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Economic Origins of Border Fortifications
, 2023 Why do contemporary states fortify their borders? Modern military advancements have made such fortifications obsolete for security, yet scholars have offered no satisfactory alternative theory.
Bin Oslan, A.
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Housing the King’s Enslaved Workers in the Spanish Caribbean
Arts, 2023 The construction of military edifices in Spanish Caribbean was overseen by engineers, as previous studies have largely shown, but forced labor played a key role in the processes, an understudied aspect.
Pedro Luengo
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The evolution of roman frontier defence systems and fortifications the lower danube provinces in the first and second centuries AD [PDF]
, 2001 The defence of the Roman Empire from barbarian attacks depended on two distinct but interrelated features: the actual fortifications on the borders of the imperial provinces and the troops that garrisoned them.
Karavas, John
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Structure‐forward targeting of claudins with synthetic binders
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Claudins form the paracellular barriers between epithelial and endothelial tissues at tight junctions and are targets for molecular binders with the goal of modulating barrier permeability. Claudin‐binding molecules are relevant in drug delivery or in altering claudin interactions with disease‐causing proteins.
Alex J. Vecchio
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A Possible Monastery and the ‘Upper Maqs’ at Ukma-Akasha West?
Études et Travaux (Institute des Cultures Méditerranéennes et Orientales de l'Académie Polonaise des Sciences), 2019 This paper summarises previously unpublished records relating to a series of unusual, and perhaps associated enclosed medieval settlements in the area of Akasha and Ukma West, excavated in 1969 by the Archaeological Survey of Sudanese Nubia.
David N. Edwards
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Late Roman fortifications in the Leskovac basin in relation to urban Centres [PDF]
Starinar, 2014 Due to a general insecurity and the need to protect the population and communications, towards the end of the 4th century a large number of Late Roman fortifications were built in the region of the Leskovac basin, mainly towards the edges. Their
Ivanišević Vujadin, Stamenković Sonja
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Cuaderno de Notas, 2021 Resumen Las recientes celebraciones del año 2020 para conmemorar el segundo centenario del proceso de independencia de Chile, nos invitan a estudiar lo sucedido en 1970 cuando, con motivo del sesquicentenario de la emancipación del antiguo territorio de
Soledad Valdivia Ávila +1 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.A gradient‐engineered all‐paper sensor is fabricated by integrating MXene and in situ grown AgNPs within hierarchical cellulose networks. The device breaks the sensitivity–detection range trade‐off through cascaded conductive pathways, enabling ultrahigh pressure sensitivity, humidity–pressure decoupled dual‐mode sensing, and outstanding EMI shielding,
Ao Li +7 more
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Humanities & Social Sciences CommunicationsJapan’s construction of fortifications throughout its history has been a subject of scholarly interest. Japan has been building fortifications for generations, from Muzuki and stone fortifications at home to Japanese fortifications on the Korean ...
Zhuang Li, Kehua Liu
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Interfacial Failure and Self‐Healing in Solid‐State Batteries
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Dynamic interfacial self‐healing offers an adaptive route to mitigate coupled mechanical, chemical, and electrochemical degradation in solid‐state batteries. This review connects evolving interfacial failure mechanisms with physical‐flow, chemical‐restoration, stimuli‐responsive, and electric‐field‐assisted repair strategies, highlighting targeted self‐
Xinxin Zhu +8 more
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