BACKGROUND: Forecasting the effects of global changes on high altitude ecosystems requires an understanding of the long-term relationships between biota and forcing factors to identify resilience thresholds.Fire is a crucial forcing factor: both fuel build-up from land-abandonment in European mountains, and more droughts linked to global warming ar
Non-Orthogonal Artificial Noise (NORAN) has garnered significant attention in modern communication systems as a substitute for traditional Artificial Noise (AN), due to its independence from channel degrees of freedom.However, the design of NORAN leads to a reduction in the channel capacity of legitimate channels, thereby limiting its application i
We report an unusual case of a recurrent fourth ventricular anaplastic ependymoma with prominent chondroid metaplasia in a 16-year-old male.On initial presentation, the patient had a WHO Grade II red prairie spy apple tumor.However, at recurrence 1 year later, the tumor progressed to WHO Grade III tumor with more cellularity, necrosis and brisk mit
Traditionally, TV media content has exclusively involved 2D or 3D audiovisual streams consumed by using a simple TV device.However, in order to generate more immersive media consumption experiences, other new types of content (e.g., omnidirectional video), consumption devices (e.g., Head Mounted Displays or HMD) and solutions to stimulate other sen