Given an even cyclic (+1; 1) sequence s = (s0; :::; s2n 1) which consists of n plus ones and n minus ones, let us compute i+ j (mod 2n) for all n2 (+1; 1)-pairs (si; sj) and distribute obtained n2 numbers between 2n "boxes" 1; 2; :::; 2n 1; 2n = 0 (mod 2n). The average cardinality of a box is n2 2n = n2 . Some sequences have quite remarkable box-distributions, "almost average everywhere with tw...

CD4(+) Th cells play an important role in the induction and maintenance of adequate CD8(+) T cell-mediated antitumor responses. Therefore, identification of MHC class II-restricted tumor antigenic epitopes is of major importance for the development of effective immunotherapies with synthetic peptides. CAMEL and NY-ESO-ORF2 are tumor Ags translated in an alternative open reading frame from the h...

Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) or the Metropolis-Hastings algorithm is a simulation algorithm that has made modern Bayesian statistical inference possible. Nevertheless, the efficiency of different Metropolis-Hastings proposal kernels has rarely been studied except for the Gaussian proposal. Here we propose a unique class of Bactrian kernels, which avoid proposing values that are very close to...

The natural creaming of raw and heated camel milk was studied. Compared with cow (Bos taurus) milk, camel (Camelus dromedarius) milk showed very slow creaming rate in both raw and heated milk at refrigerator and room temperatures. Fat globule size distribution was similar in cow and camel milks. The creaming ability was also studied in various combinations of skim milks and creams of raw camel ...

Few published studies have reported the use of crude camel milk in the treatment of stomach infections, tuberculosis and cancer. Yet, little research was conducted on the effect of camel milk on the apoptosis and oxidative stress associated with human cancer. The present study investigated the effect and the underlying mechanisms of camel milk on the proliferation of human cancer cells using an...

The shape of the beam profile of a discharge excited XeCl excimer laser using a spiker-sustainer electrical circuit has been varied from a ‘bell’-, through a ‘top-hat’-, to a ‘camel-back’-profile by varying the delay between the spiker pulse and the maincurrent with the circuit operating in the charge-mode. Fine-tuning of the beam profile can be done by varying the charging voltage of the main ...

In the 90s, a remarkable number of manuscripts were found in Northern Afghanistan, including economic documents, legal documents, and letters, which have become an important resource for academic studies. This paper aims to investigate the Bactrian pantheon as reflected in the economic documents of this collection. At first, these economic documents and the pantheon mentioned in them are introd...

The camel uses various adaptive mechanisms for life in the desert. In the dry land ecosystem camel rearing is regarded as a fairly constant resource for sustenance. The camel has a great importance in the local, social culture of the societies inhabiting the dry lands. Marketing of camels is an important trade in India where it is also used as a draft animal. Consequently, Khanna and Rai sugges...

Camel meat is very popular and readily available in certain places of the world. Camel meat is not well known in Ethiopia except in the pastoralist community of Afar, Somali and Negele Borena. The dromedary camel is a good source of meat especially in areas where the climate adversely affects the performance of other meat animals. From the quality point of view, camel carcasses are slender and ...