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THE FATHERS, COMPUTERS AND US

Modern Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract This essay, designed as a complement to opinions expressed by Rowan Williams and some speakers at the conference in his honour, explores features of early Christianity which suggest a positive evaluation of artificial intelligence. Noting that the fear of reducing humans to machines has been joined in the modern age by the fear that machines ...
Mark J. Edwards
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Mimesis: Beyond Opsis in the Star Trek Universe

Fafnir, 2019
This case study considers popular examples of science fiction in film and on television for classroom instruction at the junior undergraduate level of coursework.
David Garfinkle
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Spirals of Care: Resisting Paternalism and Palliation in Chronic Homeless Services

Sociological Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines how organizationally supported resistance to paternalism and palliation unfolds on the frontlines of poverty governance. Sociological research shows that poverty in the United States is often managed through paternalist behavioral control or palliative minimalism.
Alexa Damaska
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Brain strain: Blood flow and metabolism in environmental extremes

Experimental Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract This narrative review compares and contrasts the most commonly encountered environmental stressors on human cerebrovascular functioning. From high altitude and space, extreme apnoea, heat and cold stress, the impact of these stressors on the regulation of cerebral blood flow (CBF) and oxygen metabolism (CMRO2${\mathrm{CM}}{{\mathrm{R}}_ ...
Dario Vrdoljak, Damian M. Bailey, Travis D. Gibbons, Philip N. Ainslie   +3 more
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Deciphering pro‐arrhythmogenic mechanisms of EPAC in human atrial cardiomyocytes

The Journal of Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract figure legend This study aimed to investigate the effect of exchange proteins directly activated by cAMP (EPAC) on the regulation of human atrial cardiomyocyte electrophysiology and their potential involvement in the onset of atrial fibrillation (AF).
Arthur Boileve, Margaux Aize, Maximin Détrait, Laura Brard, Adrien Leboyer, Pierre‐Antoine Dupont, Alexandre Lebrun, Vladimir Saplacan, Christophe Simard, Fabien Brette, Frank Lezoualc'h, Laurent Sallé   +11 more
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Elevated carotid body tonic activity contributes to ventilatory acclimatization and de‐acclimatization to high altitude at rest and during exercise

The Journal of Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract figure legend Participants spent 13 days at high altitude (3800 m), where the reduced inspired oxygen pressure (↓PiO2$ \downarrow {P_{{\mathrm{i}}{{\mathrm{O}}_2}}}$) which elicited ventilatory acclimatization and increased inhibition of ventilation by transient hyperoxia (ΔV̇E$\Delta {\dot V_{\mathrm{E}}}$).
Ayechew A. Getu, L. Madden Brewster, Travis D. Gibbons, James D. Anholm, Michael Stembridge, Philip N. Ainslie, Jay M. J. R. Carr   +6 more
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Maximal exercise at high altitude does not exacerbate inflammation in the human brain

The Journal of Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract figure legend This study investigated arterial–internal jugular venous (IJV) exchange of cytokines in response to low‐intensity and maximal cycling exercise at sea level and following 6–8 days at 3800 m a.s.l. There was a shift towards net release of interleukin‐6 (IL‐6), interleukin‐8 (IL‐8), monocyte chemoattractant protein‐1 (MCP‐1) and ...
Hannah G. Caldwell, Travis D. Gibbons, Connor A. Howe, Jack S. Talbot, Elliott J. Jenkins, L. Madden Brewster, Justin A. Monteleone, Jay M. J. R. Carr, Andrew R. Steele, Michael Stembridge, David B. MacLeod, Philip N. Ainslie   +11 more
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The New Economics of Cape Slavery

South African Journal of Economics, Volume 94, Issue 4, December 2026.
ABSTRACT In this survey, I argue that the Cape Colony has become one of the most useful settings for studying the economics of unfree labour. The Cape offers a distinctive combination: a slavery regime linking the Indian Ocean and Atlantic worlds, an urban and agrarian economy, overlapping labour regimes and archives rich enough for linked micro‐data ...
Johan Fourie
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A TREK‐1/AQP4/TRPA1/BDNF Signaling Axis Is Associated With Astrocytic Volume Transients, Synaptic Plasticity, and Spatial Memory

Glia, Volume 74, Issue 9, September 2026.
Astrocytic TREK‐1‐dependent volume transients contribute to hippocampal synaptic plasticity and memory formation. TRPA1‐mediated astrocytic calcium signaling is required for long‐term potentiation, while astrocytic BDNF is necessary and sufficient to support sustained synaptic plasticity.
Victor James Drew, Junsung Woo, Jung Moo Lee, Wuhyun Koh, Joungha Won, Jae‐Hun Lee, C. Justin Lee   +6 more
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Remixing of individuals results in doomed new persons in Star Trek

Fafnir, 2016
The science fiction genre is unique in that it allows almost magical remixes, including that of two separate physical individuals, such that the controlling mind becomes a single and seamless character. This occurs in three episodes within the Star Trek
Victor Grech
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