The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [Co(C(12)H(6)N(2)O(2))(H(2)O)(4)](NO(3))(2), consists of a Co(II) complex cation with twofold rotational symmetry and two nitrate anions. The Co(II) atom has a distorted octa-hedral geometry with the basal plane occupied by two 1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione N atoms and two aqua O atoms, with the other two aqua ligands in axial positions. The aqua ligan...

This study aimed to (a) identify factors that motivate older adults to participate in aqua-based exercise; (b) identify potential barriers; and (c) compare perceptions between older adults with and without osteoarthritis (OA). Fifteen adults above 60 years of age participated in one of three focus groups during which they discussed perceived benefits, motives, and barriers to aqua exercise. Pai...

The goal of the AQuA architecture is to provide adaptive fault tolerance to distributed applications by using commercial off-the-shelf hardware and operating systems. The AQuA architecture allows application programmers to request desired levels of dependability during applications’ runtimes. It also provides adaptive fault tolerance. In distributed systems, resources change dynamically, and di...

The title complex, aqua-[1,3-bis-(2,6-diiso-propyl-phen-yl)imid-az-ol-2-yl-idene](η(4)-cyclo-octa-1,5-diene)rhodium(I) tetra-fluor-ido-borate, [Rh(C(8)H(12))(C(27)H(36)N(2))(H(2)O)]BF(4), exihibits a square-planar geometry around the Rh(I) atom, formed by a bidentate cyclo-octa-1,5-diene (cod) ligand, an N-heterocylcic carbene and an aqua ligand. The complex is cationic and a BF(4) (-) anion ba...

Nosocomial outbreaks attributable to glutaraldehyde-resistant, rapidly growing mycobacteria are increasing. Here, evidence is provided that defects in porin expression dramatically increase the resistance of Mycobacterium smegmatis and Mycobacterium chelonae to glutaraldehyde and another aldehyde disinfectant, ortho-phthalaldehyde. Since defects in porin activity also dramatically increased the...

Introduction of the romA gene cloned from Enterobacter cloacae into Escherichia coli K-12 resulted in almost complete inhibition of OmpF expression and a concomitant increase in resistance to quinolones, beta-lactams, chloramphenicol, and tetracyclines. In addition, the romA gene reduced the susceptibility to these multiple drugs even in the OmpF porin-deficient mutants of E. coli K-12. Results...

z Abstract AQUA is an integrated resource management architecture for an end-system that can deliver desired QOS to multimedia applications. The proposed architecture (called AQUA for Adaptive End-system Quality of Service Architecture) includes a common framework for managing resources such as CPU, network interface, memory, and bus bandwidth. Contributions of AQUA include an adaptation framew...