Earthquake is one of the most devastating natural disasters that threaten human life.It is vital to retrieve the building damage status for planning rescue and reconstruction after an earthquake.In cases when the number of completely collapsed buildings is far less than intact or less-affected buildings (e.g., the 2010 Haiti earthquake), it is diff
Background: The indigenous KwaZulu-Natal Sandstone Sourveld (KZN SS) grassland is highly endemic and species-rich, yet critically endangered and poorly conserved.Ecological threats to this grassland ecosystem are exacerbated by encroachment of woody plants, with severe negative environmental and economic consequences.Hence, there is an increasing n
Continuing tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI)-mediated targeting of the BCR-ABL1 oncoprotein is the standard therapy for chronic myeloid leukemia Fender Saddles (CML) and allows for a sustained disease control in the majority of patients.While therapy cessation for patients appeared as a safe option for about half of those patients with optimal respon