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The World of Steve Angeli: Living with Baby Dinosaurs

Steve Angeli’s journey is a powerful story of passion, recovery, and faith. From catching lizards in the hills of Oakland to becoming a global authority on the genus Heloderma, his dedication has shaped the modern herpetocultural landscape. In this conversation with Foster Reves,...

Double in Trouble: Facilitating the Rescue of Two of Africa's Most Threatened Amphibians

The Atewa Slippery Frog (Conraua sagyimase Neira-Salamea, Ofori-Boateng, Kouamé, Blackburn, Segniagbeto, Hillers, Barej, Leaché & Rödel, 2021) and Afia Birago's Puddle Frog (Phrynobatrachus afiabirago Ofori-Boateng, Leaché, Obeng-Kankam, Kouamé, Hillers & Rödel, 2018) are two cri...

HBC — Human Behavior Cycle: PDS → SDP → ERS: A 3-Stage Safety-First Model for Human Adaptation Under Enclosure (Perspective)

Traditional psychology treats symptoms as defects in the individual. The Human Behavior Cycle (HBC) proposes: Perceived Deficiency Signal (PDS) → Survival-Driven Pattern (SDP) → Externalized Response to Survival (ERS). PDS is a learned early alert that Belong and Gather are unpre...

Digital therapeutics for mild adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Digital therapeutics (DTx), a new type of intervention presented in the last few years, can be used to provide patients with access to evidence-based therapeutic interventions using high-quality software programs to achieve the purpose of treating, managing, o...

Tracking Rare Turtles in Southern China: Beal's Four-eyed Turtle (Sacalia bealei)

Chelonians (turtles and tortoises) are among the oldest and most fascinating biological groups on Earth. As a unique branch of reptiles, they play a crucial role in maintaining ecosystem health and biodiversity. Their most remarkable feature lies in their distinctive anatomy: a d...

Monte Carlo microdosimetry of 211at in multi-species thyroid follicle models: AlfaMC versus MCNPX and Geant4

Abstract Background Radionuclide therapy is an increasingly used treatment modality for patients with disseminated cancer diseases. Tumor-binding radiopharmaceuticals labelled with the alpha-particle emitter astatine-211 ( 211 At) are of interest to enable high radiation absorbed...

Physiological Response and Nutrient Uptake (N,P,K) of Edamame Soybeans under Different Types and Rates of Sago Waste Biochar in Aluvial Soil

Edamame soybeans grow optimally in tropical and subtropical climates with relatively high temperatures and adequate rainfall, making them suitable for cultivation in Indonesia. This study aimed to evaluate the interaction between the type and application rate of sago waste biocha...

Breast metastasis from BRCA1-mutated ovarian cancer: response to parp inhibition and a potential lymphatic route

Abstract Background Breast metastasis from extramammary malignancies is rare, with ovarian cancer being an exceptionally uncommon primary source. These metastases frequently mimic primary breast carcinoma, posing substantial diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Case presentatio...

Optimizing coronary CT angiography in patients with delayed contrast arrival using a free-breathing, high-threshold bolus-tracking protocol

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the performance of a free-breathing coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) protocol using a high-threshold bolus-tracking strategy in improving coronary enhancement and diagnostic visualization in patients with delayed contrast arrival. MATERIAL...

Herpetofauna in Southern Philippine Indigenous Mythology

The indigenous tribes of the Southern Philippines, whose members refer to themselves as Lumad, still preserve their animistic beliefs, traditions, and rituals. During numerous expeditions and research field trips to remote parts of the island of Mindanao, my collaboration with th...

Mining of NovelHuman DPP-IV-Targeting Tripeptidesthrough Multicomputational Screening and In Vitro Validation for DiabetesTherapy

Abstract Inhibition of human dipeptidyl peptidase IV (hDPP-IV) is considered an effective strategy in the management of type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, the lack of high-throughput screening approaches and the high cost of experimental evaluation have limited the discovery of pept...

Tracking Rare Turtles in Southern China: Beal's Four-eyed Turtle (Sacalia bealei)

Chelonians (turtles and tortoises) are among the oldest and most fascinating biological groups on Earth. As a unique branch of reptiles, they play a crucial role in maintaining ecosystem health and biodiversity. Their most remarkable feature lies in their distinctive anatomy: a d...

Group sequential designs and a sample size reestimation approach for partially nested trials

Abstract Background Randomized controlled trials are the gold standard for evaluating interventions. For individually randomized trials, clustering can exist in the intervention arm but not the control arm when the intervention is delivered by study personnels and/or in a group s...

Responsive architecture for transforming vulnerable realities in the Global South

Abstract This article examines how responsive architecture can transform the realities of vulnerable communities in Global South contexts. Conventional definitions of architectural excellence privilege form and technology over social impact; this study reconceptualises excellence...

The World of Steve Angeli: Living with Baby Dinosaurs

Steve Angeli’s journey is a powerful story of passion, recovery, and faith. From catching lizards in the hills of Oakland to becoming a global authority on the genus Heloderma, his dedication has shaped the modern herpetocultural landscape. In this conversation with Foster Reves,...

Prognostic value of tissue-based DNA methylation biomarkers in non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review

Abstract Background Non-small cell lung cancer remains a leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide, with varied outcomes despite advances in therapy. Epigenetic modifications, especially DNA methylation, are crucial regulators of gene expression and have been linked to NSCL...

The Sword of Truth: Why the Pinocchio Chameleon has such a Long Nose

Deep in the lush rainforests of central eastern Madagascar, where waterfalls whisper secrets and ferns dance in the mist, lives achameleon so flamboyant it could moonlight as a carnival performer. Calumma pinocchio Glaw & al., 2025, the so-called Pinocchio chameleon, is a small b...

MIBO Core Protocol Package v1.0

MIBO Core Protocol Package v1.0 provides the version-controlled methodological specification for MIBO Core, a sentinel panel survey of public generative-AI information behavior. The package defines persistent public service-lineage panel units, a fixed bilingual query instrument,...

Idiopathic Tinnitus: A Testable Bio-Electronic Behavioral Analogy — The Wave-Interference Interpretation of Tinnitus (WIIT)

Idiopathic tinnitus—subjective, audiogram-independent, without an identified medical etiology—remains without a satisfying explanatory account for a substantial subset of cases, and no directly comparable methodological precedent linking such presentations to documented interfere...

Inclisiran-induced LDL-cholesterol reduction with and without concomitant statin therapy: a real-world analysis

Abstract Inclisiran lowers LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) by inhibiting hepatic PCSK9 synthesis. Whether concomitant statin therapy modifies the magnitude of inclisiran-associated LDL-C reduction in routine clinical practice remains uncertain. In this retrospective single-center observa...