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Background: The Balaruc-les-Bains’ thermal mud was found to be colonized predominantly by microorganisms, with cyanobacteria constituting the primary organism in the microbial biofilm observed on the mud surface.
Justine Demay +10 more
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ABSTRACT Amicrobial pustulosis of the folds (APF) is a rare, chronic‐relapsing neutrophilic dermatosis characterized by sterile pustules affecting major and minor skin folds. It predominantly affects women and is frequently associated with autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus, inflammatory bowel disease, and autoimmune thyroiditis ...
Luca Bettolini +8 more
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A New Method for Skin Color Classification Based on Global CIELAB Data and k ‐Mean Clustering
The six skin color clusters. ABSTRACT Human skin color varies significantly across the globe, presenting a challenge for accurate and objective classification. Existing systems, like the Fitzpatrick Skin Type (FST) and individual typology angle (ITA), are primarily designed to assess photosensitivity and fail to capture the full spectrum of skin color ...
Théo Phan Van Song +3 more
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The present study analyzes wildlife species use indices and a vulnerability in the Aledjo Wildlife Reserve (AWR) in Togo. The Importance Value‐in‐use Index (IVIUsp) indicates that the most valued species are the patas monkey (Erythrocebus patas), the forest cobra (Naja melanoleuca), and the green mamba (Dendroaspis viridis).
Wiyaou Borozi +3 more
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Dhikr e sofferenza. Soggettività e pratiche di cura tra le donne curde
This article delves into the relation between the Sufi practice of dhikr ("remembrance of God") and the memories of suffering that Kurdish women embody in their everyday lives in a village in northern Kurdistan. This ethnographic study will trace the way
Veronica Buffon
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Cosmovision as Cognitive Technology: The Case of Mesoamerican Medicinal Knowledge
Abstract We examine the use of cognitive technologies in the acquisition and retention of botanical and medicinal knowledge. We focus on the Cruz‐Badianus codex, a 16th‐century Nahua (Aztec) herbarium which discusses the use of plants for a range of illnesses.
Johan De Smedt, Helen De Cruz
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ABSTRACT Background Mutations in the desmin gene cause skeletal myopathies and cardiomyopathies. The objective of this study was to elucidate the molecular pathology induced by the expression of R405W mutant desmin in murine skeletal muscle. Methods A comprehensive characterization of the skeletal muscle pathology in hetero‐ and homozygous R405W desmin
Sabrina Batonnet‐Pichon +19 more
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Felix de Azara, critic of Buffon
In his "Remarks for the Natural History of the Quadrupeds of Paraguay and Rio de la Plata" of 1802, Felix de Azara (1742-1821) not only revised the identification and descriptions of many South American species made by Buffon; but also developed ...
Gustavo Caponi
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The Last Word: The Prattling, Tattling Parrots of Popular Lore
ABSTRACT Garrulous parrots appear in a wide array of pop culture forms—from urban legends, television sitcoms, and advertising, to comics, pulp detective fiction, and jokes (naming a few). The birds can be helpful, clever agents; but more often they are mischief makers challenging social norms. Among the pandemonium of parrots in expressive culture, we
Greg Kelley
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