Abstract Non-destructive tests have been increasingly used in historic buildings not only for pre-restoration investigation but also as useful tools to evaluate the effectiveness of eventual interventions.These tests can complement and supplement destructive tests like laboratory analysis of extracted samples as long as Ash Catchers a sound samplin
The discovery and settlement of the tiny and remote Easter Island (Rapa Nui) has been a classical controversy for decades.Present-day aboriginal people and their culture are undoubtedly of Polynesian origin, but it has been debated whether Native Americans discovered the island before the Polynesian settlement.Until recently, the paradigm was that
IntroductionMelatonin is a multipotent molecule that exists widely in animals and plants and plays an active regulatory role in abiotic stresses.The B3 superfamily is a ubiquitous transcription factor with a B3 functional domain in plants, which can respond temporally to abiotic stresses by activating defense compounds and plant hormones.Despite th
Abstract Aim The objective of this work One-of-a-kind Hair-On Hides is to characterize, spatially model and to perform the zoning of the aquatic environment in the Curuá-Una HPP reservoir, in the state of Pará, in the Brazilian Amazon.Methods The data were collected from 77 sampling points distributed over 20 transects in the Curuá-Una reservoir
Sabkha soil is a rich soil with salt deposited which result from evaporation of water, it is one of the many types of collapsible soils and in turn is one of here the many types of problematic soils.This soil totally has good engineering properties when dry ,i.e ,moderately bearing capacity with low settlement.But once is wetted it loses its entire