Delineating Novel Signature Patterns of Altered Gene Expression in Schizophrenia Using Gene Microarrays by Karoly Mirnics, Frank A. Middleton, David A. Lewis, Pat Levitt

“…Schizophrenia is a complex and devastating brain disorder that affects 1% of the population and ranks as one of the most costly disorders to afflict humans. This disorder typically has its clinical onset in late adolescence or early adulthood, presenting as a constellation of delusions and hallucinations (positive symptoms); decreased motivation, emotional expression, and social interactions (negative symptoms); and impaired learning and memory (cognitive symptoms). …”
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More than Just Great Quotes: An Introduction to the Canadian Tri-Council’s Qualitative Requirements by Jody Boffa, Nancy Moules, Maria Mayan, Robert L Cowie

“…In the most recent Canadian Tri-Council policy statement on the ethical conduct of research involving humans, a chapter was devoted to a summary of methods and methodological requirements that characterize robust qualitative research, despite the diversity of approaches. …”
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Stewardship Ecosystem Services Study: Carbon Stores on Florida Forest Stewardship Program Lands by Nilesh Timilsina, Francisco J. Escobedo, Alison E. Adams, Sonia Delphin

“…Ecosystem services are benefits from nature that are directly enjoyed, consumed, or used by humans, such as water quality improvement or protection, recreation, biodiversity, and even timber. …”
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The Rickettsia actin-based motility effectors RickA and Sca2 contribute differently to cell-to-cell spread and pathogenicity by Cuong J. Tran, Zahra Zubair-Nizami, Ingeborg M. Langohr, Matthew D. Welch

“…ABSTRACT Rickettsia parkeri is an obligate intracellular, tick-borne bacterial pathogen that can cause eschar-associated rickettsiosis in humans. R. parkeri invades host cells, escapes from vacuoles into the cytosol, and undergoes two independent modes of actin-based motility mediated by effectors RickA or Sca2. …”
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Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis of 16S rRNA Sequences Identified Two Lineages of Helicobacter pylori Strains Detected from Different Regions in Sudan Suggestive of Differential Evo... by Abeer Babiker Idris, Hadeel Gassim Hassan, Maryam Atif Salaheldin Ali, Sulafa Mohamed Eltaher, Leena Babiker Idris, Hisham N. Altayb, Amin Mohamed Abass, Mustafa Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim, El-Amin Mohamed Ibrahim, Mohamed A. Hassan

“…Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is ubiquitous among humans and one of the best-studied examples of an intimate association between bacteria and humans. …”
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Left-Right Brain-Wide Asymmetry of Neuroanatomy in the Mouse Brain by Andrew Silberfeld, James M. Roe, Jacob Ellegood, Jason P. Lerch, Lily Qiu, Yongsoo Kim, Jong Gwan Lee, William D. Hopkins, Joanes Grandjean, Yangming Ou, Olivier Pourquié

“…Left-right asymmetry of the human brain is widespread through its anatomy and function. …”
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The Legionella pneumophila effector PieF modulates mRNA stability through association with eukaryotic CCR4−NOT by Harley O'Connor Mount, Malene L. Urbanus, Francesco Zangari, Anne-Claude Gingras, Alexander W. Ensminger

“…CCR4−NOT modulates mRNA stability in eukaryotes from yeast to humans, making it an attractive target for a generalist pathogen, such as L. pneumophila. …”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy for Diabetic Kidney Disease: A Review of the Studies Using Syngeneic, Autologous, Allogeneic, and Xenogeneic Cells by Christian Sávio-Silva, Stephany Beyerstedt, Poliana E. Soinski-Sousa, Expedito B. Casaro, Maria Theresa A. Balby-Rocha, Antônio Simplício-Filho, Jamille Alves-Silva, Érika B. Rangel

“…Therefore, more studies in humans are needed to reach a conclusion if autologous MSCs from DM2 individuals are effective for treatment of DM-related complications. …”
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First Case of Respiratory Infection in Rabbits Caused by <i>Alcaligenes faecalis</i> in Romania by Vlad Iorgoni, Ionica Iancu, Ionela Popa, Alexandru Gligor, Gabriel Orghici, Bogdan Sicoe, Corina Badea, Cristian Dreghiciu, Călin Pop, Timea Bochiș, Janos Degi, Luminita Costinar, Corina Pascu, Viorel Herman

“…<i>Alcaligenes faecalis</i> is a Gram-negative, obligate aerobic bacillus commonly found in environmental settings, particularly in soil and water, as well as within the intestinal microbiota of humans and various animal species. This bacterium has the potential to act as an opportunistic pathogen, capable of causing severe infections in both humans and animals, which can sometimes result in fatal outcomes. …”
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Salmonella Serovars, Antibiotic Resistance, and Virulence Factors Isolated from Intestinal Content of Slaughtered Chickens and Ready-to-Eat Chicken Gizzards in the Ilorin Metropoli... by M. A. Raji, H. M. Kazeem, K. A. Magyigbe, A. O. Ahmed, D. N. Lawal, I. A. Raufu

“…Haifa possess virulence genes so they are potentially virulent for humans in this area. The national and local health authorities in Nigeria should improve hygiene measures especially at retail slaughter markets to reduce salmonellosis which is one of the most important food-borne diseases in humans.…”
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Gcn2 rescues reprogramming in the absence of Hog1/p38 signaling in C. neoformans during thermal stress by David Goich, Amanda L. M. Bloom, Sean R. Duffy, Maritza N. Ventura, John C. Panepinto

“…ABSTRACT The fungus Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic pathogen of humans that reprograms its translatome to facilitate adaptation and virulence within the host. …”
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Basic concepts and curriculum theory in education by Indah Rizki Ramadani, Firman Firman, Riska Ahmad

“…The curriculum functions in shaping and developing cognitive, affective and psychomotor aspects of humans by achieving the vision, mission and goals of national education. …”
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Effects of Urban Fertilizer Ordinances on Water Quality by Alexander J. Reisinger, Michael Dukes, Basil V. Iannone III, J. Bryan Unruh, Samuel J. Smidt

“… Originating from environmental or humans sources, too much nitrogen (N) and/or phosphorus (P) in water bodies can degrade water quality. …”
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Anthropisation et maladies à tique : l’exemple de la borréliose de Lyme by Boulanger, Nathalie

“…The reasons are multifactorial but all associated with human practices, including climate change and socio-economic and eco systemic changes. …”
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Multi-Joint Dynamics and the Development of Movement Control by E. Otten

“…The movement control of articulated limbs in humans has been explained in terms of equilibrium points and moving equilibrium points or virtual trajectories. …”
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Interleukin-23 and Th17 Cells in the Control of Gut Inflammation by Ivan Monteleone, Francesco Pallone, Giovanni Monteleone

“…Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, the major forms of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) in humans, have been traditionally associated with exaggerated and poorly controlled T helper (Th) type 1 or Th2 cell response, respectively. …”
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Cross-population variation in usage of a call combination: evidence of signal usage flexibility in wild bonobos by Isaac Schamberg, Martin Surbeck, Simon W. Townsend

“…To shed light on the phylogeny of the phenomenon, comparative data examining the relationship between signal form and function in the communication systems of non-humans is central. Here we report the results of a study on the production and usage the whistle-high hoot call combination (W + HH) from two distant populations of wild bonobos (Pan paniscus): Lui Kotale, DRC, and Kokolopori, DRC. …”
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Public Land Management Agencies’ and Nonindustrial Private Forest Landowners’ Perceptions towards Ecosystem Services by Taylor Stein, Namyun Kil, Alexis Frank, Alison E. Adams, Damian C. Adams, Francisco J. Escobedo

“…From clean air to pulp for paper to aesthetic landscapes, humans benefit from private and public forests in many different ways. …”
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Vibrio parahaemolyticus: spread, detection and identification techniques by G. S. Skitovich, N. B. Shadrova, O. V. Pruntova

“…Vibrio parahaemolyticus are gram-negative halophilic bacteria found in marine and coastal waters all over the world which cause acute food-borne gastroenteritis in humans. Rarely V. parahaemolyticus cause wound infections, infections of ears or sepsis in individuals with a compromised immune system. …”
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Biometric Technologies from the Anthropocentric and Nonanthropocentric Perspective by Barbora Baďurová, Marta Húšťava Šipulová

“… Biometric technologies or biometrics are becoming widespread, and, in many ways, they help to make human life easier. As this new technology has a significant impact on not just humans but also nonhuman nature, the authors perceive that there is a need of utmost importance to deal with the evaluation of the impact from the point of view of ethics, especially environmental ethics. …”
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