Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 106, No. 42 (Oct. 20, 2009), pp. 17644-17649 (6 pages) The "beads-on-a-string" model for folding of polymers is a ...

I should have suspected something was up when Clementine approached her father instead of me to discuss her impending eighth birthday. But at the time I was distracted by plans for a four-day trip I ...

KAMPALA, Uganda — Laker Fatuma’s big smile threatens to turn up the wattage in the already bright Ugandan sky as she rolls bright-green beads in the shade of a mango tree. Fatuma has reason to smile: ...

Mala or rosary is more than just a string of beads. It is a quiet companion of mind and soul. Whether held between the fingers of a devotee, a yoga practitioner, or a meditating monk, its 108 beads ...

“In a time when corruption no longer hides its face and political violence is becoming routine, outrage has become the default language of public life,” therapist and author Margaret Cullen observed ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. As of 2004 there are 2 necklaces with ...

Such treasures as the string of beads in the possession of a farmer’s wife at Wari Bateshwar; coins of the Sultanate -- not the gold, but the heritage -- the entirety of the tangible history and ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Clay: dense, light weight. Glaze: ...

If you love pearls, we’ve got the plant for you! String of pearls is a darling succulent that looks exactly like a long, elegant strand of beads. This vining plant spills out of containers creating a ...