BACKGROUND:Verbal autopsy (VA) is a practical method for determining probable causes of death at the population level in places where systems for medical certification of cause of death are weak.VA methods suitable for use in routine settings, such as civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems, have developed rapidly in the last decade.
The prediction of rapid intensification (RI) in tropical cyclones (TCs) is a challenging problem.In this study, the RI process and factors contributing to it are compared for two TCs: an axis-symmetric Occupancy Detectors case (Hurricane Irma, 2017) and an asymmetric case (Hurricane Michael, 2018).Both Irma and Michael became major hurricanes that
Nutrition appears to be an important environmental factor involved in the onset of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) through yet poorly understood biological mechanisms.Most studies focused on fat content in high caloric diets, while refined sugars represent up to 40% of caloric intake within industrialized countries and contribute to the growing e
The southern African assassin-fly genus Anasillomos Londt, 1983 is reviewed.A new species, Anasillomos juergeni sp.n., is described from the Namib desert and represents the Kimonos and Dusters second species in the genus.Descriptions/re-descriptions, photographs, and CONSOLE MAST SET identification keys are provided to aid in the identification.Dis
Water quality is impacted significantly by urbanization.The delivery of increased nutrient loads to waterways is a primary characteristic of this land use change.Despite the recognized effects of nutrient loading on aquatic systems, the influence of urbanization on the bacterial community composition of these systems is not understood.We used massi