ToxinsScorpion envenomation poses a global public health issue, with an estimated 1,500,000 cases worldwide annually resulting in 2600 deaths. North Africa, particularly Morocco, experiences severe envenomations, mainly attributed to Androctonus mauretanicus ...
Bouchra Darkaoui +8 more
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Venom of the Brazilian spider Sicarius ornatus (Araneae, Sicariidae) contains active sphingomyelinase D: potential for toxicity after envenomation. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2013 BACKGROUND:The spider family Sicariidae includes two genera, Sicarius and Loxosceles. Bites by Sicarius are uncommon in humans and, in Brazil, a single report is known of a 17-year old man bitten by a Sicarius species that developed a necrotic lesion ...
Priscila Hess Lopes +5 more
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Advanced Sensor Research, EarlyView.This work overcomes long‐standing crucial technical difficulties in miniaturizing micro‐wave detectors, caused by the longer‐wavelength diffraction limit, with carbon nanotube (CNT) film photo‐thermoelectric sensors. The CNT film sensor exhibits sensitive micro‐wave detection operations with signal‐to‐noise ratios over 1400 at compact device sizes ...
Qi Zhang +11 more
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Snakebite: An Exploratory Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Adjunct Treatment Strategies. [PDF]
, 2018 The cost-effectiveness of the standard of care for snakebite treatment, antivenom, and supportive care has been established in various settings. In this study, based on data from South Indian private health-care providers, we address an additional ...
Bulfone, Tommaso C +5 more
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Recent Advancements in Lung Cancer Metastasis Prevention Based on Nanostrategies
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Metastasis is the leading cause of death in patients with lung cancer. Nanomedicine can be used to prepare efficient drug delivery systems owing to their advantages and plays an important role in the synergistic antimetastasis of lung cancer. This comprehensive review summarizes the emerging nanostrategies against lung cancer metastasis based on the ...
Fan Xu +7 more
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A Simple and Novel Strategy for the Production of a Pan-specific Antiserum against Elapid Snakes of Asia. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016 Snakebite envenomation is a serious medical problem in many tropical developing countries and was considered by WHO as a neglected tropical disease.
Kavi Ratanabanangkoon +8 more
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Identification of presynaptic neurotoxin complexes in the venoms of three Australian copperheads (Austrelaps spp.) and the efficacy of tiger snake antivenom to prevent or reverse neurotoxicity [PDF]
, 2011 The venom of the Australian lowlands copperhead, Austrelaps superbus, produces significant and potentially lethal neurotoxic paralysis in cases of clinical envenomation. However, little is known about the neurotoxic components within this venom or venoms
Marcon, F, Nicholson, GM
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.A visible‐light‐mediated method has been developed for the direct conversion of biomass into formate at ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure. This approach achieves the selective generation of hydroxyl radicals, which subsequently transform sugars, cellulose, and hemicellulose into formate.
Tong Zhang +7 more
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African adders: partial characterization of snake venoms from three Bitis species of medical importance and their neutralization by experimental equine antivenoms. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015 BACKGROUND:An alarming number of fatal accidents involving snakes are annually reported in Africa and most of the victims suffer from permanent local tissue damage and chronic disabilities.
Danielle Paixão-Cavalcante +4 more
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