History and archaeology topic list of research papers
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Oil, carrots, and sticks: Russia’s energy resources as a foreign policy tool
Abstract This paper will explore the growth of Russia’s energy leverage in recent years, a source of power which Russia has used both to reward its friends and punish its enemies. It will briefly trace the origins of this power in the integrated...
2011 / Randall Newnham -
Geographic information systems and science: today and tomorrow
Abstract Geographic information is defined as information linking locations on or near the Earth’s surface to properties of those locations. The technologies for handling such information include GPS, remote sensing, and geographic information...
2009 / Michael F. Goodchild -
Modafinil in the media: Metaphors, medicalisation and the body
Abstract This paper uses UK media coverage of the sleep drug modafinil to investigate the medicalisation of sleep at a conceptual level. Using metaphorical frame analysis we investigate the conceptual links created in media discourse between sleep...
2008 / Catherine M. Coveney, Brigitte Nerlich, Paul Martin -
Clubhead presentation and spin control capability of elite golfers
Abstract The current study aimed to establish whether or not elite amateur golfers are able to manipulate the magnitude of spin imparted on short iron shots whilst maintaining the same total shot distance. Seven elite male golfers were each asked to ...
2013 / Tom W. Corke, Nils F. Betzler, Eric S. Wallace, Steve R. Otto -
Investigating characteristics of head impacts in paediatric snowsport participants: using telemetry, GPS positioning and acceleration logging
Abstract This paper presents insights into the application and combination of two forms of data collection in the context of snowsport participation. The GPS Spi Elite and the HIT System were initially designed for use in field-based team sports....
2011 / Tracey J Dickson, Stephen Trathen, Gordon Waddington -
Meteorological Observations2008 /
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How to Queer the Past Without Sex: Queer Theory, Feminisms and the Archaeology of Identity2011 / Chelsea Blackmore
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Marine conservation: What and why?2010 / Brian Morton
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Letters from the Soviet ‘Paradise’: The Image of Russia among the Western Armenian Diaspora
Abstract The paper deals with the complicated relationships between the Western Armenian Diaspora and Russians. These relations are mediated by the ambiguous attitude of Diaspora to the Eastern Armenians. The study examines two social contexts, the...
2012 / Nona Shahnazarian -
On predicting climate under climate change2013 / Joseph D Daron, David A Stainforth
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Swahili: A Donor Language2011 / Sergio Baldi
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Integrated Strategy for Sustainable Cattle Fever Tick Eradication in USA is Required to Mitigate the Impact of Global Change2012 / Adalberto A. Pérez de León, Pete D. Teel, Allan N. Auclair, Matthew T. Messenger, Felix D. Guerrero, et al.
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Mass Extinctions in the Fossil Record2006 / J. F. QUINN
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After the Arab Spring: an opportunity for scenarios2013 / P. W. F. Van Notten
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Integrating Archaeological Theory and Predictive Modeling: a Live Report from the Scene2011 / Philip Verhagen, Thomas G. Whitley
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Forest Clearing in Rural Livelihoods: Household-Level Global-Comparative Evidence
Summary This paper examines the factors that influence rural household decisions to clear forestland. We use a large dataset comprising 7172 households from 24 developing countries. Twenty-seven percent of sampled households had converted forest to...
2014 / Ronnie Babigumira, Arild Angelsen, Maarten Buis, Simone Bauch, Terry Sunderland, et al. -
Customary Law, Conflict, and Development in the Mountains of Albania2006 / Shkelqim Bozgo, Xheni Sinakoli, Emin Spahia
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The International Society for Alpine History (AIHA)2006 / Jean-François Bergier
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A Rugged Nation: Mountains and the Making of Modern Italy Marco Armiero . Isle of Harris, United Kingdom. The White Horse Press. 2011. . xv + 228 pp. US$ 77.00, € 62.00. 9781-874267-6452012 / Bernard Debarbieux
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Substitution of hazardous offshore chemicals in UK waters: an evaluation of their use and discharge from 2000 to 2012
Abstract The offshore oil and gas industry will use and discharge large quantities of chemicals into the marine environment during operational activities, with some of those chemicals considered hazardous. Chemical substitution, as part of the...
2014 / Maximillian A.G. La Védrine, David A. Sheahan, Rosalinda Gioia, Bob Rowles, Silke Kroeger, et al.