Human follicular mites: Ectoparasites becoming symbionts.

Most humans carry mites in the hair follicles of their skin for their entire lives. Follicular mites are the only metazoans tha continuously live on humans. We propose that Demodex folliculorum (Acari) represents a transitional stage from a host-injuring obligate parasite to an obligate symbiont.

Evaluations of situational judgement tests to assess non-academic attributes in selection.

Objectives: This paper presents a systematic review of the emerging international research evidence for the use of situational judgement tests (SJTs) for testing important non-academic attributes (such as empathy, integrity and resilience) in selection processes.

Methods: Several databases (e.g.