We hereby attest that Entry “Egyptian Six-Rowed Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)” (https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/16849) is adapted from the original article “Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Some Egyptian Six-Rowed Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)” (https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10112527) published in journal Plants. 

As the paper “Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Some Egyptian Six-Rowed Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)” is published under CC BY license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) that allows for unrestricted reuse of content, subject only to the requirement that the source work is appropriately attributed, we reused part of the publication on the Encyclopedia platform with appropriate credit.

To help users better understand the basic information and functions of the Encyclopedia Platform Version 3.0, our website launched a Help Center function. Users can enter it by clicking on the “ ” icon on the right side of the website or clicking on the link: https://encyclopedia.pub/help/center. The Help Center consists of 6 items: Guideline, User Manual, Encyclopedia Credit System, Journal Processing Charges, Q&As and Tutorial Videos.

Now the new functions of Help Center are announced as follows:

1. Guidelines
Guidelines can help you get to know the Encyclopedia initiative step by step.

2. User Manual
User manual is an A-Z guide on how to use this platform. It contains some tutorials on the general operation of the Encyclopedia platform, including registering and logging in to an account, creating and revising entries/videos, and multiple functionalities of a user profile.

3. Encyclopedia Credit System

You can discover more ways to engage with our platform so that you can earn and redeem your credits for rewards.

4. Journal Processing Charges
You can understand Encyclopedia journal processing charges and related information.

5. Q&As
Q&As provide answers to the questions you have about Encyclopedia.

6. Tutorial Videos
Tutorial videos provide a visual guide to using products. You can get to know “Encyclopedia Introduction”, “How to Submit an Entry” and “How to Upload a Video Entry” through these videos.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at office@encyclopedia.pub.

All our entry contributors are researchers, scientists, or experts in each field. Contributors will receive credits for their participation in Encyclopedia, such as creating new entries，editing existing entries or commenting on entries, etc. Meanwhile, Credits can be redeemed for discount voucher(s) which can be used on related MDPI services.

1. How to obtain Encyclopedia credits？

You can obtain credits based on the following Rules:

Credits are automatically distributed by the system, but please note that they are not available for the first 48 hours. If your posts are withdrawn due to inappropriate conduct or content during this period, your credits will be withdrawn accordingly.

2. How to use the credits?

For MDPI journals

You can redeem credits for vouchers in your personal account.

Exchange Rates: 100 Points = 100 CHF; 200 Points = 200 CHF (A maximum of 200 points can be redeemed at a time)

The redeemed vouchers can be used to deduct the article processing charges for the papers you submit to MDPI journals. Each voucher will be valid for a single redemption only. Click here to submit your papers.

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4. Other terms

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Credits Ownership: Credits are not interchangeable between different people and different accounts.

Valid period of Vouchers: Vouchers will be valid for two calendar years. Vouchers that have been issued for more than two years will be cleared.

Voucher Ownership: Vouchers are not interchangeable between different people and different accounts.

5. Prohibition

• Cheating or obtaining points by any means other than those outlined is not allowed. The administrator has the right to cancel the voucher code in this case. Also, Rewards Points may be forfeited.
• The Encyclopedia platform does not welcome any form of immature, illegal, violent, pornographic, or advertising content.

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The editorial team of Encyclopedia (ISSN: 2673-8392) would like to congratulate the winner of the Encyclopedia 2021 Outstanding Contributor Award, Dr. Carmen Sofia Rocha Freire, for her outstanding contribution to the Encyclopedia community. 

Dr. Carmen Sofia Rocha Freire is a Principal Researcher (with Habilitation in Chemistry) at CICECOAveiro Institute of Materials (University of Aveiro) in the area of biorrefineries and bio-based materials. Her research interests concern the production and application of bio-based nanofibers (nanocellulose and protein fibrils); the use of novel biocomposites and hybrid bio-based materials for technological applications (packaging, separators for fuel cells, electronic devices, among others); the use of new bio-based materials for biomedical applications (wound healing and drug delivery); the use of bioinks for 3D bioprinting and new functional paper materials; the chemical modification of lignocellulosic materials (cellulose, wood, cork, etc.); and the isolation, characterization, and chemical transformation of bioactive components from biomass. 

Dr. Freire has inspired, supported, and guided many students and fellows. She and her research have greatly impacted this scientific area.

Internet databases of videos have emerged as useful tools in life and science. Such resources support the search for information about science and facilitate the introduction of secondary analyses of large datasets for scholars. As such, Encyclopedia Sciplayer has come into being.

Scholars can submit videos online, and files can be transferred directly to the Encyclopedia Editorial Office via office@encyclopedia.pub. Before submission, please ensure the author instructions below are followed:

1. Video types include

- A certain scientific research topic, an experimental/surgery operation record, or other interesting and worthwhile simulation videos;

- A theory or social phenomenon;

- An excellent teaching course or speech for reference;

- A conference video for academic discussion and communication;

- An interview video of professional scholars on a certain research topic.

2. Acceptable video format

- Supported file format: flv, mp4, mpeg, rmvb, mov.

- Suggested size: 10–200 M.

3. Suggested duration

The ideal duration is 3–10 min (no special limit for operation, simulation, or teaching course videos).

4. How to upload

Original short videos can be uploaded directly via the video page (https://encyclopedia.pub/user/video_add). For long videos greater than 200 M, please divide the video into several parts and label each separate video in the correct order.

5. Video check

After video submission, the entry will not be shown online until it has been approved by the Editorial Office. The video content will be locked in order to protect your contributions.

6. About copyright

Please quote and cite all references or sources used in this entry and ensure that you have obtained permission for reuse. Without explicit permission to use, copy or modify, it is forbidden to upload any logos, photos; stills or excerpts from TV shows, movies, DVDs; computer code, software, or screenshots of other websites; any pictures published on the internet; or any drawings of characters from TV, comics, or movies; recordings of sounds or music.

The author must confirm in the Copyright Transfer Agreement that they have received permission from each participant recorded on the submitted video to announce the video online.

Thanks for your kind collaboration and support in advance. Encyclopedia will be your assistant during that period and provide you with all necessary support and guidance. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact office@encyclopedia.pub.