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Selection on tropane alkaloids in native and non-native populations of Datura stramonium. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2019 Here, we measured phenotypic selection on two chemical defense against herbivores (atropine and scopolamine) in native (Mexico) and non‐native (Spain) populations of Datura stramonium. Our results support the assumption that the reduction in plant defense in the absence of the plant's natural enemies in invasive ranges is driven by natural selection ...
Castillo G +6 more
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‘I was Born in One City, but Raised in Another’: Aretino's Perugian Apprenticeship
Renaissance Studies, Volume 37, Issue 2, Page 166-191, April 2023., 2023 Abstract According to his apocrypha, Aretino was forced to flee his hometown of Arezzo after penning some anti‐papal verses. Similarly, it is claimed that he fled Perugia ten years later after painting a lute into the hands of a depiction of the Maddalena, which stood in one of the town's piazze.
William T. Rossiter
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Writing Doctors, Body Work, and Body Texts in the French Revolution
Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Volume 46, Issue 1, Page 93-112, March 2023., 2023 Abstract This paper explores the construction of the identities of Philippe Curtius and his protégé Marie Grosholtz, known as Madame Tussaud, as providers of medical and health services, body workers, and entrepreneurs in key works that charted their experiences during the volatile period of the French Revolution.
Susan Broomhall
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Journal of Spectroscopy, Volume 2016, Issue 1, 2016., 2016 We review some new methods based on surface‐enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) for the nondestructive/minimally invasive identification of organic colorants in objects whose value or function precludes sampling, such as historic and archeological textiles, paintings, and drawing.
Marilena Ricci +4 more
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Magnetic Separation in Czechoslovakia
Physical Separation in Science and Engineering, Volume 3, Issue 1, Page 33-47, 1991., 1991 The use of magnetic separation in various mineral processing facilities in Czechoslovakia is described. The manufacture of assorted types of magnetic separation machines is highlighted. Potential applications and research and development activities are discussed.
Vladimir Hencl
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Necropolis of the Banu Church (XVIth-XIXth centuries). Anthropological research, comparative data and analogies with other synchronous series found on the territory of Moldova [PDF]
Memoirs of the Scientific Sections of the Romanian Academy, 2014 This report presents comparative anthropological data concerning an osteological series (dated from the XVIth – XIXth centuries) exhumed in 2011 on the premises of the Banu Church of Iasi or found in other Moldavian synchronous necropolises – the ...
Vasilica-Monica Groza +2 more
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La octava real y el arte del retrato en el Renacimiento
Criticón, 2012 The relation between poetry and painting in XVIth Century found in portrait a privileged genre. The aim of this article is analysing the cultural context and the literary models that poets such Hurtado de Mendoza, Cetina, Acuña, Alcázar and Sebastián de ...
Jesús Ponce Cárdenas
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Fighting in the Fightschools late XVth, early XVIth century
Acta Periodica Duellatorum, 2013 This article discusses the role played by Fightmaster (master-at-arms, Schirm- or Fechtmeister ) in the Fightschools (Fechtschulen ) taking place in the swiss cities at the end of the middle ages.
Jaquet Daniel
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Biological Diversity, Volume 2, Issue 2-3, Page 85-94, September 2025.University botanic gardens, rooted in Renaissance humanism and medicinal teaching, have evolved into dynamic hubs for education, research, conservation, and well‐being. Tracing global histories and modern roles, this study urges renewed attention to their strategic potential in higher education and sustainability amid planetary challenges in the ...
M. Alejandra Jaramillo +2 more
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Come piccoli quadri. Appunti su alcune fonti per la ricezione della miniatura tra XIV e XVI secolo
Intrecci d'arte, 2015 The paper investigates the fortune of the miniature on parchment through the evidence of Medieval and Renaissance Italian sources. The research points out the tendency of readers and public to look at decoration with particular interest for the ...
Simonetta Nicolini
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