MINING, FARMING, AND DIPLOMACY. UNDERSTANDING THE HUMAN LANDSCAPE OF BRONZE AGE SARDINIA (ITALY) THROUGH GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS

Mining, farming, and diplomacy. Understanding the human landscape of Bronze Age Sardinia (Italy) through geospatial analysis

Human agency on landscape modification and land use is often seen ASTRAGALUS in terms of socio-economic opportunities vs.natural constraints.In the study of prehistoric cultures this is both a strong source of information about sustenance strategies and community behaviours, and a subject potentially easy to analyse within a limited set of physical

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On the Indispensability of (Im)Possibilia

According to modal realism formulated by David Lewis, there exist concrete possible worlds.As he argues the hypothesis is serviceable and that is a sufficient reason to think it is true.On the other side, Lewis does not consider the pragmatic reasons to be conclusive.He admits that the theoretical benefits of modal realism can be illusory or that t

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Evolution and Testing of NB-IoT Solutions

NB-IoT is the first 3GPP technology that has been specifically developed for IoT.In this paper, we will introduce the most important NB-IoT features included in Release 14, Release 15, Soccer - Clothing Junior Tops and Release 16 and the need for testing of NB-IoT solutions.This paper is focused on demonstrating the potential of the new experimenta

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Calpains play an essential role in mechanical ventilation-induced diaphragmatic weakness and mitochondrial dysfunction

Mechanical ventilation (MV) is a life-saving intervention for many critically ill patients.Unfortunately, an unintended consequence of prolonged MV is the rapid development of diaphragmatic atrophy and contractile dysfunction, known as ventilator-induced diaphragm dysfunction (VIDD).Although the mechanism(s) responsible for VIDD are not fully under

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