We determine the minimum weight of the ternary dual codes of each of the four projective planes of order 9, and of the seven affine planes of order 9. The proof includes a construction of a word of small, sometimes minimal, weight in the dual code of any plane of square order containing a Baer subplane. Dedicated to S. S. Shrikhande

Theorem: An AW*-algebra is the ring generated by its projections if and only if it has no abelian summand. Corollary: Every equivalence in an A W*-algebra may be implemented by a partial isometry in the ring generated by the projections of the algebra. The corollary is extended to certain finite Baer »-rings. An early proposition in the theory of von Neumann algebras is that every such algebra ...

Toluene is a major industrial solvent and substance of abuse which is ototoxic in rats as shown by both behavioral testing and measurement of brainstem auditory evoked response (BAER) thresholds. The objective of this investigation was to examine the morphological (hair cell loss) and functional (BAER threshold elevations) changes resulting from toluene administration. In the preliminary experi...