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Comparison Between Phenotypic Profile and Functional Aspects of IL-9-Producing Lymphocytes, Th17 and Tfh of Individuals From Endemic and Non-Endemic Areas for Hookworm Infection. [PDF]

Parasite Immunol
ABSTRACT Hookworm infections remain a major public health concern in endemic areas, modulating both the adaptive and innate immune systems. While the type 2 response is well‐characterised, the roles of T follicular helper (Tfh), Th17, and IL‐9‐producing lymphocytes remain poorly defined.
Oliveira YLDC, Cardozo ME, Magalhães LMD, de Jesus Santos CT, Brito RMM, de Oliveira LM, Gomes ACA, Campos VTC, Fujiwara RT, Dolabella SS, Bueno LL.   +10 more
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Serological Evidence of Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections as a Potential Risk for Severity in Leprosy Patients. [PDF]

Trop Med Int Health
ABSTRACT Leprosy presents a broad clinical spectrum influenced by the host's immune response, and co‐infections may further modulate disease progression. This study evaluated clinically diagnosed leprosy patients (n = 251) from Sergipe and Minas Gerais, Brazil, along with healthy controls (n = 43), soil‐transmitted helminths‐positive controls (n = 15),
Grossi de Oliveira AL, Parreiras de Jesus AC, Brito RMM, Costa-Pinto J, Cirilo TM, Rihs JB, Cardozo ME, Bueno LL, Magalhães LMD, Fujiwara RT.   +9 more
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What Weber Got Right About Brahmins-Testing His Theories About South Asian Caste Hierarchies. [PDF]

J Hist Behav Sci
ABSTRACT The following article is an assessment of Max Weber's depiction of Brahmins and ascetics in South Asia. Using contemporary historical analyses, the article has attempted to demonstrate the validity of Weber's analyses in his seminal treatise on South Asian society, “The Religion of India: The Sociology of Hinduism and Buddhism” that he had ...
Pal S.
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Sedative and Anxiolytic Activities of <i>Cassia spectabilis</i> Leaf Extract: An <i>In Vivo</i> and <i>In Silico</i> Evaluation in a Mouse Model of Stress. [PDF]

Vet Med Int
Anxiety and depression are psychiatric disorders strongly associated with insomnia. This study aimed to examine the sedative and anxiolytic activities of a 70% ethanol leaf extract of Cassia spectabilis DC (CS70EE) in a mouse model with electric foot shock (EFS)‐induced stress.
Ekasari W, Kurnia AI, Wirabuana RK, Angembani VMA, Prameswari ES, Suri WAA, Kristinawati S, Wahyuni TS, Ramadhan R, Putri NT, Suhartono E, Sahu RK.   +11 more
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Registered Nurses' beliefs about end‐of‐life care: A mixed method study

Nursing Open, Volume 10, Issue 12, Page 7796-7810, December 2023., 2023
Abstract Aims To examine registered nurses' (RNs) behavioural, normative and control beliefs about end‐of‐life care for patients who are diagnosed with advanced and life‐limiting illnesses; and to identify the barriers and facilitators they experience when providing end‐of‐life care. Design A sequential explanatory mixed methods study. Method An online
Fares Alshammari, Jenny Sim, Gemma Mcerlean, Samuel Lapkin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multiple interfaces

American Ethnologist, Volume 50, Issue 2, Page 247-259, May 2023., 2023
Abstract In India and its diaspora in the UK, online activities of various sorts—tweeting, blogging, messaging, trolling, and tagging—have become central to tensions surrounding religion's presence in public life and the stakes of belonging to the nation.
Sahana Udupa, Max Kramer
wiley   +1 more source

Archipelagic geographies, civil society, and global development

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, Volume 48, Issue 1, Page 117-131, March 2023., 2023
Abstract Civil society is seen as a key actor within and for global development. However, spatial representations of civil society within the global development landscape are dominated by scale, place, and verticality, neglecting more relational understandings of civic participation.
Sarah Peck
wiley   +1 more source

Utilizing traditional literature to triangulate the ecological history of a tropical savanna

People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 1, Page 81-98, January 2026.
Abstract The ecological history of tropical savannas remains a subject of intense debate and of high conservation relevance. Despite emerging evidence suggesting the antiquity of tropical savannas, the misconception that all tropical savannas are products of anthropogenic deforestation still dominates public and policy spheres.
Ashish N. Nerlekar, Digvijay Patil
wiley   +1 more source

Cultural differences in revenge fantasies using drawings: A comparative study between Indians and Thais

Asian Journal of Social Psychology, Volume 28, Issue 4, December 2025.
Abstract Unjust events cause humiliation and can elicit revenge fantasies. The present study explored cultural differences between Indians and Thais expressing revenge fantasies through drawings and narratives. A matched convenience sample of 100 adults, that is, 50 participants each (35 females and 15 males) from India and Thailand were recruited. The
Meghna Girish, Nisara Jaroenkajornkij, Bussakorn Binson, Rachel Lev‐Wiesel   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stories of coexistence: A narrative inquiry of leopard attacks on people

People and Nature, Volume 7, Issue 10, Page 2532-2543, October 2025.
Abstract Pursuing human–wildlife coexistence is particularly challenging for carnivore species as conflict can negatively impact human livelihood and well‐being. Understanding the social context of how communities perceive conflicts with carnivores, often witnessed in their folklore and stories, can shed light on pathways for fostering coexistence.
Shweta Shivakumar, Mireille Gonzalez, Vidya Athreya, Krithi K. Karanth   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source