In open systems veri cation, to formally check for reliability, one needs an appropriate formalism to model the interaction between agents and express the correctness of the system no matter how the environment behaves. An important contribution in this context is given by modal logics for strategic ability, in the setting of multi-agent games, such as Atl, Atl∗, and the like. Recently, Chatter...

Environmental airborne elements such as pollutant matters, chemicals, or allergens, pollen allergens accumulate on the skin and more particularly in infundibula of hair follicle due to its specific form function. This accumulation can lead irritation, discomfort even sensitization allergic reactions. Thereby, prevention cleansing these within infundibulum is a key challenge protect skins submit...

BACKGROUND Beech and oak pollen are potential allergen sources with a world-wide distribution. OBJECTIVE We aimed to characterize the allergen profile of beech and oak pollen and to study cross-reactivities with birch and grass pollen allergens. METHODS Sera from tree pollen-allergic patients with evidence for beech and oak pollen sensitization from Basel, Switzerland, (n=23) and sera from ...

BACKGROUND : Grass pollen is one of the most important aeroallergen vectors in Europe. Under some meteorological factors, pollen grains can release pollen cytoplasmic granules (PCGs). PCGs induce allergic responses. Several studies have shown that during a period of thunderstorms the number of patients with asthma increases because of higher airborne concentrations of PCGs. OBJECTIVE : The ai...

This paper’s aim is to discuss the concept of width of a proof put forward by Timothy Gowers. It explains what this concept means and attempts to show how it relates to other concepts discussed in the existing literature on proof and proving. It also explores how the concept of width of a proof might be used productively in the mathematics curriculum and how it might fit with the various perspe...

We estimate “CEO style” wage equations using two longitudinal matched employeremployee data sets. We develop a model in which the wages of all employees in a ...rm are linked to those of top management, which generates speci...c empirical implications that have already been tested on CEOs. We provide evidence that the wages of “regular” employees in large ...rms are linked to accounting and sto...

Screened for HIV in a State-Funded Counseling, Testing and Referral Program: Missed Opportunities for Risk-Reduction Interventions? Ryan Westergaard, MD, PhD, MPH; Mary Peng, MS; Timothy Hess, PhD; Casey Schumann, MS; Megan Elderbrook, MPH; James Vergeront, MD; Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI; Wisconsin AIDS/HIV Program, Wisconsi...

BACKGROUND The hygiene hypothesis negatively correlates the microbial burden of the environment with the prevalence of T helper type 2 (Th2)-related disorders, e.g. allergy and asthma. This is explained by Th1 triggering through pathogen-associated molecular patterns via Toll-like receptors (TLRs). In this study, the biological effects of a TLR2/6 agonist as a potential treatment of allergic in...