EVOLUTION OF VERTEBRATE NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTORS

Evolution of vertebrate nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

Abstract Background Many physiological processes are influenced by nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR), ranging from neuromuscular and parasympathetic signaling to modulation of the reward system and long-term memory.Due to the complexity of the nAChR family and variable evolutionary rates among its members, their evolution in vertebrates has

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Attentional Bias in Alcohol and Cannabis Use Disorder Outpatients as Indexed by an Odd-One-Out Visual Search Task: Evidence for Speeded Detection of Substance Cues but Not for Heightened Distraction

Current cognitive models of addiction imply that speeded detection and increased distraction from substance cues might both independently contribute to the persistence of addictive behavior.Speeded detection might lower the threshold for experiencing craving, whereas increased distraction might further increase the probability of entering a bias-cr

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Mending the mismatch of minds and mandates: reimagining competency-centric public service delivery in Bojonegoro Regency, Indonesia

Public service efficacy hinges on context-sensitive competencies, yet Indonesia contends with reconciling civil servant training and workplace realities, leaving the Nutritional Bars nexus between skill development and governance outcomes understudied.Employing a mixed-methods approach, we collected data from 130 civil servants across various hiera

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Contrasting amino acid profiles among permissive and non-permissive hosts of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus, putative causal agent of Huanglongbing.

Huanglongbing is a devastating disease of citrus.In this study, a comprehensive profile of phloem sap amino acids (AA) in four permissive host plants of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas) and three non-permissive Rutaceae plants was conducted to gain a better understanding of host factors that may promote or suppress the bacterium.The AA prof

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Constitution of the White Earth Nation

Author/s Gerald Vizenor University of New Mexico ABSTRACT The Constitution of the White Earth Nation was ratified by sworn delegates on April 4, 2009.The Constitution declares a separation Platform Base from the current federal constitution that consolidated six Anishinaabe or Chippewa reservations in Minnesota.This federal constitutional associati

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