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Lead-glazed potsherds from archaeological excavations at six Renaissance (1536–1660 CE) sites in southern Denmark and northern Germany have been subjected to etching experiments using 4 wt% acetic acid.
Kaare Lund Rasmussen+7 more
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Ukrainian Cloth Weaving in the Grip of the Imperial Policy of Muscovy (18th century)
The article examines the formation and development of cloth manufacturing in Ukraine in the 18th century. The effects of the policies of the Muscovy governments on economic processes in the Hetmanate are emphasized.
Oleksandr Gurzhii
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Like My Aunt Dorothy: Effects of Conversational Styles on Perceptions, Acceptance and Metaphorical Descriptions of Voice Assistants during Later Adulthood [PDF]
Little research has investigated the design of conversational styles of voice assistants (VA) for adults in their later adulthood with varying personalities. In this Wizard of Oz experiment, 34 middle-aged (50 to 64 years old) and 24 older adults (65 to 80 years old) participated in a user study at a simulated home, interacting with a VA using either ...
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There is an indisputable fact that in Medieval Armenia, as in most countries of the Middle Ages, the sword was a popular (but expensive) type of weapon. However, what did these “swords” look like?
Raffaele D’Amato, Dmytro Dymydyuk
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The cathedral in Odense, Denmark, has for nine centuries held the relics of the Danish King St Canute the Holy and his brother Benedikt. They were both murdered in the predecessor church at the site in AD 1086, and Canute was sanctified in already in AD ...
Poul Grinder-Hansen+8 more
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An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.
Kaare Lund Rasmussen+10 more
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Effect of Gameplay Uncertainty, Display Type, and Age on Virtual Reality Exergames [PDF]
Uncertainty is widely acknowledged as an engaging gameplay element but rarely used in exergames. In this research, we explore the role of uncertainty in exergames and introduce three uncertain elements (false-attacks, misses, and critical hits) to an exergame.
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Pope Honorius (625–638) – a Pacifist or a Doctrinal Arbiter?
The purpose of this article is to analyze the standpoint of Pope Honorius (625–638) at the early stage of the controversy over operation in Christ. Patriarch Sophronius (633/634–638) expressed his protest against the statement on one operation in Christ ...
Oleksandr Kashchuk
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This research was funded through Natural Environment Research Council (grant NE/J021822/1) and the APC was paid through the RCUK OA block grant.
Peter A. Cawood+2 more
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Introduction. The article discusses information sources of the 10th – 11th centuries about the oil fields in the area of the Bosporus needed to produce the secret offensive weapon of the Byzantine Empire, i.e. the famous “Greek fire”. Methods.
Valeriy E. Naumenko
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