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Neurosciences
Ioanna A. Vamvakopoulou, Kelly A. D. Narine, Ian Campbell, Jason R. B. Dyck, David J. Nutt
Summary: The article reviews the pharmacology and behavioral effects of mescaline, a hallucinogenic substance with its main effects mediated via the 5HT2A receptor. Studies suggest that mescaline has anxiolytic-like effects in animals and can induce hallucinations and improve mental health in humans.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Deepak Kumar Patel, B. S. Sooraj, Kaplan Kirakci, Jan Machacek, Monika Kucerakova, Jonathan Bould, Michal Dusek, Martha Frey, Christof Neumann, Sundargopal Ghosh, Andrey Turchanin, Thalappil Pradeep, Tomas Base
Summary: This study focuses on the syn-B18H22 isomer, which has been overlooked compared to its anti-B18H22 isomer. It demonstrates that syn-B18H22 exhibits blue fluorescence and phosphorescence when substituted at different positions on the cluster. The study also presents the first results on the mechanochromic shift in the luminescence of a borane cluster and the potential application of these derivatives in carbon-free self-assembled monolayers.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sanne Ten Oever, Alexander T. Sack, Carina R. Oehrn, Nikolai Axmacher
Summary: Successful forgetting is crucial for goal-directed behavior and mental wellbeing, with memory traces of actively forgotten information partially preserved and exhibiting unique neural signatures. This study found that successful remembering shows stronger encoding-retrieval similarity, while actively forgotten items rely on alpha/beta frequencies associated with functional inhibition for item-specific memory traces. The results suggest that intentional forgetting involves inhibitory top-down connections and unique neural signatures in memory traces.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Timothy U. Connell
Summary: This article provides an overview of recent research on the manipulation of visible light and its unique interactions with homogeneous transition metal and organic photocatalysts.
DALTON TRANSACTIONS
(2022)
Editorial Material
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Robert DuBroff, Maryanne Demasi
Summary: Recent studies suggest that lowering cholesterol may not be the best way to prevent coronary heart disease, and other factors such as insulin resistance or remnant cholesterol may be more important. The effectiveness of therapies designed to prevent heart disease by lowering cholesterol with drugs or diet has been inconsistent.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Karl-Heinz T. Baeuml, Lukas Trissl
Summary: Selective retrieval interrupts time-dependent forgetting and enhances recall. It not only helps to remember the retrieved information, but also boosts the recall of nonretrieved information.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Educational
Yllza Xerxa, Leslie A. Rescorla, Jan van der Ende, Manon H. J. Hillegers, Frank C. Verhulst, Henning Tiemeier
Summary: The study found bidirectional associations between parental and offspring psychopathology, with within-rater associations consistently detected, but weaker associations between child psychopathology and parental psychopathology.
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
James Cock, Steven Prager, Holger Meinke, Ruben Echeverria
Summary: The article points out that the labor productivity gap between the Global South and North in agriculture is greater than the yield gap. Neglecting the labor productivity gap could lead to poverty among South farmers and increased dependence on imported food. It is suggested that policies should focus on enhancing labor productivity while also addressing yield to meet the food demand and prosperity in rural areas.
AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Gargi Kundu, P. R. Amrutha, K. Vipin Raj, Srinu Tothadi, Kumar Vanka, Sakya S. Sen
Summary: Despite recent advancements in boron chemistry, isolating the parent oxoborane remains a challenge. The reaction of 6-SIDipp(.)BH3 with GaCl3 produced a unique boron-gallium compound. The addition of water released H-2 and formed a rare acid stabilized neutral parent oxoborane.
Article
Orthopedics
Nigel D. Rossiter
Summary: Global annual deaths from trauma exceed any other single cause in the global working population, and the number of people injured is greater than any other medical condition. This disproportionately affects Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs), yet trauma receives less than 1% of global healthcare funding. This highlights the need for more attention and improvement in addressing trauma-related issues.
INTERNATIONAL ORTHOPAEDICS
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Jennifer W. Mack, Tim Jaung, Hajime Uno, Julienne Brackett
Summary: This study found that nearly one-quarter of parents of children with cancer reported challenges in their therapeutic relationship with oncologists, and clinicians used strategies to improve relationships more frequently when they perceived the relationship as challenging.
Editorial Material
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jesse S. Boehm
Summary: Parent scientists are leading the effort to introduce surveillance testing for SARS-CoV-2 in public schools across Massachusetts and beyond.
Review
Physiology
Annelise T. Garrison, Rebecca E. Bignold, Xinhui Wu, Jill R. Johnson
Summary: Pericytes, a type of mesenchymal cells located on the outside of microvessels, have been implicated in various lung diseases due to their ability to differentiate into scar-forming myofibroblasts, leading to tissue fibrosis. Interactions between pericytes and extracellular matrix as well as other biochemical cues play crucial roles in these processes.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Physics, Fluids & Plasmas
T. R. Kirkpatrick, D. Belitz, J. R. Dorfman
Summary: Solutions to hydrodynamic equations are usually assumed to be determined solely by boundary conditions and initial conditions on hydrodynamic variables, with initial values of other variables considered irrelevant. However, long-time tail effects are found to be ubiquitous in systems governed by hydrodynamic equations, leading to a breakdown of the hydrodynamic description. This is demonstrated through a simple example of diffusion in a disordered electron system.
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Chad S. Boda, Murray W. Scown, Turaj Faran
Summary: The central challenge of sustainable development lies in addressing impacts from anthropogenic climate change. By comparing Capital Theory and capability-based Human Development approaches, it is evident that the capability approach is more effective in identifying and prioritizing the most impacted communities. The study highlights the importance of utilizing sustainable development theories that consider social equity in climate-related impact assessments.
