Let X = {x1, ..., xn} be a set, and let P = {P1, ..., Pm} be a set of subsets of X. The goal is to find the smallest sub-collection of sets R ⊆ P whose union covers all of X. More concretely, we can say that each xi, 1 ≤ i ≤ n represents a “skill”, and each Pj, 1 ≤ j ≤ m represents a “person”. In this case, xi ∈ Pj if person Pj has the skill xi. Then, as an employer, the goal is to find the min...

Abstract We show that the number of isomorphism classes left braces order 64 with additive group isomorphic to $$C_2\times C_2\times C_4\times C_4$$ C 2 × 4 is $$10{,}326{,}821$$ 10 ,</mml...

Vegetation studies of the Amazon basin using enhanced resolution Seasat scatterometer data" (1994). All Faculty Publications. Paper 702.

right to hasten death’ ... but on well established, traditional rights to bodily integrity and freedom from unwanted touching.”41 Taken in their totality, these cases show that the American courts have cleaved closely to the guiding principle of one’s liberty to refuse unwanted medical treatment, and have thus far shown no signs of crossing to the other side of the act-omission divide. 35. Wash...

1 INSULIN-DEGRADING ENZYME MODULATES THE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDEMEDIATED SIGNALING RESPONSE Luis A. Ralat, Qing Guo, Min Ren*, Todd Funke, Deborah M. Dickey, Lincoln R. Potter, and Wei-Jen Tang From Ben May Department for Cancer Research, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, ¥ From the Departments of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Min...

*To whom correspondence should be addressed: RAL Dept. of Molecular Biosciences, 18 Northwestern University, 2205 Tech Drive, Evanston, IL 60208-3500 Telephone: 847-491-5433; 19 Fax: 847-491-2467; e-mail: [email protected]; or AAK – Dept. of Biochemistry and 20 Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, 900 E. 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60637; 21 Telephone: 773-702-9257; Fax: 773-...

Background: Neuroblastoma (NB) is a rare childhood cancer but accounts for 15% of paediatric deaths. MYCN amplification and/or ATM loss through 11q deletion may cause an increase in replication stress (RS) substantial proportion (~80%) high-risk NB. RS creates dependency on ATR-mediated S and G2 checkpoint control. This study aimed to determine if or identifies cells which are sensitive ATR inh...

PURPOSE To evaluate the surgical outcomes of pancreaticogastrostomy (PG) using two transpancreatic sutures with a buttress method through an anterior gastrostomy (PGt), and compare these results with our previous experience with pancreaticojejunostomy (PJ) including the dunking and duct to mucosa methods after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). METHODS In this study, 171 patients who had undergone...

SUMMARY A combined electrophysiologic-anatomic study was performed in a dog with a congenital atrial septal defect (ASD) primum. Comparisons were made between the dog and electrophysiologic data obtained in four patients with ASD primum. The ECGs and VCGs in both the dog and patients revealed the characteristic features of superior orientation, counterclockwise rotation, and slow-rightward term...