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  2. Conservation-restoration of dye diffusion transfer prints

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    The conservation-restoration of dye diffusion transfer prints is the process undertaken by conservator-restorers of caring for and maintaining dye diffusion transfer prints to preserve their form, and the information they contain. It covers the processes that can be taken by conservators, archivists, and other museum professionals.

  3. Biochemical oxygen demand - Wikipedia

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    Biochemical oxygen demand is the amount of oxygen required for microbial metabolism of organic compounds in water. This demand occurs over some variable period of time depending on temperature, nutrient concentrations, and the enzymes available to indigenous microbial populations. The amount of oxygen required to completely oxidize the organic ...

  4. Biomimetics - Wikipedia

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    Giant axons of the longfin inshore squid ( Doryteuthis pealeii) were crucial for scientists to understand the action potential. [ 1] Biomimetics or biomimicry is the emulation of the models, systems, and elements of nature for the purpose of solving complex human problems. [ 2][ 3][ 4] The terms "biomimetics" and "biomimicry" are derived from ...

  5. Biodegradation - Wikipedia

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    Biodegradation is the breakdown of organic matter by microorganisms, such as bacteria and fungi. [ a][ 2] It is generally assumed to be a natural process, which differentiates it from composting. Composting is a human-driven process in which biodegradation occurs under a specific set of circumstances. The process of biodegradation is threefold ...

  6. Carbon cycle - Wikipedia

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    Carbon cycle. The carbon cycle is that part of the biogeochemical cycle by which carbon is exchanged among the biosphere, pedosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere of Earth. Other major biogeochemical cycles include the nitrogen cycle and the water cycle. Carbon is the main component of biological compounds as well as a major component ...

  7. Food loss and waste - Wikipedia

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    Food loss and waste occurs at all stages of the food supply chain – production, processing, sales, and consumption. [ 13][ 12] Definitions of what constitutes food loss versus food waste or what parts of foods (i.e., inedible parts) exit the food supply chain are considered lost or wasted vary. [ 12]

  8. Anaerobic digestion - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Anaerobic digestion is a sequence of processes by which microorganisms break down biodegradable material in the absence of oxygen. [ 1] The process is used for industrial or domestic purposes to manage waste or to produce fuels. Much of the fermentation used industrially to produce food and drink products, as well as home fermentation ...

  9. Decoupage - Wikipedia

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    Decoupage or découpage ( / ˌdeɪkuːˈpɑːʒ /; [ 1] French: [dekupaʒ]) is the art of decorating an object by gluing colored paper cutouts onto it in combination with special paint effects, gold leaf, and other decorative elements. Commonly, an object like a small box or an item of furniture is covered by cutouts from magazines or from ...