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In this paper, we always assume that H is an N-dimensional complex Hilbert space. Let L(H) be the set of all linear operators from H to H . A state ρ of some quantum system, described by H , is a positive semi-definite operator of trace one, in particular, for each unit vector |ψ〉 ∈ H , the operator ρ = |ψ〉〈ψ| is said to be a pure state. The set of all states onH is denoted by D(H). If X,Y ∈ L(...

Periodate-oxidized adenosine triphosphate (o-ATP), a ribose ring-opened dialdehyde derivative of ATP, reacts specifically with human deoxyhemoglobin to give a single major covalently modified product after reduction with sodium borohydride. This product, designated di-ATP Hb, was isolated using ion-exchange chromatography and shown to have incorporated two molecules of o-ATP/tetramer. Peptide m...

In this paper, an amperometric biosensor of hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) was fabricated by immobilization of Hemoglobin (Hb) on a Pluronic P123-nanographene platelet (NGP) composite. Direct electron transfer in the Hb-immobilized P123-NGP composite film was greatly facilitated. The surface concentration (Γ*) and apparent heterogeneous electron transfer rate constant (k(s)) were calculated to be...

We present high-precision V , B − V color-magnitude diagrams (CMDs) for the classic second parameter globular clusters M3 and M13 from wide-field deep CCD photometry. The data for the two clusters were obtained during the same photometric nights with the same instrument, allowing us to determine accurate relative ages. Based on a differential comparison of the CMDs using the ∆(B − V ) method, a...

The innovative HB protocol of Juels and Weis [10] extends device authentication to low-cost RFID tags. However, despite the very simple on-tag computation there remain some practical problems with HB and despite an elegant proof of security against some limited active attacks, there is a simple man-in-the-middle attack due to Gilbert et al. [8]. In this paper we consider improvements to HB in t...

In this paper, the hemoglobin (Hb)-collagen microbelt modified electrode with three-dimensional configuration was fabricated via the electrospinning method. Direct electron transfer of the Hb immobilized into the electrospun collagen microbelts was greatly facilitated. The apparent heterogeneous electron transfer rate constant (k(s)) was calculated to be 270.6s⁻¹. The electrospun Hb-collagen mi...

We describe 27 cases of mild-to-severe α-thalassemia (α-thal) syndrome caused by interaction of Hb Adana [α59(E8)Gly→Asp, GGC>GAC (α2)] with deletional and nondeletional α(+)-thal mutations in Indonesian patients. Hematological profiles and clinical manifestations of all patients were assessed by routine procedures. The genotypes were generated by a multiplex-polymerase chain reaction (m-PCR), ...

Hemoglobin (Hb) adducts, formed by the neurotoxic agent acrylamide (AA) and its genotoxic metabolite glycidamide (GA), were measured in the rat by means of a method for simultaneous determination of the adducts formed to cysteine. A novel, nonlinear dosimetric model was developed to describe Hb adduct formation. This model incorporates the saturable kinetics of the metabolic conversion in vivo ...

Monique van Abel,1 Joost G. J. Hoenderop,1 Annemiete W. C. M. van der Kemp,1 Johannes P. T. M. van Leeuwen,2 and René J. M. Bindels1 1Department of Cell Physiology, Nijmegen Center for Molecular Life Sciences, University Medical Center Nijmegen, P. O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands; and 2Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Dr. Molewaterplein 50, 3015 ...