where A,B ⊂ B(H), and the distance between A⊗Mn and B ⊗Mn is measured in B(H) ⊗ Mn ∼= B(H). We also investigate the consequences of “complete closeness”, i.e. what can be said when dcb(A,B) is small? For example, if dcb(A,B) is small, then any projection p ∈ A ⊗ Mn can be suitably approximated by a projection q ∈ B ⊗ Mn, leading an isomorphism K0(A) → K0(B) which maps [p]0 to [q]0. This strateg...

Let A ⊆ Mn(C) be a unital ∗-subalgebra of the algebra Mn(C) of all n × n complex matrices and let B be an hermitian matrix. Let Un(B) denote the unitary orbit of B in Mn(C) and let EA denote the trace preserving conditional expectation onto A. We give an spectral characterization of the set EA(Un(B)) = {EA(U B U) : U ∈ Mn(C), unitary matrix}. We obtain a similar result for the contractive orbit...

background: tumor response after multimodality treatment using combination of radiation, chemotherapeutic drugs and hyperthermia usually assessed by parameters such as tumor growth delay, volume doubling time and regression response. the study herein was conducted to investigate the usefulness of micronucleus assay for assessing the multimodality treatment. materials and methods: the induction ...

Let ‖ · ‖ be a unitary similarity invariant norm on the set Mn of n× n complex matrices. A description is obtained for surjective maps φ on Mn satisfying ‖AB− BA‖ = ‖φ(A)φ(B)−φ(B)φ(A)‖ for all A,B ∈ Mn . The general theorem covers the special cases when the norm is one of the Schatten p -norms, the Ky-Fan k -norms, or the k -numerical radii. Mathematics subject classification (2000): Primary 15...

NaBH4-reduced phosphorylase b is a catalytically active species which retains many of the properties of the native enzyme. One property that is strikingly different, however, is the spectral behavior of bound pyridoxal phosphate. At pH 7.0, the pyridoxal phosphate shows essentially no absorption at 333 nm, where pyridoxal phsophate in the native enzyme absorbs; absorption at 333 mn returns upon...

two types of hydride electxodes are potential candidates to replace the cd elecsode in nilcd batteries, one is of the a type where a is a rare earth metal or mixture thereof, and b is the transition metal. the other is commonly referred to as a type. a , type alloys with partial substitution of the b element in a type hydride material (ovonic) with co, mn, al, and fe were studied (a components ...

Hyphal budding bacteria were observed by electron microscopy in thin sections of surface material from Baltic Sea ferromanganese concretions. Similar bacteria were also observed in and isolated from enrichment cultures prepared from the same concretion material. Three morphologically similar strains of Mn-Fe-depositing budding bacteria were isolated from the enrichment cultures. Strain B-4 poss...

In the title complex, [Mn(NCS)(2)(C(6)H(7)NO)(2)], the Mn(II) atom shows site symmetry 2. The distorted octa-hedral environment of Mn(II) is defined by two N atoms [Mn-N = 2.217 (4) and 2.132 (5) Å] and one O atom [Mn-O 2.305 (4) Å]. There are inter-molecular O-H⋯S hydrogen bonds and inter-molecular π-π stacking inter-actions between adjacent (2-pyrid-yl)methano-late ligands [centroid-centroid ...