OBJECTIVES This study aims to investigate the types and indications of amulets, bands and traditional applications among pediatric emergencies and neonatal admissions into the Federal Medical Centre, Bida, Nigeria. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study conducted between January and July, 2008. Children admitted into the emergency and neonatal units of the institution with traditional appli...

The article analyzes modern design practices based on symbolic and ornamental motives of folk art their actualization in ethno-artistic areas, reflecting the relationship traditional aspects with innovative, translation cultural experience time space, creating value images, enhancing emotional environment new narratives. Symbols, as basis existence people, reflect ethno- national culture, is an...

The paper continues a series of publications discussing the foundations dating beginning Piany Bor culture in Kama region following two aspects: fi rst, grounds for statements about 3rd century BC, and secondly, to what extent nds question correspond contemporary chronology. One categories is represented by bronze arrowheads. According results unraveling chains references, almost all them come ...

The reemerging field of Medical Geology is concerned with the impacts of geologic materials and geologic processes on animal and human health. Most medical geology research has been focused on health problems caused by excess or deficiency of trace elements, exposure to ambient dust, and on other geologically related health problems or health problems for which geoscience tools, techniques, or ...

Lapis lazuli is one of the oldest precious stone, being used for glyptic as early as 7,000 years ago: jewels, amulets, seals, and inlays are examples of objects produced using this material. Only a few sources of lapis lazuli exist in the world due to the low probability of geological conditions in which it can form, so that the possibility to associate the raw material to man-made objects help...

MARIANNE WINDER, Catalogue of Tibetan manuscripts and xylographs, and catalogue of thankas, banners and other paintings and drawings in the Library of the Wellcome Institutefor the History ofMedicine, London, Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1989, 4to, pp. xiii, 112, illus., £15.00. The Library of the Wellcome Institute houses a considerable number of Tibetan manuscripts, blockpr...