A methodology to estimate forest fires burned areas and burn severity degrees using Sentinel-2 data. Application to the October 2017 fires in the Iberian Peninsula

A methodology to estimate the extent of areas affected by forest fires, as well Tridonic PCA Ballasts as the burn severity levels using Sentinel 2 images (10 and 20 m) is proposed and applied to the fires occurred in October 2017 in Spain and Portugal.An extension larger than 250,000 ha and 4 burn severity levels (low, moderate, high and very high)

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Review of the Construction Labour Demand and Shortages in the EU

This paper reviews the recent literature on skill and labour shortages in the labour market with special emphasis on the construction sector in the European Union Member States, foreseeing the Construction 4.0 era.The free movement of people is one of the rights of all citizens of the EU which also includes the free movement of workers.Labour short

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The Citizen Phage Library: Rapid Isolation of Phages for the Treatment of Antibiotic Resistant Infections in the UK

Antimicrobial resistance poses one of the greatest threats to global health and there is an urgent need for new therapeutic options.Phages are viruses that infect and kill bacteria and phage therapy could provide a valuable tool for the treatment of multidrug-resistant infections.In this study, water samples collected by citizen scientists as part

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Neurological findings spectrum in Celiac disease

We aimed to provide early diagnosis by determining possible Celiac disease related subclinical or symptomatic neurological abnormalities in children in order to decrease risk of mortality and morbidity.Children with Celiac disease were assessed with neurological examination, neurophysiological tests and neuroimaging.A total of 65 patients were incl

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