Khat Induced Toxicity: Role on Its Modulating Effects on Inflammation and Oxidative Stability
BioMed Research International, Volume 2018, Issue 1, 2018., 2018 Long‐term khat (Catha edulis Forsk.) chewing has negative effects on human body. Khat constituents appear to be capable of disturbing the delicate equilibrium between damaging and protective mechanisms of a cell that is essential for optimal activity, thereby producing oxidative damage.
Siddig Ibrahim Abdelwahab +4 more
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Memorial Grave vs Cenotaph:A Common Ritual Practice during the Third Millennium BCE:Case Studies from Shahr-i-Sokhta and Djarkutan [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Archaeological Studies, 2021 Human burials in cemeteries have mostly been observed since the beginning of the third millennium BCE in areas of Southeast Iran and South Uzbekistan. The emergence of Urban Societies brought specific economic, social and cultural traits such as social ...
Fariba Mosapour Negari
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Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia with Infective Endocarditis Presented with Unusual Intracardiac Mass
Case Reports in Cardiology, Volume 2017, Issue 1, 2017., 2017 Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a systemic disease that is presented with different symptoms and signs. Cardiac manifestation is rare in ALL, but it is very important and needs appropriate management. It usually presents as leukemic myocardial infiltration and in the presence of cardiac mass comprehensive evaluation for other etiologies is ...
Ali Sadeghpour Tabaei +4 more
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The forgotten ones. Thracians and Thessalians in Bactria-Sogdiana [PDF]
Studia Hercynia, 2021 The presence and pre-eminence of settlers from the Northern Aegean world in early Hellenistic Bactria-Sogdiana have been tacitly accepted by scholars since Robert’s paper in 1968. The present article challenges the idea which backs up this assumption and
Marc Mendoza
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Genetic and Cultural Reconstruction of the Migration of an Ancient Lineage
BioMed Research International, Volume 2015, Issue 1, 2015., 2015 A rare R1a1 Y‐haplogroup (Y‐HG) L657 clade subtype designated as LPKSTR is found in most male members of a clan of “founder” families within the Goud Saraswat Brahmin community in Lotli town in Western India. TMRCA calculations using pairwise comparisons to control cohorts suggested a probable migration history distinct from the canonical narrative for
Desmond D. Mascarenhas +4 more
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Herodotus on Bactria between Achaemenid Mobility and Alexander’s campaign. Some reflections [PDF]
Studia Hercynia, 2021 Thanks to a recent monographic study by Chiara Matarese we are now able to understand more clearly both the reasons and the goals of a phenomenon, that of the so-called ‘deportations’ characteristic of the Achaemenid empire.
Marco Ferrario
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Ritual Process and Symbolic Transformation in Cultural Landscapes of Proto-Urban Bactria
Asian Studies, 2021 The focus of this discussion is a recent book on the Bronze Age Proto-Bactrian culture of Southern Uzbekistan. I dare say that there are some books that inspire us to study monuments, and there are some monuments that inspire us to write books.
Vladimir I. Ionesov
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Paleodietary Analysis of Human Remains from a Hellenistic‐Roman Cemetery at Camihöyük, Turkey
Journal of Anthropology, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013 The presence of copper, zinc, magnesium, iron, lead, molybdenum, manganese and nickel was discovered on 22 human ribs in a Hellenistic‐Roman cemetery located in the ancient city of Camihöyük, Turkey. The levels of each element found in the males were higher than those in females, except iron.
Yusuf İzci +10 more
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Ancient Cities and Fortresses of Northern Bactria
Археология евразийских степейAncient Bactria held a significant place in the history of the peoples of Central Asia, Afghanistan, and India. This country encompassed the southern parts of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, as well as the northern regions of Afghanistan.
Saypulla N. Tursunov +2 more
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Deconstructing the ‘Greekness’ of Bactrian pottery. On the Greek‑Mediterranean influences on the local pottery production in Bactria during the Hellenistic period [PDF]
Studia Hercynia, 2021 It is often assumed that the Hellenistic pottery production in Bactria was highly influenced by Mediterranean ceramic shapes, a process, which was mainly caused by the settling of Greek immigrants.
Kristina Junker
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