chosen. The practical value of the proposed method is conditioned by a set of the following factors: low time spent on calculations, short time required for monitoring, the possibility of self-training, as well as the possibility of observing a wide range of traffic types. For new DPI (Deep Packet Inspection) system implementation, algorithms for analyzing and captured traffic with protocol detection and determining statistical load parameters have been developed. In addition, algorithms that are responsible for flow regulation to ensure the QoS (Quality of Services) based on the conducted static analysis of flows and the proposed method of detection of anomalies using the parameter Hurst have been developed. We compared the proposed software DPI system with the existing SolarWinds Deep Packet Inspection for the possibility of network traffic anomaly detection and prevention. The created software components of the proposed DPI system increase the efficiency of using standard intrusion detection and prevention systems by identifying and taking into account new non-standard factors and dependencies. The use of the developed system in the IoT communication infrastructure will increase the level of information security and significantly reduce the risks of its loss.
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- Wenguang Song
- School of Computer Science, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434023, China;
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- Department of telecommunications, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Bandery 12, 79013 Lviv, Ukraine; (M.B.); (H.B.); (O.K.); (A.P.)
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- Department of Automation, Lublin University of Technology, Nadbystrzycka 36, 20-618 Lublin, Poland
- Correspondence:
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- Department of telecommunications, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Bandery 12, 79013 Lviv, Ukraine; (M.B.); (H.B.); (O.K.); (A.P.)
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- Department of telecommunications, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Bandery 12, 79013 Lviv, Ukraine; (M.B.); (H.B.); (O.K.); (A.P.)
- Department of Automation, Lublin University of Technology, Nadbystrzycka 36, 20-618 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of telecommunications, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Bandery 12, 79013 Lviv, Ukraine; (M.B.); (H.B.); (O.K.); (A.P.)
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- Department of Mechanics and Machine Building, University of Economics and Innovations in Lublin, Projektowa 4, 20-209 Lublin, Poland;
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- School of Computer Science, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China;
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Novak R, Kocman D, Robinson JA, Kanduč T, Sarigiannis D, Horvat M. Comparing Airborne Particulate Matter Intake Dose Assessment Models Using Low-Cost Portable Sensor Data. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 20:E1406. [PMID: 32143455 PMCID: PMC7085603 DOI: 10.3390/s20051406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2020] [Revised: 02/27/2020] [Accepted: 03/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Low-cost sensors can be used to improve the temporal and spatial resolution of an individual's particulate matter (PM) intake dose assessment. In this work, personal activity monitors were used to measure heart rate (proxy for minute ventilation), and low-cost PM sensors were used to measure concentrations of PM. Intake dose was assessed as a product of PM concentration and minute ventilation, using four models with increasing complexity. The two models that use heart rate as a variable had the most consistent results and showed a good response to variations in PM concentrations and heart rate. On the other hand, the two models using generalized population data of minute ventilation expectably yielded more coarse information on the intake dose. Aggregated weekly intake doses did not vary significantly between the models (6-22%). Propagation of uncertainty was assessed for each model, however, differences in their underlying assumptions made them incomparable. The most complex minute ventilation model, with heart rate as a variable, has shown slightly lower uncertainty than the model using fewer variables. Similarly, among the non-heart rate models, the one using real-time activity data has less uncertainty. Minute ventilation models contribute the most to the overall intake dose model uncertainty, followed closely by the low-cost personal activity monitors. The lack of a common methodology to assess the intake dose and quantifying related uncertainties is evident and should be a subject of further research.
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- Rok Novak
- Department of Environmental Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; (D.K.); (J.A.R.); (T.K.); (M.H.)
- Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; (D.K.); (J.A.R.); (T.K.); (M.H.)
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; (D.K.); (J.A.R.); (T.K.); (M.H.)
- Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; (D.K.); (J.A.R.); (T.K.); (M.H.)
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- Environmental Engineering Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece;
- HERACLES Research Centre on the Exposome and Health, Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
- University School of Advanced Study IUSS, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; (D.K.); (J.A.R.); (T.K.); (M.H.)
- Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Tariq MI, Ahmed S, Memon NA, Tayyaba S, Ashraf MW, Nazir M, Hussain A, Balas VE, Balas MM. Prioritization of Information Security Controls through Fuzzy AHP for Cloud Computing Networks and Wireless Sensor Networks. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 20:E1310. [PMID: 32121185 PMCID: PMC7085684 DOI: 10.3390/s20051310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2019] [Revised: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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With the advent of cloud computing and wireless sensor networks, the number of cyberattacks has rapidly increased. Therefore, the proportionate security of networks has become a challenge for organizations. Information security advisors of organizations face difficult and complex decisions in the evaluation and selection of information security controls that permit the defense of their resources and assets. Information security controls must be selected based on an appropriate level of security. However, their selection needs intensive investigation regarding vulnerabilities, risks, and threats prevailing in the organization as well as consideration of the implementation, mitigation, and budgetary constraints of the organization. The goal of this paper was to improve the information security control analysis method by proposing a formalized approach, i.e., fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). This approach was used to prioritize and select the most relevant set of information security controls to satisfy the information security requirements of an organization. We argue that the prioritization of the information security controls using fuzzy AHP leads to an efficient and cost-effective assessment and evaluation of information security controls for an organization in order to select the most appropriate ones. The proposed formalized approach and prioritization processes are based on International Organization for Standardization and the International Electrotechnical Commission (ISO/IEC) 27001:2013. But in practice, organizations may apply this approach to any information security baseline manual.
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- Muhammad Imran Tariq
- Department of Computer Science and Information Technology, Superior University, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
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- College of Computer Science and Information Technology (CCSIT), King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia; (N.A.M.); (S.A.)
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- College of Computer Science and Information Technology (CCSIT), King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia; (N.A.M.); (S.A.)
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- Department of Computer Engineering, University of Lahore, Punjab 54000, Pakistan;
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- Department of Physics (Electronics), Government College, University of Lahore, Punjab 54000, Pakistan
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- Department of Computer Science, Lahore College for Women University, Punjab 54000, Pakistan;
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- Department of Information Technology, Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology, Nawabshah 67480, Pakistan;
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- Department of Automation and Applied Software; Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad, 310130 Arad, Romania; (V.E.B.); (M.M.B.)
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- Department of Automation and Applied Software; Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad, 310130 Arad, Romania; (V.E.B.); (M.M.B.)
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Electronic Nose with Digital Gas Sensors Connected via Bluetooth to a Smartphone for Air Quality Measurements. SENSORS 2020; 20:s20030786. [PMID: 32023974 PMCID: PMC7038395 DOI: 10.3390/s20030786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2019] [Revised: 01/29/2020] [Accepted: 01/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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This paper introduces a miniaturized personal electronic nose (39 mm × 33 mm), which is managed through an app developed on a smartphone. The electronic nose (e-nose) incorporates four new generation digital gas sensors. These MOx-type sensors incorporate a microcontroller in the same package, being also smaller than the previous generation. This makes it easier to integrate them into the electronics and improves their performance. In this research, the application of the device is focused on the detection of atmospheric pollutants in order to complement the information provided by the reference stations. To validate the system, it has been tested with different concentrations of NOx including some tests specifically developed to study the behavior of the device in different humidity conditions. Finally, a mobile application has been developed to provide classification services. In this regard, a neural network has been developed, trained, and integrated into a smartphone to process the information retrieved from e-nose devices.
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Portalo-Calero F, Arroyo P, Suárez JI, Lozano J. Triangular Test of Amanita Mushrooms by Using Electronic Nose and Sensory Panel. Foods 2019; 8:foods8090414. [PMID: 31540071 PMCID: PMC6769616 DOI: 10.3390/foods8090414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2019] [Revised: 09/05/2019] [Accepted: 09/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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This work aims to advance understanding of the differentiation of mushroom species through electronic devices that use sensors of various technologies and techniques for pattern recognition, comparing mainly volatile substances that emanate from them. In this first phase, the capacity of human olfaction to differentiate between the smell released by different wild mushrooms of the genus Amanita was analyzed by means of a triangular sensory test, comparing later the data to those obtained for the same samples with an electronic nose in a similar test. The results, still very preliminary, encourage imagining the wide application that these techniques will have and the feedback that this application can suppose for the training of the sense of human olfaction.
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- Escuela de Ingenierías Industriales, Universidad de Extremadura, 06006 Badajoz, Spain.
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- Escuela de Ingenierías Industriales, Universidad de Extremadura, 06006 Badajoz, Spain.
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- Escuela de Ingenierías Industriales, Universidad de Extremadura, 06006 Badajoz, Spain.
- Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Recursos Agrarios (INURA), Universidad de Extremadura, Avd. De la Investigación, 06006 Badajoz, Spain.
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