Monitoring and Ensuring Worker Health in Controlled Environments Using Economical Particle Sensors
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Methods
2.2.1. Validation by Statistical Techniques
2.2.2. Monitoring by Thermographic Imaging
3. Results
3.1. Box Plot Data
3.2. Matrix Plots of the Data
3.3. Linear Regression Analysis and Coefficient of Determination (R2) of the Data
3.4. Correlation of the Data According to the Pearson and Spearman Matrix
3.5. Mean Absolute Error (MAE) and Root Mean Squared Error (RMSE) of the Data
3.6. Lin’s Concordance Coefficient, Lin’s Concordance Correlation Coefficient (CCLin or CCC) of the Data
3.7. Student’s t-Distribution of the Data
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sensor | MAE 1 | RMSE 2 | p-Value | F-Value | CCLin o CCC 3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PM2.5 SDS011 | 124.941 | 251.471 | 0.293 | 1.128 | 0.712 |
PM2.5 SEN54 | 109.450 | 217.635 | 0.366 | 0.833 | 0.774 |
PM2.5 SEN0460 | 165.815 | 296.888 | 0.14 | 2.251 | 0.471 |
PM2.5 SPS30 | 158.372 | 292.608 | 0.071 | 3.405 | 0.534 |
PM10 SDS011 | 160.818 | 308.791 | 0.269 | 1.25 | 0.64 |
PM10 SEN54 | 143.353 | 279.182 | 0.257 | 1.316 | 0.689 |
PM10 SEN0460 | 187.392 | 318.932 | 0.253 | 1.335 | 0.526 |
PM10 SPS30 | 147.114 | 295.901 | 0.067 | 3.516 | 0.675 |
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Rodríguez Rama, J.A.; Presa Madrigal, L.; Costafreda Mustelier, J.L.; García Laso, A.; Maroto Lorenzo, J.; Martín Sánchez, D.A. Monitoring and Ensuring Worker Health in Controlled Environments Using Economical Particle Sensors. Sensors 2024, 24, 5267. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24165267
Rodríguez Rama JA, Presa Madrigal L, Costafreda Mustelier JL, García Laso A, Maroto Lorenzo J, Martín Sánchez DA. Monitoring and Ensuring Worker Health in Controlled Environments Using Economical Particle Sensors. Sensors. 2024; 24(16):5267. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24165267
Chicago/Turabian StyleRodríguez Rama, Juan Antonio, Leticia Presa Madrigal, Jorge L. Costafreda Mustelier, Ana García Laso, Javier Maroto Lorenzo, and Domingo A. Martín Sánchez. 2024. "Monitoring and Ensuring Worker Health in Controlled Environments Using Economical Particle Sensors" Sensors 24, no. 16: 5267. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24165267