Divers have widely participated in citizen science (CS) projects and are one of the main groups of marine citizen scientists.However, there is little knowledge about profiles of, and incentives for potential divers to join CS projects.To date, most studies have focused on the SCUBA diving industry; nevertheless, there is a diversity of divers, not
Background: Strongyloides stercoralis is one of the soil-transmitted helminths (STH) in tropical and subtropical regions.The role of lipid profile has been investigated in the survival of larval stages of helminths, but there is limited information about the role of lipid profiles and strongyloidiasis.Hence, we aimed to investigate the seroprevalen
Abstract Axon degeneration and functional decline in myelin diseases are often attributed to loss of myelin but their relation is not fully understood.Perturbed myelinating glia can instigate chronic neuroinflammation and contribute read more to demyelination and axonal damage.Here we study mice with distinct defects in the proteolipid protein 1 ge
The methods and techniques of performance evaluation are always key issues in organizational and academic researches.On the other hand because of the responsibility of DEA models in performance evaluation, many research methods have been developed around this topic in different scientific areas.One of the primary concerns in application of Data Env
Abstract Background The Changes in Outlook Questionnaire (CiOQ) is a self-report instrument designed to measure both positive and negative changes following the experience of severely stressful events.Previous research has focused on the Western context.The aim of this study is to translate the short form of the measure (CiOQ-S) into simplified Chi