Up to now, about 140 funerary inscriptions were known from the territory of Neoklaudiopolis/Vezirköprü. In this contribution, 14 more are presented, one which, however, may be attributed Amaseia/Amasya (no. 4). They recorded between 1988 and 1990 by Eckart Olshausen Gerhard Kahl. All them date back Roman Imperial period. One stelae stands out for its unusually high-quality stone carving 8); it ...

The classification of geometric decorative motifs has tended to emphasise the geometric by comparing the decoration to mathematically perfect constructions. Focussing on spirals as exemplars, this paper proposes that additional information may be gleaned from historic decoration on the assumption that such decoration often does not conform exactly to mathematically correct constructions. Shape-...

Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) is a widely utilized process in various industrial applications, serving as protective and hard coating. However, its presence fields like fashion has only recently emerged, electroplating processes had previously dominated this reality. The future looks toward the replacement of most hazardous toxic electrochemical processes, especially those involving Cr(VI) cy...

Long-term exposure to radon increases the risk of developing lung cancer. There is considerable public concern about radon exhalation from building materials and the contribution to indoor radon levels. To address this concern, radon exhalation rates were determined for 53 different samples of drywall, tile and granite available on the Canadian market for interior home decoration. The radon exh...

The success of a wide range of commercial products and industrial processes depends on meeting specific flow requirements. Industrial applied rheology attempts to relate fundamental properties to fitness-for-use of fluids of commerce. Architectural and industrial coatings, molded plastics, adhesives, personal care products and cosmetics, inks, cement, drilling muds, ceramic slips, solder pastes...

swastika designs applied for ornamenting in many different arts before islamic period. these designs have important role in architecture ornaments at islamic period. in this paper we study concepts, aesthetic and evolution of these designs in islamic period architecture ornaments from beginning to end of zand and ghajar era. the thoughtful artists of islamic periods comprehended from the beginn...