Objective(s): Appendicitis remains the most common condition in the pediatric population requiring emergency abdominal operation. Management of acute simple appendicitis is well described but controversy remains as to the optimal treatment of complicated appendicitis. Common complications of acute appendicitis include: localized peritonitis and abscess formation, flegmon and general perito...

Abstract Open pine ( Pinus spp.) savannas are home to the federally endangered red‐cockaded woodpecker Leuconotopicus borealis ). Frequent fires essential for maintaining open canopy and wiregrass Aristida stricta ) groundcover preferred by these woodpeckers, which face ongoing threats from climate change, hurricanes, land use change. Our objective was project future changes in habitat woodpeck...

This commentary suggests that the most commonly studied aspect intensity (dose frequency) on overall rate of response to treatment may often be weak or conditional. To improve statistical power of tests of weak effects additive statistical models have typically been used. However, multiplicative models may be a more productive route to understanding dose frequency effects on children's speech a...