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Pyoderma gangrenosum and spider bites: a case series. [PDF]

J Dtsch Dermatol Ges
JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, Volume 23, Issue 8, Page 997-999, August 2025.
Rapparini L, La Placa M, De Benedetto G, Merli Y, Virdi A, Misciali C, Bardazzi F.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

First report of brown widow spider sightings in Peninsular Malaysia and notes on its global distribution

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2015
Background:The brown widow spider (Latrodectus geometricus Koch, 1841) has colonised many parts of the world from its continent of origin, Africa. By at least 1841, the species had successfully established populations in South America and has more ...
Mustakiza Muslimin, John-James Wilson, Amir-Ridhwan M Ghazali, Kamil A Braima, John Jeffery, Fitri Wan-Nor, Mohamed E Alaa-Eldin, Siti-Waheeda Mohd-Zin, Wan S Wan-Yusoff, Yusoff Norma-Rashid, Yee L Lau, Mahmud Rohela, Noraishah M Abdul-Aziz   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

First Records of Black Widow Spider Latrodectus Walckenaer (Araneae: Theridiidae) in Oman

EntomoBrasilis, 2022
The present communication deals with a faunistic study on two species of Latrodectus Walckenaer with medically important issues from Oman. Several specimens of Latrodectus have been collected at various localities in Sultanate of Oman.
Ali Al-Jahdhami, Ali Al-Raeesi, Said Al-Rashdi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hair as sensory skin: sensitive bodies, ritual shaving, and the maintenance of bodily boundaries in Hindu Suriname De la pilosité comme peau sensorielle : corps sensibles, rasage rituel et maintien des limites du corps chez les hindous du Surinam

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
Hair is an integral part of the skin's interface and has sensory capacity. It actively contributes to processes of bodily materialization and facilitates transactional exchange with other social actors and environments, particularly regarding energies and vibrations that can be perceived as subtle matter.
Sinah Theres Kloß
wiley   +1 more source

Family engagement on neuroscience units with Post‐covid visiting policies: A retrospective chart review

International Journal of Nursing Knowledge, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Family engagement is crucial for achieving successful outcomes for both patients and hospitals. It supports safe transitions between care settings, providers, and ultimately, as illness progresses. However, in the hospital setting, family engagement is poorly operationalized.
Jennifer Morgan, Jennifer Cahill, Christine Ritchie, Lingling Zhang, Priscilla Gazarian   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Archiving Futurity Within the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women's Crisis

American Anthropologist, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this article, we examine how settler colonization and gendered violence against Indigenous women are remembered and recorded in two archival registers: 18th‐century records from the Massachusetts Archives Collection (MAC) and a 21st‐century corpus of posts using the hashtag MMIW (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women) on X (formerly Twitter)
Lindsay Martel Montgomery, Heather Pezzarossi, Jennifer P. Byram   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Poisonous Spiders: Bites, Symptoms, and Treatment; an Educational Re-view

Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, 2018
More than 40,000 species of spiders have been identified in the world. Spider bites is a common problem among people, however few of them are harmful but delay in treatment can cause death.
Farzad Rahmani, Seyed Mahdi Banan Khojasteh, Hanieh Ebrahimi Bakhtavr, Farnaz Rahmani, Kavous Shahsavari Nia, Gholamreza Faridaalaee   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Urban Environments Aid Invasion of Brown Widows (Theridiidae: Latrodectus geometricus) in North America, Constraining Regions of Overlap and Mitigating Potential Impact on Native Widows

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Urbanization is a major cause of biotic homogenization and habitat fragmentation for native communities. However, the role of urbanization on the success of biological invasions on a continental scale has yet to be explored.
Melissa Sadir, Katharine A. Marske
doaj   +1 more source

Nanostructured Protein Surfaces Inspired by Spider Silk

Advanced Materials, Volume 37, Issue 51, December 23, 2025.
Harnessing recombinant spider silk technology, bioengineered spidroin variants enable the creation of functionalized nanostructured coatings with tunable affinity for specific targets, supporting a broad range of applications ‐ from antifouling surfaces and targeted drug delivery to advanced cell therapies and precision bio‐patterning via lithography ...
Martin Humenik, Thomas Scheibel
wiley   +1 more source

Latrodectus envenomation in Ethiopia

International Journal of Emergency Medicine
Black widows, one of the few spiders that can sting humans with poison, are members of the spider genus Latrodectus and are well-known for the extraordinary potency of their neurotoxic venom.
Shimelis Korbu, Mosisa Olika, Getu Alemayehu   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source