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Insulation Materials Susceptibility to Biological Degradation Agents: Molds and...
Nunes, Lina; Duarte, Sónia; Parracha, João Luís; Jones, Dennis; Paulmier, Ivan; Kutnik, MagdalenaInsulation materials are fundamental for decreasing energy losses and guaranteeing thermal and acoustic comfort in buildings, which may significantly contribute to decreasing the energy consumption related with poor thermal building conditions. These insulation materials should have a low susceptibility to biological degradation agents to decrease the risks of degradation of other construction materials, as wel...
Insulation Materials Susceptibility to Biological Degradation Agents: Molds and...
Nunes, Lina; Duarte, Sónia; Parracha, João L.; Jones, Dennis; Paulmier, Ivan; Kutnik, MagdalenaInsulation materials are fundamental for decreasing energy losses and guaranteeing thermal and acoustic comfort in buildings, which may significantly contribute to decreasing the energy consumption related with poor thermal building conditions. These insulation materials should have a low susceptibility to biological degradation agents to decrease the risks of degradation of other construction materials, as wel...
Proof-of-Principle That Cellular Automata Can Be Used to Predict Infestation Ri...
Sequeira, João G. N.; Nobre, Tânia; Duarte, Sónia; Jones, Dennis; Esteves, Bruno; Nunes, LinaOver the past few decades, species distribution modelling has been increasingly used to monitor invasive species. Studies herein propose to use Cellular Automata (CA), not only to model the distribution of a potentially invasive species but also to infer the potential of the method in risk prediction of Reticulitermes grassei infestation. The test area was mainland Portugal, for which an available presence-only...
Proof-of-Principle That Cellular Automata Can Be Used to Predict Infestation Ri...
Sequeira, Joao GN; Nobre, Tânia; Duarte, Sonia; Jones, Dennis; Esteves, Bruno; Nunes, LinaOver the past few decades, species distribution modelling has been increasingly used to monitor invasive species. Studies herein propose to use Cellular Automata (CA), not only to model the distribution of a potentially invasive species but also to infer the potential of the method in risk prediction of Reticulitermes grassei infestation. The test area was mainland Portugal, for which an available presence-only...
Proof-of-Principle That Cellular Automata Can Be Used to Predict Infestation Ri...
Sequeira, João G. N.; Nobre, Tânia; Duarte, Sónia; Jones, Dennis; Esteves, Bruno; Nunes, LinaOver the past few decades, species distribution modelling has been increasingly used to monitor invasive species. Studies herein propose to use Cellular Automata (CA), not only to model the distribution of a potentially invasive species but also to infer the potential of the method in risk prediction of Reticulitermes grassei infestation. The test area was mainland Portugal, for which an available presence-only...
Proof-of-Principle That Cellular Automata Can Be Used to Predict Infestation Ri...
Sequeira, João G.N.; Nobre, Tânia; Duarte, Sónia; Jones, Dennis; Esteves, Bruno; Nunes, LinaOver the past few decades, species distribution modelling has been increasingly used to monitor invasive species. Studies herein propose to use Cellular Automata (CA), not only to model the distribution of a potentially invasive species but also to infer the potential of the method in risk prediction of Reticulitermes grassei infestation. The test area was mainland Portugal, for which an available presence-only...
Termite Resistance, Chemical and Mechanical Characterization of Paulownia tomen...
Esteves, Bruno M.; Ferreira, Helena; Viana, Hélder; Ferreira, José; Domingos, Idalina J.; Cruz-Lopes, Luísa; Jones, Dennis; Nunes, LinaThe introduction of new species in forest management must be undertaken with a degree of care, to help prevent the spread of invasive species. However, new species with higher profitability are needed to increase forest products value and the resilience of rural populations. Paulownia tomentosa has an extremely fast growth. The objective and novelty of this work was to study the potential use of young Paulownia...
Life Cycle Assessment of Maritime Pine Wood: A Portuguese Case Study
Ferreira, José; Jones, Dennis; Esteves, Bruno; Cruz-Lopes, Luisa; Pereira, Helena; Domingos, IdalinaLife Cycle Assessment has become one of the most recognized and internationally accepted method for examining the environmental performance of forest products and processes. The main aim of this study was to evaluate the potential environmental impact associated with different commercial outputs of maritime pine wood (round, industrial, and residual) produced in the Portuguese forest under natural regeneration....
Influence of Zwitterionic Buffer Effects with Thermal Modification Treatments o...
Duarte, Sónia; Nunes, Lina; Kržišnik, Davor; Humar, Miha; Jones, DennisThe majority of thermal modification processes are at temperatures greater than 180 °C, resulting in a product with some properties enhanced and some diminished (e.g., mechanical properties). However, the durability of thermally modified wood to termite attack is recognised as low. Recent attempts at combining thermal modification with chemical modification, either prior to or directly after the thermal process...
Influence of Zwitterionic Buffer Effects with Thermal Modification Treatments o...
Duarte, Sónia; Nunes, Lina; Kržišnik, Davor; Humar, Miha; Jones, DennisThe majority of thermal modification processes are at temperatures greater than 180 °C, resulting in a product with some properties enhanced and some diminished (e.g., mechanical properties). However, the durability of thermally modified wood to termite attack is recognised as low. Recent attempts at combining thermal modification with chemical modification, either prior to or directly after the thermal process...