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Low-Cost Particulate Matter Sensors for Monitoring Residential Wood Burning by Hassani, Amirhossein, Schneider, Philipp, Vogt, Matthias, Castell, Núria

“…Conventional monitoring systems for air quality, such as reference stations, provide reliable pollution data in urban settings but only at relatively low…”
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Reassessing the role of urban green space in air pollution control by Venter, Zander S, Hassani, Amirhossein, Stange, Erik, Schneider, Philipp, Castell, Núria

“…The assumption that vegetation improves air quality is prevalent in scientific, popular, and political discourse. However, experimental and modeling studies…”
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Understanding thermal comfort expectations in older adults: The role of long-term thermal history by Hassani, Amirhossein, Jancewicz, Barbara, Wrotek, Małgorzata, Chwałczyk, Franciszek, Castell, Núria

“…Understanding how long-term thermal history affects thermal comfort expectations in older adults (65+) has implications for designing energy-efficient spaces…”
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Low-cost sensors and Machine Learning aid in identifying environmental factors affecting particulate matter emitted by household heating by Hassani, Amirhossein, Bykuć, Sebastian, Schneider, Philipp, Zawadzki, Paweł, Chaja, Patryk, Castell, Núria

“…Poland continues to rely heavily on coal and fossil fuels for household heating, despite efforts to reduce Particulate Matter (PM) levels. The availability of…”
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Interpolation, Satellite-Based Machine Learning, or Meteorological Simulation? A Comparison Analysis for Spatio-temporal Mapping of Mesoscale Urban Air Temperature by Hassani, Amirhossein, Santos, Gabriela Sousa, Schneider, Philipp, Castell, Núria

“…Fine-resolution spatio-temporal maps of near-surface urban air temperature ( T a ) provide crucial data inputs for sustainable urban decision-making, personal…”
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Citizen-operated mobile low-cost sensors for urban PM2.5 monitoring: field calibration, uncertainty estimation, and application by Hassani, Amirhossein, Castell, Núria, Watne, Ågot K., Schneider, Philipp

“…•Bike speed increases the low-cost PM sensors’ uncertainty.•Calibration for fixed sensor settings may not be transferable to mobile settings.•Calibration using…”
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Deployment of territorial structures to reduce gender gap in technology and some real cases in Catalonia by Gibert, Karina, Andreu, Conxi Perez, Castell, Nuria

“…Gender gap in computer science related fields is one of the most critical among all technological areas. This paper describes the methodology used to create…”
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Can commercial low-cost sensor platforms contribute to air quality monitoring and exposure estimates? by Castell, Nuria, Dauge, Franck R., Schneider, Philipp, Vogt, Matthias, Lerner, Uri, Fishbain, Barak, Broday, David, Bartonova, Alena

“…The emergence of low-cost, user-friendly and very compact air pollution platforms enable observations at high spatial resolution in near-real-time and provide…”
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Mapping urban air quality in near real-time using observations from low-cost sensors and model information by Schneider, Philipp, Castell, Nuria, Vogt, Matthias, Dauge, Franck R., Lahoz, William A., Bartonova, Alena

“…The recent emergence of low-cost microsensors measuring various air pollutants has significant potential for carrying out high-resolution mapping of air…”
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Assessment of Low-Cost Particulate Matter Sensor Systems against Optical and Gravimetric Methods in a Field Co-Location in Norway by Vogt, Matthias, Schneider, Philipp, Castell, Nuria, Hamer, Paul

“…The increased availability of commercially-available low-cost air quality sensors combined with increased interest in their use by citizen scientists,…”
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Localized real-time information on outdoor air quality at kindergartens in Oslo, Norway using low-cost sensor nodes by Castell, Nuria, Schneider, Philipp, Grossberndt, Sonja, Fredriksen, Mirjam.F., Sousa-Santos, Gabriela, Vogt, Mathias, Bartonova, Alena

“…In Norway, children in kindergartens spend significant time outdoors under all weather conditions, and there is thus a natural concern about the quality of…”
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Calibration of CO, NO2, and O3 Using Airify: A Low-Cost Sensor Cluster for Air Quality Monitoring by Ionascu, Marian-Emanuel, Castell, Nuria, Boncalo, Oana, Schneider, Philipp, Darie, Marius, Marcu, Marius

“…During the last decade, extensive research has been carried out on the subject of low-cost sensor platforms for air quality monitoring. A key aspect when…”
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Mobile technologies and services for environmental monitoring: The Citi-Sense-MOB approach by Castell, Nuria, Kobernus, Mike, Liu, Hai-Ying, Schneider, Philipp, Lahoz, William, Berre, Arne J., Noll, Josef

“…•Innovative approach to environmental monitoring.•Mobile technologies to facilitate public participation.•Increased citizens’ engagement in environmental…”
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Size distribution and concentrations of heavy metals in atmospheric aerosols originating from industrial emissions as predicted by the HYSPLIT model by Chen, Bing, Stein, Ariel F., Maldonado, Pabla Guerrero, Sanchez de la Campa, Ana M., Gonzalez-Castanedo, Yolanda, Castell, Nuria, de la Rosa, Jesus D.

“…This study presents a description of the emission, transport, dispersion, and deposition of heavy metals contained in atmospheric aerosols emitted from a large…”
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Transformative Potential and Learning Outcomes of Air Quality Citizen Science Projects in High Schools Using Low-Cost Sensors by Grossberndt, Sonja, Passani, Antonella, Di Lisio, Giulia, Janssen, Annelli, Castell, Nuria

“…The rise of advanced ICT technologies has made it possible to apply low-cost sensor systems for measuring air quality in citizen science projects, including…”
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Deployment and Evaluation of a Network of Open Low-Cost Air Quality Sensor Systems by Schneider, Philipp, Vogt, Matthias, Haugen, Rolf, Hassani, Amirhossein, Castell, Nuria, Dauge, Franck R., Bartonova, Alena

“…Low-cost air quality sensors have the potential to complement the regulatory network of air quality monitoring stations, with respect to increased spatial…”
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Tackling Data Quality When Using Low-Cost Air Quality Sensors in Citizen Science Projects by Watne, Ågot K., Linden, Jenny, Willhelmsson, Jens, Fridén, Håkan, Gustafsson, Malin, Castell, Nuria

“…Using low-cost air quality sensors (LCS) in citizen science projects opens many possibilities. LCS can provide an opportunity for the citizens to collect and…”
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Implementing Citizen Science in Primary Schools: Engaging Young Children in Monitoring Air Pollution by Castell, Nuria, Grossberndt, Sonja, Gray, Laura, Fredriksen, Mirjam F., Skaar, Jøran S., Høiskar, Britt Ann K.

“…Most European cities have air pollution levels that exceed the threshold for human health protection. Children are sensitive to air pollution and thus it is…”
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Architecture and dialogue design for a voice operated information system by Villarejo, Luis, Hernando, Javier, Castell, Núria, Padrell, Jaume, Abad, Alberto

“…Issue Title: Special Issue: IEA/AIE 2003 In this paper we present a real automatic meteorological information system that, not only provides friendly voice…”
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Public Perception of Urban Air Quality Using Volunteered Geographic Information Services by Grossberndt, Sonja, Schneider, Philipp, Liu, Hai-Ying, Fredriksen, Mirjam F, Castell, Nuria, Syropoulou, Panagiota, Bartonova, Alena

“…Investigating perceived air quality (AQ) in urban areas is a rather new topic of interest. Papers presenting results from studies on perception of AQ have thus…”
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