Comment définir l’humain à partir de sa diversité ? Questions épistémologiques et enjeux philosophiques by Mathilde Lequin

“…Through a review of the history of debates on past human diversity and an analysis of the different biases that influence assessments of the number of hominin species, this note puts forward several avenues to update the theoretical framework of palaeoanthropology, by proposing a critique of the bush-like model of evolution in favour of a reticulate model, by bringing out the philosophical assumptions underlying the systematic description of new hominin species and through a discussion on the specifically anthropological dimension of past human diversity.…”
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La culture de la patate douce et du maïs chez les Krahô by Ana Gabriela Morim de Lima

“…In the context of recent ethnological debate, Krahô’s ethnography offers original elements for thinking about other forms of human-plant interaction that, going beyond human exceptionalism, reveal a general effort to produce kinship ties with cultivated plants.…”
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Multislot Antenna with a Screening Backplane for UWB WBAN Applications by Yun-fei Wei, Christophe Roblin

“…The influence of antenna parameters and human body proximity on the radiation characteristics of the MSA-BP is analyzed. …”
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Transhumane Entwicklungen in Dietmar Daths Roman Venus siegt (2015) by Hans Esselborn

“…The novel describes transgressions of the limits of biology and technology according to a conception of intelligence which corresponds to human reason. That is why the world the novel depicts rather consists in an open society, enhanced by machines, inhabited by perfected human beings.…”
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The Internet communication in the perspective of personalism of E. Mounier by Robert Więckowski

“…Mounier distinguishes two aspects of human communication: objective and subjective. The first one is reduced to the function of giving information, the second one. is specific for a man as a person. …”
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Beyond the body – Rethinking the architectural module to promote social inclusion by Mickeal Milocco Borlini, Ambra Pecile, Christina Conti

“… The architectural module has long been associated with the concept of measurement, where standardisation of the human body is used to define absolute modularity. …”
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Maurice Renard et la science en récit au temps du Docteur Lerne et du Péril bleu by Sandrine Schiano

“…Maurice Renard is suspicious in his tales when he describes and examines the stability of the species and the human race. If Le Docteur Lerne (1908) knocks down the biological and physiological laws of the Creation in "wonderful hypotheses", Le Péril bleu (1910) shows the limits of a human knowledge reduced to a pure anthropocentric vision. …”
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Virtuous integrative social robotics for ethical governance by Anshu Saxena Arora, Arlene Marshall, Amit Arora, John R. McIntyre

“…Virtue ethics is explored as a means for programming social robots as artificial moral agents, placing human values as the basis of robot design. It is based on the ‘non-replacement principle’ whereby social robots should behave as a virtuous human would. …”
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“Lost in translation?” Animal research in the era of precision medicine by Hamideh Frühwein, Norbert W. Paul

“…Abstract Preclinical animal research has long been a cornerstone in evaluating the efficacy, toxicity, and safety of potential drug treatments before they proceed to human clinical trials. However, given the intricate nature of human physiology and the complexities of diseases such as cancer, this paper critically examines the role of animal experimentation in translational research, both from epistemological and ethical viewpoints. …”
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Ludzkie zoo w percepcji dzieci by Tomasz Nowicki

“… The presented article explores the idea of the Human Zoo and the children’s perception of the possibility of keeping people in the Zoo. …”
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Black soteriology: the physiological and ontological process by H. M. Mdingi

“…This is particularly so when one considers that the freedom posed by colourlessness and universalism of humanity is an irrational ideal, which works to undermine the level of Black historical oppression, and a denial of justice. …”
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Que fait l’Intelligence Artificielle à l’intelligence ? by Eugène Favier-Baron

“…This article will consider Artificial Intelligence as a « dispositif naturalisé » in the sense of Yves Jeanneret, i.e. as a means of reifying a certain interpretation of human cognitive mechanisms, which in turn become a point of reference for what should be perceived as the characteristics of human intelligence. …”
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Pletivo života: Teologicko-misiologické implikácie jednej metafory by Pavol Bargár

“…One of the major insights drawn from anthropological research is the acknowledgment that every human being is in each stage of their life embedded in a complex and multi-layered structure of relationships with other people as well as the world around them. …”
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Specific Viruses Detected in Nigerian Children in Association with Acute Respiratory Disease by Oluwabukola M. Akinloye, Esa Rönkkö, Carita Savolainen-Kopra, Thedi Ziegler, Bamidele A. Iwalokun, Mope A. Deji-Agboola, Afolabi Oluwadun, Merja Roivainen, Festus D. Adu, Tapani Hovi

“…Adenoviruses, enteroviruses, human metapneumovirus, human bocavirus, and influenza C virus were also relatively common. …”
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Oriental Rat Flea Xenopsylla cheopsis (Rothschild, 1903) (Insecta: Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) by Chad L. Cross, Jason L. Williams, Andrea Lucky

“…This species is best known as the carrier of the plague bacterium (Yersinia pestis) that was responsible for decimating large populations of people, including nearly a third of the human population of Europe, and influenced the trajectory of human history (Fasulo 2004). …”
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Fragments of the past: The intersection of AI, historical imagery, and early childhood creativity by Ilene R. Berson, Michael J. Berson

“…The findings demonstrate how technology can be used to democratize access to cultural heritage resources while enabling children's creative play centered on variation, improvisation, and human interaction. The human‐in‐the‐loop approach is crucial in aligning AI integration with early childhood pedagogy, ensuring that technology supports, rather than replaces, teachers' roles in the classroom. …”
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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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Od posthumanismu k hyperhumanismu by Hauser, Michael

“…Humanism is in a state of crisis, for which there are three principle reasons. …”

Design of Chewing Robot with Less Degrees of Freedom based on Chewing Characteristic by Xuqi Wu-Fan, Qiang Xu, Sheng Liu, Mingming Gu

“…The results show that the chewing robot can simulate the human chewing performance.…”
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Overview of Olestra: A New Fat Substitute by Richard Hunt, Nora L Zorich, Alan BR Thomson

“…The safety of olestra has been established in over 100 studies in seven different species of animals, with confirmatory safety data coming from approximately 75 human studies; consumption of olestra at levels typical for savoury snacks does not result in reports of gastrointestinal problems in humans. …”
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