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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
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Troponin elevation after black widow spider envenomation [PDF]
CJEM, 2015 AbstractBlack widow spider envenomation generally results in self-limiting pain that can be treated in the emergency department (ED) with analgesics and benzodiazepines, usually with no further intervention. Occasionally, a patient has to be admitted or treated with antivenom for refractory pain or a venom-induced complication.
Sean P, Bush, J Veeran, Davy
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Acidic Residues Control the Dimerization of the N-terminal Domain of Black Widow Spiders’ Major Ampullate Spidroin 1 [PDF]
, 2016 Dragline silk is the most prominent amongst spider silks and comprises two types of major ampullate spidroins (MaSp) differing in their proline content. In the natural spinning process, the conversion of soluble MaSp into a tough fiber is, amongst other ...
Bauer, Joschka +5 more
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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 +5 more
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The envenomation of general physiology throughout the last century. [PDF]
, 2017 Toxins are the poisonous products of organisms. Toxins serve vital defensive and offensive functions for those that harbor them: stinging scorpions, pesticidal plants, sanguinary snakes, fearless frogs, sliming snails, noxious newts, and smarting spiders.
Sack, Jon T
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Alzheimer's &Dementia, Volume 22, Issue 3, March 2026.Abstract INTRODUCTION Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPSs) are common in dementia, but their patterns in preclinical stages remain unclear. This study identified NPS clusters and associated health factors in a geriatric clinical population. METHODS We analyzed 1234 participants from the Italian GERIatric COgnitive evaluation memory clinic cohort with ...
Anna Giulia Guazzarini +8 more
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Latrodectus envenomation in Ethiopia
International Journal of Emergency MedicineBlack 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 +2 more
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Development of Latrodectus Envenomation Severity Score (LESS); a Severity Index for Widow Spider Bite: Initial Step [PDF]
Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology, 2014 Background: In order to describe the patients and evaluate the effectiveness of treatments for widow spider envenomation, investigators require a reliable assessment tool.
Seyed Monzavi, Reza Afshari
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Alzheimer's &Dementia, Volume 22, Issue 3, March 2026.Abstract INTRODUCTION Sleep disturbances are common and distressing for people with dementia and their family caregivers, with limited treatment options. The DREAMS START (Dementia RElAted Manual for Sleep; STrAtegies for RelaTives) multi‐component intervention for sleep disturbance in people at home with dementia is clinically and cost‐effective at 8 ...
Penny Rapaport +14 more
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