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Retrospective Study of Children with Scorpion Envenomation in a Tertiary Care Center of North India [PDF]

Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology, 2020
Background:  Scorpion envenomation is a common public health problem worldwide and children are at greater risk of developing severe cardiac, respiratory and neurological complications.
Rajesh Yadav, Muniba Alim, Yogendra Yadav, Dinesh Singh, Alok Kumar   +4 more
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Bounded Coordinate-Descent for Biological Sequence Classification in High Dimensional Predictor Space [PDF]

, 2010
We present a framework for discriminative sequence classification where the learner works directly in the high dimensional predictor space of all subsequences in the training set.
Ifrim, Georgiana, Wiuf, Carsten
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Forecasting and prediction of scorpion sting cases in Biskra province, Algeria, using a seasonal autoregressive integrated moving average model [PDF]

Epidemiology and Health, 2016
OBJECTIVES The aims of this study were to highlight some epidemiological aspects of scorpion envenomations, to analyse and interpret the available data for Biskra province, Algeria, and to develop a forecasting model for scorpion sting cases in Biskra ...
Schehrazad Selmane, Mohamed L’Hadj
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A first molecular characterization of the scorpion telson microbiota of Hadrurus arizonensis and Smeringurus mesaensis.

PLoS ONE, 2023
Scorpions represent an ancient lineage of arachnids that have radiated across the globe and are incredibly resilient-since some thrive in harsh environments and can exist on minimal and intermittent feedings.
Christopher Shimwell, Lauren Atkinson, Matthew R Graham, Barbara Murdoch   +3 more
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Overview of Scorpion Species from China and Their Toxins

Toxins, 2014
Scorpions are one of the most ancient groups of terrestrial animals. They have maintained a steady morphology over more than 400 million years of evolution.
Zhijian Cao, Zhiyong Di, Yingliang Wu, Wenxin Li   +3 more
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Dramatic expansion of the black widow toxin arsenal uncovered by multi-tissue transcriptomics and venom proteomics. [PDF]

, 2014
BackgroundAnimal venoms attract enormous interest given their potential for pharmacological discovery and understanding the evolution of natural chemistries.
Ayoub, Nadia A, Clarke, Thomas H, Garb, Jessica E, Haney, Robert A, Hayashi, Cheryl Y   +4 more
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Toxicological and epidemiological studies of scorpion sting cases and morphological characterization of scorpions (Leiurusquin questriatus and Androctonus crassicauda) in Luxor, Egypt

Toxicology Reports, 2019
Background and aim: Scorpion envenomation is a common acute life threatening health problem in developing countries as Egypt. Scorpion venom is a complex structure composed of neurotoxic proteins, salts, acidic proteins, and organic compounds, thereby ...
Fatma El-Zahraa A. Abd El-Aziz, Doaa M. El Shehaby, Shimaa A. Elghazally, Helal F. Hetta   +3 more
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Short communication: NKG2C+ NK cells contribute to increases in CD16+CD56- cells in HIV type 1+ individuals with high plasma viral load. [PDF]

, 2012
Chronic HIV-1 infection results in the expansion of both NKG2C+ and CD16+CD56- human natural killer cells. NKG2C+ cells proliferate in response to human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) and expansion of the dysfunctional CD56-CD16+ natural killer (NK) cells is ...
Bower, Mark, Gazzard, Brian G, Goodier, Martin R, Gregson, John NS, Kuri-Cervantes, Leticia, Mela, Christopher M   +5 more
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Scorpion venom peptides: Molecular diversity, structural characteristics, and therapeutic use from channelopathies to viral infections and cancers

Pharmacological Research, 2023
Animal venom is an important evolutionary innovation in nature. As one of the most representative animal venoms, scorpion venom contains an extremely diverse set of bioactive peptides.
Zhiqiang Xia, Dangui He, Yingliang Wu, Hang Fai Kwok, Zhijian Cao   +4 more
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Evidence of Direct Toxicological Effects of Scorpion Venom on Central Nervous System in Tunisian Children

Case Reports in Critical Care, 2018
Background. Severe scorpion envenomation can lead to severe neurological manifestations, which are an indicator of the severity of the scorpion sting. The direct action of scorpion venom on the central nervous system can explain partly these neurological
Mabrouk Bahloul, Basma Souissi, Olfa Turki, Mariem Dlela, Khaireddine Ben Mahfoudh, Mounir Bouaziz   +5 more
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