Molecular interactions between β-lactoglobulin (β-LG) and sugar beet pectin (SBP) were studied using online multi-detection high performance size exclusion chromatography (HPSEC) at neutral pH and 50mM ionic strength. The hydrodynamic properties of various interacting polymer fractions were characterized in detail and compared with those of β-LG and SBP. Results showed that ∼6.5% (w/w) of nativ...

The generalized conductance ϕ(G,H) between two weighted graphs G and H on the same vertex set V is defined as ratioϕ(G,H)=minS⊆V⁡capG(S,S¯)capH(S,S¯), where capG(S,S¯) total weight of edges crossing from S⊆V to S¯=V−S. We show that minimum eigenvalue λ(LG,LH) pair Laplacians LG LH satisfiesϕ(G,H)≥λ(LG,LH)≥ϕ(G,H)ϕ(G)/16, ϕ(G) standard G. A cut meets this bound can be obtained eigenvector corresp...

Suppose each of k ≤ no(1) players holds an n-bit number xi in its hand. The players wish to determine if ∑ i≤k xi = s. We give a public-coin protocol with error 1% and communication O(k lg k). The communication bound is independent of n, and for k ≥ 3 improves on the O(k lg n) bound by Nisan (Bolyai Soc. Math. Studies; 1993). Our protocol also applies to addition modulo m. In this case we give ...

A large group one-session exposure treatment (LG-OST) based on indirect modeled exposure strategies was carried out to investigate its feasibility and effectiveness in a sample of highly spider fearful individuals (N = 78). The stability of LG-OST-effects was assessed at 8-month follow-up (FU). Furthermore, a second sample (N = 30) of highly spider fearful individuals was treated in a standard,...

Many routing problems in parallel processing such as concentration and permutation problems can be cast as sorting problems. In this paper we consider the problem of sorting on a new model, called an adaptive sorting network. We show that any sequence of n bits can be sorted on this model in O(lg n) bit-level delay using O(n) constant fanin gates. This improves the cost complexity of Batcher’s ...

Partially coherent standard and elegant Laguerre-Gaussian (LG) beams of all orders are introduced as a natural extension of coherent standard and elegant LG beams to the stochastic domain. By expanding the LG modes into a finite sum of Hermite-Gaussian modes, the analytical formulae are obtained for the cross-spectral densities of partially coherent standard and elegant LG beams in the source p...

AIM The present study was undertaken to standardize a convenient method for isolation and purification of β-lactoglobulin (β-lg) from cow milk keeping its antigenicity intact, so that the purified β-lg can be used for detection of cow milk protein intolerance (CMPI). MATERIALS AND METHODS Raw milk was collected from Gir breed of cattle reared in Haringhata Farm, West Bengal. Milk was then con...

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of low levels of glutathione on post-thawed buck sperm quality. In this experiment, different concentrations of glutathione [0 (LG-0), 0.5 (LG-0.5), 1 (LG-1), 1.5 (LG-1.5), and 2 (LG-2) mM] were added in a soybean lecithin-based extender. A total of 16 ejaculates from four bucks were collected and pooled. Each pooled sample was divided into five...

The star formation histories of Local Group (LG) dwarf galaxies and more distant potential LG members are reviewed. Problems in defining the spatial extent of the LG and membership are briefly discussed. The morphological types found in the LG are presented, and it is suggested that we see continuous evolution from low-mass dwarf irregulars (dIrrs) to dwarf spheroidal galaxies (dSph) in the LG....