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Engaging decolonial approaches to deracialize and humanize migrants
Abstract We are continuing to live in unsettling times that demand responses from researchers, scholars and activists to create and mobilise knowledge for liberation, wellbeing, and justice. This commentary draws from my lived experience and research in migration that I use to highlight the rootshock of displacement and the contributions of community ...
Christopher C. Sonn
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The Fine Art of Exploration [PDF]
Else Bostelmann was the artist who created the iconic imagery depicting William Beebe’s record-breaking bathysphere dives off Bermuda in the 1930s. Although she has been largely relegated to history’s footnotes, the discovery of a cache of her works and papers provides some new insights into her life and the part she played in the history of deep-sea ...
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Repurposing and recycling wind turbine blades in the United States
Abstract Wind energy is increasing in popularity worldwide as a low‐cost, carbon‐free energy technology. As deployment continues to grow, owners will need to conduct planning for end‐of‐life strategies for the components that are large in volume, number, and not readily recyclable in the operational form.
Ryan Martini, George Xydis
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The role of graphics in the display museum
The emergence of digital interactive technological innovations provided cultural and museum heritage institutions in the twenty-first century the opportunity to present their cultural and gastronomic programs in new and innovative ways by taking ...
Shyrihan Hussein+1 more
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Abstract This article discusses variations in the experiences of Dutch identity and belonging to a music‐making group in the Dutch migrant community in Melbourne, Australia. It answers the research question “Which variations of ‘Dutch identity’ are there for the participants and how does music‐making relate to this?”. Feelings of identity and belonging
Karien Dekker+2 more
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We evaluate the biogeomorphological impacts of seaweed on materials commonly used in maritime built heritage restoration. After 6 months of exposure to intertidal conditions, we found no evidence of enhanced deterioration of mortar prepared using natural cement when covered with seaweed compared to uncovered mortar.
Timothy Baxter+2 more
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To protect a canvas easel painting, a common conservation strategy is to add a back plate at the stretcher, creating a closed air void. This plate protects not only from dust but mainly from temperature and relative humidity (RH) variations in the room ...
Santi Ferrer+4 more
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Adaptation of the super resolution SOTA for Art Restoration in camera capture images [PDF]
Preserving cultural heritage is of paramount importance. In the domain of art restoration, developing a computer vision model capable of effectively restoring deteriorated images of art pieces was difficult, but now we have a good computer vision state-of-art. Traditional restoration methods are often time-consuming and require extensive expertise. The
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Philanthropy and Indigenous Initiatives: Insights From Australian Donors
ABSTRACT This paper draws on a survey and interview data, collected from a group of 180 donors who made monetary gifts to an Australian higher education institution, to better understand what drives individuals and organisations to donate to Indigenous initiatives.
Celina McEwen+4 more
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Aquatic‐Terrestrial Insecticide Fluxes: Midges as Neonicotinoid Vectors
Abstract Exposure of freshwater ecosystems to insecticides can negatively impact the development of emerging aquatic insects. These insects serve as an important nutritional subsidy for terrestrial insectivores. Changes in insect emergence phenology (i.e., emergence success and temporal pattern) or fluxes of insecticides retained by the emerging adults
Alexis P. Roodt+2 more
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