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Remote Sensing Techniques for Soil Organic Carbon Estimation: A Review by Angelopoulou, Theodora, Tziolas, Nikolaos, Balafoutis, Athanasios, Zalidis, George, Bochtis, Dionysis

“…Towards the need for sustainable development, remote sensing (RS) techniques in the Visible-Near Infrared–Shortwave Infrared (VNIR–SWIR, 400–2500 nm) region…”
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How can Fossil-Energy-Free Technologies and Strategies (FEFTS) be adopted in European Farming? by Balafoutis, Athanasios T., Paris, Bas

“…This paper provides policy recommendations for accelerating the adoption of Fossil-Energy-Free Technologies and Strategies (FEFTS) in the EU agricultural…”
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Design and Implementation of an Urban Farming Robot by Moraitis, Michail, Vaiopoulos, Konstantinos, Balafoutis, Athanasios T

“…Urban agriculture can be shortly defined as the growing of plants and/or the livestock husbandry in and around cities. Although it has been a common occupation…”
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Investigating Published Research towards a Fossil-Energy-Free Agriculture Transformation by Balafoutis, Athanasios T., Borzecka, Magdalena, Rozakis, Stelios, Troullaki, Katerina, Vandorou, Foteini, Wydra, Malgorzata

“…The defossilisation of the agricultural sector is driven by intense worldwide academic research on non-fossil, renewable and energy-efficient agriculture, and…”
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Energy Use in the EU Livestock Sector: A Review Recommending Energy Efficiency Measures and Renewable Energy Sources Adoption by Paris, Bas, Vandorou, Foteini, Tyris, Dimitrios, Balafoutis, Athanasios T., Vaiopoulos, Konstantinos, Kyriakarakos, George, Manolakos, Dimitris, Papadakis, George

“…This study conducts a review bringing together data from a large number of studies investigating energy use in EU livestock systems. Such a study has not been…”
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Energy Use in Greenhouses in the EU: A Review Recommending Energy Efficiency Measures and Renewable Energy Sources Adoption by Paris, Bas, Vandorou, Foteini, Balafoutis, Athanasios T., Vaiopoulos, Konstantinos, Kyriakarakos, George, Manolakos, Dimitris, Papadakis, George

“…This study conducts a review of energy use in the EU greenhouse agriculture sector. The studies presented illustrate that energy use in greenhouses is varied…”
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Ontology-Based IoT Middleware Approach for Smart Livestock Farming toward Agriculture 4.0: A Case Study for Controlling Thermal Environment in a Pig Facility by Symeonaki, Eleni, Arvanitis, Konstantinos G., Piromalis, Dimitrios, Tseles, Dimitrios, Balafoutis, Athanasios T.

“…Integrated farm management (IFM) is promoted as a whole farm approach toward Agriculture 4.0, incorporating smart farming technologies for attempting to limit…”
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Satellite and Proximal Sensing to Estimate the Yield and Quality of Table Grapes by Anastasiou, Evangelos, Balafoutis, Athanasios, Darra, Nikoleta, Psiroukis, Vasileios, Biniari, Aikaterini, Xanthopoulos, George, Fountas, Spyros

“…Table grapes are a crop with high nutritional value that need to be monitored often to achieve high yield and quality. Non-destructive methods, such as…”
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Assessment of Laser Scanner Use under Different Settings in Two Differently Managed Vineyards for Estimating Pruning Wood Parameters by Anastasiou, Evangelos, Balafoutis, Athanasios, Theocharis, Serafeim, Theodorou, Nikolaos, Koundouras, Stefanos, Fountas, Spyros

“…Precision viticulture employs various sensors for assessing nondestructively key parameters in vineyards. One of the most promising technologies for this…”
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Development and Field Evaluation of a Spray Drift Risk Assessment Tool for Vineyard Spraying Application by Bourodimos, Georgios, Koutsiaras, Michael, Psiroukis, Vasilios, Balafoutis, Athanasios, Fountas, Spyros

“…Spray drift is one of the most important causes of pollution from plant protection products and it puts the health of the environment, animals, and humans at…”
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Applications of extended reality (XR) in agriculture, livestock farming, and aquaculture: A review by Anastasiou, Evangelos, Balafoutis, Athanasios T., Fountas, Spyros

“…•Review is conducted using the PRISMA methodology, and 55 articles are chosen and examined.•AR has been related to decision making and action, MR with system…”
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A Case-Based Economic Assessment of Robotics Employment in Precision Arable Farming by Lampridi, Maria G., Kateris, Dimitrios, Vasileiadis, Giorgos, Marinoudi, Vasso, Pearson, Simon, Sørensen, Claus G., Balafoutis, Athanasios, Bochtis, Dionysis

“…The need to intensify agriculture to meet increasing nutritional needs, in combination with the evolution of unmanned autonomous systems has led to the…”
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Trends in Remote Sensing Technologies in Olive Cultivation by Anastasiou, Evangelos, Balafoutis, Athanasios T., Fountas, Spyros

“…•Review is conducted using the PRISMA methodology, and 56 articles are chosen and examined.•The most frequent use of remote sensing technologies included…”
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Smart Farming Technology Trends: Economic and Environmental Effects, Labor Impact, and Adoption Readiness by Balafoutis, Athanasios T., Evert, Frits K. Van, Fountas, Spyros

“…Farming faces challenges that increase the adverse effects on farms’ economics, labor, and the environment. Smart farming technologies (SFTs) are expected to…”
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Farmers’ needs, ideas and interests on the adoption of fossil energy free technologies and strategies in the EU by Paris, Bas, Kanaki, Vasiliki, Koutsouris, Alexandros, Balafoutis, Athanasios T., Papadakis, George

“…ABSTRACTThis study investigates farmers’ needs, ideas and interests on the adoption of Fossil Energy Free Technologies and Strategies (FEFTS). 470 direct…”
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Design and implementation of a Decision Support Tool to assist the ranking of fossil-energy-free technologies and strategies for a given farm by Kyriakarakos, George, Balafoutis, Athanasios T., Vaiopoulos, Konstantinos, Abdul, Manan, Voskakis, Michael, Kaminiaris, Michail D., Tsiropoulos, Zisis, Bochtis, Dionysis

“…•A Decision Support Tool based on artificial intelligence is implemented to support user experience in a platform hosting a database of technologies and…”
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Research funding and academic output: evidence from the Agricultural University of Athens by Drivas, Kyriakos, Balafoutis, Athanasios T., Rozakis, Stelios

“…This paper uses detailed data on funding information and research output from the Agricultural University of Athens to examine how each type of funding source…”
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Energy use in open-field agriculture in the EU: A critical review recommending energy efficiency measures and renewable energy sources adoption by Paris, Bas, Vandorou, Foteini, Balafoutis, Athanasios T., Vaiopoulos, Konstantinos, Kyriakarakos, George, Manolakos, Dimitris, Papadakis, George

“…This review combines results from a large number of studies investigating energy use in EU open-field agriculture, providing an overview of energy use and its…”
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Development and evaluation of a mobile thermotherapy technology for in-field treatment of Huanglongbing (HLB) affected trees by Ghatrehsamani, Shirin, Abdulridha, Jaafar, Balafoutis, Athanasios, Zhang, Xiuhua, Ehsani, Reza, Ampatzidis, Yiannis

“…Thermotherapy, as a non-chemical method to treat pests, has many advantages over the conventional chemical methods for treating some plant diseases. However,…”
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Sustainability assessment of orange peel waste valorization pathways from juice industries by Manakas, Pantelis, Balafoutis, Athanasios T., Kottaridi, Constantina, Vlysidis, Anestis

“…Abstract A wide variety of products such as high value-added bioactive materials, biofuels, biochemicals and bioplastics can be obtained by the valorization of…”
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