In Datalog, missing values are represented by Skolem constants. More generally, in logic programming missing values, or existentially­ quantified variables, are represented by terms built from Skolem functors. In an analogy to probabilistic relational models (PRMs), we wish to represent the joint probability distribution over missing values in a database or logic program us­ ing a Bayesian netw...

Abstract Cleft lip and palate (CLP) are conditions that require long-term management review from infancy to adolescence. Surgical procedures become easier when nasoalveolar moulding (NAM) measures applied during the neonatal period. Orthodontic treatment provided for these patients progressive dentition developmental periods can achieve positive aesthetic functional results. In affected by a CL...

5-Lipoxygenase (5LO) is a key enzyme in leukotriene (LT) biosynthesis. Two accessory proteins, coactosin-like protein (CLP) and 5-lipoxygenase-activating protein (FLAP), can support 5LO activity. To study the roles of CLP and FLAP, we knocked down these proteins in the human monocytic cell line Mono Mac 6 (MM6). Expression of CLP increased MM6 cellular 5LO activity for all stimuli tested. CLP i...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of levosimendan on rodent septic shock induced by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP). METHODS Three hours after peritonitis-induced sepsis, male Wistar rats were randomly assigned to receive an intravenous infusion of levosimendan (1.2 μg/kg/min for 10 min and then 0.3 μg/kg/min for 6 h) or an equivalent volume of saline and veh...

Human coactosin-like protein (CLP) shares high homology with coactosin, a filamentous (F)-actin binding protein, and interacts with 5LO and F-actin. As a tumor antigen, CLP is overexpressed in tumor tissue cells or cell lines, and the encoded epitopes can be recognized by cellular and humoral immune systems. To gain a better understanding of its various functions and interactions with related p...

Background: The prevalence of dental anomalies in children with cleft lip and palate (CLP) has been said to be higher than in the normal children; however, such findings have not been expressed for different racial groups. Aim: To determine the prevalence of anomalies in children with CLP and to ascertain if there were any differences between the prevalence figures for CLP and non-CLP children....

PURPOSE Severe oxidative stress is an important event that occurs in patients with sepsis. The body has extensive and multiple defense mechanisms against the reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced during inflammation and sepsis. One of these mechanisms includes a group of enzymes that utilize selenium as their cofactor. The purpose of this study is investigating of Selenium effect on oxidative ...

Constraint logic programming (CLP) is a generalization of the pure logic programming paradigm, having similar model-theoretic, fixpoint and operational semantics [9]. Since the basic operational step in program execution is a test for solvability of constraints in a given algebraic structure, CLP has in addition an algebraic semantics. CLP is then a general paradigm which may be instantiated on...

The development of cognitive impairment in sepsis is associated with neurotoxic effects caused by oxidative stress. We have assessed the effects of acute and extended administration of guanosine (GUA) on brain oxidative stress parameters and cognitive impairment in rats submitted to sepsis by cecal ligation and perforation (CLP). To achieve this goal, male Wistar rats underwent either sham oper...

This paper proposes the use of constraint logic programming (CLP) to perform model checking of traditional, imperative programs. We present a semantics-preserving translation from an imperative language with heap-allocated mutable data structures and recursive procedures into CLP. The CLP formulation (1) provides a clean way to reason about the behavior and correctness of the original program, ...