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Abstract In early modern England, as part of a broader interrogation of exemplarity, full‐scale works on the Trojan War often subjected the myth's heroes to humorous scrutiny, whereas the heroines remained surprisingly untouched by comedy. Testifying to the war's calamities already in antiquity, in the early modern period, the myth's women acquired a ...
Evgeniia Ganberg
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Blue plaque review series: Mabel Purefoy FitzGerald (1872–1973)
Abstract Mabel Purefoy FitzGerald (1872–1973) was the first centenarian to receive an honorary degree from the University of Oxford. She received an honorary bachelor of the arts 68 years after being the first woman to complete the Honour School of Physiology. Her work from a solo trip through the wild and unruly mining communities high in the Colorado
Martha Tissot van Patot
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Elimination of Leprosy as a public health problem by 2000 AD: an epidemiological perspective
BACKGROUND: Leprosy is caused by Mycobacterium leprae and manifests as damage to the skin and peripheral nerves. The disease is dreaded because it causes deformities, blindness and disfigurement.
Dickson Shey Nsagha+8 more
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Experimental models of leprosy
Leprosy (Hansen’s disease) is a chronic granulomatous bacterial disease which mainly affects skin and peripheral nervous system. Leprosy is caused by the obligate intercellular pathogen known as Mycobacterium leprae.
A. A. Kubanov+3 more
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On dispose d'informations detaillees fiables pour 3851 lepreux en Turquie. Les etudes de la repartition des cas dans les provinces et regions revelent de curieuses divergences entre les regions de prevalence elevee et de prevalence faible, non expliquees par des facteurs socio-economiques ou ...
SAYLAN, T, AYTEKIN, AH
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Socio‐Demographic and Environmental Correlates of Leprosy: A Hospital Based Cases Control Study
Introduction: Worldwide, India alone contributes approximately 50% of Leprosy cases. The Natural history of Leprosy has still many gaps about causation of Leprosy. There are very few studies focusing on all possible factors that might be associated with
Devang A Jariwala+3 more
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The spatial epidemiology of leprosy in Kenya: A retrospective study.
BackgroundLeprosy elimination defined as a registered prevalence rate of less than 1 case per 10,000 persons was achieved in Kenya at the national level in 1989.
Fatihiyya Wangara+6 more
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Abstract The use of matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry for the analysis of carbohydrates and glycoconjugates is a well‐established technique and this review is the 12th update of the original article published in 1999 and brings coverage of the literature to the end of 2022.
David J. Harvey
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Abstract Hand function is important in every aspect of our lives. Across a wide range of neuromuscular disorders—inherited ataxias, motor neuron diseases, polyneuropathies, and myopathies—people can experience losses in hand strength, tone, movement, dexterity, joint range, and sensation.
Colleen O'Connell+5 more
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Carrion‐breeding flies of Australia and New Zealand: A review and key to adults
Abstract Carrion‐breeding flies are diverse with over 70 species in the Australasian/Oceanian region, predominantly from the families Calliphoridae and Sarcophagidae. These flies play crucial roles in ecosystems as primary decomposers, pollinators and food sources for a variety of predators and parasites.
Nikolas P. Johnston+6 more
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