Let M be a compact, orientable, irreducible, ∂-irreducible, anannular 3manifold with one component T of ∂M a torus. A slope r on T is a T isotopy class of essential, unoriented, simple closed curves on T , and the distance between two slopes r1 and r2, denoted by 4(r1, r2), is the minimal geometric intersection number among all the curves representing the slopes. For a slope r on T , we denote ...

ID: 6000 Title: MRI Relaxometry BMD Measurements using Conventional Phase Symmetrized Rapid Increased Flip Spin Echo and Standard Gradient Echo and its correlation with DXA Purpose: Recently, several special MRI protocols have been developed for BMD measurements for deriving R2(=1/T2), R2*(=1/T2*) and R2'(=R2*-R2) applied in several cross sectional studies. But, due to high slew rate gradients ...

The self-assembly in solution and adsorption at the air-water interface, measured by small-angle neutron scattering, SANS, and neutron reflectivity, NR, of the monorhamnose and dirhamnose rhamnolipids (R1, R2) and their mixtures, are discussed. The production of the deuterium-labeled rhamnolipids (required for the NR studies) from a Pseudomonas aeruginosa culture and their separation into the p...

In the spinal cord injury (SCI) population, a relationship between adiposity and leg bone has not been reported, nor one between serum estradiol and leg bone mass. A cross-sectional, comparative study of 10 male pairs of monozygotic twins discordant for SCI was performed. Relationships were determined among bone mineral density (BMD), bone mineral content (BMC), lean mass, fat mass, and serum s...

To better understand the structural basis of enzyme specificity, the structures of complexes formed between alpha-lytic protease, an extracellular serine protease of Lysobacter enzymogenes, and five inhibitory peptide boronic acids (R2-boroX, where R2 is methoxysuccinyl-Ala-Ala-Pro- and boroX is the alpha-aminoboronic acid analogue of Ala, Val, Ile, Norleu, or Phe) have been studied at high res...

INTRODUCTION Accurate R2* measurements are critical for many quantitative imaging applications. R2* is estimated via mono-exponential fitting of signal decay within a series of gradient echo (GRE) images sampled at increasing TE. Root-sum-of-square (RSS) remains the most common approach to combine surface coil array images at each TE prior to the data fitting procedure. Rapid signal decay can r...

This study was conducted to estimate the requirements of calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg) and phosphorus (P) in Japanese young adults. From 1986 to 2000, 109 volunteers 123 males, 86 females), ranging from 18 to 28 y old, took part in mineral balance studies after written informed consent was obtained. The duration of the study periods ranged from 5 to 12 d, with 2-4 d of adaptation. Foodstuffs use...

OBJECTIVE To explore the application of parotid R2* values for evaluating Sjögren syndrome (SS). METHODS Twenty-four consecutive SS patients and 24 sex-matched and age-matched healthy volunteers underwent bilateral parotid 3.0 T magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, including blood oxygenation level dependent sequence. Parotid R2* values of SS patients and volunteers were compared. A receiver oper...

We consider the non-selfadjoint operator H = [ −∆ + μ− V1 −V2 V2 ∆− μ+ V1 ] where μ > 0 and V1, V2 are real-valued decaying potentials. Such operators arise when linearizing a focusing NLS equation around a standing wave. Under natural spectral assumptions we obtain L(R)× L(R)→ L∞(R2)× L∞(R2) dispersive decay estimates for the evolution ePac. We also obtain the following weighted estimate ‖wePa...

BACKGROUND To evaluate the detectability of arterial acute thrombus on R2* map by iterative decomposition of water and fat with echo asymmetry and least-squares estimation (IDEAL) IQ compared with T2*-weighted imaging (T2*WI). METHODS Twenty-six patients with acute cerebral infarction who underwent R2* map and T2*WI were reviewed. We performed visual assessment of each sequence regarding the ...