Browsing by Author "Statheropoulos, Miltiades K."
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Analysis of expired air of fasting male monks at Mount Athos
Statheropoulos, Miltiades K.; Agapiou, Agapios; Georgiadou, A. (2006)Expired air chemical analysis is investigated as a search and locate method for the early detection of entrapped people under the ruins of collapsed buildings after an earthquake. Fasting individuals were examined as a ...
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Analysis of volatile organic compounds released from the decay of surrogate human models simulating victims of collapsed buildings by thermal desorption-comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography-time of flight mass spectrometry
Agapiou, Agapios; Zorba, Eleni; Mikedi, Katerina; McGregor, L.; Spiliopoulou, C.; Statheropoulos, Miltiades K. (2015)Field experiments were devised to mimic the entrapment conditions under the rubble of collapsed buildings aiming to investigate the evolution of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) during the early dead body decomposition ...
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Application of ion mobility spectrometry for the detection of human urine
Rudnicka, J.; Mochalski, Paweł; Agapiou, Agapios; Statheropoulos, Miltiades K.; Amann, Anton; Buszewski, B. (2010)The aim of the present study was to evaluate the suitability of ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) for the detection of human urine as an indication of human presence during urban search and rescue operations in collapsed ...
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Chemical, acoustic and optical response profiling for analysing burning patterns
Mikedi, Katerina; Stavrakakis, P.; Agapiou, Agapios; Moirogiorgou, K.; Karma, Sofia; Pallis, George C.; Pappa, Athina A.; Statheropoulos, Miltiades K.; Zervakis, M. (2013)Improved data processing algorithms along with modelling techniques were employed in order to profile the responses and to assess the analytical capabilities of a system consisting of a mass spectrometer, a camera and a ...
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Combined chemical and optical methods for monitoring the early decay stages of surrogate human models
Statheropoulos, Miltiades K.; Agapiou, Agapios; Zorba, Eleni; Mikedi, Katerina; Karma, Sofia; Pallis, George C.; Eliopoulos, C.; Spiliopoulou, C. (2011)As the body decays shortly after death, a variety of gases and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) constantly emanate. Ethical and practical reasons limit the use of human corpses in controlled, time-dependent, intervening ...
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Discriminant Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds data related to a new location method of entrapped people in collapsed buildings of an earthquake
Statheropoulos, Miltiades K.; Mikedi, Katerina; Agapiou, Agapios; Georgiadou, A.; Karma, Sofia (2006)Discriminant Analysis is used as a part of a research, which aims at using expired air analysis for the early location of entrapped people under the ruins of collapsed buildings in an earthquake. This work focuses on the ...
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Dynamic vapor generator that simulates transient odor emissions of victims entrapped in the voids of collapsed buildings
Statheropoulos, Miltiades K.; Pallis, George C.; Mikedi, Katerina; Giannoukos, S.; Agapiou, Agapios; Pappa, Athina A.; Cole, A.; Vautz, W.; Thomas, Charles Lawrence Paul (2014)The design, development, and validation of a dynamic vapor generator are presented. The generator simulates human scent (odor) emissions from trapped victims in the voids of collapsed buildings. The validation of the device ...
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Environmental aspects of VOCs evolved in the early stages of human decomposition
Statheropoulos, Miltiades K.; Agapiou, Agapios; Spiliopoulou, C.; Pallis, George C.; Sianos, Efstathios (2007)In the present study, the time profile, measured as "accumulation", of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) produced during the early stages of human decomposition was investigated. A human cadaver was placed in a sealed bag ...
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Factors that affect rescue time in urban search and rescue (USAR) operations
Statheropoulos, Miltiades K.; Agapiou, Agapios; Pallis, George C.; Mikedi, Katerina; Karma, Sofia; Vamvakari, Julia P.; Dandoulaki, Miranda; Andritsos, Fivos; Thomas, Charles Lawrence Paul (2015)Recent structural collapses were studied in order to identify gaps in technology and to propose priorities in enhancing urban search and rescue (USAR) tools. The timelines of the events were examined with the scope of ...
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Near real-time VOCs analysis using an aspiration ion mobility spectrometer
Mochalski, Paweł; Rudnicka, J.; Agapiou, Agapios; Statheropoulos, Miltiades K.; Amann, Anton; Buszewski, B. (2013)The ChemPro 100i chemical detector (aspiration-type ion mobility spectrometer) was used for the detection of selected volatile organic compounds known to be potential indicators of human presence. The targeted group of ...
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Optical sensors for urban search and rescue operations
Mäyrä, A. P.; Agapiou, Agapios; Hildebrand, L.; Ojala, K. M.; Mikedi, Katerina; Statheropoulos, Miltiades K. (2011)The Second Generation Locator for Urban Search and Rescue Operations (SGL for USaR) is an EC-funded project solving critical problems following massive destruction and large scale structural collapses in urban locations. ...
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Permeation profiles of potential urine-borne biomarkers of human presence over brick and concrete
Mochalski, Paweł; Agapiou, Agapios; Statheropoulos, Miltiades K.; Amann, Anton (2012)Headspace solid phase micro-extraction gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (SPME-GC-MS) analysis was performed over an in-house made filling chamber loaded with brick or concrete, mimicking a potential entrapment scene ...
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Physiology and biochemistry of human subjects during entrapment
Agapiou, Agapios; Mikedi, Katerina; Karma, Sofia; Giotaki, Zoe K.; Kolostoumbis, D.; Papageorgiou, Charalambos Ch; Zorba, Eleni; Spiliopoulou, C.; Amann, Anton; Statheropoulos, Miltiades K. (2013)A classification of various categories of entrapped people under the ruins of collapsed buildings after earthquakes, technical failures or explosions is proposed. Type and degree of injury at the moment of building collapse ...
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Preliminary investigation of permeation profiles of selected head-space urine volatiles (2-Heptanone, n-Octanal) using IMS
Mochalski, Paweł; Buszewska, M.; Agapiou, Agapios; Statheropoulos, Miltiades K.; Buszewski, B.; Amann, Anton (2012)The late location of entrapped victims in collapsed buildings is the main reason of high mortality during urban search and rescue (USaR) operations after natural or man-made disasters. Consequently, an effort is currently ...
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Preliminary investigation of using volatile organic compounds from human expired air, blood and urine for locating entrapped people in earthquakes
Statheropoulos, Miltiades K.; Sianos, Efstathios; Agapiou, Agapios; Georgiadou, A.; Pappa, Athina A.; Tzamtzis, N.; Giotaki, H.; Papageorgiou, Charalambos Ch; Kolostoumbis, D. (2005)A preliminary investigation on the possibility of using volatile organic compounds (VOCs) determination of expired air, blood and urine, for the early location of entrapped people in earthquakes, has been carried out. A ...
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A preliminary study of combining mass spectrometric data with audio and video signals for real-time monitoring of controlled lab-scale fires
Statheropoulos, Miltiades K.; Mikedi, Katerina; Stavrakakis, P.; Agapiou, Agapios; Karma, Sofia; Pallis, George C.; Pappa, Athina A. (2011)The different aspects of sensors integration, and specifically that of a Mass Spectrometer (MS) with audio and video signals, are investigated for detecting and monitoring indoor fire events. The present study focuses on ...
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A scale-up field experiment for the monitoring of a burning process using chemical, audio, and video sensors
Stavrakakis, P.; Agapiou, Agapios; Mikedi, Katerina; Karma, Sofia; Statheropoulos, Miltiades K.; Pallis, George C.; Pappa, Athina A. (2014)Fires are becoming more violent and frequent resulting in major economic losses and long-lasting effects on communities and ecosystems
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A study of volatile organic compounds evolved from the decaying human body
Statheropoulos, Miltiades K.; Spiliopoulou, C.; Agapiou, Agapios (2005)Two men were found dead near the island of Samos, Greece, in the Mediterranean sea. The estimated time of death for both victims was 3-4 weeks. Autopsy revealed no remarkable external injuries or acute poisoning. The exact ...
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A study of volatile organic compounds evolved in urban waste disposal bins
Statheropoulos, Miltiades K.; Agapiou, Agapios; Pallis, George C. (2005)Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) evolved in urban waste disposal bins in different situations were studied. Waste of various loads (full, empty, partially filled bins), remained uncollected in the containers for variable ...
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Temporal profiling of human urine VOCs and its potential role under the ruins of collapsed buildings
Mochalski, Paweł; Krapf, K.; Ager, C.; Wiesenhofer, H.; Agapiou, Agapios; Statheropoulos, Miltiades K.; Fuchs, D.; Ellmerer, E.; Buszewski, B.; Amann, Anton (2012)Context: The scent profile of human urine was investigated as potential source of chemical markers of human presence in collapsed buildings after natural or man-made disasters. Objective: The main goals of this study were ...