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Poisonous Spiders: Bites, Symptoms, and Treatment; an Educational Review

Emergency, 2014
More than 40,000 species of spiders have been identified in the world. Spider bites is a common problem among people, however few of them are harmful but delay in treatment can cause death.
Farzad Rahmani, Seyed Mahdi Banan Khojasteh, Hanieh Ebrahimi Bakhtavr, Farnaz Rahmani, Kavous Shahsavari Nia, Gholamreza Faridaalaee   +5 more
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Digital Futures in an Ageing Society: Frontline Perspectives on Sociotechnical Imaginaries in Swedish Eldercare

Sociology of Health &Illness, Volume 48, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT This article investigates how care professionals working with older adults in Sweden encounter, reproduce, and challenge sociotechnical imaginaries of a digitalised health and social care system. Drawing on interviews with 20 care professionals, we explore how promissory discourses that frame digitalisation as a solution to demographic and ...
Freja Morris, Fredrika Thelandersson, Helena Sandberg   +2 more
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A Polychaete’s Powerful Punch: Venom Gland Transcriptomics of Glycera Reveals a Complex Cocktail of Toxin Homologs [PDF]

, 2014
© The Author(s) 2014. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/
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The Supreme Court of Canada interprets the fitness to stand trial test in R v. Bharwani

Journal of Forensic Sciences, Volume 71, Issue 2, Page 811-820, March 2026.
Abstract At the core of the common law, rooted in fairness, is the principle that an accused must be “fit” or “competent” to answer charges pursued by the state. Fitness rules vary considerably across jurisdictions but generally share the requirement that the accused be able to actively participate in the conduct of their defense.
Dennis Curry, Jason Quinn
wiley   +1 more source

Enzymatic Analysis of Iranian Echis carinatus Venom Using Zymography [PDF]

, 2017
Snakebite is a common problem especially in tropical areas all over the world including Iran. Echis carinatus as one of the most dangerous Iranian snakes is spreading in this country excluding central and northwest provinces.
Hoseiny, Seyed Mehdi, Kamyab, Mostafa, Kim, Euikyung, Seyedian, Ramin   +3 more
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Periumbilical Pain with Radiation to Both Legs Following Tarantula Bite; a Case Report

Emergency, 2015
Tarantulas have recently become as pets in most parts of the world that increased the probability of encountering emergency physicians with patients hurt with these spiders. Their attacks usually do not cause general manifestation, however there are some
Mahboob Pouraghaei, Samad Shams Vahdati, Ibrahim Mashhadi, Taranoom Mahmoudieh   +3 more
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“A Place Where Freedom Means Something”: James Baldwin's Global Maroon Geographies

Antipode, Volume 58, Issue 2, March 2026.
Abstract Despite his vocal support for the Algerian revolution, Palestinian liberation, and the South African anti‐apartheid struggle, James Baldwin has continued to be regarded as a thinker whose work predominantly revolved around themes of civil rights, cross‐racial dialogue, and integration.
Ida Danewid
wiley   +1 more source

Spider Venom as Bio-Insecticide

, 2023
Insecticidal toxins derived from insect predators and parasitoids are of growing interest in the development of bio-insecticides at present. One of the major features contributing to the overall success of spiders is the production of a highly toxic venom from their venom glands that they employ to subdue prey and deter predators.
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Venomous spiders of Turkey (Araneae)

, 2007
Over 50.000 species have been described on the world. Among them about 100 species are dangerous for human. Members of Latrodectus and Loxosceles share the habitats of human beings. Chemically, spider venom is heterogeneous, and contains poly peptide, poly amine, nucleic acid, free amino acid, monoamine, neurotoxin, enzyme and inorganic elements.
BAYRAM, Abdullah, YİĞİT, Nazife, DANIŞMAN, Tarık, ÇORAK, İlkay, SANCAK, Zafer, ULAŞOĞLU, Derya   +5 more
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Using citizen science as a research prioritization tool to detect co‐occurrences of the invasive species Harmonia axyridis

Insect Conservation and Diversity, Volume 19, Issue 2, Page 452-459, March 2026.
We studied co‐occurrences and potential novel interactions between the invasive ladybird Harmonia axyridis and local biota (plants, arthropods and fungi) across Argentina using citizen science records. We detected co‐occurrences (mainly Asteracea and Aphididae) and previously unreported interactions (predation, parasitism, interspecific mating and ...
Florencia Baudino, Ramiro R. Ripa, Jorgelina Franzese, Victoria Werenkraut   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source