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Hallux Valgus and Associated Foot Pathology in Ancient Egyptian Mummies: A Qualitative and Quantitative Computed Tomography Study

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, Volume 36, Issue 3, Page 646-658, May/June 2026.
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to gain information on the prevalence and manifestation of hallux valgus and associated foot pathology in ancient Egyptian mummies. Additionally, we investigated possible indicators of postmortem deformation of the feet during mummification. For this study, 34 mummies that had undergone whole body computed tomography (
Stephanie Panzer, Peter Augat, Klaus Hergan, Alice Paladin, Stephanie Zesch, Wilfried Rosendahl, Randall C. Thompson, Albert R. Zink   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Interpreting materia medica. A case study on Ioannes Archiatrus [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

Wellcome Open Research
Background Premodern medical texts are an invaluable source for scholars from humanities and sciences. However, they are usually not accessible as few scientists with an interest in premodern materia medica are also qualified philologists.
Andreas Lardos, Barbara Zipser, Robert Allkin, Rebecca Lazarou, Andrew C. Scott, Mark Nesbitt   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Archeo‐Inspiration from the Cultural History of Glass: Historic Accounts, Anecdotes and Hard Facts as Challenges to Modern Material Science

Advanced Materials, Volume 38, Issue 16, 17 March 2026.
Glass, historically valued for its purity and durability, has long inspired artists and societies. This article introduces the concept of “Archeo‐Inspiration”, drawing on cultural and historical contexts of glass to guide future material innovations.
Eva von Contzen, Julia von Ditfurth, Fabian Stroth, Bastian E. Rapp   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

AN EARLY OTTOMAN INTERPRETATION OF THE ALEXANDER ROMANCE: AHMEDÎ’S İSKENDERNÂME [PDF]

Trames
This article examines Ahmedî’s early fifteenth-century İskendernâme, the most influential Ottoman reworking of the Alexander Romance. After tracing the multilingual transmission of Pseudo-Callisthenes through Byzantine, Islamic, and Iranian routes ...
Furkan Öztürk
doaj   +1 more source

Trustworthy Federated Learning for Industrial IoT: Balancing Robustness and Fairness via Blockchain‐Based Reputation

Artificial Intelligence for Engineering, Volume 2, Issue 1, Page 67-77, March 2026.
This paper proposes Block‐FairFL, a Trustworthy Federated Learning framework empowered by Blockchain, to address the dual challenges of security and fairness in deploying AI for industrial engineering. ABSTRACT The integration of artificial intelligence into the industrial Internet of Things is pivotal for predictive maintenance and autonomous control.
Hui Li
wiley   +1 more source

Constructing citizenship and indigeneity in Jordan: The politics of Bedouin rights and identities in cultural heritage sites

The Geographical Journal, Volume 192, Issue 1, March 2026.
Short Abstract This paper explores the relationships between Bedouin rights, citizenship and indigeneity in cultural heritage sites in Jordan. Through interviews and ethnographic fieldwork with Bedouin communities, we argue that a more critical engagement with indigeneity is necessary in Jordan.
Taraf Abu Hamdan, Olivia Mason
wiley   +1 more source

Common and Foxtail Millet in Dietetics, Culinary Art and Therapeutic Procedures of the Antiquity and Early Byzantium

Łódzkie Studia Etnograficzne, 2015
Common millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) and foxtail millet, also known as Italian millet (Setaria italica P. Beauv.), are among crop grasses that in the Antiquity and the early Byzantine period were grown on a relatively large scale.
Maciej Kokoszko, Krzysztof Jagusiak, Zofia Rzeźnicka   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Resins and gums in historical iatrosophia texts from Cyprus - a botanical and medico-pharmacological approach

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2011
This study explores historical iatrosophia texts from Cyprus from a botanical and medico-pharmacological point of view focusing on remedies containing resins and gums. The iatrosophia are a genre of Greek medical literature of Byzantine origin and can be
Andreas eLardos, José ePrieto-Garcia, Michael eHeinrich, Michael eHeinrich   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Blockchain and Quantum Technologies for Securing the Global Nuclear Supply Chain: Synergies, Applications, Technical Challenges and Opportunities

Journal of Critical Infrastructure Policy, Volume 7, Issue 1, Spring/Summer 2026.
ABSTRACT The infiltration of counterfeit, fraudulent, and suspect items into civil nuclear supply chains, notably within power generation and medical isotope production, poses severe safety and security threats. The ever‐increasing growth in nuclear installations (70 power plants are under construction and another 100 are in the planning stage) and the
Hafiz Ahmed
wiley   +1 more source

Polyarchion (πολυάρχιον) in the medicine of Antiquity and Byzantium [PDF]

Farmacja Polska
The present research is devoted to the history of a medicine used in the Ancient and Byzantine Mediterranean, known in the local medical tradition as polyarchion (πολυάρχιον).
Maciej Kokoszko, Zofia Rzeźnicka, Krzysztof Jagusiak, Konrad Tadajczyk   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source