BACKGROUND The literature is scarce regarding the prevalence and clinical impact of IgG subclass deficiency in COPD. We investigated the prevalence of IgG subclass deficiencies and their association with exacerbations and hospitalizations using subjects from two COPD cohorts. METHODS We measured IgG subclass levels using immunonephelometry in serum samples from participants enrolled in two pr...

In the real world, there are many applications that find Pascal distribution to be a useful and relevant model. One of these is normal distribution. this work, we develop new subclass analytic bi-univalent functions by making use q-Pascal series as construction. These involve q-Gegenbauer polynomials, them establish our subclass. Moreover, solve Fekete–Szegö functional problem analyze various d...

OBJECTIVES To test the hypothesis that a garlic supplement alters plasma lipoproteins, postprandial lipemia, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) size and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) subclass distribution differently in 50 moderately hypercholesterolemic subjects classified as LDL subclass pattern A or B. BACKGROUND Garlic has been variably reported to reduce or not affect plasma cholesterol valu...

In previous work, we have modeled a vocabulary given as a semantic network by an OODB (Object-Oriented Database). The OODB schema thus obtained provides a compact abstract view of the vocabulary. This enables fast traversal of the vocabulary by a user. In the semantic network vocabulary, the IS-A relationships express the specialization hierarchy. In our OODB modeling of the vocabulary, the SUB...

Part I of this paper introduced the hyperbolic class (HC) of quadratic/bilinear time-frequency representations (QTFR’s) as a new framework for constant-Q time-frequency analysis. The present Part II defines and studies the following four subclasses of the HC: • The localized-kernel subclass of the HC is related to a timefrequency concentration property of QTFR’s. It is analogous to the localize...

The review of non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis by Smith elegantly highlights the lack of evidence available in some areas. In particular, approach to immunological testing is varied. Table 2 on page 134 in this review describes the diagnostic features required for immunodeficiency (including immunoglobulin G [IgG] subclass 2 deficiency amongst other IgG subclass deficiencies). However, IgG su...

A core principle of nervous system organization is the diversification of neuron classes into subclasses that share large sets of features but differ in select traits. We describe here a molecular mechanism necessary for motor neurons to acquire subclass-specific traits in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Cholinergic motor neuron classes of the ventral nerve cord can be subdivided into subc...

Differences in LDL and HDL subclass distribution contribute to increased CAD risk through a variety of mechanisms. The inherited disorder characterized by an abundance of small, dense LDL particles increased CAD risk 3-fold and is associated with rapid arteriographic progression. The metabolic milieu associated with the small LDL trait includes insulin resistance, increased IDL, increased susce...

We report that the many Eph-related receptor tyrosine kinases, and their numerous membrane-bound ligands, can each be grouped into only two major specificity subclasses. Receptors in a given subclass bind most members of a corresponding ligand subclass. The physiological relevance of these groupings is suggested by viewing the collective distributions of all members of a subclass. These composi...

Learning regular languages from positive examples only is known to be infeasible. A common solution is to define a learnable subclass of the regular languages. In the past, this has been done for regular string languages. Using ideas from those techniques, we define a learnable subclass of regular unranked tree languages, called the (k,l)-contextual tree languages. We describe the use of this s...