For a set M of graphs the category CatM of all M-complete categories and all strictly M-continuous functors is known to be monadic over Cat. The question of monadicity of CatM over the category of graphs is known to have an affirmative answer when M specifies either (i) all finite limits, or (ii) all finite products, or (iii) equalizers and terminal objects, or (iv) just terminal objects. We pr...

The paper deals with Alternative Risk Transfer (ART) through securitization of longevity and mortality risks in pension plans and commercial life insurance. Various types of such mortality-linked securities are described including methods of their pricing and real examples (e.g. CATM bonds, longevity bonds, mortality forwards and futures, mortality swaps, and others). Hypothetical calculations ...

By EDWARD J. SARCIONE AND C. WILLIAM AUNGST H UMAN PLASMA PROTEINS are known to vary both qualitatively and quantitatively from the normal in various acquired disease states. In addition, genetic alterations in plasma proteins of man are known; these have been summarized by Gitlin and Janeway.2 The present study resulted from the finding of a markedly abnormal serum protein pattern in a patient...

The authors examined the relationship between the time required to enter complete remission (CR) after a first course of chemotherapy for newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML), refractory anemia with excess blasts in transformation (RAEB-t), or refractory anemia with excess blasts (RAEB). They also examined subsequent survival time and disease-free survival time after accounting for cyto...

The excited-state dynamics of the methylperylene/tetracyanoethylene (MPe/TCNE) donor-acceptor complex has been investigated in various solvents using femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy. The transient spectra reveal the formation of two types of ion pairs: The first (IP1), constituting the major fraction of the total ion-pair population, is characterized by a broad and red-shifted abs...

This paper presents a new distinguisher which can be applied to secret-prefix MACs with the message length prepended to the message before hashing. The new distinguisher makes use of a special truncated differential path with high probability to distinguish an inner near-collision in the first round. Once the inner near-collision is detected, we can recognize an instantiated MAC from a MAC with...