Abstract In this work, we investigate short-packet communications in power beacon (PB)-assisted Internet-of-Things (IoT) networks, where an energy-constrained actuator first harvests energy from a dedicated PB, and then transmits confidential signals to a desired controller in the presence of an eavesdropper.We derive a closed-form lower bound appr

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Apoptosis is a word originally introduced by Kerr, Wyllie, and colleagues for a cell death process they defined in terms of its ultrastructural appearance in nonneuronal cells from various tissues.There are very few studies providing detailed ultrastructural criteria for recognizing neuronal apoptosis in the in vivo mammalian brain.In the absence o

Abstract Species delimitation remains a significant challenge when the diagnostic morphological characters are limited.Integrative taxonomy was applied to the genus Protaphorura (Collembola: Onychiuridae), which is one of most difficult soil animals to distinguish taxonomically.Three delimitation approaches (morphology, molecular markers and geogra