... indicators of activity at the archaeological site of Tombos. Entheseal changes to fibrocartilaginous attachment sites and osteoarthritis ... engaging in. Many of the skeletal remains at Tombos were comingled due to looting in antiquity; undisturbed ... are used as points of comparison to the Tombos population. Results indicate that the inhabitants of Tombos had relatively low entheseal remodeling scores; this is highlighted when Tombos is juxtaposed with comparative samples, particularly in men. ... assessed by eburnation, was also markedly infrequent at Tombos. Collectively, these results indicate a relatively low level ...
Tópico(s): Paleopathology and ancient diseases
2012 - Wiley | American Journal of Physical Anthropology
Ryoichi Horisaki, Yoshizumi Nakao, Takashi Toyoda, Keiichiro Kagawa, Yasuo Masaki, Jun Tanida,
TOMBO (Thin Observation Module by Bound Optics) is a compound-eye imaging system inspired by a visual organ of insects. TOMBO has various advantages over conventional imaging systems. However, to demonstrate applicability of TOMBO as an imaging system, high-resolution imaging is significant and unavoidable. In this study, a TOMBO system with irregular lens-array arrangement is proposed ... of three-dimensional objects is presented. The proposed TOMBO system improves image resolution for far objects, because ...
Tópico(s): Advanced Optical Imaging Technologies
2008 - SPIE | Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE
Victoria E. Gibbon, Michele R. Buzon,
... the Nile River controlling trade from the south, Tombos is an important ancient site to explore the ... Egyptians and Nubians. To assess population continuity at Tombos through sociopolitical transitions, the appendicular skeleton of people ... Kerma) and Egyptians (Middle and New Kingdom), the Tombos Napatan sample (males and females) was generally larger, whereas the Tombos New Kingdom sample was generally smaller than other ... to Egyptians. Some of the variability between the Tombos samples may be the result of gene flow, ...
Tópico(s): Ancient Egypt and Archaeology
2014 - Wiley | International Journal of Osteoarchaeology
... non‐elites. Skeletal remains from the site of Tombos (N = 100), a cemetery in Upper Nubia dating ... play and to determine how the people at Tombos were affected during this transitional period. In many ways, the Tombos population appears to have been affected by similar ... significant in the overall picture of health at Tombos. These analyses suggest that, although the people of Tombos may have been integrated into the Egyptian colonial ... childhood survival through bouts of ill health at Tombos is suggested. While status may have played a ...
Tópico(s): Ancient Egypt and Archaeology
2005 - Wiley | American Journal of Physical Anthropology
Yuk Kei Wan, Christopher Hendra, Ploy N. Pratanwanich, Jonathan Göke,
... sequence alignment. Two methods for performing segmentation are tombo's resquiggleviii (previously nanoraw [28.Stoiber M. et ... data.Nat. Methods. 2015; 12: 733-735Google Scholar]. Tombo's resquiggle first identifies event boundaries based on ... change in the nucleotide that occupies the nanopore. Tombo then assigns these signal events to their corresponding ... aligning raw signals to a reference sequence, both tombo's resquiggle and nanopolish's eventalign allow the ... modification identification include nanopolish, signalAlign, mCaller, DeepSignals, and tombo's detect_modifications module's alternative model mode [ ...
Tópico(s): RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
2021 - Elsevier BV | Trends in Genetics
Sarah Schrader, Michele R. Buzon, Joel D. Irish,
... Ancient Nubians. The focal site of this research, Tombos, is one of few non-central Napatan Period ... non-metric trait frequencies were examined in the Tombos sample as well as in 12 comparative samples ... biological affinities of these populations. Analyses indicate that Tombos dental non-metric trait frequencies were not significantly ... environment. These findings suggest the Napatan population at Tombos included descendants of Egyptians and Nubians. The Napatan Tombos sample was found to significantly differ from the ...
Tópico(s): Paleopathology and ancient diseases
2014 - Elsevier BV | HOMO
... remains and mortuary ritual at the site of Tombos in Upper Nubia (modern Sudan). Demographic variables as ... skeletal sample that the Egyptian-Nubian community at Tombos continued to thrive after the fall of the ... in the New Kingdom and Napatan components at Tombos. However, an increased level of remodeled cribra orbitalia ... circumstances experienced by New Kingdom Egyptian colonists at Tombos, as well as genetic differences, may account for ...
Tópico(s): Urological Disorders and Treatments
2014 - Elsevier BV | International Journal of Paleopathology
Son Tien Bui, Quan Khanh Luu, Dinh Quang Nguyen, Nhat Minh Dinh Le, Giuseppe Loianno, Van Anh Ho,
... novel design for a biomimetic drone propeller called Tombo propeller. Here, we report on the design and ... a control strategy for a drone equipped with Tombo propellers that collides in midair with an obstacle ... the maximum collision force generated by the proposed Tombo propeller is less than two-thirds that of ...
Tópico(s): Robotic Locomotion and Control
2022 - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers | IEEE Transactions on Robotics
Sarah Schrader, Michele R. Buzon, Loretta Corcoran, Antonio Simonetti,
... been suggested for several sites in Nubia, including Tombos (Third Cataract, Sudan). This study builds on previous ... from three sites in the Third Cataract region: Tombos, Hannek, and Abu Fatima. The addition of Abu ... sheep from Abu Fatima and a horse from Tombos, had 87Sr/86Sr values that were consistent with ... region. Lastly, four of the 30 samples from Tombos indicate possible non-local origin; the 87Sr/86Sr ...
Tópico(s): Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
2019 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Archaeological Science Reports
Keiichiro Kagawa, Eiji Tanaka, Kenji Yamada, Shoji Kawahito, Jun Tanida,
... based on a compact compound-eye camera called TOMBO (thin observation module by bound optics) with polarization filters and polarized illuminations is presented. TOMBO is a very compact multi-camera system, which ... lens array, and a crosstalk barrier. Features of TOMBO are compactness of the camera system, and additional ... on the spherical aberration is introduced. A prototype TOMBO with 3x3 lenses and a 2.2-μm- ...
Tópico(s): Optical Systems and Laser Technology
2012 - SPIE | Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE
Michele R. Buzon, Andrea E. Bombak,
... given to individuals buried at the site of Tombos, a cemetery in Nubia used during the Egyptian ... purposes. While some similarities in condition frequencies between Tombos and the comparative groups are apparent, especially in ... for males. Higher rates of these conditions at Tombos may be attributed to the socio-political and ... demonstrated by these dental conditions experienced by the Tombos people throughout this transitional period. Copyright © 2009 John ...
Tópico(s): Dental Health and Care Utilization
2009 - Wiley | International Journal of Osteoarchaeology
... archaeological data from the New Kingdom site of Tombos in Nubia and comparative Egyptian and Nubian skeletal ... these long-standing questions. Analyses suggest that the Tombos individuals were an ethnically and biologically mixed group. ... of health indicators suggests that the people of Tombos endured a relatively high degree of physiological stress, ... trade networks. Additionally, the Egyptianisation of Nubians at Tombos may have provided a peaceful environment in which ...
Tópico(s): Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
2008 - SAGE Publishing | The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology
Michele R. Buzon, Rebecca Richman,
... injuries in a sample from the site of Tombos, an Egyptian colonial cemetery in Nubia dating to ... the level of traumatic injuries from Kerma to Tombos supporting the idea that through time the Egyptian ... on differences in the patterns of injury at Tombos and Kerma and explores possible explanations for this ...
Tópico(s): Health and Conflict Studies
2007 - Wiley | American Journal of Physical Anthropology
Ryoichi Horisaki, Satoru Irie, Yoshizumi Nakao, Yusuke Ogura, Takashi Toyoda, Yasuo Masaki, Jun Tanida,
The TOMBO (Thin Observation Module by Bound Optics) is a compound imaging system inspired by biological visual systems. The image of an object captured by the TOMBO system is composed of multiple images observed from ... novel method for 3D information acquisition using the TOMBO system. The conventional image reconstruction method on the TOMBO system assumes that a planar object is located ...
Tópico(s): Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies
2007 - SPIE | Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE
Rui Shogenji, Yoshiro Kitamura, Kenji Yamada, Shigehiro Miyatake, Jun Tanida,
A compact imaging system called TOMBO (Thin Observation Module by Bound Optics) is proposed in which a microlens array is used for thin hardware configuration. This paper ... fingerprint-capturing module as an application of the TOMBO. Experimental results by the TOMBO prototype system are shown to clarify the applicability of the TOMBO to the fingerprint capturing. Different types of biometrics, ...
Tópico(s): Advanced Optical Imaging Technologies
2004 - Optica Publishing Group | Applied Optics
... behavior of Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) at Punta Tombo, Argentina, as an indicator of variation in foraging ... compared diving patterns of Magellanic penguins at Punta Tombo with those of birds in two colonies at ... foraging trip, which suggests that penguins at Punta Tombo were diving at maximum rates to find their ...
Tópico(s): Fish Ecology and Management Studies
2003 - NRC Research Press | Canadian Journal of Zoology
Jun Tanida, Rui Shogenji, Yoshiro Kitamura, Kenji Yamada, Masaru Miyamoto, Shigehiro Miyatake,
... methods with an integrated compound imaging system called TOMBO (Thin observation module by bound optics) are presented. The TOMBO is a compact optoelectronic imaging system for image ... digital processing. First, a general description of the TOMBO system is given, and then two configurations for ... configurations is made by use of an experimental TOMBO system. The characteristics and the performance on the ...
Tópico(s): Advanced Optical Imaging Technologies
2003 - Optica Publishing Group | Optics Express
... of Orthetrum albistylum speciosum and O. triangure melania. Tombo 15: 13–17 (In Japanese with English summary). ... behaviour of the dragonflies of the genus Sympetrum. Tombo 18: 2–9 (In Japanese with English summary). ... in the tropical dragonfly genus Micrathyria (Odonata, Libellulidae). Tombo 12: 12–16. Rokuyama, M. (1963) Oviposition of Sympetrum parvulum Bartenef. Tombo 4: 27 (In Japanese with English summary). Schmidt, ...
Tópico(s): Amphibian and Reptile Biology
1979 - Wiley | Population Ecology
María G. Palacios, Verónica L. D’Amico, Marcelo Bertellotti,
... the intensity of tourism and population trends: Punta Tombo (higher tourism intensity, declining population) and San Lorenzo ( ... excluded. Adult penguins exposed to tourism at Punta Tombo, but not at San Lorenzo, showed physiological alterations ... counts). Penguin chicks exposed to tourism at Punta Tombo, but not at San Lorenzo, also showed physiological ...
Tópico(s): Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
2018 - Oxford University Press | Conservation Physiology
Sarah Schrader, Michele R. Buzon,
... changes) and traumatic injury in remains uncovered at Tombos, a cemetery at the Third Cataract of the ... We find evidence that entheseal changes increased at Tombos from the New Kingdom Period to the postcolonial ... traumatic injury. We view these changes to the Tombos quotidian experience from an agent-centered perspective; we ...
Tópico(s): Paleopathology and ancient diseases
2017 - | Bioarchaeology International
Shota Ono, Yoshifumi Noguchi, Ryoji Sahara, Yoshiyuki Kawazoe, Kaoru Ohno,
TOMBO is a computer code for calculating the electronic structure of systems that consist both of core ... well as input variables and benchmark tests in TOMBO. The algorithm for accelerating the computational time that ...
Tópico(s): Advanced Condensed Matter Physics
2014 - Elsevier BV | Computer Physics Communications
P. Dee Boersma, Ginger A. Rebstock, Pablo García Borboroglu,
... by the IUCN. At their largest colony, Punta Tombo, Chubut, Argentina, active nests declined >30% over 30 ... is no marine protected area (MPA) around Punta Tombo. An MPA protecting the foraging area of adults ... wants an MPA to protect penguins at Punta Tombo but when and where would an MPA be ...
Tópico(s): Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
2014 - Elsevier BV | Biological Conservation
Michele R. Buzon, Gabriel J. Bowen,
... identify immigrants from the New Kingdom site of Tombos in Nubia (n = 30). In comparison with published ... additional support for the presence of immigrants at Tombos.
Tópico(s): Ancient Egypt and Archaeology
2009 - Wiley | Archaeometry
Amar A. El-Sallam, Farid Boussaïd,
... imagers, less than half a millimeter thick. Dubbed TOMBO (an acronym for thin observation module by bound ... found in insects and many other arthropods, the TOMBO imager captures simultaneously a mosaic of low resolution ...
Tópico(s): Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
2008 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Sensors
... occupying most of Nubia. At the site of Tombos, located in northern Sudan, Egyptianization of Nubians makes ... leaders. Analysis of cranial measurements of individuals from Tombos and other comparable sites, in conjunction with archaeological indications of ethnicity, suggests that Tombos was inhabited by an ethnically and biologically mixed ...
Tópico(s): Paleopathology and ancient diseases
2006 - University of Chicago Press | Current Anthropology
Amit Jain, Vijay Kumar, Marcel H. F. Sluiter, Yoshiyuki Kawazoe,
... parallelized all-electron Tohoku University Mixed-Basis Orbitals (TOMBO) program and local density approximation for the exchange- ... available experimental data. The performance of the parallelized TOMBO is also studied by using different number of ...
Tópico(s): Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials
2005 - Elsevier BV | Computational Materials Science
Jun Tanida, Tomoya Kumagai, Kenji Yamada, Shigehiro Miyatake, Kouichi Ishida, Takashi Morimoto, Noriyuki Kondou, Daisuke Miyazaki, Yoshiki Ichioka,
A compact image capturing system called TOMBO (thin observation module by bound optics) is presented, in which a compound-eye imaging optics is utilized for very thin system configuration. ... considered: simple sampling and back projection methods. The TOMBO system is an instance of opto- electronic hybrid ...
Tópico(s): Photonic and Optical Devices
2000 - SPIE | Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE
David L. Stokes, P. Dee Boersma,
... male Magellanic Penguins Spheniscus magellanicus breeding at Punta Tombo, Argentina during the incubation and early chick-rearing ... least 521 km and 236 km from Punta Tombo and at least 152 km and 139 km ... trips were more than 60 km from Punta Tombo. The two birds travelled in significantly different directions ...
Tópico(s): Genetic diversity and population structure
1999 - | Marine ornithology
Daniel Blanco, Pablo Yorio, P. Dee Boersma,
... Stokes 1995). Magellanic Penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) at Punta Tombo, Argentina, show high variability in breeding success among ... methods.-The study was conducted in the Punta Tombo Provincial Reserve, Chubut, Argentina (44002S, 65?11'W), during January 1990 and 1991. Punta Tombo is the site of the largest continental colony ...
Tópico(s): Genetic diversity and population structure
1996 - Oxford University Press | Ornithology
Olufemi Julius Olapade, Mathew Didlyn Kpundeh, Patrick Quinn, Grace Janet Yawa Nyuma,
... of hazards, injuries and risks among fisherfolk in Tombo, Sierra Leone, West Africa was carried out on ... the prevailing processing methods used by processors in Tombo. Inherent hazards, injuries and risks reported by the ... hazard and risks associated with fish processing in Tombo, training on appropriate fish handling and processing techniques; ... Key words: Occupation, hazards, injuries, risks, fish processors, Tombo, Sierra Leone.
Tópico(s): Maritime Navigation and Safety
2021 - Academic Journals | International Journal of Fisheries and Aquaculture