A short note on C ∗ $C^{*}$ -valued contraction mappings [PDF]
Journal of Inequalities and Applications, 2016 In this short note we point out that the recently announced notion, the C ∗ $C^{*}$ -valued metric, does not bring about a real extension in metric fixed point theory. Besides, fixed point results in the C ∗ $C^{*}$ -valued metric can be derived from the
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Vitamin C and epigenetics: A short physiological overview
Open Medicine, 2023 In recent years, ascorbic acid (vitamin C) has acquired great interest due to its multiple functions, which results in homeostasis of normal tissues and organs. On the other hand, it has been shown that epigenetic modifications may have an important role
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Review of the Neotropical water scavenger beetle genus Tobochares Short & García, 2007 (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Acidocerinae): new lineages, new species, and new records [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2021 The water scavenger beetle genus Tobochares Short & García, 2007 currently contains ten species, including one known but formally undescribed taxon.
Jennifer C. Girón +1 more
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The Acidocerinae (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae): taxonomy, classification, and catalog of species [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2021 The cosmopolitan subfamily Acidocerinae (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) is one of the largest and most taxonomically challenging lineages of water scavenger beetles.
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Revision of the Neotropical water scavenger beetle genus Novochares Girón & Short (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Acidocerinae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2023 The water scavenger beetle genus Novochares Girón & Short, 2021 is revised using a combination of adult morphological and DNA sequence data. Thirty-eight new species are described: Novochares aperito sp. nov. (Bolivia), N. baca sp. nov.
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Intensity fluctuations in Hurricane Irma (2017) during a period of rapid intensification [PDF]
Weather and Climate Dynamics, 2023 This study aims to understand the fluctuations observed in Hurricane Irma (2017), which change the tangential wind speed and the size of the radius of maximum surface wind and therefore affect short-term destructive potential.
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A spatial database of wildfires in the United States, 1992-2011 [PDF]
Earth System Science Data, 2014 The statistical analysis of wildfire activity is a critical component of national wildfire planning, operations, and research in the United States (US). However, there are multiple federal, state, and local entities with wildfire protection and reporting
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Journals with open-discussion forums are excellent educational resources for peer review training exercises [PDF]
Earth System Science Data, 2023 Journals with open-discussion forums lend themselves well for peer review exercises to train early career scientists. Earth System Science Data (ESSD) is an open-access journal for the publication of interdisciplinary datasets and articles, and it is ...
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Scapho-capitate Fusion in Grade (III C) keinbock I Disease (Short Time Follow-up) [PDF]
Al-Azhar International Medical Journal, 2023 Background: Kienb€ock's disease is a vascular-necrosis wrist condition in addition to osteo-necrosis, lunato-malacia orischemic-necorotic of the lunate bone.
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Three additional new genera of acidocerine water scavenger beetles from the Guiana and Brazilian Shield regions of South America (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Acidocerinae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2019 Recent study of the water scavenger beetle subfamily Acidocerinae in the Neotropical region has uncovered numerous undescribed species that are not able to be placed in existing genera.
Jennifer C. Girón +1 more
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