Article: Modeling of Wood Aging (2008)

Title: Modeling of Wood Aging Caused by Biological Deterioration
Author: Xin Yin, Tadahiro Fujimoto, Norishige Chiba, and Hiromi T. Tanaka
Reference: Journal of Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics, Vol. 12, No.2, 2008, pp. 125-131
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Abstract

We propose visually simulating wood aging by microorganisms using an ant colony optimization algorithm to generate wood aging patterns. Ants deposit pheromone similar to termites and wood deterioration caused by termites is simulated using this algorithm. Patterns generated by this algorithm resemble many pattern in nature, meaning ant paths are representative of worm paths and ant pheromones are representative of microorganism growth. We demonstrate the effectiveness of this technique in experiments.

Inert Gases in the Control of Museum Insect Pests (1998)

Title: Inert Gases in the Control of Museum Insect Pests
Editors: Charles Selwitz and Shin Maekawa
Publisher: The Getty Conservation Institute
Year: 1998
Pages: 113
Format: PDF (1.5 Mb)
Link: http://www.getty.edu/...

Table of contents:

Chapter 1. Mechanisms of Insect Mortality
Chapter 2. Anoxia as a Conservation Procedure
Chapter 3. Methods and Materials
Chapter 4. Operational Problems and Practices
Chapter 5. Anoxia Treatment in Barrier-Film Bags
Chapter 6. Anoxia Treatment in a Dynamic Mode
Chapter 7. Reusable Anoxia Systems
Chapter 8. Fumigation with Carbon Dioxide
Appendix A. Professional Contacts
Appendix B. Materials and Suppliers
Appendix C. Common and Scientific Names of Insect Species

Using Modified Atmospheres to Control Insect Pests (1993)

Title: The Feasibility of Using Modified Atmospheres to Control Insect Pests in Museums
Authors: Michael K. Rust, and Janice M. Kennedy
Publisher: The Getty Conservation Institute
Year: 1993
Pages: 131
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Table of contents (compact version):

1. The Webbing Clothes Moth
2. The Furniture Carpet Beetle
3. The Firebrat
4. The Cabinet Beetle
5. The Larder Beetle
6. The Cigarette Beetle
7. The Confused Flour Beetle
8. The American Cockroach, Brownbanded Cockroach and German Cockroach
9. The Powderpost Beetle
10. The Western Drywood Termite