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“We Can No Longer Live by the Domostroi”: The Riddles of Anna Nikanorovna Paskhalova‐Mordovtseva
The Russian Review, EarlyView.Abstract This article analyzes the rebuses (picture riddles) of Anna Nikanorovna Paskhalova‐Mordovtseva. It argues that despite their seemingly modest nature as artefacts of everyday leisure, Mordovtseva used these puzzles to make radical claims and assert herself as a public intellectual.
Ksenia Butuzova, Julia Mannherz
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, 2022 Venomous snakes belonging to the family Viperidae, Elapidae, Colubridae and Hydrophidae, produces snake venom in order to facilitate immobilization and digestion of prey, act as defense mechanism against threats. Venom contains zootoxins which is a highly modified saliva that is either injected via fangs during a bite or spitted.
Asirwatham Pushpa Arokia Rani +1 more
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Preliminary Insights of Brazilian Snake Venom Metalloproteomics
, 2023 Snakebite envenoming is one of the most significantly neglected tropical diseases in the world. The lack of diagnosis/prognosis methods for snakebite is one of our motivations to develop innovative technological solutions for Brazilian health.
Ilka Biondi +10 more
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Imagination Will Not Be Automized: On AI Image Generators and Epistemic Oppression
Constellations, EarlyView.
Sarah Abel
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Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.Abstract Hunter‐gatherers faced the survival threat of confusing edible mushrooms with their poisonous twins, imposing selection pressure on those who failed to detect subtle visual differences. Grounded in the ancestral priorities framework, which posits that the human mind is adapted to handle prehistoric challenges, we investigated whether humans ...
Roman Abel
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, 2023 Snake venoms are primarily used to subjugate prey, and consequently, their evolution has been shown to be predominantly driven by diet-related selection pressure.
Kevin Arbuckle +3 more
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Introduction: Charting the Evolution of English and Anglophone Writing in Asia
World Englishes, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This introductory article explores the history of the English language and literatures in the Asian ‘Outer Circle’ countries, or English in its ‘second diaspora’, focusing primarily on literature from its beginnings to the present. Due to space limitations, the scope is further narrowed to poetry and the novel – the two genres that, arguably ...
Mohammad A. Quayum
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Structure and Function of Snake Venom Proteins Affecting Platelet Plug Formation
, 2009 Many snake venom proteins have been isolated that affect platelet plug formation by interacting either with platelet integrins, membrane glycoprotein Ib (GPIb), or plasma von Willebrand factor (VWF).
Taei Matsui, Jiharu Hamako, Koiti Titani
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Zoologica Scripta, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Three forested dispersal corridors have been proposed within the diagonal of open/dry landscapes in South America and the relative importance of each one has been the subject of debate for forest organisms. We analysed the biogeographical history of three snake genera (Bothrops, Philodryas, and Micrurus) from different families (Viperidae ...
Matheus Pontes‐Nogueira +2 more
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Toxin synergism in snake venoms [PDF]
, 2016 Synergism between venom toxins exists for a range of snake species. Synergism can be derived from both intermolecular interactions and supramolecular interactions between venom components, and can be the result of toxins targeting the same protein ...
Laustsen, Andreas Hougaard
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