In species where females mate promiscuously, competition between ejaculates from different males to fertilize the ova is an important selective force shaping many aspects of male reproductive traits, such as sperm number, sperm length and sperm-sperm interactions. In eusocial Hymenoptera (bees, wasps and ants), males die shortly after mating and their reproductive success is ultimately limited ...

This paper presents several examples where one user’s personal information is accessed by another, without the consent of the owner, or without the capability of the owner to consent to such sharing. While intentional sharing of information at home as well as at work has been studied in detail, there is extremely limited understanding about the practices, dimensions and models of unintentional ...

This paper examines the changing methods, underlying motives, clienteles and controversy surrounding posthumous commemorations of Lord Lister in Britain. The importance of the commemorations for professional identity formation continues throughout the twentieth century, but World War I appears as a turning point. The constituencies commemorating Lister change from broadly international, nationa...

The present paper describes the impact and evaluation of two intervention components-a video with group discussion and an interactive computer-tailored program-in order to encourage adolescents to register their organ donation preference. Studies were conducted in school during regular school hours. The video with group discussion in class had a positive impact on the intention to register an o...

The following comments are concerned with a book that is the second part of the posthumous publications of selected fragments from Wittgenstein in which he sets forth his later philosophy. The necessity of making a selection and the fragmentary character noticeable at points are not overly problematic, since in his publications Wittgenstein refrains from a systematic presentation anyway and exp...

CONTEXT In the South African mining sector, cardiorespiratory-specific autopsies are conducted under the Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act (ODMWA) on deceased mineworkers to determine eligibility for compensation. However, low levels of autopsy utilisation undermine the value of the service. OBJECTIVE To explore enablers and barriers to consent that impact on ODMWA autopsy utilisat...

Dentistry can contribute for the distinguishing proof of human stays after any fiascos or wrongdoings in help to other medicinal strengths. The calculation can be produced by contrasting posthumous and bet mortem dental radiographs. This work intends to acquaint photographic pictures moreover with radiographs. In this examination a form and skeleton-based shape extraction and in addition coordi...