Spider mythology across the world

The Philosophy of Mythology

The Association of Health System Functions With Down Syndrome Prevalence and Mortality Across World Countries

Objective: Down syndrome or trisomy 21 is one of the most common human chromosomal disorders that affect cognitive functions, communication and behavioral skills. At the macro level, various factors can contribute to the Down syndrome prevalence and mortality. This study aimed to investigate the association of health system functions with Down syndrome prevalence and mortality worldwide. Mater...

The Plant in the Mythology

Plants played an important role in the mythology of Baltic tribes. The plants are mentioned in the sources of religion and mythology, mythological sagas, fairytales, proverbs, believes and magical rituals. In the written sources the worshiping of natural objects as well as phenomenons (sky-lights, earth, fire, water, thunder, plants, animals and even rocks) are often mentioned. The worshipings ...

Twinning across the Developing World

BACKGROUND Until now, little was known about the variation in incidence of twin births across developing countries, because national representative data was lacking. This study provides the first comprehensive overview of national twinning rates across the developing world on the basis of reliable survey data. METHODS Data on incidence of twinning was extracted from birth histories of women a...

The eighth wonder of the world: the mythology of concussion management.

The myth of concussion definition There is no universal agreement on the standard definition of concussion. The most widely accepted definition in sports medicine is that originally proposed by the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. It states that “concussion is a clinical syndrome characterised by the immediate and transient post-traumatic impairment of neural function...”. The key elements of...