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This research characterizes and reconstructs clay procurement and production practices through the integration of in-situ portable XRF and petrographic analysis on ancient ceramics and clay materials recovered from the ...
In the context of the BEFIM project (“Meanings and Functions of Mediterranean Imports in Early Iron Age Central Europe”) the life history of (drinking) vessels from the Early Celtic hillfort settlements of the Heuneburg ...
This volume is themed around the interdependent relationship between humans and the environment, an important topic in the work of Corrie Bakels. How do environmental constraints and opportunities influence human behaviour ...
Band selection plays an important role in hyperspectral imaging for reducing the data and improving the efficiency of data acquisition and analysis whilst significantly lowering the cost of the imaging system. Without the ...
Bloodstains on finished fabrics are frequently found at crime scenes, however there has been limited work on the creation mechanisms and interaction of blood and fabric. The initial aim of this research was to verify the ...
Fragmented human and non-human bones can be found in forensic contexts, such as mass disasters, mass graves, and crime scenes, as well as in archaeological deposits. When fragmented skeletal remains are found, one of the ...
There is a strong demand for mechanically and morphologically accurate models of the human musculoskeletal system, particularly of the spine. Such models would have multiple applications, including surgical guides, the ...
The shock response of microorganisms is of particular interest to many different areas of research including, but not limited to: asteroid and meteoritic impacts and origins of life; food sterilisation; and deep-sea ...
This research presents non‐destructive analyses of Chinese enamelled copper and porcelain decorated with polychrome enamels. This study utilises two key, high‐value art works with complex enamelling in the collection of ...
Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) are two widely used techniques for acquiring radar images. GPR, as its name suggests, produces radar images of the below ground environment. SAR is a remote ...
This thesis has considered the theoretical and practical underpinning of SSR and NATO's role in its application within two countries of the Western Balkans. It began by reviewing the extant literature on SSR and then ...
The potential for satellite technology to make an essential contribution to socio-economic development has been recognised by the international community since the onset of space adventure in the late 1950s. Due to its ...
Since the rise of New Public Management in the 1990s, government agencies are using increasingly complex and fragmented models to deliver public services. The outsourcing of activities traditionally considered the sole ...
The aircraft industry has been able to adopt improved maintenance and logistics planning as a result of the technological advances in Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA) and Equipment Health Monitoring (EHM). Same cannot be ...
Shaped charges operate by explosively loading a (typically metallic) liner to produce a jet travelling at extremely high velocity (9-12 km/s). Such explosive loading involves highly non-linear transient phenomena. As such, ...
The effect ionizing radiation, specifically gamma, has on three of the most well known explosive materials; HMX, PETN and TATB, has been studied experimentally and computationally. Samples of these explosives that had been ...
Highly sampled imagery offers many benefits to the radar practitioner,
ranging from easier image coregistration to simple visual appeal.
However, it is often overlooked due to the computational burden forming
such an ...
Sustainability within the Built Environment (BE) has become increasingly important over the past decade. Drivers for this include company image, pecuniary advantage, and because it is an environmentally responsible choice. ...
The influence of both the bullet jacket and projectile core hardness for 12.7-mm armour piercing (AP) rounds has been investigated using a variety of different experiments with the aim of optimising projectile performance. ...
Nowadays, robotic systems are shifting towards increased autonomy. This is the case of autonomous navigation, which has been widely studied in literature and extensively implemented for ground applications, for example on ...