A new atisane-type diterpene, ent-16alpha-hydroxy-atisane-3,4-lactone (4) and three known diterpenes, ent-16alpha-hydroxy-atisane-3-one (1), ent-atisane-3beta,16alpha-diol (2), ent-3,4-seco-16alpha-hydroxyatis- 4(19)-en -3-oic acid (3) were isolated from the bark of the mangrove plant Excoecaria agallocha. Their structures and relative stereochemistry were elucidated by means of extensive NMR a...

Systemic vasculitis is a heterogeneous group of diseases of various aetiologies and manifestations. In general, the clinical results derive from ischemia caused by vascular inflammation, which depends on the organ affected. Such vasculitis cases are classified according to the classification of the Chapel Hill conference. They can present with relative frequency as ENT manifestations in both th...

A selective route for the degradation of the unsaturated side chain of ent-labdanes has been devised, giving two useful synthons: 2beta-acetoxy-14,15,17-trinor-ent-labdane-8,13- dione (5) and 2beta-acetoxy-14,15-dinor-ent-labd-8(17)-en-13-one (7), the use of which for the preparation of terpenylquinone derivatives shall be reported elsewhere.

Enterostatin (ENT) has been found to inhibit food intake and selectively inhibit fat intake in rats. Both peripheral and central mechanisms have been proposed. It also has been suggested that ENT may increase thermogenesis. The present study investigated the effects of oral ENT administration on food intake, energy expenditure and body weight in subjects with a preference for a high-fat diet. I...

1 MD by the Federal University of Ceará (Resident Physician at the ENT Service of the Walter Cantídio University Hospital of the Medical School of the Federal University of Ceará). 2 PhD in Medicine by the Medical School of the University of São Paulo (Adjunct Professor in the ENT Course of the Medical School of the Federal University of Ceará). 3 PhD in Medicine by the Federal University of Ce...

The settlem ent o f the class action sex discrim ination suit against the University received tentative court approval yesterday. C ourt docum ents confirm ed ear­ lier reports that the term s o f the proposed settlem ent include tenu r­ ing D elores Frese, form er assistant professor o f English and prinicipal planliff in the suit, and granting her back pay from Sept. 1, 1980. Although U.S. D ...

This W orking Paper seeks to provide an overview of the link between em ploym ent and poverty in Kenya. Using descriptive statistics and regression techniques, it exam ines unem ploym ent, underem ploym ent, em ploym ent and labour earnings, and the link of all these with poverty. D ata are from the unit records of the Labour Force Survey of 1999/99, the latest available data at the tim e that ...

1 PhD (Clinical Assistant) 2 MD (ENT Department, University Hospital of Ferrara) 3 MD (ENT Department, University Hospital of Ferrara) 4 MD (ENT Department, University Hospital of Ferrara) 5 MD (Anatomic Pathology Section, University Hospital of Ferrara ) 6 Prof (ENT Department, University Hospital of Ferrara) ENT Department and *Anatomic Pathology Section, University Hospital of Ferrara, Corso...

In this paper the Generalized Recurrence Plot and Generalized Recurrence Quantification Analysis are exploited to investigate spatially distributed systems characterized by a Hopf bifurcation. Specifically, the Complex GinzburgLandau equation is chosen as a prototypical example. Steady state spatial pattern evolution is studied by computing the recurrence quantification parameters Determinism (...

The following type of exponential convergence is proved for (non-degenerate or degenerate) McKean–Vlasov SDEs: W2(?t,??)2+Ent(?t|??)?ce??tmin{W2(?0,??)2,Ent(?0|??)},t?1, where c,?>0 are constants, ?t the distribution solution at time t, ?? unique invariant probability measure, Ent relative entropy and W2 L2-Wasserstein distance. In particular, this holds some granular media equations generalizi...