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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, Yumai Feng, Zhenyi Kong, Shuichi Hokoi   +3 more
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Conventional and innovative approaches to black fungi control for stone heritage preservation. [PDF]

IUBMB Life
Abstract Black Meristematic Fungi (BMF) are characterized by a thick melanized cell wall and an isodiametric cellular expansion. BMF represent one of the most damaging groups of microorganisms causing the deterioration of outdoor exposed stone monuments mainly due to the formation of dark spots and patches leading to the darkening of their surface ...
Celi D, Marvasi M, Perito B.
europepmc   +2 more sources

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, Audrius Grainys, Paulius Butkus, Sonata Tolvaišienė, Jurgita Švedienė, Algimantas Paškevičius, Jurij Novickij   +6 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, Chiszar D, Dorcas M, Drummond HM, Dullemeijer P, Elton CS, Engbring J, Engeman RM, Ernst CH, Fisher P, Fritts T, Furry K, Giery S, Gillam E, Greene H, Hayes WK, Herzog HA, IUCN/SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG), J.O. Worthington-Hill, Jenkins C, Kardong KV, Knight J, L.K. Gentle, Lankford JD, Lever C, Mooney H, Mullin SJ, Neal JC, Ott E, Page A, Perry G, Powell R, Questel K, Vitry A., R.W. Yarnell, Rodda G, Saviola AJ, Saviola AJ, Shiau T, Shine R, Vice DS, Wiles GJ   +40 more
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Natural Products as a Viable Alternative to Control Biodeterioration

Proceedings, 2020
Biodeterioration can be considered as one of the most powerful weapons that can destroy cultural heritage. [...]
Radu Claudiu Fierascu, Anda Maria Baroi, Irina Fierascu, Roxana Ioana Brazdis, Toma Fistos, Irina Elena Chican, Alina Ortan   +6 more
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Development of a methodology for the characterisation and assessment of biodeteriogens on archaeological surfaces by use of a portable LED-induced fluorescence instrument

Heritage Science, 2022
The present study focuses on the development of a fast, non-invasive methodology, appropriate for the detection and characterization of biodeterioration present on the surface of archaeological/historical stone objects and monuments, by exploiting the ...
A. Giakoumaki, A. Philippidis, P. Siozos, I. Pyrri, D. Anglos, P. Pouli   +5 more
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Community Composition and Ex Situ Cultivation of Fungi Associated with UNESCO Heritage Monuments in the Bay of Naples

Applied Sciences, 2021
The Bay of Naples, Italy, is renowned for its archaeological heritage. However, this heritage is threatened by the combination of weathering and the biological activity of microorganisms.
Mariagioia Petraretti, Karl J. Duffy, Angelo Del Mondo, Antonino Pollio, Antonino De Natale   +4 more
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Biotreatment of cr(VI)-containing wastewater mediated by indigenous bacteria [PDF]

, 2018
Indigenous Pseudomonas veronii 2E, Klebsiella oxytoca P2 and Klebsiella ornithinolityca 1P were tested as catalysts for the transformation of Cr(VI) to Cr(III) for Cr(VI)-containing wastewater biotreatments.
Alessandrello, Mauricio, Vullo, Diana Lia   +1 more
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Impregnant formulation to the preservation, protection and consolidation of wood heritage assets [PDF]

, 2018
The protection of cultural heritage is an integral part of the world´s material wealth. The cultural heritage, movable and immovable, together with the natural environment, represents values that contribute to the education and social culture of the ...
Alfieri, Paula Vanesa, Canosa, Guadalupe, Lofeudo, Rosana   +2 more
core  

Surface Chemical Analysis of Plastic Materials by X‐Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy: Understanding Weathering, Fragmentation and Contaminant Uptake in Marine Environments

Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, EarlyView.
This Perspective demonstrates how X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) uncovers surface chemical changes in plastics, providing insight into weathering‐driven fragmentation and contaminant adsorption. The Perspective underscores XPS's pivotal role in elucidating fragmentation mechanisms, predicting pollutant–plastic interactions, and guiding ...
Tiziano Di Giulio, Cosimino Malitesta, Elisabetta Mazzotta   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source