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The Biodiversity of Peter I Island—The Most Remote Island in the World [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
Peter I Island is one of the most isolated and least visited islands on earth; lying within the Antarctic Polar Front but over 420 km from continental Antarctica makes it inherently interesting to study in the context of polar biogeography.
Michelle Jackson, Emmett Clarkin, Conor Ryan, Maya Santangelo, Brent Stephenson, Marylou Blakeslee, Sue Forbes, Rich Kirchner, Alex Searle Pineda, Andy Wolff, Tom Hart   +10 more
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The expanding H5N1 avian influenza panzootic causes high mortality of skuas in Antarctica [PDF]

Scientific Reports
High pathogenicity avian influenza virus H5N1 subtype (H5N1 HPAIV), clade 2.3.4.4b, is expanding its host and geographical range, and invaded Antarctica in 2023. Although mortality in Antarctic wildlife from H5N1 HPAIV has been suspected, mainly based on
Matteo Iervolino, Anne Günther, Lineke Begeman, Begoña Aguado, Theo M. Bestebroer, Beatriz Bellido-Martin, Adam Coerper, M. Valentina Fornillo, Bruno Fusaro, Andrés E. Ibañez, Lonneke Leijten, Simeon Lisovski, Mariané B. Mañez, Alice Reade, Peter van Run, Florencia Soto, Ben Wallis, Meagan Dewar, Antonio Alcamí, Martin Beer, Ralph E. T. Vanstreels, Thijs Kuiken   +21 more
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Medical equipment for expeditions. [PDF]

BMJ, 1981
Each year more than 200 expeditions leave Britain to travel to destinations around the world, to climb mountains, explore jungles, to study plants or beetles, and to seek excitement and adventure. Expeditions may differ greatly in size, duration, objectives, and activities, but none can avoid the possibility of accident or illness.
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Reasons for medical consultation among members of the Indian Scientific Expeditions to Antarctica [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2013
The article attempts to analyze the disease burden in a healthy, pre-screened population subjected to prolonged residence in the hostile environment of Antarctica.
Abhijeet Bhatia, Pradip Malhotra, Ashok Kumar Agarwal   +2 more
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Experience of a resident physician in general surgery basic area on board of an expedition in the amazon river

Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões, 2022
Located in areas of difficult access, the riverside population of the upper Amazon River has a great demand for health care, whether in the scope of basic health promotion or in general or specialized medical care, surgical procedures, dental and ...
MARINA FANELLI LUCHIARI MILANI, DANIELA SILVESTRE, JULIANA MARIM   +2 more
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Diseases of the Indigenous Peoples of Yakutia in Photo Projects of the Late XIX ‒ First Third of the XX Centuries [PDF]

Гуманитарный вектор, 2021
Disease theme of indigenous population of the Northern national outskirts of Russia, as well as the study of special knowledge in the field of traditional medicine and healing practices, for a long time belonged to the taboo part of knowledge. However,
Lena B. Stepanova
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FOLK MEDICINE OF THE RUSSIAN NORTH IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE XX CENTURY

Вестник Брянского государственного университета, 2022
The article deals with the folk medical knowledge of the Russian North in the second half of the 20th century, which includes several subsystems.The studied issues of folk medical knowledge as a complex of rational and magical practices, as well as the ...
Mazalova N.E.
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Eye Problems on Expeditions – Recommendation of the Medical Commission of the Union Internationale des Associations d’Alpinisme (UIAA)

Health Promotion & Physical Activity, 2020
Visual loss in the wilderness setting is potentially fatal. Firstly it may be a warning sign of a serious systemic problem and secondly the patient may lose their functional independence and ability to respond to objective danger. The issues discussed in
D.S. Morris, J. Potts, S. Mella, D. Depla   +3 more
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Thin Air, Thick Vessels: Historical and Current Perspectives on Hypoxic Pulmonary Hypertension

Frontiers in Medicine, 2019
The association between pulmonary hypertension (PH) and hypoxia is well-established, with two key mechanistic processes, hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction and hypoxia-induced vascular remodeling, driving changes in pulmonary arterial pressure.
Jason M. Young, Jason M. Young, David R. Williams, A. A. Roger Thompson, A. A. Roger Thompson   +4 more
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Implementation and results of a gastrointestinal cancer screening program in an Amazon rainforest village: A descriptive study

Endoscopy International Open, 2021
Background and study aims Gastrointestinal cancer is an important cause of death worldwide. Remote populations are especially vulnerable to these conditions due to reduced access to screening and adequate treatment.
Pedro Averbach, Angelo Paulo Ferrari, Cristiana M Toscano, José Luiz Borges, Marcelo Averbach   +4 more
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