Results 51 to 60 of about 3,663 (185)
Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.Cotesia glomerata polydnavirus and venom, either alone or in combination, affect colonisation by members of the arthropod community in a natural field setting. Plants damaged by P. brassicae injected with both polydnavirus and venom were colonised more often by Mamestra brassicae caterpillars, Myzus persicae aphids and aphid parasitoids compared to ...
Sarah Naomi Kalisvaart +5 more
wiley +1 more source
Detection of Toxoplasma gondii DNA by polymerase chain reaction in experimentally desiccated tissues
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2004 Despite toxoplasmosis being a common infection among human and other warm-blooded animals worldwide, there are no findings about Toxoplasma gondii evolutionary forms in ancient populations.
Márcia Andreia Barge Loução Terra +6 more
doaj +1 more source
Gender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Well‐paid, nontransferable parental leave for fathers is intended to promote engaged fatherhood and, in turn, gender equality at work and in the household. Yet the extent to which such entitlements achieve these outcomes depends on the cultural and institutional context in which they are introduced.
Anna Kurowska, Katarzyna Suwada
wiley +1 more source
Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Children with rare genetic conditions are more likely to experience neurodevelopmental challenges requiring additional educational support. Although the governments in the United Kingdom and Ireland are committed to providing such support, securing it can be challenging for parents, with potential adverse implications for their ...
Lowri O'Donovan +3 more
wiley +1 more source
Oral Diseases, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Pistacia lentiscus L. tree is known for its aromatic mastic gum containing terpenes α‐pinene and β‐myrcene, and has been applied as a traditional remedy in oral care for centuries. Previously, intranasal exposure to mastic resin volatiles increased salivary flow in healthy and dry‐mouth individuals. This study assessed the biological
Wiktoria Potocka +4 more
wiley +1 more source
Mountains, Kurakas and Mummies: Transformations in Indigenous Andean Sovereignty
Población & Sociedad, 2018 This essay argues that Andean mountains have not always embodied indigenous sovereignty as they do today. The lordly titles that mountains now bear were, until the second half of the colonial period, held by ancestral mummies and living indigenous ...
Peter Gose
doaj
Human intestinal parasites in the past: new findings and a review
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2003 Almost all known human specific parasites have been found in ancient feces. A review of the paleoparasitological helminth and intestinal protozoa findings available in the literature is presented.
Marcelo Luiz Carvalho Gonçalves +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Plant Breeding, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Historically cultivated for medicinal and dyeing purposes, safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) saw a shift towards widespread oilseed production after the 1920s due to the growing importance of oils. However, there is a renewed interest in its medicinal and dyeing properties today.
Tansu Uskutoglu +2 more
wiley +1 more source
Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.Abstract This manuscript documents a systematic ethnomycological analysis of ethnographic archives. Focusing on texts describing human–fungi interactions, I conduct a global, cross‐cultural review of mushroom use, covering 193 societies worldwide. The study reveals diverse mushroom‐related cultural practices, emphasizing the significance of fungi ...
Roope O. Kaaronen
wiley +1 more source
Chagas disease and human migration
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2000 Human Chagas disease is a purely accidental occurrence. As humans came into contact with the natural foci of infection might then have become infected as a single addition to the already extensive host range of Trypanosoma cruzi that includes other ...
Felipe Guhl +4 more
doaj +1 more source