Oriental Studies, 2018 In the second half of the 18th century, the Russian Academy of Sciences arranged five physical expeditions under the supervision of outstanding scientists mainly of German origin. The objective of those expeditions was to increase knowledge regarding the
A. A. Diuldenko, E. G. Ponomarev
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Occurrence of lepidopterans of medical importance (Lepidoptera: Aididae, Lasiocampidae, Limacodidae e Megalopygidae) in the Cerro da Buena, Morro Redondo municipality, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil [PDF]
Biotemas, 2012 This study recorded the lepidopterans of medical importance from Cerro da Buena in Rio Grande do Sul State. Field expeditions were carried out from February 2009 to January 2011. Thirty-two moth species were recorded that were distributed in the Aididae (
Ricardo Russo Siewert +1 more
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Human crew-related aspects for astrobiology research [PDF]
, 2011 Several space agencies and exploration stakeholders have a strong interest in obtaining information on technical and human aspects to prepare for future extra-terrestrial planetary exploration.
Foing, B.H., Pletser, V., Thiel, C.S.
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Revista Peruana de Biología, 2017 In the present study, ancestral indigenous knowledge (ethno-knowledge) of the indigenous community “Tikuna from Cushillo Cocha” is reported. The community is located in the province of Ramón Castilla, northeast of Loreto Region, Peru.
Elsa Rengifo-Salgado +3 more
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“Men who can last”: Mountaineering Endurance, the Lake District Fell Records and the Campaign for Everest, 1919-1924 [PDF]
, 2013 This paper examines the post-First World War reconstruction of masculinity around notions of endurance in the British outdoor movement. From the 1860s onwards, long-distance walking trials in the Lake District became part of the regional mountaineering ...
Westaway, Jonathan
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Formation of Soviet Medical Care to Indigenous Minorities of Turukhansk Territory in the 1920s
Журнал Фронтирных ИсследованийDue to the specifics of its geographical and climatic location, historically formed disease structure, ethnic approach to the development of traditional medical culture, the North territories’ population possesses a range of characteristics significantly
Tatyana A. Kattsina, Lyudmila E. Mezit
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A Review of Medical Problems in Himalayan Porters
High Altitude Medicine & Biology, 2020 Porters have accompanied trekkers and climbers to high altitude since the earliest expeditions in the Himalayas. As the existing body of knowledge on high-altitude medicine expands, the focus remains on trekkers or climbers.
Suvash Dawadi +2 more
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Altered subcellular reactions to stress after a long-term human exposure to antarctic condition
Journal of Education, Health and SportMedical research in Antarctica opens up new horizons to study individual health and reactions under stress and unusual environmental conditions. A long stay in Antarctica can evoke reactions associated with adaptation to hypoxia and mitochondrial ...
Ye. Moiseyenko, K. Rozova
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Ginseng in the traditional culture of Tuvans in China and Russia
Новые исследования Тувы, 2018 Ginseng is one of the most respected herbs in Tuvan culture. In a folk medicine it was widely used as a wonder-working remedy for many diseases. The article examines the folk names of ginseng, which are different for Chinese Tuvans and Tuvans living in ...
Zhanna M. Yusha
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Alexandre Yersin's explorations (1892-1894) in French Indochina before the discovery of the plague bacillus. [PDF]
, 2012 Alexandre Yersin, the great French discoverer of yersinia pestis, was a keen explorer of unknown lands. At the age of 30, a member of the French Colonial Health service, he set off to fulfil his intimate dream and explore other continents. For almost two
Androutsos, George +4 more
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