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Talking Dead. New burials from Tron Bon Lei (Alor Island, Indonesia) inform on the evolution of mortuary practices from the terminal Pleistocene to the Holocene in Southeast Asia. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2022
Burial elaborations are a human behaviour that, in recent contexts can inform on social diversification, belief systems, and the introduction of new practices resulting from migration or cultural transmission.
Sofia C Samper-Carro, Sue O'Connor, Mahirta, Shimona Kealy, Ceri Shipton   +4 more
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Animals in Mortuary Practices of Bronze-Age Pastoral Societies: Caprine Use at the Site of Dunping in Northwestern China [PDF]

Animals, 2023
The late second and first millennium BC witnessed extensive economic, cultural, and political exchanges between pastoralists and sedentary farming states in East Asia. Decades of archaeological fieldwork across northern China have revealed a large number
Yue Li, Ruoxin Cheng, Zexian Huang, Xiaolu Mao, Kexin Liu, Qianwen Wang, Furen Hou, Ruilin Mao, Chengrui Zhang   +8 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Slab Grave expansion disrupted long co-existence of distinct Bronze Age herders in central Mongolia [PDF]

Nature Communications
Dairy pastoralism reached Mongolia during the Early Bronze Age and flourished in the Late Bronze Age alongside the emergence of diverse mortuary practices, including the Deer Stone-Khirgisuur Complex and figure-shaped/Ulaanzuukh burials. While the spread
Juhyeon Lee, Ursula Brosseder, Hyoungmin Moon, Raphaela Stahl, Lena Semerau, Jamiyan-Ombo Gantulga, Jérôme Magail, Jan Bemmann, Chimiddorj Yeruul-Erdene, Christina Warinner, Choongwon Jeong   +10 more
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Lived Experiences of Deathcare Workers in Managing Infectious Dead Bodies. [PDF]

Public Health Chall
Deathcare workers in this study lack the necessary resources, training, and skills to safely manage infectious dead bodies. Consequently, the workers are exposed to infection and various types of psychosocial hazards, including heavy workload and unsanitary work environments.
Botha NN, Segbedzi CE, Dumahasi VK, Kodom RV, Ogum MA, Maneen S, Tsedze IS, Akoto LA, Ansah EW.   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Bacterial contamination and infection control practices in the mortuary at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda [PDF]

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Background: Increasing evidence demonstrates that medical personnel and the clinical environment such as surfaces and equipment are often sources of infections.
Edwina Patience Wagido, Adima Tom, Niwamanya Prosper, Tushabe Alfred, Tusiime Martha Genevieve, Okeny Christopher Wagido, Akuu Susan Langoya, Ssenkumba Brian, Kiconco Ritah, Pauline Petra Nalumaga, Mitala Yekosani, Atwine Raymond, Charles Bagenda, Rugera Simon Peter, Birungi Abraham   +14 more
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Decoding Natufian mortuary practices through the taphonomy of an experimental burial [PDF]

Scientific Reports
The intentional burial of the dead emerged around 120,000 years ago, but it was with the Levantine Natufian culture (ca. 15 ka BP) that we see stone-constructed graves in designated burial sites. The Natufian investment of effort and resources prompts an
Nira Alperson-Afil, Rivka Rabinovich
doaj   +2 more sources

A Multi-Component Intervention to Support Newly Graduated Nurses in Their Transition Into a Professional Role: A Feasibility Study. [PDF]

Scand J Caring Sci
ABSTRACT Background Transitioning from student to newly graduated nurse is challenging, often leading to anxiety, high turnover, and even attrition from the profession. This exacerbates the nurse shortage and compromises health quality. Transition programmes tailored to support newly graduated nurses are essential. The aim was to assess the feasibility
Rothenberg MB, Gregersen M, Berthelsen C, Grode LB.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Body donor programs in Australia and New Zealand: Current status and future opportunities. [PDF]

Anat Sci Educ
Abstract Body donation is critical to anatomy study in Australia and New Zealand. Annually, more than 10,000 students, anatomists, researchers, and clinicians access tissue donated by local consented donors through university‐based body donation programs. However, little research has been published about their operations.
Jenkin RA, Keay KA.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Impact of COVID-19 on celebration of death, mortuary, and funerary customs in Bangladesh: A qualitative study [PDF]

Heliyon
Introduction: During the COVID-19 pandemic, restrictions significantly impacted religious activities related to death celebrations, mortuary practices, and funerary rituals in Bangladesh.
Md Abdur Rahman, Md Redwanul Islam, Monidipa Chowdhury, Md. Asaduzzaman, Proloy Barua, M Atiqul Haque   +5 more
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Cultural factors that affected the spatial and temporal epidemiology of kuru [PDF]

Royal Society Open Science, 2017
Kuru is a prion disease which became epidemic among the Fore and surrounding linguistic groups in Papua New Guinea, peaking in the late 1950s. It was transmitted during the transumption (endocannibalism) of dead family members at mortuary feasts. In this
J. T. Whitfield, W. H. Pako, J. Collinge, M. P. Alpers   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source