Zmartwychwstanie przez technikę. Problem tożsamości umysłu w koncepcjach rozwoju sztucznej inteligencji. by Olgierd Sroczyński

“…In contemporary popular concepts concerning the development of artificial intelligence, it is assumed that if a program/model provides answers or operates in a manner similar to humans, then it can be considered to have achieved human-level capability. …”
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Contaminants in the Urban Environment: Perfluoroalkyl Substances by Ignacio A. Rodriguez-Jorquera, Gurpal S. Toor

“…This 6-page fact sheet discusses the occurrence, use, exposure, and potential harmful effects of PFASs to humans and the environment, and suggests ways to reduce your exposure to PFSAs. …”
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Immune Evasion Strategies of Pre-Erythrocytic Malaria Parasites by Hong Zheng, Zhangping Tan, Wenyue Xu

“…Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans. It begins with a bite from an infected female Anopheles mosquito and leads to the development of the pre-erythrocytic and blood stages. …”
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Is it the End of the Ice Age? by Susan Y Kwiecien

“…However, the efficacy of using ice as a recovery strategy following injury in humans remains uncertain, and there is a growing trend recommending against icing following injury. …”
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Information Diffusion Model of Social Bots: An Analysis of the Spread of Coverage of China Issues by The New York Times on Twitter by Na Han, Hebo Huang, Jianjun Wang, Bin Shi, Li Ren

“…It is found that in the role of second-step diffusion, unlike posting news indiscriminately in first-step diffusion, social bots are more inclined to postcontroversial information in second-step diffusion; in terms of diffusion patterns, although social bots are more engaged in first-step diffusion than in second-step diffusion and can trigger human users to retweet, they are still inferior to humans in terms of influence.…”
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Low-maintenance subtropical green roofs. Spontaneous vegetation and substrate deph by Brenda Chaves Coelho Leite, Lucas Gobatti, Isabela Gamba Huttenlocher

“…In addition to providing a wide range of Ecosystem Services, such species can survive in environments altered by humans and withstand conditions adverse to them, such as water scarcity and shallow substrate. …”
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Affective prosody in grunts of young chimpanzees by Derry Taylor, Guillaume Dezecache, Marina Davila-Ross

“…Humans acoustically encode affective information into their utterances. …”
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Preventing Foodborne Illness: Norovirus by Keith R. Schneider, Renée M. Goodrich, Michael J. Mahovic, Rajya Shukla

“…This document is FSHN05-18, one of a series of the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date October 2005. …”
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Feral Swine Trapping: Techniques and Designs by Bethany Rose Wight, Raoul Keith Boughton

“…They also carry numerous diseases, some of which are transmittable to wild and domestic animals and humans. Trapping and removing swine from your property is an effective way to reduce or control feral swine populations. …”
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Le Paysage, le style, et la modernisation agricole : la vallée de l’Orne dans Bouvard et Pécuchet by Grant Wiedenfeld

“…Attention to the stylistic subtleties now reveals a contrast of ancient and modern that forces reflection on that era’s agricultural modernization and on the relationship of humans to nature. This consideration of literary landscapes then leads to a comparison with nineteenth century French landscape painters in the final part of the article, where Charles Blanc’s comments on prosaic subjects and on style’s connection to the ideal animate our abstract comparison.…”
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Cugoano on Redressing Slavery: The Demands of Liberty by Iziah C Topete

“…Quobna Ottobah Cugoano’s work from July 1787, Thoughts and Sentiments on the Evil and Wicked Traffic of the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, defended redressing transatlantic slavery on principled grounds. …”
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Status prawny hermafrodytów w Rzymie by Jarosław Rominkiewicz

“…Romans applied this term to describe peculiar phenomena caused—as they believed—by divine activity, which were aimed at indicating the imminent rupture of pax deorum, i.e. an accord between humans and the gods. The social norms established within ancient states were based on strict division of roles and functions, resulting from gender diff erentiation. …”
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Subversion of Immunity by Leishmania amazonensis Parasites: Possible Role of Phosphatidylserine as a Main Regulator by Joao Luiz Mendes Wanderley, Jaqueline França Costa, Valéria Matos Borges, Marcello Barcinski

“…Leishmania amazonensis parasites cause progressive disease in most inbred mouse strains and are associated with the development of diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis in humans. The poor activation of an effective cellular response is correlated with the ability of these parasites to infect mononuclear phagocytic cells without triggering their activation or actively suppressing innate responses of these cells. …”
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Entendre les mouches voler by Sarah Benabou, David Picherit

“…Using group sound-walks as a preferred study method, this approach immediately raises the question of the “positionality” from which we listen to the world, and thus opens the door to a political-environmental mapping of the territory that is attentive to the circulation of humans, animals and sound. Nevertheless, this understanding is only possible on condition of adopting a deliberately ethnographic position, that is to say one that gives attention to inclusive sound landscapes whose interpretation rests on a perpetual to-and-fro between the group’s epistemological intuitions and sensory observations. …”
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Mechanisms for the Invasion and Dissemination of Salmonella by Qiao Li

“…Salmonella enterica is a gastroenteric Gram-negative bacterium that can infect both humans and animals and causes millions of illnesses per year around the world. …”
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Contaminants in the Urban Environment: Dioxins by Yun-Ya Yang, Gurpal S. Toor

“…Current releases of dioxins by humans are due to the combustion of fuels and burning of household trash. …”
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Identification and Control of Coral Ardisia (Ardisia crenata): A Potentially Poisonous Plant. by Brent A. Sellers, Sarah Lancaster, Kenneth A. Langeland, Jason A. Ferrell, Michael Meisenberg, Joseph Walter

“…Although there is no published literature supporting the theory that coral ardisia is toxic, it is suspected that the berries and/or foliage are poisonous to livestock, pets, and humans. This 3-page fact sheet was written by B. A. …”
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Laproscopic Management of Wandering Biliary Ascariasis by Umesh Jethwani, G. J. Singh, P. Sarangi, Vipul Kandwal

“…Ascariasis is one of the most common helminthic diseases in humans, occurring mostly in countries with low standards of public health and hygiene, thereby making ascariasis highly endemic in developing countries. …”
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Artificial Reefs and People: How We Create Them and How They Affect Us by Lisa Chong, Keith Mille, Holly Abeels, Victor Blanco, Ed Camp

“…While there is extensive research on ecological aspects of artificial reefs and reef fish, there is a need for more research on the effects of the implementation of artificial reefs on humans and the coastal communities and how their respective experiences and perceptions influence artificial reef and fisheries management actions and involvement. …”
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Epidemiology, clinical characteristics, diagnosis and vaccination of tick-borne encephalitis: an overview by G. Navickaitė, R. Mineikytė, J. Valaikienė

“… The number of diagnosed tick-borne encephalitis in humans has been increasing and the virus can be seen in more geographical locations. …”
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