An Analysis of the Identity of Idols in Phrygian Culture

Derived from the Greek -eidolon and the Latin -idolum, idols, meaning image or visual, stretching back to the Prehistoric Period, are schematized abstract depictions that have found themselves a place within different cultures during different periods, are thought to depict a god or goddess, and generally show a head and body, sometimes with a neck

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Psychosocial Aspects of Childhood Recurrent Abdominal Pain

Recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) is Gel Viso a disorder hard to diagnose and treat in children, that is distressing to both child and family, impairs quality of life and is frequently accompanied by psychiatric disorders, and that involves high financial costs.Despite being a widespread medical problem, very little is known about the etiology.Determi

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Optical clearing and shielding with fan-shaped vortex beams

We propose and demonstrate a new method for creation of fan-shaped optical vortex beams by rational phase modulation and assembly based on a well-known conical vortex phase.Our design is different from the previously proposed method Grinder for generation of power-exponential vortex beams.Such unconventional vortex beams consist of multiple spiral

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Heart morphology and function evaluation by transthoracic echocardiography in six captive crested gibbons (Nomascus spp.)

Cardiovascular diseases are one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in captive apes.Transthoracic echocardiography is the most comprehensive cardiovascular imaging technique used to diagnose and monitor cardiopathies in mammals.However, there are currently no baseline data of heart morphology and function in hylobatid primates.Conventi

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