1. In this note we first generalize a result of P. R. Halmos [3] concerning commutators of (bounded ) operators on Hubert space. Then we obtain some partial results on a problem of commutators in von Neumann algebras which is closely related to another problem raised by Halmos in [4]. Let 3C be any (infinite-dimensional) Hubert space, and let £(3C) denote the algebra of all bounded operators on...

We present multi-frequency VLA observations of the two radio galaxies 3C 129 and 3C 129.1 embedded in a luminous X-ray cluster. These radio observations reveal a substantial difference in the Faraday Rotation Measures (RMs) toward 3C 129.1 at the cluster center and 3C 129 at the cluster periphery. After deriving the density profile from available X-ray data, we find that the RM structure of bot...

A thin, chemically inert 3C-SiC layer between GaN and Si helps not only to avoid the "melt-back" effect, but also to inhibit the crack generation in the grown GaN layers. The quality of GaN layer is heavily dependent on the unique properties of the available 3C-SiC/Si templates. In this paper, the parameters influencing the roughness, crystalline quality, and wafer bow are investigated and engi...

Zika virus (ZIKV) infections have been linked with neurological complications and congenital Zika syndrome. Given the high level of homology between ZIKV and the related flavivirus dengue virus (DENV), we investigated the level of cross-reactivity with ZIKV using a panel of DENV human mAbs. A majority of the mAbs showed binding to ZIKV virions, with several exhibiting neutralizing capacities ag...

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This study investigated the effect of Angelica sinensis polysaccharides (APS-3c) on rat osteoarthritis (OA) model in vivo and rat interleukin-1-beta- (IL-1 β -) stimulated chondrocytes in vitro. APS-3c was administrated into rat OA knee joints and had protective effects on rat OA cartilage in vivo. Primary rat articular chondrocytes were cotreated with APS-3c and IL-1 β   in vitro. 2~50  μ g/mL...

Multifrequency polarimetry with the VLBA confirms the previously reported timevarying Faraday rotation measure (RM) in the quasar 3C 279. Variability in the RM and electric vector position angle (EVPA) of the jet component (C4) is seen making it an unreliable absolute EVPA calibrator. 3C 273 is also shown to vary its RM structure on 1.5 year time-scales. Variation in the RM properties of quasar...