The 7th century ship-burial at Sutton Hoo is famous for the spectacular treasure discovered when it was first excavated in 1939. The finds include gold and garnet jewellery, silverware, coins and ceremonial armour of broad geographical provenance which make a vital contribution to understanding the political landscape of early medieval Northern Europe. Fragments of black organic material found ...

Miao silver, generally referred to as the unique silver ornaments manufactured by ethnicity with over 400 years of history, was listed a Chinese national intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Through primary research methods, including local investigation, interviews, and workshops at Maliao Village Guizhou, this study found that sizeable industrial production shrank market needs for traditiona...

instruments are devices that provide independent non-linear signal processing in many discrete frequency regions. Multichannel capability allows wearers to understand speech better in certain noisy environments. For example, in pediatric fittings, it helps them to monitor their own voice and assists in their speech production. For the dispensing professional, the capabilities of multi-channel i...

BACKGROUND While environmental and situational cues influence food intake, it is not always clear how they do so. We examine whether participants consume more when an eating occasion is associated with meal cues than with snack cues. We expect their perception of the type of eating occasion to mediate the amount of food they eat. In addition, we expect the effect of those cues on food intake to...

Abstract Introduction Gustatory sensation in response to tactile stimulation has been reported occur only 0.6% of synesthetes and rarely formally described. Methods Case Study: A 29-year-old female with schizoaffective disorder – depressed subtype, two months prior presentation, began noticing that when she touched objects, would experience an abnormal taste her mouth. When touch specific items...

The past is another country: they do things differently there. Hartley LP. The go-between 1 ne indulgence accorded to those of us in our senior years is the ability to reflect on life' s circumstances many decades ago and compare them with those of today. My recollections of medical practice, as the son of a surgeon, stretch back to my schooldays. A lasting memory is of the many gifts, the so-c...

In September 2005, Charity Hospital in New Orleans, the oldest continually operating hospital in the US and the safety net for the poorest patients in one of the poorest cities in America, was closed by a hurricane. It is closed for good. ‘Too far gone’ is the recurring phrase in the news. There is brave talk about rebuilding at another site, but the appetite in this country for public hospital...