DETERMINING THE CONSTRUCTION SEQUENCE OF THE PREAH VIHEAR MONUMENT IN CAMBODIA FROM ITS SANDSTONE BLOCK CHARACTERISTICS

Determining the construction sequence of the Preah Vihear monument in Cambodia from its sandstone block characteristics

Abstract The Preah Vihear monument in Cambodia, located close to the border with Thailand, was one of the Khmer temples registered on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a Cultural Property in 2008.It consists of masonry buildings constructed of siliceous sandstone blocks.In this study, the construction sequence of its buildings was inferred from the

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Fiber-reinforced composites in fixed partial dentures

Fiber-reinforced composite resin (FRC) prostheses offer the advantages of good esthetics, minimal invasive treatment, and an ability to bond to the abutment teeth, thereby compensating for less-than-optimal abutment tooth retention and resistance form.These prostheses are composed of two types of composite materials: fiber composites to build the f

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Entomological study of sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) in Asalouyeh, the heartland of an Iranian petrochemical industry

Objective: To investigate the fauna and seasonal activity of different species of sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) in Asalouyeh, the heartland of an Iranian petrochemical industry, Southern Iran, as a oil rich district.Sand flies are the vectors of at least three different kinds of disease, the most important of which is leishmanias

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