Digging for clues: Stick tools used for honey digging in a second community of ‘forest fragment chimpanzees’ outside the Budongo and Bugoma Forests, Uganda by Matthew R. McLennan, Georgia A. Lorenti, Simon Mugenyi, Jonan Muganzi, Jacqueline Rohen

“…Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) are one of the most frequent tool users among nonhuman primates. Documenting tool use in newly-studied chimpanzee populations, and identifying technological variation among regional groups (‘communities’), aids understanding of the behavioural and ‘cultural’ diversity of this species. …”
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Projet P-WAC by Amandine Renaud

“…Le marché de viande de brousse conduit à une augmentation considérable du nombre de primates orphelins. En effet, les grands singes adultes sont fréquemment trouvés sur les étales du marché de viande, les individus enfants se retrouvant alors orphelins, sont placés dans les sanctuaires. …”
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What behavior is important behavior? A systematic review of how wild and zoo-housed animals differ in their time-activity budgets by Robert Kelly, Marianne Freeman, Paul Rose, Paul Rose

“…Effect sizes (Hedges’ g) were calculated to compare behavioral categories of animals in the wild and zoo, grouped by taxonomic Order (Testudines, Primates, Artiodactyla, Psittaciformes and Carnivora) and ecological traits to determine their level of behavioral flexibility. …”
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Natural exposure to Chikungunya virus in golden-headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas, Kuhl, 1820) from non-protected areas in southern Bahia, Brazil: Implications and si... by Sofía Bernal-Valle, María Angélica Monteiro de Mello Mares-Guia, Filipe Vieira Santos de Abreu, Fabrício Souza Campos, Cirilo Henrique de Oliveira, Antônio Victor Veloso Ramos, Reizane Pereira Lordelo, Kristel De Vleeschouwer, Leonardo de Carvalho Oliveira, Hllytchaikra Ferraz Fehlberg, Ana Maria Bispo Filippis, Bergmann Morais Ribeiro, Paulo Michel Roehe, Anaiá da Paixão Sevá, Danilo Simonini-Teixeira, George Rego Albuquerque

“…Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is primarily associated with non-human-primates (NHPs) in Africa, which also infect humans. …”
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Do dogs preferentially encode the identity of the target object or the location of others’ actions? by Lucrezia Lonardo, Christoph J. Völter, Robert Hepach, Claus Lamm, Ludwig Huber

“…Future research will need to further probe the suitability of anticipatory looking as measure of dogs’ socio-cognitive abilities given differences between the visual systems of dogs and primates.…”
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Effects of Intrauterine Human Chorionic Gonadotropin on Endometrial Receptivity in Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Cycle by Omaima Al Dosary, Huda Hussaini, Manal Al-Obaidi

“…Background: Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is one of the chief embryonic signals in primates. It modifies the uterine environment, encourages uterine receptivity, and plays a key role in embryo implantation.Objectives: To determine the impact of intrauterine infusion of hCG at day of ovum pickup on the endometrial receptivity using ultrasound measurement of endometrial thickness and sub-endometrial blood flow indices like resistance index (RI), pulsatility index (PI), and systole/diastole (S/D) ratio, and on improvement of intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) outcome.Material and methods: This comparative study included 90 infertile females from the High Institute of Infertility Diagnosis and Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Baghdad, Iraq. …”
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RUBY® – a tetravalent (2+2) bispecific antibody format with excellent functionality and IgG-like stability, pharmacology and developability properties by Barnabas Nyesiga, Mattias Levin, Anna Säll, Anna Rosén, Kim Jansson, Sara Fritzell, Karin Hägerbrand, Dietmar Weilguny, Laura von Schantz

“…Also, retained interaction with FcRn is demonstrated to translate into a pharmacokinetic profile in mice and non-human primates that is comparable to mAb controls. Functionality of conditional active RUBY bsAbs is confirmed in vitro. …”
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Surrounded by invaders: marmoset conservation challenges in Brazilian Atlantic Forest fragments by Vanessa de Paula Guimarães-Lopes, Natasha Grosch Loureiro, Júlia Simões Damo, Fabiano Rodrigues de Melo, Flávio Henrique Guimarães Rodrigues, Rodrigo Lima Massara

“…Abstract Fragmented landscapes resulting from Atlantic Forest loss can facilitate biological invasions by certain species of the Callithrix genus. These primates demonstrate high invasion potential, spreading across Brazil, competing for resources, and even hybridizing with C. aurita, the only native species to Rio Doce State Park (RDSP). …”
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Contributions du programme ECOFAC et du RAPAC à la conservation des grands singes en Afrique centrale : leçons apprises en matière de recherche, éducation, conservation by Samy Mankoto Ma Mbaelele, Sandra Ratiarison

“…Le Programme ECOFAC (Ecosystèmes Fragilisés d’Afrique Centrale), qui opère depuis 1992, et le RAPAC (Réseau des Aires Protégées d’Afrique Centrale), créé en 2000, soutiennent la conservation des Grands Singes et autres primates en Afrique Centrale en collaboration avec de multiples partenaires institutionnels, techniques et scientifiques. …”
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A novel conditional active biologic anti-EpCAM x anti-CD3 bispecific antibody with synergistic tumor selectivity for cancer immunotherapy by Gerhard Frey, Ana Paula G. Cugnetti, Haizhen Liu, Charles Xing, Christina Wheeler, Hwai Wen Chang, William J. Boyle, Jay M. Short

“…Xenograft studies showed that the efficacy of CAB bispecific antibodies is similar to that of a non-CAB anti-EpCAM bispecific antibody, but they have markedly reduced toxicity in non-human primates, indicating an unprecedentedly widened therapeutic index of over 100-fold. …”
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Modeling Ebola Virus Disease transmissions with reservoir in a complex virus life ecology by Tsanou Berge, Samuel Bowong, Jean Lubuma, Martin Luther Mann Manyombe

“…Firstly it involves the synergy between the epizootic phase (during which the disease circulates periodically amongst non-human primates populations and decimates them), the enzootic phase (during which the disease always remains in fruit bats population) and the epidemic phase (during which the EVD threatens and decimates human populations). …”
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Changes in movement patterns in relation to sun conditions and spatial scales in wild western gorillas by B. Robira, S. Benhamou, E. Obeki Bayanga, T. Breuer, S. Masi

“…Abstract For most primates living in tropical forests, food resources occur in patchworks of different habitats that vary seasonally in quality and quantity. …”
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Systematic review of innate immune responses against Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex infection in animal models by Luisa Maria Nieto Ramirez, Carolina Mehaffy, Karen Marie Dobos

“…P2X7R receptor's role in disease progression and higher macrophage recruitment were observed differentially after infection with hypervirulent Mtb strains. Mice and non-human primates (NHPs) were the most used mammals, with emerging models like Galleria mellonella and planarians also studied. …”
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Cortical arealization of interneurons defines shared and distinct molecular programs in developing human and macaque brains by Xiangling Feng, Yingjie Gao, Fan Chu, Yuwen Shan, Meicheng Liu, Yaoyi Wang, Ying Zhu, Qing Lu, Mingfeng Li

“…Abstract Cortical interneurons generated from ganglionic eminence via a long-distance journey of tangential migration display evident cellular and molecular differences across brain regions, which seeds the heterogeneous cortical circuitry in primates. However, whether such regional specifications in interneurons are intrinsically encoded or gained through interactions with the local milieu remains elusive. …”
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Structure and Expression Analyses of SVA Elements in Relation to Functional Genes by Yun-Jeong Kwon, Yuri Choi, Jungwoo Eo, Yu-Na Noh, Jeong-An Gim, Yi-Deun Jung, Ja-Rang Lee, Heui-Soo Kim

“…SINE-VNTR-Alu (SVA) elements are present in hominoid primates and are divided into 6 subfamilies (SVA-A to SVA-F) and active in the human population. …”
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SP140L, an Evolutionarily Recent Member of the SP100 Family, Is an Autoantigen in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis by Mario Saare, Uku Hämarik, Rainis Venta, Marina Panarina, Chiara Zucchelli, Maire Pihlap, Anu Remm, Kai Kisand, Urve Toots, Kaidi Möll, Riina Salupere, Giovanna Musco, Raivo Uibo, Pärt Peterson

“…The genome sequence analysis showed the formation of SP140L gene through rearrangements of the two neighboring genes, SP100 and SP140, during the evolution of higher primates. The SP140L expression is interferon-inducible with high transcript levels in B cells and other peripheral blood mononuclear cells. …”
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El Zika, un Virus Transmitido por Mosquitos by Jorge R. Rey, L. Phil Lounibos, Barry W. Alto, Nathan D. Burkett-Cadena, Cynthia C. Lord, Chelsea T. Smartt, C. Roxanne Rutledge Connelly

“…En su ámbito nativo en África Occidental y Uganda, el virus se mantiene en los bosques, circulando entre mosquitos que viven en huecos de árboles y primates arbóreos; las infecciones de humanos se consideran incidentales y de poca importancia médica. …”
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El Zika, un Virus Transmitido por Mosquitos by Jorge R. Rey, L. Phil Lounibos, Barry W. Alto, Nathan D. Burkett-Cadena, Cynthia C. Lord, Chelsea T. Smartt, C. Roxanne Rutledge Connelly

“…En su ámbito nativo en África Occidental y Uganda, el virus se mantiene en los bosques, circulando entre mosquitos que viven en huecos de árboles y primates arbóreos; las infecciones de humanos se consideran incidentales y de poca importancia médica. …”
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Human ACE2 transgenic pigs are susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 and develop COVID-19-like disease by Long Fung Chau, Simon Lillico, Tanja Opriessnig, Rosemary Blake, Luc Tardy, Chen-Hsuin Lee, Scott Maxwell, Claire Warren, Elizabeth Thornton, Catherine L. Mclaughlin, Gerry McLachlan, Christine Tait-Burkard, Sarah Fletcher, Stephen Anderson, Sharon Brown, Louise Gibbard, Thomas Tzelos, Dawn MacMillan-Christensen, J. Kenneth Baillie, David A. Dorward, David J. Griffiths, Finn Grey

“…Pigs are increasingly recognized as valuable models for human disease due to their genetic, anatomical, physiological, and immunological similarities to humans, and they present a more ethically viable alternative to non-human primates. However, pigs are not susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection which limits their utility as a model. …”
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Caractérisation éthologique de l’émotivité chez le cercopithèque de Brazza (Cercopithecus neglectus) by Helene Meunier, Philippe Bec, Catherine Blois-Heulin

“…We conducted this study on a species of non human primates, De Brazza’s monkey (Cercopithecus neglectus), which tends to be very gregarious and reacting a lot to social isolation (Joly 2000). …”
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