Paesaggi di coesistenza, ovvero come attorno ad un passeriforme si articola l’abitare in una zona di montagna by Lia Zola

“…Based on field research carried out in three alpine valleys, Valle Susa, Val Chisone and Val Troncea, my essay tries to broaden the understanding of landscapes of coexistence by arguing that they are complex sites of relationships where humans and non humans alike shape and co-shape them through interactions but also frictions and conflicts that revolve around a small bird, Petronia petronia. …”
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Paesaggi di coesistenza, ovvero come attorno ad un passeriforme si articola l’abitare in una zona di montagna by Lia Zola

“…Based on field research carried out in three alpine valleys, Valle Susa, Val Chisone and Val Troncea, my essay tries to broaden the understanding of landscapes of coexistence by arguing that they are complex sites of relationships where humans and non humans alike shape and co-shape them through interactions but also frictions and conflicts that revolve around a small bird, Petronia petronia. …”
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On Yanomami ceremonial dialogues: a political aesthetic of metaphorical agency by José Antonio Kelly Luciani

“…Such proximity suggests lines of continuity between political and religious agency, helping to bridge the gap Amazonianist anthropology has carved between the analysis of intra-human politics and that between humans and non-humans.…”
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Knowledge as Film vs. Knowledge as Photo: Alternative Models in Early Soviet Thought by Steila Daniela

“…While Lenin considered human knowledge to be similar to a mirror-like reflection of the object, Aleksandr Bogdanov emphasized the creative role of the subject in organizing the world. …”
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Therapeutic applicability of helminths in autoimmune diseases – literature overview by Jacek Zwiernik, Tomasz Arłukowicz, Beata Zwiernik, Tomasz Matyskieła, Marta Gimeła-Dargiewicz, Agnieszka Rakowska, Beata Januszko-Giergielewicz, Ewa Rotkiewicz

“…The outcomes of clinical trials conducted both on animals and humans give reasons to assume that the modification of the human intestinal microflora may be the key to fighting against these diseases.…”
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Relationships between genomic dissipation and de novo SNP evolution. by Zackery E Plyler, Christopher W McAtee, Aubrey E Hill, Michael R Crowley, Janice M Tindall, Samuel R Tindall, Disha Joshi, Eric J Sorscher

“…A functional and phenotypic analysis based on evolutionary resilience of DNA points to decreased numbers of non-synonymous SNPs in human and other genomes, with a predominant component of SNP depletion in the human gene pool caused by robust preferences during de novo SNP formation (rather than selective constraint). …”
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"Anatheism" within the framework of theodicy: from theistic thinking to thepaschitic thinking in a pastoral hermeneutics by D. J. Louw

“… The Syrian and refugee crises, the violent radicalisation in Europe, and global xenophobia stir up anew the link between the human quest for meaning and hope within the realm of human misery and destructive acts of severe evil. …”
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The Genetics of PTPN1 and Obesity: Insights from Mouse Models of Tissue-Specific PTP1B Deficiency by Ryan C. Tsou, Kendra K. Bence

“…Due to its prominent role in regulating metabolism, PTP1B is a promising therapeutic target for the treatment of human obesity and type 2 diabetes. The PTP1B protein is encoded by the PTPN1 gene on human chromosome 20q13, a region that shows linkage with insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, and obesity in human populations. …”
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Simulator training in focus assessed transthoracic echocardiography (FATE) for undergraduate medical students: results from the FateSim randomized controlled trial by Johannes Matthias Weimer, Franziska Marietta Sprengart, Thomas Vieth, Sebastian Göbel, Anna Dionysopoulou, Rebecca Krüger, Jan Beer, Andreas Michael Weimer, Holger Buggenhagen, Roman Kloeckner, Lukas Pillong, Johanna Helfrich, Elias Waezsada, Philipp Wand, Julia Weinmann-Menke

“…This study evaluates the effectiveness of simulator-based versus human-based training in Focused Assessed with Transthoracic Echocardiography (FATE). …”
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Systematic ocular phenotyping of 8,707 knockout mouse lines identifies genes associated with abnormal corneal phenotypes by Peter Vo, Denise M. Imai-Leonard, Benjamin Yang, Andrew Briere, Andy Shao, M. Isabel Casanova, David Adams, Takanori Amano, Oana Amarie, Zorana Berberovic, Lynette Bower, Robert Braun, Steve Brown, Samantha Burrill, Soo Young Cho, Sharon Clementson-Mobbs, Abigail D’Souza, Mary Dickinson, Mohammad Eskandarian, Ann M. Flenniken, Helmut Fuchs, Valerie Gailus-Durner, Jason Heaney, Yann Hérault, Martin Hrabe de Angelis, Chih-Wei Hsu, Shundan Jin, Russell Joynson, Yeon Kyung Kang, Haerim Kim, Hiroshi Masuya, Hamid Meziane, Steve Murray, Ki-Hoan Nam, Hyuna Noh, Lauryl M. J. Nutter, Marcela Palkova, Jan Prochazka, Miles Joseph Raishbrook, Fabrice Riet, Jennifer Ryan, Jason Salazar, Zachery Seavey, John Richard Seavitt, Radislav Sedlacek, Mohammed Selloum, Kyoung Yul Seo, Je Kyung Seong, Hae-Sol Shin, Toshihiko Shiroishi, Michelle Stewart, Karen Svenson, Masaru Tamura, Heather Tolentino, Uchechukwu Udensi, Sara Wells, Jacqueline White, Amelia Willett, Janine Wotton, Wolfgang Wurst, Atsushi Yoshiki, The International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium, Louise Lanoue, K. C. Kent Lloyd, Brian C. Leonard, Michel J. Roux, Colin McKerlie, Ala Moshiri

“…A literature search was used to determine the proportion of candidate genes previously associated with CDs in mice and humans. Phenotypes of human orthologues of mouse candidate genes were compared with known human CD genes to identify protein-protein interactions and molecular pathways using the Search Tool for the Retrieval of Interacting Genes/Proteins (STRING), Protein Analysis Through Evolutionary Relationships (PANTHER), and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes. …”
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Prefrontal Abilities by D. F. Benson

“…The neuroanatomical region that has most prominently altered with the advancing cognitive competency of the human is the prefrontal cortex, particularly the rostral extreme. …”
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Compensatory increase in oxygen extraction fraction is associated with age-related cerebrovascular disease by John McFadden, Julian Matthews, Lauren Scott, Karl Herholz, Ben Dickie, Hamied Haroon, Oliver Sparasci, Saadat Ahmed, Natalia Kyrtata, Geoffrey J.M. Parker, Hedley C.A. Emsley, Joel Handley, Maélène Lohezic, Laura M. Parkes

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On the Subject, Purpose and Method of Religious Education as a Practical Metaphysics by Süleyman Gümüş

“…And pedagogy, on the other hand, depends on the paradigm of existence, human being and behavior that finds its meaning in natural sciences such as physics and biology, human sciences, especially psychology, and educational sciences, which have been established depending on the natural state in which modernity is formed. …”
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The novel H10N3 avian influenza virus acquired airborne transmission among chickens: an increasing threat to public health by Xiaoquan Wang, Huiyan Yu, Yahao Ma, Pinghu Zhang, Xiyue Wang, Jianyu Liang, Xiuling Zhang, Ruyi Gao, Xiaolong Lu, Wenhao Yang, Yu Chen, Min Gu, Jiao Hu, Xiaowen Liu, Shunlin Hu, Daxin Peng, Xian Qi, Changjun Bao, Kaituo Liu, Xiufan Liu

“…Serological studies conducted among poultry workers suggest that while the human population was largely naïve to H10N3 infection, sporadic and undetected human infections did occur, indicating a potential increasing trend. …”
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Pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacteria and Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex co-infection: A pragmatic approach to its diagnosis and management in South Africa by C Opperman, S Singh, Y Ghebrekristos, R Warren, W Goosen

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The impact of action descriptions on attribution of moral responsibility towards robots by Ziggy O’Reilly, Serena Marchesi, Agnieszka Wykowska

“…In seven vignette-based experiments we investigated whether the consequences of a robot or human’s actions, influenced participant’s intentionality and moral responsibility ratings. …”
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Eye Gnats, Grass Flies, Eye Flies, Fruit Flies Liohippelates spp. (Insecta: Diptera: Chloropidae) by Erika Machtinger, Phillip E. Kaufman

“…While they do not bite, they can transmit several diseases to humans and livestock, including human acute conjunctivitis (pink eye). …”
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Research Progress on the Correlation Between Microecological Flora and Endometriosis by LI Maoping, CHANG Heng

“…Microecological flora, an important part of the human microenvironment, changes with the changes in the internal and external environments of the human body, and plays an important role in maintaining human body's normal function. …”
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Real-Time Control of Intelligent Prosthetic Hand Based on the Improved TCN by Xiaoguang Liu, Jiawei Wang, Tingwen Han, Cunguang Lou, Tie Liang, Hongrui Wang, Xiuling Liu

“…It can remotely replace humans to complete various complex tasks and also help humans to complete rehabilitation training. …”
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To Live or to Die: Prosurvival Activity of PPARγ in Cancers by Y. Lynn Wang, Qi Miao

“…We discuss the following five aspects of the nuclear hormone receptor and its agonists: (1) relative expression of PPARγ in human tumor versus normal tissues; (2) receptor-dependent proneoplastic effects; (3) impact of PPARγ and its agonists on tumors in animal models; (4) clinical trials of thiazolidinediones (TZDs) in human malignancies; (5) TZDs as chemopreventive agents in epidemiology studies. …”
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