Image-Based Automated Width Measurement of Surface Cracking [PDF]
Sensors, 2021 The detection of cracks is an important monitoring task in civil engineering infrastructure devoted to ensuring durability, structural safety, and integrity. It has been traditionally performed by visual inspection, and the measurement of crack width has
Miguel Carrasco +3 more
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Power Converter Design for Pulsed Electric Field-Based Milk Processing: A Proof of Concept [PDF]
FoodsThe microbiological safety of milk can be ensured through heat processing; however, this method has a negative effect on the sensory profile of this food product.
Julieta Domínguez-Soberanes +2 more
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Physicochemical and Sensory Characteristics of Sausages Made with Grasshopper (Sphenarium purpurascens) Flour [PDF]
Foods, 2022 Insects are currently of interest due to their high nutritional value, in particular for the high concentration of quality protein. Moreover, it can also be used as an extender or binder in meat products.
Salvador O. Cruz-López +4 more
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An Intelligent Failure Detection on a Wireless Sensor Network for Indoor Climate Conditions [PDF]
Sensors, 2019 Wireless sensor networks (WSN) involve large number of sensor nodes distributed at diverse locations. The collected data are prone to be inaccurate and faulty due to internal or external influences, such as, environmental interference or sensor aging ...
Sebastián Gutiérrez, Hiram Ponce
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Wearable Urban Mobility Assistive Device for Visually Impaired Pedestrians Using a Smartphone and a Tactile-Foot Interface [PDF]
Sensors, 2021 This paper reports on the progress of a wearable assistive technology (AT) device designed to enhance the independent, safe, and efficient mobility of blind and visually impaired pedestrians in outdoor environments.
Ricardo Tachiquin +8 more
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Analysis of beef quality according to color changes using computer vision and white-box machine learning techniques [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 The quality of beef products relies on the presence of a cherry red color, as any deviation toward brownish tones indicates a loss in quality. Existing studies typically analyze individual color channels separately, establishing acceptable ranges.
Claudia N. Sánchez +3 more
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Epistolario abad Aureli M. Escarré – san Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer con algunas cartas relacionadas (1941-1966) / Collection of Letters between Abbot Aureli M. Escarré and Saint Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer with some Related Letters (1941-1966) [PDF]
Studia et Documenta, 2022 The article presents an annotated edition of the preserved correspondence between the abbot of the Monastery of Montserrat Dom Aureli M. Escarré (1908-1968) and Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer.
Josep-Ignasi Saranyana, Enric Moliné
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Open Sea Lab: An integrated Coastal Ocean Observatory Powered by Wave Energy
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022 Current advances in wave energy technologies have enabled the development of new integrated measurement platforms powered by the energy of wave motion.
Jaime Cortés +11 more
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Development and Testing of a Single-Axis Photovoltaic Sun Tracker through the Internet of Things
Energies, 2020 Solar tracking systems enable increased efficiency of a photovoltaic system through a continuous adjustment of its position with respect to the sun, thus increasing the generation of electrical energy.
Sebastian Gutierrez +4 more
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Los comienzos del apostolado del Opus Dei entre mujeres (1930-1939) / The beginnings of the apostolate of Opus Dei with women 1930-1939 [PDF]
Studia et Documenta, 2013 A study of the historical context of Spain in the 1930’s and the circumstances surrounding the foundational moment in which St. Josemaria saw that there was also room for women in Opus Dei.
Gloria Toranzo
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