Respiratory acidosis, a decrease in blood pH caused by a rise in [CO(2)], rapidly triggers a compensatory response in which the kidney markedly increases its secretion of H(+) from blood to urine. However, in this and other acid-base disturbances, the equilibrium CO(2) + H(2)O HCO(3)(-) + H(+) makes it impossible to determine whether the critical parameter is [CO(2)], [HCO(3)(-)], and/or pH. He...

We present a study of the intraday variability behaviour of two samples of X-ray selected BL Lac objects, the EMSS and EXOSAT samples consisting of 22 and 11 sources, respectively. In both samples we were able to detect intraday variability in less than 40% of the sources only. The duty cycle (the fraction of time, when a BL Lac object is variable) in X-ray selected BL Lac objects is 0.4 or les...

We present a study of the intraday variability behaviour of two samples of x-ray selected BL Lac objects, the EMSS and EXOSAT samples consisting of 22 and 11 sources, respectively. In both samples we were able to detect intraday variability in less than 40% of the sources only. The duty cycle (the fraction of time, when a BL Lac object is variable) in x-ray selected BL Lac objects is 0.4 or les...

ABSTRACT-This paper aims to develop a new design of a bentleg (BL) plow and to determine its performance as compared to the conventional one using finite element approach. The difference between the modified and conventional BL plows is the direction of angle between the projection of cutting blade on horizontal plane normal to plow shank and the line perpendicular to the plow shank in the same...

ion is a gifted capability of human beings. Abstraction is a basic cognitive process of the brain at the meta cognitive layer according to the Layered Reference Model of the Brain (LRMB) (Wang, 2003a, 2007c; Wang, Liu, & Wang, 2003, 2006). Only by abstraction can important theorems and laws about the objects under study be elicited and discovered from a great variety of phenomena and empirical ...

Burkitt's lymphoma (BL) was first described in Eastern Africa, initially thought to be a sarcoma of the jaw. Shortly it became well known that this was a distinct form of Non Hodgkin's lymphoma. The disease has given insight in all aspects of cancer research and care. Its peculiar epidemiology has led to the discovery of Epstein Barr virus (EBV) and its importance in the cause of several viral ...

PURPOSE To examine the role of Bowman's layer (BL) on the nature of anterior corneal regeneration after excimer laser phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK). METHODS A cohort of 13 patients underwent PTK to remove either 7 mum of BL for treatment of primary recurrent corneal erosions (RCE; six patients) or complete BL removal (15-mum ablation) to treat RCE or poor vision secondary to map-dot-fing...

The present paper is an attempt to study the minimal BL-general fuzzy automata which realizes the given fuzzy behavior. Of two methods applied for construction of such automaton presented here, one has been based on Myhill-Nerode's theory while the other has been based on derivatives of the given fuzzy behavior. Meanwhile, the categories of BL-general fuzzy automata and fuzzy behavior, along wi...

The application of brassinolide (BL) to the lamina joint region of rice (Oryza sativa L., cv. Nipponbare) seedlings caused marked bending of laminae, and BL influenced rice root growth under intact conditions. A remarkable increase in lamina inclination at BL 1 microM and an evident increase in root elongation at BL 0.01 microM were observed compared with the control. A total of 786 and 508 pro...