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Microstructural and spectroscopic characterization of ancient ivory from the Sanxingdui site: insights into taphonomy and ritual burning

Frontiers in Earth Science
The recent discovery of over 700 ivory tusks at the Sanxingdui sacrificial pits (Sichuan, China) has garnered global attention. These artifacts exhibit unique preservation states and can be categorized into three types based on their appearance and ...
Qing Xiao, Jianbo Guo, Sifan Li, Qiutong Cai, Chong Wang   +4 more
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A correlative study on the pore structure and water state of ancient decayed ivory from Sanxingdui site

Frontiers in Earth Science
The discovery of a large number of ancient ivory and ivory artifacts in Sanxingdui site has elevated the importance of ancient ivory relics to the level of exploring the origins of Chinese civilization.
Lang Jiang, Shilin Xiang, Yi Wang, Luman Jiang, Ning Wang, Leixu Tong, Lin Xiao, Qing Xiao, Fengjiao Wang, Lijuan Zhao, Jing Hong   +10 more
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INSPIRE: INvestigating Stellar Population In RElics – IV. The initial mass function slope in relics

, 2023
In the last decade, growing evidence has emerged supporting a non-universal stellar initial mass function (IMF) in massive galaxies, with a larger number of dwarf stars with respect to the Milky Way (bottom-heavy IMF).
Martin-Navarro, Ignacio, Napolitano, N., Martin-Navarro, I., Spiniello, C., Hartke, J., D'Ago, G., Spavone, M., Napolitano, N. R., Tortora, C., Pulsoni, C., Hunt, L., Scognamiglio, D., Ferre-Mateu, A., Arnaboldi, M., Coccato, L.   +14 more
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Traditional mortar craftsmanship in Bagan pagodas, Myanmar: construction technique and reproduction

Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering
Myanmar’s Bagan region preserves numerous brick monuments in which lime-based mortars were used for construction and decoration, yet traditional mortar techniques and associated craft knowledge remain insufficiently studied.
Jia Jia, Jiankai Xiang, Gang Zhen, Shiyuan Cao, Haochen Zhao, Shaojun Yan   +5 more
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The Remaining Buddhist Architecture in Fu’an, the Core Hinterland of the Changxi River Basin

Religions, 2021
The Changxi River Basin is a small root-like watershed, surrounded by mountains on three sides and facing the sea to the southeast. It is located on the border between Fujian and Zhejiang on the southeast coast of China. The area gave rise to the Changxi
Jie Liu, Yincheng Jiang, Chen Cao
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Sustained Inhibition of Structural Damage Progression and Improvements in Disease Activity With Guselkumab in Biologic‐Naïve Participants with Active and Erosive Psoriatic Arthritis: Results Through Week 48 of the Phase 3b Randomized, Double‐Blind, Placebo‐Controlled APEX Study

Arthritis &Rheumatology, Accepted Article.
Objective In APEX, guselkumab, which binds to the IL‐23p19 subunit and CD64 on IL‐23‐producing cells, demonstrated significant joint efficacy and inhibition of structural damage progression in participants with active and erosive PsA through Week (W)24; W48 findings are reported herein. Methods The APEX modified full analysis set included 1020 biologic‐
Christopher T. Ritchlin, Philip J. Mease, Laura C. Coates, Alexa P. Kollmeier, Bei Zhou, Yusang Jiang, Karen Bensley, Koeun Im, Rattandeep Batra, Karissa Lozenski, Soumya D. Chakravarty, Proton Rahman, Désirée van der Heijde   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Affective dimensions in the information behavior of forcibly displaced people: A literature review. An Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) paper

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract This review analyzed 241 scholarly articles published between 2010 and 2025 in information science venues to examine how affect shapes refugees' information behavior during forced migration and to identify additional contextual factors. It identifies seven affective dimensions: anxiety, shame and stigma, grief and loss, frustration, (mis)trust,
Maja Krtalić, Lilach Alon
wiley   +1 more source

Relics and Relic Worship in Early Buddhism

, 2018
PDF available via British Museum website from 2019. Hard copy available via British Museum Press.
Stargardt, Janice, Willis, M.
openaire   +2 more sources

MOF-818 nanoparticles as radical scavengers to improve the aging resistance of silk fabric

Scientific Reports
Silk fabrics hold immense historical value as precious legacies left by our ancestors, yet they face significant damage during archaeological excavations, necessitating urgent protective measures.
Guoke Chen, Wenting Gu, Yanfei Wei, Lei Zhong, Yan Wang   +4 more
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Early Modern Amateur Botany and Historical Biodiversity: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Herbarium Ruperti (1698–1705)

Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte, EarlyView.
The Herbarium Ruperti, compiled by the Lutheran theologian Georg Andreas Ruperti and containing ca. 1300 plants, represents one of the earliest comprehensive collections documenting the flora of northern Germany before the emergence of systematic botanical surveys.
Thomas Biskup
wiley   +1 more source