Publications
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The Functional Organization of the Auditory System
(2017)
This eBook comprises s series of original research and review articles dealing with the anatomical, genetic, and physiological organization of the auditory system from humans to monkeys and mice.
The Future of Coral Reefs Subject to Rapid Climate Change: Lessons from Natural Extreme Environments
(2019)
Examination of corals and reef-associated organisms which endure in extreme coral reef environments is challenging our understanding of the conditions that organisms can survive under. By studying individuals naturally ...
Genetics and epigenetics of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
(2015)
Women drinking during pregnancy can result in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), which may feature variable neurodevelopmental deficits, facial dysmorphology, growth retardation, and learning disabilities. Research ...
Genetics of Acquired Antimicrobial Resistance in Animal and Zoonotic Pathogens
(2018)
Development and spread of antimicrobial resistance is the result of an evolutionary process by which microorganisms adapt to antibiotics through several mechanisms including alteration of drug target by mutation and ...
Extracellular Vesicle-Mediated Processes in Cardiovascular Diseases
(2018)
It is long known that many cells can shed extracellular vesicles, small membrane-enclosed cell fragments. Although the existence of extracellular vesicles has been recognized for many years, researchers are only beginning ...
Face Perception across the Life-Span
(2017)
Face perception is a highly evolved visual skills in humans. This complex ability develops across the life-span, steeply rising in infancy, refining across childhood and adolescence, reaching highest levels in adulthood ...
Geomicrobes: Life in Terrestrial Deep Subsurface
(2017)
The deep subsurface is, in addition to space, one of the last unknown frontiers to human kind. A significant part of life on Earth resides in the deep subsurface, hiding great potential of microbial life of which we know ...
Ethanol, Its Active Metabolites, and Their Mechanisms of Action: Neurophysiological and Behavioral Effects
(2018)
Ethanol, the main psychopharmacologically active ingredient of alcoholic drinks, represents a paradigmatic example of a research subject intrinsically able to perpetually self-generate interdisciplinary cutting-edge ...
Fifty Shades of Grey: Exploring the Dark Sides of Leadership and Followership
(2019)
The scientific field of leadership and followership is fast evolving and has seen several interesting developments over recent years. The early heroic views of leadership are slowly turning into more nuanced perspectives, ...