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Self-burning: A common and tragic way of suicide in fars province, Iran [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Self-burning is the most devastating burn injury. It is a common social and medical problem in Iran. In a longitudinal prospective study, from April 2003 to March 2006, all burn patients admitted to Ghotb-eddin burn Hospital were enrolled in this study ...
Danesh, N.   +4 more
core  

The Immoral Sati Ritual [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
In lieu of an abstract, below is the essay\u27s first paragraph. On September 4th of 1987, Roop Kanwar died in the flames of her husband‘s funeralpyre.
Skyprek, Andy
core   +1 more source

Self‐Immolative Polyion Complexes

open access: yesMacromolecular Rapid Communications
ABSTRACTPolyion complex (PICs) micelles are formed through the self‐assembly of polyelectrolytes bearing opposite charges. The ability to form PICs under fully aqueous conditions makes them attractive for the encapsulation of biopolymers such as proteins and nucleic acids for potential therapeutic applications.
Xueli Mei, Elizabeth R. Gillies
openaire   +1 more source

Increased self-immolation frequency and severity during the COVID-19 pandemic. [PDF]

open access: yesBurns, 2022
Jackson SR   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Speech by H.E. Amani Abeid Karume former President of Zanzibar on recent developments in North Africa; impact on the Arab World, Africa and the world at large, lessons learned [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This is the archive of a speech on developments in North Africa given by President Karume of Zanzibar, APC's 7th President in Residence, on March 10 ...
Karume, H.E. Amani Abeid
core   +1 more source

Internet comments as a barometer of public opinion

open access: yes, 2015
Social susceptibility is defined and analyzed using data from CNN news website. The current models of opinion dynamics, voting, and herding in closed communities are extended, and the community's response to the injection of a group with predetermined ...
Feigel, Alexander   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Fire in the Soul of Zurga: Bizet\u27s The Pearl Fishers and Male Sati [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
In lieu of an abstract, below is the essay\u27s first paragraph. Although in recent years Georges Bizet’s “other” opera, Les Pêcheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers), has been performed on occasion, scant attention has been paid to it, compared to his ...
Dabbagh, Lori
core   +1 more source

Self-Immolation in Kermanshah City, Iran; a Serious Suicide Intention?

open access: yesInternational Archives of Health Sciences, 2016
Aims: The reason of selecting self-immolation as a mean to commit suicide is unclear. This study was designed to compare 2 groups of people with and without intention to suicide that had self-immolated.
Shakeri J. MD,   +3 more
doaj  

Audit of burns patients in the intensive care setting [poster] [PDF]

open access: yes
No abstract ...
Douglas, H., Gilhooly, C., Watson, S.
core  

Analysis of cases of suicide by self-immolation in the post-mortem material of the Department of Forensic Medicine in Cracow 

open access: yesArchives of Forensic Medicine and Criminology
Aim of the study: Analysis of self-immolation cases and distribution of the resulting burns and their degree.Material and methods: The study included 16 cases from the Department of Forensic Medicine,
Katarzyna Klimaszewska   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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