The Effect of Irisin as a Metabolic Regulator and Its Therapeutic Potential for Obesity by Hui Li, Fang Wang, Mu Yang, Jiao Sun, Yi Zhao, Dongqi Tang

“…Various studies in mice have shown that irisin could respond to systematic exercise training and promote white-to-brown fat transdifferentiation, but the role and function of irisin in humans are controversial. In this review, we systematically introduced and analyzed the factors that may contribute to these inconsistent results. …”
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GorillaFACS: The Facial Action Coding System for the Gorilla spp. by Catia Correia-Caeiro, Raquel Costa, Misato Hayashi, Anne Burrows, Jordan Pater, Takako Miyabe-Nishiwaki, Jack L Richardson, Martha M Robbins, Bridget Waller, Katja Liebal

“…A diverse repertoire of 42 facial movements was identified in the gorilla, including 28 AUs and 14 Action Descriptors, with several new movements not identified in the HumanFACS. Although some of the movements in gorillas differ from humans, the total number of AUs is comparable to the HumanFACS (32 AUs). …”
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Alpha-actinin-4-mediated FSGS: an inherited kidney disease caused by an aggregated and rapidly degraded cytoskeletal protein. by June Yao, Tu Cam Le, Claudine H Kos, Joel M Henderson, Phillip G Allen, Bradley M Denker, Martin R Pollak

“…We correlate these findings with studies of alpha-actinin-4 expression in human samples. "Knockin" mice with a disease-associated Actn4 mutation develop a phenotype similar to that observed in humans. …”
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Gorilla habituation and the role of animal agency in conservation and tourism development at Bwindi, South Western Uganda by Christine, Ampumuza, Clemens, Driessen

“…Discussions of gorilla habituation often emphasise human control of gorillas, whereby gorillas are usually singularly defined by their species membership. …”
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Phenotypic Analysis of BrdU Label-Retaining Cells during the Maturation of Conducting Airway Epithelium in a Porcine Lung by Yuanyuan Jia, Xuehong You, Ningxia Ma, Hui Li, Guopan Liu, Ying Wang, Jing Xue, Juan Shi, Jun Wei, Yong Li, Jiali Yang, Xiaoming Liu

“…Porcine has spurred an increased interest in biomedical research models and xenotransplantation, owing to most of its organs share similarities in physiology, cellular composition and size to humans. Therefore, characterization of stem/progenitor cells in porcine organs or tissues may provide a novel avenue to better understand the biology and function of stem cells in humans. …”
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Facial Anthropometry and Self-expressed Behaviours: A Systematic Review by Ankit Srivastava, Vilas Chimurkar, Nisha Mani Pandey, Anand Bihari

“…Previous research on humans and non human primates has revealed an association between the facial Width-to-Height Ratio (fWHR) and various traits, including achievement drive, aggression, unethical behaviour and dominance. …”
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Soap and water cleaning versus bleach-based cleaners for eliminating SARS-CoV-2 infection by Ekong E. Udoh, Ubong A. Udoh, Abiodun Egwuenu, Ekpereonne B. Esu, Aruk Eteng, Faithman E. Ovat, Uduak Okomo, Olabisi Oduwole, Joseph Okebe, Martin Meremikwu

“…Methods: We assessed studies which compared the effect of soap and water cleaning on SARS-CoV-2 among humans to that of bleach-based cleaning, both in households and communities. …”
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Urban green space during the Coronavirus disease pandemic with regard to the socioeconomic characteristics by R. Setiowati, R.H. Koestoer, K. Mizuno, H.S. Hasibuan

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The spread of Coronavirus disease limited the activities of humans in the globe in 2020 with Jakarta reported to have also struggled with the virus. …”
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Evidence of Helicobacter spp. in Saliva and Gastric Mucosa of Domestic Dogs in the Central Region of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil by Daniel D. Guerra Segundo, Camila B. E. Mello, Juliana F. Cargnelutti, Mariana M. Flores, Luís F. Pedrotti, Bernardo N. Antunes, Vanessa Milech, Omar G. Velasquez, Letícia R. Martins, Saulo T. L. Pinto Filho

“…Helicobacter pylori is a spiral-shaped bacterium, which plays a role in the aetiology of gastric diseases in humans. Non-H. pylori Helicobacter (NHPH) species naturally colonise the stomach of animals and also induce gastric lesions in humans, highlighting their zoonotic importance. …”
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Ehrlichia and Anaplasma by Yuexun Tian, Cynthia C Lord, Eva A. Buckner

“… Ehrlichia and Anaplasma are bacteria that cause diseases, known as ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis, in humans and other animals. Ehrlichia and Anaplasma are primarily transmitted through the bites of infected hard ticks, such as the lone star tick, the blacklegged tick, and the American dog tick. …”
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Leishmaniasis by Jorge R. Rey

“…Rey, 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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Probiotics and Lactose Maldigestion by Philip M Sherman

“…More recently, there has been increasing interest in the role of feeding nonpathogenic, viable bacteria to domesticated animals and humans to prevent and treat a variety of intestinal diseases (1) and extradigestive conditions (2).…”
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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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Embeddings by Potts Jason

“…I propose this framing as an application of cultural science and suggest that this offers a new way to understand the alignment problem between humans and increasingly intelligent machines.…”
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Features of the electrolyte distribution in various tissues in miniature pigs by A. V. Fatianova, V. A. Lavrinenko, O. V.  Trapezov, N. S. Yudin

“…The impact of behavioral response to humans on the electrolyte level in skeletal muscle was detected. …”
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Identification of novel genetic variants associated with feline cardiomyopathy using targeted next-generation sequencing by Jade Raffle, Jose Novo Matos, Marsha Wallace, Lois Wilkie, Richard J. Piercy, Perry Elliott, David J. Connolly, Virginia Luis Fuentes, Androniki Psifidi

“…Abstract Cardiomyopathies are the most common heritable heart diseases in cats and humans. This study aimed to identify novel genetic variants in cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) using a targeted panel of genes associated with human cardiomyopathy. …”
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Quantum theory-inspired inter-sentence semantic interaction model for textual adversarial defense by Jiacheng Huang, Long Chen, Xiaoyin Yi, Ning Yu

“…More specifically, it is analyzed why humans are able to understand textual adversarial examples, and a crucial point is observed that humans are adept at associating information from the context to comprehend a paragraph. …”
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Evaluation of rabies control measure effectiveness in the Russian Federation by S. V. Shcherbinin, T. V. Vadopalas, F. I. Korennoy, K. A. Blokhina, A. K. Karaulov

“…The major causes of human mortality are considered. The recommendations on decreasing the disease spread risks are given. …”
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Is It Necessary to Specifically Define the Cause of Surgically Treated Biliary Tract Infections? A Rare Case of Raoultella planticola Cholecystitis and Literature Review by Suat Can Ulukent, İnanc Samil Sarici, Nuri Alper Sahbaz, Yigit Mehmet Ozgun, Ozlem Akca, Kamuran Sanlı

“…Raoultella planticola is an aquatic and soil organism that does not notoriously cause invasive infections in humans. Infections in the literature are limited only in case reports. …”
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Plasma Gelsolin Levels Decrease in Diabetic State and Increase upon Treatment with F-Actin Depolymerizing Versions of Gelsolin by Neeraj Khatri, Amin Sagar, Nagesh Peddada, Vikas Choudhary, Bhupinder Singh Chopra, Veena Garg, Renu Garg, Ashish

“…The study aims to map plasma gelsolin (pGSN) levels in diabetic humans and mice models of type II diabetes and to evaluate the efficacy of gelsolin therapy in improvement of diabetes in mice. …”
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