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Jewelled Byzantine and Medieval Reliquaries of the True Cross: Peridots and Other Gemstones in Material and Symbolic Perspective

open access: yesJournal of Raman Spectroscopy, EarlyView.
An interdisciplinary in situ study of jewelled reliquaries of the True Cross integrates gemmology and portable analytical techniques, revealing new evidence on the identification and symbolic role of peridots and other gemstones. ABSTRACT Jewelled crosses containing relics of the True Cross occupy a central position in the devotional, artistic and ...
Stefania Martiniello   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Citizen networks in the Garden City: Protecting urban ecosystems in rapid urbanization

open access: yes, 2014
Citizen groups can be important actors in urban environmental stewardship, and network structure often influences function and performance. However, most previous studies focus on cities in “developed” countries, thereby overlooking conditions relevant ...
Johan P. Enqvist   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Ray City Council Meeting Minutes, 1952 - 1967

open access: yes, 1967
Ray City Council Meeting Minutes, 1952 - 1967. 1 electronic record (PDF), 175 MB (184,401,472 bytes).Ray City Council Meeting Minutes, 1952 - 1967. Ray City School. CA014-001: Ray City Community Library, 1952–1994 Series.
Ray City Community Library
core   +1 more source

Bulbophyllum weddellii (Orchidaceae) demonstrates foliar water uptake plasticity along Brazilian campos rupestres

open access: yesNordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Phenotypic plasticity can facilitate species survival in a variety of conditions that are not possible with a fixed phenotype. Foliar water uptake (FWU), defined as the absorption of water through leaf surfaces, is an important mechanism contributing to plant water balance and drought tolerance in many species.
Daniela Boanares   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tripartite relationship between cashless economy, money demand, and the long-run stability of money demand function: evidence from Ghana

open access: yesFuture Business Journal
Many nations, regardless of their development status, are adopting a cashless economy to enhance economic growth and development. This research aims to examine the effects of a cashless economy on money demand in Ghana, focusing specifically on the roles
Richard Eshun, Eric Fosu Oteng-Abayie
doaj   +1 more source

The park as an idea

open access: yesПроект Байкал
The park is viewed as the result of a dialogue between man and nature and as a product of urbanization, like the city. Its nature is ambivalent both in relation to the city and in relation to the natural elements, which makes it a tool for communication
Андрей Боков
doaj   +1 more source

Journal of the New York Botanical Garden

open access: yes, 1929
Greenhouse Suggestions for the Amateur; Observations on a Shot-hole Disease and Insect Pests of the Japanese Cherries; Franklin Sumner Earle; Earle's Sugar Cane and Its Culture 88; A Gladiolus Society being Organized for New York City; Publications of ...

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The Burning Question: Frequencies of Tobacco Consumption in Postmedieval (16th–19th c. ce) England and the Netherlands

open access: yesInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The frequency of tobacco use during the postmedieval period is widely underexplored; this has repercussions for our understanding of the intoxicant's health impacts during this time. Our study assesses the frequency rates of tobacco consumption in different social groups in England and the Netherlands, two countries in which tobacco use became
Anna M. Davies‐Barrett   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Weight Loss and Physical Activity Reduces Perceived Physical Fatigability Among Older Adults With Obesity

open access: yesObesity, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to evaluate the impact of three lifestyle interventions on perceived physical fatigability. Methods Concurrent with a dietary weight loss program (caloric deficit ~400 kcal/day, weekly dietitian support), older adults with obesity (N = 183) were randomized to three groups: aerobic exercise (150–200 min/week of ...
Reagan E. Garcia   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mobilizing Presence across Borders: Devotion to Papua New Guinea's Blessed Peter To Rot in Australia

open access: yesOceania, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article engages with the conjunctures between migration and religion by focusing on the celebration of Papua New Guinea's ‘National Patron Saint’, the Blessed Peter To Rot, in the Australian diaspora. Both in Sydney and Brisbane, Catholic Papua New Guinea (PNG) migrants have been ‘relocating’ PNG shrines, regalia, relics and ritual ...
Anna‐Karina Hermkens
wiley   +1 more source

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