This article presents results from a binding media survey of 61 Romano-Egyptian paintings.Most of the paintings (51) are the better-known funerary mummy portraits created using either encaustic or tempera paint medium.Samples from all the paintings (on wooden panels or linen shrouds) were analyzed with gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) t
A comparative study of distal phalanges belonging to adult springbok individuals shows distinctive morphological differences between the subspecies Antidorcas marsupialis marsupialis and Antidorcas marsupialis hofmeyri, most notably reflected by significant lengthening of the sole of the latter.Results were derived from comparative osteomorphologic
Abstract Mutational changes that mostly occur at the head region of hemagglutinin (HA) lead to the emergence of new epidemic influenza viruses, whereas HA antigens have been modified to generate broadly neutralizing antibodies toward highly conserved epitopes in the HA stem.Interestingly, a recent analysis of serum antibody repertoires showed that
Crushed stone is the most common material for use in the aggregate of bedding course.The aggregate for the bedding course of permeable roads needs to not only meet the requirements of basic mechanical properties but also ensure permeability and structural stability.This work analyzed permeability under extreme rainfall conditions and the particle m