Ectotherms make up the majority of terrestrial biodiversity, so it is important to understand their potential responses to climate change. Often, models aiming to achieve this understanding correlate species distributions with ambient air temperature. However, this assumes a constant relationship between the air temperature and body temperature, which determines an ectotherm's thermal performance.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Steering planetary and human health towards a more sustainable future demands educated and prepared health professionals.
Aim: This research aimed: to explore health professions educators' sustainable healthcare education (SHE) knowledge, attitudes, self-efficacy and teaching practices across 13 health professions courses in one Australian university.
Methods: Utilising a sequential mixed-methods design: Phase one (understanding) involved an online survey to ascertain educators' SHE knowledge, attitudes, self-efficacy and teaching practices to inform phase two (solution generation), 'Teach Green' Hackathon.
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg
January 2021
Ameloblastoma is the most common benign, but locally destructive, epithelial odontogenic tumour. Peripheral ameloblastoma may involve soft tissues without invasion or involvement of bone. The aim of this structured review was to evaluate the literature and guide clinical management.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBr J Oral Maxillofac Surg
December 2020
COVID-19 is a global pandemic of unprecedented proportions. It has resulted in changes to all aspects of our lives. The impact on medicine has been significant.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBr J Oral Maxillofac Surg
December 2020