Role of Pituitary Tumour Transforming Gene 1 in Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma by Maria Chiara Zatelli, Federico Tagliati, Vincenzo Amodio, Mattia Buratto, Mariarosa Pelizzo, Giancarlo Pansini, Marta Bondanelli, Maria Rosaria Ambrosio, Ettore C. degli Uberti

“…We aimed at evaluating PTTG1 expression and function in human neoplastic parafollicular C-cells, represented by medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) and C-cell hyperplasia (CCH) samples and by the TT cell line.…”
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Multi-Joint Dynamics and the Development of Movement Control by E. Otten

“…The movement control of articulated limbs in humans has been explained in terms of equilibrium points and moving equilibrium points or virtual trajectories. …”
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Cross-population variation in usage of a call combination: evidence of signal usage flexibility in wild bonobos by Isaac Schamberg, Martin Surbeck, Simon W. Townsend

“…To shed light on the phylogeny of the phenomenon, comparative data examining the relationship between signal form and function in the communication systems of non-humans is central. Here we report the results of a study on the production and usage the whistle-high hoot call combination (W + HH) from two distant populations of wild bonobos (Pan paniscus): Lui Kotale, DRC, and Kokolopori, DRC. …”
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Peirce's i and Cohen's κ for 2×2 Measures of Rater Reliability by Beau Abar, Eric Loken

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Clinical Holistic Medicine: The Dean Ornish Program (“Opening the Heart”) in Cardiovascular Disease by Søren Ventegodt, Efrat Merrick, Joav Merrick

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Special Needs to Prescribe Exercise Intensity for Scientific Studies by Peter Hofmann, Gerhard Tschakert

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‘Fine, Invisible Threads’: Schopenhauer on the Cognitively Mediated Structure of Motivation by Sean T. Murphy

“…The central claim of Schopenhauer’s account of human motivation is that ‘cognition is the medium of motives’. …”
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Novel Approach to Bile Duct Damage in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: Participation of Cellular Senescence and Autophagy by Motoko Sasaki, Yasuni Nakanuma

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The global Multidimensional Poverty Index: Harmonised level estimates and their changes over time by Nicolai Suppa, Usha Kanagaratnam

“…Combining information about different dimensions of human wellbeing, the global MPI inherently invites interdisciplinary research.…”
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Differential Cannabinoid Receptor Expression during Reactive Gliosis: a Possible Implication for a Nonpsychotropic Neuroprotection by Daniele De Filippis, Antonio Steardo, Alessandra D'Amico, Caterina Scuderi, Mariateresa Cipriano, Giuseppe Esposito, Teresa Iuvone

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Environmental health, climate change, and equity: Understanding geographic vulnerabilities by Gina Solomon, Matthew Gribble, Sheri Weiser

“…The magnitude of the threat to humans from climate change will be significant, and geographic vulnerability is in many ways immutable, but much can still be done by humans to either increase or reduce risk. …”
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Writing (at) the End: Thomas Pynchon’s Bleeding Edge by Brian Chappell

“…This essay seeks Pynchon’s human(e) response to these eschatological forces. …”
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The socio-cultural contexts of development communication at the Tswaing Crater by C.W. Malan, A. Grossberg

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Ethnozoology of bushmeat by Romain Duda, Sandrine Gallois, Victoria Reyes-García

“…A dynamic that might affect both local diets and the modalities of relations between humans and animals. Therefore, this paper aims to describe the importance of wild meat for the Baka, an ethnolinguistic group of Southeastern Cameroun, traditionally hunter-gatherers. …”
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Is There a Metabolic Program in the Skeletal Muscle of Obese Individuals? by Joseph A. Houmard, Walter J. Pories, G. Lynis Dohm

“…These metabolic derangements are retained in human skeletal muscle cells raised in culture. Together, these findings are indicative of a dysfunctional global metabolic program with severe obesity which is of an epigenetic or genetic origin. …”
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CPEB4 modulates liver cancer progression by translationally regulating hepcidin expression and sensitivity to ferroptosis by M. Eugenia Delgado, Salvador Naranjo-Suarez, Marta Ramírez-Pedraza, Beatriz I. Cárdenas, Carmen Gallardo-Martínez, Alexandra Balvey, Eulalia Belloc, Judit Martín, Mark Boyle, Raúl Méndez, Mercedes Fernandez

“…Limitations of the study include the need for further clinical validation to confirm these preclinical findings in human disease contexts.…”
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Reeve’s Muntjac (<i>Muntiacus reevesi</i>) Habitat Suitability Under Climate Change Scenarios in Hupingshan National Nature Reserve, China by Qi Liu, Jianyang Ye, Zujie Kang, Guiqing Yu, Cuncun Yang, Jianjun Li, Tao Tang

“…Climate change and human disturbance are critical factors affecting the habitat distribution of wild animals, with implications for management strategies such as protecting migration corridors, habitat restoration, and species conservation. …”
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Are we serologically prepared against an avian influenza pandemic and could seasonal flu vaccines help us? by Iván Sanz-Muñoz, Javier Sánchez-Martínez, Carla Rodríguez-Crespo, Corina S. Concha-Santos, Marta Hernández, Silvia Rojo-Rello, Marta Domínguez-Gil, Ahmed Mostafa, Luis Martinez-Sobrido, Jose M. Eiros, Aitor Nogales

“…Moreover, multiple zoonotic infections in humans have been reported. Importantly, HPAI H5N1 viruses with genetic markers of adaptation to mammals have been detected. …”
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Emerald Ash Borer: A Potential Future Threat to Ash Trees in Florida by Don Spence, Jason Smith

“…This invasive exotic beetle kills ash trees and is likely to reach Florida in the years to come — or faster if it gets transported by humans. Learn more in this 5-page fact sheet was written by Don Spence and Jason Smith and published by the UF Department of School of Forest Resources and Conservation, August 2011. …”
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La Leishmaniosis by Jorge R. Rey

“…It describes this disease caused by parasitic protozoans transmitted to humans by sandflies. Includes description of the parasite, forms and symptoms, distribution, treatment, coinfection with HIV/AIDS and references. …”
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