We describe numerical calculations which examine the PhillipsSarnak conjecture concerning the disappearance of cusp forms on a noncompact finite volume Riemann surface S under deformation of the surface. Our calculations indicate that if the Teichmüller space of S is not trivial, then each cusp form has a set of deformations under which either the cusp form remains a cusp form or else it dissol...

A new approach of improving drug dissolution properties is described. This method exploits the property of a carrier owing to the hydrotalcite-type anionic clays (HTlc). HTlc is an inorganic layered solid that lodges anionic compounds among its layers. As HTlc dissolves at acidic pH values (pH < 4), the anions intercalated among the layers are promptly released in the medium. In this article so...

A large number of shot boundary detection, or equivalently, transition detection techniques have been developed in recent years. They all can be classified based on a few core concepts underlying the different detection schemes. This survey emphasizes those different core concepts underlying the different detection schemes for the three most widely used video transition effects: hard cuts, fade...

Highly hygroscopic pyridine N-oxide, C5H5NO, dissolves in water absorbed from atmospheric air, but it crystallizes in the neat form of the aqueous solution under high pressure. The crystals grown at high-pressure isochoric conditions are of the same phase as that obtained from anhydrous crystallization at ambient pressure. This feature can be employed for retrieving compounds highly soluble in ...

Royal Infirmary. A saturated solution of camphor in strong carbolic acid has long been known; but has attracted little notice as a therapeutic agent. Dr. Cochran,* of Shomond, Wis., has recommended its use, both locally and internally, as an antiseptic agent. He gives it internally in ten-drop doses in capsule, and injects it hypodermically; he also employs it externally. The camphor is dissolv...

"Aluminium hydroxide dissolves in acids. From its solution in hydrochloric acid, an aluminlum salt, aluminium chloride A1C13, 6H20, is obtained. I t also combines with strong bases, dissolving for instance in a solution of sodium hydroxide and forming an aluminate, NaA102 . . . . According to the best knowledge we have on the subject, the molecule of aluminium hydroxide has the following struct...

2) Endefen: I consider Endefen to be one of the most valuable weapons in my arsenal against GERD. Usually, I’m wary of multi-ingredient supplements for GI problems because of the potential for intolerance of one or another of the constituents, but the formulators of Endefen seem to have gotten it just right. It’s a powder that dissolves in water, creating a gloppy mix that coats the esophageal ...

The sea urchin fertilization envelope is an extracellular matrix assembled at fertilization to prevent polyspermy and protect the embryo during early development. During hatching, the embryo secretes a proteolytic hatching enzyme which dissolves the fertilization envelope, allowing a ciliated blastula to swim free. In this study we examined ultrastructural changes in the fertilization envelope ...

A method for routine preparation of a solution of 133 Xe gas in saline from commercially available m Xe gas ampoules is described and evaluated. At room temperature and atmospheric pressure, about 25% of the mxe gas dissolves in saline. Xenon-133 binds to the syringe wall or may escape into the air when stored in sealed plastic syringes. Preparation immediately prior to use, short-term storage ...

This paper aims to show how adoption of a pragmatist interpretation permits a satisfactory resolution of the quantum measurement problem. The classic measurement problem dissolves once one recognizes that it is not the function of the quantum state to describe or represent the behavior of a quantum system. The residual problem of when, and to what, to apply the Born Rule may then be resolved by...