Cultural heritage faces significant threats from environmental challenges and unchecked development. Sustainability has made its way into the field, and there is a growing interest in seeing it thrive. The particular field of the conservation and restoration of tangible movable cultural heritage is also being improved by new concepts and treatment options more aligned with environmental standards. This article ...
A criação de um jogo de tabuleiro terapêutico permite associar o brincar terapêutico à capacitação sobre a tuberculose e os cuidados de etiqueta respiratória. Constitui-se como uma intervenção de enfermagem, com o principal propósito de promover a aprendizagem, a interação e o brincar, em meio hospitalar ou no domicílio. No final do jogo, perante uma vitória, deverá ser fornecido um desenho para colorir, o que ...
Objective: To synthesize the experiences of children and parents/caregivers in the process of pediatric home hospitalization (PHH). Introduction: The practice of home hospitalization (HH), while not a new concept has expanded in recent years.This model of care consists of continuous care at home for children with acute illness or acute chronic disease and presents itself as an alternative to conventional hospit...
Microbial contamination poses a threat to both the preservation of library and archival collections and the health of staff and users. This study investigated the microbial communities and potential health risks associated with the UNESCO-classified Norwegian Sea Trade Archive (NST Archive) collection exhibiting visible microbial colonization and staff health concerns. Dust samples from book surfaces and the st...
The Alcobacenses are one of the most important Portuguese collections of Monastic codices. During a campaign study to further advance our knowledge on this important legacy and its state of conservation, a heavily deteriorated codex (ALC.338) stood out due to the presence of purple stains on the lower margins on virtually all folios. In some of them, the purple stains are accompanied by yellow and brown patches...
Assuring a proper environment for the fulfillment of professional activities is one of the Sustainable Development Goals and is contemplated in the One Health approach assumed by the World Health Organization. This particular study is applied to an often neglected sector of our society—the conservators/restorers—despite the many health issues reported by these professionals. Three different specialties (textile...