As I finish writing a letter that invites authors to revise the manuscript they submitted to the MISQ Theory and Review Department, I realize that the comments and recommendations I make about this manuscript would also apply to many other manuscript proposals or manuscripts I have received. Make no mistake! I deem each manuscript or manuscript proposal I receive unique; I read, assess, and com...

The volume edited by Mikhail Suslov and Dmitry Uzlaner is, in many ways, a unique welcome contribution to studies on conservatism. It is sophisticated multifaceted manuscript that buil...

RC: This paper summarizes the Jena Diversity DGVM model which takes a unique approach to defining the diversity of plant functional types. The authors describe the model itself followed by the performance of this model within the Carbon Land Model Intercomparison Project (C-LAMP) framework. The concept of self-adapting plant functional types which can trade off performance between traits to rep...

We thank Referee 2 for providing insightful suggestions, which have considerably improved the readability of the revised manuscript. Our responses to this referee’s one general and several comments are stated below. The revised manuscript was uploaded in the form of supplement. A general (major) concern Overstatement of our results and conclusions: A set of unique concurrent measurements (inclu...

Introduction: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), or COVID-19, is a pandemic infectious disease involved all over the world. Its mortality, especially in cases with additional co-morbidities, is so high that is has attracted the attention of the world. Diabetes mellitus is known as one of its risk factors for mortality. Case Presentation:...