Defects in hair cells disrupt the development of auditory peripheral circuitry by Riley T. Bottom, Yijun Xu, Caroline Siebald, Jinsei Jung, Ulrich Müller

“…Abstract Deafness is the most common form of sensory impairment in humans and frequently caused by defects in hair cells of the inner ear. …”
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Antimicrobial effect of selected essential oils on pathogenic bacteria of the urogenital tract by Bogdanović Svetlana, Zlatković Ivana, Veličković Ana, Ranđelović Dobrila

“…In about 80% of cases, the cause of UTI in humans is Escherichia coli. In this paper, we have investigated the antibacterial effect of essential oils of ten species of plants on clinical isolates of pathogenic bacteria isolated from the pediatric population. …”
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Glorifier dans la pierre : nouvelles observations sur la production épigraphique de Guillaume Philandrier (1505-1565) à Rodez by Caroline de Barrau-Agudo

“…An earlier paper given orally at a study day is here recast and developed more fully in this written version, allowing the discovery of that document and its important contents to be set in the wider context of Humanism and of sixteenth-century artistic production. …”
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Applying multispecies justice in nature-based solutions and urban sustainability planning: Tensions and prospects by Christopher M. Raymond, Pauliina Rautio, Nora Fagerholm, Valtteri A. Aaltonen, Erik Andersson, Danielle Celermajer, Mike Christie, Maria Hällfors, Maria Helena Saari, Himansu Sekhar Mishra, Alex M. Lechner, Melissa Pineda-Pinto, David Schlosberg

“…Abstract While substantial efforts have been made to identify and address issues of environmental justice in urban areas, the question of how to consider and plan for the concerns of humans and other species remains a major challenge. …”
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Heart of the Country by Len Kamerling

“…How can we create a world that will offer our children wisdom, humanity, responsibility and hope? Shinichi Yasutomo, the extraordinary principal of a rural village school in Hokkaido, Japan, passionately believes he knows the way - by giving children a moral compass to guide their lives, by educating their hearts as wells as their minds.  …”
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al-Taswîq Muta'addid al-Mustawayât al-Mustawayât fî Daw al-Maqâsîd al-Shar'iyyah al-Khâssah bi al-Mâl by Rais Abdullah, Rabiatul Adawiyah, Abdul Gafur

“…The significance of this study is because it bases its discussion on maqāṣid syari’a, which is a discipline that reveals the wisdom, and the ultimate goal of a rule set by God for humans. The results of the study confirm that multilevel marketing in practice violates the principles of maqāṣid syari’a relating to property; therefore, this study strengthens the opinion that prohibits the practice of multilevel marketing in economic Activities…”
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Le modèle topologique des sociétés amazoniennes by Klaus Hamberger

“…In order to sketch out the logic underlying this model, three aspects of the centre of this social space are taken into account: as the residence of unmarried men, as a place to receive non-humans, and as a liminal area during initiation. Drawing on these analyses, we try to show that the central position occupied by men corresponds to the role they play in mediating between women and Others.…”
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Responsibility as a Key Competence of the 21st Century Engineer by V. G. Martynov, V. S. Sheinbaum

“…The growing anthropogenic impact on the environment, the consequences of which are often written and spoken of as frightening, even apocalyptic, has actualized the discourse on responsibility – of humanity as a whole, states, their governments, parliaments and other institutions, individual corporations, each person. …”
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Seaweed-derived bioactives: Gut microbiota targeted interventions for immune function by Holly Sedgwick, Glenn Gibson, Jessica Adams, Anisha Wijeyesekera

“…Further research is now required in humans to determine whether combinations of these could offer synergistic benefits for health.…”
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In Vitro Effect of Aqueous Extract and Fraction IV Portion of Ximenia americana Stem Bark on Trypanosoma congolense DNA by Victor Ambrose Maikai, Beatty Viv Maikai, Patricia Ishyaku Kobo

“…Trypanosomosis is a debilitating disease affecting mainly livestock and humans in tropical Africa. Chemically synthesized drugs and medicinal plants have been used in the treatment and control of this disease. …”
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Toxicity of Common Indoor Household Insecticides Registered in Florida by Frederick M. Fishel

“…Insecticides are designed to control insect pests, but they can also be toxic (poisonous) to desirable plants and animals, including humans. Some pesticides are so highly toxic that very small quantities can kill a person, and almost any pesticide can make people ill if they are exposed to a sufficient amount. …”
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In Front of the Distorting Mirror of the Vortex: the Reception of Vorticism in the British Political Press (1913-1916) by Oriane MARRE

“…The vision of these works by political journalists illustrates how political parties reacted to the war: they linked Vorticist abstract research to the unbearable decline of humanity and civilization.…”
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Back to Analog. Printing Digital Editions for Data Quality. by Maxim Kupreyev

“…The article examines the extended skill set required of quality assurance specialists in social sciences and humanities (SSH) as compared to their industrial counterparts. …”
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Is the Gut Microbiota a New Factor Contributing to Obesity and Its Metabolic Disorders? by Kristina Harris, Amira Kassis, Geneviève Major, Chieh J. Chou

“…Gut microbiota has evolved with humans as a mutualistic partner, but dysbiosis in a form of altered gut metagenome and collected microbial activities, in combination with classic genetic and environmental factors, may promote the development of metabolic disorders. …”
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Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs): Current State, Emerging Technologies, and Future Trends by Gennaro Ariante, Giuseppe Del Core

“…These features make them particularly advantageous in environments that are hazardous or inaccessible to humans. Recent developments have highlighted a significant increase in the use of unmanned aircraft within metropolitan areas. …”
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Micro-pouvoirs en action au doctorat : la perception des étudiants by Annick Vallières, Nataly Levesque, Julie Bernard

“…The originality of this study lies in the theoretical angle privileging doctoral students' accounts of their own doctoral experiences and recommendations for fostering a more humane academic experience. The main results of this study lead us to a compromise between the sacrifices imposed in exchange for the social approval of the different actors of the academic institution. …”
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La recherche alpine aujourd’hui by Jean-Jacques Brun

“…Alpine research now aims to promote an integrated vision of Alpine territories focusing on creating and maintaining spatial and temporal networks of sustainable relationships between humans and the other components of the ecosphere. …”
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L’animal-machine. Élevage industriel et biotechnologies by Catherine Larrère

“…This type of treatment of animals, which is a way of denying them their reality as living, sentient beings, has continually provoked an ethical criticism that aims at other relationships between humans and animals.…”
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Chronic Exposure to Arsenic in Drinking Water Causes Alterations in Locomotor Activity and Decreases Striatal mRNA for the D2 Dopamine Receptor in CD1 Male Mice by Claudia Leticia Moreno Ávila, Jorge H. Limón-Pacheco, Magda Giordano, Verónica M. Rodríguez

“…Arsenic exposure has been associated with sensory, motor, memory, and learning alterations in humans and alterations in locomotor activity, behavioral tasks, and neurotransmitters systems in rodents. …”
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Elimination of metoclopramid by the adsorption process (GAC) and ozone process by Oussama Khemis, Gabriel Racovițeanu, Elena Vulpașu

“…Existence of pharmaceutical substances in water with different concentrations in natural ecosystems it poses a danger to humans and animals. Conventional methods for water treatment have proven to be relatively ineffective in removing pharmaceutical contaminants, while the more effective process used for our research to eliminate pharmaceutical substance metoclopramid are ozone processes and adsorption process. …”
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