NEW CRETACEOUS ANTLION-LIKE LACEWINGS PROMOTE A PHYLOGENETIC REAPPRAISAL OF THE EXTINCT MYRMELEONTOID FAMILY BABINSKAIIDAE

New Cretaceous antlion-like lacewings promote a phylogenetic reappraisal of the extinct myrmeleontoid family Babinskaiidae

Abstract Babinskaiidae is an extinct family of the lacewing superfamily Myrmeleontoidea, currently only recorded from the Cretaceous.The phylogenetic position of this family is elusive, with inconsistent inferences in previous studies.Here we report on three new genera and species of Babinskaiidae from the mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber of Myanmar, na

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The implementation of random survival forests in conflict management data: An examination of power sharing and third party mediation in post-conflict countries.

Time-to-event analysis is a common occurrence in political science.In Circle Compact Mirror recent years, there has been an increased usage of machine learning methods in quantitative political science research.This article advocates for the implementation of machine learning duration models to assist in a sound model selection process.We provide a

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Effectiveness of interventions designed to mitigate the negative health outcomes of informal caregiving to older adults: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses

Objectives This umbrella review aimed to evaluate whether certain interventions can mitigate the negative health consequences of caregiving, which interventions are more effective than others depending on the circumstances, and how these interventions are experienced by caregivers themselves.Design An umbrella review of systematic reviews was condu

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