Rat lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Chen, 1935) (Nematoda: Strongylida: Metastrongylida) by John Capinera, Heather S. Walden

“…First described by Chen from rats in China, the medical significance of this parasite was overlooked until 1944 when it was found infecting humans in Taiwan. Even then, because the report was published in Japanese, its importance remained largely unknown. …”
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Entomopathogenic Nematodes (Nematoda: Rhabditida: families Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae) by Nastaran Tofangsazie, Steven P. Arthurs, Robin M. Giblin-Davis

“…They fit nicely into integrated pest management programs because they are nontoxic to humans, specific to their target pests, and can be applied with standard pesticide equipment. …”
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The Chronology of the Levantine Middle Palaeolithic Period in Retrospect by Ofer Bar-Yosef, Liliane Meignen

“…The aim of this paper is to explore in retrospect the various proposals for dating the archaeological deposits in which human fossils have been recovered. New hypotheses based on the recent dating are presented radiometric ignoring certain ambiguities.…”
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Facts about Wildlife Diseases: Pseudorabies by Samantha Wisely

“… Pseudorabies primarily affects swine, but cattle, sheep and other mammals are susceptible to infection. Humans are not at risk. The superficial symptoms of this viral disease resemble rabies symptoms, thus the name pseudorabies. …”
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Budding of Enveloped Viruses: Interferon-Induced ISG15—Antivirus Mechanisms Targeting the Release Process by Eun Joo Seo, Jonathan Leis

“…Pathogenic strains of viruses that infect humans are encapsulated in membranes derived from the host cell in which they infect. …”
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Facts about Wildlife Diseases: Pseudorabies by Samantha Wisely

“… Pseudorabies primarily affects swine, but cattle, sheep and other mammals are susceptible to infection. Humans are not at risk. The superficial symptoms of this viral disease resemble rabies symptoms, thus the name pseudorabies. …”
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Key to Nine Common Smilax Species of Florida by Lynn Proenza, Michael Andreu

“…Smilax species are important because they can provide shelter and food for wildlife and have provided humans with medicine, food, and dyes. Twelve Smilax species are found in Florida. …”
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Gulf Coast Tick, Amblyomma maculatum Koch (Acari: Ixodidae: Amblyomminae) by Jeffrey C. Hertz, Phillip E. Kaufman

“…The ticks are ectoparasites that feed on a variety of birds and mammals, and will readily bite humans. Gulf Coast ticks are of increasing concern because of their ability to transmit several pathogens of veterinary and medical importance. …”
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La Fiebre Chikungunya by Jorge R. Rey, C. Roxanne Rutledge-Connelly, Christopher N. Mores, Chelsea T. Smartt, Walter J. Tabachnick

“…Tabachnick, is the Spanish language version of ENY-736, "Chikungunya" It describes this mosquito-borne virus, what it is, its symptoms, how its transmitted to humans, where it occurs, risk to Floridians, and how it can be prevented. …”
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Third Grade Manatee Curriculum—Introduction by Ruth Francis-Floyd, Maia McGuire

“…This curriculum provides a series of individual lessons covering manatee biology and ecology, as well as highlighting some of the ways that humans impact and can protect manatees. The curriculum has been written at a third-grade level but can be adapted for older or younger students. …”
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Sleep Spindles as Facilitators of Memory Formation and Learning by Daniel Ulrich

“…Behavioural studies in humans and animals have found significant correlations between the recall performance in different learning tasks and the amount of sleep spindles in the intervening sleep. …”
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Gulf Coast Tick, Amblyomma maculatum Koch (Acari: Ixodidae: Amblyomminae) by Jeffrey C. Hertz, Phillip E. Kaufman

“…The ticks are ectoparasites that feed on a variety of birds and mammals, and will readily bite humans. Gulf Coast ticks are of increasing concern because of their ability to transmit several pathogens of veterinary and medical importance. …”
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Cetaceans 4th Grade Curriculum by Maia Patterson McGuire, Ruth Francis-Floyd

“…Lessons highlight some of the ways that humans impact and can protect cetaceans. They help teachers address science, mathematics, language arts, or visual arts objectives and could be used in place of current lesson plans for many topics. …”
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Pesticide Storage: Keep It in the Container by Fred Fishel

“…In particular, the herbicide paraquat is highly toxic to humans; one small accidental sip can be fatal, and there is no antidote. …”
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Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) related to COVID-19 among members of Kabale University (KAB) community: a pre-intervention study by G.B, Turyasingura, E.B, Maniple, Nshakira, N.N, H.E, Ainamani, M, Karungi, J, Murangira

“…COVID-19 is a highly infectious acute viral respiratory tract infection caused by a new coronavirus that was first detected in China in December 2019, after crossing from wild animals to humans. It spreads directly from person-to-person through salivary and nasal droplets expelled from an infected person during sneezing, coughing or talking that fall on the soft mucosa of a close by non-infected person (within one meter).…”
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Third Grade Manatee Curriculum—Lesson 5: Manatees and Their Cousins by Maia McGuire, Ruth Francis-Floyd

“…This curriculum provides a series of individual lessons covering manatee biology and ecology, as well as highlighting some of the ways that humans impact and can protect manatees. The curriculum has been written at a third-grade level but can be adapted for older or younger students. …”
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Tools for Evaluating Soil Health by Jehangir H. Badha, Jay M. Capasso, Robert R. Schindelbeck, Allan R. Bacon

“…It refers to the chemical, biological, and physical characteristics that influence a soil’s ability to function sustainably and to satisfy the needs of humans, support plants, and cycle elements, water, and energy between earth systems. …”
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བྱིས་ པའི་ མནོལ་ སྐྲ་ ལེན་ པའི་ སྐོར་ གྱི་ ངོ་ སྤྲོད་ ཆེ་ ལོང་ ཙམ།... by Lhamokyab Noyontsang

“…It also marks the collective celebration of the child's joining the ranks of humans and it is conceived as heralding a bright future for the child. …”
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Biting midges, no-see-ums Culicoides spp. (Insecta: Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) by Cynthia Roxanne Connelly

“…They will readily bite humans; the bites are irritating, painful, and can cause long-lasting painful lesions for some people. …”
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Third Grade Manatee Curriculum—Lesson 11: Biodegradable or Not? by Maxine Floyd, Maia McGuire, Ruth Francis-Floyd

“…This curriculum provides a series of individual lessons covering manatee biology and ecology, as well as highlighting some of the ways that humans impact and can protect manatees. The curriculum has been written at a third-grade level but can be adapted for older or younger students. …”
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