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Economics
Dozie Okoye
Summary: This paper explores the impact of Christian missionary activities on traditional communities in Africa and interpersonal trust, finding that missions may lead to decreased trust in countries formerly under British indirect rule, but increased trust in other countries. The negative effects are attributed to weakened traditional institutions, norms, and beliefs due to missionary activities under indirect rule.
JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Chayma El Khamlichi, Laetitia Cobret, Jean-Michel Arrang, Severine Morisset-Lopez
Summary: This study reveals the presence of spontaneous H3R dimers not only in transfected cells and rodent brains, but also in transfected cortical neurons, with the receptor able to adopt a range of allosteric conformations from inactive to active states.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Political Science
Robert Kubinec, John Owen
Summary: The study found that in Egypt, after the coup, the retweets among Egyptian ideological allies increased by 50% each day, while cross-ideological retweets decreased by 25%. Tunisian Twitter communities also exhibited stronger intragroup retweeting, although at lower levels than in Egypt. Counter-intuitively, the additional polarization in Tunisia after the coup seemed to dampen further polarization among Islamists in Egypt.
POLITICAL ANALYSIS
(2021)
News Item
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Hadi M. Fares
Summary: Research shows that membraneless coacervate droplets can grow, divide, and differentiate into two populations in a rock pore model mimicking an early Earth environment.
Article
Political Science
Jack Seddon
Summary: The collapse of monetary regimes is not solely due to external shocks, but rather strategic choices made by hegemonic powers. These choices drive the trajectory of the regime and can explain different patterns of destabilization. Structural vulnerabilities in contemporary regimes are also identified through this analysis.
PERSPECTIVES ON POLITICS
(2021)
Editorial Material
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Sannie J. Culbertson
Summary: December 2021 marks 2 years since the outbreak was first reported, with uncertainties about the future, we choose to remember and reflect, hoping for a better future.
TRENDS IN BIOCHEMICAL SCIENCES
(2021)
Review
Business, Finance
Maureen O'Hara, Xing (Alex) Zhou
Summary: This article provides a critical evaluation of the fixed income market crisis in March 2020, summarizing the causes of the market breakdowns, the role of the Federal Reserve in resolving the crisis, and the potential lasting effects. It highlights the fragilities and interconnectedness of the current fixed income market structure, suggesting that periodic instability may remain a characteristic of this market.
ANNUAL REVIEW OF FINANCIAL ECONOMICS
(2023)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Raudah Lazim, Donghyuk Suh, Jai Woo Lee, Thi Ngoc Lan Vu, Sanghee Yoon, Sun Choi
Summary: The presence of GPCR dimers has sparked research into their importance in disease pathogenesis and drug design, uncovering new signaling pathways and potential therapeutic targets. The increasing influence of computational methods in research is providing new avenues for understanding the functions and interactions of GPCRs.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Editorial Material
Environmental Sciences
Laura Zinke
Summary: Ghost forests differ from freshwater forested wetlands and salt marshes, as stated in a study published in Soil & Environmental Health.
NATURE REVIEWS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Review
Pediatrics
Modupe Coker, Morenike O. Folayan, Ian C. Michelow, Regina E. Oladokun, Nguavese Torbunde, Nadia A. Sam-Agudu
Summary: Children aged zero to 19 in sub-Saharan Africa bear a disproportionate burden of global communicable and non-communicable diseases. The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted child health and major disease control efforts, highlighting social and ethical issues. More research and action are needed to mitigate the pandemic's ripple effects on this population.
PEDIATRIC RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Demography
Mary J. N. Okolie
Summary: Bringing Chinua Achebe's seminal text, Things Fall Apart, into the current global scholarship on refugees sheds light on the psychological impact of exile as depicted in the narrative of Okonkwo's journey. By exploring Okonkwo's life before and after exile and its connection to his mental state, the article emphasizes the psycho-traumatic effects of displacement, manifesting in self-inflicted violence and harm to the victim's surroundings.
JOURNAL OF REFUGEE STUDIES
(2021)
Review
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Sara Marsango, Graeme Milligan
Summary: GPR84 is a little-studied receptor that belongs to the rhodopsin-like class A G protein-coupled receptors, but it has attracted attention for its therapeutic potential. Its expression is up-regulated in response to acute inflammation and in inflammatory diseases, and activation of the receptor is involved in regulating pro-inflammatory responses and cell migration of the innate immune system. While GPR84 primarily signals through G(alpha i/o)-proteins, there is evidence that it can also recruit arrestin proteins upon agonist activation, which affects receptor internalization and desensitization. However, the phosphorylation patterns of GPR84 and their role in these processes are not well understood.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Yao Lu, Cassandra J. Hatzipantelis, Christopher J. Langmead, Gregory D. Stewart
Summary: Schizophrenia treatment currently relies on outdated science, and targeting dopamine receptors has limited efficacy and side effects. Non-dopaminergic GPCR-targeting drugs show promise but have not yet been successfully developed for clinical use. Recent attention has focused on non-dopaminergic GPCR-targeting drugs, which have demonstrated efficacy in certain symptoms of schizophrenia.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Steven M. Carr
Summary: Previous studies have suggested African or Asian origins for honey bees, including the Western Honey Bee (A. mellifera L.). However, a meta-analysis of mitochondrial DNA coding regions reveals a basal origin in Europe around 780,000 years ago, with subsequent expansion to Southeast Europe, Asia Minor, and Africa. The inclusion of multiple sequences from available subspecies clarifies mis-referral and faulty sequences in GenBank.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Editorial Material
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Fulvio Mazzocchi
Summary: Understanding interdependence can contribute to the establishment of a sustainable and fair society.