Archeo-Inspiration from the Cultural History of Glass: Historic Accounts, Anecdotes and Hard Facts as Challenges to Modern Material Science. [PDF]
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.
von Contzen E +3 more
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TRIUMPH OF DIONYSUS IN INDIA ON AN UNPUBLISHED UNIQUE TERRACOTTA PLAQUE IN EGYPTIAN MUSEUM [PDF]
This study aims to bring to scholarly attention a terracotta decorated plaque from Alexandria, which is kept in the Cairo Egyptian Museum. inv. 8 7 3 27 This is a rectangular plaque with high reliefs, showing some evidence of ...
Nagᴡa Ibrahim
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Mozart by A. S. Pushkin and Prince Myshkin by F. M. Dostoevsky: Problem of Double Encoding
The problem of double encoding of the characters’ images is considered: Mozart (“Mozart and Salieri” by A. S. Pushkin) and Prince Myshkin (“The Idiot” by F. M. Dostoevsky).
S. S. Khromov +2 more
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Comparison of intrauterine transfusion techniques in hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Objectives Intrauterine transfusions (IUTs) are the cornerstone in treatment for hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN). It has been suggested that a non‐vascular intraperitoneal blood transfusion used in conjunction with an intravascular IUT can slow the decrease in fetal hemoglobin (Hb) levels, potentially extending the interval ...
van 't Oever RM +8 more
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Birds That Don't Exist: Niche Pre-Emption as a Constraint on Morphological Evolution in the Passeroidea. [PDF]
We use topological data analysis to reveal a persistent morphological gap in a major group of songbirds (superfamily Passeroidea). The gap remained unoccupied for millions of years, even though nearby morphologies are common and the same body form exists in other groups of birds.
Chia SY +4 more
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Interpretation of the poem by A.A. Akhmatova Muse
The meaning of the mysterious dialogue between the poet and the Muse in the final part of the poem is revealed in the process of consistent reading. It should be noted that in the human and natural world, the separation of darkness and light, sleep and ...
Anastasia A. Aksenova
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The beast initiate: the lycanthropy of Heracles [PDF]
The obscurantist Hellenistic poet Lycophron referenced the initiation of Heracles as a beast suckling the breast of the goddess Hera. This was the event that was the mythological origin of the Galaxy and of the lily flower that incarnated the same ...
Ruck, Carl
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The paper examines the traditional explanation of the Eastern-Slavonic deity Xors as an Iranian loan from the Persian xwaršēδ/xoršid ‘sun’ and advances an alternative etymology via the Indo-Aryan root hṛṣ-, Indo-European *g̑hers- and its cognates in ...
Constantine L. Borissoff
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Political Comedy in Aristophanes [PDF]
This paper argues that Aristophanic comedy, although it takes contemporary political life as its point of departure, is not political in the sense of aiming to influence politics outside the theatre.
Heath, M.
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ExploreNEOs. III. Physical Characterization of 65 Potential Spacecraft Target Asteroids [PDF]
Space missions to near-Earth objects (NEOs) are being planned at all major space agencies, and recently a manned mission to an NEO was announced as a NASA goal.
Bhattacharya, B. +16 more
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