An Optical Frequency Domain Reflectometry (OFDR) based fiber optic sensor scheme “embedded„ in concrete for the purpose of structural health monitoring (SHM) of carbon concrete composites (C3) is presented.The design, while strengthening the concrete structure, also aims to monitor common SHM parameters such as strain and cracks.This wa
AbstractCinchona officinalis, Tart Cherry known locally as cascarilla or cinchona, is a plant species native to South America.It was used as a source of quinine to combat malaria in the 17th century.The species is threatened by various anthropogenic activities.Further, the propagation of the species depends on seed dispersal and its germination cap
The coconut industry was heavily devastated when super typhoon Yolanda (internationally known as Haiyan) hit Eastern Visayas, Philippines in November 2013.This study aims to assess the impact of super typhoon Yolanda on the livelihood of coconut farmers in Leyte by determining the lost income of farmers from the coconut harvests after the devastati
Despite flaviviruses remaining the leading cause of systemic human infections worldwide, ocular manifestations of these mosquito-transmitted viruses are considered relatively uncommon in part due to under-reporting.However, recent outbreaks of Zika virus (ZIKV) implicated in causing multiple ocular abnormalities, such as conjunctivitis, retinal hem
Two effective machine learning-aided sea ice monitoring methods are investigated using 42 months of spaceborne Global Navigation Satellite System-Reflectometry (GNSS-R) data collected by the TechDemoSat-1 (TDS-1).The two-dimensional delay waveforms with different Doppler spread characteristics are applied to extract six features, which are combined