Memorialising the Past: Is there an 'Aboriginal' Way? by Bronwyn Batten, Paul Batten

“…It also looks at the role of landscapes and natural materials in memorials to the Aboriginal past and the evolving role of counter- and anti-memorials to commemorate the past. …”
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Quando il Moderno cerca radici. Casa Balmelli di Tita Carloni e Luigi Camenisch by Nicola Navone

“…However, while the house certainly embodies organic features by aiming at a perfect integration with its surroundings through the use of natural materials and the geometric reinterpretation of the landforms of its setting, its internal spatial qualities have little to do, for instance, with Wrightian models. …”
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Split Hopkinson Tension Bar and Universal Testing Machine for High-Speed X-ray Imaging of Materials under Tension by Puneeth Jakkula, Amitay Cohen, Bratislav Lukić, David Levi-Hevroni, Alexander Rack, Georg Ganzenmüller, Stefan Hiermaier

“…Studying the failure behaviour of engineered or natural materials under dynamic loading scenarios is of high importance, for example to investigate the fracture mechanics and to prevent catastrophic failures of constructions. …”
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Fabricating biomimetic materials with ice‐templating for biomedical applications by Xiang Lin, Lu Fan, Li Wang, Anne M. Filppula, Yunru Yu, Hongbo Zhang

“…To better simulate natural materials with micro/nanostructures that have evolved for millions of years, the use of ice templates has emerged as a promising method for producing biomimetic materials more efficiently. …”
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Effect of Processing Conditions on the Properties of Reticulated Porous Diatomite–Kaolin Composites by Sujin Lee, Chae Young Lee, Jang-Hoon Ha, Jongman Lee, In-Hyuck Song, Se-Hun Kwon

“…However, to the best of our knowledge, sufficient data are not available on the preparation of low-cost, abundant, and natural material-based reticulated porous ceramics. Therefore, we obtained and characterized reticulated porous diatomite–kaolin composites prepared under various processing conditions, such as solid loading, average particle size, and pore density. …”
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Memorialising the Past: Is there an 'Aboriginal' Way? by Bronwyn Batten, Paul Batten

“…It also looks at the role of landscapes and natural materials in memorials to the Aboriginal past and the evolving role of counter- and anti-memorials to commemorate the past. …”
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Cereal Straw Production Analysis, Availability of Materials, and Provincial Map for Manufacturing of Sustainable Prefabricated Panels by Carlos Cobreros, Domingo Espinosa, Francisco Hidalgo, A. Manzano-Ramírez, José Luis Reyes

“…A high recyclability rate can be achieved through the management of renewable natural materials or waste. The application of prefabricated building systems can be an economical solution, saving energy and reducing waste. …”
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Multilayer acoustic invisibility cloak based on composite lattice by Mansour Zaremanesh, Ali Bahrami

“…In this research, to study the acoustic distribution of the desired structure, finite element method (FEM) has been used to analyze the structure in two dimensions and a cloak of natural materials with isotropic properties has been designed using effective medium theory.…”
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Removal of Cd(II) from industrial wastewater using locally available Bentonite Clay by Al Sheikh Alanoud, Alsagabi Sultan, Almeataq Mohammed, Alajyan Turki, Goumri-Said Souraya

“…Currently, purification techniques in Saudi Arabia and other parts of the world are inefficient and costly; thus, the development of a cheap, readily available, and natural material for the removal of Cd is of great interest. …”
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Syracuse Limestone: From the Past a Prospect for Contemporary Buildings by Enrico Ciliberto, Alessia Giuffrida

“…It is therefore possible to define the types of rock most suitable for the use in contemporary architecture guaranteeing criteria of perfect biocompatibility. In this way a natural material can be employed in traditional and innovative uses and ensure both the sustainability of the interventions and the continuity of a consolidated tradition.…”
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Elemen Arsitektural Astana Sunda Kasepuhan Ciptagelar by Noeviyanti Indah Laksana, Lisa Dwi Wulandari, Susilo Kusdiwanggo

“…The results show that the architectural elements of Astana Sunda Kasepuhan Ciptagelar are influenced by Sundanese culture, nature and the environment, with the main character is the use of natural materials around the. The basic form of plan is rectangle, with or without pangkemit. …”
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A New Analytical Solution for Determination of Acceptable Overall settlement of Heap Leaching Structures Foundation by mehdi amini, Emad Khorasani, Saeed Soltani-Mohammadi

“…There are some artificial and natural materials on foundation of heap leaching structures. …”
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The Use Potential of Traditional Building Materials for the Realization of Structures by Modern Methods of Construction by Spišáková Marcela, Mačková Daniela

“…The traditional building materials can be made out of natural materials, while others can help to lower energy costs of the occupant once built. …”
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Microbial enzymes for the recycling of recalcitrant petroleum‐based plastics: how far are we? by Ren Wei, Wolfgang Zimmermann

“…Summary Petroleum‐based plastics have replaced many natural materials in their former applications. With their excellent properties, they have found widespread uses in almost every area of human life. …”
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USE OF PLANTS AS TRADITIONAL MEDICINE IN SWAMEDICATION IN PIDIE COMMUNITIES by Hardiana Hardiana, Saida Rasnovi, Zumaidar Zumaidar

“…Availability of natural materials and affordable prices encourage people to return to using traditional medicines. …”
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A Comprehensive Review of Defects Genealogy in Olivines: From the Mineral World to Modern Electrode Materials by Eugene E. Nazarov, Dmitry A. Aksyonov, Evgeny V. Antipov, Stanislav S. Fedotov

“…Valuable experience gained by observing existing natural materials—minerals—paves the way towards design and modification of prospective functional materials for energy storage, which typically inherit the peculiarities of the parental minerals. …”
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Acoustical Evaluation and Comparative Study of Maple Leaves and Coir and Polyester Fibers by Tao Yang, Lizhu Hu, Xiaoman Xiong, Mohanapriya Venkataraman, Michal Petrů, Jan Novák, Jiří Militký

“…It is worthy and meaningful to find natural materials to substitute the conventional synthetic sound absorbers. …”
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Van der Waals isotope heterostructures for engineering phonon polariton dispersions by M. Chen, Y. Zhong, E. Harris, J. Li, Z. Zheng, H. Chen, J.-S. Wu, P. Jarillo-Herrero, Q. Ma, J. H. Edgar, X. Lin, S. Dai

“…Notably, however, isotopes in natural materials are homogenously distributed in space. …”
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Organization of school educational environment as a factor of students psychological well-being: review of foreign studies by Y.G. Panyukova, A.I. Panyukov

“…The article represents such options of school space organization as the inclusion of the natural environment, taking into account differentiated combinations of the utilization of plants and natural materials of various types. It also draws attention to the practice of mobile workplaces creating, the flexible structure of the classroom and the absence of a fixed place for teacher.…”
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ANALYSIS OF JOINTS AND ORNAMENTS OF THE WOODEN CHURCHES STRUCTURES IN MARAMUREȘ COUNTY by Mirela COMAN, Ioan CURTU, Călin ITU, Mariana Domnica STANCIU

“…In the structure of wooden churches, Romanian masters revealed the wood - natural material and representative of Romanian culture and civilization of the Carpathian, faith-Christian monotheistic, Dacian population subsequently the only Roman people of the Carpathian basin which has cultivated such a faith, unlike existing polytheistic beliefs of the ancient peoples, woodworking skills that manifested from the creation of wood joints to ornaments and floral and geomorphic with sacred meaning to human existence. …”
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