Cretaceous origin of dogwoods: an anatomically preserved Cornus (Cornaceae) fruit from the Campanian of Vancouver Island

Background Cornaceae consists of 58 species, all within the genus Cornus.The Cenozoic record of Cornus is extensive and well documented.Molecular divergence-time studies CINNAMAX suggest that crown-group Cornus may have originated by the Late Cretaceous.However, there has been no formal report of Cornus from Cretaceous deposits.Here, we characteriz

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Health Care Providers’ Performance, Mindset, and Attitudes Toward a Neonatal Resuscitation Computer-Based Simulator: Empirical Study

BackgroundNeonatal resuscitation involves a complex sequence of actions to establish an infant’s cardiorespiratory function at birth.Many of these responses, which identify the best action sequence in each situation, are taught as part of the recurrent Neonatal Resuscitation Program training, but they have a low incidence in practice, which leave

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