General intelligence varies with species and environment. Octopuses are highly intelligent, sensing and rapidly learning the complex properties of their world. But as asocial creatures, all their learned knowledge dies with them. Humans, on the other hand, are exceedingly social, gathering much more complex information and sharing it with others in their family, community and wider culture. In ...

How do individuals who switch between opposing sides develop a sense of commitment to their new groups? Study 1 examined these dynamics in a live-action tag game known as Humans versus Zombies, in which players transitioned from being Human to being Zombie, thus turning against their former fellow Humans. Study 2 examined data from professional basketball players in the National Basketball Asso...

Humans are strongly tied to water and our bodies show a number of hydrostrategic attributes—both psychological and physiological—for interacting and dealing with water. We value living near water, derive pleasure and even health benefits from viewing water scenes, and seek out water areas for recreation. Compared to other terrestrial mammals, humans are exceptionally thirsty and have physiologi...

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conclusions our results demonstrated that mi, combined with the implementation of intention intervention, increased weight loss and pmt construct scores in our study population. results in the two intervention groups, the pmt construct scores, namely susceptibility (p = 0.001), severity (p = 0.001), rewards (p =0.004), self-efficacy (p = 0.001), response efficacy (p = 0.001), and costs (p = 0.0...

background: ovarian tissue cryopreservation is an alternative strategy to preserve the fertility of women predicted to undergo premature ovarian failure. this study was designed to evaluate the expression of folliculogenesis-related genes, including factor in the germline alpha (figla), growth differentiation factor-9 (gdf-9), follicle-stimulating hormone receptor (fshr), and kit ligand after v...

aims: infection with parapoxvirus is an occupational hazard of farm workers, abattoir workers, veterinarians, and others with frequent exposure to sheep, cattle, or goats. the aim of this study was to determine the risk working groups in kashan city, iran. patients & methods: this case series study was performed in the private clinic of dr. afzali in kashan region, iran during 2000-13. diagnosi...

introduction rabies is an acute fatal viral disease that is generally transmitted from animals to humans following wild and domestic animal bites. the rabies virus enters the body from the area where the individual is bitten, and then the virus moves towards the brain and involves the nerves. case presentation during the years 2001-2011, there have been 73 reported rabies cases. about 50,000 re...

background: in this study, we evaluated the incidence of apoptosis at the ultrastructural levels and expression of some apoptosis-related genes in vitrified human ovarian tissue just after warming. methods: human ovarian tissue biopsies from 23 women after caesarean section were transported to the laboratory within 2 hours, and then they were cut into small pieces. some pieces were vitrified an...