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Exploring Floristic Diversity and Medicinal Plant Uses in Venda, Limpopo, South Africa

Feddes Repertorium, Volume 137, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Plants have been an important source of medicine for thousands of years. To better understand the current diversity and usage of medicinal plants, floristic studies are essential. This report documents an expedition conducted in the Venda region of Limpopo, South Africa. The study was carried out in Shanzha and surrounding villages, as well as
Gurusamy Manikandan, Iliassou L. Mouafon, David R. Katerere   +2 more
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A Novel Approach to Monitoring Scorpion Sting Trends in Qeshm County Over a Five-Year Period (2019–2024) [PDF]

Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
Background and purpose: Scorpion stings are considered a significant public health issue in many countries, including Iran. With the increasing incidence of scorpion stings in Qeshm County, this study aimed to provide a comprehensive assessment of ...
Hassan Nasirian, Seyed Mohsen Mohebi Nodez, Abbas Poudat, Ismaeil Alizadeh, Saeedeh Ebrahimi, Jafar Ebrahimifar   +5 more
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Assessing the burden of Scorpionism: Epidemiological trends and health outcomes in Northwest of Iran.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
BackgroundWhile only a limited number of scorpion species are classified as dangerous to humans, the potentially life-threatening effects of their stings classify scorpionism as a global health concern.
Madineh Abbasi, Mehran Shahi, Hossein Barahoei, Ahmad Ali Hanafi-Bojd, Ali Banagozar Mohammadi, Mahasti Alizadeh, Mostafa Farmani, Simin Khayatzadeh, Karim Gerami, Abdollah Badzohreh, Aida Amirijavid, Saideh Yousefi   +11 more
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Scorpion Sting Induced Ischemic Stroke in the Young: A Rare Case Report

Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth
The Indian red scorpion (Hottentotta tamulus) sting is a common clinical encounter that presents with cardiovascular complications. Patients presenting with neurological complications are rare. The present case pertains to a 26-year-old man who presented
N Hariprasadh, Ranjit Singh Lahel, Chandan Tiwari   +2 more
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Scorpion Sting in Izeh, Iran: An Epidemiological Study During 2009-2011

, 2015
Background:Izeh is one of the counties of Khuzestan province that its people suffer from scorpion sting. So according to the high prevalence of scorpion sting in this area and the lack of a reduce cases of scorpion stings, timely treatment and prevention
Ne\u27matollah Maghsood, Babak Vazirianzadeh, Arash Salahshoor   +2 more
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A revision of Praearcturus gigas: a giant scorpion from the Lower Devonian (Lochkovian) of Britain

Palaeontology, Volume 69, Issue 3, 2026.
Abstract Praearcturus gigas Woodward is a large arthropod of disputed affinity from the fluvial St Maughans Formation (Lower Devonian, Lochkovian) of the Old Red Sandstone of England and Wales. Originally described as an isopod in the nineteenth century, and subsequently compared to various arthropod groups, it was re‐described with limited ...
Richard J. Howard, Russell J. Garwood, Gregory D. Edgecombe, David A. Legg   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Scorpion sting in Zimbabwe.

South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde, 1997
To describe the epidemiological and clinical features of scorpion stings in a district with potentially lethal scorpions.Case series of consecutive scorpion sting victims.Manama Hospital and all seven rural health centres in Gwanda South District, Zimbabwe (population 62500).All known cases of scorpion sting reporting to health centres in the district;
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Dysphagia as the Sole Presentation of Lateral Medullary Syndrome in an Octagerian: A Diagnostic Challenge

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 4, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Lateral medullary syndrome (LMS) or Wallenberg's syndrome is usually caused by a cerebrovascular accident of the vertebral artery or the posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA), leading to damage to the dorsolateral aspects of the medulla oblongata.
Abera Kuma, Bereket A. Tegene, Sosena Sheleme, Shamil Nuri, Abdulkerim Girma, Sinetibeb Tadesse Amsalu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Scorpion sting in Egypt

, 1998
The African Journal of Neurological Sciences Vol 17 No.1, 1998 Scorpion sting in Egypt FARID W., DEBROCK C., MACHARIA W., PREUX P.M. Code Number: NS98003 SUMMARY To determine the effect of the timing of scorpion sting, and that of whole blood exchange ...

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Continuous Temporal Contiguity Narration‐Animation for Learning in Virtual Reality

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, Volume 42, Issue 2, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Temporal contiguity between visual and verbal (narrated) information could strongly influence learning from multimedia animations, especially in the case of a rich visual context such as Virtual Reality. Compared to spatial contiguity, less research has been carried out on the impact of the time lag, for example, the de ...
Laurie Porte, Jean‐Michel Boucheix, Stéphane Argon, Clémence Rougeot   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source