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Journal articles on the topic "Greek myths/animal association"
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Williams, Craig A. "When A Dolphin Loves A Boy." Classical Antiquity 32, no. 1 (April 1, 2013): 200–242. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/ca.2013.32.1.200.
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This article catalogues and interprets an underexplored body of Greek and Roman narratives of animals who fall in love with humans. These narratives, unlike myths and fables, purport to tell of events which occur in the real world of their day; they are stories of desire (eros), but not of copulation; and their configurations of desire are characteristically Greco-Roman (the desiring animal is almost always male, and the human object of his desire is a woman or a young man explicitly or implicitly described as beautiful). With their anthropocentric and hierarchically configured models of desire, and their emphasis on the impossibility of fulfillment, these narratives illustrate some lasting Western perspectives on the relationship between animals and humans and on desire itself. Some Native American narratives of animal-human love, emphasizing relationship and kinship, stand in suggestive contrast.
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Källander, Hans. "The kleptoparasitic and commensal association of Dalmatian Pelicans Pelecanus crispus with Great Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo." Ornis Svecica 30 (January 25, 2020): 5–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.34080/os.v30.20265.
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The association between Dalmatian Pelicans Pelecanus crispus and Great Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbowas studied at three Greek sites, Megali Prespa, Kerkini and Karla. At Prespa, the two species seemed to use each other mutually: pelicans benefited from fish that tried to escape from the cormorants by swimming towards the surface while cormorants used the pelicans as a cue to the presence of fish shoals. When a pelican flew towards a cormorant, other cormorants immediately flew there and dived instantly. The association usually was very brief lasting only a mean of circa 114 s. Pelicans mostly foraged singly or in small groups (mean 3.2 individuals) and often there were also few cormorants (median 6). Kleptoparasitism was recorded at all three sites, but at Kerkini and Karla, pelicans associated with the huge fishing flocks of cormorants and predominantly kleptoparasitized them. Around 20% of attacks were successful. Thirty-one attacks were very violent with the pelican holding the cormorant until it dropped its fish.
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Kostoulas, P., L. Leontides, C. Billinis, G. S. Amiridis, and M. Florou. "The association of sub-clinical paratuberculosis with the fertility of Greek dairy ewes and goats varies with parity." Preventive Veterinary Medicine 74, no. 2-3 (May 2006): 226–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2005.12.001.
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Tzortzakakis, E., D. Pateras, and A. Charoulis. "Occurrence of Xiphinema species in grapevine areas of Tyrnavos with comments on the distribution of X. italiae in Greece." Helminthologia 43, no. 3 (June 1, 2006): 186–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/s11687-006-0034-9.
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AbstractA survey for presence of Xiphinema species was undertaken in the viticulture areas of Tyrnavos, Thessally, Greece. Soil samples were collected from existing vineyards and from fields where grapevines had been uprooted and were currently under fallow or a cereal crop. The species X. index, X. italiae and X. pachtaicum were present in 37% of the samples with a prevalence of the last two species in uprooted fields. The occurrence of X. italiae in association with light sandy soils is discussed and compared with similar findings from other Greek grapevine areas.
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Maiolino, Giuseppe, Giacomo Rossitto, Paola Caielli, Valeria Bisogni, Gian Paolo Rossi, and Lorenzo A. Calò. "The Role of Oxidized Low-Density Lipoproteins in Atherosclerosis: The Myths and the Facts." Mediators of Inflammation 2013 (2013): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/714653.
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The oxidative modification hypothesis of atherosclerosis, which assigns to oxidized low-density lipoproteins (LDLs) a crucial role in atherosclerosis initiation and progression, is still debated. This review examines the role played by oxidized LDLs in atherogenesis taking into account data derived by studies based on molecular and clinical approaches. Experimental data carried out in cellular lines and animal models of atherosclerosis support the proatherogenic role of oxidized LDLs: (a) through chemotactic and proliferating actions on monocytes/macrophages, inciting their transformation into foam cells; (b) through stimulation of smooth muscle cells (SMCs) recruitment and proliferation in the tunica intima; (c) through eliciting endothelial cells, SMCs, and macrophages apoptosis with ensuing necrotic core development. Moreover, most of the experimental data on atherosclerosis-prone animals benefiting from antioxidant treatment points towards a link between oxidative stress and atherosclerosis. The evidence coming from cohort studies demonstrating an association between oxidized LDLs and cardiovascular events, notwithstanding some discrepancies, seems to point towards a role of oxidized LDLs in atherosclerotic plaque development and destabilization. Finally, the results of randomized clinical trials employing antioxidants completed up to date, despite demonstrating no benefits in healthy populations, suggest a benefit in high-risk patients. In conclusion, available data seem to validate the oxidative modification hypothesis of atherosclerosis, although additional proofs are still needed.
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Pomerleau, Joceline, Martin McKee, Aileen Robertson, Kamelija Kadziauskiene, Algis Abaravicius, Roma Bartkeviciute, Sirje Vaask, Iveta Pudule, and Daiga Grinberga. "Dietary beliefs in the Baltic republics." Public Health Nutrition 4, no. 2 (April 2001): 217–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1079/phn200056.
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ObjectivesAs beliefs and knowledge about the possible effects of foods on health can influence food behaviours, this study examined selected dietary beliefs in the Baltic countries and the association of beliefs related to salt intake and to types of fat with food behaviours.DesignA cross-sectional study.SettingData from three surveys conducted in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in the summer of 1997 were used to describe the prevalence of dietary beliefs in these countries and to investigate the association between beliefs and behaviours (using logistic regression).SubjectsRepresentative national samples of adults were selected in each country (Estonia, n=2018; Latvia, n=2308; Lithuania, n=2153).ResultsMisunderstood concepts (myths) related to dietary salt, types of fat, meat consumption and bread and potatoes were observed in high proportions of the population. Education level was an important correlate of beliefs related to salt intake and types of fat, people with a higher education level being more likely to be familiar with these issues. Correct beliefs were not consistently associated with healthier behaviours (e.g. less frequent use of salt at the table and use of non-animal fats for cooking), except for salt intake in Estonia.ConclusionsSeveral misunderstood dietary concepts (myths) are still prevalent in the Baltic countries. Correct beliefs related to salt intake and types of fat were not consistent predictors of healthier food behaviours. In-depth qualitative investigations are needed to better describe and understand dietary beliefs and attitudes in the Baltic countries, and to identify barriers to the adoption of healthy food habits.
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D’Cunha, Nathan M., Alexandra Foscolou, Stefanos Tyrovolas, Christina Chrysohoou, Loukianos Rallidis, Evangelos Polychronopoulos, Antonia-Leda Matalas, Labros S. Sidossis, Nenad Naumovski, and Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos. "The association between protein consumption from animal and plant sources with psychological distress in older people in the Mediterranean region." Nutrition and Healthy Aging 5, no. 4 (November 3, 2020): 273–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/nha-190079.
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BACKGROUND: The potential for diet to prevent and treat mental health conditions is an exciting area of investigation; however, the impact of different protein sources on mental health outcomes is unclear. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between dietary protein intake and psychological distress, in people aged >50 years of age, living in Greece. METHODS: A combined data set of older people living in the Athens metropolitan area and 20 Greek islands, from the ATTICA (n = 1,128) and MEDIS (n = 2,221) population-based cross-sectional studies was developed. Anthropometric, clinical and socio-demographic and lifestyle characteristics, and protein consumption (total, animal, plant) consumed based on validated FFQ, were derived through standard procedures and questionnaires. “Psychological distress” (PDS) was assessed as a combined variable representing symptoms of depression and anxiety using Item Response Theory methodology and fitting a Graded Response Model. RESULTS: Animal protein, but not plant protein intake, was associated with higher PDS following adjustment for age, sex, education level, Mediterranean diet adherence and physical activity (b±SE: 0.399±0.090, p = 0.003). Following analysis by Mediterranean diet adherence level, among low adherers, animal protein intake was positively associated with PDS (b±SE: 1.119±0.174, p = 0.003), and no associations were observed in moderate or high adherence groupsin regards to plant protein intake and PDS. CONCLUSIONS: Animal protein intake is associated with PDS, suggesting a bi-directional relationship, which may be influenced by Mediterranean diet adherence.
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KANTZOURA, V., M. K. KOUAM, N. DEMIRIS, H. FEIDAS, and G. THEODOROPOULOS. "Risk factors and geospatial modelling for the presence of Fasciola hepatica infection in sheep and goat farms in the Greek temperate Mediterranean environment." Parasitology 138, no. 7 (May 17, 2011): 926–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0031182011000436.
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SUMMARYRisk factors related to herd and farmer status, farm and pasture management, and environmental factors derived by satellite data were examined for their association with the prevalence of F. hepatica in sheep and goat farms in Thessaly, Greece. Twelve farms (16·2%) and 58 farms (78·4%) of 74 had evidence of infection using coproantigen and serology respectively. The average normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) of farm location for 12 months before sampling was the most significant environmental risk factor for F. hepatica infection based on high seropositivity. The risk of infection increased by 1% when the value of NDVI increased by 0·01 degree. A geospatial map was constructed to show the relative risk (RR) of Fasciola infection in sheep and goat farms in Thessaly. In addition, geospatial maps of the model-based predicted RR for the presence of Fasciola infection in farms in Thessaly and the entire area of Greece were constructed from the developed model based on NDVI. In conclusion, this study demonstrated that Thessaly should be regarded as an endemic region for Fasciola infection and it represents the first prediction model of Fasciola infection in small ruminants in the Mediterranean basin.
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Tesch, Logan L., Ryan S. Samuel, Al S. Eidson, and Robert C. Thaler. "154 Efficacy of a Virtual Operation Main Street in Changing Perceptions of Pork Production." Journal of Animal Science 99, Supplement_1 (May 1, 2021): 145–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jas/skab054.248.
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Abstract The objective of the virtual Operation Main Street (OMS) program was to provide a live, interactive experience to educate audiences anywhere in the world about modern pork production. National Pork Board’s OMS began in 2004 to train pork producers to share their stories to improve the image of pig farming. Since its inception, they have trained >1,300 producers influencing >240,000 people However, there are locations that don’t have access to OMS speakers, and because presenters use slides, it doesn’t provide a real-time experience of being in the barn. Therefore, the virtual OMS was developed through a collaborative effort between the National Pork Board, Eidson & Partners, and South Dakota State University (SDSU). After a formal interview process, students participate in a 2-day OMS training. Students are trained to cover a set of defined speaking points, but discuss them in their own words. Each live tour is conducted in the SDSU Swine Unit, and is done entirely by the student on her/his own cellphone. Tours last approximately 10 minutes, with the audience asking questions at any time through a moderator at the venue. The first virtual tour was given on December 7, 2017, and since then there have been a total of 133 tours impacting 24,558 people. Audiences include Veterinary Colleges, high schools, the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, and the Association of Nutrition and Foodservice Professionals. In the last year, 51 tours were given to 1,678 people in 22 different states. Respondents to a Google survey offered at the end of every virtual tour stated the presentation and tour resulted in a >60% increase in a positive opinion of the pork industry. Virtual OMS is an impactful method to dispel myths about modern pig farming, and creates a personal connection between the faces of pork production and consumers.
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Hayward, John S., and Paul A. Lisson. "Evolution of brown fat: its absence in marsupials and monotremes." Canadian Journal of Zoology 70, no. 1 (January 1, 1992): 171–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z92-025.
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Species from all extant families of marsupials and monotremes were examined to clarify whether these mammalian subclasses possess brown adipose tissue. To optimize the chance of finding this tissue, special emphasis was given to sampling species adapted to colder regions, species with small adult body size, and individuals at a stage of development equivalent to the newborn stage of placentals (late pouch life in the case of marsupials). Evidence based on gross morphology and light, electron, and fluorescence microscopy failed to show the presence of brown adipose tissue in any marsupial or monotreme. All adipose tissue was typical white fat, including special instances where multilocularity of lipid droplets occurred in association with white adipocyte development or with fat mobilization resulting from nutritional or cold stress. These results, combined with lack of positive identification of brown adipose tissue in birds or other vertebrates, indicate that brown adipose tissue is unique to eutherian (placental) mammals and probably evolved early in the radiation of this subclass. This uniqueness presents the opportunity to suggest a more satisfactory name for the subclass: Thermolipia (from the Greek for "warm fat") or, commonly, thermolipials.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Greek myths/animal association"
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Forbes, Irving P. M. C. "Metamorphosis in Greek myths." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1986. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.381816.
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Mitchell, Peter. "The Classical World." In The Donkey in Human History. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198749233.003.0011.
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Donkeys are the quintessential Mediterranean animal. This chapter explores the first two millennia and more of that association. It starts with the Bronze Age societies of the Aegean, but principally emphasizes the donkey’s contribution to the Classical world of the Greeks and Romans, a topic richly informed by literary, as well as archaeological, evidence. Summarizing that contribution, Mark Griffith noted that ‘Without them there would have been no food for the table or fuel for the fire; nor would the workshops, markets, and retail stores have been able to conduct their business’, while the Roman writer and politician Cicero simply observed that it would be unduly tedious to enumerate their services. Around 4,000 years ago urban, state-organized societies centred on large, multiroom ‘palaces’ were already active on the island of Crete. By the mid-second millennium bc similar societies had emerged on the Greek mainland in the form of the Mycenaean kingdoms. Bronze Age societies further west, however, were organized at a less complex level and did not use writing. The same holds true of Greece itself once Mycenaean civilization collapsed: only after 800 BC did the material culture and city-state political systems characteristic of the Classical period emerge. Without discussing the latter’s archaeology or history in detail, it is worth remembering that the Classical Greek world was far more extensive than the modern country, a result of early settlement of the west coast of Turkey, followed by large-scale migration into southern Italy and Sicily (‘Magna Graecia’ or ‘Greater Greece’) and smaller scale colonization elsewhere along the shores of the Mediterranean and Black Sea. Greeks—and the Phoenician merchants who preceded them—were attracted into the western Mediterranean by opportunities for trade as much as settlement. Of the region’s indigenous populations Italy’s Etruscans were among the first to engage with them, undergoing a rapid process of urbanization and increasing political and economic complexity from about 800 BC. On the Etruscans’ southern periphery emerged Rome. Through luck, strategy, and a geographically central location, by the third century BC it dominated the Italian Peninsula. Moreover, following wars with Carthage, an originally Phoenician city in Tunisia, and with the Macedonian kings who succeeded Alexander the Great, its sway extended across the whole of the Mediterranean by the time Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC.