Bioartificial Liver Support by Vincent G Bain, Jose Luis Montero, Manuel de la Mata

“…Much controversy, however, surrounds the issue of possible transmission of pig endogenous retrovirus to humans, and current trials are being carefully monitored. …”
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The Impact of Farnesoid X Receptor Activation on Intestinal Permeability in Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Maja Stojancevic, Karmen Stankov, Momir Mikov

“…These data suggest that FXR agonists are potential candidates for exploration as a novel therapeutic strategy for IBD in humans.…”
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Metalized Plastic Waste Fiber Effects on Green Concrete Beams Mechanical Performance by Hamed Safayenikoo

“…Incorrect and insufficient management of these waste materials causes adverse effects on the nature of the soil, water, humans, and animals’ life. One type of waste plastic is metalized plastic waste (MPW), which is used mainly in different types of food packaging productions, and there is no appropriate technology for reusing it all over the world. …”
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Polar stations as testing platforms for space analogue simulations – Case study for Polish potential by Agata Maria Kołodziejczyk, Marek Lewandowski, Adam Nawrot, Ireneusz Sobota

“…The extensive experience of Polish polar researchers provides a relevant background for crew selection and support in conducting physiological and psychological studies on humans. In conclusion, polar stations can function as simulation laboratories for the new era of space exploration.…”
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Abdominal CT scan findings of a child with hepatic fascioliasis: A case report on rarely reported emerging disease by Mesay Tilahun, Leul Adane, Gashaw Arega, Melkamu Tilahun

“…Fasciolosis is a zoonotic infection caused by trematodes fasciola hepatica and fasciola gigantic, and humans are incidental hosts. Although infrequently reported in developed nations, it is common in developing countries. …”
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The Threat of Tomorrow: Impacts of Artificial Intelligence-Enhanced Cyber-attacks on International Relations by Esra Merve Çalışkan

“…Thanks to AI, adversaries can now impersonate humans, manipulate data, eavesdrop on conversations, and exploit system weaknesses on an unprecedented scale. …”
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Multiple Adversarial Domains Adaptation Approach for Mitigating Adversarial Attacks Effects by Bader Rasheed, Adil Khan, Muhammad Ahmad, Manuel Mazzara, S. M. Ahsan Kazmi

“…Although neural networks are near achieving performance similar to humans in many tasks, they are susceptible to adversarial attacks in the form of a small, intentionally designed perturbation, which could lead to misclassifications. …”
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Re-assembling the Victorians: Steampunk, Cyborgs, and the Ethics of Industry by Helena Esser

“…If Victorian discourse established a binary opposition between the organic and the mechanic in order to negotiate human identity in the rapidly transforming age of Industrialisation, steampunk re-envisions and re-assembles this binary in order to challenge its validity in the digital age. …”
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Molecular Identification of Fasciola Isolated from the Liver of Meat Animals in Fars Province, Iran by Aminallah Saadatnia, Kavous Solhjoo, Mohamad Hasan Davami, Saber Raeghi, Ahmad Abolghazi

“…Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica are flatworms that infect animals and humans. Fasciola is the parasite of the liver or bile ducts and intestines of mammals, where such animals are known as their “definite hosts.” …”
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Endocrine Actions of Osteocalcin by Aurora Patti, Luigi Gennari, Daniela Merlotti, Francesco Dotta, Ranuccio Nuti

“…Despite that these evidences have been only in part confirmed in humans, further prospective investigations are needed to definitively establish the endocrine role of osteocalcin both in the general population and cohorts of patients with diabetes or other metabolic disorders.…”
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ELUCIDATING ECO-RELIGIOUS IN ISLAMIC STUDIES AND THE FUTURE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS by Muhammad Syihabuddin, Zulfi Mubaraq, M. Lutfi Mustofa

“…Also, it seeks to make practical contributions in the form of human spiritual awareness to preserve the environment as a form of constructing natural values (hablu min al-‘alam). …”
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Identification and Antimicrobial Resistance of Enterococcus Spp. Isolated from the River and Coastal Waters in Northern Iran by Majid Alipour, Reza Hajiesmaili, Maryam Talebjannat, Yousef Yahyapour

“…As fecal streptococci commonly inhabit the intestinal tract of humans and warm blooded animals, and daily detection of all pathogenic bacteria in coastal water is not practical, thus these bacteria are used to detect the fecal contamination of water. …”
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Quantifying Potential Error in Painting Breast Excision Specimens by Thomas Fysh, Alex Boddy, Amy Godden

“…This study is the first to attempt to quantify the extent of human error in marking imaginary boundaries on a breast excision model and suggests that humans do not make these judgements well, raising questions about the safety of targeting single margins at reexcision.…”
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Resolving Lexical Verb Ambiguity in Yoruba through Semantic Web Annotations by Aina A. Akindele

“…The goal of semantic web research is to allow the vast range of web-accessible information and services to be more effectively exploited by both humans and automated tools. Technological advancement has given rise to scholars developing automated translation systems from English to the Yorùbá language. …”
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The Domestic Cat as a Large Animal Model for Characterization of Disease and Therapeutic Intervention in Hereditary Retinal Blindness by Kristina Narfström, Koren Holland Deckman, Marilyn Menotti-Raymond

“…Domestic cats, having large human-like eyes with comparable spontaneous retinal diseases, are also considered useful for gene replacement therapy, thus functioning as effective model systems for further research.…”
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Levamisole-Contaminated Cocaine: An Emergent Cause of Vasculitis and Skin Necrosis by Osama Souied, Hassan Baydoun, Zahraa Ghandour, Neville Mobarakai

“…Levamisole was used as an antihelminth drug and later was rescinded from use in humans due to adverse effects. Through this paper, we will report a 39-year-old crack cocaine user who presented with purpuric rash and skin necrosis of his ear lobes. …”
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Expression of Genes Encoding the Enzymes for Glycogen and Trehalose Metabolism in L3 and L4 Larvae of Anisakis simplex by E. Łopieńska-Biernat, E. A. Zaobidna, M. Dmitryjuk

“…Nematodes, cosmopolitan helminths parasitizing sea mammals and humans, cause a disease known as anisakiasis. The aim of this study was to investigate the expression of genes encoding the enzymes involved in the metabolism of trehalose and glycogen—trehalose-6-phosphate synthase (TPS), trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase (TPP), glycogen synthase (GS), and glycogen phosphorylase (GP)—in stage L3 and stage L4 larvae of A. simplex. …”
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Enforcement of environmental law through citizen lawsuit in administrative court by Putrijanti Aju, Indreswari Tri Laksmi, Yuli Sulistyawan Aditya, Wahyu Ananingsih Sri, Doramia Lumbanraja Anggita

“…The damage of the environmental can be harmful to humans. CLS used to file to General Court, however some cases were granted, and others were denied. …”
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Sous les vagues bleues, le paysage by Christophe Camus

“…Finally, remaining in the Mediterranean, we join Cousteau who, through his films and books, invents and puts on show an underwater landscape that is hospitable and can even be colonised or inhabited by humans.…”
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Morphologic Examination of Ossicula Auditus in Different Ruminants by İsmail Demircioğlu, Funda Aksünger Karaavci

“…In addition, the bone that exists as os lenticulare in humans exists as processus lenticulare in most mammals. …”
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