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The Making of the Vindolanda Wooden Writing Tablets: A Noninvasive Multianalytical Protocol for the Characterisation of Black Roman Inks. [PDF]
J Anal Methods ChemWithin the ‘Making History’ project, the British Museum investigated the materiality of the Vindolanda ink writing tablets for the first time, with a particular focus on the possible differentiation of the ink sources employed. Thanks to the application of complementary scientific techniques, it was possible to develop an analytical protocol for the ...
Vasco G +4 more
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Domestic Hybrids: Vitruvius’ Xenia, the Surrealist’s Minotaure, and Shrigley’s Octopus
Open Philosophy, 2023 The domestic spaces of the built environment are traditionally associated with residential architecture. But the domestic spaces can also extend out, metaphorically, into familiar public spaces in which one may feel at home, and also extend inwards into ...
Simon Weir
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The Aqueducts and Water Supply of Ancient Jerusalem. [PDF]
Ground WaterAbstract Jerusalem, a city held sacred by three of the world's great religions, is located in a semi‐arid climate, and its occupation through the millennia has only been made possible by the construction of an extensive and ingenious water supply infrastructure. The settlement of Jerusalem was first made possible by water from the Gihon Spring.
Deming D.
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Soil Lead Risks Associated With Urbanization Histories in Springfield MA and Hartford CT, USA. [PDF]
GeohealthAbstract Due to legacy leaded products, soil Pb is generally higher in older urban centers triggering substantial implications for environmental equity. By integrating a gridded soil Pb analysis of about 150 samples each in two historically industrial cities (Hartford, CT and Springfield, MA) with block‐level census data, we tested the hypotheses that (
Perdrial N +4 more
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Palliative Care Environments in an Acute Hospital for End-Of-Life Care-Perspectives of Patients, Next of Kin and Healthcare Professionals. [PDF]
Nurs OpenABSTRACT Aim The aim of this study is to explore the perspectives of patients, next of kin and healthcare professionals on planning a new end‐of‐life room in a department of surgery in an acute hospital. Design Qualitative study. Methods Between January and March 2023, 20 individual semi‐structured interviews were conducted at the REDACTED ...
Buchwald D +3 more
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Measuring Beyond the Standard: Informal Measurement Systems as Cognitive Technologies. [PDF]
Top Cogn SciAbstract This paper explores the role of measurement as a cognitive technology across human history, emphasizing the coexistence of formal and informal measurement systems. While standardized systems dominate contemporary culture and are well documented across large‐scale societies of the past, this manuscript highlights the less explored domain of ...
Kaaronen RO, Manninen MA, Eronen JT.
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Comparison of outcomes for balloon dilation of the Eustachian tube under local vs general anesthesia [PDF]
Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2022 Objective To compare the effectiveness of balloon dilation of the Eustachian tube (BDET) under local versus general anesthesia in the treatment of obstructive Eustachian tube dysfunction (OETD). Study Design Retrospective review.
Joonas Toivonen +3 more
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Diversity and distribution of bamboo-feeding true bugs in China. [PDF]
Ecol EvolThere are 36 genera with 69 species bamboo‐feeding true bugs in China. Their spacial diversity pattern showed preference in South China, with higher diversity areas located in the tropics and its surrounding areas. Abstract The Bambusoideae subfamily, originating in the late Cretaceous, has evolved to include over 1500 species globally.
Jiang K +6 more
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Le trasformazioni dei tribunali di età augustea fra salubrità e politica
Griseldaonline, 2023 This paper focuses on the spaces of justice in the Roman world by considering their evolution during the Augustus’ Principate. The aim is to enhance a specific indicator attested in ancient literary sources to show up courts’ transformations, i.e ...
Luciano Traversa
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Arkhaia Anatolika, 2021 Roman architect Vitruvius’ “De architectura libri decem” mirrors architectural-engineering history and theories of the Classical Ages of the Mediterranean Basin that reached the present day and it has taken its place in the literature as the most ...
Görkem KÖKDEMİR
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