InnoRenew CoE Center odličnosti za raziskave in inovacije na področju obnovljivih materialov in zdravega bivanjskega okolja je neodvisni raziskovalni inštitut, ki je bil ustanovljen februarja 2017 in je eden izmed devetih partnerjev v projektu InnoRenew v okviru programa Obzorja 2020 (H2020...
Conference abstract for International Conference on Intelligent Textiles & Mass Customisation.
A confluent and terminating reduction system is introduced for graphs,which preserves the number of their perfect matchings. A union-find algorithm is presented to carry out reduction in almost linear time. The König property is investigated in the context of reduction by introducing the König...
Abrupt changes of climate have intensified during the last few decades, bringing higher risks from tree failures by either uprooting or stem breakage. To eliminate the risks, many techniques of tree assessment are being used. In the presented work, an optical technique based on 3D Digital Image...
Conference abstract for 15th Miklós Iványi International PhD & DLA Symposium.
Conference abstract for 15th Miklós Iványi International PhD & DLA Symposium.
In this work we present a new rotation cavitation generator that is capable of energy efficient refining of conifer rich pulp samples in paper pulp industry.
Conference abstract for 62nd International Convention of Society of Wood Science and Technology
Conference abstract for 62nd International Convention of Society of Wood Science and Technology
Conference abstract for 62nd International Convention of Society of Wood Science and Technology
Conference abstract for 62nd International Convention of Society of Wood Science and Technology
Conference abstract for 62nd International Convention of Society of Wood Science and Technology
Conference abstract for 62nd International Convention of Society of Wood Science and Technology
Conference abstract for 62nd International Convention of Society of Wood Science and Technology
.An article on circular economy.
An article on architecture.
An article on tall timber buildings.
An article on promoting wooden construction in urban scale.
An article about a new research project called CLICKdesign.
An article about wood construction.
Conference abstract for Second Sheld-on conference meeting
This paper presents a two-stage solution method for the curriculum-based university course timetabling problem. First, an initial solution is created using a recursive search algorithm, then its quality is improved with a local search heuristic. This method utilizes a tabu list of forbidden...
In this paper we provide empirical results on training a neural network with a genetic algorithm. We test various features of the generalized genetic algorithms, namely spieciation and fitness sharing and present the statistical analysis of all three variations. An obstacle avoidance problem was...
Structural design is responsible for the design and development of structural plans. It consists of multiple steps that have to be performed sequentially. As the output of a step acts as an input for the next one, using optimization tools to aid the design process can help in achieving a better...
Chronic stress in humans can substantially impair functioning of organizations. As stress can spread through social networks, psychosocial interventions targeted at the most contagious people can efficiently improve organizational functioning. On the example of employees working in healthcare...
A complexity analysis based on the structure of perfect matchings is given for the most efficient basic filtering algorithms in constraint programming with respect to the role of edges in matchings.
Slovenia was identified as a region lagging in innovation and this is particularly noticeable in the country's forest-based value chain. However, Slovenia's Smart Specialisation Strategy identified this industry as having a strong potential for growth. To leverage the innovation and...
Low back pain (LBP) is common in children and adolescents. Several risk factors have been proposed, including prolonged sitting. The aim of this study was to review the literature on association between sitting/sedentary time or specific sedentary behaviour and LBP in children and...
Considering the amount of time students spend in the classroom predominantly in a sitting position, school furniture plays a key role in maintaining and promoting good posture. The aim of the study was to evaluate the mismatch between the existing classroom furniture and students’...
An optical method based on digital image correlation was used to investigate the impact of four decorative plywood manufacturing factors (core type, veneer type, adhesive type and lathe check orientation) on face veneer checking. The four core types were: combination core, medium density...
Health is our wealth and we are rarely aware that the choice of living and working environment affects us. We spend most of our time in indoor environments so the quality of indoor air plays an important role in the maintenance of health and well-being. Moreover, Building Information Modeling...
Edge computing is a distributed computing paradigm that relies on the computational resources of end devices in a network to bring benefits such as low bandwidth utilization, responsiveness, scalability and privacy preservation. Applications range from large scale sensor networks to IoT, and...
Bond-line creates an interface between two glued surfaces and, therefore, its brings additional complexity into the mechanical behavior of glued component, especially around the bond-line region because an adhesive has a very different response to a mechanical stress than wood. From this...
Stress is a major public health concern and work stress is a contributor to both acute and chronic stress. Moreover, most people spend the majority of their time indoors. It follows that the design of office spaces and other interior environments should consider the health impacts of individuals...
The latest development in the field of optics and microelectronics resulted in a new generation vision system capable of scanning surface topography with very high sampling frequencies. The blue color of illuminating light as well as novel systems for controlling ultra-thin laser line thickness...
Shear-wave electrography (SWE) is a method used to assess tissue elasticity. Recently, it has been used to assess muscle stiffness, but the reliability of SWE for this purpose has not been thoroughly investigated. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the repeatability and reproducibility of...
In this study, the Generally Recognised as Safe (GRAS) compounds were applied in order to study mould-fungi growth on dried Scots pine sapwood. Background and Objectives: The transition to the use of more sustainable wood-material may be possible by applying GRAS compounds that can control and...
Advances in public transit modeling and smart card technologies can reveal detailed contact patterns of passengers. A natural way to represent such contact patterns is in the form of networks. In this paper we utilize known contact patterns from a public transit assignment model in a major...
These files contain the data processing code (in R) used in an experiment comparing stress responses in different office-like environments. The experiment used salivary cortisol concentration as the primary indicator of stress and the analytical processing includes converting plate readings to...
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are a diverse group of compounds that can have a strong impact on indoor air quality.Wood and thermally modified wood emit VOCs, which are referred to as wood VOCs, and can elicit various negative or positive effects in different organisms, including humans....
The objective of this Short Term Scientific Mission was to test the suitability of capillary electrophoresis for determination of rain water chemical composition. The fully functional, open-hardware, low-cost instrument was assembled and tested. An original protocol for determination of the...
This study investigates the potential value of extended retted hemp fibres as a reinforcement of the polyactide (PLA) matrix. The hemp stems (Hungarian Tisza variety) underwent a particular retting consisting of harvesting them only 6 months after the end of cultivation, leaving them in a...
Conference abstract for 9th Slovenian International Conference on Graph Theory
Conference abstract for XXXIII. MAGYAR OPERÁCIÓKUTATÁSI KONFERENCIA
Conference abstract for XXXIII. MAGYAR OPERÁCIÓKUTATÁSI KONFERENCIA
This repository contains additional files related to the review and meta-analysis. The first dataset contains list of search terms. The second dataset contains list od studies included in the meta-analysis. The third dataset contains study evaluation using PEDro scale tool. The fourth dataset...
Fourier-transform near-infrared spectroscopy (FT-NIR) was used as none-destructive method to determinate changes in the chemical structure of heat-treated wood. For this purpose, pine sapwood (Pinus sylvestris L.) was treated at different temperatures (from 100 °C to 240 °C) and for three...
Numerical simulations and parametric studies of glued-in rods in cross-laminated timber have been performed. The simulations were based on 3D finite element analysis, using a cohesive surface model for the bond-lines between the laminations and the bond-line along the rod. The parametric studies...
Poster presented at the 5th Annual World Open Innovation Conference held in Berkeley, California 13-14 December 2018
The presentation highlights the main ergonomic guidelines for the design of home, work and school furniture and the environment.
The fracture properties of thermally modified beech (Fagus sylvatica) wood (TMW) at 180° and 200°C were evaluated in mode II using the three-point end-notched flexure (3ENF) scheme assisted by threedimensional (3D) stereovision equipment for obtaining displacements and strains. The...
The presentation highlights novel approaches to active ageing in outdoor Environments.
Forest operations are in constant development to provide increasingly higher standards of economic and environmental sustainability. The latest innovation trends are concentrated in the generation, storage and management of data related to the harvesting process, timber products and logistics...
This book provides a compendium of material properties, demonstrates several successful examples of bio-based materials’ application in building facades, and offers ideas for new designs and novel solutions. It features a state-of-the-art review, addresses the latest trends in material...
The scope of this paper is to analyse local phenomena associated with the damage progression and postelastic behaviour of a historical timber-framed wall system under cyclic loads. It was assessed on series of points identified on the wall by processing time-resolved sequences of images....
Natural fillers were utilized for manufacturing horticultural packaging products. Five types of pots produced from waste paper with wheat and rye bran additions were compared with commercially available containers. The aim was to examine the influence of soil type on the degradation rate and...
The aim of this study was to assess a model for the surface degradation kinetics of natural wood exposed to artificial weathering. The photochemical and physical processes of weathering result in simultaneous changes of both the wood matrix composition (i.e. lignin content, cellulose...
This repository contains raw data from experiments investigating the reliability of shear-wave elastography (SWE) to assess muscle stiffness. The first dataset contains meat specimen experiments (using porcine meat specimens). The second and third datasets contain the measurements of...
Aging of the (active) population bring many challenges, which mainly results from a lack of health. The aim of our study was to test, whether there are differences in sensory-motor trunk functions between younger and older employees. We also tested whether work influence them differently. Fifty...
Conference abstract for Final COST Action FP1407 International Conference - Living with modified wood
Conference abstract for Final COST Action FP1407 International Conference - Living with modified wood
Conference abstract for Final COST Action FP1407 International Conference - Living with modified wood
Conference abstract for Final COST Action FP1407 International Conference - Living with modified wood
Conference abstract for Final COST Action FP1407 International Conference - Living with modified wood
Conference abstract for Final COST Action FP1407 International Conference - Living with modified wood
Conference abstract for Final COST Action FP1407 International Conference - Living with modified wood
Conference abstract for Final COST Action FP1407 International Conference - Living with modified wood
Conference abstract for Final COST Action FP1407 International Conference - Living with modified wood
The InnoRenew CoE Renewable Materials and Healthy Environments Research and Innovation Centre of Excellence is a young interdisciplinary research institute with two key research areas: wood modification and restorative environmental and ergonomic design. It was established as part of the...
An overview of ongoing research at the Innorenew CoE to improve human health in the built environment (Fall/Winter 2018). Presented at the 2018 SWST/JWRS International Convention in Nagoya, Japan.
A healthy lifestyle includes many factors. One of the main ones is sufficient physical activity, which positively affects many health-related parameters: it reduces the risk of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, musculoskeletal disorders, and promotes the individual's mental abilities....
Conference abstract for 8th Hardwood Conference
Conference abstract for 8th Hardwood Conference
Conference abstract for 8th Hardwood Conference
Conference abstract for 8th Hardwood Conference
Conference abstract for 8th Hardwood Conference
The poster describes the environmental advantages of using hemp, the mechanical properties of the hemp fibres, the extend of the cultivation of hemp in Slovenia and Europe, the hurdles encountered in Slovenia and the envisioned work
The paper presents results from an experimental assessment of glued-in rods in cross laminated timber (CLT). For the purposes of the study more than 60 pull–pull tests were performed, where the specimens varied in terms of bonded-in length (from 80 to 400 mm), rod diameter (16–24 mm) and...
Sedentary behavior has been identified as a significant risk factor for pre-mortality independently of daily physical activity. At the same time the number of older adults remaining at work increases nowadays. The issue of sedentary behavior in older adults is therefore a growing field of...
The overall goal of this work was to develop a prototype expert system assisting quality control and traceability of particleboard panels on the production floor. Four different types of particleboards manufactured at the laboratory scale and in industrial plants were evaluated. The material...
Community detection is a widely discussed topic in network science which allows us to discover detailed information about the connections between members of a given group. Communities play a critical role in the spreading of viruses or the diffusion of information. In [1], [8] Kempe et al....
Finding efficient ways to decrease wood decay caused by fungi and increasing its dimensional stability is an important issue in timber construction and other applications. A possible way to avoid wood decay by fungi and increase its dimensional stability, is by reducing the water content of...
The performance of 120 selected façade materials provided by over 30 industrial and academic partners was evaluated during 12-month experimental campaign of natural weathering. A multisensor measurement chain for the acquisition of properties at different scales (molecular, microscopic,...
New developments in the field of wood protection, coupled with the European political determination to lower the environmental impact of the building sector, designates wood and bio-based materials as an excellent option for building façades. Despite that, the share of wood in the European wood...
Wood modification processes improve many characteristics of wood that are appreciated among building professionals. The same modification processes also change characteristics of wood that are important to laypeople, such as wood’s visual (e.g., colour) and tactile (e.g., roughness)...
The research reported here is a part of the BIO4ever project, which aims to develop numerical models simulating performance of the bio-based cladding materials in relation to the exposure time or so-called “weather dose”. The value of emissivity is one of the thermodynamic material...
This article introduces the schedule assignment problem for public transit, which aims to assign vehicle blocks of a planning period to buses in the fleet of a transportation company. This assignment has to satisfy several constraints, the most important of which is compatibility, meaning that...
Introduction: Prolonged sitting is often proposed as a risk factor for low back pain development. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the acute effect of full time office work on sensorimotor trunk functions. Methods: Seventeen healthy office workers participated in the study. Maximal...
The paper explores the possibility of using flexible adhesives to dissipate energy in CLT buildings during earthquakes. In the first series of tests, a rod glued in a CLT panel with flexible adhesive was investigated. The connection was tested in pull-pull configuration using cyclic,...
Cross laminated timber (CLT, X-lam) started its mass production in the beginning of the 21st century. Over time it has become one of the most used products in the timber construction industry with its worldwide use constantly growing. The quantity of yearly cut timber especially in Europe is...
Within the Slovenian region of Istria, the olive growing and oil production industry is strong. This industry has a long history and the olives grown here have high levels of biologically active compounds including a variety of phenolic compounds. Using residual materials generated by this...
Professional journal article describing the potential for open innovation in the furniture sector in Slovenia. Article is in the Slovene Language.
Common methods for assessment of surface checking in decorative plywood panels rely on manual handling and visual inspection of specimens, a laborious procedure practically limiting the number of materials and variables that may be considered within one project. In this study, a new automated...
Sedentary behavior is a well-known risk factor for several non-communicable diseases. The aim of our study was to investigate sedentary time and physical activity in crane operators and office workers within work and non-work context. Fourteen crane operators and 15 office workers wore activPAL...
Finding efficient ways to decrease wood decay caused by fungi is an important issue in the timber construction. A possible way to avoid wood decay by fungi is by reducing the water content of wood, since water is a primary condition for fungal growth. Bulking of the wood cell wall by chemical...
Two-mode social network analysis (SNA) can be applied to data that consists of two sets of units, from analysing persons and societies to authors and papers. The objective of this paper is to evaluate the possibilities of this approach for the analysis of connections between researchers and...
Contribution submitted to and presented at the 2018 WESTERN FORESTRY GRADUATE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM held at Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA in April 2018.
Abstract of a lecture at 3rd edition of International Conference and Exhibition on Polymer Chemistry, March 26-28, 2018, Vienna, Austria
The objective of this study was to develop and assess the efficacy of two experimental methodologies for the maleinisation of lampante oil to be used for wood protection. Two maleinisation techniques were used to chemically modify low-value lampante oil in an attempt to limit leaching, increase...
The market for new durable products of modified wood has increased substan- tially during the last few years, especially in Europe. This increased interest depends partly on the restricted use of toxic preservatives due to increased environmental concern, as well as the need for reduced...
This paper uses network analysis of two fields to demonstrate the value of the technique, and to examine how the fields have changed over time and to what extent they overlap. This was of interest for a COST Action (FP1407, ModWoodLife: http://costfp1407.iam.upr.si)
The utilization of wood in long life products, such as construction materials in the built environment, is an e ective way to optimize the use of natural resources while also reducing negative environmental impacts. However, the environmental bene ts of timber, especially in the construction...
Bibliometric analysis utilises data mining techniques to capture selected aspects about a set of publications. For instance, researchers can quickly assess how research themes change over time, identify new trends in research, gaps in the knowledge base, assess collaboration patterns, identify...
Nothofagus pumilio and N. antarctica forests of Southern Patagonia, Argentina are currently being managed for production of saw logs with fast growing conditions. The result of these management strategies is faster growing forests, but also an increase in the percentage of low-density wood. The...
In this study, an integrated approach combining experimental measurements and numerical modeling was used for characterization of load transfer in the wood/matrix interface in wood plastic composites (WPCs). The experimental methodology was based on optical measurement of surface displacements...
Within this article, we reviewed the most important standards and recommendations on office furniture design. Office environments, designed in line with these recommendations, decrease the risk of injuries and other problems, associated with sedentary jobs.
