General and Specific Genetic Polymorphism of Cytokines-Related Gene in AITD by Chen Xiaoheng, Mei Yizhou, He Bei, Li Huilong, Wang Xin, Hu Rui, Li Lu, Ding Zhiguo

“…Autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) shows the highest incidence among organ-specific autoimmune diseases and is the most common thyroid disease in humans, including Graves’ disease (GD) and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT). …”
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Neuronal Plasticity Associated with Burn Injury and Its Relevance for Perception and Management of Pain in Burn Patients by Terence J Coderre, Manon Choinière

“…While experimental burn injuries in humans and animals are typically well controlled and mild, in burn victims, the severity is much more variable, and clinical care involves repeated traumas and manipulations of the injured sites. …”
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Deafferentation-Induced Plasticity of Visual Callosal Connections: Predicting Critical Periods and Analyzing Cortical Abnormalities Using Diffusion Tensor Imaging by Jaime F. Olavarria, Andrew S. Bock, Lindsey A. Leigland, Christopher D. Kroenke

“…We observed that the relationship between the timing of the critical period and the DTI-characterized developmental trajectory is strikingly similar in rodents and ferrets, which opens the possibility of using cortical DTI trajectories for predicting the critical period in species, such as humans, in which this period likely occurs prenatally. …”
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Gene Editing in Pluripotent Stem Cells and Their Derived Organoids by Hang Zhou, Yun Wang, Li-Ping Liu, Yu-Mei Li, Yun-Wen Zheng

“…Are the tools for rewriting the code of life a boon to humanity or a Pandora’s box? These technologies raise concerns regarding ethical issues, unexpected mutations, viral infection, etc. …”
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Hyalomma aegyptium: Observed global distribution, imported specimens, preferred hosts and vector competence by Franz Rubel

“…., 4.0% mammals (mainly hedgehogs and hares), 1.7% humans, 0.9% lizards and 0.5% birds. If only tortoise hosts are considered, these are 92.6% Testudo graeca, 3.8% Testudo hermanni, 2.8% Testudo horsfieldii and 0.8% Testudo marginata. …”
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Investigating the relationship between physical cognitive tasks and a social cognitive task in a wild bird by Grace Blackburn, Benjamin J. Ashton, Alex Thornton, Holly Hunter, Sarah Woodiss-Field, Amanda R. Ridley

“…In humans, the existence of general intelligence is widely accepted, but less work has been undertaken in animal psychometrics to address this question. …”
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The effect of cassava effluent and empty oil palm fruit bunch on remediation of petroleum polluted soil and crop production in the tropics: A review by Fidelis Ifeakachuku Achuba, Oke Aruoren, Abigail Chioma Nmanedu, Patrick Chukwuyenum Ichipi-Ifukor, Uche Dennis-Eboh

“…Purpose There is an increased demand for proper utilization of wastes to benefit humans especially as it relates to generation of economic gains. …”
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Seasonal Abundance and Host-Feeding Patterns of Anopheline Vectors in Malaria Endemic Area of Iran by Hamidreza Basseri, Ahmad Raeisi, Mansoor Ranjbar Khakha, Abaas Pakarai, Hassanzehi Abdolghafar

“…Seasonal abundance and tendency to feed on humans are important parameters to measure for effective control of malaria vectors. …”
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Inactivation of Zika Virus with Hydroxypropyl-Beta-Cyclodextrin by Cory R. Hewitt, Nicholas J. Wixon, Arthur Gallegos, You Zhou, Victor C. Huber, M. Scott Killian

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: Zika virus (ZIKV) infection is associated with life-threatening diseases in humans. To date, there are no available FDA-approved therapies or vaccines for the specific treatment or prevention of ZIKV infection. …”
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Prevalence, Antibiotic Susceptibility, and Molecular Typing of Staphylococcus aureus and Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) among Domestic Animals in Dharan, Nepal by Rubina Katuwal, Manita Shyaula, Bigyan Shrestha, Saroj Babu Koirala, Hemanta Khanal

“…Molecular analysis using the spa gene as a marker for strain typing detected its presence in a small subset of MRSA isolates, suggesting the possibility of human colonization and further underscoring the interconnectedness of animal and human health. …”
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LANGUAGE SPACE OF NEURAL NETWORKS: FEATURES AND DIFFERENCES FROM NATURAL LANGUAGE by Natalia B. Egorchenkova, Olga V. Korobova

“…Most AI models use natural language processing, and while they can imitate human speech, they generate texts based on templates set by humans. …”
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Altered brain dynamics of facial emotion processing in schizophrenia: a combined EEG/fMRI study by Philippa Hüpen, Barbara Schulte Holthausen, Christina Regenbogen, Thilo Kellermann, Han-Gue Jo, Ute Habel

“…Abstract Facial stimuli are relevant social cues for humans and essential signals for adequate social interaction. …”
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A Review on Biosurfactant Applications in the Petroleum Industry by Wei Xi, Yuanye Ping, Masoome Agha Alikhani

“…Despite numerous advantages of using surfactants, there are also a few obstacles like environmental impacts, high cost, effect on humans and other organisms due to toxicological potential, and availability from nonrenewable resources. …”
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Spatial frequency preferences of representations of indoor and natural scene categories in scene-selective regions under different conditions of contrast by Yuanyuan Zhang, Qiaomu Miao, Baolin Liu

“…The results showed the scene-selective regions were more efficient in distinguishing natural scene categories in LSF, and the LSF was preferentially used along with high luminance contrast in recognition of natural scenes. On the other hand, humans preferentially used HSF information in distinguishing indoor scenes.DiscussionThis distinct SF preferences maybe caused by the different aspects of information conveyed by LSF and HSF, as well as the different strategies of spatial perception in natural and indoor scenes recognition.…”
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Evaluation of DNA Damage in Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) by Comet Assay for Determination of Possible Pollution in Lake Mogan (Ankara) by İsmet Çok, Onur Kenan Ulutas, Öncü Okusluk, Emre Durmaz, Nilsun Demir

“…Contamination of the aquatic environment with various concentrations of pollutants results in unexpected threats to humans and wildlife. The consequences of exposure and metabolism of pollutants/xenobiotics, especially carcinogens and mutagens, can be suitably assessed by investigating severe events, such as DNA damage; for example, DNA adducts and DNA strand breaks. …”
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Comparative Effectiveness of Cloth Sampling to Rinse Sampling on Microbial Recovery and Salmonella Detection in Poultry Meats by Yuyuan Feng, Sudipta Talukder, Bakytzhan Bolkenov, Toni Duarte, Xiang Yang

“…Poultry meat serves as one of the primary protein sources for human consumption. Concurrently, poultry is a significant vector for transmitting foodborne pathogens such as Salmonella to humans. …”
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The role of delays in innate and adaptive immunity to intracellular bacterial infection by Simeone Marino, Edoardo Beretta, Denise E. Kirschner

“…The immune response in humans is complex and multi-fold. Initially an innate response attempts to clear any invasion by microbes. …”
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Immune Cell Profiling Reveals a Common Pattern in Premetastatic Niche Formation Across Various Cancer Types by Shigeaki Sugiyama, Kanae Yumimoto, Keiichi I. Nakayama

“…Discussion Validation of our findings in humans will require data on the presence or absence of micrometastases in patients and the accumulation of comprehensive and temporal information on immune cells. …”
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Poly-ADP Ribosyl Polymerase 1 (PARP1) Regulates Influenza A Virus Polymerase by Liset Westera, Alisha M. Jennings, Jad Maamary, Martin Schwemmle, Adolfo García-Sastre, Eric Bortz

“…The host factor PARP1, a poly-ADP ribosyl polymerase, was required for optimal functions of human, swine, and avian influenza RdRP in human 293T cells. …”
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Neuroprotection as a Therapeutic Target for Diabetic Retinopathy by Cristina Hernández, Massimo Dal Monte, Rafael Simó, Giovanni Casini

“…Many substances have been tested in animal studies for their neuroprotective properties and for possible use in humans. Perhaps, the most intriguing perspective is the use of endogenous neuroprotective substances or nutraceuticals. …”
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