Abstract Background Pentatricopeptide-repeat proteins (PPRs) are characterized by tandem arrays of a degenerate 35-amino-acid (PPR motifs), which can bind RNA strands and participate in post-transcription.PPR proteins family is one of the largest families in land plants and play important roles in organelle RNA metabolism and plant development.Howe

This paper investigates the performance of using multiple intelligent reflecting surface (IRS)-assisted communication as compared to the hybrid approach.We demonstrate that Foot Mask for practical scenarios with a limited amount of radiated power, the performance can be significantly enhanced by increasing numbers of IRS.Upper bounds are derived fo

Neurogenic pulmonary edema (NPE) is defined as acute pulmonary edema after a sudden neurologic insult.It develops after a significant central nervous system insult such as trauma, hemorrhage or seizures and can occur both in adults and children.A 6-year-old male child, known case Steel of cerebral palsy was brought to the emergency department in st

Abstract This editorial piece co-authored by the Senior Editors at Microbiome aims to highlight current challenges in the field of environmental and host-associated microbiome research.We also take the opportunity to clarify our expectations for the articles submitted to the journal.At Microbiome, we are seeking studies that provide either new mech

In the recent years, several short-term forecasting models of household electricity demand have been proposed in the literature.This is partly due to emerging smart-grid applications, which require these kinds of forecasts to manage systems such as smart homes, prosumer aggregations, etc., and partly thanks to the availability of data from smart me