Author Correction: RNASeq analysis of drought-stressed guayule reveals the role of gene transcription for modulating rubber, resin, and carbohydrate synthesis by Chen Dong, Grisel Ponciano, Naxin Huo, Yong Gu, Daniel Ilut, Colleen McMahan

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Effects of water-table depth on seed quality as β-glucan content in waxy and non-waxy naked barley grains by Satoko Yasumoto, Yohei Kawasaki, Hidetoshi Mochizuki, Yuta Shimizu, Satoshi Kawakita

“…Naked barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) is often planted as a regional specialty crop in the western region of Japan, where there are many hilly and mountainous areas. …”
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Epidemiological Profile of Patients with Cutaneous Melanoma in a Region of Southern Brazil by Marcelo Moreno, Ricardo Ludwig Schmitt, Maria Gabriela Lang, Vanessa Gheno

“…The incidence of CM in the southern region of Brazil, particularly in the western region of Santa Catarina, is possibly higher than estimated. …”
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RNASeq analysis of drought-stressed guayule reveals the role of gene transcription for modulating rubber, resin, and carbohydrate synthesis by Chen Dong, Grisel Ponciano, Naxin Huo, Yong Gu, Daniel Ilut, Colleen McMahan

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THE ROLE OF INFORMANTS IN THE ACCENTUATION OF ARMED BANDITRY IN NORTH-WESTERN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF ZAMFARA STATE by TUKUR ABDULKADIR, ABDULNASIR UMAR

“… The north-western region of Nigeria has been hit by an unprecedented wave of insecurity such as kidnapping for ransom, cattle rustling and armed banditry which has led to maiming, killings, displacements of people and disruption of socio-economic activities due to the havoc wreaked by armed bandits in the region. …”
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Association of blood group types and clinico-pathological features of gynecological cancers (GCs) by Syed Sameer Aga, Muhammad Anwar Khan, Mubarak Al Mansour, Rana Mohammed Hasosah, Lulu Abdullah Alsubaie, Dala Ahmad Alfaify, Malak Badr Alansari, Shahad Obaidallah Almutairi, Saniya Nissar

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THE IMPACT OF INNOVATION ON FIRM SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IN SME FROM THE WEST REGION OF ROMANIA by Cristian-Dan BIRIȘ

“…The study was conducted at small and medium-sized enterprises level from the Western Region of Romania. This research is structured in 5 parts: 1) an introduction illustrating the general context of the business environment in the Western Region of Romania and the opportunity to conduct this type of research; 2) a literature review illustrating the state of knowledge and other similar research conducted on this topic; 3) description of the methodological process of conducting empirical research by using the questionnaire as a method of collecting data from the regional business environment; 4) analysis and discussion based on empirical research following the aspects identified by applying the partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) method; 5) conclusions. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF SECURITY OPERATIONS ON TACKLING BANDITRY FOR SUSTAINABLE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN NORTH-WESTERN NIGERIA by ABDULRAHMAN BARAU YUSUF

“…The paper assesses the role of the security in tackling insecurity that manifested in the form of banditry in the North-Western region for sustainable national development in Nigeria. …”
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Risk Transmission of the Regions in the Yangtze River Economic Belt by Xianbo Wu, Xiaofeng Hui

“…From the perspective of risk spillover, the overall trend is from the western region of China to the central region, and finally to the eastern region. …”
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Exploring Primary Care Streaming Pathway in Emergency Departments in Saudi Arabia: A Qualitative Study by Marwah Hawsawi, Bayan Alilyyani

“…Thus, the purpose of this study was to explore the pathways (process) for streaming patients from emergency department to primary healthcare at three different sites across Western Region of Saudi Arabia and to identify the streaming criteria and guidance. …”
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Editorial: Women in environmental microbiomes by Rebecca C. Mueller, Catherine A. Gehring

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Corrigendum to “Correction of a Class III Malocclusion with a Functional Shift and Severe Crowding” by Yahya A. Alogaibi, Ahmad A. Al-Fraidi, Manar K. Alhajrasi, Ali H. Hassan

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Epidemiological Characteristics and Trends in the Incidence of Newly Diagnosed Pulmonary Tuberculosis in China from 2016 to 2022 by Caihong Xu, Yaxin Wen, Dongmei Hu, Yuhong Li, Yanlin Zhao

“…Men, older people, and farmers were the majority groups. The western region and Guangdong province were hotspots that must be addressed. …”
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The Migration Patterns and Identity of the Okun-Yoruba People of Central Nigeria by Ilesanmi Akanmidu Paul

“…This study examines the nature of the movements of the Okun-Yoruba people from the western region of Ni­geria to the confluence of the Niger and Benue rivers in the Central Geograph­ical Zone of Nigeria. …”
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A SCI Analysis Model: Research on Influencing Factors of Local E-Government Responsiveness in China by Shaoqing Tian, Rongrong He, Chongli Huang, Qiong Feng, Fan Jiang

“…The response probability of Northeast China is the lowest, and that of western region is the slowest. The response system and neighborhood effect are the core elements that affect e-government responsiveness. …”
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The Relationship between Gifted Students’ Scientific Epistemological Beliefs and Climate Change Awareness Levels by Yesim Ozdeniz, Hilal Aktamis

“…The sample of the study consists of 106 gifted students at the secondary school level in a city in the western region of Turkey. The research findings showed that there was a relationship between the epistemological beliefs of gifted students and their awareness levels of the causes and effects of climate change, their awareness of personal initiatives, and their tendency to change behaviour. …”
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Expression pattern of Calbindin-D28k, NeuN proteins, ATOH1 and EN2 genes in the human fetal cerebellum by Phanindra Prasad Poudel, Arnab Ghosh, Chacchu Bhattarai, Saman Pradhan, Nirmal Panthi, Dela Singh Joshi, Shanti Khadka, Sandhya Kumari, Guruprasad Kalthur, R. Vani Lakshmi, Sneha Guruprasad Kalthur

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Determinants of poor access to health care among women of reproductive age in Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional study by Augustus Osborne, Peter Bai James, Camilla Bangura

“…Women living in the Western region [aOR = 0.38; 95% CI: 0.22, 0.65] have lower odds of poor access to healthcare than those living in the Eastern region. …”
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The Effect of Land-Use Intensity on Surface Temperature in the Dongting Lake Area, China by Wenmin Hu, Weijun Zhou, Hongshi He

“…Human activities produced larger effects in the western region than in the eastern or central region of the study area, according to the observed variations in the centres of gravity for temperature and land-use intensity. (3) The temperature response to land-use intensity changes was more sensitive in low-altitude areas than in high-altitude areas; the response presented a north-south gradient, possibly due to socioeconomic and urbanisation differences.…”
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Chemical evolution characteristics and influencing factors of groundwater in the saline and fresh water funnel area in Hengshui City, North China by Yanbo Yu, Baizhong Yan, Yapeng Tuo, Xinkai Zhan, Xiandong Xie

“…The results showed that: With the exception of the deep freshwater funnel area in the western region, which exhibits a trend of water quality deterioration (Cl− accounted for more than 25%), groundwater quality in the other funnel areas demonstrates an improving trend (HCO $$_{3}^{-}$$ accounted for more than 25%). …”
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