Preliminary results of studies of the Valea Morilor Upper Palaeolithic site (Chişinău, Republic of Moldova): A new camp of mammoth hunters

The Ciuntu rockshelter is situated in the north-western part of the Republic of Moldova, on the left bank of the river Pruth. It has a single Upper Palaeolithic layer of occupation, which was originally regarded as Early Upper Palaeolithic and was assigned to the Brinzeni archaeological culture. More recent investigations, including radiocarbon dating, have led to a revision of this suggested age and classification. The site is now regarded as belonging to the Middle Gravettian and is dated to the beginning of the last glacial maximum.

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The mid Upper Palaeolithic (Gravettian) sequence of Mitoc-Malu Galben (Romania): New fieldwork between 2013 and 2016 - Preliminary results and perspectives

Quaternary International ◽

10.1016/j.quaint.2020.10.046 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Philip R. Nigst ◽

Timothée Libois ◽

Paul Haesaerts ◽

Marjolein D. Bosch ◽

Tansy Branscombe ◽

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Keyword(s):

Upper Palaeolithic ◽

Preliminary Results

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Headaches in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: preliminary results of a national survey

Public Health, Economy and Management in Medicine ◽

10.52556/2587-3873.2021.4(91).23-27 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 23-27

Author(s):

Oxana Grosu ◽

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Stela Odobescu ◽

Lilia Rotaru ◽

Galina Corcea ◽

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Keyword(s):

Online Survey ◽

Clinical Signs ◽

Infection Period ◽

Republic Of Moldova ◽

Preliminary Results ◽

Current Topic ◽

The Republic ◽

Persistent Headache ◽

Anxiety Depression ◽

A Current

Headache in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic is a current topic, being divided into pre-infection headache, headache attributed to COVID-19 infection and post-COVID-19 headaches. The aim of the research was to analyze the peculiarities of the evolution and treatment of headache during the COVID-19 pandemic in the cohort of patients from the Republic of Moldova. The study was an online survey. People with COVID-19 infection and headaches were asked to complete a structured, validated and approved questionnaire, which included questions on: demographics, comorbidities, clinical signs of COVID-19 infection, headache before, during and after COVID-19 infection, screening for anxiety, depression and sleep disorders. The data collected for 3 months from the launch are presented (January - March 2021). The study showed that half (58.3%) of the respondents had different forms of headache before COVID-19 infection. During the infection period - 91% of the respondents had bouts of headache attributed to COVID-19, which were of high intensity, holocranial localization, being associated with such signs as vertigo, nausea, peripheral vegetative signs, pronounced asthenia (80%) and pain with another location (85.5%). Persistent headache after COVID-19 was reported by 62.7% of respondents, it being severe for 16.7% of them. Preliminary results show that headache during COVID-19 is prevalent and persists after COVID-19 causing disability and increased costs. Further studies are needed to validate these results.

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Zooarchaeological analysis of the Raşcov 8 Upper Palaeolithic site (Republic of Moldova)

L Anthropologie ◽

10.1016/j.anthro.2021.102927 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 102927

Author(s):

L. Demay ◽

S. Covalenco ◽

R. Croitor ◽

T. Obadă

Keyword(s):

Upper Palaeolithic ◽

Republic Of Moldova

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Maternity rituals of old believers of the Republic of Moldova

10.52603/9789975333788.20 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Tatiana Zaicovschi ◽

Keyword(s):

Life Cycle ◽

Family Rituals ◽

Old Believers ◽

Republic Of Moldova ◽

Preliminary Results ◽

The Family ◽

The Republic

The family rituals of the Old Believers of the Republic of Moldova remain poorly studied. This is especially true of maternity rituals. In comparison with other rituals of the life cycle – wedding and funeral-memorial, – the maternity rituals are relatively weakly expressed outwardly. The maternity rituals are divided into several periods: prenatal, birth and postnatal. In accordance with this, the author compiled a special questionnaire for conducting extended interviews with informants from villages with a compact population of Lipovans (primarily Kunicha, Pokrovka, Egorovka, Staraya Dobrudzha), as well as with those who live in cities, including Chisinau, where there are a large number of Old Believers. In our opinion, there is a need to analyze the differences in family rituals, including childbirth, in different localities. But this issue requires further study. This article presents some preliminary results of the study.

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The O–C diagrams of minor planets − a new approach to modelling the rotation

International Astronomical Union Colloquium ◽

10.1017/s0252921100031407 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 173 ◽

pp. 185-188

Author(s):

Gy. Szabó ◽

K. Sárneczky ◽

L.L. Kiss

Keyword(s):

Error Analysis ◽

Time Dependence ◽

Theoretical Work ◽

Minor Planet ◽

Minor Planets ◽

New Approach ◽

Preliminary Results ◽

Ccd Observations

AbstractA widely used tool in studying quasi-monoperiodic processes is the O–C diagram. This paper deals with the application of this diagram in minor planet studies. The main difference between our approach and the classical O–C diagram is that we transform the epoch (=time) dependence into the geocentric longitude domain. We outline a rotation modelling using this modified O–C and illustrate the abilities with detailed error analysis. The primary assumption, that the monotonity and the shape of this diagram is (almost) independent of the geometry of the asteroids is discussed and tested. The monotonity enables an unambiguous distinction between the prograde and retrograde rotation, thus the four-fold (or in some cases the two-fold) ambiguities can be avoided. This turned out to be the main advantage of the O–C examination. As an extension to the theoretical work, we present some preliminary results on 1727 Mette based on new CCD observations.

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Cyclic Evolution of Sunspots: Gleaning New Results from Old Data

International Astronomical Union Colloquium ◽

10.1017/s0252921100064411 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 179 ◽

pp. 163-165

Author(s):

S. K. Solanki ◽

M. Fligge ◽

P. Pulkkinen ◽

P. Hoyng

Keyword(s):

Sunspot Number ◽

Sunspot Cycle ◽

Preliminary Results ◽

Butterfly Diagram

AbstractThe records of sunspot number, sunspot areas and sunspot locations gathered over the centuries by various observatories are reanalysed with the aim of finding as yet undiscovered connections between the different parameters of the sunspot cycle and the butterfly diagram. Preliminary results of such interrelationships are presented.

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