Nonoscillatory second order differential equations always admit “special”, principal solutions. For a certain type of oscillatory equation principal pairs of solutions were introduced by Á. Elbert, F. Neuman and J. Vosmanský, Diff. Int. Equations 5 (1992), 945–960. In this paper, the notion of principal pair is extended to a wider class of oscillatory equations. Also an interesting property of ...

The ground-state ionization potential of the He4 atom is found to be 5 945 204 223 (42) MHz. Along with lower-order contributions, this result includes all effects of relative order alpha4, alpha(3)m(e)/m(alpha), and alpha(5)ln(2)alpha. Effective operators derived in dimensionally regularized nonrelativistic quantum electrodynamics are employed. The average values of these operators are evaluat...

Sebaceous glands are holocrine that helps maintain the skin barrier function by producing sebum, but also known to exert immunomodulatory effects. Through immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry, and immunoblotting, we found sebocytes expressed interleukin (IL)-4 receptor responded IL-4 produce high levels of CCL26, among other inflammatory mediators. Galectin-12 is a lipogenic factor in adipocyte...

BACKGROUND In 1998, Malaysia experienced its first chikungunya virus (CHIKV) outbreak in the suburban areas followed by another two in 2006 (rural areas) and 2008 (urban areas), respectively. Nevertheless, there is still a lack of documented data regarding the magnitude of CHIKV exposure in the Malaysian population. The aim of this study was to determine the extent of chikungunya virus infectio...

Diabetic retinopathy is a complex disease that potentially involves increased production of advanced glycosylation end products (AGEs) and elevated aldose reductase (AR) activity, which are related with oxidative stress and inflammation. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of hesperidin on retinal and plasma abnormalities in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Hesperidin (100...