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“Not a Single Leaf Is Meant to be Taken With You”: Conservation Motivations and Belief Systems in a Khasi Sacred Landscape of Meghalaya, India “一片叶子都不许带走”:印度梅加拉亚邦卡西族神圣景观中的保护动机与信仰体系

Integrative Conservation, Volume 5, Issue 1, Page 5-9, March 2026.
This study examines the Mawphlang Sacred Forest in Meghalaya as a culturally embedded model of community‐led conservation. Drawing on qualitative fieldwork, it highlights how spiritual reverence, sacred taboos, and ancestral authority shape ecological stewardship, complementing formal governance systems.
Mrinal Saikia
wiley   +1 more source

The 6th international conference on envenomation by snakebites and scorpion stings in Africa : a crucial step for the management of envenomation [PDF]

, 2016
During the 6th International Conference on Envenomation by Snakebites and Scorpion Stings in Africa held in Abidjan, from 1 to 5 June 2015, the measures for the management of envenomation were discussed and new recommendations were adopted by the ...
Akaffou, M. H., Allali, B. K., Barraviera, B., Chippaux, Jean-Philippe, Dosso, M., Massougbodji, A.   +5 more
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Antivenom update

Australian Prescriber, 2012
Recent research has found that one vial of antivenom is sufficient for the treatment of envenomation by all five major groups of Australian snakes. In snake bite coagulopathy, serial coagulation testing helps determine when patients can be safely discharged, but abnormal results are not an indication for further antivenom.
Whyte, Ian, Buckley, Nick
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Repositioning Global Health: Decolonising Narratives and Practice in the African Context

Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Global health practice in Africa remains shaped by enduring colonial legacies that privilege external expertise and undervalue indigenous knowledge systems. Despite widespread recognition of inequities in authorship, funding and representation, global health discourse often overlooks the deeper epistemic and cultural dimensions of ...
Michael Sarfo, Ruth Owusuaa
wiley   +1 more source

Increased Efficacy of Antivenom Combined with Hyperbaric Oxygen on Deinagkistrodon acutus Envenomation in Adult Rats

Chinese Medical Journal, 2018
Background: Snakebites are a neglected threat to global human health with a high morbidity rate. The present study explored the efficacy of antivenom with hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) intervention on snakebites, which could provide the experimental basis for ...
Mo Li, Zhi-Hui Xie, An-Yong Yu, Dong-Po He   +3 more
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Contribution of ultrasonography to the diagnosis of internal bleeding in snakebite envenomation [PDF]

, 2016
Background: In Africa, snakebite envenomations are frequently complicated by life-threatening hemorrhagic syndromes. The authors of the present study conducted a prospective analysis at the University Hospital of Parakou (north of Benin) for seven months
Aguemon, A. R., Chippaux, Jean-Philippe, de Tove, K. M. S., de Tove, Y. S. S., Djomga, A. T. C., Massougbodji, A., Tchaou, B. A.   +6 more
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Enhancing the Bothropic Antivenom through a Reverse Antivenomics Approach

Journal of Proteome Research
Antivenoms are the only effective treatment for snakebite envenomation and have saved countless lives over more than a century. Despite their value, antivenoms present risks of adverse reactions. Current formulations contain a fraction of nonspecific antibodies and serum proteins.
Tassia Chiarelli, Jackelinne Y. Hayashi, Nathalia da Costa Galizio, Fernanda M. S. Casimiro, Ricardo Torquato, Aparecida S. Tanaka, Karen de Morais-Zani, Anita M. Tanaka-Azevedo, Alexandre K. Tashima   +8 more
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Global Emergency Medicine: A Scoping Review of the Literature From 2024

Academic Emergency Medicine, Volume 33, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective The Global Emergency Medicine Literature Review (GEMLR) identifies impactful research in global emergency care. This 20th annual edition reviews GEM literature published in 2024 and highlights the growth of GEMLR over the years. Methods We conducted a scoping review of 2024 GEM articles through structured PubMed and gray literature ...
J. Austin Lee, Nana Serwaa A. Quao, Amanda Collier, Chris A. Rees, Morgan C. Broccoli, Nanaba A. Dawson‐Amoah, Vinay N. Kampalath, Joseph Ciano, Ashley Jacobson, Jennifer Jones, Joseph Leanza, Branden Skarpiak, Jonathan M. Strong, Braden J. Hexom, Global Emergency Medicine Literature Review (GEMLR) Group, Abdirahman Abdulle, Halley J. Alberts, Kimonia Bih Awanchiri, Emily Bartlett, Tal Berkowitz, Nidhi Bhaskar, Corey B. Bills, Joseph Bonney, Morgan C. Broccoli, Agatha Brzezinski, Whitney K. Bryant, Jonathan Chan, Joseph D. Ciano, Cassandra Clay, Ly Cloessner, Amanda Collier, Nanaba A. Dawson‐Amoah, Kamoga Dickson, Jonathan W. Dyal, Christian Engelen, Brandon Friedman, Stephanie Chow Garbern, Juliette Gerardo, Mindi Guptill, Reid Haflich, Alison S. Hayward, Braden J. Hexom, Taylor S. Hickey, Anneka Hooft, Emmanuel Oluyinka Idowu, Ashley A. Jacobson, Aqeel Jawahir, Jennifer E. Jones, Vinay N. Kampalath, Elizabeth M. Keating, Sean M. Kivlehan, Arthi S. Kozhumam, Colleen E. Laurence, Joseph Leanza, Samuel Lewis, J. Austin Lee, Gideon Loevinsohn, Parker Maddox, Mallika Manyapu, Michael Mathelier, Kevin J. Mercer, Rmaah Memon, Kevin Molyneux, Dana Naamani, Benjamin D. Nicholson, Hannah Ofosua Owusu, Gerard M. O’Reilly, Mayur Patel, Nana Serwaa Agyeman Quao, Sarah Rapaport, Chris A. Rees, Charlotte Roy, Megan M. Rybarczyk, Jessica Schmidt, Megan L. Schultz, Anand Selvam, Erin F. Shufflebarger, Yusra Shakil, Branden Skarpiak, Cheyenne Smith, Jonathan M. Strong, Janet Jebichii Sugut, Fadhila Tekka, W. Tyler Winders, Ann Wolski, Natalie Yabalwashi   +85 more
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Preclinical evaluation of caprylic acid-fractionated IgG antivenom for the treatment of Taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus) envenoming in Papua New Guinea.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2011
BackgroundSnake bite is a common medical emergency in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The taipan, Oxyuranus scutellatus, inflicts a large number of bites that, in the absence of antivenom therapy, result in high mortality. Parenteral administration of antivenoms
Mariángela Vargas, Alvaro Segura, María Herrera, Mauren Villalta, Ricardo Estrada, Maykel Cerdas, Owen Paiva, Teatulohi Matainaho, Simon D Jensen, Kenneth D Winkel, Guillermo León, José María Gutiérrez, David J Williams   +12 more
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Antivenom activity of Moringa oleifera leave against pathophysiological alterations, somatic mutation and biological activities of Naja nigricollis venom

, 2020
Moringa oleifera is a plant that has several medicinal properties, however, there are dearth of scientific information on the antivenom activities. This study therefore focused on the neutralizing activities of ethanol leaves extract of M.
A. Adeyi, Siji Babafemi Ajisebiola, Esther Olubisi Adeyi, C. Alimba, U. Okorie   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source