This is an essay about rust. Iron usually plays the part of strength, stubbornness, and impenetrability, but rust registers the dimension of time in the material, reminding us that it always carries the potential for its own decomposition. While great expense is incurred to stave off iron’s oxidization, we read the uselessness that rust precipitates as
Amelia Groom, M. Ty
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A remarkable new genus and species of subterranean freshwater snail from a recently dried-up spring of Viesca, Coahuila, Northern Mexico [PDF]
This paper describes a new genus and species of subterranean gastropod from a karstic region near Viesca, Coahuila in northern Mexico. Shells of Phreatoviesca spinosa gen. nov. et sp. nov.
Alexander Czaja +5 more
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TAXONOMIC EVALUATION USING POLLEN GRAIN SCULPTURE AND SEED COAT CHARACTERS OF 11 TAXA OF GENUS HIBISCUS (MALVACEAE) IN EGYPT [PDF]
Pollen grain morphology and seed coat characters of 11 cultivars belonging to two species of genus Hibiscus (Family Malvaceae) namely H. esculentus (H. Abelmoschus) and H. sabdariffa were investigated.
M.A El-Kholy, Kasem W.T., Mabrouk A.S.
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The existing holy book stand holder (rehal) made from wood or plastic is a product commonly used by Muslims. Its purpose is to hold and preserve the sanctity of the holy book during recitation.
Xiao Hao Gu, Hwee Ling Siek
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A Study on the Evolution of Mural Ornamentations in Architecture of the Mobarakeh's Nehchir Castle [PDF]
Nehchir Castle, located in the southwest of Isfahan province, is one of the buildings attributed to the late Safavid and Qajar periods, which was inhabited until after the Islamic Revolution.
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Calligraphic woodcarving ornamentations in selected Peninsular Malaysian mosques / Ahmadreza Saberi [PDF]
Woodcarving is a form of Malaysian traditional art. After the advent of Islam in the Malay Peninsula in the 13th century (Pasai) and 14th century (Malacca), Islamic motifs such as calligraphic woodcarvings are added to the local art forms, particularly ...
Saberi, Ahmadreza
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Linum aksehirense (sect. Dasylinum, Linaceae), a new species from Central Anatolia (Turkey) [PDF]
Linum aksehirense (Linaceae) is described as a new species known from the slopes of the Sultan Mountains in the Akşehir district of Konya in Central Anatolia (Turkey). It is most similar to L. pubescens Banks & Sol. and L.
Osman Tugay, Deniz Ulukuş
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Study of planktonic morphotype of the Abderaz Formation at type section, Iran [PDF]
Abderaz Formation at its type section with an age of Turonian-Early Campanian and a thickness of 300 m contains light grey shale and marl. The study of the planktonic foraminifera in isolated form led to differentiate three morphotype groups.
Meysam Shafiee Ardestani
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16. yüzyıl şairlerinden Taşlıcalı Yahya Bey’in mesnevilerinden biri olan Şâh u Gedâ’nın Amasya II. Bayezid İl Halk Kütüphanesi 2067’de kayıtlı olan nüshasının farklı teknik kullanılarak yapılmış sayfa süslemeleri ile çağdaşı olduğu düşünülen bazı ...
Savaş Maraşlı
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The impact of ocean acidification on the functional morphology of foraminifera [PDF]
This work was supported by the NERC UK Ocean Acidification Research Programme grant NE/H017445/1. WENA acknowledges NERC support (NE/G018502/1). DMP received funding from the MASTS pooling initiative (The Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for ...
Nikki Khanna +20 more
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