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Technology and culture in Greek and Roman antiquity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
The technological achievements of the Greeks and Romans continue to fascinate and excite admiration. But what was the place of technology in their cultures?
Cuomo, Serafina
core  

On the Prospects for African Philosophy in Australia

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper grapples with the situation of people of African descent in Australia by working through the constitution of the body of academic philosophy in the country. It contends with the parochialism of the Australian philosophical community and the prospects for the cultivation of greater pluralism. Taking African philosophy as one possible
Bryan Mukandi
wiley   +1 more source

The Forces of the Hyksos and Their Representations: Glimpse of Reality or interpretatio Thebarum?

open access: yesArts
Not much is known about the forces of the Hyksos, 15th Dynasty rulers of the Second Intermediate Period in Egypt. This was a time when Egypt and Nubia were divided between several competing royal houses and corresponding dynasties, e.g., the 14th and ...
Uroš Matić
doaj   +1 more source

Ancient history [PDF]

open access: yesNature Reviews Microbiology, 2020
openaire   +2 more sources

Alcohol Use, Abuse, and Dependency in Shanghai [PDF]

open access: yes, 1992
The use of alcohol for social and ceremonial occasions was recorded in Chinese history as early as 1760 B.C. during the Yin Dynasty (Ci-Hai Encyclopedia, 1979:936).
Fernandez, Marilyn   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Sitting in Many Camps—Innovative Approaches and Methods for First Nations‐Led Research Into Indigenous Peacebuilding

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In 2021, a desktop review was conducted of published references to First Nations peoples' approaches to conflict and its management in Australia (Project Stage One), culminating in a report published in 2024. This article focuses on Project Stage Two, a complex, innovative research undertaking building on the findings of Stage One, and being ...
Helen Bishop   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Merchants in Early Byzantine Hagiographic Texts

open access: yesStudia Ceranea
This article deals with accounts devoted to merchants and merchant activity that can be found in hagiographic texts from the early Byzantine era. Such accounts are few and far between, which is surprising, especially when compared to the patristic texts ...
Ireneusz Milewski
doaj   +1 more source

Definition of critical skin defect and concepts of structural and functional repairs: Proposal and verification in a rat model

open access: yesAnimal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
This graphical abstract illustrates the research process regarding skin defect repair using a rat model of skin defect. First, it assesses whether the barrier function of the skin is repaired. If the answer is “YES”, the study proceeds to focus on structural repair.
Cong Sun   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Coptic SCRIPTORIUM: Digitizing a Corpus for Interdisciplinary Research in Ancient Egyptian

open access: yes, 2016
Coptic, having evolved from the language of the hieroglyphs of the pharaonic era, represents the last phase of the Egyptian language and is pivotal for a wide range of disciplines, such as linguistics, biblical studies, the history of Christianity ...
Amir Zeldes   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Synapsids and sensitivity: Broad survey of tetrapod trigeminal canal morphology supports an evolutionary trend of increasing facial tactile specialization in the mammal lineage

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The trigeminus nerve (cranial nerve V) is a large and significant conduit of sensory information from the face to the brain, with its three branches extending over the head to innervate a wide variety of integumentary sensory receptors, primarily tactile.
Juri A. Miyamae   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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