Land Use Change Consistently Reduces α- But Not β- and γ-Diversity of Bees.

Land use change threatens global biodiversity and compromises ecosystem functions, including pollination and food production. Reduced taxonomic α-diversity is often reported under land use change, yet the impacts could be different at larger spatial scales (i.e.

Integrated Care in a Large Public System Improves Simple Kidney Stone Management.

Introduction: In the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services-the second largest public health care system in the United States-clinical integration allows specialists and primary care providers to collaboratively provide specialty care. We used time-driven activity-based costing to compare patient burden and cost of kidney stone diagnosis, workup, and management with and without clinical integration.

Methods: We interviewed and observed teams of physicians and staff to understand workflow practices and personnel, space, material, and device requirements for stone care in the 2 models.

The association between neighborhood disadvantage and patient-reported outcomes in burn survivors.

Background: Burns can cause long-term complications including pain and poor physical function. While neighborhood disadvantage is associated with burn severity, its effect on long-term complications has not been investigated. We hypothesized that patients from areas of higher area of deprivation index (ADI) will report poorer long-term outcomes.

Application of intraoperative structured light scanning to enable post-operative evaluation of digital and 3D-printed penile models.

Background: Penile phenotype in hypospadias is currently assessed visually or manually (e.g., ruler, goniometer) for clinical, education, and research applications.