History and archaeology topic list of research papers
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Peer review report 1 On “Groundwater methane in a potential coal seam gas extraction region”2016 / Anonymous
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The birth and routinization of IVF in China
Abstract How can it be that China, with its history of restrictive family planning policies, is today home to some of the world’s largest IVF clinics, carrying out as many as 30,000 cycles annually? This article addresses how IVF was developed in...
2016 / Ayo Wahlberg -
The objectivity of local knowledge. Lessons from ethnobiology2016 / David Ludwig
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Clustering of contacts relevant to the spread of infectious disease
Abstract Objective Infectious disease spread depends on contact rates between infectious and susceptible individuals. Transmission models are commonly informed using empirically collected contact data, but the relevance of...
2016 / Xiong Xiao, Albert Jan van Hoek, Michael G. Kenward, Alessia Melegaro, Mark Jit -
Towards more culturally inclusive domestic toilet facilities in Australia
Abstract The topics on toilets, defecation and perianal cleansing may be perceived as taboo subjects in daily discussions but are markedly important from health and hygienical perspectives. In multicultural countries like Australia, no research...
2016 / Zulkeplee Othman, Laurie Buys -
Co-management as a Catalyst: Pathways to Post-colonial Forestry in the Klamath Basin, California2016 / Sibyl Diver
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Moorland vegetation burning debates should avoid contextomy and anachronism: a comment on Davieset al. (2016)2016 / Lee E. Brown, Joseph Holden, Sheila M. Palmer
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Cave stratigraphies and cave breccias: Implications for sediment accumulation and removal models and interpreting the record of human occupation
Abstract Many of the key debates in archaeology hinge on the chronology and interpretation of data gathered from cave and rockshelter stratigraphies, especially those in karstic limestone environments which are selectively targeted by archaeologists ...
2016 / Sue O’Connor, Anthony Barham, Ken Aplin, Tim Maloney -
Assisted reproductive technologies in Ghana: transnational undertakings, local practices and ‘more affordable’ IVF
Abstract The article sketches the origins and development of IVF in Ghana as a highly transnational undertaking. Movements are from and to Africa, involving human beings (providers and users), and also refer to other entities such as technologies,...
2016 / Trudie Gerrits -
The usefulness of a taphonomic approach for studies of Pleistocene mammals2010 / Kamilla Pawłowska
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Measuring dental students’ preference: A comparison of light microscopy and virtual microscopy as teaching tools in oral histology and pathology
Abstract Objectives Light microscopy used to be the traditional modality of teaching histology and pathology disciplines. Recent advances and innovations in the information technology field have revolutionized the use of hard- and...
2016 / Ohoud Alotaibi, Dalal ALQahtani -
Conceiving IVF in Iran
Abstract Since the 19th century the Iranian state has been concerned with the size of its population, and policies directed to its increase or decrease have been closely involved with the purpose of nation building. None of these policies have been...
2016 / Soraya Tremayne, Mohammad Mehdi Akhondi -
Haemodialysis session: The perfect storm for vascular calcification2016 / Miguel Seras, Ángel Luis Martín de Francisco
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An inexpensive underwater mine countermeasures simulator with real-time 3D after action review
Abstract This paper presents the results of a concept capability demonstration pilot study, the aim of which was to investigate how inexpensive gaming software and hardware technologies could be exploited in the development and evaluation of a...
2016 / Robert Stone, Timothy Snell, Neil Cooke -
The Government of the Waters and Natural Environment in the Metropolitan Area of the Lagoon of Venice from Past to Future
Abstract The Venice problems are not just about protection against flooding. And the Laguna problems are not only those of defense from the rivers that fill with sediment making it disappear. Of these two problems we talked a lot. Today we can say...
2016 / Piero Pedrocco -
Assessing patterns of human–Asiatic black bear interaction in and around Wangchuck Centennial National Park, Bhutan
Abstract Bhutan has 2 of the 8 species of bears recorded in the world: Asiatic black bear and Sloth bear. Asiatic black bear is listed in Appendix I of the CITES and categorized as vulnerable in IUCN Red List. Asiatic black bear is increasingly...
2016 / Yonten Jamtsho, Sangay Wangchuk -
Solitary adrenal tuberculosis2016 / Yen-Chang Chen, Yung-Hsiang Hsu
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Cognitive and Social Factors Influencing Students׳ Response and Utilization of Facilitator Feedback in a Problem Based Learning Context
Abstract Purpose Feedback within a problem-based learning tutorial can only influence learning if it is efficiently utilized. The purpose of this study was to explore perceived factors that influence student utilization of...
2016 / Aloysius Gonzaga Mubuuke, Alwyn J.N. Louw, Susan Van Schalkwyk -
Evidence for the use of the bow-and-arrow technology by the first modern humans in the Japanese islands
Abstract Manufacturing bow-and-arrow is an intricate procedure requiring multistage planning. Because of the high complexity of this innovation, the distribution of bow-and-arrow technology reflects a dispersal of human groups that possessed the...
2016 / Katsuhiro Sano -
Islands in the oil: Quantifying salt marsh shoreline erosion after the Deepwater Horizon oiling
Abstract Qualitative inferences and sparse bay-wide measurements suggest that shoreline erosion increased after the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon (DWH) disaster, but quantifying the impacts has been elusive at the landscape scale. We quantified the...
2016 / R. Eugene Turner, Giovanna McClenachan, Andrew W. Tweel