A blocking semioval S in a projective plane of order q is a set of points such that every line meets S in at least one point (the blocking property), and every point of S lies on a unique tangent line (the semioval property). The set of points on the sides of a triangle, excluding the vertices, is a blocking semioval in any projective plane of order q > 2, and has size 3q − 3. The size of a blo...

In attempts to derive pharmacokinetic constants from effect data three methods were explored, using non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocking drugs as the paradigm for obtaining effect data. The first method, based on the simple assumption that following two doses, the drug concentrations at times of equal effect during recovery, were equal. Provided that recovery took place in the log-linear dru...

Understanding the relationship between copyright policy and consumer behavior is an increasingly important topic for participants in digital media markets. In this paper we seek to study how consumer behavior changes when Internet Service Providers are required to block access to major piracy websites. We do this in the context of two court-ordered events affecting consumers in the UK: The bloc...

Dans cet article Jes auteurs ont rappele les bases physiopathologiques et mecanisme d'action des an­tagonistes de (Ca + ) dans le traitement de l'angine de poitrine. 

Hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons receive extrahippocampal and intrahippocampal inputs. The Schaffer collateral (SC) pathway, projecting to the stratum radiatum of the CA1 field, serves as the primary excitatory input to CA1 cells. The temporoammonic pathway (TA), converging at stratum lacunosum moleculare (SLM), appears to be inhibitory. The relative temporal occurrence of the stimuli conveyed...

Magnetic shape memory properties of Ni-Mn-Ga single crystals were characterized by measurement of stress-induced martensite reorientation under constant magnetic fields. Also magnetic field-induced strain as a function of the applied magnetic field under different constant compressive stress levels has been investigated. All the experiments were performed at room temperature in which the sample...

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PURPOSE To investigate the influence of age on the neuromuscular blocking effect of cisatracurium. METHODS 90 patients with ASA I and II were assigned to the following groups according to their age: adults, children, and infants. Each group was subdivided into three subgroups according to the first dose of cisatracurium. Patients were administrated at a first dose of cisatracurium randomly, a...

introduction: mucinous compounds are a group of neutral glycoprotein which have a prime effect for protection of surface epithelium against digestion. studies showed the changes of these compounds in neoplasia and intestinal metaplasia of the stomach. materials and methods: specimens were taken from 25 surgically resected stomach from gastric lesion and it's periphery and processed as routine i...

background: integrins are a family of transmembrane proteins that allow communication between the extracellular matrix and the interior of cells. chondrocytes, cells of articular cartilage, express integrins and these molecules appear to have a variety of roles including mechanotransduction. integrins are known to associate with a number of accessory molecules such as cd147 that may act to regu...