Captive great apes regularly use pointing gestures in their interactions with humans.However, the precise function of this Backpack gesture is unknown.One possibility is that apes use pointing primarily to direct attention (as in "please look at that"); another is that they point mainly as an action request (such as "can you give that to me?").We i
This paper scrutinizes the Wooden Toys characterization of ancient Egyptian society as multicultural and the related use of the concept and terminology of multiculturalism in research and public communications on ancient Egyptian society.An initial outline of the concept of multiculturalism sets the stage for a review of its application in speciali
Abstract Recording techniques such as laser scanning, photogrammetry and photographic reconstruction are not new to archaeology.However as technology evolves and becomes more readily available such methods are being more regularly employed within a cultural heritage management context, often by people with little experience in using these technolog
Abstract Despite enormous efforts no Office Supplies HIV-1 vaccine has been developed that elicits broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) to protect against infection to date.The high antigenic diversity and dense N-linked glycan armor, which covers nearly the entire HIV-1 envelope protein (Env), are major roadblocks for the development of bNAbs b
Arteriovenous fistula puncture pain is a serious problem for patients undergoing dialysis and a good indication for topical anesthetics.No previous study has compared lidocaine/prilocaine cream (EMLA) with lidocaine tape for pain relief during arteriovenous fistula puncture in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis.To this end, we conducted a