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Indoor free space optics link under the weak turbulence regime: Measurements and model validation
2015
In this study, the authors present the measurements performed on a free space optics (FSO) communications link using an indoor atmospheric chamber. In particular, the authors have generated several different optical turbulence conditions, demonstrating how even the weak turbulence regime can strongly affect the FSO link performance. The authors have carried out an in-depth analysis of the data collected during the measurements, and calculated the turbulence strength (i.e. scintillation index and Rytov variance) and the important performance metrics (i.e. the Q-factor and bit error rate) to evaluate the FSO link quality. Moreover, the authors have tested, for the first time, an appositely de…
La qualità dell’aria indoor: una priorità ambientale e sanitaria
2009
Evaluation of the indoor comfort of the Arabic-Norman architecture for its valorization
2018
Nel 2015 il percorso arabo normanno di Palermo, Cefalù e Monreale è stato riconosciuto patrimonio dell’Umanità. Tra i monumenti del percorso la Zisa costituisce un esempio straordinario di tipologia edilizia con caratteristiche tecnologiche ed ambientali uniche perché, originariamente, era caratterizzato dall'integrazione di alcuni sistemi passivi per il miglioramento del comfort ambientale interno. Fu costruito nel 1160 da artigiani arabi. Era caratterizzato dalla presenza di un sistema di raffreddamento evaporativo e ventilazione naturale che garantiva livelli di comfort che potevano essere soddisfacenti anche ai giorni nostri. La ricerca propone i risultati ottenuti attraverso l’applicaz…
International Perspectives on the Effectiveness of Geography Fieldwork for Learning
2006
This paper seeks to address assumptions on the effectiveness of fieldwork as a mode of learning in geography. This is approached from an international perspective, both in review of available evidence, which demonstrates a need for rigorous research into the issue, and in providing preliminary findings of research into the value of fieldwork from universities across three continents. Common themes to emerge concern the effectiveness of fieldwork in terms of learning and understanding of the subject: providing first-hand experience of the real world, whichever part of the world the students are in; skills development (transferable and technical); and social benefits. The extent to which fiel…
The vegetation for mitigating the microclimate and designing livable and healthy public spaces in Palermo City Centre
2018
Urban morphology and increasing building density play a key role in the overall heat and energy balance of our cities. The urban environment and CO2 emissions resulting from human activities cause a local increase of temperature, a phenomenon known as Urban Heat Island (UHI). This is also due to the reduction of vegetation in urban areas. The benefits that green spaces have in urban planning have been widely acknowledged. In particular, in temperate and hot contexts, plants help to reduce the extreme summer temperatures, improving people’s outdoor and indoor thermal comfort and, at the same time, reducing the buildings’ energy demand for cooling. The way plants affect urban climates is gene…
Profiles and seasonal distribution of airborne fungi in indoor and outdoor environments at a French hospital
2009
International audience; A one-year prospective survey of fungal air contamination was conducted in outdoor air and inside two haematological units of a French hospital. Air was sampled with a portable Air System Impactor. During this period of survey, the mean viable fungal load was 122.1 cfu/m(3) in outdoor air samples, and 4.1 and 3.9 cfu/m(3) in samples from adult and pediatric haematology units, respectively. In outdoor samples, Cladosporium was the dominant genus (55%) while in the clinical units, Penicillium sp. (23 to 25%), Aspergillus sp. (15 to 23%) and Bjerkandera adusta (11 to 13%) were the most frequently recovered airborne fungi. The outdoor fungal load was far higher in autumn…
Iekštelpu vides kvalitātes novērtējums pirmsskolas un skolas vecuma bērnu izglītības iestādēs
2017
Bakalaura darba “Iekštelpu vides kvalitātes novērtējums pirmsskolas un skolas vecuma bērnu izglītības iestādēs” ietvaros veikts iekštelpu mikroklimata un piesārņojuma līmeņa novērtējums trīs izglītības iestādēs (PII Rīgas Valdorfskolas bērnudārzs, Rīgas Valdorfskolā un Rīgas 49. vidusskolā) laika posmā no 2016. gada rudens līdz 2017. gada pavasarim. Novērtēšana veikta izmantojot tiešo mērījumu metodi, atsevišķu parametru atbilstība vērtēta salīdzinājumā ar noteiktajiem normatīvajiem lielumiem, savukārt citi, kuriem normatīvu nav, salīdzināti ar Pasaules veselības organizācijas vadlīnijās iekļautajiem lielumiem.
Iekštelpu gaisa kvalitātes novērtējums publiskās izklaides vietās
2021
Bakalaura darbā “Iekštelpu gaisa kvalitātes novērtējums publiskās izklaides vietās” ir aprakstīti iekštelpu gaisa kvalitāti ietekmējošie faktori, kā arī apskatīti būtiskākie iekštelpu gaisa piesārņotāji. Ir veikts raksturojums veselības problēmām un slimībām, ko izraisa dažādas gaisu piesārņojošās vielas un savienojumi. Iekštelpu gaisa pazemināta kvalitāte ir nozīmīga problēma, jo mūsdienās liela daļa Eiropas iedzīvotāju līdz pat 90% savas dzīves pavada iekštelpās. Darba gaitā ir novērtēta iekštelpu gaisu piesārņojošo vielu koncentrācija gaisā publiskā izklaides vietā – kinoteātrī, kā arī veikts iekštelpu mikroklimatisko apstākļu izvērtējums.
Environment-Aware RSSI Based Positioning Algorithm for Random Angle Interference Cancellation in Visible Light Positioning System
2021
International audience; Visible Light Positioning (VLP) is considered to be one of the most promising candidates for future Location Based Service (LBSs). The traditional Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI) based VLP system is highly sensitized with receiver's orientation. However, the assumption of the receiver's orientation fixed or perfectly known is not realistic in practice. Thus, a random angle between receiver and the horizontal plane inevitably appears among localization, which extremely affects positioning results. This paper proposed an Environment-Aware RSSI based positioning algorithm for VLP system. It enables to mainly eliminate random angle interference without the hel…
Liberty winter gardens in Palermo: contamination from solar design
2020
At the end of the 19th century, the city of Palermo boasted a tradition of steel elements that could include the most beautiful railings and light steel structures of the time. The paper shows how the technological, formal and spatial aspects of the metallic construction was derived by the application of Central Europe areas examples to the local reality, providing notions on designs, experimentations and originalities. Canopies, verandas, winter gardens and orangeries are architectural elements in iron and glass that represent an added value for the building, they improve the life quality of the people who live there. In particular, in the Liberty architecture these elements took shape thr…