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iScience, 2021 Summary: The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis forms a complex neuroendocrine system that regulates the body’s response to stress such as starvation.
Lise Van Wyngene +18 more
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IKACh is constitutively active via PKC epsilon in aging mediated atrial fibrillation
iScience, 2022 Summary: Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common abnormal heart rhythm, is a major cause for stroke. Aging is a significant risk factor for AF; however, specific ionic pathways that can elucidate how aging leads to AF remain elusive.
Mengmeng Chang +8 more
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Interspecific interactions between sympatric apes
iScience, 2022 Summary: Gorillas reside in sympatry with chimpanzees over the majority of their range. Compiling all known reports of overlap between apes and augmenting these with observations made over twenty years in the Ndoki Forest, we examine the potential ...
Crickette M. Sanz +11 more
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BIOMETRICS SOCIETY AND THE PROGRESS OF ANIMAL SCIENCE IN ROMANIA [PDF]
Scientific Papers Series : Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development, 2014 Romanian animal, agricultural and biological sciences were seriously damaged in the period 1948-1964 by the introduction of the Stalinsko- lasenko approach in the field of Genetics and by an empiric-pragmatic approach of agricultural theory.
Condrea DRAGANESCU
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iScience, 2023 Summary: The fish plasma model (FPM) facilitated the environmental risk assessment of human drugs by using existing data on human therapeutic plasma concentrations (HTPCs) and predicted fish plasma concentrations (FPCs). However, studies on carbamazepine
Weiwei Yang +5 more
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Religions, 2023 I discuss whether animism, the worldview that (some) objects, plants and animals are capable of communication, rational reflection and intentional action, is in conflict with contemporary science. I distinguish two conflicts. The first points to conflicting claims regarding the abilities of objects, plants and animals made by scientists and animists ...
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Perceptions of Animal Welfare on Livestock: Evidence from College Agronomy Students in Costa Rica
AnimalsEthical considerations regarding our treatment of animals have gained strength, leading to legislation and a societal focus across various disciplines. This is a subject of study within curricula related to agri-food sciences.
Anthony Valverde +6 more
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Animal Magnetism; A Mesmerizing Yet Controversial Past of Healing Sciences
International Journal of Endorsing Health Science Research, 2020 Background: Animal magnetism gained popularity in the 18th century specifically among Europeans and the people from the United States. The Mesmer’s theory on animal magnetism emphasized the presence of invisible natural force in all living organisms i.e.
Shamoon Noushad
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After short interbirth intervals, captive callitrichine monkeys have higher infant mortality
iScience, 2022 Summary: Life history theory predicts a trade-off between the quantity and quality of offspring. Short interbirth intervals—the time between successive births—may increase the quantity of offspring but harm offspring quality. In contrast, long interbirth
Brett M. Frye +19 more
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Visual deprivation induces a stronger dive response in a harbor porpoise
iScience, 2023 Summary: The dive response allows marine mammals to perform prolonged breath-hold dives to access rich marine prey resources. Via dynamic adjustments of peripheral vasoconstriction and bradycardia, oxygen consumption can be tailored to breath-hold ...
Ciska Bakkeren +5 more
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