Correction to: Re-evaluating the environmental impacts of tourism: does EKC exist?

The article Re-evaluating the environmental impacts of tourism: does EKC exist?, written by Jeyhun I. Mikayilov, Shahriyar Mukhtarov, Jeyhun Mammadov and Mayis Azizov.

Re-evaluating the environmental impacts of tourism: does EKC exist?

The study investigates the long-run impact of tourism development on ecological footprint by employing the time-varying coefficient cointegration approach (TVC), in addition to the conventional cointegration techniques in the case of Azerbaijan for the period of 1996-2014. Based on the TVC estimation results, the coefficient of tourism development, which is the income elasticity of environmental degradation, was found to be time invariant. The paper uses energy consumption, trade, urbanization, and institutional quality indicators as control explanatory variables.

β-Thalassemia intermedia: a comprehensive overview and novel approaches.

β-Thalassemia intermedia is a clinical condition of intermediate gravity between β-thalassemia minor, the asymptomatic carrier, and β-thalassemia major, the transfusion-dependent severe anemia. It is characterized by a significant clinical polymorphism, which is attributable to its genetic heterogeneity. Ineffective erythropoiesis, chronic anemia, and iron overload contribute to the clinical complications of thalassemia intermedia through stepwise pathophysiological mechanisms.