A New Celtiberian Hacksilber Hoard, c. 200 BCE

This study presents a Hacksilber hoard recently acquired by the ANS and argues for a significant role for Haccksilber in the monetization of Iberia in the third centur

Endotoxemia-induced inflammation and the effect on the human brain

Introduction: Effects of systemic inflammation on cerebral function are not clear, as both inflammation-induced encephalopathy as well as stress-hormone mediated alertness have been described.Methods: Experimental endotoxemia (2 ng/kg Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide [LPS]) was induced in 15 subjects, whereas 10 served as controls. Cytokines (TNF-?, IL-6, IL1-RA and IL-10), cortisol, brain specific proteins (BSP), electroencephalography (EEG) and cognitive function tests (CFTs) were determined.Results: Following LPS infusion, circulating pro- and anti inflammatory cytokines, and cortisol increased (P < 0.0001). BSP changes stayed within the normal range, in which neuron specific enolase (NSE) and S100-? changed significantly. Except in one subject with a mild encephalopathic episode, without cognitive dysfunction, endotoxemia induced no clinically relevant EEG changes. Quantitative EEG analysis showed a higher state of alertness detected by changes in the central region, and peak frequency in the occipital region. Improved CFTs during endotoxemia was found to be due to a practice effect as CFTs improved to the same extent in the reference group. Cortisol significantly correlated with a higher state of alertness detected on the EEG. Increased IL-10 and the decreased NSE both correlated with improvement of working memory and with psychomotor speed capacity. No other significant correlations between cytokines, cortisol, EEG, CFT and BSP were found.Conclusions: Short-term systemic inflammation does not provoke or explain the occurrence of septic encephalopathy, but primarily results in an inflammation-mediated increase in cortisol and alertness

The St. Peter tradition in the first three centuries of Christianity

honors thesisCollege of HumanitiesWorld Languages & CulturesWilliam H. HessJames T. SvendsenThe Christian community, from the moment Jesus is claimed to have risen from the grave to the present day, has been • committed to a long succession of doctrinal, theological, and political disputes

A restudy of the cylindrical amphoras from the seventh-century Yassi Ada shipwreck

Due to the character of the original source materials and the nature of batch digitization, quality control issues may be present in this document. Please report any quality issues you encounter to [email protected], referencing the URI of the item.Includes bibliographical references.Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.F.H. van Doorninck, Jr.'s recent work on the piriform amphoras recovered from the 11th c. A.D. shipwreck at Serge Liman, Turkey, has shown that the volume capacity of the amphoras in liters correlate to weight capacities in Byzantine [], or pounds, for red and white wine. These correlations demonstrate that, by the 1 lth c., there was a complex and controlled metrological system in use for the transportation and marketing of wine. Using the methodology developed by van Doorninck for his study, this re-examination of the cylindrical amphoras from the Yassi Ada shipwreck provides evidence for a somewhat similar metrological system in use by the 7th c. This restudy of the Yassi Ada cargo also offers a new interpretation of the shipwreck: that it was not an ordinary merchant vessel, but a ship owned and operated by the Church assisting in the provisionmnent of Byzantine troops during the final stages of the Persian War (ca. A.D. 626)

Pant'agatha : commodities in Levantine-Aegean trade during the Persian period, 6-4th c. B.C.

textThe primary focus of this study is to ascertain the identification and origins of the commodities in trade between the Levant and Aegean during the Persian period, ca. 540-330 B.C. Using Semitic and Greek textual sources, as well as numismatic, epigraphic and archaeological evidence nearly 200 commodities are identified and discussed, including spices, pigments, dyes, chemicals, and manufactured items such as coinage and ceramics. In the final chapter, a synthesis of the material is presented along with the historic and economic conclusions for Persian period trade that can be drawn from the assembled evidence.Classic

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XRF Analysis of Several Groups of Electrum Coins

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