The location and palaeoceanographic history of the Mediterranean Sea make it a biodiversity hotspot, prompting extensive studies in this region.However, despite the marine biodiversity of this area being apparently widely studied, a large amount of distributional data for Mediterranean taxa is still unpublished or scattered in various sources and f
ObjectiveScrew loosening is a common complication following lumbar spine fixation surgery, yet the biomechanical outcomes after screw loosening remain rarely reported.This study aims to utilize finite element (FE) models to compare the biomechanical performance of PEEK rod dynamic fixation and titanium rod rigid fixation in the postoperative lumbar
Klebsiella pneumoniae is an important pathogen that can infect both humans and cattle.The widespread K.pneumoniae and its high drug resistance make it difficult to treat Klebsiella infections/diseases.In this study, a lytic K.pneumoniae bacteriophage vB_Kpn_B01 was isolated from a dairy farm trough in Sichuan Province, and its biological properties
Endemic plant species are usually more vulnerable to anthropogenic threats and natural changes and, therefore, hold a higher extinction risk.The preservation of these species is a major concern on a worldwide context and in situ protection alone will not guarantee their conservation.Ex situ conservation measures must be undertaken to support the co
In this article, a compact dual-band, 2-elements antenna-diplexer is investigated and extended to a $2 imes 2$ multi-input and multi-output (MIMO) antenna.The proposed design employs half-mode Substrate Integrated Waveguide (HMSIW) technology, which reduces the antenna footprint by 50%.To enhance the bandwidth, a rectangular slot is engraved