BackgroundAbnormalities of the mitral valve (MV) apparatus are typical features of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).These abnormalities include leaflet elongation, thick leaflets, displacement of papillary muscle, and systolic anterior motion (SAM) of the MV anterior leaflet.Mitral valve chordal rupture associated with HCM is a rare but serious is
Prestressed concrete sleepers are the most common type of the sleepers used on the railroad.They serve as rail supports and absorb loads induced by trains.Sleepers are important for the durability and safety of the Tipping Measure railroad and are exposed to various loads and an agressive environment during exploitation.Therefore, different types o
Climatic extreme events, like droughts, heatwaves, and floods are becoming recurrent and represent a threat to agriculture, lowering plant growth and productivity.The Mediterranean region is a climate-change hotspot, where traditional agricultural systems, like olive groves, are particularly challenged.Both the traditional and intensive systems of
Natural killer cells play an important role in first-line defense against tumor and virus-infected cells.The activity of NK cells is tightly regulated by a repertoire of cell-surface expressed inhibitory and activating receptors.NKp46 is a major NK cell activating receptor that is involved in the elimination of target cells.NK cells form different
Genetic diversity helps to survive forest trees in several environmental changes and disease conditions.Different forest management activities such as harvesting, thinning, natural or artificial regeneration, seedlings or coppice forests, fragmentation, and overexploitation have Sensory Toys a tremendous influence on the genetic diversity and popul