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Deterioration Effects on Bricks Masonry in the Venice Lagoon Cultural Heritage: Study of the Main Façade of the Santa Maria dei Servi Church (14th Century)

Heritage, 2023
Tidal exchange, capillary rise, water condensation-evaporation cycles, and crystallization of salts are the main causes of damage in historic brick buildings in Venice.
Chiara Coletti, Ludovica Pia Cesareo, Jacopo Nava, Luigi Germinario, Lara Maritan, Matteo Massironi, Claudio Mazzoli   +6 more
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Virtual reality-enhanced analysis of Siheyuan spatial perception: electroencephalography, galvanic skin response, and surveys

Ain Shams Engineering Journal
This interdisciplinary study explores the impact of spatial dimensions on residents’ emotional and physiological responses within Beijing’s historic Siheyuan compounds.
Hanbing Liu, Wen Lu, Xiaofan Zhu, Ning Li, Fan Zhang   +4 more
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Historical Trajectory in Vegetation Cover in Northeastern Namibia Based on AVHRR Satellite Imagery (1982–2015)

Land, 2019
The negative impact of the reduction of vegetation cover is already being felt in the Zambezi Region in northeastern Namibia. The region has been undergoing various land cover changes in the past decades.
Augustine-Moses Gaavwase Gbagir, Yitagesu Tekle Tegegne, Alfred Colpaert   +2 more
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Characterization of historical coating mortars of La Ceramo factory in Valencia

Vitruvio: International Journal of Architectural Technology and Sustainability, 2019
The objective of this paper was to characterize historical coating mortars taken from the La Ceramo factory, in Valencia, by means of historical, in situ and sample collection at various points in the building, for subsequent laboratory tests.
Marcela Luana Sutti, Maiara Oliveira Silva de Aguiar, Cesar Fabiano Fioriti, Maria Paula Hêngling Christófani   +3 more
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Numerical Simulation of Severe Damage to a Historical Masonry Building by Soil Settlement

, 2023
Historical masonry structures, which constitute an important part of the historical heritage, exhibit brittle behavior under tensile stresses due to earthquakes or soil movements/settlements. Therefore, they are sensitive to deformation.
Murat Günaydin, GÜNAYDIN, MURAT, Ali Fuat Genç, Esin Ertürk Atmaca, Barış Sevim, SEVİM, Barış, Ahmet Can Altunişik, Ertürk Atmaca, Esin, GENÇ, ALİ FUAT, ALTUNIŞIK, AHMET CAN   +9 more
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Structural Vibration Analysis of Historical Drum Tower Structure Caused by Underground Train Running

Frontiers in Earth Science, 2022
The vibration induced by underground metro operation could have significant impacts on the safety of building structures. In this study, the dynamic response of the Nanjing Drum Tower affected by the metro line four operation was investigated by a three ...
Yefei Zhou, Xiaoxiao Bai, Shengnian Wang, Kai Zhao, Hui Su, Haiyan Wang   +5 more
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Analysis of a double source heat pump system in a historical building

, 2019
This work presents the case study of the retrofitting of a historical building of the University of Padua, equipped with a hybrid heat pump system, which uses as heat source/sink the ground and ambient air. The building is located in Padua (Italy) and it
Zarrella A., De Carli M., De Rossi F., Zecchin R., Emmi G., Carnieletto L.   +5 more
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Prognosis of Long‐Term Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy and the Impact of Combined Continuous Intravenous Sodium Infusion Therapy

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Patients requiring long‐term continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) generally have poor prognoses. This study evaluated whether adding continuous intravenous sodium infusion (cIVNa) is associated with improved hemodynamics and outcomes in patients undergoing long‐term CRRT for ≥ 7 days.
Akinori Yamaguchi, Atsuyoshi Mita, Kosuke Sonoda, Makoto Harada, Koji Hashimoto, Hiroshi Imamura, Yuji Kamijo   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Heritage Building Information Modeling Methodology for Structural Diagnosis: An Integrated System of Digital Models for the Baptistery of San Giovanni in Pisa

Heritage
The structural diagnosis of monumental buildings necessitates organizing diverse cross-disciplinary data. The H-BIM procedure employs 3D digital models to create a comprehensive virtual repository, offering advantages in documentation access ...
Giada Bartolini, Anna De Falco, Lorenzo Gianfranceschi, Massimiliano Martino, Laura Vignali   +4 more
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Urban cultural heritage is mentally restorative: an experimental study based on multiple psychophysiological measures

Frontiers in Psychology, 2023
IntroductionUrban cultural heritage sites bear the cultural functions of a city, hold spiritual and cultural value, can recall emotional memories, and serve the cultural leisure activities of the residents. Urban cultural heritage sites can help citizens
ShuSheng Wang, ShuSheng Wang, Yuqian Xu, Yuqian Xu, Xinyi Yang, Yuan Zhang, Pei Yan, Pei Yan, Yuan Jiang, Kai Wang, Kai Wang, Kai Wang   +11 more
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