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ibn

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[ib-uhn] / ˈɪb ən /
(often initial capital letter)
  1. son of (used in Arabic personal names).

    ibn Saud.


Etymology

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.

From Science Daily

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.”

From Literature

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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