La datation des aqueducs lyonnais : un état des lieux by Aldo Borlenghi, Catherine Coquidé

“…However, the main focus of research has been the Gier aqueduct, with little attention paid to the three other major Roman aqueducts –Brévenne, Yzeron and Mont d'Or. In recent decades, preventive archaeology operations as well as data from archaeometry (radiocarbon dating, archaeomagnetism and dendrochronology) have enabled progress to be made in understanding the chronology of these works. …”
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Editorial by Jörg Tremmel, Edward Page, Konrad Ott

“…An additional argument is that all of the main greenhouse gases remain in the atmosphere for many decades after release. Combined with other inertias integral to the climate system, the bulk of the expected harm to humans from climate change will be felt by future generations…”
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Componentes y Dinámica Natural del Ambiente - Ciudad de Neuquén- by Olga Capua, Elsie Marcela Jurio

“…Abstract The city of Neuquen, capital of the province, is located on the valleys' soils product or Limay and Neuquén rivers and on the surface, slopes and foothills of the plateau, located north of the town center. Up to 70s decade urban region was surrounded by agricultural areas, with intensive irrigation infrastructure and limited by rivers and relief with a marked topographic steep slope dissected by a dense network of rills and gullies. …”
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Poverty Dynamics and the Fundamental Root Causes in Iran by Zahra Azari, Parviz Mohamadzadeh, Davoud Behboudi

“…The relationship between system variables is displayed using causal loops. Findings In recent decades, despite the fact that the debate on poverty and poverty alleviation strategies has been raising in the world, and in some countries, basic measures have been taken to reduce income poverty and multi-dimensional poverty have taken place, not only has the situation not improved in Iran, but the country is facing huge crises in this field. …”
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How long does carbon stay in a near-pristine central Amazon forest? An empirical estimate with radiocarbon by I. Chanca, I. Chanca, I. Chanca, I. Levin, S. Trumbore, K. Macario, K. Macario, K. Macario, J. Lavric, J. Lavric, C. A. Quesada, A. Carioca de Araújo, C. Quaresma Dias Júnior, H. van Asperen, S. Hammer, C. A. Sierra

“…Our results suggest that newly fixed carbon in this terra firme tropical forest is respired within 1 to 2 decades, implying that only a fraction of assimilated C can act as a sink for decades or longer.…”
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Authority and Moral Conflicts in the Films of Adébáyọ Fálétí: Àfọ̀njá, Gáà, Ṣawo Ṣẹ̀gbẹ̀rì and the Yorùbá Cosmopolis by Olayinka Agbetuyi

“…The three films also demonstrate what Stuart Hall considers to be the connection that cultural studies seeks to make to matters of power and cultural politics.3 With regards to the role of Fálétí as pioneer in the area of radio-vision cultural industries the broadcasting mogul narrated the manner in which he pioneered the phone-in radio broadcast in Nigeria on the programme “Ѐyí Àrà” at the Broadcasting Corporation of Ọyọ̀ ́ State, Ibadan (BCOS) after pioneering Yorùbá broadcasting on Africa’s first television station Western Nigeria Television (WNTV) twenty years earlier.4 Fálétí’s career spanning close to seven decades dovetails public services with private engagement with drama production. …”
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Research on the Spatio-temporal Characteristics and Driving Factors of Smart Farm Development in the Yangtze River Economic Belt by GAO Qun, WANG Hongyang, CHEN Shiyao

“…[Results and Discussions]Firstly, in terms of temporal characteristics, the number of smart farms in the Yangtze River Economic Belt steadily increased over the past decade. The year 2016 marked a significant turning point, after which the growth rate of smart farms had accelerated noticeably. …”
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'Contrafacta': le chant, les timbres, la romance et les conditions de la poésie au tournant des Lumières by Martin Wåhlberg

“…While Sylvain Menant, still, in his 1981 book discussed a ‘crisis’ of French poetry in the eighteenth century, the publication of several anthologies of poems over the past decades, not least in the prestigious Pléiade series, has helped to change this overall picture. …”
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Alimentation et gestion de l’eau sur la colline de Fourvière à Lyon : les aménagements hydrauliques, la ville et ses monuments by Aldo Borlenghi, Éric Leroy

“…Our study shows that the absence of running water from an aqueduct did not prevent the upper districts of the hill being occupied and developed. From the first decades of the ancient city, the large amount of water essential to the private blocks and monuments was supplied by wells and cisterns.The distribution and chronology of the first category of these facilities paint a clear picture. …”
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Ophthalmic risk factors for primary open angle glaucoma by V.P. Erichev, A.V. Kuroyedov, S.Yu. Petrov, A.Yu. Brezhnev, A.A. Antonov, A.A. Vitkov, Yu.K. Murakhovskaya

“…This review analyzes the development of the risk factors for POAG over several decades. The role of systemic diseases as a risk factor has been proven, and ophthalmological factors contributing to the progression of glaucoma are currently being actively studied. …”
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Editorial by Pieter Vanhuysse, Antony Mason, Jörg Tremmel, Markus Rutsche, Maria Lenk

“…Kotlikoff’s essay surveys these efforts over the past three decades to quantify generational fiscal burdens using both fiscal gap and generational accounting. …”
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Key Drivers Affecting the Future of Power Relations in Tehran Metropolis with a Scenario-Writing Approach by Afshin Mottaghi, Arash Ghorbani Sepehr, Joseph Saloukadz

“…However, to enhance Tehran's position in the realm of sports geopolitics, such as hosting major Asian and global sporting events, the city would need to focus on developing its sports tourism infrastructure and attracting relevant investments over the next decade. This could generate substantial economic benefits and employment opportunities for the metropolis.Discussion of Results & ConclusionThe scenario analysis revealed that the power dynamics within Tehran Metropolis were shaped by the city's resources and its central, focal position as the country's capital. …”
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Contribution à l’histoire de la boulangerie romaine : étude de « pains/galettes » découverts en Gaule by Andreas G. Heiss, Véronique Matterne, Nicolas Monteix, Margaux Tillier, Camille Noûs

“…Over the past several decades, both the philosophy of cultural, social and historical anthropology have focused on the many avenues of study relating to food, or rather modes of consumption, by focusing on the construction of individual and collective identities. …”
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Karel Janeček − a leading figure in Czech Music Theory and Pedagogy: his theoretical writings from the 1930s and 1940s by Miloš Hons

“…After a brief period of teaching at the Prague Conservatory, he spent the following three decades of his career at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (AMU), where he was head of the Department of Music Theory. …”
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Identification of Suitable Villages for Agritourism Development (A Case Study of Semirom County) by Narges Vazin, Ali Sadeghi, Zahra Barati

“…Abstract  Agricultural tourism has been recognized as an opportunity for rural development in recent decades. To promote sustainable agricultural tourism, identifying and prioritizing villages suitable for the development of this activity is essential. …”
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GOSI9: UK Global Ocean and Sea Ice configurations by C. Guiavarc'h, D. Storkey, A. T. Blaker, E. Blockley, A. Megann, H. Hewitt, M. J. Bell, D. Calvert, D. Copsey, B. Sinha, S. Moreton, P. Mathiot, P. Mathiot, B. An

“…Following a seamless approach, it will be used for a variety of applications across a wide range of spatial and temporal resolutions: short-range coupled numerical weather prediction (NWP) forecasts, ocean forecasts, seasonal and decadal forecasts, and climate and Earth system modelling. …”
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Jiedu Xiaozheng Decoction Augments 5-fluorouracil Induced Anti-hepatic Carcinoma Effect <italic>in Vitro</italic> and <italic>in Vivo</italic> by Zhiyun CAO, Liangpu ZHENG, Wei LIN, Xuzheng CHEN, Xiaoqin ZHU, Jiumao LIN, Wei LIN, Jian DU

“…Maybe it is a potential effective way on finding some TCM to enhance anti-tumor effect with low dose 5-FU.Jiedu Xiaozheng Decoction(JXD), a polyherbal formula of TCM, has been used in clinical treatment for digestive tract tumor especially HCC for more than a decade. The previous studies found that JXD inhibited tumor growth by inducing apoptosis, blocking cell cycle and anti-angiogenesis. …”
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Clinical features and long-term outcomes in patients under 35 years with coronary artery disease: Nested case–control study by Pablo Juan-Salvadores, Dahyr Olivas-Medina, Luis Mariano de la Torre Fonseca, Cesar Veiga, Silvia Campanioni, Francisco Caamaño Isorna, Andrés Iñiguez Romo, Víctor Alfonso Jiménez Díaz

“…However, over the past decades, there has been a concerning rise in its occurrence among young adults, including patients under 35 years old. …”
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Hameaux et villages paysans de la période romaine en plaine d’Alsace by Antonin Nüsslein, Pascal Flotté, Mathias Higelin, Muriel Roth-Zehner

“…AD, after an apparent hiatus of several decades. This vision of the evolution of the hamlets remains uncertain because it is highly disturbed, in our opinion, by the possible displacement of settlements during their evolution. …”
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Presenting the model of portfolio management in investment funds based on behavioral financial variables by Seyed Mohammad Hadi Shahamat, Mahdi Mohammad Bagheri, Ali Raispour Rajabali, Mohsen Zayandeh Roudi

“…Fortunately, the investment funds industry in Iran was established in 2007 with a delay of several decades, but with a lot of acceptance from the investors. …”
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