How to Fish With Respect: A Transformation of Human‐Fish Relations in Riverside Amazonia
American Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 1, Page 63-72, March 2026.ABSTRACT Riverside inhabitants of the Middle Xingu River Basin, in the Brazilian Amazonia, frequently say that it is important to respect animals and the forest spirits who protect them. In recent decades, however, the development of an iced fish industry in the region has changed what respect means and how it is expressed when it comes to fishing ...
Vinicius de Aguiar Furuie
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Digital Chinese Medicine, 2018 : Objective This study was conducted to examine the absorption and translocation of conjugated bile acids (BAs) in Calculus bovis and its substitutes to detect differences in these materials.Methods A Caco-2 monolayer cell model was used to compare the ...
Ying CHEN +8 more
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Radiological evaluation of postoperative gastrointestinal alterations in patients submitted to Fobi-Capella surgery [PDF]
, 2007 OBJECTIVE: The present study was aimed at evaluating radiological findings of delayed postoperative upper gastrointestinal series in patients submitted to Fobi-Capella surgery.
Abud, Thiago Giansante +6 more
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“Bezoar Egg”—A Rare Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction
DiagnosticsSmall bowel obstruction is a frequent medical condition with various causes, the most common being postoperative adhesions, volvulus, intussusception, hernias, and tumors. A bezoar-induced blockage of the small intestine is a rare condition that accounts
Stefan Milosevic +10 more
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Upper Gastrointestinal Manifestation of Bezoars and the Etiological Factors: A Literature Review
Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2019 A gastric bezoar is a compact mass of indigestible foreign materials that accumulate and consolidate in the stomach; however, it can be found in other sites of the gastrointestinal tract.
Samiullah Khan +7 more
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An Atypical Presentation of Lemmel's Syndrome: A Rare Culprit of Intermittent Biliary Obstruction
Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 2, February 2026.Imaging features of Lemmel syndrome illustrating intermittent extrinsic compression of the common bile duct by a periampullary duodenal diverticulum. Current CT demonstrates abrupt CBD tapering with upstream biliary dilatation, while prior imaging shows preserved ductal caliber, supporting a dynamic obstructive process.
Tinsae Anebo +6 more
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Transcriptome profiling reveals significant changes in the gastric muscularis externa with obesity that partially overlap those that occur with idiopathic gastroparesis [PDF]
, 2019 BACKGROUND: Gastric emptying is impaired in patients with gastroparesis whereas it is either unchanged or accelerated in obese individuals. The goal of the current study was to identify changes in gene expression in the stomach muscularis that may be ...
Chen, Meng +7 more
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Rapunzel syndrome in a boy: A case report with review of literature of boys with Rapunzel syndrome
Indian Pediatrics Case Reports, 2023 Background: Trichobezoar is a rare phenomenon where a ball of swallowed hair collects in the stomach. When its tail extends beyond the pylorus in to the small intestine, it is termed Rapunzel syndrome.
Kuldeep Singh +3 more
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Consumption and excess in Spanish America (1700-1830) [PDF]
, 2003 It may be said without exaggeration, that the finest stuffs made in countries, where industry is always inventing something new, are more generally seen in Lima than in any other place; vanity and ostentation not being restrained by custom or law ...
Earle, Rebecca
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Evaluating the roles of directed breeding and gene flow in animal domestication [PDF]
, 2014 Peer ...
Capriles, Jose M. +3 more
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