BACKGROUND Analyzing and visualizing health-related databases using Geographic Information Systems (GISs) becomes essential in controlling many public health problems. OBJECTIVES To explore the perception and preferences of public health professionals (PHPs) about the usability of GISs in public health field. METHODS For this scoping review, the investigators searched Medline Ovid, PubMed, ...

In this paper, we compare and analyze the signals of acoustic emission (AE) sensor, high-frequency current transformer (HF-CT) and capacitive coupled (CC) sensor inspection methods when they are used to detect the partial discharge (PD) in gas isolation substations (GIS). The PD location feasibility of the AE method is also studied. In general, the leakage currents are measured by using the HF-...

extended abstract 1. introduction high traffic volume is one of the most common problems of urban transportation in metropolises. the increase in the number of vehicles in case of not having necessary predictions also enhances the demand for fueling in places where mostly are unable to respond to such needs. site selection of public facilities is an instance of policies of local governments wit...

— Man has mostly preferred to live in communes and settle in particular areas to survive. Together with the growth of population and immigration, these settlement areas have developed into cities in time. Depending on the rapid growth in science and technology, the economical, cultural and social structures of the cities and so their physical appearances change continuously. Within this rapid a...

Background: Offshore lifelines ( i.e ., pipelines and cables) are usually vulnerable to seabed deformations induced by earthquake-triggered geohazards, such as submarine landslides, soil liquefaction, tectonic faulting. Since the complete avoidance of all areas characterized offshore geohazards is not always techno-economically feasible, optimal lifeline route selection deemed necessary for saf...

Food authenticity in a broader sense means fulfilling chemical and physical criteria prescribed by the proposed legislation. In the case of honey authenticity, two aspects are of major concern: the manufacturing process and the labelling of final products in terms of their geographical and botanical origin. A reliable assessment of honey authenticity has been a longterm preoccupation of chemist...