York University

Exploring the Coupling of Pyridines with Dearomatized 4-Alkylpyridines

Abstract We describe approaches to the synthesis of dipyridylmethane scaffolds that have potential use in medicinal chemistry. The general strategy exploits the latent nucleophilicity of 4-alkylpyridines and the inherent electrophilicity of pyridines to achieve metal-free couplin...

Organized communities as pre-existing infrastructures of care during the COVID-19 pandemic: A transnational dialogue

This article draws from a community-engaged study of how ordinary people's social justice mobilization during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, Canada, Germany, and Peru placed demands on local and national governments for equitable social policies. It challenges celebratory narra...

Status hope: the conceptualisation of the status game

Purpose This study develops a sociological conceptualisation of status hope to explain how the status game is produced and sustained across international marketplaces. It addresses the tension between status pursuit as joyful and autonomous and status as a field-structured strugg...

Clarifying the Protective Role of Empowerment Against Weight/Shape Concerns Among Black and White Women Who Have Experienced Intimate Partner Violence and are Residing in Shelter

Women who have experienced intimate partner violence (W-IPV) exhibit relatively high levels of disordered eating (DE). Empowerment has been demonstrated to be a protective factor against negative mental health outcomes for W-IPV, but has not been studied, with respect to DE, in t...