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Research into non-traditional gilding techniques as a substitute for traditional matte water-gilding
, 2008 This thesis examines the current practice of using traditional gilding techniques for compensation of losses in gilded objects and the problems that these traditional techniques generate for conservators undertaking visual examination and technical ...
Sawicki, Malgorzata
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Fisheries Oceanography, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Jonah crab and Atlantic rock crab in the United States are currently assessed by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration climate change vulnerability assessments under the category Cancer crabs due to a dearth of species‐specific information across the attributes assessed.
Everett J. Rzeszowski +2 more
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« La mode française » : une histoire du stuc au château de Fontainebleau
Bulletin du Centre de Recherche du Château de VersaillesThe Château de Fontainebleau was the first royal residence in France to adopt the fashion for large-scale architectural decorations, with secular subjects combining both sculpture and painting.
Oriane Beaufils
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Insect Molecular Biology, EarlyView.Parasitoid wasps deploy maternal and embryonic factors to reprogramme host physiology. Venom, calyx fluid, polydnaviruses, teratocytes and larval secretions act in a coordinated, compartmentalised manner. Host‐regulation factors are promising sources of insecticidal, antimicrobial and bioinspired translational molecules.
Ciro Pedro G. Pinto +2 more
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Gilding Conservation- Synthetic Polymers as an Alternative
, 2014 Uppsats för avläggande av filosofie kandidatexamen i Kulturvård, Konservatorprogrammet 15 hp Institutionen för kulturvård Göteborgs universitet 2014:44During the last decades synthetic polymers has been introduced as an alternative to traditional ...
Österlund, Renée
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Applied SciencesThis study presents a multi-analytical investigation of two Baroque gilded terracotta sculptures—Hercules and the Nemean Lion (Hercules A) and Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra (Hercules B)—attributed to Lorenzo Vaccaro (1655–1706) and preserved at the ...
Andrea Macchia +5 more
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Química Nova, 2013 Making use of several analytical techniques, four erudite and four popular Portuguese baroque wooden sculptures were studied. The materials and techniques employed were identified and the relationship between their artistic quality and the materials used
Carolina Barata +5 more
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Genetic Determination of Maternal Behaviour in Pigs
Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In sows, maternal behaviour is a commercially important trait which affects sow and piglet welfare and the quality and safety of human‐animal interactions, especially if free farrowing of sows without crates is in place. The aim of this study was to evaluate maternal behaviour and to estimate its quantitative genetic parameters in Swiss ...
Nicole Maffezzini +5 more
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Gilding for Matter Decoration and Sublimation. A Brief History of the Artisanal Technical Know-how
, 2013 IJCS it is an open access journal. All content is freely available without charge to any user or his/her institutionInternational audienceThe process used to decorate art objects with thinner and thinner gold coatings varied during centuries.
Darque-Ceretti, Evelyne +1 more
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BuildingsA multi-analytical investigation was carried out to elucidate the deterioration processes affecting the stone materials of the Arca di Cansignorio della Scala in Verona (Italy) and to characterize the surviving traces of its original polychrome and ...
Vasco Fassina
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