Abstract Background Harpalinae is a species rich clade of carabid beetles with many unusual morphological forms and ecological interactions.How this diversity evolved has been difficult to reconstruct, perhaps because harpalines underwent a rapid burst of diversification early in their evolutionary history.Here we investigate the tempo of evolution
The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) introduced the foreign player system in 1998 to enhance league competitiveness.In 2014, the number of foreign players increased to three per team.Since then, the ten KBO teams have routinely included two foreign pitchers and one batter.While the performance of foreign players significantly impacts the post-seas
Landscape-scale forest disturbance events have become increasingly common worldwide under the combined influences of climate change and ecosystem modification.The mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) epidemic that swept through North American forests from the late 1990s through the early 2010s was one of the largest such disturbance event
BackgroundIn biomedical research, it is often desirable to seek consensus among individuals who have differing perspectives and experience.This is important when evidence is emerging, inconsistent, limited, or absent.Even when research evidence is abundant, clinical recommendations, policy decisions, and priority-setting may still require agreement
Abstract Background Effective communication is a key element of medical care; it can foster a warm interpersonal relationship, facilitate the exchange of information, and enable shared decision-making.In the context of obstetric care, it is associated with a range of positive clinical and social outcomes for mother and baby.Extant communication fra