Introduction Molecular MRI allows the specific detection of biomolecules that are upregulated during disease. To this extent, contrast agents (CAs) are used that home to the targeted biomolecules via high affinity ligands coupled to the CA. Activated endothelial cells in tumor angiogenesis provide well suited disease markers, which are easily accessible for circulating CAs. Several studies have...

We study communication primitives for interaction between mobile agents. They can be classified into two groups. At a low level there are location dependent primitives that require a programmer to know the current site of a mobile agent in order to communicate with it. At a high level there are location independent primitives that allow communication with a mobile agent irrespective of its curr...

Adriamycin and menogarol are anthracyclines which cause more than 100% increase in life span of mice bearing P388 leukemia and B16 melanoma. Unlike Adriamycin, menogarol does not bind strongly to DNA, and it minimally inhibits DNA and RNA synthesis at lethal doses. Adriamycin is a clinically active drug, and menogarol is undergoing preclinical toxicology at National Cancer Institute. In view of...

Consider a model of location choice by two sorts of agents, called “buyers”and “sellers:”In the first period agents simultaneously choose between two identical possible locations; following this, the agents at each location play some sort of game with the other agents there. Buyers prefer locations with fewer other buyers and more sellers, and sellers have the reverse preferences. We study the ...

Objective The aim of this in vitro study was to investigate the effect of two desensitizing agents and water on hydraulic conductance in human dentin. Material and Methods GLUMA Desensitizer PowerGel (GLU) contains glutaraldehyde (GA) and 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA), and Teethmate Desensitizer (TD) is a powder comprising tetracalcium phosphate (TTCP) and dicalcium phosphate anhydrous (...

In this paper, we propose a strategic-negotiation model which enables self-motivated rational agents to share resources. The strategic-negotiation model takes the passage of time during the negotiation process itself into account. The model considers bilateral negotiations in situations characterized by complete information, in which one agent loses over time while the other gains over time. Us...

A blinded study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a dentist-prescribed, accelerated carbamide peroxide tooth-whitening system. Fifty-one patients with discolored teeth completed a clinical trial using an overnight bleaching regimen. One group used an experimental bleaching (whitening) regimen with 10% carbamide peroxide bleaching paste, and another group used the Colgate Plat...