"Late anthropologist Ernest Becker outlined a theory that a major function of culture is to provide answers to the Big Questions people pose in relation to the uniquely human recognition of death and mortality. In this book, each chapter interacts with Becker's theory from the p…
"Late anthropologist Ernest Becker outlined a theory that a major function of culture is to provide answers to the Big Questions people pose in relation to the uniquely human recognition of death and mortality. In this book, each chapter interacts with Becker's theory from the p…
"Late anthropologist Ernest Becker outlined a theory that a major function of culture is to provide answers to the Big Questions people pose in relation to the uniquely human recognition of death and mortality. In this book, each chapter interacts with Becker's theory from the p…
This book conducts a systematic inquiry into the tragic deaths caused by natural disasters at different geographic scales. It employs key disaster concepts and classification of disasters to understand the high mortality rates and the various factors associated with these deaths…
Streptococcus pyogenes and Staphylococcus aureus have been leading causes of human infections throughout history. S. pyogenes is of the top-ten pathogens responsible for most death globally, 0.5 million deaths per year. S. aureus is carried asymptomatically by half the populatio…
O ponto fulcral da sociedade, independentemente da época ou país, é o tempo de vida. Antigamente, atingir os 60 anos era motivo de celebração especial. Agora, no século XXI, é comum atingir os 65 anos. O paradigma do ciclo de vida tem mudado bruscamente e encontramos numa situaç…
A doença no período pré-desmame tem um grande impacto no crescimento e na vida produtiva da futura vaca. Cerca de 50% das mortes que ocorrem no primeiro ano de vida acontecem nas primeiras 6 semanas. Este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar a transferência de imunidade passiva (…
Background: The first 1,000 days of life are a unique period for the brain architecture. The development of perceptual, sensorimotor, social and language systems depend crucially on environmental stimulation. Multiple factors influence the acquisition of competencies, including …
The dissertation focused on Newcastle disease virus (NDV) in vaccinated poultry flocks in Egypt and explored potential antigenic drift of circulating NDV strains. The investigations, were mirrored by analysis on the evolution of Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV), another importa…
Background: African Heritage (AH) men have a higher overall incidence, earlier age of onset, more clinically advanced and aggressive disease, higher incidence of metastases and mortality from prostate cancer (CaP) compared to Caucasian men. Biological and genetic factors relatin…
Pancreatic Cancer is one of the lethal cancers in the world with vague symptoms and low survival rates. It is the seventh leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the world and will become the second within 2030 in USA. The five (5) years survival rate for all stages diagnosed …
Fungal infections cause an estimated 13 million life-threatening infections and 1.6 million deaths annually. The burden of invasive fungal infections (IFIs) reflects immunocompromise resulting from the rise in HIV/AIDS and iatrogenic immunosuppressive therapy. Cryptococcal menin…