Nuria Novas

University of Almería | UAL · Department of Engineering

Advancements in electronics and the rapid evolution of technology necessitate that higher education institutions continuously adapt their curricula to accommodate new teaching methodologies and emergent tools. This paper examines the impact of integrating flipped learning and digital laboratories into practical sessions of a Basic Electronics cours...

The growing urgency for sustainable energy solutions necessitates a deeper understanding of the environmental impacts of renewable technologies. This article aims to synthesize and analyze Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) in this domain, providing a comprehensive perspective. We systematically categorized 2923 articles into four sectors: (1) photovolta...

The growing urgency for sustainable energy solutions necessitates a deeper understanding of the environmental impacts of renewable technologies. This article aims to synthesize and analyze Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) in this domain, providing a comprehensive perspective. We systematically categorize 2,923 articles into four communities: (1) Photov...

It is necessary to establish sustainable energy development planning through renewable generation systems to promote energy change toward sustainability. Among the renewable energy systems, solar photovoltaic technology is the most progressive and offers the best global prospects, albeit with different limitations, which has made photovoltaics the...

This chapter provides an overview of research on the dielectric properties of fresh food and their applications in assessing food quality and freshness. Non-destructive methods, including dielectric techniques such as dielectric spectroscopy (DS) and bioelectrical impedance spectroscopy (BIS), have gained importance in assessing food quality withou...

The Schumann Resonances arise from the constructive interference of dozens of near-simultaneous lightning strikes every second, mostly located in the tropics. Characterizing the Schumann Resonance signal variation is a complex task due to the number of variables affecting the electromagnetic composition of the ionosphere and the Earth. We describe...

This paper describes the characteristics of worldwide scientific contributions to the field of electric vehicles (EVs) from 1955 to 2021. For this purpose, a search within the Scopus database was conducted using “Electric Vehicle” as the keyword. As a result, 50,195 documents were obtained through analytical and bibliometric techniques and classifi...

: The relationship between Schumann resonances and earthquakes was proposed more than 50 years ago; however, the experimental support has not been fully established. A considerable amount of recent studies have focused on the relationship between a single earthquake and the Schumann resonance signal variation around this earthquake, obtaining preli...

The stability of the power grid's frequency is crucial for industrial, commercial, and domestic applications. The standard frequency in Europe's grid is 50 Hz and it must be as stable as possible; therefore, reliable measurement is essential to ensure that the frequency is within the limits defined in the standard EN 50160:2010. In this article, a...

Establishing new models of health care and new forms of professional health-patient communication are lines of development in the field of health care. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the evolution of information systems and communication platforms to guarantee continuity of care and compliance with social distancing measures. Ou...

In this article we propose a novel methodology for obtaining Schumann Resonances’ relevant parameters from ELF transient register. Using this methodology, it is possible to extract a large amount of data and characterize individual transient events and their more relevant features. To use this methodology a new narrow band sensor is presented, cent...

Schumann resonance (SR) signals result from an electromagnetic wave that propagates along the Earth-ionosphere cavity. This signal is mainly characterized by the amplitude and frequency of the first modes; however, the relation with other variables that affect the Earth-ionosphere cavity is still undiscovered. In this article, this relation is furt...

Sustainability is becoming of vital importance in project management, and a life cycle assessment (LCA) can ensure a body of knowledge to bear in mind the environmental burdens the project involves. In this study, two different ways of supplying energy to a sensor network are analyzed. Firstly, we analyze the environmental impact of the devices con...

Conventional energy resources are not climate sustainable. Currently, engineers and scientists are looking for sustainable energy solutions influenced by climate change. A wide variety of sustainable natural energy resources are available, but they require technical solutions for their implementation. The general trend in energy research is based o...

Seven decades have passed since the Schumann Resonances (SRs) were identified. Since then, their research interest has increased, currently being a topic of significance. Nonetheless, the papers that study their nature from the frequency perspective are in clear majority regarding those who focus on the time domain. To fill this gap in the literatu...

This paper presents the Schumann Resonances (SR) variations, obtained in the Extreme Low Frequency (ELF) signal observatory of Sierra de Filabres belonging to the University of Almería Spain, in operation since 2011. This station has two large and sensitive orthogonal sensors operating between 1 Hz and 100 Hz. A 24-bit low-noise, high-resolution sy...

The problem of finding an analytical solution for the circuit formed by a diode with series resistance (D-R circuit) has been investigated for a long time and several authors have proposed approximate solutions. Most solutions use the Lambert function and numerical methods. However, an analytical solution independent of experimental parameters is s...

Energy efficiency and management is certainly one of the key drivers of human progress. Thus, the trends in the energy research are a topic of interest for the scientific community. The aim of this study is to highlight global research trends in this field through the analysis of a scientific journal indexed exclusively in the energy and fuels cate...

The Teaching Innovation Project "Design of Printed Circuit Boards (PCB)" was created as a tool to solve the gap that had been detected in the Degree in Industrial Electronic Engineering at the University of Almería, between the skills that students must acquire and the mechanisms available to achieve those skills. An analysis of the design cycle of...

COVID-19 pandemic has brought an unprecedented situation in all areas of society in the heart of the 21st century. The university sector has been immersed in a sudden change to adapt with great haste to the new conditions of confinement, going from face-to-face to virtual teaching. The degree in Industrial Electronics Engineering offered by Univers...

Modern agriculture has a growing level of technification, through the incorporation of new technologies of great utility in other disciplines different from the agricultural sector. The use of remote sensing systems to monitor the physiological state of crops by observing the volume and appearance of the roots is another example of its application....

The contributions of researchers at a global level in the journal Electronics in the period 2012–2020 are analyzed. The objective of this work is to establish a global vision of the issues published in the Electronic magazine and their importance, advances and developments that have been particularly relevant for subsequent research. The magazine h...

This paper describes the characteristics of contributions made by researchers worldwide in the field of ELF (extremely low frequency) waves from 1957 to 2019. The data were collected through the Scopus database and processed with analytical and bibliometric techniques. The selection of the keywords is an essential step, because ELF has a very diffe...

Renewable energy today is no longer just an affordable alternative, but a requirement for mitigating global environmental problems such as climate change. Among renewable energies, the use of solar energy is one of the most widespread. Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) systems, however, is not yet fully widespread despite having demonstrated great ef...

This paper describes the characteristics of contributions that were made by researchers worldwide in the field of Solar Coating in the period 1957–2019. Scopus is used as a database and the results are processed while using bibliometric and analytical techniques. All of the documents registered in Scopus, a total of 6440 documents, have been analyz...

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is increasingly important in the architecture and engineering fields, and especially in the field of sustainability through the study of energy. This study performs a bibliometric study analysis of BIM publications based on the Scopus database during the whole period from 2003 to 2018. The aim was to establish a...

Zucchini Courgette Marrow Depending on their type and variety, horticultural products are injured by cold when this follows a period of exposure to a range of temperatures above their freezing point. These lesions are a result of tissues having been weakened rendering them unable to conduct normal metabolic processes. Cold stress produces physiolog...

It is essential to establish a pattern to detect the strengths and weaknesses of working groups publishing on malaria, to promote coordination to facilitate the eradication of the disease. Given the complexity of the scientific network of groups and institutions studying malaria, it is necessary to use a mathematical algorithm that allows us to kno...

This work assesses a proactive learning methodology of students focused on the use of smartphones as an interactive response command as alternative of the use of clickers. For this, a self-developed tool called ZquizUALbot has been used. ZquizUALbot is a bot developed for Telegram (the instant messaging application), which allows the teacher to per...

In the context of the European Higher Education Area, the acquisition of skill has become a fundamental issue. At the University of Almeria, three types of skill are contemplated for the different undergraduate studies. The first ones are defined in the Royal Decree 1393/2007, October 29, while the second ones are established by the Governing Counc...

The Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (ceiA3) is the result of the integration of the Universities of Almeria (UAL), Cadiz (UCA), Huelva (UHU) and Jaen (UJA), led by the University of Cordoba. Five institutions with an extensive scientific experience that put at the service of society their knowledge in the food industry with the aim of c...

Understanding is a basic trait in the world of college teaching. A trait that becomes prominent in the field of engineering, because the student needs to grasp the concepts and being able to apply them, instead of just repeating mathematical equations. Developing teaching material specifically tailored to achieve the subject objectives is paramount...

This work describes the worldwide applications of dielectric and bioimpedance measurements techniques in various fields. Dielectric and bioimpedance spectroscopy are major non-destructive measurement systems with great potential in the technology field. All results produced by the Scopus database were used as the core of the study in hand, with dif...

Microwave material processing is a novel energy efficient technology with improved mechanical properties, minimized defects and economical and environmental advantages making it a convenient application for various types of materials. Although, microwave interaction with matter has been largely investigated and published in food processing, ceramic...

For populations that may be affected, the risks of earthquakes and tsunamis are a major concern worldwide. Therefore, early detection of an event of this type in good time is of the highest priority. The observatories that are capable of detecting Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) waves (<300 Hz) today represent a breakthrough in the early detection an...

The insufficiency of current energy sources, elevated costs and global climate worriment are distinctive factors making of renewable energy an issue of boosting consideration. In this concern, solar energy is viewed as being indefinitely environmental friendly, carbon-free, beneficial nature with appreciated cost potentials and is witnessing fast p...

Oils, pure alcohols and alcohols mixtures have a complicated dielectric behavior. The strong electric field of the ions affects intensively the molecular interaction of solvents. Microwave heating resides in the characterization of dielectric properties. Classified as biodiesel precursors, advances in microwave technology of alcohols have a signifi...

In this paper, a real-time monitoring system is presented to be used for environmental parameters measurement in tourist caves that can be employed for getting a sustainable tourism. The system allows the registration of a lot of metadata (temperature, relative humidity, wind speed and direction, CO2, atmospheric pressure, rain, presence and visito...

Being dependent on temperature and frequency, dielectric properties are related to various types of food. Predicting multiple physical characteristics of agri-food products has been the main objective of non-destructive assessment possibilities executed in many studies on horticultural products and food materials. This review manipulates the basic...

Este trabajo analiza el sistema educativo en el Líbano, sus componentes y el proceso exitoso de la integración de la mujer en los últimos 15 años. Se analiza el diseño del sistema educativo desde la fundación de las instituciones educativas libanesas, empezando con el establecimiento de las escuelas extranjeras, para luego llegar a la expansión de...

The paper analyzes the educational system in Lebanon, its components, and the successful progress of the female integration in this neutralization fifteen years ago till now. A welloriented perspective for the foundation of the Lebanese educational institutions is dissected starting with the establishment of the foreign schools, and then reaching t...

The frequencies between the ELF, ULF and VLF bands are widely used as indicators of the electrical activity in the atmosphere, as precursors of seismic activity and are of interest in the study of geophysical phenomena. These signal methods of analysis are varied, and among them, we find a method of averaged periodograms, which is based on the Fast...

Due to the very rapid development of technology as well as the increased demand of quality food, vegetables and fruits are more under spotlights for enhancing their healthy characteristics. With the involvement of new mathematical methods and updated variety of scientific investigations in food science, the need for better characterization of agric...

Cadastre is essential for the sustainable development of modern society. As well, mapping and surveying is one of the most important tasks for surveyors worldwide in order to maintain the Cadastre. This article summarises a recent study conducted by the authors on overall student assessment of learning Cadastre and Remote Sensing. The goal is to hi...

The demand for improved food quality has been accompanied by a technological boost. This fact enhances the possibility of improving the quality of horticultural products, leading towards healthier consumption of fruits and vegetables. A better electrical characterization of the dielectric properties of fruits and vegetables is required for this pur...

In routine clinical practice of emergency care, it is very difficult to perform diagnostic procedures during ambulance transport. This can lead to a delay in the patient's diagnosis and, consequently, in the patient's treatment until arrival at the hospital. Although this situation does not imply notable risk in the majority of pathologies, in anti...

This chapter discusses the development and implementation methodology of a real-time biomedical telemetry system for ambulances. Comparable systems, together with their authors' claimed improvements , are evaluated and analysed in this chapter. The authors start by providing an overview of the most relevant systems, and then introduce the reader to...

The student's choice of Engineering studies in Spain has been a gender stereotype. It has been a majority choice for men. Computer Engineering is an example of this, where in the 2009-10 academic year 19,822 students were enrolled in this degree in Spain, being of these only 2990 women, which represented a 15%. This paper examines the gender prefer...

Characterization and modeling of high-value inductors (hundreds to thousands of henrys) are complex problems, exacerbated when working in the extremely low frequency (ELF) range. This paper details the measurement and characterization of inductors using a vector network analyzer that has a bottom operating frequency of 5 Hz. Using this device, we e...

This chapter discusses the development and implementation methodology of a real-time biomedical telemetry system for ambulances. Comparable systems, together with their authors' claimed improvements, are evaluated and analysed in this chapter. The authors start by providing an overview of the most relevant systems, and then introduce the reader to...

Currently the transfer of critically patients is carried out through a coordination center for outpatient care and hospital care. Modern wireless communications technologies offer the possibility of improving some systems in the context of critical care emergency; under these situations are many occasions requiring additional examinations. The tele...