Formation of Soviet Medical Care to Indigenous Minorities of Turukhansk Territory in the 1920s
Due 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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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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Housing of peasant migrants: evidence from the studies of sanitary and hygienic conditions of settlements in the steppe zone of the Omsk Irtysh Region (1890s–1920s) [PDF]
This study aims to analyze housing development among peasant migrants residing in the steppe zone of the southern Omsk Region. The research is based on data from three medical expeditions conducted between the 1890s and 1920s, which were dedicated to ...
Fedorov R.Yu.
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Altered subcellular reactions to stress after a long-term human exposure to antarctic condition
Medical 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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Alexandre Yersin's explorations (1892-1894) in French Indochina before the discovery of the plague bacillus. [PDF]
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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The Potential Tourism Impact of Creating the World's Largest Marine Reserve in the Pitcairn Islands [PDF]
The Pitcairn Islands, by virtue of their small size and isolation, do not have many obvious economic options, but tourism based on their environment and history is an opportunity that could provide employment, income, and increased connection to the ...
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Ginseng in the traditional culture of Tuvans in China and Russia
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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Identification and Comparison of Gray Literature in Two Polar Libraries: Australian Antarctic Division and Scott Polar Research Institute [PDF]
Gray literature collections were investigated and compared at the libraries of the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) and the Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI) in order to improve accessibility.
Carle, Daria O.
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The archaeology of rock art in Northern Africa [PDF]
The first reports on the rock art of north Africa were written in the mid-nineteenth century. Since then, rock art has become a key area of African archaeological research.
DI LERNIA, Savino
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Yuriy Volnenko, a zoologist and taxidermist of zoological museums of Kyiv
An essay about successful museum worker, taxidermist, and experienced field zoologist. He participated in expeditions to Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, the Amur, the Kuril Islands, and the Danube region, as well as in numerous short trips to the Kyiv region ...
Igor Zagorodniuk
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