Shakti in Village India: Priestesses, Sadhikas, Bhar Ladies, Ayes, Bhaktas, Witches, and Bonga Girls

Pink ladies: mercury poisoning in twin girls.

Sexy ladies sexing ladies: women as consumers in strip clubs.

Recent shifts in the consumer base of the sex industry have involved greater female attendance in strip clubs. This article examines how strip clubs and dancers incorporate female patrons into a sexualized space traditionally designed for men by identifying three interactional processes: passing over, sidestaging, and tailoring. We suggest dancers pass over women because they perceive female pa...

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Provisions in 10 CFR 50.46 require applicants and holders of operating licenses or construction permits to annually notify the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) of changes and errors in the emergency core cooling system (ECCS) evaluation models. In compliance with this requirement, enclosed is the Southern Nuclear Operating Company's report for Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant Units I and 2 for...

Addressing Mycotoxin Exposure across Village Food Systems in Rural India

Fungal toxins (mycotoxins) accumulate in a range of food commodities and are implicated in numerous human and livestock diseases, such as cancer, cirrhosis, immunological deficiencies, and others. Additionally, a growing body of evidence suggests that these toxins play a role in adverse child growth and development, which can have lasting impacts on the health and productivity of affected indiv...

Why aye-ayes see blue.

The capacity for cone-mediated color vision varies among nocturnal primates. Some species are colorblind, having lost the functionality of their short-wavelength-sensitive-1 (SWS1) opsin pigment gene. In other species, such as the aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis), the SWS1 gene remains intact. Recent studies focused on aye-ayes indicate that this gene has been maintained by natural select...