“O Rose thou art sick”. Unravelling social implications of body and mind’s sickness in William Blake’s poems of experience. by Marta Fabi

“…By looking closely at the poem The Sick Rose, which will be compared with the last stanza of the poem London, this paper aims at investigating the symbolical meaning of the works with reference to the spreading of venereal diseases in 1790s London. By proceeding with a close textual analysis, my study will show that Blake’s extended metaphors, symbols and images can be read and interpreted on two different levels. …”
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Le corps dans le chiisme populaire iranien : entre savâb et impureté by Anne-Sophie Vivier

“…Finally, I will study how the body appears as an important mediator, a fact recognizable firstly in the rituals linked with the Imams’ veneration, and more largely, in other many practices which reach their culminant point in the numerous offerings, exchanges and ritual sharing of food.In conclusion, the body appears to be in the core of the Shi’ite popular religiosity because it plays an important role in the construction of the link with the divine, who may reflect its role in the construction of the social bond, which is so prominent in the little peasant society studied.…”
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Vidova gora i sveti Vid<br>Die Vidova gora auf Brač und Sankt-Veit</br> by Radoslav Katičić

“…Due to the great similarity of the names, the name Sventovit could have had the effect that the Christian veneration of St. Vitus replaced the pagan worship of the pagan thunder-god.…”
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Cat scratch disease in a 23-year-old male–Case report by Radeyah Waseem, Muskan Seher, Sohiba Ghazal, Hussain Haider Shah, Ume Habiba

“…He was then given an inotropic drug (noradrenaline) for low blood pressure and antibiotics (azithromycin) for fever. Venereal disease research laboratory (VDRL) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) serology came out negative. …”
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Ultraprocessed Food: Addictive, Toxic, and Ready for Regulation by Robert H. Lustig

“…Past public health crises (e.g., tobacco, alcohol, opioids, cholera, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), lead, pollution, venereal disease, even coronavirus (COVID-19) have been met with interventions targeted both at the individual and all of society. …”
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Portrait of the artist as a sick man. Rheumatological pathography of James Joyce (1882-1941) by L. Ventura

“…To these conditions should also be added dental caries, venereal diseases and recurrent polyarthritis. The hypothesis according which Joyce suffered from neurosyphilis is still debated and should be sufficiently demonstrated, whereas a spondyloarthropathy, either Reiter’s syndrome or ankylosing spondylitis, appears more likely. …”
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Civismo popular, algazarra nas ruas: comemorações da independência nacional na Bahia by Wlamyra Albuquerque

“…She parades heavily adorned and carrying the flags of Bahia and Brazil. Both are also venerated in candomblé, a religion of African origin. …”
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Seneca’s Etna: the Epicurean principle of multiple explanations, anti-sublimity and the Stoic sage (Ep. 79) by Myrto Garani

“…In addition to this “scientific tourism”, Seneca encourages Lucilius to attempt a new poem on Etna, “the venerated theme of every poet” (Ep. 79.5) and not to be deterred from doing so by the fact that there are already prominent literary works that offer remarkable descriptions of Etna. …”
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Sacral Geography as a System: Problem of Sacral Object’s Status by A. P. Lipatova

“…The article hypothesizes that the connection between elements within the system of sacred loci of a certain territory is not only manifested at the level of the actional code of objects veneration, but is also expressed in the etiological texts explaining the special status of loci. …”
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Screening for Syphilis During Pregnancy in Turkey by Yusuf Aytaç Tohma, Hasan Energin, Emel Ebru Özçimen, Eser Çolak

“…Serological syphilis screening using the Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) was performed on all pregnant women as a part of routine antenatal care at their first hospital visit during pregnancy. …”
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Phytochemical, Antimicrobial and Cytotoxic Activities of Strophanthus sarmentosus DC by Julius Leke Abiola, Olapeju Oluyemisi Aiyelaagbe

“…Strophanthus sarmentosus DC is used traditionally in the management of snake-bite, arthritis, eye infection, rheumatism, emetic and venereal diseases. Freshly collected mature Strophanthus sarmentosus plant parts were air-dried at room temperature.  …”
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Heterologous expression of Cysteine Protease 8 from Trichomonas foetus in Pichia pastoris by Karli Geethanjali, Polavarapu Rathnagiri, Varada Kalarani

“…Bovine trichomonosis is one of the most neglected venereal diseases of cattle. Trichomonas foetus, the causative organism was known over decades and is responsible for severe reproductive failure. …”
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Clinical Presentation Of Reitet's Syndrome Among Iraqi Patients by Sami Salman, Ahmad A. AI-Najar

“…Results: Reiter's syndrome was post-dysnteric in 44 (88%) of patients and post-venereal in 6 (12%) patients. Its clinical features are similar to other series. …”
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Validation of gene targets that allow transplantation of a mouse cancer across the histocompatibility barrier by Ong, Sze Yan

“…The canine transmissible venereal tumour (CTVT) is a transmissible cancer of clonal cell lineage (Murgia et al. 2006). …”
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Immunological study on the effect of some free radicals and antioxidants on the placenta of pregnant women with rheumatic heart diseases by Al-Assaf, Anwar Idrees Sulaiman, Al-Rubai, Ragwa H.I., Al-Ani, Imad Matloub Dally, Al-Ubaidi, Salim Rasheed

“…Serological tests such as, anti streptolycinO–titer (ASO-T ) , venereal disease research laboratories ( VDRL ) , anti - nuclear antibody ( ANA ) and anti - cardiolipin antibody ( ANCA ) gave negative results except for two cases with positive (ASO-T ) titers.…”
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Efficacy and Safety of Artificial Tears Containing Lipidure and Hypromellose for the Treatment of Moderate Dry Eye Disease in Contact Lens Wearers by Caterina Gagliano, Marco Zeppieri, Antonio Longo, Giovanni Rubegni, Roberta Amato, Roberta Foti, Francesco Cappellani, Massimiliano Cocuzza, Federico Visalli, Ludovica Cannizzaro, Alessandro Avitabile, Giuseppe Gagliano, Lucia Lapenna, Fabiana D’Esposito

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Evaluation of Histomorphological Spectrum of Skin Lesions at a Teaching Institute in Agra: A Cross-sectional Study by Chandrakanta, Pooja Nagayach, Lalit Kumar, Deepak Rawal, Prashant Singh, Harendra Kumar, Yatendra Chahar

“…Materials and Methods: This hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Department of Pathology in collaboration with Department of Skin and Venereal Diseases, Sarojini Naidu Medical College, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, over a period of two years from September 2019 to August 2021. …”
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Responsiveness and Minimal Clinically Important Difference of the Infants and Toddlers Dermatology Quality of Life Questionnaire by Pavel V. Chernyshov, Servando E. Marron, Dimitra Koumaki, Nives Pustišek, Liana Manolache, Carmen Salavastru, Alina Suru, Adelina Sendrea, Tetiana Svyatenko, Olha Statkevych, Michael J. Boffa, Sara Borg Grech, Sergii Zemskov, Volodymyr V. Kuts, Pavlo Lishchynskyi, Andrii V. Chernyshov, Lucia Tomas-Aragones

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Outpatient Clinic of Russian Red Cross in Berlin in 1920s —1930s by K. D. Kotelnikov

“…Information is given that doctors treated a wide range of diseases: cardiovascular, nervous, venereal, respiratory and digestive system, urogenital system, eye and ear, the consequences of injuries and trauma. …”
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“I Love It When You Play that Holy Ghost Chord”: Sounding Sacramentality in the Black Gospel Tradition by Braxton D. Shelley

“…In the essay’s second section, I turn to the live recording of Richard Smallwood’s “Hebrews 11”, a recording that accents the creative power of both divine speech and faithful utterances, showing how reverence for “the word of God” inspires the veneration of musical sound. In the article’s final move, I show how both of the aforementioned performances articulate a sacramental theology of sound—the conviction that sound’s invisible force brings spiritual power to bear on the material world.…”
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