Urban mobility is a vital aspect of any city and often influences its physical shape as well as its level of economic and social development.A thorough analysis of mobility patterns in urban areas can provide various benefits, such as the prediction of traffic flow and public transportation usage.In particular, based on its exceptional ability to e
Mutation Analyses of COL7A1 Gene in Three Taiwanese Patients with Severe Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa
Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB) is a hereditary mechanobullous disorder characterized by fragility of the skin and mucous membranes caruso rhodiola caused by abnormal anchoring fibrils.Both dominant and recessive DEB are caused by mutations in COL7A1, the gene encoding type VII collagen, the major component of anchoring fibrils.We performed
Armed conflict and fisheries in the Lake Victoria basin
Civil conflict is the most prevalent form of armed conflict in the world today, but this significant driver of food and income security has been largely missing from studies of fisheries.Fisheries conflict is an example of complex dynamics operating in social-ecological systems.We theorize and document the existence of such a feedback loop between
Case Report: A rare presentation and diagnosis of gingival melanoacanthoma caused by teeth whitening strips: A Case Report [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Background: Oral melanoacanthoma is not common.It occurs mostly on the buccal mucosa.Since it happens suddenly and progresses rapidly, it clinically resembles melanoma.Melanoacanthoma occurs in regions susceptible to trauma.The clinical presentation of the lesion is not enough to diagnose it; therefore, tissue biopsy is necessary to exclude maligna