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Frog Culture: A Big Leap Needed [PDF]

open access: yes, 1988
Though the croak-music of frogs has long back subsided in the waterbodies of our countryside, we hear now and then some noise about frogs made by seafood exporters.
Vijayakumaran, K
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Are we hallucinating or can psychedelic drugs modulate the immune system to control inflammation?

open access: yesBritish Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Psychedelic drugs that activate 5‐HT2A receptors have been long used for cultural, medicinal and recreational purposes. Interest in psychedelics for treating psychiatric disorders has resurged recently and is well documented; less well recognised are their anti‐inflammatory properties. Growing evidence now demonstrates that psychedelics modulate immune
Omar Qureshi   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lessons from an eradication under multiple constraints of an island rat population of record density

open access: yesConservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Invasive rats threaten island biodiversity, disrupting ecosystems and endangering native species. Although rat eradication has succeeded on many islands, tropical islands present unique management challenges. Strict regulations and financial constraints on some tropical islands further limit proven eradication methods, complicating rodent ...
Tatiane Micheletti   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Matteucci and du Bois-Reymond: A Bitter Rivalry [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This essay considers a long-standing controversy between two nineteenth century pioneers in electrophysiology: the German scientist Emil du Bois-Reymond (1818-1896), and his Italian rival Carlo Matteucci (1811-1868).
Finkelstein, Gabriel
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Hainanenin-1, an oncolytic peptide, triggers immunogenic cell death via STING activation in triple-negative breast cancer

open access: yesCell Communication and Signaling
Background In triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) therapy, insufficient tumor infiltration by lymphocytes significantly hinders the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors.
Xiaoxi Li   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Retinoic Acid Signalling Regulates Zebrafish Tooth Germ Repair Following Injury

open access: yesCell Proliferation, EarlyView.
Retinoic acid signalling may regulate the repair processes in a tooth germ injury model using Tg(scpp5:Dendra2‐NTR) zebrafish and the nitroreductase (NTR)/metronidazole (MTZ) system. ABSTRACT Although the role of retinoic acid (RA) signalling in odontogenesis is well established, its involvement in the repair of injured tooth germs remains unclear.
Qiqi Liu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emotion-centred design : a human factors approach in affective web design : a thesis for fulfilment of a Master of Philosophy degree, College of Design, Fine Arts and Music [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
This thesis hypothesised that a major factor in the failure of many e-Commerce ventures was the lack of emotion imparted into the design, with trust barriers still being to the fore, and a lack of affective human factors like fun, pleasure and joy in the
Smith, Warren David
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The ecclesiastical fight against storm‐makers in the Latin west

open access: yesEarly Medieval Europe, EarlyView.
This paper studies the strategies used by the Church to fight against the storm‐makers. These figures were said to cause the storms that ruined crops, and during Late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages in the Visigothic and Frankish kingdoms were subject to punishment and constraints.
Juan Antonio Jiménez Sánchez
wiley   +1 more source

Antibacterial efficacy of metals in preventative and therapeutic equine podiatry applications

open access: yesEquine Veterinary Education, EarlyView.
Summary Background Thrush, abscesses, white line disease and cankers are life‐threatening infections common in equine hooves. Copper has a history of medicinal use on equine hooves. There is a paucity of scientific evidence supporting the use of metals as antimicrobial agents in equine podiatry.
J. E. Caughron   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

From the Advent of Multiculturalism to the Elision of Race: The Representation of Race Relations in Disney Animated Features (1995-2009)

open access: yesExchanges, 2014
As one of the most powerful purveyors of entertainment in the world, the Disney company has produced blockbuster films, including animated features that have enjoyed enduring popularity.
Eve Benhamou
doaj  

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