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Eye makeup in Northwestern Iran at the time of the Assyrian Empire: a new kohl recipe based on manganese and graphite from Kani Koter (Iron Age III)

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
Abstract Kohl was ubiquitous in ancient Egypt and the Middle East, and routinely included among the toiletries deposited in burials. For Egypt, kohl recipes are increasingly well‐studied and known to use a range of inorganic and organic ingredients. Although these are often lead‐based, manganese‐ and silicon‐rich compounds are also attested.
Silvia Amicone, Baptiste Solard, Shelir Amelirad, Eghbal Azizi, Lara Maritan, Maxime Rageot, Christoph Berthold, Karen Radner   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

What can lithics tell us about food production during the transition to farming? Exploring harvesting practices and cultural changes during the neolithic in Southwest Asia: a view from Qminas (north‐western Syria)

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines the continuity and change in harvesting practices between the Late Pre‐Pottery Neolithic B (LPPNB) and the Early Pottery Neolithic at Qminas, north‐western Levant, through a traceological analysis of flint sickles. By combining qualitative traceological analysis with quantitative functional approaches, we demonstrate that ...
Fiona Pichon, Osamu Maeda, Juan José Ibáñez Estévez, Patricia Anderson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Informal Payments and Health System Governance in Serbia: A Pilot Study

SAGE Open, 2017
Few studies address Serbian providers’ perceptions of informal payments and the association between these perceptions and health system governance. The aim was to investigate civil servants’ perceptions on informal payments of the health care system in ...
Sofie Buch Mejsner, Leena Eklund Karlsson   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Wet Season Carbon (δ13C) and Nitrogen (δ15N) Composition of Modern Plants as Isotopic Framework for Agropastoral and Palaeoecological Studies in Northern Greece

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mediterranean wetlands are one of Europe's most vital and endangered biodiversity hotspots. This study determined the carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) isotope values of modern plants to construct an isotopic framework by which to contextualize agropastoral management in and around past wetland ecosystems.
Doris Vidas‐Cardador, Amy Styring, Michael Charles, Valasia Isaakidou, Paul Halstead, Amy Bogaard   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Western Balkans, the long way of integration: Albania's perception about the process

Journal of Global Faultlines, 2014
The long history of Balkan region demonstrates, especially in the aspects of state- and society-building, the enormous diversity of problems. According to many analyses these countries now are reflecting a lot of dilemmas which in fact, every society or ...
Eva Teqja
doaj   +1 more source

A Farewell to Arms… Manufacturing: Learning From a Landmine Producer Who Became a Deminer

Business Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Certain industries—labeled “dirty,” “sinful,” “stigmatized,” or “controversial”—are under public scrutiny because of the ethical, social, and environmental concerns that they raise. Previous research has typically focused on the industry or organizational level of analysis, examining how companies in controversial industries can enhance their ...
Marco Guerci, Luca Carollo
wiley   +1 more source

Global and local drivers of Echinococcus multilocularis infection in the western Balkan region. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2023
Moloi S, Tari T, Halász T, Gallai B, Nagy G, Csivincsik Á.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

What Works Where? Scrutinizing How Personal Resources Spur Managers' Innovative Work Behaviour

Creativity and Innovation Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Whereas innovative work behaviour (IWB) is regarded as a desired positive behaviour for all organizational members, existing research has predominantly focused on employees, while only sparingly scrutinizing the IWB among managerial levels. To address this gap, we draw on upper echelons and positive organizational behaviour perspectives to ...
Rrezon Lajçi, Norbert Bach, Gentrit Berisha, Andreas Kallmuenzer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

SNP Diversity and Genetic Structure of "Rogosija", an Old Western Balkan Durum Wheat Collection. [PDF]

Plants (Basel), 2023
Velimirović A, Jovović Z, Perović D, Lehnert H, Mikić S, Mandić D, Pržulj N, Mangini G, Finetti-Sialer MM.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Tax Incentives In Western Balkan Countries

, 2010
This paper provides an analysis of corporate income tax (CIT) incentives in the Western Balkan countries: Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Albania. Western Balkan countries, as other transition and developing countries, use large number of the corporate income tax incentives (CIT) to attract foreign investments and to stimulate ...
Šimović, Hrvoje, Mihelja Žaja, Maja
openaire   +3 more sources