Impact of environmental factors on growth and satratoxin G production by strains of Stachybotrys chartarum [PDF]
, 2012 The black mould Stachybotrys chartarum and its mycotoxins have been linked to damp building-associated illnesses. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of water availability (water activity, aw) and temperature on growth and ...
Aldred, David +5 more
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Affirmative nanosilica mediated approach against fungal biodeterioration of concrete materials
Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2022 Microbial biodeterioration has been an important concern for concrete buildings’ durability over time. This study primarily emphasizes on the fungal biodeterioration of concrete and the effectiveness of silicon dioxide nanocoating on concrete in ...
Subarna Bhattacharyya +5 more
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Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2022 Biodeterioration plays a significant role in the damage and loss of monuments including gypsum work. Bacteria and fungi are mainly responsible for the biodeterioration of gypsum work.
Mona M.E. Khalil +2 more
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Heritage, 2023 The recent global warming started at the end of the 19th century, causing an increase in the average temperature of Earth and posing environmental, social, economic, and cultural repercussions.
Fabio Sitzia +5 more
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Accelerated weathering of cementitious matrix for the development of an accelerated laboratory test of biodeterioration [PDF]
, 2010 International audienceCement based materials are porous, may contain organic adjuvants, and thus possesses an important primary bioreceptivity. To preserve constructions from fungal colonization and to act efficiently against fungal biodeterioration, it ...
Garcia-Diaz, Eric +4 more
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Optimization and Assessment of the Protective Shed of the Eastern Wu Tomb
Energies, 2020 The Eastern Wu tomb in Shangfang Town, Nanjing City is a brick tomb of the Six Dynasties in China, which is very famous for its big scale and complex structure.
Yonghui Li +3 more
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Fungal biodeterioration of colour cinematographic films of the cultural heritage of Cuba [PDF]
, 2013 Until recently, cinematographic film was largely cellulose-triacetate-based. However, this material is highly susceptible to biodeterioration, thus placing historic film collections, an important part of the cultural heritage of many countries, at risk ...
Borrego, S.F. +4 more
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Eliciting a predatory response in the eastern corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus) using live and inanimate sensory stimuli: implications for managing invasive populations [PDF]
, 2014 North America's Eastern corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus) has been introduced to several islands throughout the Caribbean and Australasia where it poses a significant threat to native wildlife. Invasive snake control programs often involve trapping with
Burghardt GM +40 more
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A role for microbial selection in frescoes' deterioration in Tomba degli Scudi in Tarquinia, Italy [PDF]
, 2017 Mural paintings in the hypogeal environment of the Tomba degli Scudi in Tarquinia, Italy, show a quite dramatic condition: the plaster mortar lost his cohesion and a white layer coating is spread over almost all the wall surfaces.
Arrighi, Chiara +9 more
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High-frequency submicrosecond electroporator
Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment, 2016 In this work, we present a novel electroporator which is capable of generating single and bursts of high power (3 kV, 60 A) square wave pulses of variable duration (100 ns to 1 ms) with predefined repetition frequency (1 Hz to 3.5 MHz).
Vitalij Novickij +6 more
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