Publications
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Character, Responsibility, and Well-Being: Influences on Mental Health and Constructive Behavior Patterns
(2016)
Character can be defined as self-aware knowledge that helps the individual to set goals, values and ethical principles (Cloninger, 2004). This meta-cognitive dimension of human personality involves ‘Theory of Mind’, and ...
The biology and ecology of ticks shape the potential for the transmission of zoonotic pathogens
(2015)
Ticks are noticeable by the high diversity of pathogens they can transmit, most of them with implications in human and animal health. Ticks are arachnids, meaning that they do not share the biological and ecological features ...
Biology and Pathogenesis of Legionella
(2018)
Legionella pneumophila was first isolated as the causative agent of a deadly infectious pneumonia at a convention of the American Legion forty years ago. Since then, Legionnaires’ disease continues to be a significant ...
Biology of Brain Disorders
(2018)
Brain disorders, including neurological and neuropsychiatric conditions, represent a challenge for public health systems and society at large. The limited knowledge of their biology hampers the development of diagnostic ...
Biosignal processing and computational methods to enhance sensory motor neuroprosthetics
(2016)
Though there have been many developments in sensory/motor prosthetics, they have not yet reached the level of standard and worldwide use like pacemakers and cochlear implants. One challenging issue in motor prosthetics is ...
Breaking the cycle: Attacking the malaria parasite in the liver
(2015)
Despite significant progress in the global fight against malaria, this parasitic infection is still responsible for nearly 300 million clinical cases and more than half a million deaths each year, predominantly in African ...
The Coming of Age of Insulin-Signalling in Insects
(2015)
The new millennium has seen a major paradigm shift in insect endocrinology. Great advancements are being made which establish that nutrition and growth play a central role in diverse cellular and physiological phenomena ...
A comparative survey of the RF-amide peptide superfamily
(2015)
The discovery, twelve years ago, that the RF-amide peptide kisspeptin, acting via GPR54, is essential for the onset of puberty and reproduction, has been a major breakthrough in reproductive physiology. It has also put in ...
Comparative studies between HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 function and pathobiology
(2015)
Human T-cell leukemia viruses type 1 and 2 (HTLV-1 and HTLV-2) share a common genetic organization, expression strategy and ability to infect and immortalize T-cells in vitro; however, HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 are strikingly ...
Comparative Studies of Energy Homeostasis in Vertebrates
(2018)
A brief glimpse into new insight driving the comparative biology of energy homeostasis in vertebrates with a focus on non-mammalian vertebrates. What are the key conserved mechanisms and what aspects of feeding behavior ...