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Venomous Animals; Are They Important in Iran? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Many reports have indicated the medical importance of animal poisons in Iran. The significance numbers of Iranians are injured from high endemic to sporadic, by venomous snakes, scorpions, wasps, bees, fire and velvet ants, spiders and backswimmer bugs ...
Dehghani, R.
core   +1 more source

‘The city is not for us’: Ethics, everyday sexism, and negotiating unwanted encounters during fieldwork

open access: yesArea, EarlyView.
Short Abstract An autoethnographic account of situated ethics and risk during fieldwork. Specifically, it discusses gendered street harassment while conducting walking interviews with women in Manchester, UK. Abstract This paper is an autoethnographic account of situated ethics and risk during fieldwork.
Morag Rose
wiley   +1 more source

First record of spider poisoning in the Maltese Islands [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
The first case of spider poisoning in the Maltese Islands, by Loxosceles rufescens (Family Sicariidae) is reported. A juvenile of the species caused a serious lesion, as well as systemic symptoms, in a male subject following a bite inflicted while the ...
Dandria, David, Mahoney, Patrick
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Using sleep to enhance exposure treatment for anxious children: A pilot study

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives: Exposure therapy is a well‐established treatment for anxiety disorders in children; however, many young people do not fully respond to treatment. Advances in strategies to enhance extinction learning from exposure therapy are urgently needed.
Ella L. Oar   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strategies, costs and counter‐strategies to sexual coercion

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sexual conflict, the conflict between the evolutionary interests of females and males over mating, occasionally results in the evolution of traits favourable for one sex and adverse for the other. In this context, males can use sexual coercion to increase their mating success, at the expense of their female targets' mate choice.
Nikolaos Smit
wiley   +1 more source

BITE OF A POISONOUS SPIDER, LATRODECTUS MACTANS. [PDF]

open access: yesJAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1907
The toxic qualities of the spider that is known as Latrodectus mactans are not, I believe, generally known. An appropriate name for the spider would be the "T and dot" spider, as the specimen I have seen was coal black with a red T and red dot. Some weeks ago I was called to see a man who, pulling on his boot, had pressed on one of these spiders with ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Either Or: Interactive Articles or Videos for Climate Science Communication

open access: yesComputer Graphics Forum, EarlyView.
Abstract Effective communication of climate science is critical as climate‐related disasters become more frequent and severe. Translating complex information, such as uncertainties in climate model predictions, into formats accessible to diverse audiences is key to informed decision‐making and public engagement.
J. Poehls   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contact Urticaria and Related Conditions: Clinical Review

open access: yesContact Dermatitis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Contact urticaria (CoU) is an immediate contact reaction occurring within minutes to an hour after exposure to specific proteins or chemicals. CoU is categorised into non‐immunologic (NI‐CoU) and immunologic (I‐CoU) types, with I‐CoU potentially leading to anaphylaxis. Both forms of CoU can be associated with protein contact dermatitis and the
Mojca Bizjak   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Coagulopathy after spider bites in a six-year-old boy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Background: Spider bites are common in most parts of the world. In some areas, where snake or scorpion bites are common, spider bites may not be considered a significant problem by the general public and those who have been bitten by spiders may not go ...
Ansari, S.H., Salehi, S.
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Local Search and the Evolution of World Models

open access: yesTopics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract An open question regarding how people develop their models of the world is how new candidates are generated for consideration out of infinitely many possibilities. We discuss the role that evolutionary mechanisms play in this process. Specifically, we argue that when it comes to developing a global world model, innovation is necessarily ...
Neil R. Bramley   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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