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The majority of thermal modification processes are at temperatures greater than 180

Neste artigo, dedicado à temática da circulação doméstica e depois de uma pequena introdução muito dedicada ao sublinhar dos outros aspetos essenciais no seu desenvolvimento para além das matérias funcionais, abordam-se, de um modo bastante informal e acompanhado por imagens de novas soluções habitacionais, os seguintes subtemas frequentemente associados ou desejavelmente associáveis à ampla matéria da circulação doméstica: escada doméstica considerada como elemento "plástico" de habitação; circulação doméstica intensamente embebida/integrada no espaço habitacional; circulação doméstica desenvolvida e tratada como verdadeiro elemento "protagonista" de uma habitação; escada doméstica desenvolvida e tratada como "elemento central" de habitação; circulação doméstica desenvolvida e tratada como "elemento central" de habitação.

Interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) is a cost-effective method for displacement measurement at dams and reservoir banks, and is especially relevant for structures without embedded equipment or rarely monitored. However, the lack of redundant observations prevents the determination of a posteriori variances for InSAR measurements, which limits the uptake of the InSAR technology for structure monitoring. This paper presents a methodology for the integration of persistent scatterer interferometry (PSI) and Global NavigationSatellite System (GNSS) displacement measurements. Double differences between PSI and GNSS data are used as observations in a redundant network connecting the points of interest, with GNSS data used to constrain PSI measurements. This procedure allows the determination of adjusted displacements and a posteriori variances at all network points. Maximum uncertainty of 3 mm was achieved for displacementsalong the SAR sensor line-of-sight at both the dam and its surrounding slopes. The proposed method is of interest for monitoring purposes, because it allows displacement measurement at both the structure and its surroundings, together with the displacement uncertainty, which aids decision makers in the planning of maintenance operations for the whole area influenced by the dam.

Worldwide cities are establishing efforts to collect urban traffic data from various modes and sources. Integrating traffic data, together with their situational context, offers more comprehensive views on the ongoing mobility changes and supports enhanced management decisions accordingly. Hence, cities are becoming sensorized and heterogeneous sources of urban data are being consolidated with the aim of monitoring multimodal traffic patterns, encompassing all major transport modes

Neste artigo, dedicado à temática geral de um adequado desenvolvimento das salas-comuns domésticas, faz-se, de início, um enquadramento e uma breve introdução geral ao tema; passa-se, depois, para uma abordagem às grandes opções e às associações mais frequentes nas salas-comuns; registando-se, a seguir, os usos e hábitos considerados mais frequentes naqueles espaços da habitação; seguindo-se a consideração dos

Introduction: Roadway departure (RwD) crashes, comprising run-off-road (ROR) and cross- median/centerline head-on collisions, are one of the most lethal crash types. According to the FHWA, between 2015 and 2017, an average of 52 percent of motor vehicle traffic fatalities occurred each year due to roadway departure crashes. An avoidance maneuver, inattention or fatigue, or traveling too fast with respect to weather or geometric road conditions are among the most common reasons a driver leaves the travel lane. Roadway and roadside geometric design features such as clear zones play a significant role in whether human error results in a crash.in a crash.Method: In this we used mixed-logit models to investigate the contributing factors on injury severity of single-vehicle ROR crashes. To that end, we obtained five years

In 1550 Jan Floris de Vriendt (Antwerp 1520/24 - Talavera, Spain 1567) became the first painter of majolica to acquire the status of master in the painters’ Guild of Saint Luke in Antwerp. In his Het Schilder-Boeck, published in Haarlem in 1604, Karel van Mander writes: “Jan Floris was a potter of glazed ceramics more skilful and famous than any other in the Low Countries, and because of his talent he was called to Spain to work in the service of King Philip (…).” And yet, no work of his is known to survive in his native Antwerp. Although no reference to a Jan Floris has ever been found in Spain, several documents contemporary to his presumed presence in the country mention a certain Juan Flores, a Flemish master of majolica tiles in the service of King Philip II (1527-1598) until 1567, who can be identified as Jan Floris with a Castilianised name. This paper reviews Juan Flores’ career in Spain together with his known works there, as well as his presumed sojourn in Portugal where he may have worked for Brás [Afonso] de Albuquerque (1500-1581) producing majolica panels and patterned tiles for the decoration of the palace and gardens of Bacalhôa, near Lisbon. It also includes the results of an analytical characterization on samples collected in the Spanish panels and tiles attributed to Juan Flores, in order to determine and assess their morphologic features and chemical composition.

The Indoor Environment Quality study takes on a very significant challenge when analyzed, mainly, in buildings that encompass a more sensitive and susceptible type of population, as is the case of children. To comply with a set of requirements, namely the concentration of pollutants and the conditions of hygrothermal comfort, is a necessary condition to keep an interior environment suitable for the permanence of the occupants. A research project, that studied Indoor Environment Quality in four buildings which hold nurseries and kindergartens, was carried out in two cities in central Portugal, Viseu and Covilhã. The following main conclusions may be drawn: most compartments are not comfortable in terms of ambient temperature, but the relative humidity has reasonable values. Air change rates generally have low values and the measured pollutants have worrying values. Based on the observed problems and reached conclusions, some recommendations are proposed.

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