Divergent climate change effects on widespread dryland plant communities driven by climatic and ecohydrological gradients.

Plant community response to climate change will be influenced by individual plant responses that emerge from competition for limiting resources that fluctuate through time and vary across space. Projecting these responses requires an approach that integrates environmental conditions and species interactions that result from future climatic variability. Dryland plant communities are being substantially affected by climate change because their structure and function are closely tied to precipitation and temperature, yet impacts vary substantially due to environmental heterogeneity, especially in topographically complex regions.

Multidisciplinary treatment of a massive head and neck keloid scar: A case report.

Keloid scars can lead to significant patient morbidity and disfigurement, especially when located on the head and neck. Massive keloid scars are particularly difficult to manage due to ulceration, infection, pain, and high recurrence rates following excision. We report the successful treatment of a massive head and neck keloid scar with excision and grafting, post-excisional radiotherapy, and ablative fractional laser-assisted topical corticosteroid delivery.

Baseline assessment of and linkage to care for newly diagnosed patients with chronic hepatitis B.

Background: Patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) are at risk of complications and require lifelong monitoring. We evaluated the care of newly diagnosed CHB patients.

Methods: Adult CHB cases newly diagnosed in Alberta between January 1, 2008, and December 31, 2012, were identified, with follow-up through June 1, 2014.