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Biodeterioration risk index of exhibit present in museum galleries of tropical climate
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In this article, the authors developed a fungal biodeterioration risk scale to suggest gallery wise management priority for the museum curators, which was applied in a scale consisting low risk to very high risk of the gallery.About:
This article is published in Museum Management and Curatorship.The article was published on 2016-01-12. It has received 9 citations till now.read more
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Tilting at windmills
TL;DR: In this paper, Claus and Bolander present a book called "Ecological Sanity: A Guide to Environmental Sanity" by George Claus and Karen Bolander. Pp. xv + 592.
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Revealing time's secrets at the National Theatre of Costa Rica via innovative software for cultural heritage research.
M. D. Barrantes-Madrigal,T. Zúñiga-Salas,R. E. Arce-Tucker,A. Chavarría-Sibaja,J. Sánchez-Solís,J. Mena-Vega,K. Acuña-Umaña,M. Gómez-Tencio,K. Wang-Qiu,F. Lizano-Sánchez,C. Marín-Cruz,O. A. Herrera-Sancho +11 more
TL;DR: In this article, two large-format paintings by Italian artist Carlo Ferrario, Musas I and Musas II, located in the National Theatre of Costa Rica, were analyzed using multispectral imaging techniques.
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Developement of health risk rating scale for indoor airborne fungal exposure.
TL;DR: Five sampling locations in Kolkata frequented by a heterogeneous human population, containing various types of fungal growth-promoting substances, were chosen as sampling locations where an Andersen Two-Stage Cascade Impactor was ran using Rose Bengal agar and Potato Dextrose agar media plates.
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Revealing time's secrets at the National Theatre of Costa Rica: innovative software for cultural heritage research
M. D. Barrantes-Madrigal,T. Zúñiga-Salas,R. E. Arce-Tucker,A. Chavarría-Sibaja,J. Sánchez-Solís,J. Mena-Vega,K. Acuña-Umaña,M. Gómez-Tencio,K. Wang-Qiu,F. Lizano--Fallas,C. Marín-Cruz,O. A. Herrera-Sancho +11 more
TL;DR: In this paper, two unique software tools based on multispectral imaging techniques, RegionOfInterest and CrystalDistribution, were proposed to assess the artist's intentions, creative process, and color palette.
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Risk Management for Cultural Organizations.The Example of Agricultural Museums in the Czech Republic
TL;DR: In this paper, an applicable risk model has been proposed regarding the condition of museums in the Czech Republic, using this model, the directors of agricultural museums can assess the most significant risks which may jeopardize the sustainability of museum operations over a three-year period.
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Optimal design of medium channels for water-assisted rapid thermal cycle mold using multi-objective evolutionary algorithm and multi-attribute decision-making method
TL;DR: In this paper, a new water-assisted rapid heat cycle molding (WRHCM) mold used for producing a large-size air-conditioning plastic panel was investigated.
Indoor aeromycoflora of Baroda museum and deterioration of Egyptian mummy
TL;DR: A study of indoor aeromycoflora of the Baroda Museum and Picture Gallery, Vadodara was undertaken during 1999-2000 as mentioned in this paper, where 22 viable species of fungi belonging to 17 genera were isolated in May 2000 from indoor air of EgyptoBabylonian Gallery by gravity fall method.
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Evaluating the Biodeterioration Enzymatic Activities of Fungal Contamination Isolated from Some Ancient Yemeni Mummies Preserved in the National Museum
TL;DR: It is recommended to improve the preservation system of the mummies at the National Museum to minimize the contamination up to the lowest level and protect the mummification using chemical preservation from biodeterioration.
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Biodeterioration agents: bacterial and fungal diversity dwelling in or on the pre-historic rock-paints of Kabra-pahad, India.
TL;DR: Few major deteriorating factors that are responsible for degradation of the authors' existing pre-historic footprints in the form of rock paints in Kabra-pahad of district Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, India are identified.
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Indoor air quality at Salarjung Museum, Hyderabad, India.
TL;DR: The climatic conditions coupled with polluted indoor air are the main causes for the deterioration of art objects and remedial measures are suggested to avoid further deterioration of objects.