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Corrosion Prediction of Metallic Cultural Heritage Assets by EIS

  • Angelini, E.;Grassini, S.;Parvis, M.;Zucchi, F.
    • Corrosion Science and Technology
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.121-128
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    • 2019
  • Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) was used to predict corrosion behaviour of metallic Cultural Heritage assets in two monitoring campaigns: 1) an iron bar chain exposed indoor from over 500 years in the Notre Dame Cathedral in Amiens (France); and 2) a large weathering steel sculpture exposed outdoor from tens of years in Ferrara (Italy). The EIS portable instrument employed was battery operated. In situ EIS measurements on the iron chain could be used to investigate the phenomena involved in the electrochemical interfaces among various corrosion products and assess and predict their corrosion behaviour in different areas of the Cathedral. Meanwhile, the sculpture of weathering steel, like most outdoor artefacts, showed rust layers of different chemical composition and colour depending on the orientation of metal plates. The EIS monitoring campaign was carried out on different areas of the artefact surface, allowing assessment of their protective effectiveness. Results of EIS measurements evidenced how employing a simple test that could be performed in situ without damaging the artefacts surface is possible to quickly gain knowledge of the conservation state of an artefact and highlight potential danger conditions.

Petrological Characteristics and Provenance Estimation on the Stone Artefacts from the Pocheon Neulgeori Prehistoric Site, Korea (포천 늘거리 유적 석기에 대한 암석학적 특성 및 산지추정)

  • Kim, Seon Woo;Hwang, Ga Hyun;Moon, Sung Woo;Jwa, Yong-Joo
    • The Journal of the Petrological Society of Korea
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    • v.24 no.1
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    • pp.1-10
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    • 2015
  • Neulgeori prehistoric site is located at Joong-ri Kwanin-myon Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, where lots of stone artefacts were excavated. We investigated the petrological features of the artefacts through petrographical observation and modal analysis. In addition we estimated the provenance of the artefacts by means of the geological survey. The twelve stone artefacts used in this study are identified as ash tuff, lapilli tuff, granite porphyry, andesite and diorite porphyry. Various rocks were used for making flakes, whereas blades and debris were from the tuffaceous rocks. Lapilli tuff is considered to have been delivered from the Dongmakgol tuff in the Cheolwon basin, granite porphyry from the Cretaceous granite porphyry stocks cropped out at the southeastern Oksan-ri and eastern Yeoncheon areas. Andesite artefact would have been originated from the outcrops located at the northern part of the site, and diorite porphyry artefact from the southern part of the site. The stone artefacts investigated are estimated to have been transported from the area within 15 kilometers from the site.

Detecting artefacts in analyses of extreme wind speeds

  • Cook, Nicholas J.
    • Wind and Structures
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.271-294
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    • 2014
  • The impact of artefacts in archived wind observations on the design wind speed obtained by extreme value analysis is demonstrated using case studies. A signpost protocol for detecting candidate artefacts is described and its performance assessed by comparing results against previously validated data. The protocol targets artefacts by exploiting the serial correlation between observations. Additional "sieve" algorithms are proposed to identify types of correctable artefact from their "signature" in the data. In extreme value analysis, artefacts displace valid observations only when they are larger, hence always increase the design wind speed. Care must be taken not identify large valid values as artefacts, since their removal will tend to underestimate the design wind speed.

Acetonylidene americanin A, An artefact isolated from phytolacca americana

  • Woo, Won-Sick;Kang, Sam-Sik;Otto-Seligmann;Wagner, Hildebert
    • Archives of Pharmacal Research
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.1-5
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    • 1982
  • From the seeds of Phytolacca americana, acentonylidene americanin. A was isolated and its structure elucidated mainly by spectroscopic methods. This compound is not a genuine constituent but formed in the tissue on heating with acetone.

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'Nobody helps the family.' South Korean Cultural Identity in Bong Joon-ho's The Host (2006)

  • McSweeney, Terence
    • Cross-Cultural Studies
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    • v.20
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    • pp.275-294
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    • 2010
  • This article examines Bong Joon-ho's science fiction/horror film, The Host (2006) and interrogates its depiction of a contemporary South Korean family in crisis. The writer considers the film as a resonant cultural artefact and a manifestation of particularly new-millennial anxieties concerned with the continued involvement of the United States in South Korean affairs, fears of an erosion of traditional family values and mistrust of officious, state endorsed bureaucracy. The Host emerges as a profoundly visceral depiction of an ordinary family set against everyone with no one to turn to except each other.

Effect of cone-beam computed tomography metal artefact reduction on incomplete subtle vertical root fractures

  • Andrea Huey Tsu Wang;Francine Kuhl Panzarella;Carlos Eduardo Fontana;Jose Luiz Cintra Junqueira;Carlos Eduardo da Silveira Bueno
    • Imaging Science in Dentistry
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    • v.53 no.1
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    • pp.11-19
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    • 2023
  • Purpose: This study compared the accuracy of detection of incomplete vertical root fractures (VRFs) in filled and unfilled teeth on cone-beam computed tomography images with and without a metal artefact reduction (MAR) algorithm. Materials and Methods: Forty single-rooted maxillary premolars were selected and, after endodontic instrumentation, were categorized as unfilled teeth without fractures, filled teeth without fractures, unfilled teeth with fractures, or filled teeth with fractures. Each VRF was artificially created and confirmed by operative microscopy. The teeth were randomly arranged, and images were acquired with and without the MAR algorithm. The images were evaluated with OnDemand software (Cybermed Inc., Seoul, Korea). After training, 2 blinded observers each assessed the images for the presence and absence of VRFs 2 times separated by a 1-week interval. P-values<0.05 were considered to indicate significance. Results: Of the 4 protocols, unfilled teeth analysed with the MAR algorithm had the highest accuracy of incomplete VRF diagnosis (0.65), while unfilled teeth reviewed without MAR were associated with the least accurate diagnosis (0.55). With MAR, an unfilled tooth with an incomplete VRF was 4 times more likely to be identified as having an incomplete VRF than an unfilled tooth without this condition, while without MAR, an unfilled tooth with an incomplete VRF was 2.28 times more likely to be identified as having an incomplete VRF than an unfilled tooth without this condition. Conclusion: The use of the MAR algorithm increased the diagnostic accuracy in the detection of incomplete VRF on images of unfilled teeth.

Individual Tooth Image Segmentation with Correcting of Specular Reflections (치아 영상의 반사 제거 및 치아 영역 자동 분할)

  • Lee, Seong-Taek;Kim, Kyeong-Seop;Yoon, Tae-Ho;Lee, Jeong-Whan;Kim, Kee-Deog;Park, Won-Se
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.59 no.6
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    • pp.1136-1142
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    • 2010
  • In this study, an efficient removal algorithm for specular reflections in a tooth color image is proposed to minimize the artefact interrupting color image segmentation. The pixel values of RGB color channels are initially reversed to emphasize the features in reflective regions, and then those regions are automatically detected by utilizing perceptron artificial neural network model and those prominent intensities are corrected by applying a smoothing spatial filter. After correcting specular reflection regions, multiple seeds in the tooth candidates are selected to find the regional minima and MCWA(Marker-Controlled Watershed Algorithm) is applied to delineate the individual tooth region in a CCD tooth color image. Therefore, the accuracy in segmentation for separating tooth regions can be drastically improved with removing specular reflections due to the illumination effect.