The objective of the present study was to adapt techniques for the histological processing of Dugesiidae cocoons for the study of embryo development. The cocoons were fixed with formalin, SUSA, Bouin or paraformaldehyde/glutaraldehyde and subsequently embedded in Paraplast or glycol methacrylate (Historesin). Paraplast embedding yielded reasonable results only after the cocoon was perforated or...

The study of pottery can be used to provide insight into past cultures. Pottery is ubiquitous on archaeological sites in the Near East and because of its durability; fragments often survive longer than artifacts made from less-durable materials. This study addresses the use of pottery to answer the question: Were Mesopotamia and Elam trading partners from 3000 to 2500 B.C.? Located in present d...

elamite documents, and evidence of elamite writing in general, are rare from this period. however from susa under the sukkalmah period, there are some 550 legal documents in akkadian in various legal subjects, like sale, lease, and judicial procedures; this provides the historian with a unique opportunity fir the study of elamite legal and social institutions. the present essay will edit and tr...

synovial mesenchymal stem cells and hydroxyapatite-based artificial bone +Shimomura K; Moriguchi Y; Ando W; Nansai R; Susa T; Imade K; Mochiduki S; Fujie H; Kita K; Mae T; Nakata K; Shino K; Yoshikawa H; Nakamura N +Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan, Kansai Rosai Hospital, Hyogo, Japan, Kogakuin University, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan, Osak...

there are only a few old elamite documents available today; however there are more than 500 legal documents from susa, written in akkadian, that provide us with a unique chance to study legal and social institutions of elam in the sukkalmah period. the present study will edit and translate three lease documents from the sukkalmah period, which are known as esip-tabal contracts. a comparative st...