The primary purpose of the Man and the Biosphere Program is the sustainable development of both the economy and nature conservation activities. Although the effectiveness of eco-tourism to reach this goal has been proposed, due to the lack of long-term ...
Wen-Bo Li +5 more
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Gastrointestinal Parasites in Humans and Rhesus Macaques: A Cross-Sectional Study in Bhaktapur, Nepal. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Gastrointestinal parasitism in wild animals at the human‐wildlife interface may be a warning concern both for wildlife health and human health. The current study was conducted to determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in humans and rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) in the Nilbarahi area, an area with ...
Chhetala S +3 more
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The Great Tibetan Translator: Life and Works of rNgog Blo ldan shes rab (1059–1109) [PDF]
Second only to the famous Rin chen bzang po (958–1055) in receiving the title of a “Great Translator” (lo chen) during the period of the “Later Propagation” (phyi dar) of Buddhism in Tibet, rNgog lo tsā ba Blo ldan shes rab (or rNgog lo) was one of the ...
Kramer, Ralf
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Tibetan ‘wind’ and ‘wind’ illnesses: towards a multicultural approach to health and illness [PDF]
This article discusses the Tibetan notion of rlung, usually translated as: ‘wind’, but perhaps better understood as a close equivalent of pneuma in the Greek tradition, or qi in the Chinese tradition.
Yoeli-Tlalim, Ronit, Ronit Yoeli-Tlalim
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Expression of Human Thrombomodulin Prevents Early Thrombocytopenia and Thrombotic Microangiopathy in Pig-to-Nonhuman Primate Orthotopic Liver Xenotransplantation. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Background Severe thrombocytopenia and coagulation dysregulation remain major barriers to survival in pig‐to‐primate liver xenotransplantation models. Methods Porcine livers with five genetic modifications (GTKO, CMAHKO, β4GalNT2KO, hCD55, and hTBM) were orthotopically transplanted into four Tibetan macaques under two conventional ...
Zhang Z +17 more
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lucieabergeron/germline_mutation_rate: Rhesus macaque mutation rate estimation
Script used for estimating the germline mutation rate of the rhesus ...
lucieabergeron
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Sexual Interference Behaviors in Male Adult and Subadult Tibetan Macaques (Macaca thibetana) [PDF]
Male nonhuman primate sexual interference, which includes copulation interruption and copulation harassment, has been related to reproductive success, but its significance has been challenging to test. Copulation interruption results in the termination of a copulation before ejaculation, whereas copulation harassment does not.
Kui-Hai Pang +5 more
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Re-Evaluating the Demographic History of, and Inferring the Fine-Scale Recombination Landscape For, Wild Chinese Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta). [PDF]
We here re‐evaluate the demographic history of rhesus macaques within China, finding support for a single, interbreeding subpopulation. Utilizing this population history, we infer a fine‐scale recombination rate map across the genome, and compare it to previously published fine‐scale maps from rhesus macaques of Indian‐origin. ABSTRACT As a major model
Terbot JW +6 more
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Gut microbiome is critical to the health of mammals. Many previous studies have revealed the gut bacterial microbiomes of mother and infant changed significantly during the weaning period.
Ran Yue +7 more
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Tibetan Printing: Comparison, Continuities, and Change [PDF]
Tibetan Printing: Comparisons, Continuities and Change is the first publication that brings together leading experts from different disciplines to discuss the introduction of printing in Tibetan societies in the context of Asian book culture. Readership:
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