archaeologically, the hybrid and mythological motif of people-scorpion, as presented in both forms of man-scorpion and woman-scorpion, in the horizon of bronze age cultures in the plateau of iran, merely, is reported from the archaeological sites of jiroft in the halil rood basin, southwest iran. in mesopotamia, the people-scorpion is presented as the guardian monster for the gates of dead peop...

A lot of different approaches for controlling locomotion in multipods already exist but most of them are focused on reflex[1] or Central Pattern Generator (CPG) control[2] only and do not take into account a flexible posture control. Therefore, an enhanced locomotion control concept to improve the flexibility of motion production is presented. This concept is based on experiences gained in the ...

Indian red scorpion (Mesobuthus tamulus; MBT) produces lethal stings and is a matter of concern in certain parts of India. MBT envenomation produces multi-systemic involvement, thus presents difficulty in the management. Symptomatic treatment has been practiced earlier that failed to relieve the toxic effects of the venom. Therefore, present manuscript deals with pathophysiologically based appr...

Intravenous injection of scorpion toxin (Tityus serrulatus) in normal and Trypanosoma cruzi infected rats did not cause ultrastructural morphologic changes on enterochromaffin-like (ECL) cells of the stomach, although it induced a significant increase of the gastric secretion. Our data seem to indicate that gastric ECL cells structure is not affected by stimulation with scorpion toxin or by acu...

Before performing this procedure • Wash your hands (and afterwards too). • Ask the parent and any other helper to wash their hands. • Minimise distractions. • Ensure good lighting. • Explain to the parent (and child, if old enough to understand) that the medicine needs to be put into the eye and that it will make the eye better. • Explain that, once the medication has been put in, the vision ma...

Scorpion stings and snake bites are major health hazards that lead to suffering of victims and high mortality. Thousands of injuries associated with such stings and bites of venomous animals occur every year worldwide. In North Africa, more than 100,000 scorpion stings and snake bites are reported annually. An appropriate determination of the 50% lethal doses (LD₅₀) of scorpion and snake venoms...

phenolic compounds including flavonoids and phenolic acids are plants secondary metabolites. due to their ability to act as antioxidant agents, there is a growing interest to use those components in traditional medicine for cancer prevention or treatment. the aim of this study was to measure the amounts of total phenolics and flavonoids as well as anti-proliferative effect of aqueous extract of...

The Western Ghats of India is considered one the richest biodiversity hotspots in world. Documenting scorpion diversity has always been paramount importance due to their species richness, ecological role and endemism, which calls for conservation priority. Scorpion probably underestimated given ancestry group, more field work region very likely uncover numerous undescribed taxa. Several new Ind...