A graph G = (V,E) is BiDistance Pattern Uniform if there exists M ⊆ V (G) such that the M−distance pattern fM(u) = {d(u, v) : v ∈ M} is identical for all u in M and fM (v) is identical for all v in V −M. The set M is called Bi-DPU set. The least cardinality of Bi-DPU set in G is called the Bi-DPU number of G. In this paper, we initiate a study on Bi-DPU number of different classes of graphs. Ma...

OBJECTIVE Diabetic neuropathic patients show a peculiar loading pattern of the foot, which led us to hypothesize that a substantial modification exists in their deambulatory strategy. The aim of the present study was to support this hypothesis by quantifying the changes of the loading patterns and by monitoring the excursion of center of pressure (COP) during gait. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS...

OBJECTIVES (To determine the level and consistency of condom use among family planning clients at three family planning clinics in Zimbabwe.) DESIGN A prospective cross sectional study. SETTING The study was carried out at three Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council clinics. SUBJECTS We interviewed 899 consecutive women seeking family planning services at these three clinics using a s...

a neuronal regulator of phosphoinositide signalling Elena Di Daniel1, Emma Mead2, M. H. Selina Mok3, Erika Zambello4, Laura L. Caberlotto4, Theresa J. Pell1, Tim D. Werry1, Christopher J. Langmead3, Ajit J. Shah6, Christopher J. Ring2, Colin P. Glover1, Graham Duddy2, Judy Latcham5, Alastair Reith1, Ceri Davies1, James N. Kew3, Peter R. Maycox2 Synaptic Plasticity and Neural Network Dynamics DP...

Replacing or adding network protocols at runtime is problematic – it must involve synchronization of the protocol switch with ongoing local and network communication. We define a formal mathematical model of dynamic protocol update (DPU) and use it to define two DPU algorithms. The algorithms are based on fully-synchronized and lazy strategies. The two strategies implement updates with respecti...

A moderate halophilic Marinobacter sp. (designated strain DPUZ) able to metabolize 1,3-diphenylurea (DPU) was isolated from a contaminated ephemeral desert stream bed near an industrial complex in the northern part of the Negev Desert (Israel). Metabolism of DPU was accompanied by a transient accumulation of a metabolite identified as aniline using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, thus ind...

BACKGROUND Delayed pressure urticaria (DPU) is a distinct form of urticaria, characterized by marked dermal swelling, deep inflammatory infiltrate and systemic symptoms. Little is known about inflammatory mediators involved in this disease. OBJECTIVE To investigate secretion of platelet-specific chemokines, platelet factor 4 (PF-4) and beta-thromboglobulin (beta-TG) during the course of DPU. ...

Ultrafine layered double hydroxides (LDHs) have abundant hydroxy groups at their edge sites, serving as anchor sites for metal NPs. Furthermore, transformation of ultrafine LDHs into mixed oxides (MMOs) generates oxygen vacancies, which are advantageous O2 activation during Au-catalyzed CO oxidation. We used Ni-Ti with low crystallinity or MMOs supported on SiO2 onto Au NPs were deposited by de...

Delayed pressure urticaria (DPU) is characterized by deep dermal wheals that appear in response to a local continuous pressure. Although it has been reported to complicate as many as 40% of cases of Caucasian patients with chronic urticaria, no definitive cases of Asian/Japanese patients have been reported in English literature. Here, we identified 17 cases of DPU, among 540 Japanese patients w...

Doxorubicin is a highly effective anticancer chemotherapy agent, but its use is limited by its cardiotoxicity. To develop a drug that prevents this toxicity, we established a doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy model in zebrafish that recapitulates the cardiomyocyte apoptosis and contractility decline observed in patients. Using this model, we screened 3000 compounds and found that visnagin (VIS...