In this paper, we consider the following red-blue median problem which is a generalization of the well-studied k-median problem. The input consists of a set of red facilities, a set of blue facilities, and a set of clients in a metric space and two integers kr, kb ≥ 0. The problem is to open at most kr red facilities and at most kb blue facilities and minimize the sum of distances of clients to...

Reversible conformational changes have been photo-induced in the red fluorescent protein DsRed at low temperature by wavelength-selective laser irradiation. We have found two new fluorescent forms: a shifted-red (SR-) and a new green (G0-) form that absorb and emit, respectively, B14 nm to the red and B80 nm to the blue of the ‘mature’ red (R-) form present in an un-illuminated sample of DsRed....

There has been a resurgence in Raman spectroscopy for its application in forensic science. This method allows for the measurement of the inelastic scattering of light due to the vibrational modes of a molecule when irradiated by an intense monochromatic source such as a laser. The Raman technique presents advantages such as its non-destructive nature, its fast analysis time, and the possibility...

Content Distribution Networks (CDNs) have emerged in the last decade in order to distribute media content on behalf of content owners efficiently and cost-effectively. Such networks are especially motivated due to the often bursty nature of demands and the fact that content owners require their contents with good quality to be highly available in a timely manner. A single autonomous system with...

A blue tattoo is more resistant to laser therapy than black or brown tattoos. This study aimed to confirm titanium as a key response-disturbing constituent in a blue tattoo ink after Nd-YAG (1064 nm) laser treatment by animal experiments. Rabbits' backs were tattooed with four ink colours, and the Nd-YAG (1064 nm) laser was used to remove the tattoos. The response to the laser treatment in the ...

A 1-plane graph is a graph embedded in the plane such that each edge is crossed at most once. A 1-plane graph is optimal if it has maximum edge density. A red-blue edge coloring of an optimal 1-plane graph G partitions the edge set of G into blue edges and red edges such that no two blue edges cross each other and no two red edges cross each other. We prove the following: (i) Every optimal 1-pl...

A category of new photochromatic storage material has been found suitable for rewritable digital video disc (DVD). The ratio of transmissivity before and after the write-in process is 3:1 at X = 450 n m (blue) and 1:7 at X = 650 nm (Ed), with a transition time of 2-3 ns. The number of write-erase cycles is about 1,000. MO aor PC can have the same advantage. However, since there are some specid ...

Plant photoreceptors that regulate photomorphogenic development include red/far-red-light-absorbing phytochromes and blue/UV-A-light-absorbing cryptochromes. We have undertaken a genetic screen to identify additional components downstream of the photoreceptors in Arabidopsis thaliana. We identified a short hypocotyl mutant under red and blue light, hypersensitive to red and blue 1 (hrb1). Mutat...