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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Reusing organic waste materials, such as animal manure, as soil amendments reduces water and fertiliser demand, contributing to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. However, organic wastes may contain contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), posing potential ecosystem and human health risks. Despite the importance of this issue, there is a lack
Felicity C. T. Elder +7 more
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Sustainable Consolidation of Churches that are historic monuments damaged by earthquakes [PDF]
MATEC Web of ConferencesHistorical buildings were built using local materials and technologies and suffered degradation of their structural elements over time due to abandonment, material degradation, unauthorised interventions or the action of extreme events such as ...
Mosoarca Marius +3 more
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Technological requirements for solutions in the conservation and protection of historic monuments and archaeological remains [PDF]
, 2001 Executive summary: This Study has discovered many achievements associated with European support for scientific and technological research for the protection and conservation of cultural heritage. The achievements to date are: 1.
Brimblecombe, P. +6 more
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Pest Management Science, EarlyView.Bioassays of 36 Leucoptera coffeella populations revealed resistance to neurotoxic insecticides, control failures of ≤62.9% and enzyme activity variation, with particularly high GST and low AChE levels. Abstract Background Leucoptera coffeella is a key pest of coffee crops in Brazil, causing significant damage by mining coffee leaves.
Daianna P. Costa +6 more
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Roman cement mortar prepared by a multi-stage mixing process
Materiales de ConstruccionRoman cement is the predecessor to modern Portland cement. Nowadays, it is a very promising product with lower CO2 emissions, frequently used to restore historical objects.
Jana Dankova +6 more
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Conservar Património, 2008 This paper addresses the effects of fire on historic surfaces through the scientific analysis of the original mortars and pigments of the Chalet of the Countess of Edla, located in the Park of Pena (Sintra, Portugal).
Graça Horta +2 more
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Monitoring of historical structural materials with computed tomography
Structural Concrete, EarlyView.Abstract Computed tomography (CT) is an excellent tool to solve certain engineering problems connected to material science (such as sulfate swelling, internal degradation due to freezing, and alkali silicate swelling) and to understand specific processes (frost peeling, acid action).
Kristóf Csorba +5 more
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Strengthening of Historical Stone Masonry Buildings in Oman using Textile Reinforced Mortars
The Journal of Engineering Research, 2017 Most historical buildings and structures in Oman were built using unreinforced stone masonry. Such structures are prone to damage from seismic activity as these structures have negligible resistance to tensile stresses. This paper presents an exploration
A.H. Al-Saidy +3 more
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Concrete in architecture: Redefining form, space, function, and insights from bibliometric analysis
Structural Concrete, EarlyView.Abstract Concrete has become a cornerstone in architectural and engineering innovation, as it seamlessly integrates structural performance with artistic expression. Its evolution from ancient opus caementicium to contemporary ultra‐high‐performance concrete illustrates its adaptability to the change in technological, environmental, and design paradigms.
Mouhcine Benaicha +2 more
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Advances in ArchaeomaterialsThis study provides a detailed physicochemical characterization of historical mortar from a nineteenth-century church in Ilia, near ancient Olympia (Peloponnese, Greece), a monument of high cultural and architectural significance currently undergoing ...
S. Lycourghiotis +4 more
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