Ritual objects for the feast of sukkot: Theoretical analysis of the Talmudic prescriptions and some of their ethnographical achievements in the Balkans

Can we think of the artifact as an integral part of an anthropology of life as it has developed in the wake of the anthropology of nature founded by Philippe Descola? Judaism clearly fits within this perspective since a vast body of normative texts, notably the Babylonian Talmud, defines and discusses the jewishness of artifacts - whether ritual or

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Bilateral occipital lobe infarction with altitudinal field loss following radiofrequency cardiac catheter ablation

Abstract Background Bilateral stroke following radiofrequency catheter ablation Hair Treatment is an unusual complication and may result in bilateral altitudinal visual field defects.Bilateral altitudinal visual field defects usually result from prechiasmal pathology causing damage to both retinas or optic nerves and rarely from bilateral symmetric

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Carbon sequestration, performance optimization and environmental impact assessment of functional materials in cementitious composites

This paper reviews the mechanisms of carbon sequestration, methods for testing Collections carbon sequestration capacity, and the performance of functional materials, including wollastonite, titanium dioxide nanoparticles (Nano-TiO2), graphene oxide (GO), biochar, and cellulose fibers (CS), as well as their performance in cement-based materials.A s

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