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Archaeological and historical sources on the use of wood in the city of Tara in the 17–18th centuries

open access: yesВестник археологии, антропологии и этнографии, 2018
This article is based on materials of archaeological researches of Tara, one of the first Russian cities in Western Siberia. The aim of the work is to show the importance of wood in life of the Siberian city — from construction of dwellings and defensive
Tataurov S.F.
doaj   +1 more source

Seasonality and plasticity in the use of native and introduced plant resources by a large forest parrot

open access: yesIbis, EarlyView.
Human‐induced environmental change is reshaping plant communities, requiring native animals to adapt their foraging behaviour to track and exploit novel food resources. Trees such as pines (Pinus spp.) introduced for plantation forestry outside of their native ranges often become naturalized.
Tirth Vaishnav   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Golden Horde Time Burial with a Log Fence on the Left Bank of the Lower Dniester

open access: yesАрхеология евразийских степей
Four barrows of the “Sputnik” group were studied in 2014 on the left bank of the Lower Dniester. The main burial of barrow 2 was surrounded on the ancient horizon by a log structure like a fence. The burial was completely robbed.
Evgeniy V. Kruglov, Vitalij S. Sinika
doaj   +1 more source

An Investigation on the Wooden Fence for Preventing the Growth of Cornice

open access: yesJournal of the Japanese Society of Snow and Ice, 1956
1. On the proccess of cornice growth.When wind blows at the speed of 11 m/sec., the cornice at the mountain top grows at the rate of 4 cm/10 minutes. Growing about 20 cm long, the cornice looks always like the plate, which bends downward by its own weight. While the snow-storm continues, the cornice keeps on growing.2. On the change of wind velocity by
KONNO, A., IMAI, A., MARUYAMA, K.
openaire   +2 more sources

Hydromulches in Organic Strawberry Production: Effects on Densities of Insect Pests and Natural Enemies

open access: yesJournal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Liquid‐sprayable cellulose hydromulches (HM) are alternatives to plastic polyethylene (PE) mulches for weed suppression in organic agriculture. However, their impact on arthropod pests and natural enemies remains unexplored. Various HMs made of shredded newsprint, water and guar gum were compared against white‐on‐black PE mulch, paper sheet ...
Andres Torres‐Moya   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘Let's Go to the Land Instead’: Indigenous Perspectives on Biodiversity and the Possibilities of Regenerative Capital

open access: yesJournal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract The land has been a source of capital accumulation since colonization through extractive activities like mining and industrial agriculture. Indigenous peoples have profoundly different relationships with the land, which are more relational than extractive. However, their knowledge has been subjugated by and systematically excluded from Western
Diane‐Laure Arjaliès   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

REGIMENTAL PRISON IN HETMANATE: APPEARANCE AND CONDITION OF BUILDING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE XVIII CENTURY

open access: yesМісто: історія, культура, суспільство, 2018
The article attempts to investigate a condition of the buildings for the prisoners and guardians in the middle of the XVIII century in the regimental prisons of the Hetmanate and in Hlukhiv.
Andrii Sapronov
doaj   +1 more source

Extracting vitalities: Cuts in Indigenous women's bodies‐territories (Brazil)

open access: yesMedical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract In this article, I explore the connections between the medicalization of childbirth and environmental devastation through Guarani‐Mbyá understandings of life and the living. I argue that the cuts made to Guarani‐Mbyá women's vaginas (episiotomies) in Brazilian hospitals are experienced and situated on the same cosmopolitical level as the cuts ...
Maria Paula Prates
wiley   +1 more source

Natural durability of wood for fifteen Eucalyptus and two Corymbia species in contact with the soil

open access: yesMaderas: Ciencia y Tecnología
Wood can be highly susceptible to deterioration by xylophagous agents, which compromises its structural integrity and limits its use in applications involving soil contact.
Ricardo Gaeta Montagna   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Through a Glass Darkly: The Esk Valley Floods

open access: yesKōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online, Volume 21, Issue 3, September 2026.
Recent decades have seen a refocus from flood mitigation to risk reduction in favour of more proactive approaches to risk reduction and flood risk management. This study draws on the findings from surveys of residents in the Esk catchment of Hawkes Bay who experienced two significant flood events in 2018 and 2023 and residents’ perceptions of flood ...
William Smith
wiley   +1 more source

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