Predicted missing information biases ensemble perception of temporally ordered facial expressions by Jiahao Lu, Jun Wang

“…Abstract By observing dynamically changing facial expressions, humans can use a specialized capacity known as ensemble coding to effortlessly obtain a summary representation of an individual’s emotional state. …”
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Dynamic tracking of objects in the macaque dorsomedial frontal cortex by Rishi Rajalingham, Hansem Sohn, Mehrdad Jazayeri

“…Abstract A central tenet of cognitive neuroscience is that humans build an internal model of the external world and use mental simulation of the model to perform physical inferences. …”
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Helicobacter pylori and T Helper Cells: Mechanisms of Immune Escape and Tolerance by Tiziana Larussa, Isabella Leone, Evelina Suraci, Maria Imeneo, Francesco Luzza

“…Helicobacter pylori colonizes the gastric mucosa of at least half of the human population, causing a worldwide infection that appears in early childhood and if not treated, it can persist for life. …”
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Evolutionary Traits and Genomic Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in South America by Pablo A. Ortiz-Pineda, Carlos H. Sierra-Torres

“…Since the zoonotic event from which SARS-CoV-2 started infecting humans late in 2019, the virus has caused more than 5 million deaths and has infected over 500 million people around the world. …”
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Trace and Heavy Metals in Locally and Imported Spices Sold on Markets in Accra Metropolis, Ghana by Isaac Osei-Safo, Kodwo Miezah, Lyndon Nii Adjiri Sackey, Junias Adusei-Gyamfi, Ayamba Malik Abdul

“…However, continual scrutiny should be maintained over time due to bioaccumulation in humans.…”
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Modelling transmission and control of Toxoplasma gondii in New Zealand farmland by Rachelle N. Binny, Graham J. Hickling, Alex James, Chris N. Niebuhr

“…Toxoplasma gondii is one of the world’s most prevalent parasites and has significant impacts on the health of humans, domestic animals and wildlife. In New Zealand’s rural environments, T. gondii creates economic losses for the farming industry and threatens vulnerable native avifauna and marine mammals. …”
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Ethical Implications in the Use of Embryonic and Adult Neural Stem Cells by Rodrigo Ramos-Zúñiga, Oscar González-Pérez, Ana Macías-Ornelas, Vivian Capilla-González, Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa

“…A whole range of treatment possibilities originates from this knowledge that potentially can be used for different neurological diseases in humans. Although this is an encouraging scenario, it implies that the human brain is the object of such study, as well as its potential manipulation and transplantation. …”
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Une bactérie multirésistante avant l’ère des antibiotiques : l’agent de la mélioïdose by Buisson, Yves

“…Its worldwide spread, outside the original endemic foci of Southeast Asia and Australia, is favoured by global warming and the diabetes mellitus pandemic, which is the main predisposing factor.In humans, melioidosis is an opportunistic infection, following professional (rice farmers, soldiers) or accidental contamination, by inhalation or inoculation. …”
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Role of dietary and nutritional interventions in ceramide-associated diseases by Shengnan Wang, Zihui Jin, Biyu Wu, Andrew J. Morris, Pan Deng

“…Although pharmacological inhibition of ceramide formation often protects against these diseases in animal models, pharmacological modulation of ceramides in humans remains impractical. Dietary interventions including the Mediterranean diet, lacto-ovo-vegetarian diet, calorie-restricted diet, restriction of dairy product consumption, and dietary supplementation with polyunsaturated fatty acids, dietary fibers, and polyphenols, all have beneficial effects on modulating ceramide levels. …”
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Electroconvulsive shock and transcranial magnetic stimulation do not alter the survival or spine density of adult-born striatal neurons. by Tara Gaertner, Tian Rui Zhang, Baran Askari, Fidel Vila-Rodriguez, Jason S Snyder

“…Adult-born striatal neurons have been described in both rodents and humans, but the regulation of these neurons is poorly understood. …”
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Modeling co-infection of Ixodes tick-borne pathogens by Yijun Lou, Li Liu, Daozhou Gao

“…Ticks, including the Ixodes ricinus and Ixodes scapularis hard tick species, are regarded as the most common arthropod vectors of both human and animal diseases in Europe and the United States capable of transmitting a large number of bacteria, viruses and parasites. …”
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Understanding the impact of triazoles on female fertility and embryo development: Mechanisms and implications by Sonal Sharma, Geeta Pandey

“…Triazoles are also frequently used in the pharmaceutical industry to treat fungal and bacterial infections as well as to treat and prevent some forms of pneumonia. Humans are normally exposed to triazoles through food, water, and medications, which raises concerns about their potential adverse effects on health. …”
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Effect of COVID-19 Prevention Measures on Air Quality in Thailand by Jenjira Kaewrat, Rungruang Janta

“…In response, Thailand’s government has imposed various pandemic prevention measures, such as a rigorous stay-at-home measure to reduce viral transmission between humans. Many human activities ceased, such as transportation, businesses, and services. …”
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Once-Daily Dosing of Aminoglycosides by William A Craig

“…DATA SYNTHESIS: Once-daily dosing was consistently less toxic than more frequent dosing in animals. When human pharmacokinetics were simulated in animals, efficacy of once-daily dosing was similar or enhanced over more frequent dosing regimens. …”
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LOX-1, OxLDL, and Atherosclerosis by Angela Pirillo, Giuseppe Danilo Norata, Alberico Luigi Catapano

“…In humans, LOX-1 gene polymorphisms were associated with increased susceptibility to myocardial infarction. …”
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Supraspinal facilitation of painful stimuli by glutamatergic innervation from the retrosplenial to the anterior cingulate cortex. by Shun Hao, Man Xue, Qi-Yu Chen, Jinjin Wan, Yu-Jie Ma, Wantong Shi, Xuanying Chen, Xu-Hui Li, Jing-Shan Lu, Fang Xu, Guo-Qiang Bi, Wucheng Tao, Min Zhuo

“…The RSC-ACC pathway probably serves to integrate memory engrams with pain perception in both humans and animals.…”
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Facial signals shape predictions about the nature of upcoming conversational responses by Alexandra K. Emmendorfer, Judith Holler

“…Participants (n = 80) viewed videos of short conversation fragments between two virtual humans. Each fragment ended with the Questioner asking a question, followed by a pause during which the Responder looked either straight at the Questioner (baseline), or averted their gaze, or accompanied the straight gaze with one of the following facial signals: brow raise, brow frown, nose wrinkle, smile, squint, mouth corner pulled back (dimpler). …”
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Therapeutic Use of Silver Nanoparticles in the Prevention and Arrest of Dental Caries by Claudia Butrón Téllez Girón, Juan F. Hernández Sierra, Idania DeAlba‐Montero, María de los A. Urbano Peña, Facundo Ruiz

“…Dental caries is one of the major diseases of the oral cavity affecting humans worldwide. Different alternatives have been used for its control, but its incidence and prevalence are still high. …”
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Geochemical Characterization of Spring Waters in the Crati River Basin, Calabria (Southern Italy) by Simona Gaglioti, Ernesto Infusino, Tommaso Caloiero, Giovanni Callegari, Ilaria Guagliardi

“…The characterization of the spatial variation of geochemical parameters in spring waters, especially the ones used for drinking purpose, is essential to identify potential risks to humans. In this work, results of a qualitative analysis on 190 samples of spring waters collected in the largest catchment of the Calabria region (southern Italy) are shown. …”
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Learning and intergenerational communication through digital storytelling in the first grades of primary school: Yesteryear Jobs by Mouchtari Efthalia, Meimaris Michalis, Gouscos Dimitris, Sfyroera Maria

“…Yesteryear jobs have been chosen as the theme of this research, based on the premise that, as computers and automated systems increasingly take the jobs humans once held, entire professions become extinct, and some of these endangered professions, from a milkman to an iceman, could become better known to primary school children through storytelling from elderly people. …”
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