The Byzantine Church of the Nutrition in Nazareth rediscovered

Although Nazareth has usually been seen by scholars as a relatively minor Byzantine pilgrimage centre, it contained perhaps the most important ‘lost’ Byzantine church in the Holy Land, the Church of the Nutrition ‐ according to De Locis Sanctis built over the house where it was believed that Jesus Christ had been a child. This article, part of a series of final interim reports of the PEF-funded ‘Nazareth Archaeological Project’, presents evidence that this church has been discovered at the present Sisters of Nazareth convent in central Nazareth. The scale of the church and its surrounding structures suggests that Nazareth was a much larger, and more important, centre for Byzantine-period pilgrimage than previously supposed. The church was used in the Crusader period, after a phase of desertion, prior to destruction by fire, probably in the 13th century.

Demo paper: tablet-based visualization of transportation data in Madrid using SPARQLStream

In this demo paper we describe an iOS-based application that allows visualizing live bus transport data in Madrid from static and streaming RDF endpoints, reusing the Web services provided by the bus transport authority in the city and wrapping them using SPARQLStream

Post-­‐occupancy monitoring of two flats in Madrid: development and assessment of a mixed methods methodology

Recent research has shown large differences between the expected and the actual energy consumption in buildings. The differences have been attributed partially, to the assumptions made during the design phase of buildings when simulation methods are employed. More accurate occupancy profiles on building operation could help to carry out more precise building performance calculations. This study focuses on the post-occupancy evaluation of two apartments, one renovated and one non renovated, in Madrid within the same building complex. The aim of this paper is to present an application of the mixed-methods methodology (Creswell, 2007) to assess thermal comfort and occupancy practices used in the case studies, and to discuss the shortcomings and opportunities associated with it. The mixed-methods methodology offers strategies for integrating qualitative and quantitative methods to investigate complex phenomena. This approach is expected to contribute to the growing knowledge of occupants’ behaviour and building performance by explaining the differences observed between energy consumption and thermal comfort in relation to people’s saving and comfort practices and the related experiences, preferences and values.

Implementation of road dust resuspension in air quality simulations of particulate matter in Madrid (Spain)

An evaluation of the concentration levels of Particulate Matter (PM) was carried out in Madrid (Spain) by introducing the emissions from road dust resuspension. Road dust resuspension emission factors (EF) for different types of vehicles were calculated from EPA-AP42, a global resuspension factor of 0.097 g veh−1km−1 as described in Amato et al. (2010) and a rain-dependent correction factor. With these resuspension EFs, a simulation at street canyon level was performed with the OSPM model without rainfall. Subsequently, a simulation using the CMAQ model was implemented adding resuspension emissions affected by the rain. These data were compared with monitored data obtained from air quality stations. OSPM model simulations with resuspension EFs but without the effect of rainfall improve the PM estimates in about 20gm−3μ compared to the simulation with default EFs. Total emissions were calculated by adding the emissions estimated with resuspension EFs to the default PM emissions to be used by CMAQ. For the study in the Madrid Area, resuspension emissions are approximately of the same order of magnitude as inventoried emissions. On a monthly scale, rain effects are negligible for resuspension emissions due to the dry weather conditions of Spain. With the exception of April and May, the decrease in resuspension emissions is not >3%. The predicted PM10 concentration increases up to 9μ gm−3 on annual average for each station compared to the same scenario without resuspension. However, in both cases, PM 10 estimates with resuspension are still underestimating observations. It should be noted that although that accounting for resuspension improves the quality of model predictions, other PM sources (e.g., Saharan dust) were not considered in this study.

The records of the commissions of the general assembly of the Church of Scotland holden in Edinburgh in the years 1646-16 /

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Interior of the Church of St Bavo in Haarlem

Pieter Jansz Saenredam; 3 ft. 1 1/64 in.x 1 ft. 9 21/32 in.; oil on panel

Interior of the Church of St Bavo in Haarlem

Pieter Jansz Saenredam; 3 ft. 1 1/64 in.x 1 ft. 9 21/32 in.; oil on panel

Proceedings of the general convention of delegates representing the citizens and inhabitants of Texas; held at the town of San Felipe, in Austin's colony, the first week of October, one thousand, eight hundred and thirty-two.

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The history of the church of Christ : particularly in its Lutheran branch, from the Diet of Augsburg, A.D. 1530, to the death of Luther, A.D. 1546 : intended as a continuation of the church history, brought down to the commencement of that period, by the Rev. Joseph Milner and the Very Rev. Isaac Milner /

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An introduction to the study of the prophecies concerning the Christian church, and, in particular, concerning the church of papal Rome: in twelve sermons ...

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A discourse delivered at the dedication of the Church of the Messiah, in Broadway, New-York /

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The evil of separation from the Church of England, considered in a series of letters, addressed chiefly to the rev. Peter Roe... with some preliminary observations, an essay, and a concluding address, by the editor.

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