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Speciesism, identity politics and ecocriticism : a conversation with humanists and posthumanists [PDF]

, 2011
An electronic conversation between 7 scholars from the fields of animal studies and early modern studies aimed at confronting "speciesism," and constructing what Cary Wolfe calls a "posthumanist theory of the subject.
Boeher, Bruce, Cole, Lucinda, Fudge, Erica, Landry, Donna, Markley, Robert, Nash, Richard, Wolfe, Cary   +6 more
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Epidemiology of Coxiella burnetii infection in Africa: a OneHealth systematic review [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Q fever is a common cause of febrile illness and community-acquired pneumonia in resource-limited settings. Coxiella burnetii, the causative pathogen, is transmitted among varied host species, but the epidemiology of the organism in Africa
A Benkirane, A Benslimani, A Corwin, A Omezzine-Letaief, A OmezzineLetaief, A Rekiki, A Znazen, AA Adesiyun, AA Adesiyun, AP Schutte, AR Kamga-Waladjo, B Adu-Addai, B Gummow, BD Perry, BP Mmbando, C Geiger, C Karema, D Schellenberg, E Angelakis, E Schelling, Elizabeth A. Reddy, EM Scrimgeour, F Scolamacchia, G Maartens, GA Ki-Zerbo, GM Blanc, H Tissot-Dupont, H Tissot-Dupont, HG Nahed, HT Dupont, J Domenech, J Julvez, JA Crump, JB Haumesser, JG Ayres, JH McQuiston, Jo E. B. Halliday, John A. Crump, L Epelboin, L Luoto, M Berri, M Georgiev, M Maurin, M Prabhu, M. Kariuki Njenga, Matthew P. Rubach, MO Hussien, N Kaabia, NM Anstey, P Brouqui, PE Fournier, R Gidel, R Gidel, R Kobbe, S Koulla-Shiro, S Koulla-Shiro, S Mazeri, Sarah Cleaveland, Sky Vanderburg, SMS Amal, SP Fiorillo, SR Manock, W van der Hoek, W van der Hoek, W van der Hoek, WF Amin, WP O'Meara, Y Maurice   +67 more
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Preclinical Evidence of Berberine on Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Animal Studies

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021
As lifestyle and diet structure impact our health, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is prevalent all over the world. Some phytomedicines containing berberine (BBR) have been extensively used for centuries in Ayurvedic and traditional Chinese ...
Sichen Ren, Sichen Ren, Xiao Ma, Ruilin Wang, Honghong Liu, Ying Wei, Ying Wei, Shizhang Wei, Manyi Jing, Yanling Zhao   +9 more
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Limitations of Animal Studies for Predicting Toxicity in Clinical Trials

JACC: Basic to Translational Science, 2019
Summary Animal testing is used in pharmaceutical and industrial research to predict human toxicity, and yet analysis suggests that animal models are poor predictors of drug safety in humans.
Gail A. Van Norman
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Flavonoids and type 2 diabetes: Evidence of efficacy in clinical and animal studies and delivery strategies to enhance their therapeutic efficacy.

Pharmacological Research, 2020
Diabetes mellitus type 2 (T2DM) is a metabolic disorder develops due to the overproduction of free radicals where oxidative stress could contribute it.
Tarique Hussain, B. Tan, G. Murtaza, Gang Liu, Najma Rahu, Muhammad Saleem Kalhoro, Dildar Hussain Kalhoro, T. Adebowale, Muhammad Usman Mazhar, Zia Ur Rehman, Y. Martínez, Shahzad Akber Khan, Yulong Yin   +12 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Studies on the compounds lipids from X-ray irradiated animal,1. [PDF]

, 1962
For the purpose to reveal the mechanism of the biological indirect action of X-rays the author has conducted the analysis of the compound lipids of the organs of the rabbits irradiated with X-rays.
Ohara, Sachiko
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Does cannabis complement or substitute alcohol consumption? A systematic review of human and animal studies

Journal of Psychopharmacology, 2020
Background: Whether alcohol and cannabis complement or substitute each other has been studied for over two decades. In the changing cannabis policy landscape, debates are moving rapidly and spill-over effects on other substances are of interest.
Constanza Risso, S. Boniface, M. Subbaraman, Amir Englund   +3 more
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Quality and validity of large animal experiments in stroke : a systematic review [PDF]

, 2020
An important factor for successful translational stroke research is study quality. Low-quality studies are at risk of biased results and effect overestimation, as has been intensely discussed for small animal stroke research.
Bahor, Z., Boltze, Johannes, Herrmann, A. M., Kringe, L., Meckel, S., Motschall, E., Mülling, C., Sena, E. S., Wang, Q.   +8 more
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Can prospective systematic reviews of animal studies improve clinical translation?

Journal of Translational Medicine, 2020
Systematic reviews are powerful tools with the potential to generate high quality evidence. Their application to animal studies has been instrumental in exposing the poor quality of these studies, as well as a catalyst for improvements in study design ...
P. Pound, M. Ritskes-Hoitinga
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Bestia et Amor: Equine Erotology in Shakespeare’s “Venus and Adonis”

Filolog, 2015
In his narrative poem Venus and Adonis (1593), Shakespeare advances two horses, a “jennet” and a “courser,” as a means of commenting on human sexuality.
Jonathan W. Thurston
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