Phylogeny-Directed Search for Murine Leukemia Virus-Like Retroviruses in Vertebrate Genomes and in Patients Suffering from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Pr... by Jonas Blomberg, Ali Sheikholvaezin, Amal Elfaitouri, Fredrik Blomberg, Anna Sjösten, Johan Mattson Ulfstedt, Rüdiger Pipkorn, Clas Källander, Christina Öhrmalm, Göran Sperber

“…Retroviruses highly similar to MLLVs (xenotropic murine retrovirus related virus (XMRV) and Human Mouse retrovirus-like RetroViruses (HMRVs)) reported from patients suffering from prostate cancer (PC) and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) raise the possibility that also humans have been infected. …”
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Studies on humoral immunity in dogs after use of rabies inactivated vaccines formulated with Montanide ISA 70 VG and GEL 01 adjuvants by A. N. Balashov, M. I. Doronin, A. V. Borisov, D. A. Lozovoy, D. V. Mikhalishin, V. A. Starikov

“…As an acute endemic infection, it poses a considerable danger to both animals and humans. The leading role in the transmission of rabies to humans belongs to diseased dogs; stray animals can be potential sources of rabies agent, which increases the risk of transmitting a deadly virus to humans. …”
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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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Alphaherpesvirus in Pets and Livestock by Shu-Hui Duan, Ze-Min Li, Xue-Jie Yu, Dan Li

“…Herpesviruses are a group of DNA viruses capable of infecting multiple mammalian species, including humans. This review primarily summarizes four common alphaherpesviruses found in pets and livestock (feline, swine, canine, and bovine) in aspects such as epidemiology, immune evasion, and latency and reactivation. …”
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Structural Features and Transcriptional Activity of Chicken PPARs (α, β, and γ) by Ichiro Takada, Mime Kobayashi

“…Moreover, we found that bezafibrate induces the transactivation function of cPPARβ, but not human PPARδ (human PPARβ ortholog). This ligand selectivity relies on one amino acid residue (chicken: Val419, human: Met444). …”
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'Man is the Measure of All Things' by Victor Muñoz Sanz, Dan Handel

“…Understanding these spaces, in which humans and their artifacts interact in unprecedented ways, could provide architecture with the timely opportunity to challenge our anticipated redundancy, and reconsider its own humanism in order to charge it with new meanings.…”
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The Neurometabolic Function of the Dopamine–Aminotransferase System by Sergey A. Apryatin

“…Methods: The review describes research results into the dopamine-mediated mechanism of metabolic regulation in humans and animals. Particular attention is paid to the neurometabolic mechanisms of protein metabolism. …”
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Plasticity-Inducing TMS Protocols to Investigate Somatosensory Control of Hand Function by M. Jacobs, A. Premji, A. J. Nelson

“…However, this information is mainly from research in animals and the bridge to human hand control is needed. Emerging evidence in humans supports the notion that somatosensory cortices modulate motor behaviour, physiology and sensory perception. …”
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"Without a man's decision, nothing works": Building resilience to Rift Valley fever in pastoralist communities in Isiolo Kenya. by Irene N Mutambo, Bernard Bett, Salome A Bukachi

“…Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is a zoonotic disease that affects both livestock and humans. Men and women in pastoralist communities are vulnerable to RVF risk exposure because of their different roles and reliance on livestock products. …”
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An analysis of household waste generation in the Fomento 2 Public Housing Complex, Comoro Village, Dili, Timor Leste by Silva Augusto Almeida da, Maryono Maryono, Hermawan Ferry

“…Garbage can be defined as the residual material by humans in their daily activities. It is inevitable that the generation of waste will continue to increase in line with the continued interaction of humans in the real world. …”
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Self-rerouting sensor network for electronic skin resilient to severe damage by T. Ozaki, N. Ohta, M. Fujiyoshi

“…This advancement significantly boosts robots’ collaborative potential with humans.…”
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Fractional-Order Model for Evolution of Bovine Tuberculosis with Vaccination and Contaminated Environment by Boubacar Diallo, Jeconia Abonyo Okelo, Shaibu Osman, Simon Karanja, Nnaemeka Stanley Aguegboh

“…We use a fractional-order model with the Caputo sense to examine the evolution of bovine tuberculosis transmission in human and animal populations, including a vaccine compartment for humans. …”
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Currently important pathogenic Listeria species affecting animals and birds (review) by P. N. Shastin

“…Infection with Listeria monocytogenes causes an invasive disease in animals and humans, which is transmitted via the fecal-oral route from an animal to a human, from a mother to a fetus. …”
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“Baboons on the road again”: Survey of vehicle occupants on a road crossing a national park in Uganda by Jovia Nabuule, Fantine Benoit, Louise Robinet, Peter Isingoma, David Mwesigye Tumusiime, Harold Rugonge, Sabrina Krief, Odile Petit, Audrey Maille

“…Infrastructures such as roads or railways fragment the forests, but they are also places of encounter between humans and wildlife. Some populations of primates, especially macaques and baboons, are regularly seen on roadsides. …”
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A Review on the Antimutagenic and Anticancer Effects of Cysteamine by Chun-Man Lee

“…Cysteamine is an aminothiol endogenously synthetized by human cells during the degradation of coenzyme-A. …”
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Models for the spread and persistence of hantavirus infection in rodents with direct and indirect transmission by Curtis L. Wesley, Linda J. S. Allen, Michel Langlais

“…Hantavirus, a zoonotic disease carried by wild rodents, is spread among rodents via direct contact and indirectly via infected rodent excreta in the soil. Spillover to humans is primarily via the indirect route through inhalation of aerosolized viral particles. …”
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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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The illusion of limitlessness: Engaging Cornel du Toit’s perspective on transhumanism and being by Benson O. Igboin

“…In his article titled Artificial intelligence and the question of being, Du Toit raises pluri-significant concerns regarding the emergence of superintelligent machines, capable of human-like and even superior intelligence. He explores the implications of this development for human existence, as it shifts the role of humans from being subjects to objects, with artificial intelligence taking precedence. …”
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Triatoma venosa and Panstrongylus geniculatus challenge the certification of interruption of vectorial Trypanosoma cruzi transmission by Rhodnius prolixus in eastern Colombia. by Omar Cantillo-Barraza, Lídia Gual-González, Natalia Velásquez-Ortiz, Manuel Alfonso Medina Camargo, Paola González, Lissa Cruz-Saavedra, Adriana Castillo, Sara Zuluaga, Giovanny Herrera, Hanson Cowan, Andrés Velez-Mira, Luz Helena Patiño, Juan David Ramírez, Omar Triana, Melissa S Nolan

“…Most infected humans were adults between the ages of 55 and 85 years old. …”
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Detection of Francisellaceae and the differentiation of main European F. tularensis ssp. holarctica strains (Clades) by new designed qPCR assays by Kristin Köppen, Kerstin Rydzewski, Julia Zajac, Marwah Al-Senwi, Sema Evcimen, Darius Schulze, Daniela Jacob, Klaus Heuner

“…Abstract Background The zoonotic and highly infectious pathogen Francisella tularensis is the etiological agent of tularemia. Tularemia in humans is mainly caused by F. tularensis subspecies tularensis and holarctica, but Francisella species like F. novicida, F. philomiragia, F. hispaniensis and others are known to cause tularemia-like infections in immunocompromised humans. …”
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