A Remarkable Bowlder of Nephrite or Jade

Nephrite (Jade) Deposits, Mount Ogden Area, Central British Columbia (NTS 093N 13W)

Jade is a commercial term encompassing green, white, black or yellow-brown jadeitite or nephrite. Jadeitite is a rock that consists essentially of jadeite (Na-rich pyroxene), whereas nephrite consists of prismatic to acicular amphiboles of the tremolite-actinolite series forming bundles that are randomly oriented and interlocked. The density of British Columbia nephrite varies from 2.95 to 3.01...

The Batanes Nephrite Artefacts

Nephrite (jade) ornaments, especially ear-ornaments, are among the most attractive artefacts in Southeast Asian archaeology. As Loofs-Wissowa stated (1980-81: 57): “Ear-ornaments in general seem to have played, and are still playing in some societies, a greater role in Southeast Asia and parts of South Asia than almost anywhere else in the world.....” Because of the beautifully wrought shapes a...

the effectiveness of strategy-based instruction in teaching english as a second or foreign language: a meta-analysis of experimental studies

a large number of single research studies on the effects of strategy-based instruction (sbi) in teaching english as a foreign or second language has been conducted so far. however, the lack of a comprehensive meta-analysis targeting the effectiveness of english language sbi is observed. moreover, the findings of experimental studies regarding the context of the english language, proficiency lev...

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P142: Inflammation or Neurodegeneration: Which one has Remarkable Role in Multiple Sclerosis?

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a complex disease resulting from the occurrence of intermingled episodes of neuroinflammation and degeneration. However, this concept has recently challenged by several observations suggesting that in this disease neurodegeneration might occur independently of inflammation. The evidence that active neurodegeneration in MS is invariably associated with inflammation is p...