Using a conventional model, this paper examines the conditions under which it is possible to stabilise both the output (inflation) cycle and the budget deficit/surplus of a regional economy in a wider currency union. We find that it is never possible. But we can approximate that result (for example, by limiting budgetary instability when the cycle is smoothed) if the product and labour markets ...

Indolicidin is a tridecapeptide amide isolated from the cytoplasmic granules of bovine neutrophils. It has potent, broad spectrum microbicidal activities in vitro that are thought to be related to the membrane-disruptive properties of the peptide. Based on the putative membrane-targeted mode of action, we postulated that indolicidin would be active against HIV-1, an enveloped virus. Indolicidin...

Autologous stem cells that have been genetically modified to express dystrophin are a possible means of treating Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). To maximize the therapeutic effect, dystrophin construct needs to contain as many functional motifs as possible, within the packaging capacity of the viral vector. Existing dystrophin constructs used for transduction of muscle stem cells do not cont...

The problem of testing whether an incomplete tensor lies in a given tensor subspace is significant when it is impossible to observe all entries of a tensor. We focus on this problem under tubal-sampling and elementwise-sampling. Different from the matrix case, our problem is much more challenging due to the curse of dimensionality and different definitions for tensor operators. In this paper, t...

We describe a parametrized Yang-Baxter equation with nonabelian parameter group. That is, we show that there is an injective map g 7→ R(g) from GL(2,C)×GL(1,C) to End(V ⊗V ) where V is a two-dimensional vector space such that if g, h ∈ G then R12(g)R13(gh)R23(h) = R23(h)R13(gh)R12(g). Here Rij denotes R applied to the i, j components of V ⊗V ⊗V . The image of this map consists of matrices whose...

Abstract Neurodevelopmental and psychosocial impairments negatively impact health-related quality of life for survivors with CHD complicate the transition to independent adulthood. Risk neurodevelopmental is influenced by a complex interplay among genetic, foetal, surgical, perioperative, family, social factors, requiring multi-pronged approach neuroprotection intervention. To ensure future res...

We report on the development of an acetylene-filled photonic microcell based assembly process that is contaminant free and requires no helium buffer gas nor gluing procedure. The consists a 7-m-long 30 µm core-diameter inhibited-coupling guiding hollow-core crystal fiber filled with acetylene at pressure in range 80 µbar, sealed by capping its ends fusion-collapsing glass-tube sleeve, mounted F...

The consumption of edamame [ Glycine max (L.) Merr.] in the US has rapidly increased due to its nutritional value and potential health benefits. In this study, 10 genotypes were planted duplicates three different locations US—Whitethorne, Virginia (VA), Little Rock, Arkansas (AR), Painter, VA. Edamame samples harvested at R6 stage bean development when beans filled 80–90% pod cavity. Afterward,...

The expansion of a microbial bank for the degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) is crucial for removal of these persistent pollutants. In this study, five gram-negative, aerobic, non-fermentative bacterial strains (III-R3, IV-P11, IV-P13, IV-R13, and V-P18) were isolated from the activated sludge of a petrochemical wastewater treatment plant using enrichment pro­ tocol based on...