the inductance without the solid coil. The GIC was applied to controlling the resonance frequency of the piezoelectric device. To realize the electronic control method of GIC, the voltage controlled element was required. The current-voltage characteristics between a drain and a source gate of a MOS-FET was employed as a voltage controlled register. Finally, the voltage controlled method for the...

Genetic typing of bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) has distinguished BVDV-1 and BVDV-2 species and an emerging putative third species (HoBi-like virus), recently detected in southern Italy, signaling the occurrence of natural infection in Europe. Recognizing the need to update the data on BVDV genetic variability in Italy for mounting local and European alerts, a wide collection of 5' UTR seq...

The in vitro screening for trypanocidal activity against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense of an in-house library of 62 compounds [i.e. alkane, diphenyl, and azaalkane bisguanidines and bis(2-aminoimidazolines)], which were chosen for their structural similarity to the trypanocidal agents synthalin (1,10-decanediguanidine) and 4,4'-diguanidinodiphenylmethane and the polyamine N(1)-(3-amino-propyl)...

Distributions have several different types of associated functions. The most familiar is the density function. Figure 1A and 1D show density functions for the normal distribution and gamma distribution, respectively. Density functions are related to histograms in that if enough data are collected then the histogram and density share the same shape. Hence, density functions serve as a first-orde...

The research efforts on oligoacene systems are still relatively limited mainly due to the synthetic challenge and the extreme instability of longer acenes. Herein, these two issues have been overcome through elaborative modification and the stable pentacene species has been successfully synthesized. Additionally, a series of bis(diarylamino) compounds linked by variable-length oligoacene bridge...

Plants have a non-energy conserving bypass of the classical mitochondrial cytochrome c pathway, known as the alternative respiratory pathway (AP). This involves type II NAD(P)H dehydrogenases (NDs) on both sides of the mitochondrial inner membrane, ubiquinone, and the alternative oxidase (AOX). The AP components have been widely characterised from Arabidopsis, but little is known for monocot sp...

CXR showed bilateral diffuse nodular opacities (3 mm to 5 mm) and a small right pleural effusion (Fig. 1a). CT of thorax showed innumerable pulmonary nodules which appeared randomly distributed throughout both lungs (Figs. 1b and 1c). They were adjacent to bronchovascular bundles (yellow arrow 1b) and perivenular nodules (yellow arrow in Fig. 1c). They demonstrated an irregular outline and most...

The Green’s function approach for treating quantum transport in nano devices requires the solution of nonlinear matrix equations of the form X + (C∗ + iηD∗)X−1(C + iηD) = R + iηP , where R and P are Hermitian, P + λD∗ + λ−1D is positive definite for all λ on the unit circle, and η → 0. For each fixed η > 0, we show that the required solution is the unique stabilizing solution Xη. Then X∗ = limη...

A 37-year-old man presented to our department complaining of severe chest pain triggered by the slightest physical exercise. The symptoms appeared 6 months previously and have gradually worsened. His medical history was unremarkable, and he had no cardiovascular risk factors except smoking. A 6-lead ECG at rest was normal, as was the chest x-ray. The ultrasonography examination revealed severe ...

To cite: Saraya T, Fujiwara M, Shimura C, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2015210433 DESCRIPTION A 54-year-old man with thymoma (figure 1A, arrow) diagnosed 8 months previously was referred to our hospital because of a 5-month history of painful oral ulcer and odynophagia. Physical examination showed erosion of the lips, pharynx, tongue and ...