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Earth as a building material: the essentials |
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11 | (2) |
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13 | (3) |
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Prejudices against earth as a building material |
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2 The properties of earth as a building material |
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Tests used to analyse the composition of loam |
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19 | (3) |
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22 | (4) |
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26 | (3) |
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29 | (1) |
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30 | (2) |
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32 | (1) |
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Shelter against high-frequency electromagnetic radiation |
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Soaking, crushing and mixing |
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34 | (2) |
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36 | (1) |
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4 Improving the characteristics of loam by special treatment or additives |
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Reduction of shrinkage cracks |
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Stabilisation against water erosion |
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38 | (2) |
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Enhancement of binding force |
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40 | (1) |
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Increasing compressive strength |
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40 | (5) |
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Strength against abrasion |
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45 | (1) |
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Increasing thermal insulation |
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45 | (1) |
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46 | (4) |
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50 | (10) |
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51 | (1) |
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52 | (1) |
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53 | (1) |
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Wall construction techniques |
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54 | (5) |
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59 | (1) |
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59 | (1) |
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59 | (1) |
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6 Working with earth blocks |
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60 | (7) |
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60 | (1) |
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Production of earth blocks |
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61 | (3) |
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64 | (1) |
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64 | (1) |
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65 | (1) |
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Fixing fasteners to walls |
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65 | (1) |
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Special acoustic green bricks and adobes |
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66 | (1) |
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7 Large blocks and panels |
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67 | (6) |
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69 | (2) |
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72 | (1) |
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8 Direct forming with wet loam |
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73 | (7) |
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Traditional wet loam techniques |
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The "Dunne loam loaf" technique |
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75 | (1) |
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75 | (5) |
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9 Wet loam Infill in skeleton structures |
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80 | (5) |
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80 | (1) |
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Rolls and bottles of straw loam |
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81 | (1) |
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81 | (1) |
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Infill with stranglehm and earth-filled hoses |
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82 | (1) |
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Sprayed loam in steel-reinforced walls and ceilings |
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82 | (3) |
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10 Tamped, poured or pumped lightweight loam |
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85 | (7) |
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Tamped lightweight straw loam walls |
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85 | (2) |
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Tamped lightweight wood loam walls |
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87 | (1) |
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Tamped, poured or pumped lightweight mineral loam walls |
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87 | (1) |
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Pumped lightweight mineral loam floors |
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88 | (1) |
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Loam-filled hollow blocks |
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88 | (2) |
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90 | (2) |
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92 | (8) |
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92 | (1) |
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Composition of loam plaster |
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Guidelines for plastering earth walls |
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94 | (1) |
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Sprayed lightweight plaster |
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94 | (1) |
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Lightweight mineral loam plaster |
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95 | (1) |
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Plastered straw bale houses |
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95 | (2) |
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97 | (1) |
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Characteristics of different loam plasters |
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97 | (3) |
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12 Weather resistance, coatings and coverings |
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Consolidating the surface |
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100 | (1) |
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100 | (3) |
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Making surfaces water-repellent |
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103 | (1) |
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104 | (1) |
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Shingles, planks and other covers |
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105 | (1) |
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105 | (1) |
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13 Repair of loam structures |
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106 | (3) |
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106 | (1) |
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Repair of cracks and joints with loam fillers |
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106 | (1) |
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Repair of cracks and joints with other fillers |
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Repairing larger damaged areas |
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Retrofitting thermal insulation with lightweight loam |
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107 | (2) |
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14 Customised design solutions |
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109 | (2) |
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Special wall constructions |
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111 | (2) |
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113 | (1) |
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113 | (2) |
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Inclined roofs filled with lightweight loam |
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115 | (1) |
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115 | (2) |
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Earth block vaults and domes |
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117 | (12) |
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Earthen storage wall in winter gardens |
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129 | (1) |
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129 | (2) |
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Built-in furniture and sanitary objects from loam |
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131 | (1) |
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Passive solar wall heating system |
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132 | (1) |
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15 Earthquake-resistant building |
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133 | (15) |
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134 | (2) |
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Openings for doors and windows |
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136 | (3) |
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Bamboo-reinforced rammed earth walls |
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139 | (1) |
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Steel-reinforced sprayed loam walls |
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139 | (2) |
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Steel-reinforced adobe wall system |
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141 | (1) |
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141 | (1) |
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141 | (3) |
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Textile walls with loam infill |
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144 | (2) |
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Steel-reinforced earth walls |
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146 | (2) |
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Residences: Low compound, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA |
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148 | (2) |
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Residence cum office, Kassel, Germany |
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150 | (2) |
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Vineyard residence, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia |
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152 | (2) |
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Residence, Merrijig, Victoria, Australia |
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154 | (2) |
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Residence, Helensville, New Zealand |
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156 | (2) |
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Residence, Palo Alto, California, USA |
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158 | (2) |
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Weekend house, Ajijic, Mexico |
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160 | (2) |
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Artist's residence, Boulder, Colorado, USA |
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162 | (2) |
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Residence, Emboscada, Paraguay |
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164 | (2) |
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Cultural, educational and sacred buildings National Environment Centre at Thurgoona Campus, Albury, New South Wales, Australia |
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166 | (2) |
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School, Rudrapur, Bangladesh |
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168 | (2) |
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Chapel of Reconciliation, Berlin, Germany |
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170 | (2) |
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WISE Centre for Alternative Technology, Machynleth, Wales, UK |
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172 | (2) |
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Primary school, Tanouan Ibi, Mali |
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174 | (4) |
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Cemetery, Bushey, Hertefordshire, UK |
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178 | (4) |
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The Village Nursery, Bellingdon, Buckinghamshire, UK |
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182 | (4) |
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Centre for People with Disabilities and Dipdii Textiles Studio, Rudrapur, Bangladesh |
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186 | (4) |
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Adobe Dome Music Space, Aigua, Uruguay |
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190 | (4) |
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Burkina Institute of Technology, Koudougou, Burkina Faso |
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194 | (4) |
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Maison pourtous, Four, Isere, France |
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198 | (4) |
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Commercial, hospitality and health buildings Rivergreen Centre, Aykley Heads, Durham, UK |
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202 | (2) |
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High Country Visitor Information Centre, Mansfield, Victoria, Australia |
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204 | (2) |
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Twelve Apostles Visitor Amenity Building, Port Campbell, Victoria, Australia |
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206 | (2) |
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Mii Amo Spa, Sedona, Arizona, USA |
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208 | (2) |
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Bayalpata Hospital, Acham, Nepal |
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210 | (4) |
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Alnatura Office Building, Darmstadt, Germany |
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214 | (4) |
| Bibliography |
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218 | (3) |
| About the author |
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221 | (1) |
| Illustration credits |
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221 | (1) |
| Subject index |
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