Regretful bites: Exploring the influence of anthropomorphized food on children's food choices and consumption.

Anthropomorphizing food is a prevalent marketing technique, particularly for children; however, its impact on their choices and consumption remains largely unexplored. We conducted two experiments to investigate how anthropomorphism affects food choices and consumption in four- and five-year-old children. In Study 1 (within-subjects design, N = 72), children were shown both anthropomorphized and non-anthropomorphized cookies and given a plastic coin.

Locomotion Control of Pigeons using Polymer-based Deep Brain Electrodes.

This paper describes the electrical modulation of locomotion in pigeons using deep brain electrodes. Polymer-based depth electrodes with four channels were fabricated. Based on the location of the nucleus intercollicularis (ICo), the shanks of the depth electrodes were designed to be a length of 11 mm.

Xenogeneic interaction between human CD40L and porcine CD40 activates porcine endothelial cells through NF-kappaB signaling.

Xenotransplantation is a promising alternative to overcome donor shortage in transplantation. CD40 molecule plays an important role in the interaction of T cells with antigen-presenting cells and in the activation of vascular endothelial cells. We investigated whether the xenogeneic interaction between human CD40L (hCD40L) on T cells and porcine endothelial CD40 (pCD40) can activate porcine endothelial cells (PECs).