Bdelloid rotifers are a class of microscopic invertebrates that have existed for millions of years apparently without sex or meiosis.They inhabit a variety of temporary and permanent freshwater habitats globally, and many species are remarkably tolerant of desiccation.Bdelloids offer an opportunity to better understand the evolution of sex and reco
Solange Mianda, Anna S Voce Discipline of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa Background: In South Africa, inadequately skilled health care providers and poor clinical leadership are continually linked to preventable perinatal and maternal mortali
Regional climate is a critical factor in public health research, adaptation studies, climate change burden analysis, and merrick backcountry wet cat food decision support frameworks.Existing climate regionalization schemes are not well suited for these tasks as they rarely take population density into account.In this work, we are extending our rece