We give a geometric setup in which the connecting homomorphism in the localization long exact sequence for Witt groups decomposes as the pullback to the exceptional fiber of a suitable blow-up followed by a push-forward.

If g(t) is a three-dimensional Ricci flow solution, with sectional curvatures that are O(t) and diameter that is O(t 1 2 ), then the pullback Ricci flow solution on the universal cover approaches a homogeneous expanding soliton.

The expression of gluconeogenic fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase (encoded by the FBP1 gene) depends on the carbon source. Analysis of the FBP1 promoter revealed two upstream activating elements, UAS1FBP1 and UAS2FBP1, which confer carbon source-dependent regulation on a heterologous reporter gene. On glucose media neither element was activated, whereas after transfer to ethanol a 100-fold derepressi...