Hero and Antihero: An Ethic and Aesthetic Reflection of the Sports

In Ancient Greece, the figure of the hero was identified as a demigod, possessed of altruistic and virtuous deeds.When Pierre de Coubertin reinstated the Olympic Games, the athlete was personified as a modern hero.Its antithesis, the anti-hero, has more virtue that defects, no evil but he does not care on the means to achieve his goals.In Independe

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Pasteurella multocida in backyard chickens in Upper Egypt: incidence with polymerase chain reaction analysis for capsule type, virulence in chicken embryos and antimicrobial resistance

The prevalence of Pasteurella multocida strains among 275 backyard chickens from different regions of Upper Egypt was studied.A total of 21 isolates of P.multocida were recovered in 21 out of 275 chickens tested (7.6%) and were confirmed using phenotypic characterisation.Somatic serotyping of the 21 isolates resulted in 12 isolates being classed as

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