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- Comparison between the fire safety legislation of India – Italy – EnglandPublication . Patel, Nisarg; Santos, C.C.Fire safety regulation is critical to safeguarding the protection of people and property in structures. The laws and regulations in force differ amongst countries, reflecting their respective cultural, economic, and social situations. This research analyzes fire safety regulations in India, Italy, and England, noting important similarities and variations. The fire safety legislation is a combination of laws, regulations, codes, and standards that are intended to avoid and mitigate the risks connected with fire events, assuring the protection of people and property. In India, the National Building Code [1] is critical in establishing regulations for fire prevention, life safety, and fire protection in structures. It addresses issues like as occupancy categorization, construction regulations, egress provisions, and fire protection elements. Furthermore, the Model Building Bye Laws of 2003 delegate responsibility for fire clearance to the Chief Fire Officer, highlighting the need of adherence to fire safety measures throughout construction. In Italy, fire safety rules are governed by the Fire Prevention and Control Code [2], which requires fire risk assessments, fire safety plans, and specific standards for fire safety equipment in structures. The National Fire Corps (Vigili del Fuoco) enforces these restrictions. In England, the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) [3] is a crucial piece of legislation that applies to all non-domestic properties and common areas of residential structures. It necessitates fire risk assessments, fire safety plans, and adherence to specified fire safety measures such as fire extinguishers, alarms, emergency lights, and escape routes. The Fire Safety Act 2021 [4] strengthens fire safety standards by establishing new provisions for multi-occupancy residential buildings. The objective of fire safety law is to create a framework that guarantees buildings have the required safeguards in place to successfully prevent, detect, and respond to fire accidents, thereby protecting lives and properties. Compliance with these regulations is critical for reducing fire hazards and improving overall safety standards in public places. Fire safety legislation refers to the rules, regulations, codes, and standards put in place to avoid and limit the hazards of fire incidents, thereby assuring the safety of people and property. These regulations specify the standards for fire prevention, fire protection, and emergency response procedures that buildings and enterprises must meet. Fire safety law often includes requirements for fire risk assessments, fire safety plans, fire detection and suppression systems, equipment maintenance, evacuation procedures, and occupant training. Compliance with fire safety rules is critical for reducing the impact of fires and protecting people and property from harm. Comparing fire safety legislation in India, Italy, and England reveals significant differences and similarities shaped by each country's legal frameworks, governance structures, and fire safety priorities.
- Estudo de evacuação de um edifício fast food multinacional em Castelo BrancoPublication . Mendes, Rodencio Albino; Santos, C.C.Com este trabalho pretende-se efetuar um estudo abrangente sobre evacuação de um edifício de restauração em Castelo Branco bem como a organização da gestão da segurança num contexto prático. Serão examinados os protocolos existentes, identificando áreas de vulnerabilidade, com recurso a cálculo analítico e com recurso a simulações numéricas através do software de simulação - o PathFinder. Os resultados obtidos pela aplicação dos métodos analíticos e das simulações numéricas permitiram analisar e comparar os cenários em estudo nas vertentes de variação de temperatura e evacuação dos ocupantes. O presente caso de estudo tem uma área de cerca de 330m2 (área do espaço interno do restaurante).
- Recognition of food ingredients: Dataset analysisPublication . Louro, João; Fidalgo, Filipe; Oliveira, ÂngelaNowadays, food waste is seen as a complex problem with effects on the social, economic, and environmental domains. Even though this view is widely held, it is frequently believed that individual acts have little to no impact on the issue. But just like with recycling, there may be a significant impact if people start adopting more sustainable eating habits. We suggest using a cutting-edge convolutional neural network (CNN) model to identify food in light of these factors. To improve performance, this model makes use of several strategies, such as fine-tuning and transfer learning. Additionally, we suggest using the Selenium library to create a dataset by employing the web scraping technique. This strategy solves the problem that many open-source datasets have with the overrepresentation of foods from the Asian continent by enabling the addition of foods to the dataset in a customized way. First, using the PRISMA methodology, a thorough examination of recente research in this field will be carried out. We will talk about the shortcomings of the most widely used dataset (Food-101), which prevent the ResNet-50 model from performing well. Using this information, a smartphone app that can identify food and suggest recipes based on the ingredients it finds could be developed. This would prevent food waste that results from the lack of imagination and patience of most people. The food recognition model used was the ResNet-50 convolutional neural network, which achieved 90% accuracy for the validation set and roughly 97% accuracy in training.