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Thomas Hudson's 'Historie of Judith'
From the scantiness of the materials available for writing
his biography Thomas Hudson seems to have belonged to that large
class which makes little stir in the world while it is alive and
which is promptly forgotten as soon as it is dead. So slightly
did he impress himself upon his contemporaries that not one of
them has a reference to the man himself, though one or two make
mention of his Historie of Judith, and within two generations
of his death Edward Phillips could write in his sketch of
English poetry, "of Tho. Hudson, my researches have furnished
me with no further account (than his name)" What more than
this is now known comes entirely from official records which
the progress of historical studies and research has gradually
made available, and the brief account of his life that follows
has been put together wholly from these sources.And while Thomas Hudson's Historie of Judith has usually been
dismissed in a few contemptuous words, it is not a wholly
contemptible piece of work and it gains an additional importance from the circumstances
in which it was made
Algae as nutritional and functional food sources: revisiting our understanding.
Global demand for macroalgal and microalgal foods is growing, and algae are increasingly being consumed for functional benefits beyond the traditional considerations of nutrition and health. There is substantial evidence for the health benefits of algal-derived food products, but there remain considerable challenges in quantifying these benefits, as well as possible adverse effects. First, there is a limited understanding of nutritional composition across algal species, geographical regions, and seasons, all of which can substantially affect their dietary value. The second issue is quantifying which fractions of algal foods are bioavailable to humans, and which factors influence how food constituents are released, ranging from food preparation through genetic differentiation in the gut microbiome. Third is understanding how algal nutritional and functional constituents interact in human metabolism. Superimposed considerations are the effects of harvesting, storage, and food processing techniques that can dramatically influence the potential nutritive value of algal-derived foods. We highlight this rapidly advancing area of algal science with a particular focus on the key research required to assess better the health benefits of an alga or algal product. There are rich opportunities for phycologists in this emerging field, requiring exciting new experimental and collaborative approaches.AGS & KEH thank the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC BB/1013164/1) of the UK for funding. The University of Dundee is a registered Scottish charity, No. SC015096. PP is supported by IDEALG in the frame of the stimuli program entitled âInvestissements dâavenir, Biotechnologies-Bioressourcesâ (ANR-10-BTBR-04-02). The open access fee was supported by NSF-OCE-1435021 (MLW), DIC project 1823-06 (MEC), Maine Sea Grant (NOAA) 5405971 (SHB), NSF #11A-1355457 to Maine EPSCoR at the University of Maine (SHB), and the listed funding to AGS and PP
Getting shot of elves: healing, witchcraft and fairies in the Scottish witchcraft trials
This paper re-examines the evidence of the Scottish witchcraft trials for beliefs associated by scholars with "elf-shot." Some supposed evidence for elf-shot is dismissed, but other material illuminates the interplay between illness, healing and fairy-lore in early modern Scotland, and the relationship of these beliefs to witchcraft itself
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