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ABSTRACT The Lake Volvi area, part of the region of Macedonia (northern Greece), is a biodiversity hotspot, located in the central part of a major communication corridor connecting the western and eastern parts of the Balkans. The sediment succession from Lake Volvi is investigated here to provide a unique high‐resolution pollen and geochemical record ...
Lucrezia Masci +14 more
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Revisiting Variable Stars Near Globular Clusters South of −29° Declination
ABSTRACT We review an often‐cited but seldom‐accessed catalogue by Fourcade and Laborde (1966) of 785 variable stars near 47 southern Galactic globular clusters, and recover the locations of 85 stars that were not incorporated into subsequent variable star catalogues and hence have become “lost” to the literature.
Andrew C. Layden +7 more
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This systematic analysis aims to offer a unique point to researchers and facilitates this process by allowing researchers to benchmark and compare various techniques, evaluate their effectiveness and establish best practices. It provides evidence‐based insights into optimal strategies for implementation while addressing potential trade‐offs in ...
Kai Hung Tang +4 more
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Abstract Conversion to a museum is a common destiny of many cultural assets that cannot continue to serve their original functions. They are usually re‐functioned to provide public benefits in return for the expenditures made for their preservation. However, their architectural features may not always meet the expected results when functioning as a ...
Hasan Fırat Diker
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A letter of protest from the Old Kingdom [PDF]
There has been a considerable focus on ancient Egyptian letters due to the recognition of their importance as primary sources of social and historical knowledge.
Susan Thorpe
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A Translator's Face: Persianate Selfhood and Portraiture, 1760–1800
Abstract Within the framework of Persianate self‐hood, this article explores the intersection between translation, Indian dress, and portraiture in India and Britain, 1760–1800. It examines the translator's lived experience and cultural output as a published scholar and Persian secretary in the East India Company.
Beth Richards
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L'astragalismo antico e i parallelismi in Grecia moderna: il gioco del Vezyris e altri riti ludici
I devote my attention to Greek ancient plays by astragals, the knuckle-bones of animals used for games, and their parallels in Modern Greek folk-lore. These ludic rituals are known since Homeric epics and they were very well spread during Antiquity and ...
Salvatore Costanza
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Decolonizing the Muslim mind: A philosophical critique
Abstract The crises of the Islamic world revolve around “epistemic colonialism.” So, in order to decolonize the Muslim mind, we must be able to deconstruct the Western episteme, and this involves dissociating ourselves from the Eurocentric knowledge system that gradually became ascendent since the Renaissance through such ideas as progress and ...
Muhammad U. Faruque
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This article examines the early career of Fazıl Ahmed Pasha (c. 1635–1676, grand vizier 1661–1676) within the context of the seventeenth-century Ottoman provincial administration, focusing on his contributions to fiscal discipline, crisis management, and
Muhammed Fatih Çalışır
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Bibliographical references: From publishers to SIMBAD
The SIMBAD astronomical database hosted by the CDS provides basic data, cross-identifications, bibliography and measurements for astronomical objects outside the solar system.
Delacour Thomas +6 more
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