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Chapter 5 Urban Environment

Malamis, S.; Katsou, E.; Inglezakis, V.J.; Kershaw, S.; Venetis, D.; Folini, S. (Elsevier, 2016-01-01)

Abstract This chapter summarizes urbanization and its consequences to the environment. As more people concentrate in cities and as the urban population is increasing, serious environmental challenges arise which need to ...
Chapter 6 Energy and the Environment

Itskos, G.; Nikolopoulos, N.; Kourkoumpas, D.-S.; Koutsianos, A.; Violidakis, I.; Drosatos, P.; Grammelis, P. (Elsevier, 2016-01-01)

Abstract This chapter summarizes the fundamentals of the main technologies implemented for power production worldwide, by also analyzing their overall environmental impact. A holistic approach on presenting the basics, ...
Chapter 7 Extraterrestrial Environment

Inglezakis, V.J. (Elsevier, 2016-01-01)

Abstract This chapter deals with some aspects of the extraterrestrial environment, which is relevant—directly or indirectly—to human development. Space waste is an emerging problem that poses serious threats to human ...
HANDSHAPE CLASSIFICATION IN A REVERSE DICTIONARY OF SIGN LANGUAGES FOR THE DEAF

Abutalipov, Alikhan; Janaliyeva, Aigerim; Mukushev, Medet; Cerone, Antonio (From Data to Models and Back, 2021-03)

This paper showcases the work that aims at building a userfriendly mobile application of a reverse dictionary to translate sign languages to spoken languages. The concept behind the reverse dictionary is the ability to ...
VELOS - A VR environment for ship applications: current status and planned extensions

Alexandros, Ginnis; Konstantinos, Kostas; Constantinos, Politis; Panagiotis, Kaklis (Springer International Publishing, 2015-04-01)

Virtual Environment for Life On Ships (VELOS) is a multi-user Virtual Reality (VR) system that supports designers to assess (early in the design process) passenger and crew activities on a ship for both normal and ...