We study the Langevin dynamics of flux lines of high–Tc superconductors in the presence of random quenched pinning. The hydrodynamic theory for the densities is derived by starting with the microscopic model for the flux-line liquid. The dynamic functional is expressed as an expansion in the dynamic order parameter and the corresponding response field. We treat the model within the Gaussian app...

We investigated the frequency of amantadine-resistant influenza A viruses in Nara Prefecture during four epidemic seasons from 2001-02 to 2004-05. Point mutations within the M2 gene were identified using RT-PCR and DNA sequencing analysis. Five viruses (3.4%) with point mutation were observed from 145 strains analyzed. Three viruses (2.0%) possessed a change at position 31 (AGT-->AAT, Ser to As...

Results Octogenarians more frequently had impaired renal function (P = .05). We did not observe intraoperative mortality; the 30-day mortality rate was 8.5% (3/35) vs 1.5% (3/ 200) in the younger group (P = .03). The early complications were higher in aged patients 25.7% vs 13.5% (P = .006), as was the length of stay 7.7 ± 5.6 vs 5.7 ± 4 days (P = .05). The follow-up period was shorter in octog...

We have examined the properties of neutron-rich matter and finite nuclei in the modified relativistic Hartree approximation for several values of the renormalization scale, μ, around the standard choice of μ equal to the nucleon mass M . Observed neutron star masses do not effectively constrain the value of μ. However for finite nuclei the value μ/M=0.79, suggested by nuclear matter data, provi...

B. Roynette, P. ValloisM. Yor (3) 26/05/2008 (1) Institut Elie Cartan, Université Henri Poincaré, B.P. 239, 54506 Vandoeuvre les Nancy Cedex (2) Laboratoire de Probabilités et Modèles Aléatoires, Université Paris VI et VII, 4 place Jussieu Case 188 F 75252 Paris Cedex 05 (3) Institut Universitaire de France Abstract This paper consists of three parts : in the first part, we describe a family of...

Crab waste preserved with .2% NaOCl was mixed with wheat straw, liquid molasses, and water (32:32:16:20, wet basis) and ensiled for a minimum of 8 wk with microbial inoculant. A reduction in pH and water-soluble carbohydrates (WSC) and a higher concentration of lactic acid (4.9%, DM basis) were achieved. The trimethylamine (TMA) concentration in the silage was 11.2 mg N/100 g. In a digestion tr...

Although considerable research concerning the efficacy of analgesics in sport exists, there is a paucity of data concerning effects of acute acetaminophen (ACT) ingestion on sprint interval running exercise. This investigation concerned the effect of acute ACT ingestion on eight 30 s maximal treadmill sprints on a non-motorized treadmill, interspersed with two-minute rests in males (N=8, age 26...

This Focussed Research Group brought together a critical mass of researchers to work on fundamental problems that involve the breakup of liquid jets and on fluid and fluid jet problems that are motivated by industrial applications. Recent theoretical advances in the understanding of the breakup of single fluid jets are ripe to translate the control of breakup of jets. We also used concrete math...

We used fully cosmological, high resolution N-body+SPH simulations to follow the formation of disk galaxies with a rotational velocity between 140 and 280 Km/sec in a ΛCDM universe. The simulations include gas cooling, star formation (SF), the effects of a uniform UV background and a physically motivated description of feedback from supernovae (SN). Feedback parameters have been chosen to match...

BACKGROUND Systolic and diastolic functions have been evaluated to predict outcome in congestive heart failure (CHF). Recently, tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) has become useful for the estimation of myocardial function in cardiac diseases of humans and animals. OBJECTIVE This study was designed to assess whether myocardial function as assessed by TDI is associated with the occurrence of CHF in ...