Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Safa Shoaee, Hoang M. Luong, Jiage Song, Yingping Zou, Thuc-Quyen Nguyen, Dieter Neher
Summary: This review critically discusses the advancements in organic solar cells, specifically focusing on the PM6:Y6 material combination. The structural and physical properties of the combination are analyzed in relation to its photovoltaic performance. The review also addresses design principles, blend morphology, and degradation mechanisms, as well as unresolved issues in the field. Overall, the review provides a comprehensive understanding of the PM6:Y6 material combination and its potential for further development in organic solar cells.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2023)
Review
Mathematics
Leone Leonida
Summary: We argue that the alternative hypotheses about cross-country convergence dynamics, namely the Conditional Convergence Hypothesis, Absolute Convergence Hypothesis, and Club Convergence hypothesis, build upon different modelling choices and answer different empirical questions. Results favoring one hypothesis are not necessarily evidence against the other hypotheses. We present empirical evidence supporting this argument and show that the controversy disappears when considering the coexistence of the two processes. We conclude by emphasizing the importance of modeling relationships between economies to study convergence dynamics.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Louis Broussard, Cyril Abadie, Julie Lalande, Anis M. Limami, Jeremy Lothier, Guillaume Tcherkez
Summary: Phloem sap transport plays a crucial role in plant nutrition and development by redistributing nutrients, metabolites, and signaling molecules. However, its biochemical composition is not well-studied due to the difficulty in sampling and analyzing phloem sap. Recent metabolomics studies using liquid or gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry have provided insights into the phloem sap metabolome and its physiological implications. These studies show that phloem sap contains not only sugars and amino acids but also diverse metabolic pathways. They also suggest that metabolic exchange between source and sink organs is a common phenomenon, contributing to whole-plant metabolic cycles and shoot-root coordination of growth and development.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Review
Computer Science, Information Systems
Gang Wang, Qi Peng, Yanfeng Zhang, Mingyang Zhang
Summary: This paper examines the effectiveness of the public-accessible double-blind peer review process by analyzing data collected from the OpenReview platform. The findings provide valuable insights that can aid the writing, reviewing, and decision-making processes of papers.
WORLD WIDE WEB-INTERNET AND WEB INFORMATION SYSTEMS
(2023)
Article
Dermatology
Sara J. Brown
Summary: GWAS have identified multiple loci associated with atopic dermatitis, confirming existing knowledge and providing new insights, with most risk loci located in intergenic regions with unknown functional mechanisms. Further research is needed to fully understand individual risk.
JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Social
Matti Wilks, Jessica McCurdy, Paul Bloom
Summary: This study aims to understand the characteristics of individuals who pledge to donate at least 10% of their income to charity. The findings suggest that these individuals have unique cognitive and personality traits, such as better identification of fearful faces, higher moral expansiveness and actively open-minded thinking, and a tendency towards utilitarianism. However, they are lower in maximizing tendency. These insights contribute to our understanding of the altruistic behavior of these individuals.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY
(2023)
Review
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Yifan Luo, Yidan Wang, Yue Ma, Puxiu Wang, Jian Zhong, Yang Chu
Summary: ARC is a phenomenon of increased renal function with sub-therapeutic drug concentrations and antibacterial exposure as main reasons for treatment failure in affected patients. Despite decades of research, there are still disputes and unresolved issues in this area. Future research should focus on clinical identification, metabolism, animal models, and treatment directions related to ARC.
FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Oncology
Anita Fron, Alina Semianiuk, Uladzimir Lazuk, Kuba Ptaszkowski, Agnieszka Siennicka, Artur Leminski, Wojciech Krajewski, Tomasz Szydelko, Bartosz Malkiewicz
Summary: Our study provides an overview of the current state of artificial intelligence applications in urooncology and explores potential future advancements in this field. With remarkable progress already achieved, artificial intelligence has revolutionized urooncology by facilitating image analysis, grading, biomarker research, and treatment planning.
Article
Economics
Cheng Huang, Gordon G. Liu, Zhejin Zhao
Summary: In this editorial, the devastating impact of the pandemic on the economy, specifically on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and private firms in China, was reviewed. The mental health and well-being of the Chinese population, with a disproportionate impact on minorities, were also discussed. The effectiveness of China's policy response to the COVID pandemic was examined, highlighting the challenges in balancing disease control and economic growth. Policy options to protect health and prevent substantial loss of lives during the post-pandemic phase were also explored.
CHINA ECONOMIC REVIEW
(2023)
Editorial Material
Economics
Cheng Huang, Gordon G. Liu, Zhejin Zhao
Summary: In this editorial, the authors reviewed the impact of the pandemic on the Chinese economy and the well-being of the Chinese population. They found that the pandemic has worsened economic inequality, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises. The authors also discussed China's policy responses to the pandemic, noting that the zero-Covid policy was effective in stabilizing the economy, but struggled to balance disease control and economic growth in the later stages when more transmissive variants emerged. The editorial concludes with policy recommendations to protect public health and mitigate the impact of the pandemic.
CHINA ECONOMIC REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Neurosciences
Jiahe Zhang, Aaron Kucyi, Jovicarole Raya, Ashley N. Nielsen, Jason S. Nomi, Jessica S. Damoiseaux, Deanna J. Greene, Silvina G. Horovitz, Lucina Q. Uddin, Susan Whitfield-Gabrieli
Summary: Functional connectivity (FC) has become a widely used tool for probing functional abnormalities in clinical populations, providing insights into intrinsic functional networks, neurodevelopmental patterns, and network-level changes in clinical conditions. FC studies support a dimensional approach to studying transdiagnostic clinical symptoms and enhance the understanding of symptom progression trajectories, offering unprecedented opportunities for investigating brain function in challenging clinical conditions.
Review
Genetics & Heredity
Felicie Costantino, Hendrick Mambu Mambueni, Roula Said-Nahal, Henri-Jean Garchon, Maxime Breban
Summary: Spondyloarthritis (SpA) is a chronic inflammatory disorder with high familial aggregation, showing genetic susceptibility factors. Family-based studies indicate a likely oligogenic transmission model with multiplicative effects, highlighting the complex interplay between different SpA subtypes. Despite the identification of over 40 susceptibility regions through case-control genome-wide association studies, these loci only explain a small portion of disease predisposition, leading to a renewed interest in family-based designs for detecting rare associated variants.
FRONTIERS IN GENETICS
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Susan T. Harbison
Summary: Selective breeding is a unique strategy that explores the phenotypic limits of sleep and circadian behavior, discovers correlated traits, identifies genetic variants and gene expression changes that affect trait variability, and pinpoints genes with conserved roles.
Article
History & Philosophy Of Science
Jonathan Najenson
Summary: This paper evaluates the implications of applying optogenetic tools to the localization of the engram, discussing challenges to vehicle and content localization, as well as the silent engram hypothesis. Overall, the author argues that conceptions of engram localization need to be revised to align with optogenetic studies.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Luciano Amarelle, Lucia Quintela, Javier Hurtado, Leonel Malacrida
Summary: Although oxygen is essential for aerobic life, supra-physiological levels of oxygen can lead to cellular damage and inflammation, especially affecting the lungs. Translational investigations with animal models play a crucial role in understanding the pathological mechanisms and developing therapeutic strategies for human lung diseases impacted by oxygen toxicity.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2021)
