Type II supergravity on backgrounds admitting SU(3)×SU(3) structure and general fluxes is considered. Using the generalized geometry formalism, we study dimensional reductions leading toN = 2 gauged supergravity in four dimensions, possibly with tensor multiplets. In particular, a geometric formula for the full N = 2 scalar potential is given. Then we implement a truncation ansatz, and derive t...

We find a new solution of Type IIB supergravity which represents a collection of D5 branes wrapped on the topologically non-trivial S of the deformed conifold geometry T S. The Type IIB solution is obtained by lifting a new solution of D = 7 SU(2)L × SU(2)R gauged supergravity to ten dimensions in which SU(2)D gauge fields in the diagonal subgroup are turned on. The supergravity solution descri...

The possibility that non-supersymmetric conformal field theories softly broken below 100 TeV may provide an alternative to conventional grand unification is explored. We consider a low energy theory presumed to be of this type arising from the Type IIB superstring compactified on a AdS5 × S5/Γ space whose gauge group and the particle content are severely restricted by the compactification proce...

OBJECTIVE The goal was to assess the 1-year efficacy and safety of the addition of pioglitazone or metformin to existing sulfonylurea (SU) therapy in patients with inadequately controlled type 2 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS In this multicenter, double-blind study, patients were randomized to receive either pioglitazone 15 mg (n = 319) or metformin 850 mg (n = 320) and up to 45 mg/day...

We discuss some features of the regular supergravity solution for fractional branes on a deformed conifold, recently found by Klebanov-Strassler, mostly adapting it to a type 0 nonsypersymmetric context. The non-supersymmetric gauge theory is SU(M)× SU(M) with two bi-fundamental Weyl fermions. The tachyon is now stabilized by the RR antisymmetric tensor flux. We briefly discuss the most general...

jachymski [ proc. amer. math. soc., 136 (2008), 1359-1373] gave modified version of a banach fixed point theorem on a metric space endowed with a graph. in the present paper, (g, φ)-graphic contractions have been de ned by using a comparison function and studied the existence of fixed points. also, hardy-rogers g-contraction have been introduced and some fixed point theorems have been proved. s...

OBJECTIVE To assess treatment adherence to dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor vildagliptin compared with sulphonylureas (SU) in Muslim patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who were fasting during Ramadan in the UK. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS This prospective, observational cohort study was conducted in four UK centres. Patients already taking vildagliptin (50 mg twice a day) or an SU as add-...