Preface ......................................................... v
Organizers and Committees ..................................... vii
Study of the early Stage of Deposition Process for
Electrodeposited Ni100-xFex Thin Films
S. Messaadi, M. Daamouche, A. Guittoum, H. Medouer,
N. Fenineche and I. Zidani ................................... 1
Electrical Permittivity of Polyvinylidene Fluoride
Nanocomposites Filled with Organoclay and Graphite
Nanoplatelets: Compared and Contrasted
S.C. Tjong ................................................... 5
Sensing Element Made of Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotube Network for
Organic Vapor Detection
R. Olejnik, P. Slobodian and P. Saha ......................... 9
Effect of Substrate Temperature on Microstructural
Characteristics of Thermal Sprayed Superalloys
F. Azarmi and G. Karami ..................................... 13
Silver-Rutile UV Sensor Fabricated on Thermally Oxidized
Titanium Foil
M.M. Lajvardi, F. Hossein-Babaei and F.A. Boroumand ......... 18
Marketing Dynamic Simulation Modelling in High Tech
Laboratories
M.C. Terzi, D.P. Sakas and D. Vlachos ....................... 23
Metamaterial Sensor Based on WGM
J.J. Yang, M. Huang, J. Sun and J.D. Yang ................... 28
Fabrication of Carbon Nanotube/Low Density Polyethylene
Composites for Strain Sensing
R.R.A. Chafy, M.H. Arafa and A.M.K. Esawi ................... 33
Nanostructures of Water Molecules in Iteratively Filtered
Water
V. Elia and E. Napoli ....................................... 37
Metrological Performances of Smart Structures Based on Bragg
Grating Sensors
E. De Cais, M. Borotto, M. Belloli, A. Bernasconi and
S. Manzoni .................................................. 41
Cyclodextrin-Based Supramolecular Multilayer Assemblies for
the Design of Biological Optical Sensors Using Tilted Fiber
Bragg Gratings
S. Lepinay, G. Laffont, G. Volet, V. Wintgens,
P. Ferdinand, M.C. Millot and B. Carbonnier ................. 45
Cyclodextrin-Based Supramolecular Multilayer Assemblies for
the Design of Chemical Optical Sensors Using Tilted Fiber
Bragg Gratings
S. Lepinay, G. Laffont, P. Ferdinand, M.C. Millot and
B. Carbonnier ............................................... 49
Metrological Performances of Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors and
Comparison with Electrical Strain Gauges
M. Borotto, E. De Cais, M. Belloli, A. Bernasconi and
S. Manzoni .................................................. 53
Comparative Study in Magnetic Nanocomposites with PMMA and PS
Matrices Made by Suspension Polymerization
S. Karagiovanaki, K.G, Efthimiadis and L. Zoumpoulakis ...... 58
New Ti-Alloy with Negative and Zero Thermal Expansion
Coefficients
M.A.H. Gepreel .............................................. 62
Performance Optimization in Switched Reluctance Motor Drives
C. Moron, E. Tremps, P. Ramirez, A. Garcia and
J.A. Somolinos .............................................. 67
Magnetoelastic Viscosity Sensor for Lubricant Oil Condition
Monitoring
I. Bravo-Imaz, A. Garcia-Arribas, E. Gorritxategi,
M. Hernaiz, A. Arnaiz, J. Terradillos and J.M. Barandiaran .. 71
Optical Electronic Nose Based on Fe (III) Complex of
Porphyrins Films for Detection of Volatile Compounds
A.A. Umar, M.M. Salleh and M. Yahaya ........................ 75
Detection of Formaldehyde Using Plasmonic Properties of Gold
Nanoparticles
S. Nengsih, A.A. Umar, M.M. Salleh and M. Yahaya ............ 79
Improved Selectivity of Oxidized Multiwall Carbon Nanotube
Network for Detection of Ethanol Vapor
D. Matejik, R. Olejnik, P. Slobodian and P. Saha ............ 83
Polymer Coated Microfabricated Interdigitated Electrodes
Arrays for Gas Sensing Applications
P. Oikonomou, K. Manoli, D. Goustouridis, A. Botsialas,
E. Valamontes, I. Raptis and M. Sanopoulou .................. 87
Using the Own Flexibility of a Climbing Robot as a Double
Force Sensor
J.A. Somolinos, R. Morales, C. Morón and A. Garcia .......... 91
Study and Application of Micrometric Alignment on the
Prototype Girders of the CLIC Two-Beam Module
N. Gazis, M. Anastasopoulos, G. Riddone, A. Samochkine and
H. Mainaud-Durand ........................................... 96
Oxhydroelectric Effect: Electricity from Water by Twin
Electrodes
R. Germano, V. Tontodonato, C. Hison, D. Cirillo and
F.P. Tuccinardi ............................................ 100
Experimental Evidence of a Neutron Flux Generation in a
Plasma Discharge Electrolytic Cell
D. Cirillo, R. Germano, V. Tontodonato, A. Widom,
Y.N. Srivastava, E. Del Giudice and G. Vitiello ............ 104
Growth, Structural and Mechanical Characterization and
Reliability of Chemical Vapor Deposited Co and CO3O4 Thin
Films as Candidate Materials for Sensing Applications
V.P. Tsikourkitoudi, E.P. Koumoulos, N. Papadopoulos and
C.A. Charitidis ............................................ 108
Threshold Voltage and Sub-Threshold Slope Variation with
Gate-Length in Al2O3InAlAs/InGaAs Quantum Well (QW) FET's
I. Tsopelas, A. Gili and J.P. Xanthakis .................... 112
Development of an Electrochemical Maltose Biosensor
C. Morón, E. Tremps, A. Garcia and J.A. Somolinos .......... 116
Radiation Dosimeter Based on Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor
Structures Containing Silicon Nanocrystals
N. Nedev, E. Manolov, D. Nesheva, K. Krezhov, R. Nedev,
M. Curiel, B. Valdez, A. Mladenov and Z. Levi .............. 120
Water Plasma Modes and Nuclear Transmutations on the
Metallic Cathode of a Plasma Discharge Electrolytic Cell
D. Cirillo, E. Del Giudice, R. Germano,
S. Sivasubrammanian, Y.N. Srivastava, V. Tontodonato,
G. Vitiello and A. Widom ................................... 124
SHM System Based on ANN for Aeronautical Applications
C. Katsikeros, C. Sbarufatti, G. Lampeas and
I. Diamantakos ............................................. 129
Qualitative and Quantitative Architecture Characterisation
of Porous Materials
D. Tsarouchas .............................................. 134
TiO2 Coating onto Fe Powders via Fluidized Bed CVD
I. Kartsonakis, N. Papadopoulos and C. Karayianni .......... 138
Study of Thermal Behavior of Porcelain Insulators with the
Finite Element Method
P.I. Lerantzis, P.T. Tsarabaris and N.J. Theodorou ......... 142
Evaluation of Wall Paint Emissivity during Infrared
Thermography Temperature Measurement
P.I. Lerantzis, N.V. Kontogiannis, P.T. Tsarabaris and
N.J. Theodorou ............................................. 148
Building the Interactive Relationship between the Top
Management and the External Project Manager: The
Communication Plan in Laboratory Research
E.N. Markaki, D.P. Sakas and T. Chadjipantelis ............. 151
Outsourcing in the Field of Information Technology in
Maritime Companies
A.Z. Vaxevanou, N. Konstantopoulos and D.P. Sakas .......... 155
Selecting the Project Teams' Members. A Challenging Human
Resources Management Process for Laboratory Research
E.N. Markaki, D.P. Sakas and T. Chadjipantelis ............. 159
Outsourcing or Insourcing in the High Technology Systems
Sector in a Maritime Company
A.Z. Vaxevanou, N. Konstantopoulos and D.P. Sakas .......... 163
Pricing Strategy Dynamic Simulation Modelling within the
High-Tech Sector
M.C. Terzi, D.P. Sakas and I. Seimenis ..................... 167
The Performance Management after Mergers and Acquisitions in
High Technology Manufacturing Business
Y. Triantafyllopoulos, N. Konstantopoulos and D.P. Sakas ... 171
The Role of Leadership in High Tech Manufacturing
Companies in a Changing Environment
Y. Triantafyllopoulos, N. Konstantopoulos and D.P. Sakas ... 176
Commensurability of the Structures of Boride Layers
E.M. Pechlivani and G. Stergioudis ......................... 181
Effect of Sintering Temperature on Microstructure and
Electrical Properties of Nanozinc Oxide Varistor
M. Mirzayi, M.H. Hekmatshoar and A. Azimi .................. 190
Refractive Index Sensing Based on a Fiber Bragg Grating with
Micro-Holes
M.W. Yang, D.N. Wang and C.R. Liao ......................... 194
Cold Working Degree Determination in Low Carbon Steel with
Barkhausen Noise Analysis
Z. Petrakou ................................................ 198
Low Frequency Measurements in Amorphous Wire for Studying
GMI Effect
P. Vourna .................................................. 201
Correlation between Barkhausen Noise and Plastic Deformation
in TRIP 800 Steel Specimens
E. Varouti ................................................. 205
Residual Stress Prediction in Welds via the Barkhausen Noise
Technique
K. Sapountzi ............................................... 209
Correlation of Structural Characteristics of Low Carbon
Ferritic Steel with Magnetic Properties
A. Mpalliou ................................................ 213
Studying Structure and Magnetic Properties of Armco Steel
after Mechanical Treatment
D. Kokkoris ................................................ 216
Cordless Position Sensor Based on the Magnetostrictive Delay
Line Principle
G. Kokkinis ................................................ 220
Magnetic Field Sensor Based on the Domain Wall Nucleation
and Propagation
G. Kokkinis ................................................ 225
Steel Hardness Determination Using the Barkhausen Noise
Effect
E. Varouti, C. Giannouli, Z. Petrakou and K. Sapountzi ..... 229
Barkhausen Frequency Response in a-Fe Steels
P. Fotopoulos .............................................. 233
Fabrication and First Characterization of Ni2MnGa Glass-
Coated Microwires
R. Varga, T. Ryba, K. Saksl, V. Zhukova and A. Zhukov ...... 236
Study of the Repetitive Stressing of the Ancient Iron
T-CLAMS of Epikourios Apollon Temple
G. Dasargyri ............................................... 239
Evaluation of Wall Paint Emissivity during Infrared
Thermography Temperature Measurement
P.I. Lerantzis, N.V. Kontogiannis, P.T. Tsarabaris and
N.J. Theodorou ............................................. 242
Study of Thermal Behavior of Porcelain Insulators with the
Finite Element Method
P.I. Lerantzis, P.T. Tsarabaris and N.J. Theodorou ......... 245
The Corrosion Influence of 3,5% NaCl - Water Solution on
Mechanical, Magnetical and Micro-Failure Behavior of ARMCO
Steel
E.K. Ioakeimidis ........................................... 249
Use of Superficial Magnetic Techniques to Evaluate the
Mechanical Properties of Duplex Stainless Steels
C. Giannouli ............................................... 253
Correlation of Microstructure to Macroscopic Magnetic
Measurements on Electrical Steels
P. Vourna and A. Ktena ..................................... 257
Comparative Study in Magnetic Composites with PMMA and PS
Matrices Made by Suspension Polymerization
S. Karagiovanaki, K.G. Efthimiadis and L. Zoumpoulakis ..... 261
Physics and Modeling of Magnetic Non Destructive Testing
Techniques
A. Ktena ................................................... 265
On the Mechanical Properties Determination of Armco Steel
Using Magnetic Hysteresis Loop and Barkhausen Noise
K. Kosmas .................................................. 269
Non-Destructive Testing of Mechanical Properties of Magnetic
Materials Using Barkhausen Noise and B-H Loop Techniques
P. Skafidas ................................................ 272
Investigation of Strain Sensing Capabilities of Amorphous
Magnetostrictive Wires Embedded in Epoxy Resin
A.C. Christopoulos, I. Koulalis, G.J. Tsamasphyros and
G. Kanderakis ............................................... 276
Studies of Magnetic Properties of Amorphous Microwires
Produced by Combination of by Quenching, Glass Removal and
Drawing Techniques
V. Zhukova, P. Umnov, V. Molokanov, A.N. Shalygin and
A. Zhukov .................................................. 280
An Experimental Investigation of Magnetorheological (MR)
Fluids under Quasi-Static Loadings
S.A. Mazlan, I. Ismail, M.S. Fathi, S. Rambat and
S.F. Anis .................................................. 285
Hydrogen Detection with Noble Metal-TiO2 Schottky Diodes
S. Rahbarpour and F. Hossein-Babaei ........................ 289
Possibilities for Thick, Simple-Structure Silicon X-Ray
Detectors Operated by Peltier Cooling
H. Matsuura, D. Hullinger, R. Okada, S. Kitanoya,
S. Nishikawa and K. Decker ................................. 294
Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube Based Sensors for Selective
Detection of Chemical Pollutants
I. Lopes, A. Gohier, D. Porterat, P. Chenevier,
G. Deniau, S. Palacin, M. Mayne-L'Hermite and C. Reynaud ... 298
Single Sensor Gas Analysis Using a Microfluidic Channel
V. Ghafarinia and F. Hossein-Babaei ........................ 302
Investigating the Impact of Research and Development
Strategy on Firm Performance
P. Trivellas ............................................... 306
Fast Diagnosis of Volatile Organic Compounds with a
Temperature-Modulated Chemoresistor
A. Amini and S.M. Hosseini-Golgoo .......................... 310
Optical Detection of the Pesticide by Functionalized Quantum
Dots as Fluorescence-Based Biosensor
N.N. Hai, V.D. Chinh, Т.К. Chi, U.T.D. Thuy, N.X. Nghia,
D.T. Cao and P.T. Nga ...................................... 314
A Study of the Optimal Composition of the Bath Used for the
Electrodeposition of Invar Alloy Thin Films
H. Medouer, M. Daamouche, A. Guittoum, S. Messaadi and
S.H. Karagianni ............................................ 319
CO Sensing Properties of La1-xCaxFeO3 Perovskite
Nanocrystalline Materials
M. Zhao, L.H. Sun, J.F. Hu and H.W. Qin .................... 323
Gas Sensing Properties of Nanocrystalline Ndl-xCaxFe03
X.W. Kong, H.W. Qin, L. Zhang, L.H. Sun and J.F. Hu ........... 327
Recognition and Electrochemical Sensing of
8-Hydroxydeoxyguanosine with Molecularly Imprinted
Poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol) Thin Films
M.H. Lee, T.C. Tsai, C.Y. Huang, B.D. Liu and H.Y. Lin ..... 331
High-Temperature Sensor Based on Neutron-Irradiated 6H-SiC
Y.F. Ruan, P.F. Wang, L. Huang and W. Zhu .................. 335
PVD of N-CuIn3Se5 Photoabsorber Films
N. Adhikari, S. Bereznev, J. Kois, O. Volobujeva,
T. Raadik, R. Traksmaa, A. Tverjanovich and A. Öpik ........ 339
Fabrication of Porous Layer on the Nondoped Amorphous SiC
Thin Film by Anodic Etching Method in HF/H2O/H2O2
D.T. Cao, C. Tuan-Anh, L.T. Quynh-Ngan, N.H. Ann and
P.T. Nga ................................................... 343
Effect of Coordination of Molecules on the Properties of
Water as Solvent
A. De Ninno and A.C. Castellano ............................ 347
Temperature Response of Magnetostrictive/Piezoelectric
Polymer Magnetoelectric Laminates
J. Gutierrez, A. Lasheras, J.M. Barandiaran, J.L. Vilas,
M. San Sebastian and L.M. Leon ............................. 351
Sensing Element Made of Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotube Network
for Organic Vapor Detection
R. Olejnik, P. Slobodian and P. Saha ....................... 355
Keyword Index ................................................. 359
Author Index .................................................. 363
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