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Sourcing carnelian beads from the ancient Mesopotamian site of Kish, Iraq, 2450–2200 BCE: Stylistic, technological and geochemical approaches

open access: yesArchaeometry, EarlyView.
Abstract Trade between Mesopotamia and the Indus Civilization is studied through the analysis of Early Dynastic III Period (2600–2350 BCE) carnelian beads from the site of Kish, Iraq. Morphological and technological features of the beads are compared with beads from the Indus region.
J. Mark Kenoyer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Detail-preserving and Content-aware Variational Multi-view Stereo Reconstruction

open access: yes, 2015
Accurate recovery of 3D geometrical surfaces from calibrated 2D multi-view images is a fundamental yet active research area in computer vision. Despite the steady progress in multi-view stereo reconstruction, most existing methods are still limited in ...
Li, Zhaoxin   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Visual Voices, an Interpretive Methodology: Advocating for Inclusion in Cancer Research for People With Intellectual Disabilities Through Artwork Analysis

open access: yesBritish Journal of Learning Disabilities, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background People with intellectual disabilities face inequities across the cancer care continuum. Barriers in communication and healthcare accessibility contribute to late‐stage cancer diagnoses and poorer outcomes. People with intellectual disabilities are often excluded from cancer research. This study presents a researcher‐led interpretive
Claire Zhou   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cancer pain: current practice and emerging targets

open access: yesBritish Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Cancer pain (CP) arises from a complex interplay between the tumour and its microenvironment. Many patients experience a mixed pain phenotype that encompasses nociceptive, neuropathic and neuroinflammatory mechanisms, and vary across tumour type and disease stage. Despite decades of intensive research, the mainstay of cancer pain treatment is still non‐
Yi Ye   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Constructing National Identity Through Museums in Early Republican Turkey: Historical Narrative, Spatial Transformation, Exhibiting Modernity, and Monumentality

open access: yesCurator: The Museum Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the role of museums in the construction of national identity during the Early Republican Period in Turkey (1923–1950). Drawing on theoretical approaches that interpret museums as spaces in which collective memory and national identity are materially organized and publicly communicated, the study analyzes museums as key ...
Duygu Atalay Şimşek
wiley   +1 more source

On the solar orientation of Ales Stenar site [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Ales Stenar is an ancient stone structure in Sweden.
Sparavigna, Amelia Carolina
core  

The Past Requires Reconciliation

open access: yesThe Ecumenical Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This article presents three cases from the Orthodox Christian past that concern the defence of individuals and religious groups whose views differed from those of the official Orthodox Church. It also highlights the significance of the past in the Orthodox Christian context as a tradition that largely influences the behaviour of Orthodox ...
Petros A. Panagiotopoulos
wiley   +1 more source

Twins in Mesoamerica as a Symbol of Contrasting Duality [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
In cultures across the Mesoamerican subcontinent, there are examples in the archaeological and ethnographic record of myths concerned with twins and sibling pairs (Minneci, 1999).
Rideout, Benjamin
core   +2 more sources

Correlates of Mortal Distress Among Healthcare Staff in Hospitals: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesJournal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Mortal distress encompasses emotional, cognitive, physical and behavioural responses to death and dying among healthcare staff who frequently encounter mortality in hospital settings. Healthcare workers often experience heightened levels of mortal distress due to their regular exposure to patient deaths, which can negatively impact ...
Joy Juan Wang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

In God’s Land: Cinematic Affect, Animation and the Perceptual Dilemmas of Slow Violence

open access: yes, 2016
In this paper, I argue that Indian independent filmmaker Pankaj Rishi Kumar\u27s documentary In God’s Land (2012) blends animation and live-action to illuminate the destructive nuances of postcolonial literary scholar, Rob Nixon\u27s notion of slow ...
Monani, Salma
core   +1 more source

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