Phylogenetic comparative methods comprise the general endeavor of using an estimated phylogenetic tree Eyebrow Pencil (or set of trees) to make secondary inferences: about trait evolution, diversification dynamics, biogeography, community ecology, and a wide range of other phenomena or processes.Over the past ten years or so, the phytools R package
Abstract Introduction The objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) with standardized patients is commonly accepted as a reliable assessment of clinical skills.Simulation allows learners the opportunity to experience conditions and perform procedures in a safe, standardized environment.This OSCE case incorporates both the standardized patien
Abstract Recently, neoadjuvant short-course radiation therapy (SCRT) has emerged as a valid treatment option for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC).We assessed SCRT plans using volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) with Halcyon and Infinity medical linear accelerators (Linacs) and compared the plan quality and delivery efficiency
Diabetic populations are more prone to developing wound infections which results in poor and delayed wound healing.Infection with drug resistant organisms further worsen the situation, driving searches for alternative treatment approaches such as phage therapy.Major drawback of phage therapy, however, is low phage persistence in situ, suggesting fu