Neural Pathways Conveying Novisual Information to the Visual Cortex by Wen Qin, Chunshui Yu

“…However, recent animal and human studies have shown that the visual cortex responds to non-visual stimuli, especially in individuals with visual deprivation congenitally, indicating the supramodal nature of the functional representation in the visual cortex. …”
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Growth Hormone and Reproduction: A Review of Endocrine and Autocrine/Paracrine Interactions by Kerry L. Hull, Steve Harvey

“…Accordingly, GH is increasingly used as a fertility adjunct in males and females, both humans and nonhumans. This review reconsiders reproductive actions of GH in vertebrates in respect to these new conceptual developments.…”
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Iatrogenic cerebral amyloid angiopathy and Alzheimer's disease co‐pathology by Francisco Hernández‐Fernández, Isabel Martínez‐Fernández, Rosa Barbella‐Aponte, Inmaculada Feria Vilar, Oscar Ayo‐Martín, Jorge García‐García, Rosa Collado, Alberto Andrés, Mar Hernández‐Guillamón, Francisco José Pena Pardo, Cristina Barrena, Miguel de laFuente, Gemma Serrano‐Heras, María Melero, Elena Lozano Setién, Luis López, Tomás Segura

“…Abstract Iatrogenic cerebral amyloid angiopathy, a disease caused by contact with neurosurgical material or human growth hormone contaminated by beta‐amyloid peptide (Aβ), has a prion‐like transmission mechanism. …”
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A Review on JC Virus Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients by Serena Delbue, Mariano Ferraresso, Luciana Ghio, Camilla Carloni, Silvia Carluccio, Mirco Belingheri, Alberto Edefonti, Pasquale Ferrante

“…Although the reactivation of another human PyV, BK virus (BKV), is relatively common and its association with the polyomavirus associated nephropathy (PyVAN) following renal transplantation is proven, JCV replication and its impact on graft function and survival are less well studied. …”
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DARK SOIL PITS AND GRAVES IN VOLCANIC CAVE C6.1, KRONG NO, DAK NONG PROVINCE: DOCUMENTATION AND DISCUSSION by Bao Lam Cao, Xuan Hung Le, Van Bac Nguyen, Dai Tri Cao, Thanh Vinh Ngo

“…As a result of the investigation and excavation of cave C6.1 conducted in 2017, 2018, and 2019, we have discovered vestiges of nine dark soil pits and seven relatively intact graves, together with teeth and other human remains scattered in the cultural layer. This is an important source of information on the racial composition of the prehistoric inhabitants of the Central Highlands during the Neolithic period, as well as the paleoenvironment, environmental adaptations, and flora and fauna that prehistoric inhabitants exploited for their livelihoods. …”
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HIV/AIDS & gende by Pieter Fourie

“… This paper addresses the unfortunate fact that social theory – particularly in the human sciences – has been ominously reticent in its intellectual input on the social determinants of HIV in South Africa. …”
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The construction of ecological socialism under the concept of liberating nature: William Rice’s critique of the concept of controlling nature by Xuge Li

“… Ecological crisis is a serious obstacle to human survival and development in the future, and solving the problem of ecological crisis requires starting from the construction of new social systems and the development of subjective thinking. …”
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In the realm of microbiology, a quality stool sample is as valuable as gold by Nikunja Kumar Das, Sahjid Mukhida, Sriram Kannuri, Sameena Khan, Rajashri Patil

“…However, to find out various helminth ova, cysts or trophozoites in human stool specimens is much difficult. Without practice and training, students can’t be an expert in parasitology. …”
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De l’Océanie divisée à l’Océanie unifiée par la mer. En mémoire de Epeli Hau‘ofa by Serge Tcherkézoff

“…Oceania, shortly after being invented by European geographers as the «fifth» region of the world, in other words simply a ‘remnant’ after the four continents, was divided into watertight compartments as a result of the privilege given in the early 19th century to the theory of human ‘races’ in the world. It was not until 1993 that a declaration, now celebrated as historic, by an Oceanian teacher and writer, Epeli Hau‘ofa, proclaimed the unity of Oceania by the very fact of being an “oceanic” region. …”
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Veillonella Bacteremia in Alcoholic Hepatitis by Patrick Lee, Brandon K. K. Fields, Tom Liang, Michael P. Dubé, Seth Politano

“…Veillonella species are commensal bacteria of the human oral, gut, and vaginal microbiota that are rarely identified as clinically relevant pathogens. …”
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Rationale for Antioxidant Supplementation in Sarcopenia by Francesco Cerullo, Giovanni Gambassi, Matteo Cesari

“…It has been suggested that oral antioxidant supplementation may contribute at reducing indices of oxidative stress both in animal and human models by reinforcing the natural endogenous defenses. …”
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Japanese Application of Bioassays for Environmental Management by Takashi Kusui

“…The increasing number of existing and new chemicals demands ecotoxicological data as well as toxicological data for pre- and postmarketing risk assessments. Although human health has been the major concern in Japanese environmental management, ecosystem health is becoming the big issue as the need for preserving the diversity of ecosystems has been recognized. …”
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Des-reterritorialização: percursos possíveisdo romance afro-brasileiro recente by Paulo C. Thomaz

“…To Haesbaert, the immanent aspect ofmultiterritoriality in individual lives and in different human groups has beendepreciated by the “myth” of deterritorialization. …”
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Raw Milk: Fact or Fiction by Michelle A. Zitt, Ron Schmidt, Karla P. Shelnutt

“… The use of raw milk as a beverage for humans is a hotly debated topic. A simple Internet search using the term “raw milk” yields conflicting claims about its benefits and dangers. …”
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UTR-Insight: integrating deep learning for efficient 5′ UTR discovery and design by Saichao Pan, Hanyu Wang, Hang Zhang, Zan Tang, Lianqiang Xu, Zhixiang Yan, Yong Hu

“…The screened sequences increased protein expression by up to 319% compared to the human α-globin 5′ UTR, and UTR-Insight-designed sequences achieved even greater expression levels than high-performing endogenous 5′ UTRs.…”
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Democracia política como plataforma para a expansão de direitos na América Latina by Maria Celina D\u2019Araujo

“…This article outlines macrossociological aspects of recent changes in Latin America that strengthen democratic points from the institutional point of view. The issue of human rights, security and gender, the region is far beyond the modern European democracies, but a tendency, even with occasional setbacks, is a transformation favorable to good practices of greater equality and appreciation of formal democracy. …”
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Implementation of digital competencies in higher education educational programs in Russia by G. P. Sorokina, T. A. Pershina, E. A. Dolgikh

“…Today, professional standards, even in the humanities, define the requirements for technical and computer skills. …”
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Peace in the spirituality of Thomas á Kempis. An aesthetic perspective on the Imitatio Christi 4.25 by P.G.R. de Villiers

“…A second section analyses the interiorising of peace as the human response to the divine gift and, finally, examines the mystical quality of the chapter in its discussion about the heart of peace as resting in God. …”
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An Evolutionary Hypothesis for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Psychological Immune System? by Riadh T. Abed, Karel W. de Pauw

“…It is suggested that obsessions and compulsions originate from the overactivity of a mental module that the majority of humans possess and has the function of generating risk scenarios without voluntary intervention. …”
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How will developmental neuroimaging contribute to the prediction of neurodevelopmental or psychiatric disorders? Challenges and opportunities by Koraly Pérez-Edgar, Mary Dozier, Rebecca Saxe, Katherine E. MacDuffie

“…Successful developmental neuroimaging efforts require interdisciplinary expertise to ground scientific questions in knowledge of human development, modify and create technologies and data processing pipelines suited to the young brain, and ensure research procedures meet the needs and protect the interests of young children and their caregivers. …”
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