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Deflating the Pentagon

In this paper we consider deflations (inverse pocket flips) of n-gons for small n. We show that every pentagon can be deflated after finitely many deflations, and that any infinite deflation sequence of a pentagon results from deflating an induced quadrilateral on four of the vertices. We describe a family of hexagons that deflate infinitely for a specific deflation sequence, yet induce no infi...

Is obesity deflating?

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD) is a progressive disease that leads to a spiral of decline following a pattern of obstruction ¡ hyperinflation ¡ dyspnea ¡ inactivity ¡ deconditioning ¡ muscle impairment ¡ worsening dyspnea. In addition, there are increases in a number of biochemical mediators as the disease worsens that influence oxidative stress, inflammation, and neurohumoral fun...

Deflating Infinite Coxeter

In it is shown using the Ivanov Norton theorem that the Bimonster M o is presented by the Coxeter relations of the node incidence graph of the projective plane of order along with the additional relations that all free gons of this diagram generate symmetric groups S The purpose of this paper is to consider an easier version of this presentation by replacing the node incidence graph of the proj...

A disheartening story: Aprotinin in cardiac surgery

Results: In propensity-adjusted, multivariable logistic regression (C-index, 0.72), use of aprotinin was associated with a doubling in the risk of renal failure requiring dialysis among patients undergoing complex coronary-artery surgery (odds ratio, 2.59; 95 percent confidence interval, 1.36 to 4.95) or primary surgery (odds ratio, 2.34; 95 percent confidence interval, 1.27 to 4.31). Similarly...

Discouraging colonic polyps.