Browsing by Subject "Deforestation"

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      FireWatch: G.I.S.-assisted wireless sensor networks for forest fires 

      Andreou, Panayiotis G.; Constantinou, George; Zeinalipour-Yazdi, Constantinos D.; Samaras, George S. (2012)
      Traditional satellite and camera-based systems, are currently the predominant methods for detecting forest fires. Our study has identified that these systems lack immediacy as detected fires must gain some momentum before ...
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      TG-MS analysis of nitrile butadiene rubber blends (NBR/PVC) 

      Pappa, Athina A.; Mikedi, Katerina; Agapiou, Agapios; Karma, Sofia; Pallis, George C.; Statheropoulos, Miltiades K.; Burke, M. (2011)
      Blends of nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) are widely used in products such as hoses and seals. As part of a project that uses NBR/PVC blends for manufacturing forest fire hoses, blends of NBR/PVC ...