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Construction Materials Used in the Historical Roman Era Bath in Myra

The Scientific World Journal, 2014
The physical, chemical, and mechanical properties of mortars and bricks used in the historical building that was erected at Myra within the boundaries of Antalya Province during the Roman time were investigated.
Cem Oguz, Fikret Turker, Niyazi Ugur Kockal   +2 more
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Materiales y tecnologías en la Arquitectura Modernista: casos de estudio de decoración de fachadas en Italia, Portugal y Polonia persiguiendo una restauración racional [PDF]

, 2011
The results of a diagnostic survey on the materials of representative Art Nouveau buildings in Italy, Portugal and Poland are here presented and compared, as a contribution to their understanding and, hence, to support compatible restoration.
Cremona, De-Mattei, Dell’Acqua, E. Franzoni, F. Sandrolini, Feilden, H. Varum, Hitchcock, R. Nakonieczny, Sarabando Dias   +9 more
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Technological Evolution in Fintech: A Decadal Scientometric and Systematic Review of Developments and Criticisms

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study aims to classify pivotal fintech innovations and explore the prospects and pitfalls associated with emerging fintech services extensively discussed in the literature. We conducted a multistage systematic review of research published on fintech over the past decade from a technological perspective. Using the Preferred Reporting Items
Muhammad Imran Qureshi, Nohman Khan
wiley   +1 more source

Relations between static-structural aspects, construction phases and building materials of San Saturnino Basilica (Cagliari, Italy) [PDF]

, 2015
The construction site was used several times: in a first phase, in the republican era of Roman domination it hosted, probably, a temple whose height could reach 25 meters; in a second phase, during the Roman Empire, it was used as a burial area.
CAZZANI, ANTONIO MARIA, COLUMBU, STEFANO, Ruggieri, A.   +2 more
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Strengthening of three-leaf stone masonry walls: an experimental research [PDF]

, 2012
The paper summarizes the results of an experimental research carried out on three-leaf masonry walls of typical granite stone constructions from the North of Portugal. The research aimed at studying the behaviour under compression of this wall typology,
Daniel V. Oliveira, DV Oliveira, E Vintzileou, E Vintzileou, Enrico Garbin, G Baronio, G Vasconcelos, J Ding, JL Pina-Henriques, L Binda, L Binda, MM Reda Taha, MR Valluzzi, MR Valluzzi, MR Valluzzi, Paulo B. Lourenço, PB Lourenço, Rui A. Silva   +17 more
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Chronic Low‐Dose Unsymmetrical Dimethylhydrazine Exposure in Rats: Multiorgan Mechanisms and Biomarker Identification

Journal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine (UDMH), a highly toxic rocket propellant with known multiorgan effects, requires urgent characterization of its chronic low‐dose toxicity. Using an integrated approach including exploratory transcriptomics (n = 3/group) and metabolomic (n = 4/group) approaches in male Sprague–Dawley rats exposed to high‐dose ...
Fuzhou Liu, Bing Liu, Keli Wang, Xiaoyu Wang, Zhen Sun, Xiaojuan Pan, Zengming Zhao   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fighting the Defensive Battle on the Jamestown Line: The Canadians in Korea, November 1951 [PDF]

, 2012
Barbed wire. Artillery duels. Patrolling in “no-man’s land.” Static warfare from fixed defensive positions. This description could easily fit the western front in 1916.
Bercuson, David J.
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Human Health Risk Assessment From Exposure to Toxic Metals in Soils and Leafy Vegetables in Smallholder Farms of Northeastern Brazil

Journal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study assessed human health risks associated with exposure to potentially toxic metals (PTMs) in soils and leafy vegetables cultivated in smallholder agricultural systems in Northeastern Brazil. Soil and vegetable samples were collected from 18 agricultural areas and analyzed for cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), nickel
Fernando Ferreira da Cunha Filho, Alex Souza Moraes, João Paulo Siqueira da Silva, Edvane Borges da Silva, Ademir Amaral, André Maciel Netto   +5 more
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Decoding Roman construction techniques through a multiproxy study of pozzolanic mortars from the Brick Amphitheater of Nola (Campania, Southern Italy)

Case Studies in Construction Materials
The long-lasting performance of ancient pozzolanic mortars highlights the advanced expertise of Roman builders. By intentionally mixing lime with specific volcanic materials, like ash or sand, the Romans developed hydraulic mortars and concretes that ...
Serena Spadavecchia, Giovanna Montesano, Concetta Rispoli, Martina Mercurio, Mario Cesarano, Assunta Campanile, Barbara Liguori, Paola Petrosino, Piergiulio Cappelletti   +8 more
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“A” Company on Attack on Troteval Farm by the Fusiliers Mont-Royal on 24 July 1944 [PDF]

, 2012
General J.A. Dextraze, “J Dex” to Canada’s post-war army, served as Chief of the Defence Staff from 1972 to 1975 but in 1944 he was a 24-year-old company commander in Les Fusiliers de Mont-Royal (FMR).
Dextraze, Jacques
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