We show that there exists a homeomorphism from the hyperspace of the Hubert cube Q onto the countable product of Hubert cubes such that the > A:-dimensional sets are mapped onto B x Q x Q x • , where B is the pseudoboundary of Q. In particular, the infinitedimensional compacta are mapped onto B , which is homeomorphic to the countably infinite product of lj. In addition, we prove for k G { 1 , ...

A total of 52 mycobacterial isolates were recovered from 1,197 clinical specimens decontaminated by a sodium dodecyl (lauryl) sulfate (SDS)-NaOH protocol. Of these, 94% were recovered with the BacT/Alert 3D system (Organon Teknika, Durham, N.C.) and 79% were recovered on Löwenstein-Jensen (LJ) medium. Mean times to detection of organisms of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (n = 47) were 2...

Deduction modulo is a theoretical framework which allows the introduction of computational steps in deductive systems. This approach is well suited to automated theorem proving. We describe a proofsearch method based upon tableaux for Gentzen’s intuitionistic LJ extended with rewrite rules on propositions and terms . We prove its completeness with respect to Kripke structures. Then we give a so...

We give a semantics for a typed object calculus, an extension of System F with object subsumption and method override. We interpret the calculus in a per model, proving the soundness of both typing and equational rules. This semantics suggests a syntactic translation from our calculus into a simpler calculus with neither subtyping nor objects. 1. Objects, Records, and Functions Despite the many...

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Seaweeds have been reported to have various health beneficial effects. In this study, we investigated the potential anti-obesity and anti-inflammatory effects of four types of domestic brown seaweeds in a high-fat diet-induced obese mouse model and bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDM). MATERIALS/METHODS Male C57BL/6N mice were fed low-fat diet (LFD), high-fat diet (HFD...

We develop an equation of state (EoS) for describing isotropic-nematic (IN) phase equilibria of Lennard-Jones (LJ) chain fluids. The EoS is developed by applying a second order Barker-Henderson perturbation theory to a reference fluid of hard chain molecules. The chain molecules consist of tangentially bonded spherical segments and are allowed to be fully flexible, partially flexible (rod-coil)...

Hüttel [3] gave a proof of the undecidability of BPP equivalences. In this note, we point out some of the flaws in his proof, and provide a new, actually simpler proof. 1 Flaws in Hüttel’s Proof Hüttel [3] proves that all BPP equivalences between ready simulation equivalence and trace equivalence are undecidable by encoding a Minsky machine M into two BPP processes L and L, so that (i) If M hal...

1 Of kits and mole ules Yiorgos Stavrinos∗ and Anastasia Veneti† MPLA, Department of Mathemati s University of Athens GR-15784 Zografou, Gree e 1 Introdu tion This arti le investigates the relation of the logi al systems \Interse tion Logi " and \Interse tion Syn hronous Logi ", abbreviated as IL and ISL, respe tively. They are both introdu ed (the former by Ron hi della Ro a and Roversi [RR01℄...

BACKGROUND Pakistan ranks 8th on the list of 22 high-burden tuberculosis (TB) countries in the world according to the World Health Organization's (WHO) Global Tuberculosis Control 2009. Including other reasons the main cause is improper and late diagnosis of the disease. PCR may play an important role to control the disease with its rapid, sensitive and specific diagnosis. But in Pakistan due t...