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Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes reviews, full-length original articles and brief reports in the fields of epidemiological investigation, disease-related basic and applied research, health-related national surveys, and cohort studies. Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives is an official journal of Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Osong Bio-Technopolis and fully supported by Korean government funds. It launched from December 2010. Its abbreviated title is Osong Public Health Res Perspect. Osong Bio-Technopolis is a bio-cluster for establishing an organic collaborative system among healthrelated parties: biomedical industries, academia, research bodies and government agencies in Korea. This journal is indexed in Scopus, EMBASE, and ScienceDirect.

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage is the official journal of the Osteoarthritis Research Society International.It is an international, multidisciplinary journal that disseminates information for the many kinds of specialists and practitioners concerned with osteoarthritis.The Journal fosters the cross-fertilization of findings from both the clinical and basic sciences of the various disciplines involved, including:• Osteoarthritis• Cartilage• Molecular biology• Clinical pharmacology• Orthopaedics• Rheumatology• Physical medicine• Biochemistry• Epidemiology• Collagens.

Osteopathische Medizin ist ein unabhängiges medizinisch-wissenschaftliches Forum für alle Osteopathen. Es vermittelt Fachwissen inter-/national renommierter Autoren aus allen Bereichen der Osteopathie – detailliert, fundiert, praxisnah und aktuell.
Osteopathische Medizin spiegelt den ganzheitlichen Ansatz der Osteopathie wider und beleuchtet alle akademisch-wissenschaftlichen, medizinischen, geschichtlichen und philosophischen Aspekte des osteopathischen Spektrums.

Offizielles Organ der

• Deutsch-Amerikanische Akademie für Osteopathie (DAAO) e.V.
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Osteopathische Medizin (DGOM) e.V.
• Bundesverband Osteopathie (bvo) e.V.
• Deutscher Verband für Osteopathische Medizin (DVOM) e.V.
• Register der Traditionellen Osteopathen in Deutschland (ROD) GmbH
• Verband Osteopathie Schule Deutschland (VOSD)
• Verband wissenschaftlicher Osteopathen Deutschlands (VWOD) e.V.
• Deutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteopathische Therapie (DAGOT) e.V.
• Österreichische Gesellschaft für Osteopathie (ÖGO)
• Vereinigung akademischer OsteopathInnen Schweiz (VAOS)
• Berufsvereinigung für heilkundlich praktizierte Osteopathie (hpO e.V.)

Kooperationen

• Akademie für Osteopathie (AFO) e.V.
• European Register for Osteopathic Physicians (EROP)
• Physikalische Therapie – Vereinigung für die physiotherapeutischen Berufe (VPT) e.V.

Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia is the official, peer-reviewed open-access journal of the Asian Federation of Osteoporosis Societies. The journal aims to further research in the areas of osteoporosis, fracture, sarcopenia, frailty, metabolic bone diseases, mineral metabolism, as well as biology, physiology, and pathology of bone and muscle with a specific focus on Asian uniqueness in genetic, ethnic, social, and environmental differences. Despite the journal’s Asian focus, we welcome appropriate submissions from all over the world.

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Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America updates you on the latest trends in patient management; keeps you up to date on the newest advances; and provides a sound basis for choosing treatment options. Each issue focuses on a single topic in otolaryngology and is presented under the direction of an experienced guest editor.

As the clinical applications of positron emission tomography (PET) increase, PET Clinics brings together the combined expertise of leading authorities in the field to provide you incisive clinical reviews on advances in the use of PET. Published quarterly (January, April, July, and October), PET Clinics examines this technology's effectiveness in cancer diagnosis and staging, as well as exploring PET's usefulness in the areas of dementia, myocardial viability, and other conditions. Full-color images featured throughout. Topics include breast cancer, Alzheimer's disease and dementia, lymphoma, lung cancer, cardiology, pediatric applications, infection and inflammation, as well as oncologic imaging, neurologic imaging, cardiac imaging, pediatric imaging, PET/CT imaging, and PET/MRI imaging. In addition, you can also purchase a CME subscription that offers up to 60 AMA Category 1 credits per year.

• Market Micro-structure;
• Investment and Portfolio Management;
• Theories of Market Equilibrium;
• Valuation of Financial and Real Assets;
• Behavior of Asset Prices in Financial Sectors;
• Normative Theory of Financial Management;
• Capital Markets of Development;
• Market Mechanisms

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Submit your article online to Paediatric Respiratory Reviews: http://ees.elsevier.com/yprrvNEW Free Online CME ProgramPaediatric Respiratory Reviews offers authors the opportunity to submit their own editorials, educational reviews and short communications on topics relevant to paediatric respiratory medicine. These peer reviewed contributions will complement the commissioned reviews which will continue to form an integral part of the journal.Subjects covered include:• Epidemiology• Immunology and cell biology• Physiology• Occupational disorders• The role of allergens and pollutantsA particular emphasis is given to the recommendation of "best practice" for primary care physicians and paediatricians.Paediatric Respiratory Reviews is aimed at general paediatricians but it should also be read by specialist paediatric physicians and nurses, respiratory physicians and general practitioners.It is a journal for those who are busy and do not have time to read systematically through literature, but who need to stay up to date in the field of paediatric respiration. Stay up to date and let the Journal do the work for you!

Paediatrics and Child Health is the continuously updated review of paediatrics and child health (formerly Current Paediatrics)Paediatrics and Child Health is an authoritative and comprehensive resource that provides all paediatricians and child health care specialists with up-to-date reviews on all aspects of hospital/community paediatrics and neonatology, including investigations and technical procedures in a 4-year cycle of 48 issues. The emphasis of the journal is on the clear, concise presentation of information of direct clinical relevance to both hospital and community-based paediatricians. Contributors are chosen for their recognized knowledge of the subject. The journal is abstracted and indexed in Current Awareness in Biological Sciences. The layout of the journal, including the design and colour, enables fast assimilation of key information. For ease of reference, Paediatrics and Child Health is available in print and online formats.FormerlyCurrent Paediatrics

This peer-reviewed journal offers a unique focus on the realm of pain management as it applies to nursing. Original and review articles from experts in the field offer key insights in the areas of clinical practice, advocacy, education, administration, and research. Additional features include practice guidelines and pharmacology updates.Benefits to authorsWe also provide many author benefits, such as free PDFs, a liberal copyright policy, special discounts on Elsevier publications and much more. Please click here for more information on our author services.Please see our Guide for Authors for information on article submission. If you require any further information or help, please visit our support pages: http://support.elsevier.com

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology is an international medium for the publication of high quality and multidisciplinary, original studies and comprehensive reviews in the field of palaeo-environmental geology. The journal aims at bringing together data with global implications from research in the many different disciplines involved in palaeo-environmental investigations.By cutting across the boundaries of established sciences, it provides an interdisciplinary forum where issues of general interest can be discussed.Benefits to authorsWe also provide many author benefits, such as free PDFs, a liberal copyright policy, special discounts on Elsevier publications and much more. Please click here for more information on our author services.Please see our Guide for Authors for information on article submission. If you require any further information or help, please visit our support pages: http://support.elsevier.com

Palaeoworld is a peer-reviewed quarterly journal dedicated to studies on palaeontology and stratigraphy centered in China and the neighboring regions, encouraging original works of fossils and strata, comparative studies worldwide, and interdisciplinary approaches in related disciplines. Some issues will be devoted entirely to a special theme in the discipline. Palaeoworld is oriented to a broad spectrum of geoscience researchers as well as experts and students in evolutionary biology who are interested in historical geology and biotic evolution.Palaeoworld publishes papers in the following areas:• Systematic studies of all fossil groups• Biostratigraphy, chemostratigraphy, chronostratigraphy• Palaeoecology, palaeoenvironment and global changes in Earth's history• Tempo and mode of biological evolution• Studies of biological events in Earth's history• Evolving ecosystem• Molecular palaeontology• Methods in palaeontology and stratigraphy• Interdisciplinary studies of fossil and strataPalaeoworld accepts the following categories of contributions:• Original research papers and case studies• Review articles (normally invited)• Special theme issues• Short notes• Letters to the Editors• Book reviews

Pancreatology is the official journal of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP), the European Pancreatic Club (EPC) and several national societies and study groups around the world. Dedicated to the understanding and treatment of exocrine as well as endocrine pancreatic disease, this multidisciplinary periodical publishes original basic, translational and clinical pancreatic research from a range of fields including gastroenterology, oncology, surgery, pharmacology, cellular and molecular biology as well as endocrinology, immunology and epidemiology. Readers can expect to gain new insights into pancreatic physiology and into the pathogenesis, diagnosis, therapeutic approaches and prognosis of pancreatic diseases. The journal features original articles, case reports, consensus guidelines and topical, cutting edge reviews, thus representing a source of valuable, novel information for clinical and basic researchers alike.

Papers in Regional Science is the official journal of the Regional Science Association International. It encourages high quality scholarship on a broad range of regional science topics. Coverage includes: innovation and spatial knowledge spillovers, spatial networks and clusters, regional labour markets, spatial econometrics, behavioral location models, transportation and migration, land use and urban development, spatial agglomeration and segregation, new economic geography, inter-industry analysis and trade, environment and natural resources, urban and regional development, geographical information systems and spatial data analysis.

Parallel Computing is an international journal presenting the practical use of parallel computer systems, including high performance architecture, system software, programming systems and tools, and applications. Within this context the journal covers all aspects of high-end parallel computing.Parallel Computing features original research work, tutorial and review articles as well as novel or illustrative accounts of application experience with (and techniques for) the use of parallel computers. Contributions can cover:• System software for parallel computer systems including programming languages (new languages as well as compilation techniques), operating systems (including middleware), and resource management (scheduling and load-balancing).• Enabling software including debuggers, performance tools, and system and numeric libraries.• General hardware (architecture) concepts, new technologies enabling the realization of such new concepts, and details of commercially available systems• Software engineering and productivity as it relates to parallel computing• Application or tool case studies demonstrating novel ways to achieve parallelism• Performance measurement results on state-of-the-art systems• Approaches to effectively utilize large-scale parallel computing including new algorithms or algorithm analysis with demonstrated relevance to real applications using existing or next generation parallel computer architectures.• Parallel I/O systems both hardware and software• Networking technology for support of high-speed computing demonstrating the impact of high-speed computation on parallel applicationsBenefits to authorsWe also provide many author benefits, such as free PDFs, a liberal copyright policy, special discounts on Elsevier publications and much more. Please click here for more information on our author services.Please see our Guide for Authors for information on article submission. If you require any further information or help, please visit our support pages: http://support.elsevier.com