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Berkeley's Gland Tour into Speculative Fiction Part 1: Homer, Descartes and Pope

Philosophy Compass, Volume 18, Issue 4, April 2023., 2023
Abstract Berkeley is best known for his immaterialism and the texts that extol it—the Principles of Human Knowledge and Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous. He made his case by treatise, then by dialogue, and this tendency towards stylistic experimentation did not end there; this paper explores an early speculative fiction project that pursued ...
Clare Marie Moriarty, Lisa Walters
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Biological Flora of Britain and Ireland: Knautia arvensis

Journal of Ecology, Volume 110, Issue 8, Page 1970-1992, August 2022., 2022
Field Scabious is a widespread, native perennial of grasslands and meadows found throughout much of Europe. It is a popular plant frequently used as part of pollinator seed mixes, as the nectariferous blue‐lilac flowers support a range of generalist and specialist pollinators.
Sandra Varga, Carl D. Soulsbury, Elizabeth A. John   +2 more
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The value of hybrid and non‐native ash for the conservation of ash specialists is limited following late stages of emerald ash borer invasion

Agricultural and Forest Entomology, Volume 24, Issue 3, Page 355-370, August 2022., 2022
Abstract Widespread mortality of native North American ash caused by emerald ash borer (EAB; Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire) threatens native arthropod biodiversity, but hybrid ash populations with resistance to EAB may serve a role in supporting threatened communities of arthropods in managed landscapes impacted by EAB.
Kayla I. Perry, Christopher B. Riley, Fan Fan, James Radl, Daniel A. Herms, Mary M. Gardiner   +5 more
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Escorpiões de importância médica no Estado da Paraíba, Brasil

Evidência, 2020
Entre os agentes tóxicos que podem ameaçar a saúde do homem, os escorpiões são os que mais provocam acidentes em território paraibano. Para o ministério da saúde, quatro espécies do gênero Tityus possuem importância médica no Brasil, devido à sua ...
Vagner Alexandre de Sousa, Tássia Thuanne Dantas da Silva, Francisca Dara Augusto de Sousa, Ana Emilia Formiga Marques, Breno Alves Auad Moreira   +4 more
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Toxicity and protein composition of venoms of Hottentotta saulcyi, Hottentotta schach and Androctonus crassicauda, three scorpion species collected in Iran

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 7, Issue 6, Page 2418-2426, November 2021., 2021
This study could be useful for understanding the venom extraction and toxicity, the protein and amino acid diversities of three species of scorpions (Hottentotta saulcyi, Hottentotta schach and Androctonus crassicauda). The results from this study show that H. saulcyi and H.
Ani Boghozian, Habibollah Nazem, Mohammad Fazilati, Seyed Hossein Hejazi, Mohammadreza Sheikh Sajjadieh   +4 more
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Mass spectrometry‐based top‐down and bottom‐up approaches for proteomic analysis of the Moroccan Buthus occitanus scorpion venom

FEBS Open Bio, Volume 11, Issue 7, Page 1867-1892, July 2021., 2021
Buthus occitanus scorpion possesses highly toxic venom. This article describes the first proteomic screening of the Moroccan B. occitanus venom. Our findings highlight the complexity and the toxin diversity of this venom. The most representative compounds are neurotoxins.
Khadija Daoudi, Christian Malosse, Ayoub Lafnoune, Bouchra Darkaoui, Salma Chakir, Jean‐Marc Sabatier, Julia Chamot‐Rooke, Rachida Cadi, Naoual Oukkache   +8 more
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What do we know about some of the most conspicuous scorpion species of the genus Tityus? A historical approach

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2015
In the present study, comments are proposed on historical aspects of the most conspicuous scorpion species of the genus Tityus found in Brazil. Both Tityus bahiensis (Perty) and Tityus serrulatus Lutz & Mello are better known for their infamous ...
Wilson R. Lourenço
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Parthenogenesis in scorpions: some history - new data

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2008
Parthenogenesis, a rare phenomenon in Chelicerates, apart from mites, is reviewed in scorpions, notably Tityus serrulatus Lutz & Mello from Brazil, Tityus columbianus (Thorell) from Colombia and Tityus metuendus Pocock from Peru and Brazil.
W. R. Lourenço
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AVALIAÇÃO CLÍNICA E EPIDEMIOLÓGICA DOS ACIDENTES POR ESCORPIÕES EM CIDADES DO NOROESTE PAULISTA

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022
Introdução: No mundo foram descritas aproximadamente 1.500 espécies de escorpiões pertencentes a 18 famílias, a maioria das espécies perigosas pertencem à família Buthidae, incluindo os Tityus na América do Sul.
Rafaela Dias Fichi Santana, Guilherme Trojillo Gil, Cesare Takaoka Gaggini, Marcio Cesar Reino Gaggini, Mauricio Fernando Favaleça   +4 more
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Abundancia y diversidad de escorpiones, según la temporada, en Parque Nacional Altos de Campana, Panamá.

Visión Antataura, 2022
Del orden de escorpiones del Parque Nacional Altos de Campana, provincia de Panamá Oeste, se analizó la presencia de dos escorpiones de la familia Buthidae.
William González Gutiérrez, Carlos Antonio Villarreal, Raúl Carranza, Jorge Gutiérrez   +3 more
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