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Government Financial Reporting: A Study of Nested Controversy
Financial Accountability &Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT There are two schools of thought on government financial reporting: one emanating from societal values and accountability to citizens; and one based on investment decisions and a business approach. There are staunch proponents of these different perspectives, which are rooted in economic thought and values.
Sheila Ellwood, Rhoda Brown
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A probabilistic model of Ancient Egyptian writing
, 2015 This article investigates a probabilistic model to describe how signs form words in Ancient Egyptian writing. This applies to both hieroglyphic and hieratic texts. The model uses an intermediate layer of sign functions.
Rahman, Fahrurrozi, Nederhof, Mark Jan
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Indirect preservation of Egyptian historical sites using 3D GPR survey
Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, 2018 Non-invasive geophysical techniques are used to collect information about the environmental risks that threaten the historical sites in Egypt and indirectly preserve them.
Ahmed Gaber +4 more
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Ibis, EarlyView.Detailed knowledge about bird migration patterns can enhance our understanding of the evolution of migration and temporal changes in space use throughout the annual cycle. Additionally, as many migratory bird species are experiencing population declines, understanding the connectivity between their spatial distributions during breeding, migration and ...
Yosef Kiat +3 more
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The Role of Dice in the Emergence of the Probability Calculus
International Statistical Review, EarlyView.Summary The early development of the probability calculus was clearly influenced by the roll of dice. However, while dice have been cast since time immemorial, documented calculations on the frequency of various dice throws date back only to the mid‐13th century.
David R. Bellhouse, Christian Genest
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Who Or What Is Werethekau ‘Great of Magic’? A Problematic Inscription (UC 16639)
, 2013 In this paper, I investigate the identity of Werethekau through a previously unpublished limestone block at the Petrie Museum (UC 16639). It is not recorded when or where this block was found; the context, a central and identifying feature for the ...
Mekawy Ouda, AM
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Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The white mango scale, Aulacaspis tubercularis Newstead (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), is one of the most destructive pests of mango worldwide. Its current management in most of the invaded areas largely depends on the intensive use of chemical insecticides.
Francis Obala +7 more
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Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Knowledge on the ecology and life‐history traits of coastal marine species is vital to inform their conservation and management, especially as their coastal habitats come under increasing threats. However, such data have never been collated for four of the five families in the suborder Syngnathoidei—the close relatives of the better‐studied ...
Syd J. Ascione +3 more
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British Museum Studies in Ancient Egypt and Sudan (BMSAES) Issue 24
, 2019 Editorial This special issue of BMSAES publishes papers and additional reflections arising from two workshops organised at the British Museum in 2011 and 2013 as part of the British Museum’s Naukratis Project.
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Stela and Fragments in the Grand Egyptian Museum [PDF]
مجـلة کلية الآثـار بقنا - جامعة جنوب الوادي, 2019 This paper is focusing on four funerary fragments, namely inventory numbers Sr. 14170 , 10322 , and Sr 10220, preserved in the Grand Egyptian Museum.
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