POTENTIAL ANCESTRAL CONOIDEAN TOXINS IN THE VENOM COCKTAIL OF THE CARNIVOROUS SNAIL RAPHITOMA PURPUREA (MONTAGU, 1803) (NEOGASTROPODA: RAPHITOMIDAE)

Potential Ancestral Conoidean Toxins in the Venom Cocktail of the Carnivorous Snail Raphitoma purpurea (Montagu, 1803) (Neogastropoda: Raphitomidae)

Venomous marine gastropods of the superfamily Conoidea possess a rich arsenal of toxins, including neuroactive toxins.Venom adaptations might have played a fundamental role in the radiation of conoideans; nevertheless, there is still no knowledge about the venom of the Disposable Cups most diversified family of the group: Raphitomidae Bellardi, 187

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Modelling of Innovation Diffusion

Since the publication of the Bass model in 1969, research on the modelling of the diffusion of innovation resulted in a vast body of scientific literature consisting of articles, books, and studies of real-world applications of this model.The main objective Harvard of the diffusion model is to describe a pattern of spread of innovation among potent

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Screening of Ophidiomyces ophidiicola in the free-ranging snake community annually harvested for the popular ritual of San Domenico e dei Serpari (Cocullo, AQ, Italy)

In the Abruzzi village of Cocullo (Italy), each year, on May 1st, local snake hunters (known as Serpari) display colubrids, captured in the wild, to commemorate the ancient ritual of San Domenico.The ascomycete Ophidiomyces ophidiicola (Oo) is the causative agent of ophidiomycosis, an emerging disease with sublethal effects.Skin lesions, such as dy

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