in the present paper for a large family of topological semigroups, namely foundation semigroups, for which topological groups and discrete semigroups are elementary examples, it is shown that ?(s) is the dual of a function algebra.

We motivate and describe the problem of finding protocols for multiparty computations that only use a single broadcast round per computation (latency-free computations). We show that solutions exists for one multiparty computation problem, that of elections, and more generally, addition in certain groups. The protocol construction is based on an interesting pseudo-random function family with a ...

The present study examined the effects of thought suppression on sleep-onset mentation. It was hypothesized that the decrease of attentional control in the transition to sleep would lead to a rebound of a suppressed thought in hypnagogic mentation. Twenty-four young adults spent two consecutive nights in a sleep laboratory. Half of the participants were instructed to suppress a target thought, ...

the purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship betweenwomen’s employment and the socio-emotional functions of the family. for the purposeof this study, 300 women were selected through method among women livingin district 11 of tehran. 199 individuals were unemployed and 101 individualswere employed. they responded a researcher-made questionnaire which measuredsocial and emotional ...

Cuticular nanostructures found in insects effectively manage light for light polarization, structural color, or optical index matching within an ultrathin natural scale. These nanostructures are mainly dedicated to manage incoming light and recently inspired many imaging and display applications. A bioluminescent organ, such as a firefly lantern, helps to out-couple light from the body in a hig...

Previous works have already checked the relationship of a number of functional similarity scores with different types of biological information: sequences, protein families, expression profiles, pathways, literature, etc. This work aims to provide a review and a critical comparison of previously proposed similarity scores, to help in the decision of choosing the appropriate one for the problem ...

The Pacific rockfishes (Sebastes spp) are remarkable for both their diversity (on the order of 100 species) and range of maximum life span ( approximately 10 years for Calico rockfish to approximately 200 years for Rougheye rockfish). We describe the natural history and patterns of diversity and life span in these species and then use independent contrasts to explore correlates of these. When p...

This paper explores recurrent processes and themes in the 1,300 family medicine faculty, resident, intern, and community Balint groups the author has facilitated/led. The frequent group "deviation" from the central Balint task of understanding difficult physician-patient relationships is reframed as less "resistance" or "obstacle" to work, as it is an expression of unmet developmental needs and...

congenital recessive myotonia is a rare genetic disorder caused by mutations in clcn1, which codes for the main skeletal muscle chloride channel clc-1. more than 120 mutations have been found in this gene. the main feature of this disorder is muscle membrane hyperexcitability. here, we report a 59-year male patient suffering from congenital myotonia. he had transient generalized myotonia, which...