Mission Statement: to assist the integration of foreign residents living in Spain and this is never more accurate than when you establish yourself as a foreign resident in a new country Being able to quickly familiarise yourself with the culture and customs can help ease the transition during a challenging time This is why Euro Weekly News makes it our mission to provide you with a free news resource in English that covers both regional and national Spanish news – anything that we feel you will benefit from knowing as you integrate into your new community and live your best life in Spain you can forget about translating articles from Spanish into awkward English that probably don’t make much sense Let us be your convenient and essential guide to all things that will likely affect you as a foreign resident living in Spain If you’re thinking about making the leap from Romania to Spain After more than two decades living in Spain – mostly in northern Burgos – Ovidiu recently moved again “I’ve been living in Spain for 23 years,” he says adding that “I spent the longest time in Burgos.” But a year and a half ago he decided to relocate to be near his loved ones “I moved here [Manilva] to be closer to family,” he explains Now working in renovations and general home maintenance Ovidiu says his job keeps him busy with “both interior and exterior” work he does miss some aspects of life back home “The working conditions and the salary” in Romania “I like the climate and the culture,” Ovidiu shares highlighting two things that often top the list for many expats who move to Spain Being surrounded by family again has also made a big difference: “I like that we have family nearby and get to see each other more often.” Ovidiu finds it manageable: “Very good,” he says simply He has friends “from different nationalities,” and while learning Spanish came with its challenges but working all the time with Spanish people made it much easier and quicker to learn.” Interestingly, both Spanish and Romanian are part of a family of languages known as ‘romance languages’ – their Latin origin means they have a lot of similarities. My husband is Romanian and he has picked up Spanish far easier than I have unsealed toilet in our rental apartment and did a great job You can contact Ovidiu for home maintenance and renovation work through Facebook or WhatsApp: Reformas Integrales y Mantenimiento, Multiusos  View all European news Subscribe to our Euro Weekly News alerts to get the latest stories into your inbox Website#dfbd2e922d49609c2a1d7bba{display:none} Euro Weekly News is the leading English language newspaper in Spain by delivering news with a social conscience we are proud to be the voice for the expat communities who now call Spain home With around half a million print readers a week and over 1.5 million web views per month EWN has the biggest readership of any English language newspaper in Spain The paper prints over 150 news stories a week with many hundreds more on the web – no one else even comes close Our publication has won numerous awards over the last 25 years including Best Free Newspaper of the Year (Premios AEEPP) Company of the Year (Costa del Sol Business Awards) and Collaboration with Foreigners honours (Mijas Town Hall) All of this comes at ZERO cost to our readers All our print and online content always has been and always will be FREE OF CHARGE Download our media pack in either English or Spanish Study to focus on tropical forests and carbon storage capacity Wake Forest researcher and remote sensing expert Ovidiu Csillik will serve as a co-investigator on a new NASA-funded project to get a more accurate and detailed picture of what is happening with carbon storage over time in tropical forests $1 million NASA Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Science (ROSES) grant will fund the study “Aboveground Carbon Stock Changes in Dynamic Tropical Forests.” The project is led by the U.S Forest Service and includes researchers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at California Institute of Technology and UCLA With remote sensing technology called lidar scientists can gather detailed 3D aerial and satellite data on trees and other plant material that make up the forest to estimate carbon storage capacity “Satellite biomass monitoring will be critical in tropical forests The researchers will develop benchmark data to quantify tropical forest aboveground biomass change and associated uncertainties with airborne lidar combined with a ground-based forest inventory of the same area at the same time.  “If we want to quantify carbon through time this is the most accurate way to get a 3D model of the forest,” he said.  Accurately measuring carbon losses and gains over time is important for effective climate mitigation strategies “These results will have immediate value to stakeholders to participate in carbon markets because they need both estimates of forest changes and estimates of the associated uncertainties,” Csillik said The data and tools they develop will be made publicly available at the end of the project Csillik is an assistant professor in remote sensing who teaches courses in the environment and sustainability studies program. He recently published a PNAS study showing that forest degradation drives carbon loss more than deforestation in the Amazon Categories: Environment & Sustainability, Research & Discovery Meet the News Team1834 Wake Forest RoadWinston-Salem A Private Liberal Arts University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina /  Founded 1834  /  Pro Humanitate A gift to the Wake Forest Fund supports student needs immediately Where the most loyal Wake Forest supporters belong This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page The tech ecosystem startup is buzzing with words like “Innovation,” “Disruption,” and more recently Subscribe to The Recursive Innovation Times Keep up with the innovation landscape in CEE every week By entering your email you agree to The Recursive’s Privacy Policy.* Address: Sofia 1504, 6 Shipka Str. For news stories, reach out to: [email protected] For content marketing partnerships: [email protected] © 2020 - 2022 - Recurisve Media JSC | All rights reserved Web Development by Vipe Studio - WordPress Agency Serbia Bosnia & Herzegovina North Macedonia Albania Montenegro Blockchain Cybersecurity Deep tech Dev Tribe E-commerce Marketing & Sales Web3 2024Three people accused of trying to steal from elderly people in Rancho Cucamonga have been arrested.RANCHO CUCAMONGA (KABC) -- Three people accused of trying to steal from elderly people in Rancho Cucamonga have been arrested and investigators believe there may be more victims 5 after they attempted to steal a necklace from an elderly woman's neck Authorities say some good Samaritans stepped in which prompted the suspects to flee in a car Deputies found them a short time later near Foothill Boulevard and Milliken Avenue authorities linked them to three different theft cases involving elderly victims Two of them had out-of-country warrants for robbery Detectives are asking additional victims to contact the Rancho Cucamonga Sheriff's Station at (909) 477-2800 Twenty-four years after playing in Australia, Romania will compete again in the country at Rugby World Cup 2027. The Stejarii were convincing winners over Belgium on Saturday. The 31-14 road victory followed a 48-10 win over Germany in the opening round The results meant Romania was virtually assured of a place at Rugby World Cup 2027 the Stejarii officially qualified for Australia 2027 Romania is one of the most important countries in the history of the sport of rugby Romania won Bronze Medal at the 1924 Olympic Games and featured in all but one of the Rugby World Cups from 1987-2023 The halftime scoreline was 10-7 in favor of the Eastern Europeans Romania’s 31-14 win came with a critical runaway interception try The Stejarii followed Georgia which represents two of Europe’s four allocated spots The two countries join automatic qualifiers Australia Two more spots were claimed on Sunday: both Spain and Portugal booked their tickets to Australia. Spain did so by downing Switzerland while Portugal overcame Germany With the four spots from Europe now accounted for there are sixteen claimed for Australia 2027 and eight vacancies remaining Rugby World Cup 2027 will contain twenty-four teams Qualification in the Americas began in 2024 Paraguay and Uruguay will contest the South American finals in 2025 while Canada and the USA will compete in the 2025 Pacific Nations Cup (PNC) which doubles as Australia 2027 Qualifying Tags Rugby Europe Rugby Europe Championship Rugby World Cup Qualification Video Mexico hosted and defeated Jamaica on Saturday ShareSaveCommentLeadershipLeadership StrategiesOvidiu Colea: A Refugee From Communism Who America WelcomedByStuart Anderson Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights business and globalization.Follow AuthorSep 19 12:07am EDTShareSaveCommentThis article is more than 2 years old.The New York City skyline and the Statue of Liberty elected officials welcomed victims of communist regimes which turned communist and totalitarian after World War II came to America in search of freedom and was welcomed Those denied freedom often cherish it the most “I grew up with that missing spirit of liberty and freedom,” said Ovidiu Colea in Congressional testimony (Senate Judiciary Committee “I spent time together with my father night after night and year after year enjoying the only liberty we got together in the house with the lights turned off and listened to our only hope This was the only freedom we could afford.” (Note: I met Mr Colea when I worked on the staff of the Senate Judiciary Committee.) he tried to leave Romania and make it to the United States I decided to cross the border to swim over the Danube River,” said Colea “I hid myself in the cornfields for many hours near the river When I felt the cold metal of the guard’s gun pointing at my head my way to freedom and liberty was closed.” Colea was arrested and sent to a prison labor camp long hours of labor in hot and cold weather eating the roots of the plants and digging for growing seeds in the soil and being punished for trying to learn a foreign language None of this changed my determination of trying to come to America.” In an interview for a documentary on Romanian immigrants he described the first sight he saw in America and his father’s words to him as a child since I was a child I started to wish to go and see the Statue of Liberty,” he said I had to wait for a further 15 years [after prison] before I could fly away I was on a plane with New York as my destination What most impressed me during the flight was from the plane I saw the Statue of Liberty Shortly after arriving in the United States including in a casting factory and driving a New York City taxicab he entered into a partnership to start a foundry company The company’s big break came in 1982 when it won a contract to create commemorative replicas for the Los Angeles Olympics a more significant break came when his company received a license from the Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation to create replicas of the Statue of Liberty Colea received a patent for new techniques for acrylic sculptures which started with five workers and grew to 30 employees the company produced hundreds of thousands of replicas of the Statue of Liberty each year “What does it mean to you to be an American?” Ovidiu Colea responded “It is something which we cannot put a price on It is something more than any other country in the world can have—freedom and we can help somebody else.” Colea added University of Scranton students in a sports event management course taught by Ovidiu Cocieru organized SoccerFest 2024, a hands-on opportunity to assemble a community-based sports event Absent from photo and unable to attend the event: Mary Kate McDade '25.Twenty-three teams participated in SoccerFest 2024 a community-based sports event organized by University of Scranton students in a sports event management course taught by Ovidiu Cocieru The event took place on May 4 at Fitzpatrick Field located on the University’s campus.A hands-on opportunity for students in the University's Kania School of Management SoccerFest 2024 encompassed all aspects of the managing the event Cocieru described the second annual tournament for soccer players of middle and high school ages as a "transformational experience.""The Sports Event Management course creates an environment that is very similar to real organizations Student development transcends the content of the course because students' collaboration and decisions have a real-world positive impact on the community," said Dr.  Cocieru."For many of them I am very proud of them for how they developed and for what they achieved." The students said the course required out-of-the-box thinking."I had a fantastic experience I like that in this class we had the opportunity to make something real happen," said Brendan Karolchyk a senior with a major in marketing."I was able to treat this more like an internship than a traditional class I felt I could get out of it what I put into it and do something that I'd never done before."   Students appreciated the ability to connect with the local community."My favorite part of the class was the event itself because I was able to see a lot of the local high schools and U12 and U14 divisions play," Yasmin Ramirez a senior with a major in management and minors in business analytics and operations management."Since I'm local I was able to see some of my friends play and some of the people that I've coached before play That was a lot of fun!"The event generated a profit of $754.17 which the class donated to the American Breast Cancer Foundation.  "I had the best experience with this course I can now say I have eight new friends," said Mary Kate McDade a junior with a major in marketing and management and a minor in business leadership.Participating students included Emily Bannon '25 Yasmin Ramirez '24,  Alyvia Schiavone '25 for their unwavering support of this project and all the staff from University Advancement Police, and Maintenance Departments for all their support of our students in this class. Also special thanks to all the volunteers at our event SoccerFest would not have been possible without them!"  The results and the teams can be viewed at https://soccerfest.org/schedule.  Ovidiu Eftimie’s career was heading in a different direction After working at a startup and then 8 years in a French/Romanian company he was looking to move out of out of the country to look for new opportunities “Adobe was just beginning in Romania and I got an interview I immediately loved the people and the entrepreneurial spirit I found here I decided to join the team and after a couple of months I was amazed—I had found a place where we could work on cool ideas I delayed my decision to leave the country—and this delay is now 14 years old.” Ovidiu is a Director of Engineering and leads the Adobe Analytics and Adobe Primetime teams in Romania When asked what he’s most proud of after 14 years at Adobe Romania Learn more about his incredible career and accomplishments and how people are the key ingredients in his recipe for leading high-performing teams When Ovidiu describes his current role as the Director of Engineering he says it’s all about being a “rock lifter.” He adds “I’m often faced with different types of ‘rocks’ I need to clear out of my teams’ paths Some of these ‘rocks’ represent technology or people challenges.” And while all this rock lifting sounds tiring his emphasis on supporting his team is exactly what makes Adobe a great place to work for him “That’s what’s kept me here for 14 years—the people I have colleagues from all over the world and together we’ve built great teams and discovered the best way to solve challenges.” as Ovidiu’s career has taken off over the years he mentions the variety of learning opportunities that have made his job exciting This includes working on the latest technologies and learning from some of the greatest minds in the world “You have an entire spectrum of opportunities here at Adobe—it’s up to you to leverage them” he says Although he already has countless achievements under his belt And it’s all because of the impact he can make “Adobe is a special place because many teams have the power to influence how an entire market segment moves or you can work on projects that influence how millions of users are experiencing an Adobe solution.” Take the accomplishment he’s most proud of for example: The Emmy-award winning Adobe Primetime authentication project user-friendly system for unlocking pay-TV content on any device “I would probably mention the Adobe Primetime Authentication project as something I’m most proud of This product helped define an entire market segment and won an Engineering Emmy Award Plaque in 2012.” And behind the innovation is always the people which is why hiring the best talent is always top of mind for Ovidiu’s team When asked what his recipe is for hiring the right candidate “Passion coupled with the right attitude towards learning We’re always looking for great skills in a certain area so your ability and desire to learn is much more important than excelling in a certain technical topic.” https://blog.adobe.com/en/publish/2021/03/22/the-start-of-something-new#gs.2go97r https://blog.adobe.com/en/publish/2021/05/13/tudor-coman-life-at-adobe-romania#gs.2go939 https://blog.adobe.com/en/publish/2020/11/03/adobe-intern-in-bucharest#gs.2go99x the anxious explorations of the “different” something inside your bra and the question mark that hovered above your head had just been replaced with the four words “Positive for Breast Cancer.” No question mark now A new identity was assigned to you and the old one became slightly ephemeral giving way to this new person who carried within her a tumor with an agenda of its own                                                                        * may indeed be the worst of it — that period of being alone with your thoughts as if sitting in the back seat is a stranger whose face you cannot see You know that other women have succumbed to such an intruder During National Breast Cancer Awareness Month the Tallahassee Democrat is sharing conversations with doctors and patients  It is our hope to bring readers new information and shed light on what services are available in Tallahassee in this case through Tallahassee Memorial’s unique Cancer Center and from the breast cancer specialists working there Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare radiation oncologist and the realization on the part of women and their families who are just beginning the journey with breast cancer as a new reality He knows that the learning curve will be steep “But the good news is that these women are not alone Marina’s expertise is in one part of the triad of modalities that are used to treat breast cancer and radiation are still the accepted means of treating breast cancers,” he says the techniques have been refined and expanded.” who was born in Romania and educated at Case Western Reserve and William Beaumont Hospital in the U.S notes a number of these changes in method and understanding for many years efforts were toward conserving the breast by removing the tumor and its clear edges women have looked more favorably at having total mastectomies Marina says that unless there is clear evidence of the BRCA 1 and 2 genes that occur in a very small percentage of the population there is new evidence that breast conservation surgeries may lead to a slight increase in survival rates for early stage patients Other advances which are incorporated into therapies offered at Tallahassee Memorial Cancer Center accredited by the American College of Surgeon’s Commission on Cancer and the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers “There are a number of new chemotherapeutic agents as well as adjuvant therapies,” says Marina on an estrogen modulation regimen for five years and sometimes 10 years following initial treatment has been shown to decrease relapse or reappearance of new tumor activity.” Marina says that while focused radiation for reducing disease recurrence remains much the same as in the past “We are now able to better control dosages and reduce toxicity and side effects Superficial skin burns or radiation of uninvolved organs like the heart’s receiving unwanted radiation are now able to be controlled with image guidance more carefully controlled dosing and breathing techniques during treatment.” whose own father died of lung cancer when the boy was 9 in Communist-controlled Romania says that that event ultimately led to a career that combined both the science of radiation oncology and the ability to work with people and see them regain health But he knows that that process can feel overwhelming It is one reason he finds the TMH Patient Navigator program an essential part of the treatment process “From the moment a patient enters treatment Help is given in areas of treatment explanations coordinating doctors’ appointments and treatment times Even help with family matters that may be impacting their lives.” Marina says that “Just like the other services that the Cancer Center offers that see the patient as a “whole” — animal therapy support groups — our goal is to restore health to the entire individual and not just treat a tumor.” Marina and the team at the Tallahassee Memorial Cancer Center want patients to know that the “stranger in the backseat” won’t have to be ousted alone All 5 Releases Ovidiu Marina joined the practice at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare’s Cancer Center this summer after completing his residency at William Beaumont Hospital outside of Detroit he went to medical school at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland He said he chose TMH because of the other physicians and partners at the cancer center and because he liked Tallahassee and the surrounding region Marina has a personal connection with cancer; his father died of lung cancer He also was drawn to radiation oncology because of his technical abilities and the ability to spend time with patients “You have a chance to really sit down with a patient and get to know them in radiation oncology and that’s what I really like about it,” he said He explained his role as part of a breast cancer patient’s team of doctors this way: “What I do for a patient is try to understand what their routine of care is going to be and how radiation is going to fit into that treatment.” Different types and stages of breast cancer determine if radiation is needed with a mastectomy where the breast is removed or a lumpectomy followed by radiation to the entire or a part of the breast “Radiation allows patients to have what is called ‘breast conserving therapy’ where you still keep you breast and still treat the cancer,” he said “The improvements that have come about over the years is how we do the treatment planning so we can avoid parts of the body that don’t need radiation and at the same time still allow coverage of the breast and lymphoid areas which are important in keeping the cancer from coming back.” Marina’s advice to breast cancer patients is to meet and get to know all the doctors who might play a role in treatment “It’s always best to get to know your entire treatment team so you have a good understanding of what your treatment options are,” he said so I would take every step as it comes rather than having a lot of anxiety about what is going to come down the line,” Marina added the majority of patients will have a good outcome.” Ovidiu Moldovan was employed as a support worker by Search Consultancy Limited at the time of the incidents. On March 26, 2023, it was alleged that he allowed the teenage girl to drive the service’s car in a public car park and used company funds to purchase a vape for her. The support worker also reportedly communicated inappropriately with the service user on a number of occasions. Following Moldovan’s termination of employment with Search Consultancy Limited, he continued to message the girl. The man later failed to disclose to his new employers, Local Lanarkshire Care Ltd, that he was the subject of an Scottish Social Services Council investigation. The report read: “You failed to maintain professional boundaries by sending [the girl] inappropriate messages and emojis. “This caused [the girl] to question your motives and put [the girl] in the difficult position of having to report yourbehaviour to the service. “[The girl] was a vulnerable young person who required support from agencies to keep her safe. Your behaviour put [the girl]’s residential placement at risk and had the potential to negatively affect her future engagement with social service workers.” Moldovan was struck from the register after his behaviour was deemed “serious” and displayed “dishonesty”. STV News is now on WhatsAppGet all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News Follow STV News on WhatsAppScan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country '+scriptOptions._localizedStrings.webview_notification_text+' "+scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_title+" "+scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_text+" Computational Methods in Chemical Engineering Volume 4 - 2022 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fceng.2022.900096 This paper presents an artificial intelligence (AI) based edge processing real-time maintenance system for the purposes of industrial manufacturing control and diagnostics The system is evaluated in a soybean processing manufacturing facility to identify abnormalities and possible breakdown situations The system can be used in any other manufacturing or chemical processing facility that make use of motors rotating equipment in different process phases and diagnosis using machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) algorithms These algorithms are used with data resulting from the continuous monitoring of relevant production equipment and motor parameters The condition monitoring integrates intelligent Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) devices with multiple sensors combined with AI-based techniques and edge processing This is done to identify the parameter modifications and distinctive patterns that occur before a failure and predict forthcoming failure modes before they arise The data from production equipment/motors is collected wirelessly using different communication protocols - such as Bluetooth low energy (BLE) and Wi-Fi - and aggregated into an edge computing processing unit via several gateways The AI-based algorithms are embedded in the processing unit at the edge allowing the prediction and intelligent control of the production equipment/motor parameters and sound/ultrasound detection are used with embedded signal processing that runs on an ARM Cortex-M4 microcontroller These devices are connected through either wired or wireless protocols The system described addresses the components necessary for implementing the predictive maintenance (PdM) strategy in soybean industrial processing manufacturing environments it includes new elements that broaden the possibilities for prescriptive maintenance (PsM) developments to be made The type of ML or DL techniques and algorithms used in maintenance modeling is dictated by the application and available data The approach presented combines multiple data sources that improve the accuracy of condition monitoring and prediction DL methods further increase the accuracy and require interpretable and efficient methods as well as the availability of significant amounts of (labeled) data The soybean chemical processing involves equipment/motors used in different production phases One of the most critical equipment to monitor is the motor running the hammer mill located in the crushing area of the production line Two parallel hammer mills are used for crushing the lumps in the soybean meal the vibration and sound parameters are changing that can indicate an imminent accident Measuring the parameters of motors/equipment (e.g. etc.) in soybean production lines requires monitoring and acquisition devices as data sources for analysis and maintenance two essential maintenance strategies are applied in the food manufacturing processes Corrective maintenance considers all maintenance actions that are allocated and completed after a failure (e.g. reacting to a system failure and correcting it) Proactive maintenance addresses the routine functionality checks to identify upcoming faults and predict failures before their occurrence Predictive and prescriptive maintenance approaches are part of the proactive maintenance strategies that take advantage of the latest technological developments in edge computing, AI, and IIoT. PdM (Hashemian, 2011) focuses on extending degradation mechanism knowledge and expanding the degradation propagation into the future to forecast system failures This approach utilizes the knowledge and pattern discovery methodology It also combines insights from degradation in past events with foreseen operating conditions in the future and this supports a maintenance decision-making process PsM applies degradation prediction information and extends the scope of the maintenance decision-making process beyond the motor/equipment itself One data source for maintenance operations is represented by IIoT devices that monitors the vibration of the motors and equipment The vibration analysis techniques include the vibration measurement and its interpretation Vibration signals are measured using 3-axis microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) based accelerometer sensors in the time domain These signals are subsequently converted into the frequency domain through fast Fourier transform (FFT) processing and the information is passed to the AI-based algorithms When the motors and equipment are operating correctly vibration is constant with a relatively small amplitude When faults develop and the dynamic processes in the motors and equipment change triggering the AI-based model to detect the deviations The data-driven methods are using signal processing techniques to analyze the signal for data modeling such as the Fourier-based analysis is used as an additional method for analyzing the vibration signals The system development includes a learning process (i.e. model training) that is based on historical raw sensor signals as well as an inference process where the trained AI-based model is exposed to real-time data to predict targets and make decisions such as IIoT data acquisition and pre-processing feature engineering (e.g. and selection) and AI-based model training and prediction The data-driven PdM system is applied to industrial soybean processing manufacturing facilities Different algorithms (Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and Recurrent Neural Network (RNN)) have been considered This paper is organized into six main sections The evolution of the PdM and PsM and the description of data- model- and knowledge-driven predictive methods are presented in Section 2 Section 3 describes the intelligent real-time edge processing maintenance system architecture and design The integration at the edge of the different ML and DL algorithms is described in Section 4 Section 5 addresses the experimental setup Section 6 discusses future research challenges and presents the key open issues related to AI techniques and methods in implementing industrial PdM and PsM systems The goal of maintenance for soybean production is to improve the performance Motor failure may occur for a range of reasons such as loose bearings such as reactive maintenance (RM) and preventive maintenance (PvM) are gradually being replaced by PdM solutions which is based on continuous monitoring of the condition of equipment using IIoT devices to collect real-time signals and to identify trends in motor/equipment behavior It is then possible to predict failures using prediction tools This paper presents an AI-based edge processing real-time maintenance system for controlling and diagnosing industrial manufacturing equipment This approach reduces unscheduled downtime of motors in the production line via early detection of potential motor faults The system can be further tuned to improve energy efficiency by monitoring and controlling loads and operating conditions There are several approaches to PdM solutions for industrial processes (Jimenez et al., 2020) knowledge-based models are built on experience and reflect in rules or cases that have been collected during previous operation and maintenance of the motors or equipment This approach is mainly used in diagnostic systems that use rule- and fuzzy knowledge-based models for prognosis Data-driven models use historical data and real-time data collected by sensors, IIoT devices, etc., to develop a model of normal system behavior. Data-driven approaches implement statistical (Carden and Fanning, 2004), stochastic, and ML or DL. Managing the uncertainty inherent in these collected data is a challenge for data-driven (Dai and Gao, 2013) models; however this uncertainty can be mitigated by probability calculations Physics or model-based approaches uses the laws of physics to assess component degradation This approach incorporates a physical understanding of the target equipment and develops models to represent the system’s behavior This approach models the physical behavior of the equipment and relies on the accuracy of simulations to measure degradation in specific components Hybrid models combine different approaches in a multi-model solution These models address complex PdM tasks by optimizing the type and amount of information and/or data sources and the number of targeted diagnostics and predictive elements Electric motors and equipment are sources of noise and vibration This noise and vibration can be used as a diagnostic tool in industrial maintenance Noise and vibration associated with electrical issues are caused primarily by the action of unequal electromagnetic forces on the motor’s stator or rotor Common causes of unequal magnetic forces include open or shorted rotor and stator windings and other inter-turn winding faults static and/or dynamic air gap eccentricity Vibration and noise in electric motors may occur due to mechanical Mechanical problems typically involve defective bearings or end winding damage due to mechanical shock Aerodynamic problems typically involve ventilation fans and may include discrete blade passing frequencies (BPF) The electromagnetic content of a noise or a vibration signal can be determined if the signal disappears immediately when the machine is switched off. A low-frequency narrowband analysis of the bearing vibration signal (Jin et al., 2014) can identify the shaft rotational frequency The 50 Hz discrete frequency corresponds to the frequency of the electrical supply and the harmonic of the shaft rotational frequency The discrete low-frequency component (around 3 Hz) is associated with base motion specifically the induction motor unit and a centrifugal pump that is mounted on a steel mezzanine floor over a cooling pond load) to collect data from industrial equipment/motors Three types of accelerometers are used to measure vibrations: piezoelectric Piezoelectric accelerometers usually use lead zirconate titanate (PZT) to sense vibrations and produce an electric charge that is converted to an electrical output under acceleration Piezoelectric accelerometers have very low noise and can be used on a three-axis or single axis measurement setup Piezoelectric accelerometers are AC coupled and cannot measure the gravity vector or sustained acceleration A three-axis piezoelectric sensor that measures vibration in the x and z directions can be used to measure tangential motion or vibration in the axis of rotation Several mechanical forces in rotating machines (e.g. soft footing) produce tangential motions in the casing that need to be measured and analyzed Piezoelectric accelerometers are used extensively in applications that require broad temperature tolerance or that vibrate above 50 g Piezoelectric accelerometers require external analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) and pre-processing hardware which increases the cost and the size of these sensors Piezoresistive accelerometers use a strain gauge to measure changes to resistance under acceleration The piezoresistive strain gauge requires amplification and temperature compensation The sensors are DC coupled and have an extensive bandwidth (0 Hz to several thousand hertz) The signal output can be integrated to calculate velocity and displacement during shock events MEMS accelerometers are micromachined components that measure capacitive changes under acceleration The MEMS based sensors are DC coupled and have low-power consumption Advances in the performance of capacitive MEMS accelerometer sensors make them comparable to piezoelectric accelerometer sensors while retaining their advantages of lower costs These advances include the integration of ADCs and embedded processing building blocks for ML Vibration can be used to monitor and diagnose the condition of industrial equipment for PdM and detect problems such as load imbalance New approaches can use the amplitude and frequency of a vibration to determine the type of failure It defines a vibration severity standard that uses the Root Mean Square (RMS) velocity in Hz of the installed motor’s housing as a condition indicator The measured vibration from the machine is classified based on machine size The draft standard ISO/DIS 20816-3 (ISO/DIS 20816-3, 2022) document defines the general requirements for evaluating the vibration of various coupled industrial motor classes with a power above 15 kW and operating speeds (revolutions per minute (rpm) between 120 rpm and 30,000 rpm when measurements are made stationary The non-rotating and rotating parts of industrial motors are measured under normal operating conditions and the standard provides guidelines for evaluating these measurements The guidelines call for steady vibration and define acceptable changes in vibration amplitude during use ISO/DIS 20816–3 Guidelines for vibration monitoring The PdM system presented in this paper uses different approaches that include statistical calculations ML and DL techniques for vibration signals processing The vibrations indicate motors unbalance, eccentricity, turbulence, resonance problems, misalignment of couplings and bearings, worn gears or bearings, rubbing, bent/cracked shafts, fan blade defects, defective/misadjusted drive belts/chains, sleeve-bearing problems, and mechanical looseness/weakness (Selcuk, 2016) Vibration analysis can be used for detecting and identifying problems by having vibration pattern of the normal operating motor/equipment used as reference and then comparing and sorting subsequent patterns Statistical time domain parameters such as peak, velocity and acceleration RMS, standard deviation, skewness, kurtosis, crest-, factor are used for describing the vibration signals (Wang et al., 2020) Frequency-domain parameters offer additional information for fault diagnosis (Javed et al., 2015) The vibration signals are transformed by applying the FFT decomposing the signal into its different frequencies Approaches such as time dependent frequency analysis continuous and discrete wavelet transform are used for analyzing the vibration signals AI systems use data, knowledge, and algorithms to simulate cognitive functions and learn and solve problems independently. Different clasifications and definitions of AI and machine intelligence are presented in Vermesan (2020) fine-tuning the ML model on industrial edge devices is challenging This process requires several iterations and checks to ensure that the edge devices have the computing and local storage capabilities to run the model training process in a reasonable amount of time DL uses a complex structure of algorithms modelled on neural networks (NNs) DL algorithms are seen as the mathematically complex evolution of ML algorithms DL describes algorithms that analyze data with a logic structure through supervised and unsupervised learning using a layered topology of artificial NNs DL requires large amounts of data and computing power The development of transfer learning techniques—for example using pre-trained models—can reduce the amount of data that are required Feature extraction and classification in the DL algorithm are done in the same phase because the features are extracted automatically The communication networks provide data transfer using different wireless protocols such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and LoRaWAN. The wireless protocol stack IEEE 802.15.1 (IEEE 802.15.1, 2005) is used for Bluetooth communication by deploying IIoT sensors connected to a gateway via Bluetooth The raw condition data from the IIoT sensors is transmitted to a secure server to be processed and analyzed The Bluetooth IIoT devices operate within the 2.4 GHz radio range and use frequency hopping to enable the sensor devices to transmit RF signals in industrial environments where motors under monitoring are located The IIoT devices integrate the sensors (vibration etc.) and a system-on-chip processing unit that combines an Arm® processor with a floating-point unit (FPU) with a 2.4 GHz multiprotocol radio (supporting Bluetooth software) The Bluetooth IIoT devices are connected to an industrial-grade Bluetooth gateway with communication backhaul options for Wi-Fi and Ethernet The wireless protocol stack IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, point-to-point/star/cluster-tree (IEEE 802.11ax, 2021) in the ISM 2.4 GHz band is used for the Wi-Fi IIoT sensors and gateway The Wi-Fi IIoT sensors are optimized to boost the radio link quality in industrial environments subject to random and diverse disturbances using two omnidirectional antennas that can assure a line-of-sight (LOS) maximum radio range of tens of meters As the IIoT sensor nodes are operated in industrial environments (soybean production facility) the radio range is extended by adding Wi-Fi bridges/repeaters Wide Area (LPWA) networking protocol is used to enable several battery-operated IIoT sensors to connect wirelessly forming a network architecture deployed in a star-of-stars topology where the gateways dispatch messages between IIoT devices and a central network server The LoRaWAN platform has a layered topology comprising five layers: an IIoT device layer The IIoT device layer is part of the micro-edge implementation and includes the sensors (three-axis vibration and the embedded software and/or operating system The gateway layer is part of the deep-edge implementation and includes the LoRa concentrator and the host microcontroller unit (MCU) The LoRa concentrator entitles the gateway to receive and transmit LoRa messages and contains a LoRa baseband processor and two front-end chips The LoRaWAN frequency band used is EU868 (863–870 Mhz) Different options were evaluated for LoRaWAN system communication backhaul The evaluation process has included LoRaWAN gateways connected online using a network server deployed by a third party or integrated into the gateway An integrated LoRaWAN gateway solution stacked on a single-board computer is under evaluation the network layer ensures communication between devices and gateways and between gateways and network servers and application servers The application layer includes the application server which provides the information related to the gateways/devices profiles categorizes the types of data based on properties of sensors The processing/analysis layer can be used for applying AI/ML techniques for situation analysis This layer utilizes all the information provided by the network and information layers by synthesizing information from multiple sources over time and identifying the events ML and other AI techniques can learn and identify abnormal situations using the data collected The PdM architecture deployed considers that the IIoT sub-systems are connected to different edge gateways. The information collected from the various IIoT devices is aggregated to an on-premises edge server, as presented in Figure 3 The proposed edge computing solution improves the performance and reliability of IIoT and AI-based platform An intelligent real-time edge processing maintenance system for industrial manufacturing The system design is based on a heterogeneous wireless sensor network that consists of sensor nodes and IIoT devices with different communication interfaces In industrial environments using real-time communication and the reliability of the data may suffer from noise and interferences from other devices using ISM bands The signal strength may be severely affected by the reflections from the walls (multi-path propagation) interferences from other devices using ISM bands (863–870 MHz or 2.4–2.5 GHz) and the noise generated from the equipment or heavy machinery It is essential to maintain data integrity under these conditions The implementation solution presented in this paper addresses the wireless network performance requirements and design as part of an edge processing concept to leverage the computing and storage capabilities of edge IIoT wireless devices IIoT edge devices are optimally deployed to locations across the factory floor and placed on the motors/equipment with several gateways and wireless repeaters implemented to address network overload The gateway placement for protocols such as Bluetooth Wi-Fi and LoRaWAN considers different characteristics of industrial systems The traffic for monitoring IIoT devices and gateways in this implementation is characterized by small packets and relatively small communication distances that ensure the latency and throughput to reliably collect and monitor the parameters for the motors/equipment three gateways collect data from 32 IIoT nodes spread across the production facility for Bluetooth communication Adopting edge processing using several IIoT devices associated with maintenance tasks that may have various latency and reliability requirements was part of the design The optimal assignment of wireless gateways was adapted to the dynamic environment of intelligent soybean manufacturing systems to reduce interference improve the monitoring and control of IIoT devices a preliminary inspection of the site was performed for Wi-Fi connectivity and an analysis of the load on different channels was conducted the channel with a lower load was selected for each IIoT device The PdM implementation performs maintenance based on the motors/equipment health status indicators The edge computing approach is integrated and interfaced with industrial supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) infrastructure and linked through the historian component The processing at the edge and the AI deployment use the data stored in the historian unit linked to the industrial SCADA system The implementation and integration of data-driven PdM and edge intelligence follow the phases of the design methodology framework presented in Figure 4: • Operational analysis and assessment Design methodology framework for PdM edge intelligence integration The operational analysis and evaluation include the operating conditions of the motors/equipment environmental restrictions on data acquisition The data collection and acquisition include the conversion and processing the signals from the IIoT sensors into data and information to be modeled by AI-based techniques The PdM system performance depends on the efficient design and implementation of the components covered by the functions integrated in this phase The feature engineering phase implements the signal functions by implementing functional module for time- frequency- and time-frequency domain analysis The AI modelling phase includes the AI model selection (based on the model complexity labeled/unlabeled data) and the model prediction (with requirements such as time-efficiency An essential feature of the proposed solution is that the model training is carried out at the edge (micro- and the computing power and energy requirements are aligned with the computing power and storage capacity of the edge devices For the model to be deployed on edge devices the model is developed to optimize computing resources Activating AI processing loads at the micro-edge (sensors/actuators and chips/microcontrollers) level makes various data collection processes faster and more data rich The transition to the AI-embedded circuit technologies allows for offloading of network-data-carrying loads while providing edge real-time information Activating AI processing loads at the micro-edge level system on a chip (SoC) allows implementation of intelligent distributed IIoT device architectures that distribute and offload data-processing loads to different layers of application architecture across the edge continuum improving data management and processing and optimizing communication bandwidth Manufacturing processes powered by AI-enabled decisions at the edge use edge AI circuits as part of the more extensive industrial system integrated into upstream and downstream operations Integrating AI software and hardware stacks into industrial processes has many challenges programming AI-based SoCs and deploying these systems to various industrial applications Edge IIoT architecture integrates AI methods/algorithms to pre-process information in real-time at the edge and transfer relevant and valuable data to industrial processes The PdM design methodology framework is used as the basis for the AI-based edge processing real-time maintenance system for industrial manufacturing control and diagnostics which will be integrated into several layers that map to the functional domains of the high-level reference hybrid system’s architecture The AI-based edge processing real-time maintenance system layers are: rotating speed) are monitored as input signals to represent the performance of the motor/equipment By using the vibration signal to perceive the status of the motor/equipment vibration monitoring is considered appropriate for identifying failure the vibration information can precisely identify defects in the motor or equipment operations The accelerometer signals are pre-processed and time-frequency domains are applied to acceleration and velocity signals to extract valuable intelligence about the motor condition Signal data analysis and engineering processing includes data processing in the time, frequency, and wavelet domains as illustrated in Figure 5 engineering processing and AI-based model building flow Time series forecasting refers to the estimation of parameters that change over time These parameters are measured until instant t and the value that will be predicted is instant t + dt variable of interest measurements can be obtained at regular intervals making it possible to predict future values • Trends or long-term increase/decrease in values or phenomena that determine changes in values over time which push fluctuating increase/decrease in values that do not always have the same duration (i.e. One of the most important things to understand when analyzing data is the relationship between the measured quantities The time-domain analysis of the signals measured by the IIoT devices on motors/equipment makes use of several statistical time-domain features The time domain statistical parameters, equations and description is presented in Table 1 The vibration RMS velocity technique determines the vibration signal’s trends over time and monitoring RMS velocity trends provides an indicator of wear that is compared to pre-determined thresholds Acceleration is compared to pre-determined thresholds to detect bending or breakage in mechanisms for motors Many defects typically display periodic “spikes” in the signal such as increasing acceleration or instability in the acceleration profile over time Because these features examine the probability density function (PDF) of the signal which changes when the condition of the motor/equipment changes the skewness and kurtosis can be affected accordingly Skewness measures whether the signal is negatively or positively skewed and kurtosis measures the peak value of the PDF and indicates whether the signal is an impulse in nature (e.g. Normal operation motor vibration signals have a normal distribution and a skewness value of zero While kurtosis is calculated from the peak of the PDF of the vibration signal skewness is obtained from the mean value of the PDF of the vibration signal The kurtosis value of the normal motor’s vibration signal is around three and the skewness value is approximately zero When the PDF of the vibration signal changes due to faults/failures the kurtosis increases to a value greater than three and the skewness shifts to a negative or positive value The entropy of the vibration signal can be calculated as the histogram of the PDF, and it measures the degree of randomness in the vibration signal. Based on the features mentioned above, several of the following non-dimensional features can be calculated (Caesarendra and Tjahjowidodo, 2017): represents a value affected by an object’s shape but independent of its dimensions defined as the standard deviation divided by the RMS calculates how much impact happens during the rolling element and tread contact Using a FFT to convert the acceleration and velocity data from the time domain to the frequency domain offers more detailed insights into motor conditions a strong signal at a single frequency related to the rotation rate can indicate an imbalance or bent shaft in motors General looseness or a broken gear tooth can be impacted by introducing different harmonic content A strong signal amplitude modulated by a lower frequency is a diagnostic tool for gear mesh analysis and can be identified by examining the frequency domain and F (ω) the frequency-dependent Fourier transform and t representing time The FFT is an algorithm that computes the discrete Fourier transform (Heckbert, 1998; Seryasat et al., 2010). In order to deal with large amount of sampling vibration data, short time Fourier transform (STFT) analysis that combines time domain with frequency domain to analyze the vibration characteristics of the target points in a long period and wavelet transform (WT) is used (Zhu et al., 2014) the sensor bandwidth of the vibration accelerometers ranges from 0.1 Hz to 5–10 kHz for synchronous AC motors with speeds up to 3,600 rpm and DC motors with speeds from 10 to 7,000 rpm or more As changes in the acceleration reading or temperature accumulate throughout the velocity data integration vibration monitoring sensors must have good stability over time and across temperatures The vibration sensor should be as small as possible to maximize the options for placement on the monitored motors/equipment The vibration sensor’s mass should be low to prevent it from affecting the motors’ vibration characteristics The experimental set-up comprises the physical/field part and the IIoT devices mounted on the motors The system is intended to monitor electric motors such as such as AEG AM 225 MX4 (hammer mill/crushing) with the following characteristics: 45 kW power and ∼1,500 rpm; and ABB HXR 315 4 B3/HXUR 638G2 B3 (preparation/conditioning) with the following characteristics: 200 kW power smaller motors with lower vibration frequency characteristics have been installed on the lab bench The PdM demonstrator performs maintenance based on the health status indicators of the motors and equipment The IIoT-based sensors are used to measure unusual patterns of the motors’ parameters such distinctive patterns can precede potential failures The sensor integrated into the IIoT device (Sensor Tile Wireless Industrial Node, 2022) used in the experiments is a three-axis MEMS accelerometer that contains three ultrawide bandwidth (DC to 6 kHz) acceleration sensors The MEMS accelerometer sensor operates from 2.1 to 3.6 V with a low current consumption of 1.1 mA The operating temperature ranges from −40°C to +105°C and the MEMS vibration sensor has a selectable sensitivity (±2 or ±16 g) that can be tailored to a range of application requirements There is another three-axis MEMS accelerometer in the same IIoT device and a three-axis gyrometer for six degrees of motion sensing including an inter-integrated circuit interface a programmable finite state machine for data processing STWIN sensor tile wireless industrial node STM32 ARM Cortex M-based boards allow AI/ML to integrate easily and cost effectively They can run autonomously at the edge with no cloud connection which provides privacy data security and optimizes latency the PdM application was described using statistical and predictive modeling techniques to identify patterns in historical data and capture the relationships among the relevant parameters and factors This process allowed to assess the capabilities and risks associated with PdM In this section, the process is extended by applying ML to real-time measurements of selected key parameters to assess the current and future functioning. The fusing of the PdM application with ML/DL is shown in Figure 7 The fusing encompasses all the steps in the pipeline generation based on the sensor data including feature extraction and selection The ML solution creates untrained ML models to be embedded in MCUs running unsupervised learning algorithms directly on the target microcontroller Given that the training process is integrated within the device Several optimizing and configuration features are therefore available such as limiting random access memory (RAM) and flash memory generation of alternative candidates and selection of the best model candidate A microcontroller emulator can be used to test and debug the model before deployment on the device The DL solution creates pretrained NN models with frameworks such as Tensorflow or ONNX and converts them into optimized code for the MCUs It can also optimize memory usage during runtime and run large NNs by storing weights and activation buffers in external flash memory and RAM end-to-end solutions for anomaly detection and classification tasks but they are complementary rather than mutually exclusive The ML solution is based on unsupervised algorithms and is completely automated As it skips the complexity of full pipeline generation based on the data it is intended as a rapid prototyping system Both solutions generate optimized code to be included in the microcontroller application and both run on-device inference and display output anomaly detection with ML solution provides a dynamic model to detect anomalies in the PdM system Based on the sensor data representing both normal and abnormal behavior a set of model candidates is generated using various ML algorithms Accuracy reflects the candidate’s ability to correctly identify normal signals as normal behavior and abnormal signals as abnormal behavior whereas confidence reflects the candidate’s ability to separate the two The generation process for the best candidates can be stopped any time after achieving satisfactory results; however it is recommended that the process runs as long as the accuracy and confidence are lower than 80% the selected candidate for the PdM application has an accuracy of 98.95% RAM 5.7kB + Buffer 6.2kB and Flash 13.2 kB The selected model can be installed on multiple systems mounted on different motors Each model will learn its motor’s behavior and create a distinct trained model the models take the vibrations coming from the motors as input and are able to identify and report anomalies correctly The models will function based on a state machine, as shown in Figure 8 The model functions for the “init,” “learning” and “detection” states are called in the main loop the model runs a predefined number of training cycles it switches to inference mode and is ready to detect anomalies as required by the PdM application either periodically or with a user interrupt callback The ML model was implemented with NanoEdge AI Studio (https://www.st.com/en/development-tools/nanoedgeaistudio.html), following the flowchart as shown in Figure 9 Flow chart for implementation of an AI-based model with NanoEdge AI Studio The flow steps in the chart are detailed in the following text: the maximum amount of RAM and flash can be set a simple datalogger code was generated that reads and logs the raw sensor data directly on the serial port of the processing device so that logs can be retrieved from a computer using serial tools such as Tera Term or from the console of the integrated development environment (IDE) The signals for normal and abnormal behavior can be imported from different sources, and all settings can be configured in the graphical user interface (GUI); no code writing is required at this stage. Different configurations exist in terms of data format, sensor inputs and using a serial interface or secure digital (SD) card to store the data. The signals can be visualized as shown in Figure 10 in both temporal and frequency plots for the accelerometer Z-axis Visualization of normal (A) and abnormal (B) signals a collection of 100 signals was acquired for each normal and abnormal behavior at a baud rate at 115,200 bps and with a buffer size of 512 samples on each axis With a sampling frequency of 1,667 Hz each buffer represents a temporal signal of ∼300 ms which is sufficient to capture the essence of motor vibration patterns Filter settings were activated in the signal pre-processing steps only the frequencies that represent the characteristics of the motor vibration are kept Filtering techniques also help eliminate high-frequency noise that interferes with the vibration signal the signals can be visualized in both the temporal and frequency plots for the accelerometer Z-axis The graph’s x-axis corresponds to the number of samples (512) while the y-values contain an indication of the mean value of each sample across all 100 signals The abnormal signal was acquired by applying a variation to the load of the motor leading to the similarity dropping instantly while an anomaly occurs as expected It is important to note that these signals mainly provide context for the automatic search for the most efficient algorithms and optimization for target AI-based embedded systems during benchmarking The model is trained on the target directly where only the “normal” behaviors are learned the benchmarking process starts searching through a pool of ML algorithms and tests combinations of three elements: preprocessing Each combination is a library that is evaluated for balanced accuracy and the results provide a ranking of these libraries Each library has its own emulator, which allows for easy testing with real data to determine if it provides acceptable results, without the need to download, link or compile. If the library functions as expected, it can be deployed and downloaded in the form of a library and header file. The firmware wrapped with the generated files is then compiled and flashed onto the microcontroller target. A snapshot from the anomaly detection is shown in Figure 11 Model benchmarking and snapshot from the inference state anomaly detection with a DL solution entails a model generated and trained using a ML framework being input into a model converter or code generator in order to deploy it on the embedded device Various converters are available to reduce the size and other resource requirements so that models developed using high-end APIs can be deployed on boards For the implementation of the AI/DL solution code generation was chosen in which the model is translated into a low-level programming language more suitable for embedded devices in terms of performance Inferences can be made with high accuracy while also accounting for limited resources; the generated files and NN library are then merged with the firmware and flashed onto the target microcontroller The CNN architecture for the PdM proof-of-concept is a sequential model, with one input and output layer and four hidden layers: one convolution layer, one pooling layer, and two dense layers (Figure 12) CNN architecture and the overview of the NN model The input layer is a one-dimensional time series sensor data comprising of motor vibrations along the X,Y,Z axis the appropriate number and size of the convolution kernel performs one dimensional convolution operations vanishing gradient problem is avoided and better computation performance is obtained The max-pooling layer is appended to the convolutional layer and carries out a 2 × 1 max-pooling operation the extracted features from output of the max-pooling convolution layer are extended to a one-dimensional vector A dropout operation with a ratio set to 0.3 is executed after the first dense layer It randomly selects and deletes neurons from the model in order to form a random subset of the neurons and enhanced the generalization ability of the NN model one normal behavior and three types of abnormal behavior are identified after training The model was implemented in Python using Keras with the layers designed and added one-by-one the sensor data was classified with one normal behavior and three types of abnormal behavior The trained model was saved in an open-source HDF5/H5.h5 file (Hierarchical Data Format version 5) The conversion into optimized C code was implemented with STM32 Cube AI which offers simple and efficient interoperability with ML frameworks The state machine consists mainly of two states with two functions “init” and “process” with the former initializing the NN model and the latter being a continuously running function for collecting raw data from the sensors on board and making inferences in real-time The fusion of PdM application with AI/DL solution is shown in Figure 13 The fusion of PdM application with AI/DL solution An overview of the NN model is given in Figure 12 showing the required memory needed to store the model and how many multiply-and-accumulate (MAC) operations are required Various experiments were conducted with both TensorFlow Lite and Cube. AI on the same model as described above. The results show that the latter is faster and requires less flash and RAM than the former (Figure 14) Comparison of results using a model converter (TensorFlow Lite) and code generator (Cube.AI) for anomaly detection based on sensor measurements current consumption and temperature variations SVM) are very efficient and easy to configure and they can be trained on the target directly minimal amount of data input is needed to select the proper algorithm The results also showed that the combination of CNN with the optimization outperformed traditional ML techniques (RF The model created by the AI/DL solution achieved accuracy rates as high as 98% for one of the datasets and 95% for the other the DL solution for PdM requires more investment than ML solutions The ML solution was implemented with NanoEdge AI Studio whereas the DL solution was implemented with CUBE The former is a useful toolkit to test the ML solution and using proper input signal capturing and formatting and correctly selecting the generated libraries it is possible to obtain useful results for the PdM application The latter has proven to be a useful toolkit for implementing the DL solution due to interoperability with various ML frameworks more features have been considered: classification which enables automatic identification of a machine state among many different possible states and extrapolation which uses mathematical regression models in order to estimate a target value using other known features The classification library can be used on top of the anomaly detection library to determine the source of the problem after an anomaly has been detected The extrapolation library can be used to predict future behavior The insight and results will be valuable for the DL solution It is important to note that the above frameworks although designed for the food processing industry can be applied to other manufacturing sectors or similar facilities involving motors and equipment that are in need of PdM This section discusses various current open research and innovation topics and provides recommendations for future research directions on different issues related to intelligent maintenance systems for industrial manufacturing Continued research on developing new algorithms for multi-sensors and multi-protocol techniques for data analytics using ML and DL is needed especially for PdM solutions that require considerable amounts of data to train extensive neural networks This implies that the development of robust algorithms that use small-scale datasets that can provide similar accuracy as those that rely on more comprehensive datasets is necessary Developing techniques to enhance the scalability and model migration across devices in the edge continuum from micro- These features are essential for a trained model to ensure enhanced applicability when applied to other devices at the edge Another future research area is related to the dataset structure and the requirement to balance the feature of datasets used in PdM solutions using ML and DL algorithms This issue is important because many challenges need to be addressed when handling mechanical and electrical data that are measured from the motors/equipment the balance between the observed data volume for normal operations of the motors/equipment that far exceeds the practical data volume for an anomalous operation is a critical issue This imbalance between the two creates problems in model training which requires more data under fault status scenarios to construct a more balanced complete dataset The significance of data to AI-based algorithm’s performance is self-evident further research is needed to implement less complex acquisition systems based on IIoT devices at the edge using datasets originating from the actual industrial operating motors/equipment in addition to the public datasets provided by a few open-source platforms The use of in situ datasets improves the fine-tuning of the AI-based model and helps solve practical problems in industrial manufacturing more efficiently Unsupervised learning based on training the AI-based model with unlabeled data in PdM implementations is another significant research direction in the future The existing AI solutions mainly focus on supervised learning that requires datasets to be uniquely labeled Further research is needed to study the efficiency of the AI-based models used in PdM applications the benchmarking tools for evaluating these models The misdiagnosis and mitigation actions that address a certain degree of loss or breakdown of the system under maintenance are essential elements that must be evaluated to provide safe and reliable industrial PdM systems The datasets presented in this article are not readily available because policy restrictions. Requests related to datasets should be directed to OV (T3ZpZGl1LlZlcm1lc2FuQHNpbnRlZi5ubw==) OV coordinated the structure and elaboration of the paper and the alignment and integration of individual contributions and references based on the work in different common projects and discussed the manuscript This work was supported by the European Commission within the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme funding ECSEL Joint Undertaking project AI4DI under Grant Agreement No Authors OV and RB are employed by the company SINTEF Digital AS Author MC is employed by the company STMicroelectronics AK and TH are employed by the company Denofa AS and HES are employed by the company NxTech AS Author DL is employed by the company Intellectual Labs AS All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher AI4DI, Artificial Intelligence for Digitising Industry. Available online at: https://ai4di.eu/ Google Scholar Condition Monitoring: A Decade of Proposed Techniques CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar A Review of Feature Extraction Methods in Vibration-Based Condition Monitoring and its Application for Degradation Trend Estimation of Low-Speed Slew Bearing CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar Vibration Based Condition Monitoring: A Review CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar Signal to Knowledge: A Data-Driven Perspective of Fault Detection and Diagnosis CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar Improvement of the Sensitivity of the Scalar Indicators (Crest Factor Kurtosis) Using a De-noising Method by Spectral Subtraction: Application to the Detection of Defects in Ball Bearings CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar Measurement and Analysis of Vibrations - Evaluation of the Criteria of Acceptance ISO Standard 10816-6 CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar State-of-the-Art Predictive Maintenance Techniques CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar Heckbert, P. S. (1998). Fourier Transforms and the Fast Fourier Transform ( FFT ) Algorithm. Available online at: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/andrew/scs/cs/15-463/2001/pub/www/notes/fourier/fourier.pdf Google Scholar IEEE 802.11ax (2021). IEEE Standard for Information Technology-Telecommunications and Information Exchange between Systems Local and Metropolitan Area Networks-specific Requirements Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications Amendment 1: Enhancements for High-Efficiency WLAN. Available online at: https://standards.ieee.org/ieee/802.11ax/7180/ Google Scholar Google Scholar ISO 20816-1 (2016). Mechanical Vibration - Measurement and Evaluation of Machine Vibration - Part 1: General Guidelines. Available at: https://www.iso.org/standard/63180.html Google Scholar ISO/DIS 20816-3 (2022). Mechanical Vibration - Measurement and Evaluation of Machine Vibration - Part 3: Industrial Machinery with a Power Rating above 15 kW and Operating Speeds between 120 Min-1 and 30,000 Min-1. Available online at: https://www.iso.org/standard/78311.html?browse=tc Google Scholar ISO 2954 (2012). Mechanical Vibration of Rotating and Reciprocating Machinery - Requirements for Instruments for Measuring Vibration Severity. Available online at: https://www.iso.org/standard/21835.html Google Scholar Enabling Health Monitoring Approach Based on Vibration Data for Accurate Prognostics CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar Towards Multi-Model Approaches to Predictive Maintenance: A Systematic Literature Survey on Diagnostics and Prognostics CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar Motor Bearing Fault Diagnosis Using Trace Ratio Linear Discriminant Analysis CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar A Convolutional Neural Network Based Feature Learning and Fault Diagnosis Method for the Condition Monitoring of Gearbox CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar An Effective Predictive Maintenance Framework for Conveyor Motors Using Dual Time-Series Imaging and Convolutional Neural Network in an Industry 4.0 Environment CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar ONNX. Available online at: https://onnxruntime.ai PyTorch. Available online at: https://pytorch.org/mobile/home/ A Survey of Predictive Maintenance: Systems CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar Sensor Tile Wireless Industrial Node (2022). STEVAL-STWINKT1 - SensorTile Wireless Industrial Node Development Kit and Reference Design for Industrial IoT Applications. Avalable online at: https://www.st.com/en/evaluation-tools/steval-stwinkt1.html Google Scholar “Multi-fault Diagnosis of Ball Bearing Using FFT Wavelet Energy Entropy Mean and Root Mean Square (RMS),” in 2010 IEEE International Conference on Systems CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar “Assets Predictive Maintenance Using Convolutional Neural Networks,” in 2019 20th IEEE/ACIS International Conference on Software Engineering Networking and Parallel/Distributed Computing (SNPD) CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar Singh, V. (2021). Skewness in Statistics - Overview, Concepts, Types, Measurements and Importance. Available online at: https://www.naukri.com/learning/articles/skewness-in-statistics-overview-concepts-types-measurements-importance/ Google Scholar TensorFlow. Available online at: https://www.tensorflow.org/lite Van Eys, J. E. (2012). Manual of Quality Analyses for Soybean Products in the Feed Industry. 2nd edition. France: GANS Inc. Available online at: https://ussec.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Manual-of-Quality-Analyses-2nd-edition.pdf Google Scholar Vermesan, O., and Bacquet, J. (2020). Internet of Things – the Call of the Edge - Everything Intelligent Everywhere. Gistrup: River Publishers. Available online at: https://www.riverpublishers.com/pdf/ebook/RP_E9788770221955.pdf CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar Vermesan, O. (2020). AI for Digitizing Industry Road-Mapping Requirements. AI4DI ECSEL H2020 Project Report. Available online at: https://ai4di.eu/ Google Scholar "Vibration Analysis Condition Monitoring for Rotating Machines: A Review," Mater CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar A Novel Statistical Time-Frequency Analysis for Rotating Machine Condition Monitoring CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar “On-line Vibration Monitoring and Diagnosing of a Multi-Megawatt Wind Turbine Gearbox,” in Philippe Velex International Gear Conference 2014: 26th -28th August 2014 (Lyon: Chandos Publishing) CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar Sand HE and Lindberg D (2022) An Intelligent Real-Time Edge Processing Maintenance System for Industrial Manufacturing Received: 19 March 2022; Accepted: 25 May 2022;Published: 01 July 2022 Copyright © 2022 Vermesan, Coppola, Bahr, Bellmann, Martinsen, Kristoffersen, Hjertaker, Breiland, Andersen, Sand and Lindberg. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited in accordance with accepted academic practice distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms *Correspondence: Ovidiu Vermesan, T3ZpZGl1LlZlcm1lc2FuQHNpbnRlZi5ubw== Disclaimer: All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher 94% of researchers rate our articles as excellent or goodLearn more about the work of our research integrity team to safeguard the quality of each article we publish The Netherlands captain has opened up about why he embraced the official after his side's 2-2 draw with Germany Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk has explained why he consoled the referee after his side's 2-2 draw with Germany The Liverpool star scored late on as Oranje recovered from 2-0 down to earn a point which secured their place in the finals of the UEFA Nations League Once the full-time whistle sounded at the Veltins Arena on Monday evening Van Dijk consoled Romanian referee Ovidiu Hategan And Van Dijk has since revealed the reason for the beautiful gesture was because the official had learned of his mother's passing, with Digi Sport reporting that Hategan heard the news at half-time of the match after asking his family to be kept informed. In quotes reported by Voetbal International he said: "He told me his mum recently passed away "I consoled him and told him he refereed well Van Dijk has emerged as a true leader in what has been a remarkable revival of the Netherlands' fortunes of late The Dutch were in a state of disarray after missing out on qualification for the World Cup leading to Ronald Koeman's arrival as manager Koeman quickly installed Van Dijk as the Netherlands' new captain and also introduced a number of talented young stars into the national team And the 1988 European Championship winners confirmed that they are well and truly on the up after beating France 2-0 before drawing with Germany in the space of three days bred in a blue-collar neighborhood in the city of Bazau Ovidiu Iacob learned to use his hands at an early age Ovidiu Iacob is a survivor — and one of the best boxers in the barracks is a heavy favorite to defend his 175-pound title against Alonzo McNeal at Army's annual Brigade Boxing Open at 6 p.m came to West Point as part of the Academy's international exchange student program "I probably would have been in more fights if I didn't have three brothers Here at West Point I've learned to become more cold-blooded." There is a thin thread connecting Long Island City and the Greek capital It is a story of expertise in the transformation of materials that speaks the language of design is their production workshop: an 800-square-metre factory producing design objects made of resin They are Eleni Petaloti and Leonidas Trampoukis which has recently been joined by a production space a Romanian artisan who ran a workshop on Long Island dedicated to the production of resin objects Ovidiu then produced objects on commission from artists and small reproductions of the Statue of Liberty that tourists raved about the man had come up with innovative and secret recipes developing techniques that had never been used before “Since Ovidiu was nearing retirement and his sons would not take over his business,” Petaloti explains “we took Colea’s laboratory and transported it to Piraeus an area of Athens that used to be home to many factories.” This move gave the Objects of Common Interest the possibility to control their production only two years before moving to New York together and the dream of returning to their homeland to give back what they had learned elsewhere was an idea that always animated their imaginations The first project to come out of the Piraeus factory was Chronos an installation curated by Milan-based studio Mr.Lawrence for the latest edition of Design Miami in December 2022 it consisted of three new resin lighting designs: the Polymorph Cast Aluminum lounge chair and two Metamorphic Rocks reminiscent of the organic shapes of a rock which has since been incorporated into many of their projects not least the large public installation Light On conceived for Piazza della Libertà in Bergamo as the winner of an international competition for the symbolic installation of the Italian Capital of Culture 2023 The intervention on the imposing fascist-era Casa della Libertà consists of a serpentine light installation to connect the public to the building and equipped the square with public seating made of marble cutouts “Public installations have the power to transform even for their short duration when temporary beyond the initial aesthetic perception,” the designers explain “They disrupt known norms and established habits they challenge preconceptions of a place that has been familiar for years or decades as in the case of Piazza de la Libertà in Bergamo” “With each public installation we add a pool of ideas that builds our collective experience for future projects The one in Bergamo is the largest and longest we have made to date and is a continuous and active source of inspiration and information for us as designers in relation to the reaction of the people who interact with it.” Translucency is another hallmark of the work of the two designers former winners of the Wallpaper* Design Awards and judges of 2023 curated by Studio Vedèt for the gigantic atrium of the Nilufar Depot last April It is a collection of resin objects characterised by an unprecedented iridescence a visual effect of rare and simple beauty made possible thanks to one of Ovidiu’s recipes and passed down to Objects of Common Interest this potion of opalescence is poured into moulds and once solid is treated by hand in the same way one treats natural materials such as iron avoids the more classical processing where squared blocks are cut and shaped using The largest diffusion magazine in the luxury & design world Privacy Policy(function (w,d) {var loader = function () {var s = d.createElement("script") tag = d.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; s.src="https://cdn.iubenda.com/iubenda.js"; tag.parentNode.insertBefore(s,tag);}; if(w.addEventListener){w.addEventListener("load" false);}else if(w.attachEvent){w.attachEvent("onload" loader);}else{w.onload = loader;}})(window “I wished him strength and said that he had whistled well because it’s something you rarely see This is what players can do for you as a referee Giving that bit of comfort when you need to But it also good for referees to realise when (not) to referee That is a decision every referee has to take for him- or herself was focused and fully capable of refereeing that game but still comfortable to referee a game in the weekend a few days later It gives me something positive during that week of mourning If I would have been distracted during work constantly or would have started crying out of the blue while making breakfast or so It reminds me of a new paragraph in the KNVB referee handbook. “Football players have the right to have a fit (assistant) referee“ we expect you not to referee or assist” For me that refers to mental fitness as well The first point in the story 7 tips to stay focused for 90 minutes is: Avoid negative thoughts and feelings because then you’ll be able to make the right calls “You take the risk that you deliver a performance lower than normal.” Keep that in mind when you make your own call when (not) to officiate Kan iemand vertellen wat hier aan de hand is? #DUINED pic.twitter.com/Z19g3VR1cy — Marcus den Blanken (@markdbl) 19 november 2018 but sorry to hear about the incident and threaths Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed Two years ago in Alicante Romania’s Ovidiu IONESCU reached the final of the individual European Championships He has lost to Timo BOLL but the success achieved by IONESCU meant that he became only the second ever Romanian to reach the final of a Men’s Singles event at a European Championships; the one other was Radu NEGULESCU in 1960 in Zagreb Radu was beaten in the final by the Hungary’s Zoltan BERCZIK We hope that he will have the chance to try to go one step further this year in Poland’s Warsaw where the ITTF European individual Championships will take place However the break in tournaments we used to talk about the past IONESCU revealed that his starts were “accidental” “I remember that my brother was not allowed by his classmates to play table tennis in the school yard so he asked Santa to bring us two rackets As soon as we received it we started to play on my father desk all day long Initially it was funny for my parents but after a while it got a little bit annoying I had a lot of energy so they brought me to the table tennis club in my hometown ” said IONESCU When you realize will become your professional call “When I first moved to Germany in my youth I knew I was going to do everything in power to become a professional table tennis player.” Have you ever felt you had enough and wanted to stop I love this sport too much with all its ups and downs.” I was 10 years old and I had won the top 10 for the first time My parents were with me and they even bought me a water machine gun as a present.” “I think both when I won silver at European and World Championships are the happiest moments for me You want to believe you can make it and when you actually do it you cannot compare it with anything else in the sport Place that made greatest impression on you Being surrounded by all the great athletes proved to me that it is always good to chase your dreams.” “For me Roger FEDERER is the best role model inside and outside the court.” “A more recent one would be in European games in mixed doubles final The winner would get directly the Olympic ticket Our opponents Petrissa SOLJA and Patrick FRANZISKA played perfectly and we did not stand a chance.” “I hope people in Romania will start to follow more and more table tennis and that table tennis will become a more recognized sport countrywide.” “As the Olympics postponed for a year the next goal is to get a gold medal at European Championships doesn’t matter the event.” The European Table Tennis Union (ETTU) is the governing body of the sport of table tennis in Europe and is the only authority recognized for this purpose by the International Table Tennis Federation The ETTU deals with all matters relating to table tennis at a European level including the development and promotion of the sport in the territories controlled by its 58 member associations and the organization of continental table tennis competitions The Bucharest court sentenced Ovidiu Tender to 11 years and 4 months of jail time on Tuesday Marian Iancu was sentenced to 13 years and opt months of prison for the same charges The court’s decision is not final and can be appealed The two business men were trialed for the same file in 2006, with Alina Bica as the main prosecutor. Bica was recently indicted for a case involving real estate fraud. Tender and Iancu were found guilty of illegal taking over Carom SA Onesti where they caused damages of RON 140 million Carom SA was part of the Onest Petrochemical Platform The two business men drained Carom’s resources through a complicated financial system We use cookies for keeping our website reliable and secure providing social media features and to analyse how our website is used Ovidiu Anton won Romania’s Selectia Nationala 2016 with “Moment Of Silence” on Sunday but the song’s echo is still fresh in our mind Backed by a symphonic rock melody and a voice to silence all competition the Moment of Silence lyrics also helped Ovidiu gather enough support from both the jury and televoters It was a fifth time lucky for Ovidiu Anton, who placed third last year with “Still Alive”. The singer penned the song and lyrics for “Moment Of Silence” in the aftermath of the Colectiv club fire.  After three days of national mourning thousands took to the streets of Bucharest in the following nights and eventually toppled the corrupt government ultimately considered to be responsible for the death of 63 people and crippling many others rather than being a tribute to the victims — Ovidiu made it quite clear from the start that he didn’t want to use that national tragedy for winning Selectia Nationala — Romania’s song is a rallying cry to fight for the truth and against the political and religious establishment Overview Meet the team Press Write for us Input your search keywords and press Enter The TimesTwo convicted Romanian rapists entered Britain without any alert being raised and within weeks went on to brutally attack a woman in her home flew to London almost immediately after being freed from jail in France where they had been convicted of raping a hitchhiker Despite promises by EU countries to share details of violent criminals Border Agency officers and police had no record of their convictions and the men entered unchallenged Soon afterwards they tied up a middle-aged medical professional in London and raped and robbed her Police believe the brothers may have attacked other women and appealed for victims to come forward as it was revealed that the Mamaligas were also suspected of controlling prostitutes in Registered in England No. 894646. Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, SE1 9GF. Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker as fans rally to show their support.Ovidiu Anton: Romania's 2016 Eurovision entry (Source Eurovision.tv) Source: Eurovision Romania disqualified from competing in Eurovision 2016 due to mounting debt Eurovision stars pay tribute to iconic music legend Prince British PM David Cameron says UK will remain part of Eurovision regardless of EU referendum outcome Eurovision 2016 promises to be testostorone-heavy with an abundance of hot male soloists the first app in Romania that facilitates the delivery of healthcare services to patients in the comfort of their own home gave an exclusive interview to Business Review and talked about the latest trends and the future of telemedicine on the Romanian market I think that telemedicine services will continue to grow and will be used by more and more patients have implemented a subscription system and we think that our service becomes complementary to the compulsory insurance and the private medical subscription Through Beesers service we can say that Romanian patients will be able to have a complete medical package art enthusiasts are to encounter an extraordinary fusion of art heritage as “Brancusi Reimagined” unveils an unprecedented exhibition in Timisoara a key part of the Capital of Culture’s official programme iconic sculptures from Constantin Brancusi’s transformative period sourced from prestigious global institutions like the Pompidou Centre and Tate Gallery will converge with works from his early years drawn from Romania’s diverse array of museum and private collections Business Review sat down with Ovidiu Sandor the Commissioner of the Exhibition titled “Brancusi: Romanian Sources and Universal Perspectives,” as well as the President of the Art Encounters Foundation to delve into the intricacies of this remarkable exhibition How does the exhibition showcase and honour Constantin Brancusi’s heritage and what significance does this hold for Romania as his country of origin? The exhibition is a well-deserved symbolic Brancusi homecoming since the last Romanian exhibition dedicated to the great sculptor happened over 50 years ago It will be a good opportunity for Romanians to see important works there is also an exhibition debunking many of the associated myths and distorted images of Brancusi and the catalogue complementing the exhibition are even more arguments to come and (re)discover Brancusi this exhibition recovers and addresses Brancusi’s Romanian origins and presents the different stages of his artistic journey I think the exhibition is about Brancusi’s importance for Romanian culture and Timisoara is not only the European Capital of Culture but also the country’s cultural capital this year We should link Timisoara to Brancusi through multiculturalism and respect for tradition healthy continuity in the evolution of a society We are happy to be able to exhibit in Timisoara one of the great values of universal culture and art as we did with Victor Brauner earlier this year thus promoting two of the great artists who lived in France and contributed to the excellent relationship between the two countries How did the curators manage to gather sculptures from major museums like the Pompidou Centre and Tate Gallery for this exhibition in Romania? securing the loans was one of the most complicated aspects Owners of such works are usually very selective when it comes to lending them The Art Encounters Foundation had partnered up with Centre Pompidou in previous collaborative projects I am involved in the work of both Tate and Pompidou Doina Lemny also ran the Brancusi Studio in Paris for many years and had access to the fabulous Brancusi archives and her experience preparing Brancusi exhibitions is invaluable these factors built the trust needed for these loans to be granted proving that we can have high-standard exhibitions in Romania What role does Doina Lemny play as the curator of the exhibition and how has her expertise in Brancusi’s art contributed to the curation process? Doina has certainly played a decisive role She is a renowned international expert on the work and life of Constantin Brancusi having signed the curatorial concept for many other exhibitions dedicated to the Romanian sculptor both at the Atelier Brancusi in Pompidou as well as in Brussels She lives and breathes Brancusi and she’s dedicated her life as a researcher to the many layers of this fascinating figure I couldn’t think of anyone better to curate such an exhibition in Timisoara because this exhibition and its proposed concept are at a standard that Doina Lemny masters very well the exhibition’s curator will stage in Timisoara the most truthful and well-informed Brancusi event you’ll ever see How does this exhibition compare to previous ones curated by Doina Lemny in terms of scale and significance It is the first exhibition in several decades in which Brancusi is placed in a Romanian context Doina’s expertise and her relationships with the owners of these works and many other people around the phenomenon were essential “Romanian sources and universal perspectives” is an exhibition that presents in a balanced way the Romanian influences in Brancusi’s work the successive refinement of specific themes and their conversion into universal forms and artworks that are recognisable everywhere The exhibition will present over 100 works The scale of the exhibition is aligned with the available space and budget constraints What are some of the challenges you’ve faced in organising an exhibition of this magnitude and level of international collaboration the biggest challenge was securing the loans for the works the Timisoara National Museum of Art had to undergo a crucial technical upgrade with the unconditional support of the Timis County Council Organising transport and insurance for such works was an essential and sensitive management element But there is also a lot about harmonising the way of working between Romanian public institutions (the Timis County Council institutions from other countries (the French Institute the Museums from which we’ve borrowed pieces and a private institution (Art Encounters) But the team we’ve built is diverse and professional and it had a good learning-by-doing stage in preparing the Victor Brauner exhibition even if sometimes we encounter challenges in organising the flow of visitors How does the exhibition contribute to promoting Brancusi’s heritage and Romanian cultural identity on a global stage it is the first Brancusi exhibition set in a Romanian context The international press has shown interest in coming to the grand opening It’s great that this retrospective is taking place in Timisoara to be followed by an extensive retrospective at the Pompidou during the Olympic Games in 2024 Centre Pompidou will close for renovation for 4-5 years the Brancusi Studio will be located at the heart of the refurbished building What challenges have you been facing during the planning phase and how do you overcome them Are there any specific technological or multimedia elements incorporated into the exhibition While Brancusi doesn’t need bling to be interesting the exhibition aims to present Brancusi’s works in their physical shape just as the artist intended and designed them the video images he filmed (something quite avant-garde at the time) and so on do not need technology to entertain a faithful and spectacular image of the great sculptor We feel that Brancusi needs to be presented in a pure form What are your expectations in terms of the public’s response and what impact do you hope the exhibition will have on visitors’ understanding and appreciation of Brancusi’s art We hope it will be an occasion for it to be noticed by audiences in the city and from across the country It will also be interesting for an international audience We believe it is essential to present Brancusi in his country in a balanced display of the Romanian influences on his work but in the dynamics of the evolution of his oeuvre towards the universal masterpieces that made him famous It is an exhibition that had to be done and I don’t think there’s a better context than “Timisoara 2023 – European Capital of Culture.” We are aware of a number of cultural initiatives that will take place in the context of this exhibition From young artists entering a dialogue with Brancusi to theatre plays and other events prepared by various NGOs or cultural organisations these complementary projects prove the importance of Brancusi for Romanian culture as well as his present-day relevance What value do you believe this exhibition brings to the art community and the public How does it contribute to the broader cultural landscape We all think we know who Brancusi is and that we know his work This exhibition is also an excellent opportunity to discover new things means something completely different when witnessed in public Revisiting the pillars of Romanian culture is necessary the Brancusi exhibition will leave behind a critical legacy and set up a bar for the Museum’s future projects We believe this kind of landmark event somehow changes the entire cultural landscape and forces this art community into much-needed questions and discussions about Brancusi’s artistic legacy He may not have represented Romania at Eurovision last year, but the awards keep coming for Ovidiu Anton. After winning Selectia Nationala 2016 with “Moment Of Silence” the same single has now brought him victory in the Best Pop-Rock Song category at the Romanian Radio Music Awards The rock singer, who was denied the chance to perform in Stockholm just weeks ahead of the rehearsals because broadcaster TVR had not paid its debts to the EBU got his revenge one year later by winning the coveted award with “Moment Of Silence” Ovidiu addressed the hard road that rock music has to take in order to get to its audience “Since I was little and throughout my music career ‘It’s hard to be a rocker.’ I got my own band and people said ‘It’s hard to be a rocker.’ I went to Eurovision and everyone said ‘It’s hard to be a rocker.’ But [my band and I] have grown up and we don’t listen to them And manage he did: not only did he win Selectia Nationala 2016 with “Moment Of Silence” but also one of the most prestigious awards for the same song We hope that this new triumph gives Ovidiu closure and new strength to rock on Sharing a photo of the trophy via Facebook Ovidiu thanked Radio Romania and his country as well as “those who believed in this song in the most beautiful but also in the hardest moments” the singer is still haunted by the fact that he won Selectia Nationala after trying five times only to be denied to perform on the Eurovision stage in the eleventh hour last night he also took the time to praise the physique of Suzanne — the skin-tillating sister of wiwibloggs’ founder William Ovidiu says: “I will take a moment of… admiration.” We love that he stays in such close contact with his fans We’re certainly glad that the singer is in good spirits! We wholeheartedly congratulate him and hope that he will one day change his mind about returning to the Eurovision arena And how well do you think Ovidiu would have fared in Stockholm last year stop promoting in Wiwibloggs you cheap *** Leiden Centre for Continental Philosophy is pleased to announce a talk by Ovidiu Stanciu Director del Programa de Doctorado Instituto de Filosofía My talk aims to propose a phenomenological approach to the questions of the world and alienness by drawing on the analyses put forth by Bernhard Waldenfels and Maurice Merleau-Ponty I will start out by reconstructing the outlines of the experience of the alien this experience can function as a powerful impetus enabling us to call into question some of the most deeply held commitments of Western philosophical tradition: the  sovereignty of the ego I will maintain that a patient analysis of this experience compels us to undertake an inquiry concerning the “inter-world,” understood as the place of the encounter and the threshold of separation between the self and the alien drawing on Merleau-Ponty’s alternative description of the “inter-world,” I will claim that Waldenfels’s account is insufficiently radical and show that the in-between realm cannot be assimilated to an interstice lodged between two insulated spheres the “inter-world” should be conceived of as a shared dimension subtending the partition between the spheres of ownness and alienness Ovidiu STANCIU is Assistant Professor of philosophy at the Universidad Diego Portales Santiago de Chile and Research Associate at the Husserl Archives in Paris He is a former student of the Ecole Normale Supérieure He holds an MA in Contemporary Philosophy (Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne 2008) and a PhD in Philosophy (Université de Bourgogne / Bergische Universität Wuppertal with a thesis on “the problem of metaphysics in Heidegger and Patočka” He was previously University Lecturer in Philosophy at the Institut d’Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po) Paris and at the Institut Catholique de Paris He has edited two special issues of the Revue Philosophique de Louvain (one dedicated to Eugen Fink and the other to Tran-Duc-Thao) and two books: Patočka lecteur d’Aristote cosmologie (Argenteuil: Le Cercle Herméneutique Understanding History with Ricœur and Patočka (Bucarest: Zeta Books He has published papers in journals such as Continental Philosophy Review Revue Philosophique de la France et de l’étranger A helicopter pilot who made an emergency landing Wednesday on Milwaukee Avenue in Prospect Heights before the craft flipped onto its side credited his flight instructor and God for his survival and minimal property damage "I did the best I could in that situation," said 35-year-old Niles resident Ovidiu Astalus who walked away from the wreck with a dislocated shoulder and minor injuries The emergency occurred about 6:40 a.m. Wednesday, shortly after Astalus took off from the nearby Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling Astalus' company, Crown Point Truck & Trailer Repair, owns the Robinson R44 Raven II aircraft and he was headed to a helipad at the firm's Morton Grove headquarters The helicopter was built earlier this year, federal aviation records indicate Astalus was the craft's only occupant Wednesday When the helicopter, which is black and emblazoned with the company logo and website address, was 200 to 300 feet over the Dam No. 1 Woods forest preserve its engine began racing and slowing uncontrollably Whereas an airplane in trouble sometimes can glide to an emergency landing a helicopter that loses engine power typically has only a few rotor spins before it plummets to the ground Astalus chose a spot on Milwaukee Avenue at Apple Drive to land later saying he tried to land far ahead of oncoming cars so they could see him in time and avoid hitting the aircraft the helicopter's overhead rotor blades struck a nearby light pole knocking down the pole and forcing the aircraft onto its right side Wheeling Deputy Fire Chief Steve Mella was on his way to fire station No which is on Milwaukee Avenue about one mile from the airport but that's not terribly unusual," Mella said firefighters were heading to the landing site Mella activated his vehicle's emergency lights and joined them The helicopter came down about 15 or 20 feet from a concrete barrier separating the road from the forest preserve and the Des Plaines River "Whether it was luck or skill I don't know "He ended up in an open intersection and didn't end up in the river or hit any of the businesses (in the area)." who said he got his pilot's license earlier this year and has about 150 hours of flight experience got out of the craft on his own before emergency crews arrived Prospect Heights and Des Plaines responded with trucks and equipment specially designed for aircraft-related disasters Astalus was taken to Glenbrook Hospital in Glenview and released later in the day "Thanks to God and thanks to the instructor I had," he said A section of Milwaukee Avenue was closed for about three hours until the helicopter could be loaded onto a flatbed truck and taken back to the airport The airport was closed for eight minutes after the landing Wednesday The runway closest to the landing site remained closed for more than three hours as a precaution The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration are investigating A tweet from the airport's official account thanked local police and fire departments for their quick response "They work hard at drills and training year-round to be ready for these kinds of events and it shows on days like this," the tweet reads The last aircraft-related emergency at Chicago Executive occurred in February when a small business jet slid off a runway during a snowstorm • Daily Herald staff writer Jake Griffin contributed to this report the controversial businessman Sorin Ovidiu Vintu launched his personal blog at the end of 2014 and started posting short video messages on his own Facebook page practically building his own community of fans from scratch Vintu’s Facebook page has close to 125,000 followers and his blog posts constantly got over 1 million views From the former head of a media empire that spanned TV, online and print media called Realitatea-Catavencu, Vintu ended being a vlogger that filmed himself while smoking in his own house. Sometimes, he made videos outside the house, while sitting in the garden or while he was driving a boat on a lake. in the videos posted on Facebook and through the articles posted online Vintu looked like a preacher who was telling his followers what to do Most of Vintu’s comments online was related to the political games in the country and in a video he concluded that all the political parties are the same and “they have the same number and quality of crooks” He also liked to talk a lot about the intelligence services and their involvement in media and politics Although he was the mastermind of the financial pyramid scheme FNI, for which he got could to jail, Vintu had started a new business venture recently called “InvestMarket”. He wrote on this blog that this was a “simple way to connect more than 5,600 investors and a network of investors, offering a centralized network based on a verified platform, with a transparent investment portfolio.” “It is preferable to have 1 percent of something that is palpable instead of 100 percent of nothing,” wrote Vintu on the blog He was also giving investment advices to his followers. For instance, he said that if a person had up to EUR 5,000 for investments, he or she should buy virtual coins. he got out after having served a one year jail sentence for blackmailing the controversial businessman and politician Sebastian Ghita in which he was accused of having favored Nicolae Popa which also included National Investment Fund (FNI) Popa is currently in jail for the collapse of the fund which saw tens of thousands of Romanians that invested in FNI lose all their money On Friday, Vintu received a sentence of 6 years and two months in the Petromservice file He also got 6 years and four months of jail in the FNI case The businessman was also jailed during the communist rule of Nicolae Ceausescu for dilapidation He bragged on his blog about the time he spent in jail before 1989 The coming into force of the debt discharge law and concerns about the future of the government-guaranteed mortgage lending program Prima Casa will force bankers and developers alike to become creative Romanian real estate investor Ovidiu Sandor tells BR The businessman is preparing to kick start a residential project of his own in Timisoara this autumn “All that Prima Casa has been is a financing tool available to a wider audience than what had previously been offered I think we all remember that back in 2005 or 2006 one could hardly get a conventional mortgage at all They need to circulate money and there obviously are people whom banks can lend that money to,” he said This means that banks and developers will look for ways to replace Prima Casa with similarly accessible tools although the debt discharge law complicates matters There has been a desire to take revenge on the banking system but this is a misconstrued revenge as the target should have been the abusive clauses in some lending agreements What is happening now is a fool’s revenge which will prevent the next generation of young people taking out a loan under simpler terms,” added the businessman banks and developers will have to work together and come up with financing solutions to support the existing demand in the market “I expect both banks and developers to be creative This is also what I have set out as an objective for our residential project in Timisoara We want to come up with our own financing solutions for our prospective buyers which we would negotiate with a bank,” said Sandor Customized financial plans already exist on more developed markets and they can be a source of inspiration for local players as well We only need to choose and introduce such tools and make sure the market understands them The need for this is certainly there,” he commented “My experience so far has to do with office developments one must look at what the market’s needs are What we have been seeing for over a year is an increased appetite for residential acquisitions whether because of financial strains or a lot of reluctance people preferred to wait and see,” he outlined The first apartments can be bought off plan this autumn and the actual construction will start early next year In early 2018 the developer plans to finish the first apartments as well as about 16,000 to 18,000 sqm of office space While competition in the office segment has been tightening in recent years in the main regional cities Sandor says the market has the capacity to absorb that are sought after and Sandor plans to build on his experience in Cluj-Napoca where he is developing The Office the Romanian entrepreneur is betting on a similar strategy “We want to redefine what quality living means I strongly believe that when it comes to a block of flats this means much more than the quality of its fittings The quality of life an apartment offers has to do with everything that surrounds it from the natural setting to easy access to work shopping and entertainment such as restaurants and culture venues,” he said The residential project in Timisoara boasts a central location close to the city’s downtown It is also located on the banks of the Bega river which Sandor says he wants to make the most of “We are targeting young professionals who are part of what I like to call the ‘creative class’ meaning they are working in industries that include IT advertising or who are freelancers or entrepreneurs They are young people who maybe don’t yet have a family and who want to enjoy everything city life has to offer,” he outlined There is also interest coming from middle-aged potential buyers who may already own a property in the suburbs but who want to relocate downtown due to the advantages city life offers the project will feature several types of housing units that can accommodate various needs as well as budgets Prices will start “in the range of Prima Casa” “What we have set out to do is to start from the average market price to which we will add a premium since it has an outstanding position and it will be an outstanding project this will not be a high premium,” concluded the businessman Controversial businessman Sorin Ovidiu Vintu has been sentenced on Tuesday by the  Court of Appeal in Bucharest to eight years in prison for money laundry for the collapse of the ponzi scheme fund FNI The judges approved the appeal of the General Court and increased the punishment of Vintu from six years and four months as the Bucharest High Court ruled in February 2015 to eight years of prison However, the Court acquited Vintu for embezzlement crime. it ruled the special confiscation from Vintu of the amounts of RON 13.74 million and USD 7.28 million equivalent in RON and BNR exchange rate and the insurance distraint until obtaining these amounts after receiving a jail sentence of six years and four months in another file regarding the bankruptcy of Petromservice On September 24 2012, Vintu was prosecuted by the General Court near the High Court of Justice for money laundering and instigation to embezzlement in the National Investments Fund (FNI) file. The file started from the researches of the legal institutions in the crime files regarding the National Investments Fund Bank for Investments and Development and Romanian Bank Rate The prosecutors say that as a result of the analysis of the crimes, part of which are finished by definitive law decisions, some convergence points have been established. The General Court said that the analysis of these files emphasized that the crimes were judged in separate files leading to “the passing by of some temporal aspects and their reasons.” The evidences revealed that Vintu determined on purpose Nicolae Popa president-general director of SC Gelsor SA and executive director SC SOV Invest SA to embezzle for FNI RON 112.28 billion and RON 25.11 billion difference from the unreal time growth of unit fund Th General Court showed that Vintu acted on purpose to use the amounts in his own interest the evidence results from the temporal development of acts and from his actions The amounts redempted from Popa’s  investor card were used entirely by Vintu to acquire some properties for cash withdrawal or current activities of the companies under his coordination Despite being denied the chance to perform his Selectia Nationala winning song “Moment of Silence” in Stockholm this year Ovidiu Anton still believes in it and has dropped the official video to prove it And with the big reveal he is taking the opportunity to introduce his new rock band the visuals are the sum of all things 80s rock complete with inexplicably windswept white sheets The only thing that’s missing is a white horse running wild in the fog although that would be out of place in an attic Input your search keywords and press Enter.