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The oldest tadpole discovered by Argentinean scientists dates back to the dinosaur era.

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BUENOS AIRES: The oldest known tadpole, the larval stage of a giant frog species that coexisted with dinosaurs approximately 161 million years ago during the Jurassic Period, has been found by scientists in Argentina to have exceptionally preserved fossil remnants. The 16-centimeter-long fossil, according to the researchers, provides insight into the evolution of frogs and toads by demonstrating how little tadpoles have altered from their Jurassic ancestors. Although no older tadpole fossils have been discovered, the oldest known frog fossils are significantly older. The researchers claim that the specimen, which is from a previously identified species named Notobatrachus degiustoi, is so well preserved that it has remnants of various soft tissues that are often absent from fossils. For example, the fossil preserves the tadpole's eyes and nerves as black impressions in their anatomical positions. The fossil was discovered in 2020 while searching for dinosaur bones on a ranch in the...

Complete History of the Ad People, a Giant Nation Believed to Have Built the Pyramids

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CAIRO - The Ad People are one of the groups mentioned in the Qur'an and are believed by Egyptian archaeologists to be giants who built the Pramida. They belong to an ancient tribe that once inhabited the Yemeni region. Ad people are giant humans who have strong and large bodies and live richly. They worshiped idols so that Allah sent a prophet named Hud to invite them to return to their faith.  The Ad people's denial of Hud's prophethood resulted in the extermination of the Ad people through disasters in the form of droughts and typhoons.  The name Ad was taken from the name of one of their ancestors named `Ad. According to the scholars, his lineage is Ad bin Us/Aush bin Aram/Iram bin Shem/Sam bin Nuh. In history, there were two Ad groups, namely the early or first Ad and the late or second Ad. The early Ad people were the successors of the Prophet Noah's people and were the first people to worship idols after the great flood. They worship idols named Shamad, Shamud...

Better treatment, less burden: WHO and MoH speed up JKN redistributionBetter treatment, less burden: WHO and MoH speed up JKN redistribution

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The World Health Organization (WHO), the Indonesian Ministry of Health (MoH), and important stakeholders reached a consensus on a plan on October 11, 2024, to improve access to comprehensive, high-quality primary health care (PHC) for all Indonesians. The proposal, which was finalized following a three-day meeting in South Kuta, Bali, is to more effectively allocate patients and resources across various PHC providers. In accordance with WHO recommendations, PHC is key to attaining universal health coverage (UHC) in Indonesia's Health Transformation Agenda, which was introduced in 2022. UHC guarantees that everyone, everywhere, has unrestricted access to necessary medical care. Both state (puskesmas) and private PHC facilities in Indonesia offer vital health services such palliative care, illness prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and health promotion.  The National Health Insurance (JKN) program lies at the heart of Indonesia's PHC reorientation. At puskesmas, about 80% of...