(1) Background: The use of smart devices to better manage diabetes has increased
significantly in recent years. These technologies have been introduced in order to make life …

Wearable devices are pervasive solutions for increasing work efficiency, improving workers'
well-being, and creating interactions between users and the environment anytime and …

The growing awareness of the influence of “what we eat” on lifestyle and health has led to
an increase in the use of embedded food analysis and recognition systems. These solutions …

In the last two decades, Quality of Working Life (QWL) has become a core element of the
European social model and the European Employment Strategy.“More and better jobs” is a …

Rising CO2 concentration and temperatures in urban areas are now well-known, but the
potential of an emerging oxygen crisis in the world's large cities has so far attracted little …

The interest of lean companies in tools to monitor and control their lean implementation
process, ie their leanness level, is continuously increasing. A multitude of diverse …

Background Construction sector's employees are exposed to high risks when dealing with
confined spaces at construction sites, as indicated by the high number of fatality cases …

The design of most industrial facilities incorporates confined spaces. Although they are not
designed for human occupation, many workers penetrate them to perform tasks such as …

Statistics on accidents in confined spaces reveal that many workers are injured and killed
each year while working in confined spaces. The main cause of accidents and fatalities due …

Abstract A Dual Fuel (LNG-Diesel) system can be applied to heavy-duty diesel trucks for
achieving environmental benefits in comparison to existing diesel vehicles. Because of lack …