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Ancestral bodies to universal bodies—The “re-enchantment” of the mummies of the Capuchin Catacombs in Palermo, Sicily

open access: yesCogent Arts & Humanities, 2018
Based upon fieldwork conducted in the Capuchin Catacombs in Palermo, Sicily, this paper explores the way in which the disposition, display and commemoration of the dead create meaning for communities of the living. Using two theoretical frames, “the work
Natalie C. Polzer
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Microbial deterioration of a mesoamerican and hispanic mummies

open access: yes, 2021
This study is focused on the potential biodegradative microbiota presented in samples taken from two Spanish mummies located in Alpandeire (Málaga, Spain), from the 18th century and from another pre-Hispanic mummy known as "La Mexicana" originally from ...
Mustieles del Ser, Pedro   +3 more
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Mummy as a Drug [PDF]

open access: yesProceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine, 1927
The use of mummy as a drug was widespread in Europe from the twelfth to the seventeenth centuries, and its employment lingered on for a hundred years later. Its supposed virtue was originally based upon the medicinal properties of natural bitumen obtained from the Dead Sea and elsewhere.
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Erwin Schrödinger und die Versuchungen der (Wissenschafts‐)Biografik: Vorurteilsgefüge und Mechanismen der Skandalisierung

open access: yesBerichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte, EarlyView.
Since late 2021, serious allegations have been made against physicist Erwin Schrödinger, ranging from pedophilia to serial sexual abuse. These accusations have significantly tarnished the Nobel Prize winner's public reputation. The ongoing debate has repeatedly raised the question of whether, and to what extent, these grave allegations are justified ...
Magdalena Gronau, Martin Gronau
wiley   +1 more source

« L’humidité les faisoit incliner et la sécheresse les redressoit » : étude des corps momifiés de Toulouse sous l’Ancien Régime

open access: yesCahiers d'Études du Religieux- Recherches Interdisciplinaires, 2013
The mummies from Toulouse have today disappeared from memory, but they were very popular since the French Revolution. Then the dried bodies were broken or buried by the revolutionnaries.
Estelle Martinazzo, Sophie Duhem
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Portrait mummies in context

open access: yes, 2021
The present thesis aims to expand and acquire new knowledge on the emergence of portrait mummies during the Roman period in Egypt and their socio-religious status.
Boender, Alexandra
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Perceptions and experiences of midwives' regarding the use of the labor care guide at two state hospitals in Khomas region, Namibia

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract The labor care guide (LCG) is a new tool for monitoring labor, introduced to replace the partograph, which had been used improperly and inconsistently across various contexts. Early research suggests that healthcare practitioners view the LCG as a tool that enhances the quality of care during labor and delivery.
Amalia N. N. Ilonga   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Paleoparasitology of Chagas disease: a review

open access: yesMemorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2009
One hundred years since the discovery of Chagas disease associated with Trypanosoma cruzi infection, growing attention has focused on understanding the evolution in parasite-human host interaction.
Adauto Araújo   +3 more
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Mummy Stories

open access: yesArchaeologia Lituana, 2019
This article represents a summary of the author’s past 12 years of research on several mummy sets. As mummy studies expand as a sub-specialty of biological anthropology, it is important to highlight the significant contribution that the study of preserved remains can provide to both archaeology and history.
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