It is well-known that B2 is an inverse 0-simple semigroup that has played a distinguished role in the theory of semigroups. Let B2 be the variety generated by B2, and let B0 be the variety generated by the subsemigroup B0 = {0, d, cd, dc} of B2. Since all semigroups with five or fewer elements are finitely based [5], the variety B2 and its subvariety B0 are finitely based. In fact, it has been ...

Significant changes in population and cultivation of farmland in Western U.S. over the past 200 years has required the use of extensive irrigation to sustain crop growth in the region. This irrigation has altered the land surface processes in the region and subsequently the local climates by increasing soil moisture levels higher than they naturally would be if no irrigation had taken place. An...

PURPOSE To determine whether COX-2 expression is associated with clinicopathological parameters, including c-erb-B2 overexpression and angiogenesis, and the disease-free survival of patients with operable breast cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS Paraffin-embedded tissue samples were selected from 205 patients surgically resected for breast cancer, between 1991 and 1997, and followed-up for at lea...

In this study, a regional climate model (RCM) is employed to investigate the effect of irrigation on hydrology over California through implementing a “realistic irrigation” scheme. Our results indicate that the RCMwith a realistic irrigation scheme commonly practiced in California can capture the soil moisture and evapotranspiration (ET) variation very well in comparison with the available in s...

Irrigation systems were clearly important in ancient times in supplying crops with water. This requires physical distribution facilities and socio-political arrangements to coordinate between actors. Resulting systems are highly diverse, and are being studied extensively within archeology and history. Whether initiated by a central authority or emerging from small-scale initiatives, irrigation ...

Both bradykinin B2 and angiotensin II type 2 (AT2) receptors are known to stimulate renal production of nitric oxide (NO). To evaluate the individual contributions of AT2 and B2 receptors to renal NO production, we monitored renal interstitial, stable NO metabolites and cGMP by a microdialysis technique in conscious, bradykinin B2-null and wild-type mice (n=8 in each group) during low sodium in...

The adoption of improved surface irrigation design and management practices is inhibited both by a low awareness amongst irrigators of the variables affecting irrigation performance and the difficulty of quantifying the benefits associated with alternative practices. Simulation modelling may be used to address both of these issues. This paper reports on the use of the surface irrigation model S...

The relation between B2 cells and commensal microbes during atherosclerosis remains largely unexplored. Here we show that under hyperlipidemic conditions intestinal microbiota resulted in recruitment and ectopic activation of B2 cells in perivascular adipose tissue, followed by an increase in circulating IgG, promoting disease development. In contrast, disruption of the intestinal microbiota by...

In this paper, we present the results of our study on the operational application of the reflectance-based crop coefficient for assessing table grape irrigation requirements. The methodology was applied to provide irrigation advice and to assess the irrigation performance. The net irrigation water requirements (NIWR) simulated using the reflectance-based basal crop coefficient were provided to ...

Global agricultural production is heavily sustained by irrigation, but irrigation system efficiencies are often surprisingly low. However, our knowledge of irrigation efficiencies is mostly confined to rough indicative estimates for countries or regions that do not account for spatiotemporal heterogeneity due to climate and other biophysical dependencies. To allow for refined estimates of globa...