Cyclic or fluctuating populations experience regular periods of low population density.Genetic bottlenecks during these periods could give rise to temporal or spatial genetic differentiation of populations.High levels of movement among increasing populations, however, could ameliorate any differences and could also synchronize the dynamics of geogr
The visible growth in possession and exorcism in Southern Africa can, amongst others, be attributed to the general impression in Christianity that, since Jesus was a successful exorcist, his followers should follow his example.Historical Jesus research generally endorses a view of Jesus as exorcist, which probably also contributes to this idea, yet
Rune B Strandby,1 Rikard Ambrus,1 Michael P Achiam,1 Amalie Henriksen,1 Jens P Goetze,2 Niels H Secher,3 Lars B Svendsen11Department of Surgical Gastroenterology; 2Department of Clinical Biochemistry; 3Department of Anesthesiology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkPurpose: Changes in plasma pro-atrial natriuretic peptide