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- Society & EconomicsOpen access
Toxicological studies on the Inca frozen mummies from volcanoes in Peru and Argentina
Individuals selected for the Inca capacocha ritual, sacrificed at high-altitude sites to act as messengers to the mountain deities, are occasionally found preserved as frozen mummies, providing key insights into Inca life and religious practices. Here, the authors present results...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
Regulatory language limits satellite-based enforcement in marine protected areas
Abstract The international community has committed to protect 30% of the ocean by 2030, and satellite monitoring can now detect industrial fishing inside marine protected areas (MPAs) at near-global scale. Yet remote detection establishes only a vessel’s identity, position, time,...
- BiologyOpen access
Genetic Basis of Social Structure in the Pastoral Nomads of Central Eurasia
Abstract Although the social structure of Central Eurasian pastoral nomads has been described as fluid and ad hoc by historians and anthropologists, its potential genetic basis remains poorly understood. To evaluate whether kinship based social organization has biological foundat...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Abstract While COVID-19 lockdowns globally disrupted healthcare, the extent of changes in India’s maternal health and nutrition services coverage in rural settings requires further empirical investigation. Utilizing data from 57,371 pregnancies recorded between January 2012 and D...
- Society & EconomicsOpen access
Reliable regional mortality rates are crucial for public health monitoring and planning. However, their estimation is often complicated by data limitations, with data being published only in broad age groups or affected by systematic errors. This is particularly relevant in inter...