Both the Human papillomavirus (HPV) major (L1) and minor (L2) capsid proteins have been well investigated as potential vaccine candidates. The L1 protein first oligomerizes into pentamers, and these capsomers assemble into virus-like particles (VLPs) that are highly immunogenic. Here we examine the potential of using HPV type 16 (HPV-16) L1 subunits to display a well-characterized HPV-16 L2 epi...

We compare L1 and L2 soft margin support vector machines from the standpoint of positive definiteness, the number of support vectors, and uniqueness and degeneracy of solutions. Since the Hessian matrix of L2 SVMs is positive definite, the number of support vectors for L2 SVMs is larger than or equal to the number of L1 SVMs. For L1 SVMs, if there are plural irreducible sets of support vectors,...

This study explores the reading strategies (RSs) of bilingual and monolingual young learners in their first second languages (L1 L2, respectively)—either Kazakh or Russian as L1 L2—and English a foreign language (L3). It also examines influence RSs on learners’ performance comprehension tests three languages. The test results showed significant differences L1, L3.The for achievement were genera...

Given two symplectic manifolds (M1, ω1), (M2, ω2) a Lagrangian correspondence is a Lagrangian submanifold L ⊂ (M1 ×M2,−ω1 ⊕ ω2). These are the central objects of the theory of holomorphic quilts as developed by Wehrheim and Woodward in [21]. Consider two Lagrangian correspondences Li ⊂ (Mi−1 ×Mi,−ωi−1 ⊕ ωi) for i = 1, 2. Let ∆ = {(x, y, z, t) ∈ M0 ×M1 ×M1 ×M2 | y = z} If L1 × L2 is transverse t...

generally speaking, lexical items that enter our minds through reading a text commonly leave us with pictures, sounds, echoes, and feelings in the mind. while the ability to produce images in the mind in the process of reading appears to be vital for greater comprehension and recall of texts, research has indicated that many poor readers seemingly do not visualize as they read. on the contrary,...

The effect of motivational self-regulatory strategies on L2 learners’ achievement has scarcely been examined within the context of our country, Iran. This study is concerned with examining the relationship between motivational self-regulatory strategies and their L2 reading and L2 writing achievement. It also explores the relationship of motivational self-regulatory strategies and use of langua...

This study investigated the interaction of the L1 and L2 systems in bilinguals by assessing the e!ect of L1 use on L1 and L2 production accuracy. A novel design feature of this study is that it examined bilinguals who used their L1 on a regular basis in a bilingual setting: Otavalo, Ecuador. Thirty native Quichua speakers who were matched for age of Spanish acquisition were recruited to form th...