Voodoo

Tetrodotoxin poisoning has been recogniz for more than two thousand years. Japanese historical records show that the consumption of certain species of pufferOsh (Tetraodon spp.) resulted in paralytic intoxication (8), This problem continues in modern times in various i ian countries, especially Japan, where pufferfish are still regarded as a delicacy. Clinical symptoms of TTX intoxication include numbness, paralysis, and in some instances death. In fact, the "zombie state described in the Voodoo religion has been attributed to TTX in potions derived from pufferOsh (9). 

The assay sashay is like betting on coin tosses with the following rules. We toss two coins. If the first one comes up heads, I win, and the second coin is irrelevant. If the first one comes up tails, we have to decide whether the toss counts. To do that, we look at the second coin. If it also comes up tails, the toss does not count and we call it a draw. With these rules, I will win 50 per cent of the time and it will be a draw 25 per cent of the time. You win only if both the first coin comes up heads and the second comes up tails, which will only happen 25 per cent of the time. So the odds are heavily stacked in my favour. If you doubt this, please get in touch. I will be happy to play you for real money. Using these standards to judge the effectiveness of a medication is voodoo science to the nth degree. 

Sternberg, Esther M., Walter B. Cannon and Voodoo Death A Perspective from 60 Years On , American Journal of Public Health 92, no. 10 (2002) 1564-66... 

One might think from counting the mathematical equations that the book is intended for a theoretical physicist. This is partially true, for indeed we hope the subject is presented in a way that will satisfy a rigorously inclined mathematical physicist that valency and bonding is not just murky chemical voodoo, but authentic science grounded in the deepest tenets of theoretical physics. 

Sullum, Jacob. Voodoo Social Policy Fxorcising the Twin Demons, Guns and Drugs. Reason, vol. 26, October 1994, pp. 26ff. Argues that the gun control movement, like the war on drugs, is tainted by racism, elitism, and the demonization of offenders. Both policies have badly eroded fundamental civil liberties. 

Get back, you witch. They made references to voodoo a lot. (Erica, sophomore, aged 16) ... 

Anthropologist Wade Davis has hypothesized that tetrodotoxin is one of the active ingredients in voodoo zombie powder. Haitian witch doctors may have used tetrodotoxin to poison victims in order to give them the appearance of being dead. Their paralyzed bodies would have... 

There have been some interesting conjectures presented by certain ethnobotanists that associate the use of sodium channel blockers like tetratotoxin with the practice of occult magic such as that found in voodoo rituals in the Caribbean. 

Replace the carboxyl group with a hydrogen and you have the structure of cadaverine. Interestingly, the voodoo lily transforms its lysine into cadaverine in order to attract pollinators, usually those that normally dine on the carcasses of dead animals. 

Fortunately, there is some fascinating pharmacology to take from the voodoo death legends. Most legends talk about a zombie cucumber that was a potion containing extracts from the jimson weed, Datura stramonium, which would contain scopolamine. How would scopolamine help the victim of a zombie curse Scopolamine would reduce the influence of the... 

Taub, D. D. (1996) Chemokines-Leukocyte Interactions The Voodoo That They Do So Well. Cytokine and Growth Factor Reviews 7(4), 355-376. 

Born in 1931 in Crete, Indiana, Jones developed an interest in the more esoteric subjects such as Voodoo, faith healing, ESP and, more importantly, techniques of mass conversion. The abilities he developed in these areas would be critical in later years in Jamestown. 

If there are problems, double-check the termination and ID numbers. If everything looks correct, try changing ID numbers one at a time. SCSI addressing is one of those areas that is a "voodoo" art. Some things that should work don t, and some things that shouldn t work do. 

If you use metallic mercury or azogue in religious practices, you may expose your children or unborn child to mercury or contaminate your home. Such practices in which mercury containing substances have traditionally been used include Santeria (a Cuban-based religion whose followers worship both African deities and Catholic saints), Voodoo (a Haitian-based set of beliefs and rituals), Palo Mayombe (a secret form of ancestor worship practiced mainly in the Caribbean), or Espiritismo (a spiritual belief system native to Puerto Rico). 

VDEs, See Vertical detachment energies (VDEs) Vertical attachment energies (VAEs), 80 Vertical detachment energies (VDEs), 80 Vibrational spectroscopy, 66 Vicens and Westhof model system, 152 Voodoo graphics chip (1996), 5... 

Borchers AT, Keen CL, Shoenfeld Y, Silva J Jr, Gershwin ME. Vaccines, viruses, and voodoo. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2002 12 155-68. 

To bind something and fasten it used as voodoo dolls flowers bound in garlands for divination. 

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