The paper presents a study of the context, functions, and rationale behind architectural replicas sealed off in ancient Egyptian tombs, finest exemplars which having been excavated Theban tomb Meketre (ca. 2000 B.C.). analysis is preceded by clarifications regarding terminology used, point view from they have to be considered, developments that led their presence funerary assemblage. It suggest...

Comic Chat began as a project at Microsoft Corporation’s new research labs. Our goal was to build a new kind of chat program, that automatically enhanced a textual chat conversation by adding graphics, using conventions adopted from the comics domain. As people type text into Comic Chat, comics panels appear. The program uses traditional comics illustration rules to determine which characters s...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether a single exposure to a Manga comic (Japanese comic art) with multiple messages promoting fruit intake influenced snack selection in minority urban youth. METHODS Fifty-seven youth (mean age 10.8 y; 54% female; 74% black/African American) attending after-school programs in Brooklyn, NY participated in a pilot study in which they were randomly assigned to receive ...

Paleopathology, the study of disease in ancient remains, adds the dimension of time to our study of health and disease. The oldest preserved heart is from a mummified rabbit of the Pleistocene epoch, over 20,000 years old. Cardiovascular disease has been identified in human mummies from Alaska and Egypt, covering a time span ranging from approximately 3,000 to 300 years ago. An experimental stu...

The paper focuses on the most remarkable personality was and is seen in dramas plays stages around world, “The Jokers”. They had played a vital role, connecting characters play audience with play. Though they were portrayed differently different traditions their sole purpose to break fourth wall theatre. Are ‘witty fools or foolish wits’? question debated paper. Whatever are called, inevitable ...

An ancient pottery workshop belonging to the Han Dynasty was excavated in Caoxie village, Hepu County. Caoxie village is an important archaeological site in Hepu County, Beihai City, in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is believed that Hepu County was the oldest departure point on the ancient maritime trading route during the Han Dynasty (206 BC to AD 220) due to the ideal nat...

Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy is rich in visual and imaginative suggestions, capable of intertwining total harmony with words triplets alternating rhyme, giving life to a unique fascinating work. Over the centuries, “divine poem” has inspired generations authors artists, who have re-proposed Dante's journey into afterlife through different languages ​​and expressive codes, first all represent...