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Dynamics of an Invincible Troop Formation in Ancient Open Battlefields [PDF]
One of the most enthralling ancient magical battle formation tactics is the Chakravyuh -- a multilayer dynamic defensive structure, which was used in the 18-days long Kurukshetra war as described in the great Indian epic Mahabharata and in many ...
Kishore Dutta
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Rostrum size differences between Toarcian belemnite battlefields [PDF]
Body size changes have been reported across crisis intervals. Belemnites – now considered extinct stem-decabrachians – have rarely been investigated for this purpose, and the few studies have resulted in ambiguous outcomes.
P. Rita, K. De Baets, M. Schlott
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With this contribution, the author intends first of all to demonstrate the groundlessness of the historiographical narratives, which would like to anticipate the evidence of the use of firearms in the Italian battlefields at the beginning of the ...
Sandro Tiberini
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With the increasing tempo of military conflicts in the last decade, much has been learnt about imaging battlefield casualties in the acute setting. Ultrasound in the form of focused abdominal sonography in trauma (FAST) has proven invaluable in emergency triage of patients for immediate surgery.
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Battlefields Tourism: The status of heritage tourism in Dundee, South Africa
Heritage tourism is a significant contemporary facet of tourism in many developing countries. This paper analyses the economic opportunities for battlefield-heritage tourism in South Africa by examining the battlefields route within KwaZulu-Natal ...
Clinton David van der Merwe
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This paper explores the way in which the fallen of the First World War were commemorated in Italy between 1918 and 1940. At the end of the war, numerous spontaneous local monuments were constructed.
Daniele Pisani
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The Battlefield of Pluripotency [PDF]
How embryonic stem cells maintain the potential to differentiate into multiple cell lineages is still unclear. In this issue of Cell, Niwa et al. (2005) show that a duel between the transcription factors Oct3/4 and Cdx2 can restrict embryonic stem cells to either embryonic or placental fate.
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Biting the bullet: the role of hobbyist metal detecting within battlefield archaeology
In the UK battlefields are becoming more frequently associated with the label 'heritage at risk'. As the concept of battlefield and conflict archaeology has evolved, so too has the recognition that battlefields are dynamic, yet fragile, archaeological ...
Natasha Ferguson
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Certain unconventional tourism activities such as visiting battlefields, old prisons, or crash sites encompass dark tourism and have become the focus of scholarly pursuit. The term was established in relation to the Gallipoli Battlefields; which has been
Ulvi Cenap Topcu
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"Development as a Battlefield" is an innovative exploration of the multidimensional meanings of - and interactions between - conflict and development. The two phenomena are all too often regarded as ostensibly antagonistic. This was exemplified again in the context of the Arab Spring that erupted in December 2010 and was eventually short-lived in ...
Bono, Irene, Hibou, Béatrice
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