Zooarchaeologists have long recognized that the use of different sizes of screen in excavation can result in varying degrees of bias in faunal samples. This paper presents a graphical, mathematical representation of the ways in which screen size choice can affect measures of taxonomic relative abundance. Data from the site of Mogollon Village in southwestern New Mexico show that the rank order ...

The above core services will provide the basis of an electronic business system that will be available throughout Australia. As the system is developed, further services will be provided to ensure that Transigo remains current with the latest drvelopments in technology and business practice. A limited version of the scheme is alrcady in operation, and a public launch has been scheduled for earl...

Development of village chicken production can be a sustainable way of helping to meet the welfare needs of rural populations and raise their living standards. There is a dearth of information on research conducted to characterize, understand and develop the village chicken production systems in Zimbabwe. This review focuses on constraints, opportunities and research needs for the improvement of...

BACKGROUND This study evaluates the extent of village doctors' knowledge of lead poisoning in children in rural China and assesses the characteristics associated with possessing accurate knowledge. METHODS A cross-sectional, questionnaire-based survey of 297 village doctors in Fenghuang County, Hunan Province, China was conducted. All village doctors were interviewed face-to-face using a "Wha...

historic urban areas are a significant part of each city not only due to having irreplaceable cultural and social resources, but also due to their attractive patterns of life. they have being threatened by strong development trends. this paper aims to investigate the impacts of redevelopment trends in the historic city of shiraz, iran. the paper begins by highlighting historical development in ...

Geographic region % (no. positive/no. tested) IgG IgM Total 10.4 (27/260) 4.6 (12/260) Chikan district 2.7 (3/113) 1.0 (1/113 Mazhang district 16.3 (24/147) 7.5 (11/147) Huangwai village 13.3 (2/15) 0 (0/15) Houyang village 71.4 (5/7) 28.6 (2/7) Nanpan village 23.8 (5/21) 9.5 (2/21) Chiling village 8.3 (1/12) 0 (0/12) Beigou village 16.7 (1/6) 16.7 (1/6) Chaofa village 9.5 (6/63) 7.9 (5/63) Pig...

Shawsheen, a model mill village planned and built in Andover, Massachusetts, between 1906 1924, was based on the vision of William Wood, then president American Woolen Company. It arguably most unique textile ever New England. The article begins with discussion motivation for project. shifts to summary critical features Wood’s identifies historic institutional paths that informed him. This is f...

In the global village ecosystem, enterprises need collaborating using Information Technology (IT) and other tools to succeed in this dynamic and heterogeneous business environment. The Global Village Services Reference Model (GVSRM) is a reference model based on SOSA (Service Oriented Strategies and Architectures) ontology for global village services Realization. In this model, three architectu...

The turning point of village economic development was started from the birth of the Law No. 6 of 2014 on Village. Villages now become subjects, no longer solely the object of development. The problem in this research is what is the potential of the village economy, how far the role of rural human resources, and what local products can improve the economic development of the village. The researc...

AIM Physical activity (PA) patterns of retirement village residents were investigated using self-report and objective measures. METHODS Residents (n = 323) from retirement villages in Perth, Australia, were surveyed on PA behaviour and various demographic, residency, health-related and mobility factors. Most participants wore accelerometers for 7 days. Retirement village managers (n = 32) wer...