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Ibis Mummy Containers During Late Period in the Ancient Egyptian Agriculture Museum [PDF]

Journal of Tourism, Hotels and Heritage
The ibis bird, belonging to the Bubulcus ibis family but larger in size, is frequently found in areas with abundant water, particularly swamps. Currently, its habitat extends to Sudan and Ethiopia.
Heba Abdel Nasser, Taher Abdelhamid, Walid Shaikh Al Arab   +2 more
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Genetic Predisposition of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in Ancient Human Remains

Annals of Global Health
Background: Several computed tomographic studies have shown the presence of atherosclerosis in ancient human remains. However, while it is important to understand the development of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), genetic data concerning ...
Christina Wurst, Frank Maixner, Alice Paladin, Alexandra Mussauer, Guido Valverde, Jagat Narula, Randall Thompson, Albert Zink   +7 more
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Mummy as a Drug [PDF]

Proceedings 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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Perceptions and experiences of midwives' regarding the use of the labor care guide at two state hospitals in Khomas region, Namibia

International 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, Takaedza Munangatire   +1 more
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Effects of bioinsecticide exposure route on aphids and their natural enemies in oilseed rape

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Fatty acids, silicone polymers and surfactants reduced aphid numbers but caused natural enemy mortality under direct exposure, while minimal residual activity suggests potential for targeted, compatible use in integrated pest management. Abstract BACKGROUND Myzus persicae Sulzer and Brevicoryne brassicae L.
Aimee J. Tonks, Tom W. Pope, Simon Cooper, Joe M. Roberts   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A medley of mummies from Deir el-Bahari [PDF]

Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean, 2018
The results of radiographic and visual examinations of four mummies originating from Deir el-Bahari, now kept in different museums throughout Egypt, are presented here.
Salima Ikram, Carlos Prates, Sandra Sousa, Carlos Oliveira   +3 more
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Evolutionary trade‐offs between beauvericin production and growth define divergent virulence strategies in Beauveria

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Two virulence strategies in Beauveria: a growth strategy characterized by rapid within‐host proliferation, and a toxin strategy involving antimicrobial activity and toxicity to insects Abstract BACKGROUND Pathogen virulence is often attributed to toxin production, yet toxins are metabolically costly and may not universally enhance fitness.
Shasha Hu, Lana L B de Carvalho, Ricardo A Polanczyk, Michael J Bidochka   +3 more
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Secularism, Gender and Masculinity in Nineteenth‐Century Cremation in Europe and the USA

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This essay explores, from transnational perspectives, the early history of modern cremation, which developed in the long nineteenth century with secularist connotations. I argue that the beginnings of modern cremation were shaped by bourgeois men who claimed certain identifiers for themselves in a gendering and Othering way.
Carolin Kosuch
wiley   +1 more source

The “mummy in the dress” of the Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography of the University of Turin

Journal of Biological Research, 2021
The “Mummy in the Dress” belongs to the Egyptian Collection Giovanni Marro of the Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography of the University of Turin. It was recovered in Gebelein during an excavation campaign carried out at the beginning at the XX century
Lidia Pedrini, Valeria Cortese, Maria Cristina Martina, Andrea Ferraris, Renato Grilletto, Rosa Boano, Raffaella Bianucci, Richard P. Evershed, Katherine A. Clark, Tom Higham, Chris Ramsey, Giovanni Gandini, Emma Rabino Massa   +12 more
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A comparison of forensic anthropology casework across two urban Midwest Medical Examiner's offices, 2013–2022

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Forensic anthropology has garnered greater attention in the academic and medicolegal communities with more practitioners embedded in Medical Examiner's and Coroner's offices. Practitioners have varied roles and responsibilities, leaving few opportunities to compare the nature, breadth, and outcomes of their casework.
Erin B. Waxenbaum, Lindsay H. Trammell, Anne L. Grauer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source