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Current Trends in Studies of Ancient Diseases. [PDF]
Biomed Res Int, 2019 Shin DH +4 more
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The Public Funding of Health Care: A Brief Historical Overview of Principles, Practices, and Motives
, 2007 Nationally sponsored programs designed to fund health care for the general public are largely a twentieth century phenomenon. Yet a long glance backward at the medical and public health history of Western civilization, extending from the ancient Greeks ...
Carrick, Paul
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Lichens Mentioned by Pedanios Dioscorides [PDF]
, 2012 Lichens are included in the classification system of fungi and have been used in medicine, pharmacy and industry from antiquity to present day in the treatment of various diseases.
Yavuz, Mustafa
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A Review of Bioarcheological Investigations in Iron Age Cambodia
International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Archeological research within Cambodia is quite extensive, with significant projects led by both Cambodian archeologists and international researchers alike. Many of these projects have uncovered human skeletal remains. This article reviews archeological human skeletal studies in Cambodia, synthesizing published and unpublished data, primarily
Sophorn Nhoem +3 more
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The Wonderfully Made Design of the Skin and Its Microbiome [PDF]
, 2014 Many microbes live in a mutualistic relationship with the human body, make up the human microbiome, and play a role in our health by modulating the immune system.
Gillen, Alan L.
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International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper presents and tests a new method for publishing and diagnosing leprosy‐related skeletal lesions while making available the leprosy‐related demographic data and pathology for St Mary Magdalen, Winchester (MMW). This method can facilitate interstudy comparisons of leprosy prevalence and severity by improving data comparability.
A. A. Blom +5 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Longer‐term perspectives—equivalent to the lifespans of long‐lived trees—are required to fully inform perceptions of ‘naturalness’ used in woodland conservation and management. Stand‐scale dynamics of an old growth temperate woodland are reconstructed using palaeoecological data.
Annabel Everard +4 more
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Heritage ScienceThis study focuses on the ancient bricks of Wei-Jin tombs in Jiayuguan, Gansu, China, analyzing the deterioration of the bricks under the long-term influence of natural environments and human activities.
Lihong An +3 more
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Current Status of Defensins and Their Role in Innate and Adaptive Immunity [PDF]
, 2002 Naturally occurring antimicrobial cationic polypeptides play a major role in innate and adaptive immunity. These polypeptides are found to be either linear and unstructured or structured through disulfide bonds.
Dentino, Andrew R., Raj, Periathamby A.
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More than proteins for empty stomachs: Wild meat in the BaTonga food system
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Our paper highlights the limitations of the framework used by many conservation‐focused programmes that incorporate food security objectives. This framework encourages the substitution of wild proteins with domestic proteins by promoting animal farming in communities located near conservation areas.
Muriel Figuié +5 more
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