fox hunting as ritual

Hunting Answers with RAPOSA (FOX)

In this paper, we will present RAPOSA, an early prototype of a question answering system for Portuguese that heavily relies on a named-entity recognition (NER) system to discover answers for several types of factoid and simple definition questions. We will describe the architecture of RAPOSA and explain the role of the NER system in the question answering procedure. We will also compare and dis...

HTLV-I, Tax: fox hunting still allowed.

HTLV-1–associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) develops in a subset of human T lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I)–infected individuals.1 Its evolution is chronic and progressive, without remission.2 Recently, a study using a histone deacetylase inhibitor reported, for the first time, a spectacular decline in the HTLV-I proviral load in a series of HAM/TSP patients.3 Unfortu...

British hunting ban had no effect on fox numbers

Symbolism and ritual practices related to hunting in Maya communities from central Quintana Roo, Mexico

BACKGROUND Some Mayan peasant-hunters across the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico still carry out a hunting ritual -Loojil Ts'oon, Loj Ts'oon or Carbine Ceremony- in which they renew the divine permission for hunting in order to continue deserving the gift of prey after a period of hunt. Thus they are granted access to game by the gods and the Lords of the Animals, particularly the spirit/evil-wind ...

Male circumcision as a religious ritual.

Congenital satellite nevi are known risk factors for neurocutaneousmelanosis.1 Their impact on the risk formalignant melanoma is not as well established, but some studies point to a possible increased risk in patients with GCMN and satellite nevi.1,3 In summary, our patient is an example of the need for continued dermatologic follow-up and high index of suspicion for newnodules appearing in pat...