The complete genome sequence of a novel halophilic archaeon, Salinarchaeum sp. strain HArcht-Bsk1(T), was determined using next-generation sequencing. The genome comprises a 3,255,260-bp circular chromosome with a G+C content of 66.7%. Automatic annotation of the genome revealed a single rRNA operon, 45 tRNAs, and 3,013 protein-coding gene sequences.

We use difference sets to construct interesting sets of lines in complex space. Using (v, k, 1)-difference sets, we obtain k2−k+1 equiangular lines in Ck when k − 1 is a prime power. Using semiregular relative difference sets with parameters (k, n, k, λ) we construct sets of n + 1 mutually unbiased bases in Ck. We show how to construct these difference sets from commutative semifields and that ...

The effects of UVC exposure on the track etch rate Vt and the detector sensitivity V of CR-39 SSNTDs were investigated through the diameters and depths of alpha-particle tracks. Both the bulk etch rate Vb and Vt increased but V decreased. The track diameters and depths were used to derive a V function for CR-39 detectors with and without UV irradiation. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

a Department of Mathematics, University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TW, UK b School of Mathematical Sciences, Queen Mary, University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK c Department of Mathematics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-2532, USA d DPMMS, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0BW, UK e Alfréd Rényi Insti...

PURPOSE Our purpose was to evaluate cerebral glioma grade by using normal side creatine (Cr) as an internal reference in multi-voxel 1H-MR spectroscopy. MATERIALS AND METHODS We examined 25 adult patients with glial brain tumors. Ratios of maximum Cho/Cr (normal) (max- Cho/Cr(n)) and minimum NAA/Cr(normal) (min-NAA/ Cr(n)) were determined using Cr levels in the normal parenchyma. In addition, m...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of calorie restriction-induced weight loss with or without aerobic exercise on liver fat. METHODS Thirty-three adults with visceral adiposity were divided into calorie restriction (CR; n = 18) or CR and aerobic exercise (CR + Ex; n = 15) groups. Target energy intake was 25 kcal/kg of ideal body weight. The CR + Ex group had a targeted exercise time of 300 min/...

The simple and effective technique of fission track etch has been applied to determine trace concentration of uranium in human blood samples taken from two groups of male and female participants: leukemia patients and healthy subjects group. The blood samples of leukemia patients and healthy subjects were collected from three key southern governorates namely, Basrah, Muthanna and Dhi-Qar. These...