In this paper we present the life and character of Theophano, mother Basil II Porphyrogenitus, Macedonian. Some women made spectacular progress up social ladder by marrying into higher-class families, even sometimes imperial family itself to become empresses as Theophano did. So, advancement could be achieved through marriage. The power privileges an spouse were directly dependent on emperor. D...

This article explores embodied encounters with the Sea Empress oil spill of 1996 and their representation in oral narratives. Through a close reading personal testimonies collected Project archive, I examine relationship between intense sensory experiences environmental change everyday interpretations disaster its legacy. The art­icle first outlines ways which this collection voices reveals mem...

OBJECTIVES To examine potential correlations between streptococcal biofilm formation and lactate production in streptococcal biofilms formed on the surface of dental materials with different surface characteristics. MATERIALS AND METHODS Samples of a glass-ionomer cement (Ketac Molar) and a ceramic (Empress 2) were incubated with whole saliva and suspensions of Streptococcus mutans ATCC 25175...