In this paper we propose and analyze techniques for academic routine and exam time table generation for open credit system. The contributions of this paper are multi-folds. Firstly, a technique namely Decision tree based Routine Generation (DRG) algorithm is proposed to generate an academic routine. Secondly, based on the DRG concept, Exam-time Tabling algorithm (ETA) is developed to implement ...

Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of a mu 3-eta 2:eta 2:eta 2-C60 triosmium cluster complex Os3(CO)8(CN(CH2)3Si(OEt)3)(mu 3-eta 2:eta 2:eta 2-C60) (2) on ITO or Au surface exhibit ideal, well-defined electrochemical responses and remarkable electrochemical stability being reducible up to tetranionic species in their cyclic voltammograms.

Various bacterial pathogens secrete toxins, which are not only responsible for fatal pathogenesis of disease, but also facilitate evasion of host defences. One of the best-known bacterial toxin groups is the mono-ADP-ribosyltransferase family. In the present study, we demonstrate that human neutrophil α-defensins are potent inhibitors of the bacterial enzymes, particularly against DT (diphtheri...

Streptococcus pyogenes T1 was previously found to produce an acidic mitogenic exotoxin, designated A beta, antigenically distinct from erythrogenic toxin type A (ETA) of strains T1 and NY5. Following chemical analysis and biological characterization, we have renamed this toxin streptococcal mitogenic exotoxin Z (SMEZ). Physicochemical separation of SMEZ from ETA was successfully performed on a ...

PLC (phospholipase C) plays an important role in intracellular signal transduction by hydrolysing phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate, a membrane phospholipid. To date, 12 members of the mammalian PLC isoforms have been identified and classified into five isotypes beta, gamma, delta, epsilon and zeta, which are regulated by distinct mechanisms. In the present study, we describe the identifica...

Lycium barbarum, a traditional Chinese anti-aging herb, has been shown to protect retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in a rat chronic ocular hypertension (COH) model. Here, we investigated the expression of endothelin-1 (ET-1), a strong vasoconstrictor, and its receptors, ETA and ETB, in the COH model and assessed the effects of Lycium barbarum on the ET-1 axis. Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) w...

suppose $g$ is a finite group, $a$ and $b$ are conjugacy classes of $g$ and $eta(ab)$ denotes the number of conjugacy classes contained in $ab$. the set of all $eta(ab)$ such that $a, b$ run over conjugacy classes of $g$ is denoted by $eta(g)$.the aim of this paper is to compute $eta(g)$, $g in { d_{2n}, t_{4n}, u_{6n}, v_{8n}, sd_{8n}}$ or $g$ is a decomposable group of order $2pq$, a group of...