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Ecography, Volume 2026, Issue 3, March 2026.Climate change is significantly affecting biodiversity, and organisms that depend on external temperature – such as ectotherms – are particularly vulnerable to these effects. Microhabitats provide refuge for species, thereby reducing exposure to thermal and hydric stress under climate change.
Carolina Reyes‐ Puig +3 more
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HeritagePortuguese ceramic tile (azulejo) production has evolved significantly since its beginnings in the 16th century. While historic tiles reflect well-established traditional techniques and styles, modern and contemporary works began to explore new aesthetic
Rafaela Schenkel +3 more
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Materials and techniques of Art Nouveau architecture in Italy and Portugal: a first insight for an European route to consistent restoration [PDF]
, 2009 The results of the investigations on building materials and techniques of Casa Major Pessoa, a typical Art Nouveau construction in Aveiro (Portugal), and two coeval Art Nouveau buildings in Bologna (Italy) are presented as a methodological contribution
Dell’Acqua, A. C. +3 more
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The Cinderella tree, Quillaja saponaria – A soap story
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 2, Page 439-451, March 2026.Our current understanding of plants has been shaped by the entwining of different cultures. The Chilean soapbark tree, traditionally valued as a source of natural soap, was shown by serendipitous research in France in the 1900s to produce compounds that can boost the immune response to vaccines.
Anne Osbourn
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Behaviour of traditional Portuguese timber roof structures [PDF]
, 2006 The aim of this paper is to present the results of a structural analysis of common trusses traditionally used in roof construction in Portugal. The study includes the results of a preliminary survey intending to assess the geometry, materials and on site
Branco, J. +3 more
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Trading Zones Between Thick and Thin: Anthropological Description as Scaffold or Mosaic
American Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 1, Page 159-170, March 2026.ABSTRACT Referring to the work of historian of science Peter Galison, I argue that anthropology requires thin description as an essential counterpart for thick description. Thin accounts provide the scaffolding within which thick descriptions sit. Galison uses the idea of a “trading zone” connecting different communities who, despite their differences (
David Zeitlyn
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The mineralogy and chemistry of the German and Portuguese tiles used to face a historic building in the Amazon region and their natural susceptibility to tropical weathering [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 2013 During the 19th century, the most prominent buildings of the city of Belém were faced entirely with tiles manufactured in Portugal and Germany, which now exhibit distinct degrees of degradation. The Pinho mansion is one of the most important of these buildings and was selected for the investigation of the action of the tropical Amazonian climate on the
Costa, Marcondes L. da +2 more
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Acta Amazonica, 2013 During the 19th century, the most prominent buildings of the city of Belém were faced entirely with tiles manufactured in Portugal and Germany, which now exhibit distinct degrees of degradation.
Marcondes L. da Costa +2 more
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Advanced Materials Technologies, Volume 11, Issue 3, 5 February 2026.Additive manufacturing revolutionizes production by enabling on‐demand, customized, and sustainable manufacturing with streamlined supply chains. While metal and polymer AM are well‐established, advanced ceramic AM is rapidly emerging, overcoming traditional material challenges.
Kateryna Oleksandrivna Shvydyuk +2 more
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A sacred landscape: an enquiry of the “Cubas” from the South of Portugal [PDF]
, 2014 Ponencia presentada a Session 9: Forma urbana y relaciones entre historia y proyecto: el medio ambiente como patrimonio / Urban form and relationships between design and history: environmental heritage, arquitecture and planningThe purpose of this paper ...
Ferro, Luís
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