ibn
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Origin of ibn
< Arabic: son (of ); ben 4
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The project was led by researchers from the University of Galway in collaboration with the University Ibn Zohr in Morocco.
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Fouad Salhi, doctoral researcher at the University Ibn Zohr of Agadir and first author of the study, said: "This research shows how biodiversity data can inform public health policies. By combining long-term fieldwork with ecological modelling, we were able to identify where dangerous scorpions are most likely to occur. We aim to have real-world impact -- supporting prevention strategies, improving medical preparedness, and ultimately contribute to the reduction of the burden of scorpion stings, both in Morocco and beyond."
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The results, published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, center on a Type Ibn supernova.
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“That’s from a poem by Shlomo Ibn Gabirol. He lived centuries ago in Málaga and then in Saragossa and Granada. My husband used to recite his poems to me, but I only remember a few verses here and there.”
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Written by the poet and historian Ibn al-Wardi in Aleppo in 1348/9, the piece was later mistaken for an eyewitness account of how the disease traveled across the continent.
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