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Microbial adaptation to venom is common in snakes and spiders [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Animal venoms are considered sterile sources of antimicrobial compounds with strong membrane disrupting activity against multi-drug resistant bacteria. However, bite wound infections are common in developing nations.
Taylor, J.   +24 more
core   +1 more source

Peptidomic and transcriptomic profiling of four distinct spider venoms. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2017
Venom based research is exploited to find novel candidates for the development of innovative pharmacological tools, drug candidates and new ingredients for cosmetic and agrochemical industries.
Vera Oldrati   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Identity Entanglement: Rethinking Marginality through the Intersectional, Liminal, and Antithetical

open access: yesSymbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
While identity research has given sustained attention to marginality, intersectionality, and the effects of power on identity, the formal interactional dynamics through which identities are constituted remain limited. I present identity entanglement as a useful framework for better understanding and articulating the relational complexities of identity.
Jules Vivid
wiley   +1 more source

Spider Bite in Iran

open access: yesElectronic Physician, 2017
Some of the world’s most dangerous spiders have been certified in some areas of Iran. Spider bites are common in some geographical areas, and are sporadic in some regions. Spider bites can be classified as latrodectism or loxoscelism.
Hossein Sanaei-Zadeh
doaj   +1 more source

A Web of Coagulotoxicity: Failure of Antivenom to Neutralize the Destructive (Non-Clotting) Fibrinogenolytic Activity of Loxosceles and Sicarius Spider Venoms

open access: yesToxins, 2020
Envenomations are complex medical emergencies that can have a range of symptoms and sequelae. The only specific, scientifically-validated treatment for envenomation is antivenom administration, which is designed to alleviate venom effects.
Dwin Grashof   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

From Ambiguous Queries to Verifiable Insights: A Task‐Driven Framework for LLM‐Powered SOC Analysis⋆

open access: yesCAAI Transactions on Intelligence Technology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Security operations centre (SOC) analysts must investigate alerts, correlate threat intelligence and interpret heterogeneous telemetry under tight timing constraints. Although large language models (LLMs) offer strong understanding capabilities, directly applying them to SOC environments remains challenging due to semantic ambiguity in analyst
Huan Zhang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Substrate specificity of spider venom Hyals.

open access: yes, 2015
*RTA-clade (araneomorph spider families exhibiting a Retrolateral Tibial Apophysis)Degradation (+), partial degradation (+/-) or no degradation (-) of the examined substrates (HA, CS4, DS, HS) after incubation with spider venom.
Urs Kämpfer (832660)   +10 more
core   +1 more source

Milking and partial characterization of venom from the Brazilian spider Vitalius dubius (Theraphosidae)

open access: yes, 2015
The theraphosid spider genus Vitalius contains several species found in southeastern Brazil. In this work, we used electrostimulation to obtain venom from Vitalius dubius and examined its general composition.
Hyslop, Stephen   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Transcriptomic Analysis of the Venom Gland and Enzymatic Characterization of the Venom of Phoneutria depilata (Ctenidae) from Colombia

open access: yesToxins, 2022
The transcriptome of the venom glands of the Phoneutria depilata spider was analyzed using RNA-seq with an Illumina protocol, which yielded 86,424 assembled transcripts.
Julieta Vásquez-Escobar   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Amidst (waste) abundance: world‐making and struggles in hosting a municipal landfill in the Bolivian lowlands Au milieu de l'abondance (de déchets) : fabrication du monde et luttes liées à la gestion d'une décharge municipale dans les basses terres de Bolivie

open access: yesJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
In recent decades, solid waste has proliferated worldwide, becoming a pressing global issue. This article explores the role of Indigenous people dwelling within and upon emerging waste scenarios, with a specific focus on involved forms of sociality and ontological contestation. Drawing on the case of a municipal landfill sited on a Guarani community in
Vanesa Martín Galán
wiley   +1 more source

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