History and archaeology topic list of research papers
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The social formation and cultural identity of Southeast Asian frontier society: Focused on the concept of maritime Zomia as frontier in connection with the ocean and the inland
Abstract This paper examines the applicability of the Zomia concept for social scientific studies of the Malaysian region, with a focus on the Malaysian port cities, including Melaka. While for both empirical and socio-cultural reasons the term...
2016 / Seok-Joon Hong -
The Lost Treasure of the Polychrome Wooden (‘ajami) Interior of Ghazalyeh House, Aleppo, Syria
Abstract This paper documents and describes original motifs from the ‘ajami panels in the red qa’a of the Ghazalyeh house in Aleppo, Syria and identifies the styles of their motifs. All floral motifs are listed in a typology table with their...
2016 / Rami Alafandi, Asiah Abdul Rahim -
EP-1945: Plan submission comparison for commissioning of spinal and nodal SABR for oligometastases2016 / R. Patel, T. Williams, J. Payne, D.J. Eaton, Y. Tsang, et al.
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Forest ecosystem services derived by smallholder farmers in northwestern Madagascar: Storm hazard mitigation and participation in forest management
Abstract Tropical dry deciduous forests provide numerous ecosystem services yet their contribution to agricultural production remains underexplored. We address this research gap by quantifying the broader suite of ecosystem services that support...
2016 / Radhika Dave, Emma L. Tompkins, Kate Schreckenberg -
Barcoding the largest animals on Earth: ongoing challenges and molecular solutions in the taxonomic identification of ancient cetaceans2016 / Camilla Speller, Youri van den Hurk, Anne Charpentier, Ana Rodrigues, Armelle Gardeisen, et al.
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Where are Going to Definitions Historical Centers in Latinoamerican? Territory, City and Heritage
Abstract Where are going to definitions historical centers? Territory, City and Heritage. This document discusses the current context of a number of aspects contained in the evolution for the definitions and interpretations, discussions and topics...
2016 / Andrés Armando Sánchez Hernández, Margarita Teutli Léon, Maximiliano Hurtado Mireles -
Platform and receptacle: Musings of modernity arising from Utzon׳s own houses
Abstract Utzon throughout his life time designed and built three houses for himself and his family. A study of these houses shows the slow development of a doubt, albeit understated, on his early architectural belief that was much celebrated in his...
2016 / Xing Ruan -
Data set demonstrating an absence of touch effects on social orienting in adults
Abstract Forty-five women participated in a variant of the social orienting paradigm employed in “Maternal Touch Predicts Attentional Bias Towards Faces in Young Children” (Reece, in press) [1]. On a given trial, they saw a mathematical equation and ...
2016 / Christy Reece, Richard Ebstein, Xiaoqin Cheng, Tabitha Ng, Annett Schirmer -
Architecture as spatial–textile storytelling: Metamorphosis of frieze as a narrative medium mediating the Panathenaia festival
Abstract Classical temples constructed by an entire class are considered as a democratic artifact that symbolizes social and communal beliefs and embodies religious significance. In contrast with these meanings that existing scholars have addressed, ...
2016 / Fangqing Lu -
The experience of a Power Nap Center in the largest city of Brazil
Abstract We evaluated the frequency of naps and features of nappers who took a nap in a Power Nap Center located in downtown area of São Paulo. Company database was retrospectively analyzed and 4.625 naps were evaluated (January–December 2014). Most ...
2016 / Rogerio Santos-Silva, Camila Jankavski, Geraldo Lorenzi-Filho -
Trend of Fire Outbreaks in Ghana and Ways to Prevent These Incidents
Abstract Background In Ghana, fire incidents have become a regular occurrence, with thousands of lives and millions of dollars lost every year. Hardly a day passes without news of a fire outbreak in some part of Ghana, causing fear ...
2016 / Emmanuel K. Addai, Samuel K. Tulashie, Joe-Steve Annan, Isaac Yeboah -
From first to latest imaging technology: Revisiting the first mummy investigated with X-ray in 1896 by using dual-source computed tomography
Abstract Purpose The aim of this study was to systematically reinvestigate the first human mummy that was ever analyzed with X-ray imaging in 1896, using dual-source computed tomography (DSCT) in order to compare the earliest and...
2016 / Stephanie Zesch, Stephanie Panzer, Wilfried Rosendahl, John W. Nance, Stefan O. Schönberg, et al. -
Establishing a Process for Handling Valuable Landscapes: A Comparative Analysis for Managing Historical Parks in Egypt
Abstract The preservation of Cultural Heritage in historically rich third world countries is a complex issue. Historical urban parks in particular face various challenges relating to management and evaluation. This paper tackles formulating a...
2016 / Nourhan H. Abdel-Rahman -
Authenticity and Significance in Wooden Buildings – The Problems of Conservation of Orthodox Churches from Poland
Abstract The paper critically discusses problems of conservation of wooden orthodox temples from south-eastern part of Poland (particular attention is directed towards the interior polychrome and iconostasis) and thus appropriate methodological...
2016 / Tomasz Tomaszek -
Measuring the energy intensity of domestic activities from smart meter data
Abstract Household electricity consumption can be broken down to appliance end-use through a variety of methods such as modelling, sub-metering, load disaggregation or non-intrusive appliance load monitoring (NILM). We advance and complement this...
2016 / L. Stankovic, V. Stankovic, J. Liao, C. Wilson -
A Tribute to the Silent Death of the Bhawal Raja's Heritage in Bengal
Abstract It was not very much far behind that the Bhawal Raja's has the royal power to rule the 2nd largest Zamindary in eastern Bengal, which includes the capital city of modern Bangladesh, Dhaka from mid-17th to the early 19th century. ...
2016 / Ar. Nusrat Ahmed, Ar. Ashik vaskor -
ATLAS Virtual Visits: bringing the world into the ATLAS control room
Abstract ATLAS Virtual Visits is a project initiated in 2011 for the Education & Outreach program of the ATLAS Experiment at CERN [1]. Its goal is to promote public appreciation of the LHC physics program and particle physics, in general,...
2016 / Steven Goldfarb, Sahal Yacoob -
Hydro-climatic variability and agricultural production on the shores of Lake Chad
Abstract The purpose of this study is to present and analyze previously unpublished quantitative agricultural data for the area on the shores of Lake Chad in Chad, and explore its relations to hydro-climatic factors (lake levels, rainfall and...
2016 / Erik Nilsson, Stefan Hochrainer-Stigler, Junko Mochizuki, Cintia Bertacchi Uvo -
Orthogonal equations for the detection of hidden archaeological remains de-mystified
Abstract Spectral variations of vegetation, known as crop marks, have been widely used for archaeological research as a proxy to detect buried archaeological remains. Such marks can be recognized using space-borne data and image analysis techniques...
2016 / Athos Agapiou -
Understanding the missing middlemen of domestic heating: Installers as a community of professional practice in the United Kingdom
Abstract Despite indications that they could play an important part in shaping how people heat their homes, central heating installers have been largely overlooked in energy research. As a means of addressing this oversight, this paper draws on a...
2016 / Faye Wade, Russell Hitchings, Michelle Shipworth