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other how the other half lives used to express or allude to the way of life of a different group in society, especially a wealthier one (from the proverb
one half of the world does not know how the other half lives).
other times, other manners proverbial saying, late 16th century, used in resignation or consolation. The same idea is found in a number of forms and languages, as in the work of the Greek lyric poet Pindar (518–438 bc), ‘think different thoughts at different times’, and in the French saying
autres temps, autres mœurs ‘other times, other customs’.
See also
do unto others,
one hand washes the other,
a rose by any other name,
wait for the other shoe to fall,
six of one and half a dozen of the other.
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ERGOT IN CEREAL CROPS, GRASSES POSES THREAT TO LIVESTOCK
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 6/21/2007; 700+ words
; ...of infections already, most ergot infections won't be reported...cereal grains have headed. The ergot fungus, Claviceps purpurea...purple to black sclerotia or ergots. As little as 0.1 percent ergot in rations can have adverse...
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Ergot and Its Alkaloids
Magazine article from: American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education; 9/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...reviews the history and pharmacognosy of ergot, and describes the isolation/preparation...and pharmacotherapeutics of the major ergot alkaloids and their derivatives. A brief...offering Neurology/Psychiatry. Keywords: ergot, ergotism, ergot alkaloids, ergot alkaloid...
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Determination of ergot alkaloids: purity and stability assessment of standards and optimization of extraction conditions for cereal samples.(FOOD CHEMICAL CONTAMINANTS)(Report)
Magazine article from: Journal of AOAC International; 11/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...purity study on standards of the 6 major ergot alkaloids ergometrine, ergotamine, ergosine...corresponding epimers are discussed. The 6 ergot alkaloids studied have been defined by...published method for the quantitation of ergot alkaloids in food samples using solid...
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Analysis of combining ability for ergot resistance in grain sorghum. (Crop Breeding, Genetics & Cytology).
Magazine article from: Crop Science; 11/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...ovaries (Frederickson et al., 1994). Ergot epidemics in seed and grain production...quality (Bandyopadhyay et al., 1998). Ergot can be particularly devastating in hybrid...disease. The recent and global spread of ergot has forced hybrid sorghum seed producers...
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Analysis of resistance to ergot in sorghum and potential alternate hosts. (Crop Breeding, Genetics & Cytology).(Statistical Data Included)
Magazine article from: Crop Science; 7/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...and wild races (Cui et al., 1995). Ergot of sorghum recently has become a plant...identified in India in 1917 and Kenya in 1924, ergot for many years was characterized as an...Frederickson et al., 1991). However, ergot was reported in 1995 in hybrid-seed production...
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Jewish mystical movements and the European ergot epidemics / Commentary
Magazine article from: The Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences; 1/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...if not later (9, 10). Ergot and Its Effects Pharmacological...paper has been referring to ergot as though it were a single entity...pharmacologically-active ergot alkaloids, each with slightly...pharmacological properties. All of these ergots stimulate the brain's production...
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Sample variation and resource allocation for ergot alkaloid characterization in endophyte-infested tall fescue.
Magazine article from: Crop Science; 1/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ERGOT ALKALOIDS present in endophyte-infected...the endophyte (Porter et al., 1979), ergot alkaloid concentrations vary depending on...nutritional control of endophyte derived ergot alkaloids. This suggests that breeding for...
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Determination of ergot alkaloid content in tall fescue by near-infrared spectroscopy.(Forage & Grazing Lands)(pasture grasses)
Magazine article from: Crop Science; 3/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Most strains of this endophyte produce ergot alkaloids, a class of mycotoxins that...Neotyphodium that produce little or no ergot alkaloids (Bouton et al., 2002); the...advancement is quantitative methodology for ergot alkaloids. Ergot alkaloids have been quantified...
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Ergot found in area fescue fields
Newspaper article from: St. Joseph News-Press; 8/3/2008; ; 515 words
; ...A fungal disease could affect pastures across Northwest Missouri. Ergot has been identified in area fescue fields and other grass pastures. Ergot is dark black sclerotia (ergot bodies) found replacing the grain in the heads of grasses just prior...
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ANTAGONISTIC EFFECTS OF SIMULTANEOUS EXPOSURE OF ERGOT ALKALOIDS ON KIDNEY ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE SYSTEM
Magazine article from: In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology; 9/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...synergistic, or antagonistic interactions of one or more ergot alkaloids with the other ergot alkaloids found in E+ tall fescue. This study...followed by purified EV, and then by ET. The ergot alkaloids inhibited Mg^sup 2+^ ATPase to a lesser...
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ergot
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
ergot , disease of rye and other cereals caused...pink or purple body, the sclerotium, or ergot, that resembles a grain of rye in shape...that are toxic to humans and livestock. Ergot poisoning, or ergotism, epidemic in the...
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Sir Henry Hallett Dale
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...continued at the National Institute. Problem of Ergot A liquid extract of the fungus ergot had been used for centuries in obstetrics to stimulate...laboratories, had prepared other substances from ergot, and in 1906 Dale carried out a detailed pharmacological...
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Antimigraine Medications
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
...pain tends to recur within 24 hours of the first dose. ERGOT ALKALOIDS Ergot alkaloids are an older group of drugs that include such...DHE-45, Migranal). These drugs are derived from ergot, a compound produced by a fungus ( Claviceps purpurea...
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Cults and Drug Use
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior
...ancient Greece, for example, the use of ergot (genus Claviceps), a fungus that grows...Revolution/Love Generation, when a purified ergot derivative (Lysergic Acid Di-Ethylamide...the word lysergic means "dissolving ergot." In Islam, alcohol is forbidden, but...
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Uterine Stimulants
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers
...used most frequently are the oxytocins, prostaglandins, and ergot alkaloids. Uterotonics may be given intravenously (IV...including PGF2alpha (Hemabate), misoprostol (Cytotec), or the ergot alkaloid methylergonovine (Methergine). Prostaglandins Prostaglandins...
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