Forest and tree-based landscapes represent complex social-ecological systems. In tropical subtropical regions, these are home to hundreds of millions resource-poor people. Gaining a better understanding how contextual factors influence forest-poverty dynamics is essential for the design, targeting implementation effective policy instruments interventions alleviate poverty. this article we prese...

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused immense damage to the world, including its impact on global economy and public health. also exposed weaknesses in healthcare economic systems. While many factors have influenced pandemic, there is a lack of research key shapers their importance. This article explores this issue through perspectives media, narratives COVID-19-infected individuals, visual images. ...

The finiteness requirement for Euclidean Einstein gravity is shown to be so stringent that only the flat metric is allowed. We examine counterterms in 4D and 6D Ricci-flat manifolds from general invari-ance arguments.

Angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) expressed on the surface of endothelial cells is responsible for the last step in the synthesis of circulating angiotensin II and the inactivation of bradykinin. Mammalian ACE is also expressed in the prostate with other components of the renin-angiotensin system, and in developing spermatids, where the peptidase activity is known to be critical for normal ...

Human somatic angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE), a zinc-dependent dipeptidyl carboxypeptidase, is central to the regulation of the renin-angiotensin aldosterone system. It is a well-known target for combating hypertension and related cardiovascular diseases. In a recent study by Bhuyan and Mugesh [Org. Biomol. Chem. (2011) 9, 1356-1365], it was shown that the selenium analogues of captopril...

I today’s multibrand, multichannel marketplace, optimal channel design involves issues such as distribution intensity, channel exclusivity, vertical and horizontal coordination, and online–offline mixed structures. We investigate how a firm’s choice in these design issues affects its profitability under varying levels of brand and outlet differentiation. Our spatial model explicitly captures he...