A graph property is a set of graphs closed under isomorphism. A property is hereditary if it is closed under taking induced subgraphs. Given a graph property X , we write Xn for the number of graphs in X with vertex set {1, 2, . . . , n} and following [1] we call Xn the speed of the property X . The paper [2] identifies a jump in the speed of hereditary graph properties to the Bell number Bn an...

We propose a program of studying the coarse geometry of combinatorial moduli spaces of surfaces by classifying the quasi-isometric embeddings between them. We provide the first non-trivial examples of quasi-isometric embeddings between curve complexes. These are induced either via orbifold coverings or by puncturing a closed surface. As a corollary, we give new quasiisometric embeddings between...

A quasi-static electric field can enhance laser-induced diffraction rings from a nematic liquid-crystal film. This phenomenon is shown to be the combined result of the critical behavior of the sample at the Freedericksz transition and the nonlinear coupling of the optical and quasi-static electric fields.

introduction: oxidative stress and neuroinflammation are involved in neurodegeneration procedure in parkinson’s disease. recently, neuroprotective potential of boswellia resin has been demonstrated. therefore, this study examined whether administration of boswellia resin would attenuate mpp+- induced neuronal death in sk-n-sh- cell line, a human dopaminergic neurons- in vitro. methods: boswelli...

background: hairdressers are occupationally exposed to a number of agents in their workplace that result in respiratory symptoms and changes in pulmonary function. objective: to evaluate associations between occupational exposure and respiratory function and reported symptoms in a group of hairdressers compared to a control group. methods: a questionnaire on respiratory symptoms and workplace c...

Large-area three-dimensional Penrose-type photonic quasicrystals are fabricated through a holographic lithography method using a lab-made diffractive optical element and a single laser exposure. The diffractive optical element consists of five polymer gratings symmetrically orientated around a central opening. The fabricated Penrose-type photonic quasicrystal shows ten-fold rotational symmetry....

If a group acts by uniformly quasi-Möbius homeomorphisms on a compact Ahlfors n-regular space of topological dimension n such that the induced action on the space of distinct triples is cocompact, then the action is quasi-symmetrically conjugate to an action on the standard n-sphere by Möbius transformations.

The last few years activity of the Italian community concerning nuclear physics with electroweak probes is reviewed. Inclusive quasi-elastic electron-scattering, photon end electron induced oneand two-nucleon emission are considered. The scattering of neutrinos off nuclei in the quasi-elastic region is also discussed.

Let ! be the induced-minor relation. It is shown that, for every t, all chordal graphs of clique number at most t are well-quasi-ordered by !. On the other hand, if the bound on clique number is dropped, even the class of interval graphs is not well-quasi-ordered by !. c © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Graph Theory 28: 105–114, 1998