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Environmental Sciences
Marcin Strojecki
Summary: A comprehensive model for indoor particle deposition in historic interiors was developed, considering important processes such as Brownian diffusion, turbulent diffusion, gravitational settling, turbophoresis, and thermophoresis. The model is expressed as a function of parameters characterizing historic interiors, including friction velocity, temperature difference, and surface roughness. The model successfully predicted deposition processes and deposition velocities for specific surface orientations by accounting for the effect of surface roughness.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Ignacio Arto, Rafael Gallego, Hector Cifuentes, Esther Puertas, M. L. Gutierrez-Carrillo
Summary: Ramned earth, as a construction system for traditional buildings, still lacks sufficient research on its fracture behavior, with even fewer studies considering lime as a stabilizer. This study measured the density, ultrasonic pulse velocity, fracture energy, and tensile strength of rammed earth specimens with different soil:lime dosages, and found relationships between these parameters and the dosages used. It was also found that the fracture behavior of rammed earth can be considered similar to that of mass concrete from a qualitative perspective.
CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Elsa Fuentes, Rafael Carballeira, Beatriz Prieto
Summary: The study characterized the microbial consortium forming biofilms on historical rural granite buildings for the first time, revealing differences compared to urban granite buildings, especially in terms of cyanobacteria and lichenized fungi abundance. Exposure and orientation were identified as important factors influencing the diversity and abundance of microorganisms on walls, with northern orientation favoring a higher diversity of fungi and green algae, and west orientation determining the abundance of lichenized fungi.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Rico Leiser, Rense Jongsma, Insa Bakenhus, Robert Moeckel, Bodo Philipp, Thomas R. Neu, Katrin Wendt-Potthoff
Summary: This study found that both sessile and planktonic phototrophic microorganisms play a crucial role in the densification and sinking of microplastics in freshwater reservoirs. The involvement of microorganisms mediated by calcium facilitates the processes of microplastic sedimentation, potentially leading to permanent burial within reservoir sediments.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Anna Sobotka, Kazimierz Linczowski, Aleksandra Radziejowska
Summary: The preservation and restoration of historic buildings require careful consideration of substitute materials, taking into account important factors such as recommendations and requirements of conservators. This paper presents a methodology using multicriteria analysis for material substitution planning and selection.
Article
Agronomy
Sekar Nishanth, Radha Prasanna, Firoz Hossain, Vignesh Muthusamy, Yashbir Singh Shivay, Lata Nain
Summary: This study aimed to improve iron and zinc mobilization from soil to maize kernels using cyanobacteria-based formulations. The results confirmed the significant effects of individual microbial inoculation and biofilms on enhancing nutrient availability in maize kernels. The An-Tr biofilm-G1 (hybrid) combination showed promising results in improving maize kernel quality and saving nitrogen fertilizer.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Benjamin Otto Ortega-Morales, Christine Claire Gaylarde
Summary: Careful restoration of stone cultural heritage buildings is necessary, with traditional conservation treatments being replaced by more environmentally friendly bioconservation methods.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2021)
Article
Microbiology
Maria J. Romeu, Joao Morais, Luciana C. Gomes, Raquel Silva, Vitor Vasconcelos, Filipe J. M. Mergulhao
Summary: This study assessed the isolation, identification, and characterization of two cyanobacterial strains from Morocco and Cape Verde, as well as their biofilm-forming ability on different surfaces under controlled hydrodynamic conditions. The results showed that the biofilms formed by the same cyanobacterial strain on glass and Perspex did not have significant differences. However, Leptothoe sp. LEGE 181153 demonstrated a higher biofilm-forming potential compared with Jaaginema sp. LEGE 191154, particularly at the maturation stage. Three-dimensional biofilm images revealed different patterns between the two cyanobacterial strains and the two surfaces, highlighting the possibility of integrating different techniques to evaluate complex cyanobacterial biofilm development.
FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Yevgeni Yegorov, Eleonora Sendersky, Shaul Zilberman, Elad Nagar, Hiba Waldman Ben-Asher, Eyal Shimoni, Ryan Simkovsky, Susan S. Golden, Andy LiWang, Rakefet Schwarz
Summary: This study identifies novel components of cyanobacterial biofilm regulation and suggests that cyanobacteria may use the same complex for the assembly of motility appendages and protein secretion. This broadens the understanding of pilus assembly/secretion in diverse bacteria and aims to control the formation of cyanobacterial biofilms.
Article
Engineering, Industrial
James Charlton, Kenneth Kelly, David Greenwood, Leo Moreton
Summary: The adoption of building information modelling (BIM) in managing built heritage presents exciting prospects but also additional complexities. This study, using Durham Cathedral as a case study, highlights the workflows and challenges involved in creating an asset information model for better management. It emphasizes the need for a better understanding of the unique requirements and context for managing historic assets in order to deliver a coherent and relevant HBIM approach.
ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECTURAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Anna Hola, Slawomir Czarnecki
Summary: The article presents the results of numerical analyses and experimental research on the neural evaluation of the mass moisture content of brick walls in historic buildings, demonstrating that the proposed method can be used in construction practice to assess the moisture content of brick walls.
AUTOMATION IN CONSTRUCTION
(2022)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Anna Hola, Slawomir Czarnecki
Summary: The article presents the results of numerical analyses and experimental research on the neural evaluation of mass moisture content in brick walls in historic buildings. It introduces two useful neural network structures for the evaluation and provides comparative results of different algorithms. The proposed method shows high credibility and can be applied in construction practice.
AUTOMATION IN CONSTRUCTION
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Geological
Amel Karic, Josip Atalic, Andreas Kolbitsch
Summary: This paper presents a seismic vulnerability analysis of historic brick masonry buildings in Vienna, Austria from the period of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. The study is based on data from earthquake damage in Zagreb, Croatia and comprehensive numerical structural analyses. The research enhances knowledge about the vulnerability of these historic buildings and provides extensive conclusions about their seismic vulnerability.
BULLETIN OF EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Patrick A. Leggieri, Megan T. Valentine, Michelle A. O'Malley
Summary: This study compares the impact of different culture methods on gene expression, metabolic flux, growth rate, and xylan degradation rate of anaerobic gut fungi (AGF), providing insights for future industrial scale-up of AGF utilization. The results show that AGF grown in stirred culture exhibit faster biomass degradation, but negligible differences in primary metabolic flux, suggesting a potential way to accelerate AGF biomass valorization without altering fermentation product profile.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Construction & Building Technology
Elsa Fuentes, Daniel Vazquez-Nion, Beatriz Prieto
Summary: The study of biodeterioration of building materials is hindered by the difficulty of accessing and sampling protected buildings. Therefore, there is a recognized need to develop a laboratory mesocosm that accurately represents nature and allows for the study and analysis of both the substrate and the organisms involved. Currently, there is a lack of consensus in the methods and protocols used in studying the formation of biofilms on building materials, which makes it difficult to compare results. This review aims to identify different methods reported in the scientific literature and organize them according to different factors, providing a guide for selecting the most appropriate methods based on different objectives.
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Iwona Beech, Anna Otlewska, Justyna Skora, Beata Gutarowska, Christine Gaylarde
INDOOR AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT
(2018)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Jonathan I. Brauer, Sukriye Celikkol-Aydin, Jan A. Sunner, Christine C. Gaylarde, Iwona B. Beech
INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION
(2017)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Christine Gaylarde, Akiko Ogawa, Iwona Beech, Matthew Kowalski, Jose Antonio Baptista-Neto
INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION
(2017)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Akiko Ogawa, Sukriye Celikkol-Aydin, Christine Gaylarde, Jose Antonio Baptista-Neto, Iwona Beech
INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION
(2017)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
K. Loh, C. C. Gaylarde, M. A. Shirakawa
CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
(2018)
Editorial Material
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Beata Gurarowska, Christine Gaylarde, John Gillatt
INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION
(2018)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Christine Gaylarde, Jose Antonio Baptista-Neto, Carolina Tabasco-Novelo, Otto Ortega-Morales
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2018)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Juan Carlos Camacho-Chab, Maria del Refugio Castaneda-Chavez, Manuel Jesus Chan-Bacab, Ruth Noemi Aguila-Ramirez, Itzel Galaviz-Villa, Pascual Bartolo-Perez, Fabiola Lango-Reynoso, Carolina Tabasco-Novelo, Christine Gaylarde, Benjamin Otto Ortega-Morales
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2018)
Article
Entomology
Carlos A. Granados-Echegoyen, Manuel Jesus Chan-Bacab, Benjamin Otto Ortega-Morales, Alfonso Vasquez-Lopez, Luicita Lagunez-Rivera, Fidel Diego-Nava, Christine Gaylarde
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY
(2019)
Review
Humanities, Multidisciplinary
Manuela Reyes-Estebanez, Benjamin Otto Ortega-Morales, Manuel Chan-Bacab, Carlos Granados-Echegoyen, Juan Carlos Camacho-Chab, Juan Enrique Pereanez-Sacarias, Christine Gaylarde
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Zakari Makama, Sukriye Celikkol, Akiko Ogawa, Christine Gaylarde, Iwona Beech
INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION
(2018)
Article
Oceanography
Jose Antonio Baptista Neto, Christine Gaylarde, Iwona Beech, Alex Cardoso Bastos, Valeria da Silva Quaresma, Diego Gomes de Carvalho
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2019)
Article
Microbiology
Akiko Ogawa, Sukriye Celikkol-Aydin, Christine Gaylarde, Jose Antonio Baptista-Neto, Iwona Beech
CURRENT MICROBIOLOGY
(2017)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Christine Gaylarde, Jose Antonio Baptista-Neto, Akiko Ogawa, Matthew Kowalski, Sukriye Celikkol-Aydin, Iwona Beech
