The Cyprus Institute

About: The Cyprus Institute is a other organization based out in Nicosia, Cyprus. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Aerosol & Environmental science. The organization has 418 authors who have published 1252 publications receiving 32586 citations.

Data-Driven Processes in Participatory Urbanism: The “Smartness” of Historical Cities

Abstract: Cities have always been arenas wherein social, ethnic and cultural differences lead to social friction. People from various cultures meet in spatial interfaces and this interaction, besides intensi...

Using ICT in the Management of Public Open Space as a Commons

Abstract: The chapter defines public open space as a commons and explores innovative ways for its management and sustainable development through the use of new information and communication technologies. It argues that hybrid conglomerates of space and technological interfaces provide this possibility. Section 2 defines common pool resources and discusses issues of its management, before it moves to identify public open space as a commons and to outline key directives for governance. Section 3 outlines the new ICT and considers practices and technologies that can be used in order to enhance community identity, social interaction and user engagement in the governance of the public open space as a commons. Finally, the last section concludes this chapter with some remarks on the conditions under which the hybrid of a public open space with ICT features could be approached as yet another kind of ‘soft’ type of common pool resource.

Thin Film and Nanostructured Pd-Based Materials for Optical H2 Sensors: A Review.

Abstract: In this review paper, we provide an overview of state-of-the-art Pd-based materials for optical H2 sensors. The first part of the manuscript introduces the operating principles, providing background information on the thermodynamics and the primary mechanisms of optical detection. Optical H2 sensors using thin films (i.e., films without any nanostructuring) are discussed first, followed by those employing nanostructured materials based on aggregated or isolated nanoparticles (ANPs and INPs, respectively), as well as complex nanostructured (CN) architectures. The different material types are discussed on the basis of the properties they can attribute to the resulting sensors, including their limit of detection, sensitivity, and response time. Limitations induced by cracking and the hysteresis effect, which reduce the repeatability and reliability of the sensors, as well as by CO poisoning that deteriorates their performance in the long run, are also discussed together with an overview of manufacturing approaches (e.g., tailoring the composition and/or applying functionalizing coatings) for addressing these issues.

Montreal Cognitive Assessment in a Greek sample of patients with multiple sclerosis: A validation study

Abstract: The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is a brief cognitive instrument for the measurement of dementia. The aim of the present study was to measure the sensitivity of this test in a group of Gree...

Dynamical heterogeneities in non-entangled polystyrene and poly(ethylene oxide) star melts

Abstract: Star polymers can exhibit a heterogeneous dynamical behavior due to their internal structure. In this work, we employ atomistic molecular dynamics simulations to study translational motion in non-entangled polystyrene and poly(ethylene oxide) star-shaped melts. We focus on the local heterogeneous dynamics originating from the multi-arm star-like architecture and quantify the intramolecular dynamical gradient. By examining the translational motion at length scales of the order of the Kuhn length, we aim at finding common features for both studied chemistries and at providing a critical and direct comparison with theoretical models of polymer dynamics. We discuss the observed tendencies with respect to the continuous Rouse model adjusted for the star-like architectures. Two versions of the Rouse model are examined: one assuming uniform friction on every Rouse bead and another one considering larger branch point friction. Apart from chain connectivity between neighboring beads, both versions disregard interactions between the chains. Despite the tolerable description of the simulation data, neither model appears to reflect the mobility gradient accurately. The detailed quantitative atomistic models employed here bridge the gap between the theoretical and general, coarse-grained models of star-like polymers, which lack the indispensable chemical details.