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Critical Review of the Application of the Principal International Standards and Guidelines on Indoor Microclimates for the Preventive Conservation of Cultural Heritage

open access: yesSustainability
Assessments of indoor microclimates are the first act of preventive conservation of cultural heritage. Interest in this subject has led to the development of an increasing number of standards and guidelines.
T. Dalla Mora   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Preventive Conservation of Vernacular Adobe Architecture at Seismic Risk: The Case Study of a World Heritage Historical City

open access: yesBuildings
Heritage is strengthened through proactive actions, known as preventive conservation, that are considered before earthquakes, rather than reactive actions addressed when the emergency situation occurs.
Neda Haji Sadeghi   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prevention and Conservative Therapy of Diverticular Disease [PDF]

open access: yesVisceral Medicine, 2015
<b><i>Background:</i></b> Diverticular disease is a common problem. Prevention and treatment of complications depend on the stage of the disease. Lifestyle modifications are suitable preventive measures, aiming to reduce obesity and to balance the diet with a high amount of fiber and a low amount of meat.
Kruse, Elena, Leifeld, Ludger
openaire   +3 more sources

Air Quality Monitoring for Preventive Conservation of the Built Heritage Deteriorated by Salt Crystallization

open access: yesGéosciences, 2022
The Santo Domingo Diocesan School (Orihuela, SE Spain) is a singular case study that relates air quality monitoring and stone conservation. The monument suffers severe damage due to salt crystallization by rising damp, which is related to the indoor ...
D. Benavente   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

ITERL: A Wireless Adaptive System for Efficient Road Lighting [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
This work presents the development and construction of an adaptive street lighting system that improves safety at intersections, which is the result of applying low-power Internet of Things (IoT) techniques to intelligent transportation systems.
García Castellano, María   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Formation des archéologues à la conservation préventive : pour une démarche de conservation

open access: yesIn Situ, 2012
The issue of training archaeologists in preventive conservation is, first, to raise professionals to risks in the exhumation of the objects, to arouse relevant conservation actions, but also alert them to the dangers inherent to the scientific study ...
Silvia Païn
doaj   +1 more source

By dawn or dusk—how circadian timing rewrites bacterial infection outcomes

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The circadian clock shapes immune function, yet its influence on infection outcomes is only beginning to be understood. This review highlights how circadian timing alters host responses to the bacterial pathogens Salmonella enterica, Listeria monocytogenes, and Streptococcus pneumoniae revealing that the effectiveness of immune defense depends not only
Devons Mo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phosphatidylinositol 4‐kinase as a target of pathogens—friend or foe?

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This graphical summary illustrates the roles of phosphatidylinositol 4‐kinases (PI4Ks). PI4Ks regulate key cellular processes and can be hijacked by pathogens, such as viruses, bacteria and parasites, to support their intracellular replication. Their dual role as essential host enzymes and pathogen cofactors makes them promising drug targets.
Ana C. Mendes   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Monumentenwacht model for preventive conservation of built heritage: A case study of Monumentenwacht Vlaanderen in Belgium

open access: yes, 2021
Monumentenwacht (Monument Watch) is an organization that specializes in the periodic inspection of built heritage to raise awareness among owners and caretakers of the importance of proper maintenance and preventive conservation.
Meiping Wu, Birgit van Laar
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Defining the first preventive conservation guidelines for hand-painted magic lantern glass slides

open access: yesConservar Património, 2021
This article intends to define and make available guidelines for the preventive conservation of hand-painted glass slides for magic lanterns, the first optical instruments for the projection of images, invented in the 17th century.
Ângela Santos   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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