History and archaeology topic list of research papers
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Crystalline silica in heated man-made vitreous fibres: A review
Abstract Refractory ceramic fibres (RCF) and alkaline earth silicate (AES) wools are types of man-made vitreous fibre (MMVF) that are used in demanding high-temperature industrial applications, generally above 900°C and up to 1400°C. When exposed to ...
2013 / Terry P. Brown, Paul T.C. Harrison -
Late Pleistocene human occupation of the hyperarid core in the Atacama Desert, northern Chile
Abstract Few archeological sites in South America contain uncontroversial evidence for when the first peopling of the continent occurred. Largely ignored in this debate, extreme environments are assumed either as barriers to this early wave of...
2013 / Claudio Latorre, Calogero M. Santoro, Paula C. Ugalde, Eugenia M. Gayo, Daniela Osorio, et al. -
Nighttime seatbelt usage data collection: When and how long?
Abstract Higher proportion of non-seatbelt usage rates in crashes occurring during nighttime shows that daytime seatbelt usage alone may not indicate the overall usage patterns. These findings have prompted various agencies to estimate seatbelt...
2014 / Vinod Vasudevan, Pushkin Kachroo, Nirup Bandaru -
A framework for managing customer knowledge in retail industry
Abstract Customer knowledge can be a critical source of competitive advantage in retail business. In this theoretical paper, three sources of customer knowledge are identified in the retail environment, namely customer transactions, customer...
2012 / Sourav Mukherji -
The distribution of mercury and other trace elements in the bones of two human individuals from medieval Denmark -- the chemical life history hypothesis2013 / Kaare Lund Rasmussen, Lilian Skytte, Christian Pilekær, Anne Lauritsen, Jesper Lier Boldsen, et al.
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Smallholder farmer cropping decisions related to climate variability across multiple regions
Abstract A long history of household-level research has provided important local-level insights into climate adaptation strategies in the agricultural sector. It remains unclear to what extent these strategies are generalizable or vary across...
2014 / Stephen A. Wood, Amir S. Jina, Meha Jain, Patti Kristjanson, Ruth S. DeFries -
Assessing public perceptions of CCS: Benefits, challenges and methods
Abstract In recent years debates about public involvement in the decision making process regarding science and technology have been the focus of much debate. This paper uses the deployment of carbon capture and storage technology as a case study to...
2011 / Thomas Roberts, Sarah Mander -
Letter to the editor2012 / Erio Barale-Thomas
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Direct evidence of milk consumption from ancient human dental calculus2014 / C. Warinner, J. Hendy, C. Speller, E. Cappellini, R. Fischer, et al.
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Mediterranean and Near East obsidian reference samples to establish artefacts provenance2014 / Pasquale Avino, Alberto Rosada
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At the edge: Heritage and tourism development in Vietnam’s Con Dao archipelago
Abstract This article outlines the development of Vietnam’s Con Dao archipelago (and Con Son island in particular) as tourism destinations since the formal reunification of Vietnam in 1975. In particular it examines the nature of the area’s two main ...
2014 / Philip Hayward, Giang Thuy Huu Tran -
Health and human rights: a statistical measurement framework using household survey data in Uganda2015 / Ronald Wesonga, Abraham Owino, Agnes Ssekiboobo, Leonard Atuhaire, Peter Jehopio
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Desert pastoralists: the Kel Tadrart Tuareg from south west Libya2015 / Stefano Biagetti
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Anticipating novel conservation risks of increased human access to remote regions with warming2015 / Eric Post, Jedediah Brodie
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Current data on the background burden to the persistent organochlorine pollutants HCB, p,p′-DDE as well as PCB 138, PCB 153 and PCB 180 in plasma of the general population in Germany
Abstract Despite their long-term ban, persistent organochlorine compounds like hexachlorobenzene (HCB), p,p′-dichlorodiphenylethylene (DDE) as well as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are still of environmental concern. For the evaluation of...
2015 / Thomas Schettgen, Anne Alt, Andre Esser, Thomas Kraus -
The value of the jaguar (Panthera onca) according to secondary students2015 / David Figueiredo de Almeida, Lorena dos Santos Maniva, Carlos Eduardo Costa de Campos
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Bridging theory and practice: Mixed methods approach to instruction of law and ethics within the pharmaceutical sciences
Abstract Background: Professional responsibilities are guided by laws and ethics that must be introduced and mastered within pharmaceutical sciences training. Instructional design to teaching typically introduces concepts in a...
2015 / Kyle John Wilby, Ziad Ghantous Nasr -
Sea level data archaeology and the Global Sea Level Observing System (GLOSS)
Abstract The Global Sea Level Observing System (GLOSS) Group of Experts (GE) data archaeology group is collating tools and producing guidelines for historic sea level data. They aim to aid the discovery, scanning, digitising and quality control of...
2015 / Elizabeth Bradshaw, Lesley Rickards, Thorkild Aarup -
Peer review report 2 on Regional scale estimates of baseflow and factors influencing baseflow in the Upper Colorado River Basin2015 /
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Restoration of the outer treasury and exhibition of the section of arms and armours in Topkapı palace museum
Abstract This article aims at telling the story of restoration and exhibition of the Section of Arms and Armours (the Outer Treasury) in Topkapı Palace Museum. During this process, not only was the structure experiencing restoration and...
2012 / Hasan Fırat Diker