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High‐elevation endemic plants predicted to lose habitat from changing climate in Washington State
American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.Abstract Premise High‐elevation plants face unique challenges from potential climate change impacts that will likely require upslope migration into increasingly smaller suitable habitat. This situation is particularly acute for endemic species that by definition occupy small geographic ranges.
Nicholas L. Gjording +4 more
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For the Record:[un] official voices at the V&A
Journal of Conservation and Museum Studies, 2012 This report gives an overview of the historical and affective value of oral history recordings drawing on my current research on curators at the Victoria & Albert Museum.
Linda Sandino
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Norsk Museumstidsskrift, 2023 Samandrag Naturtilhøva og geografien i Kyst-Noreg har medført at ferjer for mange har vorte ein sjølvsagt del av kvardagen. I denne artikkelen er eg ute etter å analysere og forstå korleis folk handterer eit tilvære med avhengigheit av ferjer.
Heidi Richardson
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"He knows me...but not at the museum": women, natural history collecting and museums, 1880-1914
, 2012 This article examines women collectors of natural history during the period 1880-1914, their natural history practices, and their relationships with museums. It suggests that for women natural history collections could be used to create and modify gender
K. Hill
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Psychometric Evaluation of the Importance of Olfaction Questionnaire Using Item Response Theory
International Forum of Allergy &Rhinology, EarlyView.Key Points The IOQ measures the value patients place on olfaction, a construct distinct from disease burden. The IOQ is most precise across the central trait range typical of routine ENT patients. Association items carry most measurement information, enabling a brief affective screen.
Alexander Lein +3 more
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Presentation of Qatari Identity at National Museum of Qatar: Between Imagination and Reality
Journal of Conservation and Museum Studies, 2018 This article discusses the proposal of the presentation of a single homogenous identity at the new National Museum of Qatar (NMoQ), due to open in 2019, presenting a discussion of Qatari identity and the historical factors that create such an identity ...
Mariam I. Al-Hammadi
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Behind the Scenes in Museum Collecting: The Destinies of Henry Wellcome’s Pre-Hispanic Textiles
Zea BooksIn this article, I explore the sale of pre-Hispanic textiles from Andean countries, especially Peru, demonstrating networks between collectors, auction houses and researchers. Sir Henry S.
Penelope Dransart
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, 2010 Par son titre et le champ d’investigation qu’il definit, ce recueil de dix-neuf contributions s’inscrit dans le prolongement de l’ouvrage collectif edite sept ans auparavant par Michael O’Hanlon et Robert L.
Gilles Bounoure
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Journal of Conservation and Museum Studies, 2019 The Watts Towers (WT), an iconic Los Angeles artwork created by Sabato Rodia in 1921–1954, is covered with mosaics whose elements include thousands of mollusk shells. Little is known about the diversity or sources of these shells.
Bruno Pernet +2 more
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Beyond the Metropolis: Collectors, Itineraries, and Provincial Museums in the Long 19th Century
, 2023 International audienceThis special issue of Centaurus brings togetherhistorians from Latin America and Europe to trace the history ofsome scientific collections and museums, in order to reassess theirsignificance and to draw a more nuanced international ...
Podgorny, Irina, Richard, Nathalie
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