We first construct a consistent Kaluza-Klein reduction ansatz for type IIB theory compactified on Sasaki-Einstein manifolds Y p,q with Freund-Rubin 5-form flux giving rise to minimal N = 2 gauged supergravity in five dimensions. We then investigate the R-charged black hole solution in this gauged supergravity, and in particular study its thermodynamics. Based on the gauge theory/string theory c...

The plasma volume, red cell volume, or both were measured in 170 normal, anemic, or polycythemic subjects. For anemic subjects without a serum protein abnormality or splenomegaly, the relationship between hematocrit and red cell volume was linear and predictable. In patients with a serum monoclonal globulin on electrophoresis, the plasma voluem was significantly increased for the hematocrit in ...

The shear viscosity of a two-dimensional liquid-state dusty plasma was measured experimentally. A monolayer of highly charged polymer microspheres, with a Yukawa interaction, was suspended in a plasma sheath. Two counterpropagating Ar+ laser beams pushed the particles, causing shear-induced melting of the monolayer and a shear flow in a planar Couette configuration. By fitting the particle velo...

Using gauge theory/gravity duality we study sound wave propagation in strongly coupled non-conformal gauge theory plasma. We compute the speed of sound and the bulk viscosity of N = 2∗ supersymmetric SU(Nc) Yang-Mills plasma at a temperature much larger than the mass scale of the theory in the limit of large Nc and large ’t Hooft coupling. The speed of sound is computed both from the equation o...

OBJECTIVE Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients, especially those on antiretrovirals are at risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The haemorheologic and fibrinolgtic activity of treatment naïve Nigerian HIV-infected patients were investigated. METHODS Blood was collected from 50 newly diagnosed treatment naïve HIV-infected patients and 50 apparently healthy HIV seronegative ind...

BACKGROUND Recent studies have suggested that several hemostatic factors, leukocyte count, and plasma viscosity are predictive of coronary heart disease. Detailed analyses on lifestyle correlates, in particular plasma lipids and lipoproteins, of determinants of blood rheology have not been reported from epidemiological studies. METHODS AND RESULTS We studied the relation between determinants ...

We planned a study to research the relations among blood pressure (BP), viscosity, and temperature in healthy subjects and among BP, viscosity, and glucose in diabetics. With simple random sampling method, 53 healthy and 29 diabetes mellitus (DM) type II subjects were selected. Parameters were determined with capillary viscometer and glucometer at 22 degrees C, 36.5 degrees C, and 39.5 degrees ...

Full correction of anemia with recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) has been reported to reduce the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality and improve the quality of life in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Effects of normalization of hematocrit on cerebral blood flow and oxygen metabolism were investigated by positron emission tomography. Regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF), cerebral bl...

Blood collection tubes containing a thixotropic polyester gel are widely used for clinical laboratory testing. The gel, because of its intermediate density (1.04 g/cm 3), physically separates the liquid component of the blood from the cells (densities of 1.03 and 1.09 g/cm 3 respectively) after centrifugation, and forms a barrier between the liquid phase and the cells. However, recent cases hav...

The mechanical properties determine to a large extent the functioning of a blood clot. These properties depend on the composition of the clot and have been related to many diseases. However, the various involved components and their complex interactions make it difficult at this stage to fully understand and predict properties as a function of the components. Therefore, in this study, a constit...