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Architecture Stages and Features of Compositional Formations of Khachkars

Journal of Architectural and Engineering Research, 2022
The article touches upon the origin of khachkar art, symbolism, stages of compositional development, as well as characteristics of artistic means. Since the 9th century, khachkar art has become a means of expressing the spiritual aspirations, religious ...
Narine Emil Mkhitaryan, Sherly Andranik Avedian   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Archeo‐Inspiration from the Cultural History of Glass: Historic Accounts, Anecdotes and Hard Facts as Challenges to Modern Material Science

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Glass, historically valued for its purity and durability, has long inspired artists and societies. This article introduces the concept of “Archeo‐Inspiration”, drawing on cultural and historical contexts of glass to guide future material innovations.
Eva von Contzen, Julia von Ditfurth, Fabian Stroth, Bastian E. Rapp   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Harnessing Transformation of Metal‐Ligand Coordination in Dinuclear Ni(II)‐Schiff Base Coordination Polymer for Promoting Electrochemical Oxygen Evolution

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Ni–Schiff base coordination polymer [Ni2(tmd)2]n was synthesized and applied to enhance alkaline OER by virtue of its transformation between 5‐ and 6‐coordinate Ni sites along with the spin state exchange. ABSTRACT One of the major challenges in overall water splitting is improving the sluggish kinetics of the anodic oxygen evolution reaction (OER ...
Ruei‐Hung Juang, Han‐Jung Li, Yu‐Chung Chang, Chieh‐Wei Chang, Ricky Yu‐Syun Fan, Kien Voon Kong, Jeng‐Lung Chen, Chia‐Shuo Hsu, Po‐Heng Lin, Chun‐Hong Kuo   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Foreign labor, peer‐networking and agricultural efficiency in the Italian dairy sector

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract While the presence of immigrants in the agricultural sector is widely acknowledged, the empirical evidence on its economic consequences is lacking, especially from a microeconomic perspective. Using the Farm Accountancy Data Network panel data for Italian dairy farms in the period 2008–2018, the present study investigates the relationship ...
Federico Antonioli, Simone Severini, Mauro Vigani   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Online visit opinions about attractions of the religious heritage: an argumentative approach

Church, Communication and Culture, 2017
Thousands of people every year travel to visit sites of cultural interests and a wide part of those sites belong to the Christian tradition. Tourism represents, indeed, an opportunity for the Church to announce its message and to promote moral and ...
Silvia De Ascaniis, Lorenzo Cantoni
doaj   +1 more source

Wine Tourism as a Catalyst for Sustainable Performance: The Mediating Role of Corporate Legitimacy and Green Innovation

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study aims to explore the influence of Wine Tourism (WT) on the Sustainable Performance (SP) of wineries in Spain. It particularly investigates how Corporate Social Legitimacy (CSL) and Green Innovation (GI) may act as intermediary factors in this relationship.
Javier Martínez‐Falcó, Eduardo Sánchez‐García, Bartolomé Marco‐Lajara, Luis A. Millán‐Tudela   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

How Does Cultural and Colonial Heritage Affect Optimal Branding Strategies? Evidence From the Rice Sector in Senegal

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Africa's cultural and colonial heritage has profoundly segmented rice markets. Whereas in ancient centers of rice domestication, consumers maintained preferences for local rice consistent with their cultural heritage, preferences have shifted toward imported Asian rice in coastal areas around seaports, due to prior exposure to colonial import ...
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
wiley   +1 more source

Staging an Experience of Cultural Heritage Preservation: Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Heirloom Rice in the Philippines

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Cordillera Administrative Region in the Philippines is home to terraced rice embedded in centuries of cultural heritage. However, weak market incentives threaten sustained production, jeopardizing indigenous communities' cultural heritage and the in situ biodiversity of rice genetic resources.
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
wiley   +1 more source

Historical Period Stone Anchors from Mombasa, Kenya: Evidence of Overseas Maritime Trade Contacts with Asia and Middle East

International Journal of Environment and Geoinformatics, 2015
One of the characteristics of the East African Coast has been its accessibility. The sea has been a means of contact with the outside world. Over the last 2000 years, there has been an interpenetration of cultures to this region through trade ...
Caesar Bita
doaj   +1 more source

The Role of Actual and Purported Origin in e‐Commerce Wine Pricing: Evidence From Italian and French Names on Labels

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The origin of a product, if associated with good quality, can contribute to building a positive collective reputation, leading to a potential price premium. However, it is conceivable that a producer markets a product by evoking symbols, images, words, and values typical of places other than where it was designed or produced, creating a ...
Annalisa Caloffi, Amir Maghssudipour, Gianluca Stefani   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source