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The focus of many leading technologies in the field of medical sensor systems is on low power consumption and robust data transmission.For example, the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), which is used to maintain the heart in a healthy state, requires a reliable wireless communication scheme with an extremely low duty-cycle, high bit rat
Abstract Over the past two decades, the population of monarch butterflies east of the Rocky Mountains has experienced a significant decline in overwintering numbers.Habitat restoration that includes planting milkweeds is essential to boost monarch numbers within the breeding range.Milkweeds are the only host plants for larval monarch butterflies, b
Faithful action of the mitotic spindle segregates duplicated chromosomes into daughter cells.Perturbations of this process result in chromosome mis-segregation, leading to chromosomal instability and cancer development.Chromosomes are not simply passengers segregated by spindle microtubules but rather play a major active role in spindle assembly.Th