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Performative Rituals for Conception and Childbirth in England, 900-1500. [PDF]
, 2015 This study proposes that performative rituals-that is, verbal and physical acts that reiterate prior uses-enabled medieval women and men to negotiate the dangers and difficulties of conception and childbirth. It analyzes the rituals implicated in charms,
Jones, Peter Murray, Olsan, Lea T
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Electrospun PAN Membrane Loaded with AgInP2Se6 Nanosheets for Triboelectric Energy Harvesting
Small, EarlyView.Exfoliated AgInP2Se6 nanosheets are incorporated into a polyacrylonitrile (PAN) polymer matrix by electrospinning and applied for the first time in a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG). The hybrid membrane delivers strong electrical output and exhibits reversible humidity sensitivity, responding rapidly to changes in relative humidity.
Filipa M. Oliveira +10 more
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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2022 Background Various randomized multicenter studies have shown that percutaneous left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) is not inferior in stroke prevention compared to vitamin K antagonists (VKA) and can be performed safely and effectively.
Lucie Kretzler +13 more
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Simulation of myths in industrial product design "the seven eyes amulet as a model"
الاكاديمي, 2021 The research is to identify the legend of the seven eyes amulet of Babylonian origin and the representations it carried of the link between the Babylonian past and the Islamic present presented in the design works of the promoted products, preserving its
esam nouri majeed
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Games and gamification projects in the Australian public sector
Australian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.Abstract This article surveys the arrival of gameful government into Australian public sector practice. Gameful government is a shorthand, descriptive term denoting the interpenetration of (video)games, and design elements and thinking from them, into public sector work.
David Threlfall, Catherine Althaus
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Patch in the ritual and daily practice of the Turkic people [PDF]
Pharos Journal of TheologyThe article is devoted to the study of the patch as a stable tradition of the spiritual and material-artistic culture of the Turkic peoples. The patch is considered as a "participant" in ritual and ritual practice and manual artistic craft.
Andrey Khazbulatov +3 more
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A software toolkit for web-based virtual environments based on a shared database [PDF]
, 2004 We propose a software toolkit for developing complex web-based user interfaces, incorporating such things as multi-user facilities, virtual environments (VEs), and interface agents.
Dijk, E.M.A.G. van +2 more
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Australia and the Path Not Taken: The Declining Independence and Influence of Middle Powers
Global Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Australian foreign policy has famously been distinguished by the search for ‘great and powerful friends’. However, Australia's relationship with its current notional protector and key ally—the United States—has generally had more costs than benefits and, I argue, has consequently not been in Australia's much‐invoked ‘national interest ...
Mark Beeson
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A Unique Engraved Shale Pendant from the Site of Star Carr: the oldest Mesolithic art in Britain
Internet Archaeology, 2016 In 2015 an engraved shale pendant was found during excavations at the Early Mesolithic site of Star Carr, UK. Engraved motifs on Mesolithic pendants are extremely rare, with the exception of amber pendants from southern Scandinavia.
Nicky Milner +15 more
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The Glagolitic Amulet from Varna in Light of Old Novgorod Parallels and Vice Versa
Studi Slavistici, 2023 The article analyses the Glagolitic prayer on the lead amulet published by K. Popkonstantinov and H. Miklas in 2009. A new reading of the central phrase is proposed based on the parallels in Novgorod birchbark documents.
Aleksey Gippius
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