Although numerous hair proteins have been studied biochemically and many have been sequenced, relatively little is known about their in situ distribution and differential expression in the hair follicle. To study this problem, we have prepared several mouse monoclonal antibodies that recognize different classes of human hair proteins. Our AE14 antibody recognizes a group of 10-25K hair proteins...

This paper presents a method for n-gram language model adaptation based on the principle of minimum discrimination information. A background language model is adapted to t constraints on its marginal distributions that are derived from new observed data. This work gives a di erent derivation of the model by Kneser et al. (1997) and extends its application to interpolated language models. The pr...

We consider the Bernoulli first-passage percolation on Z (d ≥ 2). That is, the edge passage time is taken independently to be 1 with probability 1− p and 0 otherwise. Let μ(p) be the time constant. We prove in this paper that μ(p1)− μ(p2) ≥ μ(p2) 1− p2 (p2 − p1) for all 0 ≤ p1 < p2 < 1 by using Russo’s formula. AMS classification: 60K 35. 82B 43.

A search for millimetric continuum emission from eight optically-selected, radio-quiet quasars and a radiogalaxy with 3.7 < z < 4.3, has been undertaken using a highly sensitive 7-channel bolometer on the IRAM 30-m Millimetre Radio Telescope. Detections of a potentially dust-rich quasar, and of 8C1435+635, the most distant known radiogalaxy, are reported. An extrapolation of the steepening cent...

The hook-basal body complex of Salmonella typhimurium, a major component of its flagellar apparatus, was subjected to detailed analysis by electron microscopy and gel electrophoresis. The study was facilitated by the development of an improved protocol for isolation of the complexes in high yield and purity. Nine proteins were identified with the structure. These proteins had apparent molecular...