According to the probability ranking principle, the document set with the highest values of probability of relevance optimizes information retrieval effectiveness given the probabilities are estimated as accurately as possible. The key point of this principle is the separation of the document set into two subsets with a given level of fallout and with the highest recall. If subsets of set measu...

Darek Isaacs responds to the challenges to his paper, “Is there a dominion mandate?” This discussion explores the differences between blessings and commandments in light of how their distinctions would impact the understanding of the so-called dominion mandate. This discussion explores the nature of reproduction and how the outcome of reproduction is a result of the blessing of the womb, and no...

Oxygen utilization in splenic cells of normal and BCG-sensitized guinea pigs was measured in a Warburg respirometer in the absence and in the presence of Old Tuberculin (OT). In the absence of OT, normal and sensitive cells respired at the same rate; in the presence of OT, normal cell respiration remained unchanged, whereas the respiration of sensitive cells increased significantly. This enhanc...

In this short review we study the state of the art of the great challenge of contemporary physics which is reconcile Quantum Theory and its best contribution the Standard Model of Particle Physics and General Relativity. The reconciliation passes undoubtedly through the idea of a fractal universe. Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary 83F05. Secondary 83C45

Talk Abstract This paper concerns the switching on of twodimensional time-harmonic scalar waves. We consider the diffraction of a time-harmonic plane wave by a halfline, determining the rate at which the solution of the time domain ‘switching on’ problem converges to the solution of the corresponding frequency domain problem (the classical ‘Sommerfeld problem’) as the time since the wave was sw...

Obesity often leads to symptoms of cardiopulmonary congestion associated with normal systolic but abnormal diastolic function. This study analyzed alterations in passive diastolic compliance in obesity using the rabbit model. New Zealand White rabbits were fed a normal (n=8) or 10% added fat diet (n=8). After 12 weeks, rabbits fed the high fat diet developed obesity (5.34+/-0.11 versus 3.68+/-0...

Sera from 456 wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) collected between 1992 and 2003 from five geographical regions of Spain were examined for antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii by the modified agglutination test. Antibodies to T. gondii were found in 65 (14.2%) wild rabbits. Prevalence of infection was significantly higher in samples collected from wild rabbits from Catalonia, northeast Spain (53.8...

säure und CHJ3 mit 52 bzw. 44% der eingesetzten spe­ zifischen Radioaktivität. Das bedeutet, daß sich die Mar­ kierungen beider Bruchstücke ungefähr wie 1:1 verhal­ ten, während sie bei einer Biosynthese des Methylisopelletierins aus 4 Acetateinheiten im Verhältnis 3:1 stehen sollten. Im Methioninversuch (Versuch 6) erwies sich Isopelletierin (1) als radioaktivitätsfrei. Die mar­ kierten Alkalo...

Plum pox virus (PPV) is the causal agent of Sharka disease. Since its discovery, Sharka has been considered as a calamity in plum orchards. PPV is present worldwide in many Prunus species, causing great economic losses. In highly susceptible plum varieties, such as Požegača, PPV causes a premature fruit drop and reduces fruit quality, which leads to total yield loss. Eight PPV strains (PPV-M, P...