Aging is the main risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease (AD); however, the aspects of the aging
process that predispose the brain to the development of AD are largely unknown. Astrocytes …

Human cells in culture have a limited proliferative capacity. After a period of vigorous proliferation,
the rate of cell division declines and a number of changes occur in the cells including …

Aging is the strongest risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), although the underlying
mechanisms remain unclear. The chromatin state, in particular through the mark H4K16ac, has …

Values reflect how people want to experience the world; emotions reflect how people actually
experience the world. Therefore, we propose that across cultures people desire emotions …

The purpose of the study was to investigate the cultural specificity of guanxi, wasta, and
jeitinho, each of which has been identified as an indigenous process of informal influence. …

Astrocytes participate in numerous aspects of central nervous system (CNS) physiology ranging
from ion balance to metabolism, and disruption of their physiological roles can therefore …

There is an increasing awareness that astrocytes, the most abundant cell type in the central
nervous system, are critical mediators of brain homeostasis, playing multifunctional roles …

Do the political values of the general public form a coherent system? What might be the
source of coherence? We view political values as expressions, in the political domain, of more …

Using data from 28 countries in four continents, the present research addresses the question
of how basic values may account for political activism. Study 1 (N = 35,116) analyses data …

Managers in five nations rated scenarios exemplifying indigenous forms of informal influence
whose cultural origins were concealed. Locally generated scenarios illustrated episodes of …