Time-dependent variation of lead isotopes of lead white in 17th century Dutch paintings. [PDF]
Sci Adv, 2021 Changing lead isotope ratios of 17th century Dutch paintings over time suggest usefulness of isotope data for art authentication.
D'Imporzano P +6 more
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Batavia shipwreck timbers reveal a key to Dutch success in 17th-century world trade. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2021 Ocean-going ships were key to rising maritime economies of the Early Modern period, and understanding how they were built is critical to grasp the challenges faced by shipwrights and merchant seafarers.
Daly A +2 more
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Characterization of biodegradation in a 17th century easel painting and potential for a biological approach. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2018 It is important to characterize the microorganisms involved in biodeterioration processes to understand their effects on cultural assets and to define an efficient strategy for protecting artworks, monuments, and buildings from microbiological ...
Caselli E +14 more
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Paleogenetic study on the 17th century Korean mummy with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2017 While atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is known to be common among modern people exposed to various risk factors, recent paleopathological studies have shown that it affected ancient populations much more frequently than expected.
Shin DH +5 more
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Genotyping Yersinia pestis in Historical Plague: Evidence for Long-Term Persistence of Y. pestis in Europe from the 14th to the 17th Century. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2016 Ancient DNA (aDNA) recovered from plague victims of the second plague pandemic (14th to 17th century), excavated from two different burial sites in Germany, and spanning a time period of more than 300 years, was characterized using single nucleotide ...
Seifert L +7 more
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17th Century Variola Virus Reveals the Recent History of Smallpox. [PDF]
Curr Biol, 2016 Summary Smallpox holds a unique position in the history of medicine. It was the first disease for which a vaccine was developed and remains the only human disease eradicated by vaccination. Although there have been claims of smallpox in Egypt, India, and
Duggan AT +20 more
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Anatomical confirmation of computed tomography-based diagnosis of the atherosclerosis discovered in 17th century Korean mummy. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2015 In the present study on a newly discovered 17th century Korean mummy, computed tomography (CT) revealed multiple aortic calcifications within the aortic wall that were indicative of ancient atherosclerosis.
Kim MJ +8 more
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Radiological diagnosis of congenital diaphragmatic hernia in 17th century Korean mummy. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2014 Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a birth defect of the diaphragm resulting in pulmonary sequelae that threaten the lives of infants. In computed tomography (CT) images of a 17th century middle-aged male mummy (the Andong mummy), we observed that ...
Kim YS +9 more
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Food flora in 17th century Northeast region of Brazil in Historia Naturalis Brasiliae. [PDF]
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed, 2014 BackgroundThis article reports historical ethnobotany research conducted from a study of the work Historia Naturalis Brasiliae (Natural History of Brazil), authored by Piso and Marcgrave and published in 1648, with main focus on Caatinga of northeast ...
Medeiros MF, Albuquerque UP.
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Biological Warfare in the 17th Century [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2016 W. Seth Carus
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