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Biological Interventions for Crime Prevention [PDF]

This chapter sets the scene for the subsequent philosophical discussions by surveying a number of biological interventions that have been used, or might in the future be used, for the purposes of crime prevention.
Chew, Christopher, Douglas, Thomas, Faber, Nadira   +2 more
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Capture of isoflurane from anaesthetised dogs and cats following methadone, medetomidine and ketamine administration

Veterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Volatile anaesthetic agents contribute to climate change, and reducing this impact is a commendable ambition. We evaluated the efficiency of a veterinary capture device for isoflurane (VET‐can/VET‐dock, SageTech Veterinary) in anaesthetised cats and dogs.
Florence Hillen, David Yates, Kate White
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Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)alpha expression in T cells mediates gender differences in development of T cell-mediated autoimmunity. [PDF]

, 2007
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)alpha is a nuclear receptor that mediates gender differences in lipid metabolism. PPARalpha also functions to control inflammatory responses by repressing the activity of nuclear factor kappaB (NF-kappaB ...
Baranzini, Sergio E, Crowell, Andrea, Dunn, Shannon E, Loh, John, Oksenberg, Jorge, Ousman, Shalina S, Sobel, Raymond A, Steinman, Lawrence, Youssef, Sawsan, Zuniga, Luis   +9 more
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Not Judging by Appearances: The Role of Genotype in Jewish Law on Intersex Conditions [PDF]

, 2012
Jewish communities have always had children with intersex conditions, which involve atypical anatomic, chromosomal, or gonadal sex. In the last several decades, Orthodox rabbis have issued ad hoc rulings to assign sex to children and adults with intersex
Hillel Gray
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Assessing veterinary students’ attitudes towards pain in cattle before and after final‐year clinical training

Veterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Cattle only show subtle signs of pain, making pain assessment difficult. The approach to pain and the use of analgesics depend on the treating person's experience and opinions. Methods Bavarian veterinary students were asked to answer two identical questionnaires before and after 12 weeks of clinical training in a ruminant clinic. A
Theresa Tschoner, Kristina R. Mueller, Yury Zablotski, Melanie Feist   +3 more
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Welfare in horse breeding [PDF]

, 2015
Welfare problems related to the way horses are bred, whether by coitus or by the application of artificial reproduction techniques (ARTs), have been given no discrete consideration within the academic literature. This paper reviews the existing knowledge
ALLEN, ANGULO, ASHLEY, BETTLEY, BUSSIÉRES, CAMPBELL, CAMPBELL, CAMPBELL, CARNEVALE, CARNEVALE, CARNEVALE, CHASTANT-MAILLARD, CHENOWETH, COOK, DALLA COSTA, DONDORP, EFSA, EFSA, EVERTS, FARIN, FARIN, FAWC, FAWC, FEI, GALLI, GALLI, GLEERUP, HARTMAN, HINRICHS, HINRICHS, HINRICHS, HOUDEBINE, JIRKOF, JOHNSON, KIM, LAGUTINA, MARI, MCDONNELL, MCDONNELL, MCEVOY, MCKINNON, MEYERS-BROWN, MILLS, PADER, PEETERS, PETYIM, RENARD, ROBERTSON, SHARP, SMITH, VAN LOON, WIKLAND, WORLD HORSE WELFARE, YOUNG   +53 more
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Identification of genetically predicted protein biomarkers and drug targets for prostate cancer via Mendelian randomization

VIEW, EarlyView.
Prostate cancer, a leading cause of cancer in men globally, urgently requires improved diagnostic and treatment strategies. This study analyzed large genetic datasets and identified five key proteins (THBD, DST, IFI27L2, OSBPL10, PPP1R14A) that either increase or decrease cancer risk, while also exploring their roles in immune response and potential ...
Maoping Cai, Tianming Peng, Zhiyue Xie, Chuqian Zhen, Chen Yao, Nan Peng, Qianyi Li, Yuzhong Yu, Jiming Bao, Xian‐Lu Song, Mingkun Chen, Shan‐Chao Zhao   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘Everything is a signal’: speaking circuits and noisy signs in the making of language‐oriented AI « Tout est signal » : circuits parlants et signes bruyants dans la création de l'IA orientée langage

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
Contemporary artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are often presumed to be capable of revealing unmediated truths about the world, including the truths language might hold, echoing the long‐standing assertion that language's primary function is to directly translate reality.
Beth M. Semel
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Effects of husbandry and low-dose lipopolysaccharide challenge on the acute phase response of young pigs [PDF]

, 2006
End of project reportIn recent years, concern has grown for the welfare of domesticated animals in different production systems (Appleby and Hughes, 1997). Poor welfare can result in poor performance and productivity.
Arkins, S., Boyle, Laura, Llamas Moya, S., Lynch, P Brendan   +3 more
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South Asian Bodies at British Borders in the 1970s: From the Ugandan Asian ‘Stateless Husbands’ to ‘Virginity Testing’

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article looks at two critical moments in British immigration – the case of the ‘stateless’ Ugandan Asian husbands, whose wives successfully argued for their entry in Britain in 1973 and the ‘virginity test’ performed on Mrs K at Heathrow Airport in 1979.
Antara Datta, Jinal Parekh
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