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The Role of Lichens, Mosses, and Vascular Plants in the Biodeterioration of Historic Buildings: A Review

open access: yesPlants, 2022
Biodeterioration is defined as the alteration of a given substrate due to a combination of physical and chemical factors produced by living organisms when attached to such materials.
A. Cozzolino   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Calcite moonmilk of microbial origin in the Etruscan Tomba degli Scudi in Tarquinia, Italy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
A white deposit covering the walls in the Stanza degli Scudi of the Tomba degli Scudi, Tarquinia, Italy, has been investigated. In this chamber, which is still preserved from any kind of intervention such as cleaning and sanitization, ancient Etruscans ...
Arrighi, Chiara   +10 more
core   +3 more sources

Optimization and Assessment of the Protective Shed of the Eastern Wu Tomb

open access: yesEnergies, 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
doaj   +1 more source

Biotreatment of cr(VI)-containing wastewater mediated by indigenous bacteria [PDF]

open access: yes, 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   +1 more
core   +1 more source

High-frequency submicrosecond electroporator

open access: yesBiotechnology & 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
doaj   +1 more source

Fungal Biodeterioration of a Historical Manuscript Dating Back to the 14th Century: An Insight into Various Fungal Strains and Their Enzymatic Activities

open access: yesLife, 2022
This study aims to assess the deterioration aspects of a historical manuscript dating back to the 14th century that was deposited in the Library of the Arabic Language Academy, Cairo, Egypt. The study aims at the exploration of the role of various fungal
Gomaa Abdel-Maksoud   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Fungal biodeterioration of colour cinematographic films of the cultural heritage of Cuba [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
core   +2 more sources

Physiological, Biochemical, and Genetic Reactions of Winter Wheat to Drought Under the Influence of Plant Growth Promoting Microorganisms and Calcium

open access: yesMicroorganisms
Improving wheat drought stress tolerance is a critical and challenging task, and more research is necessary since many parts of the world depend on this crop for food and feed.
Mariam Zareyan   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Natural Products as a Viable Alternative to Control Biodeterioration

open access: yesProceedings, 2020
Biodeterioration can be considered as one of the most powerful weapons that can destroy cultural heritage. [...]
Radu Claudiu Fierascu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development of a methodology for the characterisation and assessment of biodeteriogens on archaeological surfaces by use of a portable LED-induced fluorescence instrument

open access: yesHeritage 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   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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