Tuberculosis disease burden in China: a spatio-temporal clustering and prediction study by Jingzhe Guo, Ce Liu, Fang Liu, Erkai Zhou, Runxue Ma, Ling Zhang, Bin Luo

“…Regions with significant percentage increases in PTB mortality rates (>100%) included four western regions, six central regions, and five eastern regions. …”
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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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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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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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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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Comparing the Extent of Methionine Oxidation in the Prion and Native Conformations of PrP by Christopher J. Silva, Melissa L. Erickson Beltran, Jesús R. Requena

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Comparative assessment of the climatic comfort of Ukrainian regions for the development of recreation and tourism by N. V. Maksymenko, O. S. Protasova

“…In June, the comfort "moves" to the Central region (Cherkasy, Kirovohrad regions), the Central-Western region (Khmelnytsky, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr regions), the North-Eastern region (Chernihiv, Sumy, Poltava regions), the North-Western region (only Volyn region), and the South-Western region (only Chernivtsi region). …”
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Newborn morbidities and care procedures at the special newborn care units of Gandaki Province, Nepal: a retrospective study by Khim Bahadur Khadka, Nabina Koirala, Olena Ivanova, Ramchandra Bastola, Dela Singh, Kamala Rana Magar, Bidhya Banstola, Ramesh Prasad Adhikari, Vincentas Giedraitis, Deepak Paudel, Guenter Froeschl

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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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Methabolic reaction on the cerebral ischemia during carotid artery surgery by M.A. Stupnytskyi, M.V. Syroyid, O.I. Dumchenko, N.V. Denysenko, Yu.M. Fedevych

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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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Spatio-Temporal Evolution of Water Consumption and Water Utilization Structure in Pearl River District by XUE Jiao, LIU Xiyan, XU Zheng, HAN Yaxin

“…The change in water utilization structure in the western region is larger than that in the eastern region. …”
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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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