Left atrial myxoma complicated with multi-system embolization

Abstract Background Atrial myxoma accounts for approximately 50% of all cardiac tumors.The majority of myxomas are located in the Sauces left atrium and present variable clinical manifestation.Case presentation A young man was transferred to our hospital with sudden onset of resting pain, pallor and numb in right leg.An atrial mobile mass was detec

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Taxonomic placement of Paphiopedilum rungsuriyanum (Cypripedioideae; Orchidaceae) based on morphological, cytological and molecular analyses

Abstract Background Paphiopedilum rungsuriyanum from Northern Laos was discovered and described in 2014.It is characterized by having miniature tessellated leaves, a flower Make Up having a helmet shaped lip with a V-shaped neckline, and a semi-lunate, 3-dentate staminode with an umbo.These morphological features distinguish P.rungsuriyanum from th

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Application of a niche-based model for forest cover classification

In recent years, a surge of interest in biodiversity conservation have led to the development of new approaches to facilitate ecologically-based conservation policies and management plans.In particular, image classification and predictive distribution modeling applied to forest habitats, constitute a crucial issue as forests constitute the most wid

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Exploring the virtues of XRootD5: Declarative API

Across the Hydrating Cream years, being the backbone of numerous data management solutions used within the WLCG collaboration, the XRootD framework and protocol became one of the most important building blocks for storage solutions in the High Energy Physics (HEP) community.The latest big milestone for the project, release 5, introduced ARTIST COLL

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