INTRODUCTION Gender dysphoria (GD) is a condition in which there is a marked incongruence between an individual's psychological perception of his/her sex and their biological phenotype. Gender identity disorder was officially renamed "gender dysphoria" in the DSM-V in 2013. The prevalence and demographics of GD vary according to geographical location and has not been well-documented in Ireland....

The human herpesvirus entry mediator C (HveC/PRR1) is a member of the immunoglobulin family used as a cellular receptor by the alphaherpesviruses herpes simplex virus (HSV), pseudorabies virus, and bovine herpesvirus type 1. We previously demonstrated direct binding of the purified HveC ectodomain to purified HSV type 1 (HSV-1) and HSV-2 glycoprotein D (gD). Here, using a baculovirus expression...

The evolution of the magnetic moment and various features of the electronic structure of fcc Gd are followed to reduced volume V /Vo=0.125 using the LDA+U correlated band method. The stability of the moment is substantial; crude estimates of this signature of a possible “Mott transition” in the 4f system suggest a critical pressure Pc 500 GPa. The 4f occupation is found to increase under pressu...

This work was aimed to evaluate and compare the performances of the solvents D2EHPA (Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid), Cyanex 272 (bis (2,4,4-trimethylpentyl) phosphinic acid), and a mixture system of D2EHPA and Cyanex272 in the separation of some rare earth elements (REEs) including lanthanum, gadolinium, neodymium, and dyspersym from a nitric acid solution. The results obtained showed that ...

this work was aimed to evaluate and compare the performances of the solvents d2ehpa (di-(2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid), cyanex 272 (bis (2,4,4-trimethylpentyl) phosphinic acid), and a mixture system of d2ehpa and cyanex272 in the separation of some rare earth elements (rees) including lanthanum, gadolinium, neodymium, and dyspersym from a nitric acid solution. the results obtained showed that ...

Let λKv be the complete multigraph with v vertices, where any two distinct vertices x and y are joined by λ edges (x, y). Let G be a finite simple graph. A G-design (G-packing, G-covering) of λKv, denoted by (v,G, λ)-GD ((v,G, λ)-PD, (v,G, λ)-CD), is a pair (X,B) where X is the vertex set of Kv and B is a collection of subgraphs of Kv, called blocks, such that each block is isomorphic to G and ...

1.1 Administrative details • Instructors: Aditya Gopalan ([email protected]), Parimal Parag ([email protected]) • Teaching assistant: Raghava GD ([email protected]) • Grading policy: Homework assignments (including programming exercises): 30%, Scribing lectures: 10%, Midterm exam: 20%, Final exam: 40% • Course webpage: www.ece.iisc.ernet.in/∼parimal/estimation.html • Sc...

Background: Glucose transporter (Glut), a cellular transmembrane receptor, has a key role in the metabolism of cell glucose and is also associated with various human carcinomas.Objective: In this study, we evaluated a magnetic resonance (MR) imaging contrast agent for tumor detection based on paramagnetic gadolinium oxide (Gd2O3) coated polycyclodextrin (PCD) and mod...

Gd(2)O(3) and Gd-doped HfO(2) films were deposited on p-type silicon substrates in a reducing atmosphere. Gd 4f photoexcitation peaks at roughly 7 and 5 eV below the valence band maximum have been identified using the resonant photoemission of Gd(2)O(3) and Gd-doped HfO(2) films, respectively. In the case of Gd(2)O(3), strong hybridization with the O 2p band is demonstrated, and there is eviden...