PCR is increasingly being used as a diagnostic test for the detection of Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis DNA, as it has improved sensitivity and specificity in comparison to conventional techniques. The assay described here uses the two insertion sequences IS481 and IS1001 for B. pertussis and B. parapertussis, respectively, with detection by molecular beacons. The real-time P...

Let A be a set of n > n0(ε) positive real numbers, all at least 1 apart. We show that, if δa,b and δ� a,b are arbitrary real numbers satisfying |δa,b| < n 1−ε a , and |δ � a,b| < n1−ε b , we have |{(a + δa,b)(b + δ� a,b) : a, b ∈ A}| + |A + A| � n1+ε/9 log n . – Dedicated to Mel Nathanson and Carl Pomerance on the occasion of their 65th birthdays

in present study, a sybr green based real time pcr assay was developed for specific detection and quantification of bacillus subtilis in dough used for bread making. new primer pairs were designed to amplify a 212 base pair fragment of the apre gene. specificity of these primer pairs was confirmed with conventional and real time pcr methods. standard curves constructed using the threshold cycle...

‎Let $X$ be a real normed  space, then  $C(subseteq X)$  is  functionally  convex  (briefly, $F$-convex), if  $T(C)subseteq Bbb R $ is  convex for all bounded linear transformations $Tin B(X,R)$; and $K(subseteq X)$  is  functionally   closed (briefly, $F$-closed), if  $T(K)subseteq Bbb R $ is  closed  for all bounded linear transformations $Tin B(X,R)$. We improve the    Krein-Milman theorem  ...

Objective(s): This study was aimed to investigate the effect of Berberis integerrima (B. integerrima) extract on insulin sensitivity in high-fructose-fed insulin-resistant rats. Materials and Methods: Experimental rats were randomly divided into two groups: the control group was fed a regular chow diet while other group fed with a high-fructose diet for 8 weeks. After the first six weeks, the a...

We will denote intervals and interval vectors by Latin letters a, b, e . . . . (with or without index), interval matrices by capital Latin letters A, B, C , . . . Real vectors and matrices will be denoted by Latin letters with lower dots q, .b,e.,..., A., B., C . , . . . Endpoints of intervals and of interval vectors will be denoted by a_, ~ (lower and upper endpoims, respectively), real n u m ...

Addition: for each pair of real numbers a and b there exists a unique real number a + b such that • + is a commutative and associative operation; • there exists in R a zero, 0, for addition: a+ 0 = 0 + a = a for all a ∈ R; • for each a ∈ R there exists an additive inverse −a ∈ R such that a+(−a) = (−a)+a = 0. Multiplication: for each pair of real numbers a and b there exists a unique real numbe...