The anti-van der Waerden number, denoted by aw([n], k), is the smallest r such that every exact r-coloring of [n] contains a rainbow k-term arithmetic progression. Butler et al. showed that dlog3 ne + 2 6 aw([n], 3) 6 dlog2 ne + 1, and conjectured that there exists a constant C such that aw([n], 3) 6 dlog3 ne + C. In this paper, we show this conjecture is true by determining aw([n], 3) for all ...

Aedes albopictus is the most invasive mosquito in the world, an important disease vector, and a biting nuisance that limits outdoor activities. Area-wide integrated pest management (AW-IPM) is the recommended control strategy. We conducted an economic evaluation of the AW-IPM project in Mercer and Monmouth Counties, New Jersey with a controlled design (AW-IPM vs. control) from 2009 through 2011...

The survival of inoculated in fermented sausages Listeria monocytogenes strain was studied. The sausages were prepared with and without starter cultures. The survival limits of L. monocytogenes and lactic acid bacteria (LAB) were determined as colony forming units per gram (cfu g) depending on water activity (aw) and pH on 0, 1 , 3, 5, 7, 14 and 21 days of maturation. The decreasing water activ...

In acute myocardial ischemia, regional blood flow and function are proportionally reduced. With prolongation of ischemia, function further declines at unchanged blood flow. We studied the involvement of an inflammatory signal cascade in such progressive dysfunction and whether dysfunction is intrinsic to cardiomyocytes. In 10 pigs, ischemia was induced by adjusting inflow into the cannulated le...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between airway blood flow (Q(aw)), airway conductance (G(f-aw)) and pulmonary function in patients with stable HF. METHODS 12 controls (CTRL: age=63±9 years, FVC=98±15%pred, LVEF=61±6%) (all data presented as mean±SD), 16 patients with mild HF (HF-A, NYHA I-II: age=64±9 years, FVC=90±17%pred, LVEF=28±6%), and 14 patients with ...

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A hypothesis was tested that the in ovo injection of biological buffers may reinforce the buffering capacity of albumen, thereby withstanding the increase in albumen pH during storage and improving hatchability and chick quality in long-term stored eggs. Hatching eggs (n = 2,420) were randomly assigned to 11 treatment groups (4 replicates of 55 eggs each) and injected (d 1) with distilled water...

By using an in vitro model simulating the potential opportunities for Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis (SE) to proliferate within eggs contaminated with this organism following oviposition, we investigated growth of SE in eggs. Seventy to 140 CFU of one of three SE strains originating either from egg contents, chicken meat, or a human infection were experimentally inoculated onto the vit...

two breeds of chickens were used to develop reference family and detect qtls affecting egg quality traits: cocks of a native polish breed green-legged partidgenous (glp) and hens of rhode island red (rir). during the first 100 days of the laying period, the glp hens lay about 40 eggs weighting on average 50 g, whilst the rir flock laid 83 eggs with a mean weight of 60 g. qtl analysis of egg qua...