New Cheilostomata (Bryozoa) from NE Atlantic seamounts, islands, and the continental slope: evidence for deep-sea endemism

Ten new species belonging to three new genera (Atlantisina gen.nov., Bathycyclopora gen.nov., Calvetopora gen.nov.) of umbonulomorph bryozoans from northeastern Atlantic seamounts, islands, and the continental slope are introduced.We furthermore erect the new family Atlantisinidae fam.nov.for these genera.Eight new species belong to the new genus A

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Towards mastery of complex visuo-motor transformations

In this paper we review and integrate a set of findings on learning the transformation of a sliding first-order lever, a type of tool with a prominent role in minimal access surgery.Its kinematic transformation is characterized by the so-called fulcrum effect, the inversion of the movement direction of the tip of the lever relative to that of the h

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Oral disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and immunosuppressants with antiviral potential, including SARS-CoV-2 infection: a review

There have been several episodes of viral infection evolving into epidemics in recent decades, and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the latest example.Its high infectivity and moderate mortality have resulted in an urgent need to find an effective treatment modality.Although the category of immunosuppressive drugs usu

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