[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to determine whether collagen fibers cause a difference in a contracture resulting from a combination of joint fixation and hindlimb unloading as compared to joint fixation only. [Subjects and Methods] The subjects of this study were 21 female Wistar rats divided into 4 groups as follows: Control Group (CON, n=7); Joint Fixation Group (JF, n=7), Hindlimb ...

It was observed by Gilfeather, Hopenwasser, and Larson in [1] that Tomita's commutation formula for tensor products of von Neumann algebras can be rewritten in a way that makes sense for tensor products of arbitrary reflexive algebras. The tensor product problem for reflexive algebras is to decide for which pairs of reflexive algebras this tensor product formula is valid. Recall that a subalgeb...

The regulatory functions of soil are getting attention among the scientists and Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) is an important indicator of soil health. The impact of differential use of land on SOC and other edaphic properties were analysed in three important Land use land cover (LULC) system of Tripura, northeast India. Soil cores were divided into four depth profiles (0 10, 10 30, 30 50 and 50 10...

We analyze the semiconvex hulls of the subset K in symmetric matrices given by K = fF 2 M 22 : F T = F; jF 11 j = a; jF 12 j = b; jF 22 j = cg that was rst considered by Dacorogna&Tanteri Commun. in PDEs 2001]. We obtain explicit formulae for the polyconvex, the quasiconvex, and the rank-one convex hull for ac ? b 2 0 and show in particular that the quasiconvex and the polyconvex hull are diier...

We analyze the semiconvex hulls of the subset K in symmetric matrices given by K fF M F F jF j a jF j b jF j cg that was rst considered by Dacorogna Tanteri Commun in PDEs We obtain explicit formulae for the polyconvex the quasiconvex and the rank one convex hull for ac b and show in particular that the quasiconvex and the polyconvex hull are di erent if strict inequality holds For ac b we obta...

The major problems of traditional chemotherapy are non-selectivity and non-specificity, resulting in severe toxic side effects. Peptides are a new-generation of drug-delivery vector to increase efficacy of this therapy and avoid the resulting damage. The cytotoxic somatostatin (SST) conjugate JF-10-81 was developed by coupling camptothecin (CPT) to the N-terminus of a SST analog (JF-07-69) usin...

The high prevalence of obesity and related metabolic diseases calls for greater understanding of the factors that drive excess energy intake. Calorie-dense palatable foods are readily available and often are paired with highly salient environmental cues. These cues can trigger food-seeking and consumption in the absence of hunger. Here we examined the effects of palatable food-paired environmen...

We present the case of a 30-year-old woman who presented with an 11-year history of chronic occipital headaches and a 12-month history of worsening difficulty speaking and/or swallowing, facial spasms, hearing loss, and dizziness. A large lytic mass was found centered in the left jugular foramen (JF) on computed tomography examination; follow-up magnetic resonance imaging showed an avidly enhan...

Let n>k>t≥j≥1 be integers. X an n-element set, (Xk) the collection of its k-subsets. A family F⊂(Xk) is called t-intersecting if |F∩F′|≥t for all F,F′∈F. The j'th shadow ∂jF (k−j)-subsets that are contained in some member F. Estimating |∂jF| as a function |F| widely used tool extremal set theory. classical result second author (Theorem 1.3) provides such bound families. It best possible |F|=(2k...