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New Homoisoflavanes, a New Alkaloid and Spirostane Steroids from the Roots of Herreria montevidensis Klotzsch ex Griseb. (Herreriaceae)

Molecules, 2016
The roots of the South American vine Herreria montevidensis Klotzsch ex Griseb. (Herreriaceae) are used in traditional medicine by several Amerindian groups of the Paraguayan Chaco.
María Dutra-Behrens, Guillermo Schmeda-Hirschmann   +1 more
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Phytochemical Screening and Antioxidant Activity of Selekop (Lepisanthes Amoena) Fruit [PDF]

, 2017
Selekop (Lepisanthes amoena (Hassk.) Leenh.) plant leaves are used by the Dayak tribe of East Kalimantan as traditional cosmetics. Selekop fruit is also edible, but not well known.
Ariani, F. (Farida), Arung, E. T. (Enos), Budiarso, E. (Edy), Kusuma, I. W. (Irawan), Obeth, E. (Ernita), Rayment, M. (Mark), Salusu, H. D. (Heriad)   +6 more
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The Science of Parting: Eliade, Iranian Shamanism, and the View from Tomis [PDF]

, 2013
Near Eastern Languages and ...
Russell, James R.
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Past as prologue? The risk of adoption of chemical and biological weapons by non-state actors in the EU [PDF]

, 2017
There have been relatively few serious incidents of chemical or biological terrorism in Europe; however, there is growing concern over how non-state groups might exploit chemistry and biology for hostile purposes in the future.
Brown, Cragin, Cragin, Crenshaw, Danzig, Dolnik, Epstein, Jefferson, Karasik, Kempton, Kirby, Kollars, Nelson, Price, Robinson, Robinson, Rogers, Stanton, Tucker   +18 more
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Common Medieval Pigments [PDF]

, 2004
This paper discusses the pigments used in medieval manuscripts. Specific types of pigments that are examined are earths, minerals, manufactured, and organics.
Baker, A
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A chromosome-level genome assembly for Dracaena cochinchinensis reveals the molecular basis of its longevity and formation of dragon's blood. [PDF]

Plant Commun, 2022
Xu Y, Zhang K, Zhang Z, Liu Y, Lv F, Sun P, Gao S, Wang Q, Yu C, Jiang J, Li C, Song M, Gao Z, Sui C, Li H, Jin Y, Guo X, Wei J.   +17 more
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Sangre, dolor y muerte. Modos de representar la violencia de san Jorge sobre el dragón en la pintura catalano-aragonesa del siglo XV

E-Spania
One of the most depicted hagiographic episodes in Late Medieval and Renaissance Spain was that of Saint George slaying the dragon. Several Catalan-Aragonese altarpieces show a wide repertoire of violence against the beast, which is wounded, lacerated and
Nadia Mariana Consiglieri
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Using popular culture to enable health service co-design with young people [PDF]

This paper reports on participatory service design with young people with type 1 diabetes – a long-term condition that can impact their emotional wellbeing and where poor self-care often leads to negative health consequences.
Bowen, Simon, Dearden, Andy, Fisher, Mark, Sustar, Helena, Wolstenholme, Dan   +4 more
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The Relegation of Bilbo: The Narrative Diminishment of Mr. Bilbo Baggins Across J.R.R. Tolkien’s Legendarium [PDF]

, 2017
Despite the relative clarity with which Bilbo was conceptualized and written, Bilbo’s role within the Legendarium at large – and even his role within his own text, The Hobbit – has proved definitively lacking.
Stein, Katherine
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Introduction to The Chinese and the Iron Road [PDF]

, 2019
Excerpt from The Chinese and the Iron Road: Building the Transcontinental Railroad, edited by Gordon H.
Chang, Gordon H., Fishkin, Shelley Fisher, Obernzinger, Hilton   +2 more
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