Text and Topos: British Travellers to Real‐and‐Imagined Classical Sites, c. 1560–1820
Abstract Early‐modern British travellers to the Mediterranean often understood their journeys through the lens of classical texts and culture. Historians sometimes explain this as an imaginative phenomenon: travellers’ preconceptions shaped by classical knowledge guided their subsequent comprehension and activity.
PAUL STOCK
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Ecosystem services provided by spiders
ABSTRACT Spiders, ubiquitous and abundant predators in terrestrial ecosystems, often are the subjects of an unjust negative perception. However, these remarkable creatures stand as unsung heroes within our ecosystems, contributing a multitude of ecosystem services critical to human well‐being.
Pedro Cardoso +13 more
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Stepped-wedge randomised trial of laparoscopic ventral mesh rectopexy in adults with chronic constipation: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic ventral mesh rectopexy (LVMR) is an established treatment for external full-thickness rectal prolapse. However, its clinical efficacy in patients with internal prolapse is uncertain due to the lack of high-quality evidence ...
Al-Khafaji, P +64 more
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Performance evaluation of a novel piezoelectric subcutaneous bone conduction device [PDF]
Objectives Evaluation of the transfer function efficiency of a newly-developed piezo-electric actuator for active subcutaneous bone conduction hearing aid. Methods The experiments were conducted on four Thiel embalmed whole head cadaver specimens.
Dobrev, Ivo +4 more
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Polterauer, D +3 more
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Imaging profile of the ear in hearing loss patients in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia [PDF]
Introduction: Hearing impairment is a major disability. The otologic assessments together with high-resolution CT images were able to obtain precise diagnostic profile of ear malformations.
Japar@Jaafar, Rohaizam
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Two species previously confused under the concept of Sabethes tarsopus in Central America (Diptera: Culicidae). [PDF]
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Effect of transducer attachment on vibration transmission and transcranial attenuation for direct drive bone conduction stimulation [PDF]
Direct drive bone conduction devices (BCDs) are used to rehabilitate patients with conductive or mixed hearing loss by stimulating the skull bone directly, either with an implanted transducer (active transcutaneous BCDs), or through a skin penetrating ...
Eeg-Olofsson, M\ue5ns +5 more
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Utilization of the chirp stimulus in auditory brainstem response measurements [PDF]
Välittömästi äänistimulusta seuraavaa, aivorungosta lähtöisin olevaa sähköistä aktiviteettia kutsutaan auditoriseksi aivorunkovasteeksi (ABR, auditory brainstem response). ABR:ää käytetään laajalti kuulon objektiiviseen testaamiseen.
Hyvärinen, Petteri
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