Centipede predation on vertebrates: a review with the first bat case from Asia [PDF]
Frontiers in Ecology and EvolutionCentipedes (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha), long regarded as generalist arthropod predators, are increasingly recognized for their capacity to subdue and consume small vertebrates.
Manokaran Kamalakannan +2 more
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Systemic anaphylaxis following centipede envenomation: A case report and review of literature [PDF]
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary CareCentipede envenomation is usually not life-threatening. They usually present with local symptoms of swelling and pain. Centipede venoms contain large amounts of allergenic proteins that can pose a risk of allergic complications following the bite.
Chitralekha A. Nayak +3 more
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Centipede Venom: Recent Discoveries and Current State of Knowledge
Toxins, 2015 Centipedes are among the oldest extant venomous predators on the planet. Armed with a pair of modified, venom-bearing limbs, they are an important group of predatory arthropods and are infamous for their ability to deliver painful stings.
Assoc prof Eivind A B Undheim +2 more
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Centipede Venoms and Their Components: Resources for Potential Therapeutic Applications
Toxins, 2015 Venomous animals have evolved with sophisticated bio-chemical strategies to arrest prey and defend themselves from natural predators. In recent years, peptide toxins from venomous animals have drawn considerable attention from researchers due to their ...
Shilong Yang, Ren Lai
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American Economic Review, 2009 In the centipede game, all standard equilibrium concepts dictate that the player who decides first must stop the game immediately. There is vast experimental evidence, however, that this rarely occurs. We first conduct a field experiment in which highly ranked chess players play this game.
Ignacio Palacios-Huerta, Oscar Volij
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Grotesque Realism and the Carnivalesque in Tom Six’s The Human Centipede (First Sequence) and The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) [PDF]
Monstrum, 2019 Argues that Tom Six's controversial, excessive first two Human Centipede films offer a critical grotesque realism that can be traced to the Bakhtinian carnivalesque.
Ellen N. Freeman
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An Elastase Inhibitor ShSPI from Centipede Attenuates Bleomycin-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis [PDF]
ToxinsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic lung disease characterized by the fibrotic thickening of the alveolar walls, resulting in compromised gas exchange, restricted ventilation, and respiratory failure.
Xi Lian +7 more
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Identification of components in scorpion and centipede traditional Chinese medicine formulations with potentially beneficial actions in asthma: network pharmacology and molecular docking [PDF]
HereditasBackground The aim of this study is to identify the principal active components of scorpion and centipede-derived traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) ingredients using network pharmacology and explore their mechanisms of action in the treatment of asthma.
Yi-Ren Chen +3 more
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Detection and identification of centipedes based on deep learning [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe quantification of centipede populations is one of the key measures in achieving intelligent management of edible centipedes and promoting the upgrade of the rural centipede industry chain.
Weitao Chen +6 more
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Redescription of Mesoschendyla javanica (Attems, 1907) and its first records from Borneo (Chilopoda, Geophilomorpha, Schendylidae) [PDF]
Biodiversity Data JournalThe geophilomorph Mesoschendyla javanica (Attems, 1907) was originally described from a small number of males collected from bat guano in Tjompea (Ciampea), Java. Subsequently, no additional material was identified.
George Popovici +2 more
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