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Are ticks venomous animals? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
[Introduction]: As an ecological adaptation venoms have evolved independently in several species of Metazoa. As haematophagous arthropods ticks are mainly considered as ectoparasites due to directly feeding on the skin of animal hosts. Ticks are of major
Cabezas-Cruz, Alejandro   +1 more
core   +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

Spider venom peptides as potential drug candidates due to their anticancer and antinociceptive activities

open access: yesJournal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
Spider venoms are known to contain proteins and polypeptides that perform various functions including antimicrobial, neurotoxic, analgesic, cytotoxic, necrotic, and hemagglutinic activities.
Ting Wu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Periumbilical Pain with Radiation to Both Legs Following Tarantula Bite; a Case Report

open access: yesArchives of Academic Emergency Medicine, 2018
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   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Phospholipase D toxins of brown spider venom convert lysophosphatidylcholine and sphingomyelin to cyclic phosphates. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2013
Venoms of brown spiders in the genus Loxosceles contain phospholipase D enzyme toxins that can cause severe dermonecrosis and even death in humans.
Daniel M Lajoie   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Neuroactive venom compounds obtained from Phlogiellus bundokalbo as potential leads for neurodegenerative diseases: insights on their acetylcholinesterase and beta-secretase inhibitory activities in vitro

open access: yesJournal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2021
Background Spider venom is a rich cocktail of neuroactive compounds designed to prey capture and defense against predators that act on neuronal membrane proteins, in particular, acetylcholinesterases (AChE) that regulate synaptic transmission through ...
Simon Miguel M. Lopez   +10 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

Poisonous Spiders: Bites, Symptoms, and Treatment; an Educational Re-view

open access: yesArchives of Academic Emergency Medicine, 2018
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   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Coexistence Patterns Between Ants And Spiders In Grassland Habitats [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The ecological importance of both ants and spiders is well known, as well as the relationship between certain spiders and ants. The two main strategies ˗ myrmecomorphy (ant-mimicking) and myrmecophagy (ant-eating) ˗ that connect spiders to ants have been
Rákóczi, András Márton, Samu, Ferenc
core   +3 more sources

Migration, Repression and Homosexual Sociability in Francoist Spain: An Analysis of the Case Files of the Special Courts of Barcelona (1965–1975)

open access: yesGender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In Spain, under General Franco's regime, homosexuality was regarded as an antisocial and dangerous behaviour. It was thus pursued both by the police and judicial courts. The Law on Vagrants and Crooks (1954) and, subsequently, the Law on Dangerousness and Social Rehabilitation (1970) constituted the legal mechanisms used by the dictatorship to
Jordi Mas Grau, Rafael Cáceres‐Feria
wiley   +1 more source

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