This paper discusses the territorial reform in Portuguese parishes in 2013 following the bailout from the International Monetary Fund, the European Central Bank and the European Commission (Troika).The purpose of this paper is (i) to frame the reform of the parishes in Portugal in the trends of reorganization at the local level in European countrie

Assessing infrastructure sustainability requires an evaluation of technical, economic, environmental, and social dimensions, with the latter often being overlooked.Asphalt mixtures incorporating end-of-life tire textile fiber additives in Chile have emerged as a sustainable alternative to conventional fibers.However, the social sustainability of th

Abstract Introduction The physical constraints of the skull and complex spatial relationships of the anatomy pose unique challenges to the study of head and neck and contribute to its notoriety amongst students.Mastering the cranial nerves is a tedious but imperative learning task; the complicated pathways to target tissues and intricate relationsh

When wireless communication signals impinge on a moving human they are affected by micro-Doppler.A passive receiver of the resulting signals can calculate the spectrogram that produces different signatures depending on the human activity.This constitutes a significant privacy breach when the human is unaware of it.This paper presents a methodology

Evaporation is one of the most important components of the hydrological cycle and its precise estimation is essential for many studies, including planning and managing water resources.In addition, water resource management has been considered on the basis of sustainable development in the world and sustainable development, in simple terms, is such