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Over 3000 million tons of waste management are generated annually, out of which 25%-30% are Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW). Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW) is generating major issues regarding logistics, provision, and environmental impact. The European Commission, by its Waste Framework Directive, is requesting to increase the recycling rate of the weight by 2020. Since actual material separation techniques require manual quality control and sorting, which is dangerous because workers suffer from...

In today's world, shopping represents a significant part of everyone's life. The interaction between the customer and store staff has grown to be more critical than ever. To facilitate a pleasant and engaging shopping experience, we acknowledge a market gap and a real competition for developing innovative tools that can be used by both parties: the customers, which need their requirements fulfilled, and the store staff, that can use these tools to satisfy customers' needs further by targeting the correct audience....

Nowadays, wearable devices represent an intensely-used technology, which helps us keep track of various vital parameters. It is a great development, its impact on society being described simply by the success among users. The data provided by wearable devices can be easily integrated with wireless sensor networks, leading to successful Internet-of-Things applications. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the current stage of wearable technology, as it represents fast and simple data sharing. These make it is es...

Based on the recent forecasts in the IoT (Internet of Things) market, it is expected an increase in the adoption of cloud resources and deployment of internet-based technologies and processes. Smart Health is one of the key industries which has already embraced the IoT paradigm. In this paper, we will describe a remote sensing solution which connects environmental sensing - meteorological data, air quality measurements, with physiological parameters gathered through a range of intelligent wearable devices. The pur...