The development of this work was born from cooperation between the Power Electronics and Renewable Sources Laboratory of the University of Salerno and the ABB Solar Group company (ex Power-One) of Terranuova Bracciolini ...

Durability and sustainability of cementitious materials are two important issues in the field of construction materials. Durability is defined as the ability of cementitious materials to resist weathering action, chemical ...

Magnetic refrigeration is an innovative, promising and ecologic technology, which aims to substitute the conventional vapor-compression refrigeration by the employment of solid materials as refrigerants instead of the ...

The aim of the study proposed in this discussion is to provide all specifications on comfort in the human-machine relationship and to ensure all tools for the evaluation of the same. To be able to analyze the comfort it ...

Recent security breaches showed that every attack begins with the involvement of users and continues with the exploitation of technology bugs. In almost all cases, without human collaboration, conscious and unconscious, ...

The focus of this study is to design new nano-modified epoxy adhesives using carbon nanofillers such as carbon nanotubes, carbon nanofibers and exfoliated graphite. Kinetic analysis, transport properties, dynamic mechanical ...

In this work a potential new OLED application is presented: a large-area purple OLED for horticultural application, which combines red and blue light emissions in a unique device. The main issue of this thesis is to ...

In this thesis we introduce a new software platform for the development of real-time video analysis applications, that has been designed to simplify the realization and the deployment of intelligent video-surveillance sy ...

The organic electronic devices are finding a great consideration for applications where silicon limitations make this semiconductor unsuitable. Many properties of organic materials open new frontiers of the research; some ...

Moment Resisting Frames are structures that withstand seismic actions by the bending of girders, columns and connections. Their main source of stiffness and lateral strength is given by the flexural resistance of members ...