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A Computer Vision Method for Finding Mislabelled Specimens Within Natural History Collections [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
Natural history collections are essential for biodiversity and evolution research and for studying biotic responses to global change. However, the numbers of specimens within natural history collections pose management challenges.
Jack D. Hollister, Geoff Martin, Xiaohao Cai, Tammy Horton, Owain Powell, Mark Sterling, Glory Turnbull, Ben W. Price, Phillip B. Fenberg   +8 more
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Natural History of NAFLD [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2021
The epidemiology and the current burden of chronic liver disease are changing globally, with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) becoming the most frequent cause of liver disease in close relationship with the global epidemics of obesity, type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome.
Pais, Raluca, Maurel, Thomas
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The Genomic Resources Collection Policy of the Finnish Museum of Natural History [PDF]

Research Ideas and Outcomes, 2021
The Genomic Resources Collection is a separate, independently managed part of the natural history collections of the Finnish Museum of Natural History Luomus specifically intended for consumptive research. The GRC policy deals with the materials that are
Gunilla Ståhls, Alexandre Aleixo, Marko-Tapio Hyvärinen, Anniina Kuusijärvi, Leena Myllys, Henry Väre, Pasi Sihvonen, Arto Luttinen, Björn Kröger, Markku Oinonen, Leif Schulman, Aino Juslén   +11 more
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iCollections methodology: workflow, results and lessons learned

Biodiversity Data Journal, 2017
The Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK) has embarked on an ambitious programme to digitise its collections. The first phase of this programme was to undertake a series of pilot projects to develop the workflows and infrastructure needed to support ...
Vladimir Blagoderov, Malcolm Penn, Mike Sadka, Adrian Hine, Stephen Brooks, Darrell Siebert, Chris Sleep, Steve Cafferty, Elisa Cane, Geoff Martin, Flavia Toloni, Peter Wing, John Chainey, Liz Duffell, Rob Huxley, Sophie Ledger, Caitlin McLaughlin, Gerardo Mazzetta, Jasmin Perera, Robyn Crowther, Lyndsey Douglas, Joanna Durant, Elisabetta Scialabba, Martin Honey, Blanca Huertas, Theresa Howard, Victoria Carter, Sara Albuquerque, Gordon Paterson, Ian Kitching   +29 more
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Digitisation of the Natural History Museum’s collection of Dalbergia, Pterocarpus and the subtribe Phaseolinae (Fabaceae, Faboideae) [PDF]

Biodiversity Data Journal, 2022
In 2018, the Natural History Museum (NHMUK, herbarium code: BM) undertook a pilot digitisation project together with the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew (project Lead) and the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh to collectively digitise non-type herbarium material ...
Krisztina Lohonya, Laurence Livermore, Jacek Wajer, Robyn Crowther, Elizabeth Devenish   +4 more
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A global approach for natural history museum collections

Science, 2023
Description Integration of the world’s natural history collections can provide a resource for decision-makers Over the past three centuries, people have collected objects and specimens and placed them in natural history museums throughout the world ...
Kirk R. Johnson, I. P. Owens
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Ahead of the curve: three approaches to mass digitisation of vials with a focus on label data capture [PDF]

Research Ideas and Outcomes, 2020
There has been little research on novel approaches to digitising liquid-preserved natural history specimens stored in jars or vials. This paper discusses and analyses three different prototypes for high-throughput digitisation using cheap, readily ...
Steen Dupont, Josh Humphries, Alice Butcher, Edward Baker, Laura Balcells, Benjamin Price   +5 more
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Biodiversity data and new species descriptions of polychaetes from offshore waters of the Falkland Islands, an area undergoing hydrocarbon exploration [PDF]

ZooKeys, 2020
Benthic environmental impact assessments and monitoring programs accompanying offshore hydrocarbon industry activities result in large collections of benthic organisms. Such collections offer great potential for systematics, biodiversity and biogeography
Lenka Neal, Gordon L. J. Paterson, David Blockley, Ben Scott, Emma Sherlock, Cate Huque, Adrian G. Glover   +6 more
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Palaeontology Collection Policy [PDF]

Research Ideas and Outcomes, 2021
The Paleontological Collection (PalCo) is one of partial collections of the Finnish Museum of Natural History Luomus. General principles and guidelines for the collections are defined in the General Collection Policy of Luomus.
Björn Kröger, Anniina Kuusijärvi, Leena Myllys, Pasi Sihvonen, Gunilla Ståhls-Mäkelä, Henry Väre, Markku Oinonen, Aino Juslén, Leif Schulman, Marko-Tapio Hyvärinen   +9 more
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The Natural History of Integrons [PDF]

Microorganisms, 2021
Integrons were first identified because of their central role in assembling and disseminating antibiotic resistance genes in commensal and pathogenic bacteria. However, these clinically relevant integrons represent only a small proportion of integron diversity.
Timothy M. Ghaly, Michael R. Gillings, Anahit Penesyan, Qin Qi, Vaheesan Rajabal, Sasha G. Tetu   +5 more
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