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Reframing urban “wildlife” to promote inclusive conservation science and practice

Biodiversity and Conservation, 2021
Cities are home to both a majority of the world’s human population, and to a diversity of wildlife. Urban wildlife conservation research and policy has importantly furthered ecological understanding and species protection in cities, while also leveraging
Monika H. Egerer, S. Buchholz
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Synthesis and Use of Cellulose/SBA-15 Adsorbent Sheet for Cleaning Polychrome Surfaces on Works of Art

Semina: Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas, 2023
Paraloid B72™ acrylic varnish has been used in the conservation of cultural properties since 1950’s. With a Tg close to 40 oC, some substances can be adsorbed onto varnished surfaces.
Marcia de Mathias Rizzo, Jivaldo do Rosário Matos   +1 more
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Conservation Science Education Online (CSEO) – A heritage science resource

Chemistry Teacher International, 2023
Conservation Science Education Online (CSEO) is a new online resource that shares strategies for teaching science in art conservation and related cultural heritage fields.
Murray Alison, Biggs Kyna, Shugar Aaron, Ploeger Rebecca, Uffelman Erich, Stols-Witlox Maartje, Gonzales Patricia, Smith Gregory D., Loubser Maggi, López Laura Fuster, Di Pietro Giovanna, Sah Anupam, Nevin Austin, Sardarli Arzu, Wei Shuya, Casanova-González Edgar   +15 more
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Social media data for conservation science: A methodological overview

Biological Conservation, 2019
Improved understanding of human-nature interactions is crucial to conservation science and practice, but collecting relevant data remains challenging.
T. Toivonen, V. Heikinheimo, Christoph Fink, A. Hausmann, Tuomo Hiippala, O. Järv, H. Tenkanen, E. Di Minin   +7 more
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Mainstreaming the social sciences in conservation [PDF]

Conservation Biology, 2016
Despite broad recognition of the value of social sciences and increasingly vocal calls for better engagement with the human element of conservation, the conservation social sciences remain misunderstood and underutilized in practice. The conservation social sciences can provide unique and important contributions to society's understanding of the ...
Epstein, Graham, Curran, Deborah, Stedman, Richard, Teel, Tara, Wyborn, Carina, Sandlos, John, Thomas, Rebecca, Cullman, Georgina, Greenberg, Alison, Clark, Douglas, Nelson, Michael, Bennett, Nathan, Chan, Kai, Klain, Sarah, Veríssimo, Diogo, Roth, Robin   +15 more
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A Critical Review on the Analysis of Metal Soaps in Oil Paintings

ChemistryOpen, 2021
Up to 70 % of the oil paintings conserved in collections present metal soaps, which result from the chemical reaction between metal ions present in the painted layers and free fatty acids from the lipidic binders.
Prof. Francesca Caterina Izzo, Matilde Kratter, Dr. Austin Nevin, Prof. Elisabetta Zendri   +3 more
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Integrating expertise for teaching conservation science to cultural heritage conservation students – A closer look at radiation, colour and museum lighting topics

Chemistry Teacher International, 2023
Introduction to Conservation Science (ICS) is a curricular unit (CU) from the bachelor’s degree in Conservation-Restoration at NOVA School of Science and Technology. This CU was created in 2017 to fill a gap in the academic degree – the need for a bridge
França de Sá Susana, Vilarigues Márcia   +1 more
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The past and future role of conservation science in saving biodiversity

Conservation Letters, 2020
Global biodiversity losses continue despite tremendous growth in the volume of conservation science and many local successes. Research that can achieve conservation science's aims—arresting declines in biodiversity and preventing extinctions—is therefore
David R Williams, A. Balmford, D. Wilcove   +2 more
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Terahertz and Cultural Heritage Science: Examination of Art and Archaeology

Technologies, 2016
Cultural Heritage scientists need methodologies to examine Art and Archaeology in order to understand artistic materials and techniques and devise better conservation procedures.
Antonino Cosentino
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Eliciting Expert Knowledge in Conservation Science [PDF]

Conservation Biology, 2012
Abstract:  Expert knowledge is used widely in the science and practice of conservation because of the complexity of problems, relative lack of data, and the imminent nature of many conservation decisions. Expert knowledge is substantive information on a particular topic that is not widely known by others.
Martin, Tara G., Burgman, Mark A., Fidler, Fiona, Kuhnert, Petra M., Low-Choy, Samantha, Mcbride, Marissa, Mengersen, Kerrie   +6 more
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