Applied Sciences, 2023 The distinctive and visually striking wooden masks associated with the Bwa culture in Burkina Faso, West Africa, are carved from a soft wood into different shapes and display various geometrical patterns and symbols according to their purpose.
Clara Granzotto, Ken Sutherland
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Effects of Enamel Paint on the Behavior and Survival of the Periodical Cicada, \u3ci\u3eMagicicada Septendecim\u3c/i\u3e (Homoptera) and the Lesser Migratory Grasshopper, \u3ci\u3eMelanoplus Sanguinipes (Orthoptera). [PDF]
, 2018 We present information compiled from several studies on the effects of methods for marking individual arthropods on their longevity and behavior. Results from our own research on effects of enamel paint marking on two in- sect species, the periodical ...
Cooley, J. R +2 more
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Effectiveness and Adverse Effects of Over-the-Counter Whitening Products on Dental Tissues
Frontiers in Dental Medicine, 2021 The role of bleaching agents (e.g., hydrogen peroxide) in tooth bleaching is quite well-described in a few literature studies and considered as the option choice for those desiring brighter teeth, but alternative methods have emerged to fulfill the ...
Maiara Rodrigues de Freitas +5 more
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The development and characteristics of a hand-held high power diode laser-based industrial tile grout removal and single-stage sealing system [PDF]
, 2002 As the field of laser materials processing becomes ever more diverse, the high power diode laser (HPDL) is now being regarded by many as the most applicable tool.
A. W. Gale +25 more
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Marking Adult Colorado Potato Beetles, \u3ci\u3eLeptinotarsa Decemlineata\u3c/i\u3e (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Using Paper Labels [PDF]
, 2017 The smooth elytra of adult Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, make this insect difficult to make efficiently for long-term field studies.
Caprio, Michael A +2 more
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Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1983 Idealizou-se uma técnica de marcação de insetos adultos, visando principalmente à identificação individual de triatomineos, que consiste na elaboração de códigos correspondentes a números, através de cinco cores basicas (vermelho, branco, azul, verde e ...
José Roberto Mac Cord +2 more
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Gallia, 2021 The oppidum of Châteaumeillant (Cher) belongs to the civitas of the Bituriges, whose boundaries correspond approximately to those of the current departments of Cher, Indre, and to which portions of Allier and Loir-et-Cher must be added.
Sophie Krausz +3 more
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A portable high power diode laser-based single-stage ceramic tile grout sealing system [PDF]
, 2002 By means of a 60 W high power diode laser (HPDL) and a specially developed grout material the void between adjoining ceramic tiles has been successfully sealed.
A.W Gale +35 more
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Parallels in Development of Modern Painting and Enameling in China
Journal of Visual Art and Design, 2021 This paper highlights trends in the development of contemporary visual art in China through a parallel analysis of two of its components: painting and enamel art. The focus of the research is on the work of artists whose works combine a ‘western’ style with ‘eastern’ tradition.
Daria Mostovshchykova, Nataliia Stryzhko
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Wishing for the Watch Face in Jonathan Swift’s “The Progress of Beauty”
ABO : Interactive Journal for Women in the Arts 1640-1830, 2018 This article illuminates the technological underpinnings of Jonathan Swift’s satire, “The Progress of Beauty” (1719), by exploring how eighteenth-century poetics of beauty and scientific progress pit human against automaton.
Jantina Ellens
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