And its global political influence is still extremely limited. The only sense in which China is a superpower is economic-that is, its economy is already over half the size of the US economy and projected to overtake it around 2018, notwithstanding its reduced growth rate of 7%. But this is overwhelmingly a function of China's huge population.
(Smith, 2006; Shalev, 2008). Emotional and behavioral effects of solitary confinement. The majority of those held in solitary confinement experience adverse emotional effects that can range from acute to chronic, depending on the individual and the length of stay in isolation (Shalev, 2008).
In this Page. 1  cAMP can be viewed as subserving two major functions in the nervous system. 2  Most of the effects of cAMP on cell function are mediated via protein phosphorylation. 3  The mechanisms by which cGMP produces its physiological effects are more varied.