We construct a nonlinear version of the d=1 off-shell N=8 multiplet (4,8,4) , proceeding from a nonlinear realization of the superconformal group OSp(4⋆|4) in the N=8 , d=1 analytic bi-harmonic superspace. The new multiplet is described by a double-charged analytic superfield q1,1 subjected to some nonlinear harmonic constraints which are covariant under the OSp(4⋆|4) transformations. This supe...

The AdS5 superalgebra PSU(2, 2|4) has an infinite dimensional extension, which we denote by hs(2, 2|4). We show that the gauging of hs(2, 2|4) gives rise to a spectrum of physical massless fields which coincides with the symmetric tensor product of two AdS5 spin-1 doubletons (i.e. the N=4 SYM multiplets living on the boundary of AdS5). This product decomposes into levels l = 0, 1, 2, ..,∞ of ma...

We show human herpesvirus 8 with diverse molecular subtype D variants to be highly endemic among the Ni-Vanuatu population. Most K1 genes were nearly identical to Polynesian strains, although a few clustered with Australian or Taiwanese strains. These results suggest diverse origins of the Ni-Vanuatu population and raise questions about the ancient human population movements in Melanesia.

We introduce higher skein modules of links generalizing the Conway skein module. We show that these modules are closely connected to the HOMFLY polynomial.

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The relations M(κ, λ, µ) → B [resp. B(σ)] meaning that if A ⊂ [κ] λ with |A| = κ is µ-almost disjoint then A has property B [resp. has a σ-transversal] had been introduced and studied under GCH in [EH]. Our two main results here say the following: Assume GCH and ̺ be any regular cardinal with a supercompact [resp. 2-huge] cardinal above ̺. Then there is a ̺-closed forcing P such that, in V P , we ...

OBJECTIVES This study is designed to evaluate the clinical outcome of uremic bleeding treated with DDAVP. DDAVP was given intravenously in nine ESRD patients who had undergone A/V fistula surgery and showed oozing of the operation site for more than one hour. METHODS Hemostasis was observed by removing the blood from the wound site with a piece of filter paper for 3 hours after DDAVP administ...

The discipline of comparative and evolutionary physiology suffered the loss of one of its most creative scholars earlier this year, with the all-too-young passing of Bruce Sidell. As all who knew Bruce – either personally or from reading his many excellent publications – realize, his science exemplified the 'curiosity-driven' approach to investigation that commonly leads to the most novel and f...

Following a purely algebraic procedure, we provide an exhaustive classification of local Weyl-invariant scalar densities in dimension D = 8 .

A fuzzy aspect is introduced into L systems and some of its properties are investigated. The relationship between fuzzy L languages and the fuzzy languages generated by fuzzy grammar defined by Lee and Zadeh is elucidated. The concept of fuzzy entropy of a string is proposed as a measure of fuzziness of the latter. Some relationship between fuzzy L systems and the ordinary L systems is discussed.