M. Williams, H. Asemota, C. Nwokocha, M. Voutchkov, D. McGrowder, E. Williams
This study was done to determine the effects of biomagnetic therapy on non-fasting blood glucose levels in type II diabetic (TIID) rats and to identify the potential use of biomagnets in nanotechnology for treating diabetes. For a gender unbiased research, both male and female streptozotocin induced TIID Sprague-Dawley rats (16 each) weighing 150-250 g were assessed, with and without biomagnetic therapy using 5000 gauss magnetic bracelets. Non- fasting blood glucose levels were measured in the blood collected from their tail, once weekly for sixteen (16) weeks using a portable glucometer...
TC19 Symposium: Metrology on Environmental Instrumentation and Measurements
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Miguel Alcaraz, Carolina Del-Valle-Soto, Jafet Rodriguez
Digital social networks are used to share information in a group. The collective knowledge of the group in the shared subjects can be greater than the individual information a single member of the group has. It is not clear if this accumulation of data can be used by the group to answer questions better as a common entity than as a sum of individuals. One way a group can answer questions is with delegation of answering by selecting a leader who in turn will decide the answer. In this paper we propose an experiment where a leader is decided by a group by simple majority to answer a...
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Víctor Urbina, Andrea Carreño
The environment is one of the most important items in the world, therefore policies should be defined for the proper use of environmental resources and disposal of waste. In Colombia in 2005, the environmental policy for the management of dangerous wastes and wastes, and decree 4741, which together with other regulations are compiled in the single regulatory decree of the environmental sector 1076 of 2015, framed within the policies Public services for the management of solid waste and the integral management of RESPEL (dangerous waste). This research aims to diagnose in a general way the...
TC19 Symposium: Metrology on Environmental Instrumentation and Measurements
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Claudio Arias, Emanuela Grifoni, Stefano Legnaioli, Giulia Lorenzetti, Stefano Pagnotta, Vincenzo Palleschi
Over 700 late roman imperial coins (end of III century A.D. – beginning of V century A.D.) were analyzed using the X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) technique. The analysis allowed the semi-quantitative determination of the composition of the coin alloy and a study of its variations in time and from mint to mint; it was also possible to get evidences of possibly fraudulent tampering of some coins for improving their aesthetical aspect and thus increasing their commercial value.
MetroArchaeo 2016
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E. Shaykhutdinova, A. Belyaev, A. Sitdikov, R. Yanbaev
The paper is dedicated to the study of the transverse fractures of cast iron dishware samples discovered in the territory of Juketaw settlement (Tatarstan Republic, Russian Federation). It allowed to perform a comparative study of industrial metallurgical schools located in Bolgar - the capital of Volga Bolgaria, and Juketaw - one of the largest and most important trade towns of the Trans-Kama region.
MetroArchaeo 2016
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Enzo Ferrara, Evdokia Tema, Cinzia Beatrice
Magnetic measurements are usually applied in archeology for dating purposes through archaeomagnetic applications, but they can also be used to study ceramics technology, from the production stage through distribution and use. Actually, the study of the firing temperatures achieved in ancient baked clay structures can offer important insights to the establishment of the ancient technology used in a certain region or historical period, contributing to the archaeological research of technology developments in both space and time. In this work, we investigated the changes observed on the...
MetroArchaeo 2016
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Nicola Ludwig, Elisabetta Rosina, Antonio Sansonetti
This paper shows the application of two innovative infrared thermography (IRT) methods for the evaluation of water transport phenomena through the outer layers of porous stone materials. An infrared camera monitored: a) the moisture stain due to the water absorption after having spilled a drop on the stone surface and b) the ”Moisture ring” around the damp surface after the contact between a soaked round sponge and the stone surface. The time of spreading and the geometric shape of the damped area depend on the porosity of the stone material and are useful to characterize the physical stone...
MetroArchaeo 2016
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Andrea Cataldo, Egidio De Benedetto, Giuseppe Cannazza, Giovanni Leucci, Lara De Giorgi, Raffaele Persico
In this paper, an overview of the use of ground penetrating radar (GPR) and time domain reflectometry (TDR) to be used for noninvasive inspections of Cultural Heritage monuments is presented. In particular, after a brief description of the theoretical aspects behind each measurement technique, some experimental results analysis related to three columns at the Regio VIII in Pompeii are presented.
MetroArchaeo 2016
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Eduardo Ramil Rego, Ana Jesús López Díaz, Alberto Ramil Rego, Santiago Pozo Antonio
The studies about handaxes have been centred on analysing their shapes under a typometric perspective. The Borders 's method, the most widely used worldwide, does not allow an appropriate study of the volumetric features of stone tools, since it presents subjective categories based on the visual recognition of the characteristics of an assemblage composed of 200 individuals. We propose a new method to analyse the metrological composition of a series of hand axes and to mathematically analyse the proximity or distance among different series. This paper presents the application of this...
MetroArchaeo 2016
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Marco Limongiello, Giovanni Schirru, Raffaella Bonaudo, Alfonso Santoriello, Salvatore Barba
This study is a collaboration between the Superintendence of Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape of the districts of Salerno and Avellino, particularly the Avella’s Archaeological Office, and the departments of Sciences of the Cultural Heritage and Civil Engineering of the University of Salerno, to serve the purposes of protection, research and enhancement of the Avella’s monument. The paper deals with the photogrammetric survey of the ancient Amphitheatre of Avella (Italy) made by an UAV aircraft, which weighs under 2 kg. The ultimate goal is the realization of georeferenced orthophotos....
MetroArchaeo 2016
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