From the island’s point of view. Warfare and transformation in an Andean vertical archipelago by Tristan Platt

“…Different kinds of shapeshifting during fiestas and warfare, and the reformulation of animal-human frontiers, are seen to be related to different social and historical contexts.…”
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What are biopharmaceuticals? by Abhay H. Pande, Yenisetti Rajendra Prasad, J. Anakha

“…We assert that biopharmaceuticals not only offer superior therapeutic benefits for human health but also contribute to environmental sustainability, promoting a healthier planet. …”
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Oxaliplatin Analogues with Carboxy Derivatives of Boldine with Enhanced Antioxidant Activity by Marco Mellado, Carlos Jara, David Astudillo, Joan Villena, Patricio G. Reveco, Franz A. Thomet

“…In addition, 1 and 2 exhibited cytotoxic activity in the same range as oxaliplatin toward the two human tumor cell lines (MCF-7 and HT-29) studied and two to four times lower activity in the human colon nontumor cell line (CCD-841). …”
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Determinants of students perceived manmade environmental hazards and risks in tertiary educational institutions by O. Daramola, O. Odunsi

“…Environmental hazards caused by living conditions and human behaviour in residential areas are types of manmade hazards which have rarely been studied and documented in literature. …”
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Framing Discourses in Turkish News Coverage Regarding Artificial Intelligence Technologies’ Prospects and Challenges by Aynur Sarısakaloğlu

“…The resultsindicate that the following frames are used in Turkish news coverage to thematize the possibilitiesand potential risks of artificial intelligence: “Artificial intelligence as assistant/supporter”, “economicbenefit”, “elimination of human error”, “human replacement”, and “ethical concerns”. …”
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Effects of Helicobacter pylori Water Extract on Expression of Endothelial Adhesion Molecules by Norimasa Yoshida, Kyoichi Kassai, Hironobu Murase, Yukiko Tanaka, Satoshi Kokura, Hiroshi Ichikawa, Yuji Naito, Takeshi Okanoue, Toshikazu Yoshikawa

“…The present study investigated whether Helicobacter pylori water extract induces the upregulation of intercellular adhesion molecule-1, vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 and E-selectin on human umbilical vein endothelial cells, using an ELISA. …”
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DNA Methylation: Its Role and Interaction with Epigenetic Modifications in Cancer by Nasreddine El Omari, Saad Bakrim, Mohamed Bakha, Abdelaali Balahbib, Abdelhakim Bouyahya, Chrismawan Ardianto, Long Chiau Ming, Hooi Leng Ser

“…Indeed, the methylation of antioncogenes and/or the demethylation of oncogenes are the major alterations that are strongly linked to human cancers. DNMTs play a central role in the epigenetic regulation of the human genome, both in normal and pathological processes. …”
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Technological a priori and Communicative Action in Kurt Vonnegut’s Player Piano by Mete Han Arıtürk, Mehmet Büyüktuncay

“…This article examines the state of extreme mechanization in modern industrial societies, which leads to a strict separation of the various spheres of life and ultimately to the exclusion of the human element. The philosophers of the Frankfurt School, Herbert Marcuse and Jürgen Habermas in particular, have rigorously analyzed the inherently ideological function of technology in late capitalist societies. …”
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Shaping oral and intestinal microbiota and the immune system during the first 1,000 days of life by Jie Zhu, Mingxin He, Simin Li, Yumeng Lei, Xiaochen Xiang, Zhi Guo, Qiang Wang

“…Two-way communication and interaction between immune system and microbiota is helpful to maintain human microecological balance and immune homeostasis. …”
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Leishmaniasis and Climate Change—Case Study: Argentina by Oscar Daniel Salomón, María Gabriela Quintana, Andrea Verónica Mastrángelo, María Soledad Fernández

“…These studies showed that the changes in transmission due to change or increase in frequency and intensity of climatic instability were expressed through changes in the probability of vector-human reservoir effective contacts. These changes of contact in turn are modulated by both direct effects on the biology and ecology of the organisms involved, as by perceptions and changes in the behavior of the human communities at risk. …”
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Cryptococcus gattii: Emergence in Western North America: Exploitation of a Novel Ecological Niche by Kausik Datta, Karen H. Bartlett, Kieren A. Marr

“…The relatively uncommon fungal pathogen Cryptococcus gattii recently emerged as a significant cause of cryptococcal disease in human and animals in the Pacific Northwest of North America. …”
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Regulation and Function of the Peg3 Imprinted Domain by Hongzhi He, Joomyeong Kim

“…A subset of mammalian genes differ functionally between two alleles due to genomic imprinting, and seven such genes (Peg3, Usp29, APeg3, Zfp264, Zim1, Zim2, Zim3) are localized within the 500-kb genomic interval of the human and mouse genomes, constituting the Peg3 imprinted domain. …”
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User Adaptive and Context-Aware Smart Home Using Pervasive and Semantic Technologies by Aggeliki Vlachostergiou, Georgios Stratogiannis, George Caridakis, George Siolas, Phivos Mylonas

“…Ubiquitous Computing is moving the interaction away from the human-computer paradigm and towards the creation of smart environments that users and things, from the IoT perspective, interact with. …”
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The Mathematical Modeling Approach for the Wastewater Treatment Process in Saudi Arabia during COVID-19 Pandemic by Abdullah Ahmadini, Ahmed Msmali, Zico Mutum, Yashpal Singh Raghav

“…Moreover, coronavirus has been found in human feces, sewage, and in wastewater treatment plants. …”
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Advances in the Use of Stem Cells in Veterinary Medicine: From Basic Research to Clinical Practice by Melissa Medeiros Markoski

“…The relationship between stem cell protocols utilized on clinics, molecular mechanisms, and the physiological responses may offer subsidies to new studies and therefore improve the therapeutic outcome for both humans and animals.…”
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Development of religious tourism in the tomb perspective intercultural communication by Irwan Syari Tanjung, Hasrudy Tanjung

“…The existence of religious tomb tourism has not fully received serious attention from the local government and community, as seen from the lack of tourism facilities and infrastructure such as accommodations, lack of accessibility, lack of promotion, low public awareness of the importance of developing religious tourism, and the lack of professional human resources causing low quality competence. The purpose of this research is to find out how to develop a religious tourism perspective from the perspective of intercultural communication. …”
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Involvement of HMGB1 in Resistance to Tumor Vessel-Targeted, Monoclonal Antibody-Based Immunotherapy by Vito Pistoia, Annalisa Pezzolo

“…We have demonstrated that targeting of tumor-derived endothelial cells with an anti-human CD31 monoclonal antibody in a human neuroblastoma model was unsuccessful due to a complex chain of events involving the participation of HMGB1. …”
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Meningoencephalitis with Streptococcus equi Subspecies equi Leading to a Dural Arteriovenous Fistula by Jeroen Kerstens, Busra Durmus, Stijn Lambrecht, Ingrid Baar, Margareta M. Ieven, Thijs Van Der Zijden, Paul M. Parizel, Tomas Menovsky, Martin M. Y. Lammens, Philippe G. Jorens

“…Invasive infection with Lancefield group C streptococci in humans is extremely rare, with the vast majority of clinical isolates belonging to Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis. …”
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Driving Path Predication Based Routing Protocol in Vehicular Ad hoc Networks by Yong Feng, Feng Wang, Jingjing Liao, Qian Qian

“…The vehicular mobility is reflection and extension of the human social activity. Since human trajectories show a high degree of temporal and spatial regularity, thus vehicular driving paths are predictable to a large extent. …”
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When the microbiome meets One Health principle: Leading to the Holy Grail of biology and contributing to overall well‐being and social sustainability by Yazhou Zhou, Ziying Xu, Huan Zhang, Teng Liu, Jin Zhou, Yujing Bi, Yanping Han, Yafang Tan, Jing Yuan, Ruifu Yang

“…This theory spotlights the equilibrium within microbial and human‐animal‐environment interactions, offering a revolutionary pathway to global health and social well‐being. …”
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