In the aerial plant organs, cuticular wax forms a hydrophobic layer that can protect cells from dehydration, repel pathogen attacks, and prevent organ fusion during development.The MIXTA gene encodes an MYB-like transcription factor, which is associated with epicuticular wax biosynthesis to increase the wax load on the surface of leaves.In this stu
Apartheid left South African city regions with two major challenges: social integration at a city level and spatial integration at a regional level.The task to finds solutions to these problems was left to municipalities, the lowest level of the three trier government system introduced after 1994.This article critically evaluates the success of the
Sarcomeres are the smallest functional contractile unit of muscle, and myofibrils are striated muscle organelles that are comprised of sarcomeres that are strictly aligned in series.Furthermore, passive forces in sarcomeres and myofibrils are almost exclusively produced by the structural protein titin, and all contractile, regulatory, and structura
Extreme weather events are occurrences of unusually severe weather or climate conditions that can devastate local communities, agriculture and natural ecosystems.Due to climate change, these extreme events are becoming increasingly more likely, lasting longer, and more severe in impact.In this paper, we illustrate the potential effects of concurren
Shortage supply of space for urban infrastructure including street and pedestrian aspects remains a great challenge in the context of Bangladesh due to the rapid growth of urbanization.Here, overcrowded cities can hardly manage space for walking, the safest mood of public mobility.In Sylhet, a city in north-eastern Bangladesh, widening the vehicula