Academic Articles & Research Papers

Roles of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) in the pathogenesis of diabetic kidney disease (DKD)

Abstract Diabetic kidney disease (DKD), a prevalent microvascular complication of diabetes, is a leading cause of chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease. Moreover, it plays a crucial role in the morbidity and mortality of diabet...

Tetrodotoxin: Chemistry, Toxicity, Source, Distribution and Detection

Tetrodotoxin (TTX) is a naturally occurring toxin that has been responsible for human intoxications and fatalities. Its usual route of toxicity is via the ingestion of contaminated puffer fish which are a culinary delicacy, especially in Ja...

Larvicidal efficacy of green synthesized silver nanoparticles using Coleus aromaticus and Wrightia tinctoria against Aedes aegypti

Mosquitoes transmit a number of serious diseases, including brain fever, chikungunya, dengue fever, filariasis, hemorrhagic fever, Japanese encephalitis, malaria, dengue, and Zika. Whereas the synthetic chemical insecticides are commonly us...

How interdisciplinary is nanotechnology?

Facilitating cross-disciplinary research has attracted much attention in recent years, with special concerns in nanoscience and nanotechnology. Although policy discourse has emphasized that nanotechnology is substantively integrative, some ...

Electrospraying route to nanotechnology: An overview

Nanotechnology in fertilizers

Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

RETURN TO ISSUEPREVAdvertisementNEXTEncyclopedia of Nanoscience and NanotechnologyCite this: Chem. Eng. News 2013, 91, 36, 39Publication Date (Print):September 9, 2013Publication History Published online31 March 2014Published inissue 9 Sept...

A arte rupestre na proto-história antiga do Vale de Besteiros: interpretação e territorialidade

A iconografia dos sítios de arte rupestre da Proto-história Antiga nesta região da Beira Alta caracteriza-se pela preponderância de motivos que se ligam a partes concretas do corpo humano. Este aspecto associado a outros que têm que ver com...

Materiales para el estudio de la Edad del Bronce en el Valle Medio del Vinalopó (Alicante)

Se presenta un grupo de poblados del Bronce en el Valle Medio del Vinalopó, provincia de Alicante, y los materiales procedentes de ellos y conservados en colecciones privadas. Su conocimiento permite incluir esta comarca en la cultura del B...

Fiume hosszú árnyéka. A városi modernizáció kritikája a 19. század második felében [Fiume’s Long Shadow: Critique of Urban Modernization in the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century]. By Veronika Eszik.

Resiliência do devir

O presente artigo apresenta diferentes narrativas sobre os trajetos da Rede de Museus e Acervos Arqueológicos e Etnográficos (REMAAE) no país, criada em 2008. Por meio da coleta de relatos e informações de diversas ordens entre suas/seus co...

Análisis polínico del yacimiento de Botiquería (Mazaleón, Teruel)

Se realiza el análisis polínico de seis muestras procedentes del yacimiento de Botiqueria de los Moros, situado en la localidad de Mazaleón en la provincia de Teruel. Tomadas de uno de los cortes de la excavación de 1. Barandiarán de 1974. ...

Primer volumen en castellano de JLS: Una realidad y una reivindicación necesaria

Debido al importante número de visitas y descargas a través de la red que recibe la revista electrónica de acceso abierto Journal of Lithic Studies (JLS) a través de su plataforma alojada por la School of History, Classics and Archaeology d...

Středověký svět dětí a her v archeologických pramenech

"Dějiny dětství" jako jednu z oblastí studia života všedního dne lze pro středověk jen velmi těžce postihnout. Demografická situace středověku nebyla pro děti vůbec příznivá. Významnou roli v tomto ohledu sehrálo sociální prostředí (na vesn...

Cross-Cultural Narration in the Nineteenth Century: Jewish Folk Narratives Transcribed by a Polish Author<br>Medkulturna pripoved v 19. stoletju: Judovske ljudske zgodbe, ki jih je zapisal poljski avtor</br>

The authoress discusses “The Miracle in the Cemetery” (“Cud na kirkucie”) by the Polish author Klemens Junosza and uses it to examine an important topic related to folk literature and the circumstances of its narration. Considered are the b...

Palaeoenvironments and hominin evolutionary dynamics in southeast Asia

Abstract Secure environmental contexts are crucial for hominin interpretation and comparison. The discovery of a Denisovan individual and associated fauna at Tam Ngu Hao 2 (Cobra) Cave, Laos, dating back to 164–131 ka, allows for environmen...

Crossing crafts, merging arts

Crossing crafts, merging arts. A new find of a 9th century AD Oseberg-style hanging bowl suspension mount from Jarlsberg, Vestfold, southern Norway....

The Oxford companion to archaeology

When we think of archaeology, most of us think first of its many spectacular finds: the legendary city of Troy, Tutankhamun's golden tomb, the three-million-year-old footprints at Laetoli, the mile-high city at Machu Picchu, the cave painti...

A Multi-Technique Study of 49 Gold <i>Solidi</i> from the Late Antique Period (Late 4th–Mid 6th Century AD)

This study investigates 49 gold solidi issued between the 4th and 5th century AD to determine their chemical composition. The coins were first catalogued by recording mass, diameter, and thickness. All specimens underwent non-destructive µ-...

UMA REVISÃO DA TRADIÇÃO ARATU NA BAHIA

Revisamos os critérios para a construção da tradição Aratu pelos principais autores. Compilamos dados sobre as dimensões dos sítios, a implantação no ambiente,  cerâmica e os sepultamentos, dentre outros aspectos....