A method for the determination of the progress rate and the probability of success for thèEvolution Strategy' (short ES) is presented. The new method is based on the asymptotical behavior of the-distribution and yields exact results in case of innnite-dimensional parameter spaces. The technique is demonstrated for the (1; +) ES using a spherical model including noisy quality functions. The resu...

We study the properties of a model system that exhibits a transition between ferromagnetic and helical order at a Lifshitz point, as interaction parameters R and S compete.neighbour and next-nearest-neighbour spin pairs respectively in the z direction, and J,, is a nearest-neighbour interaction between spin pairs in each xy plane. We calculate the high-temperature susceptibility series to order...

Planing vessels usually have low ratios of resistance to weight, so they can move fast on sea surface than the displacement or semi-displacement ships. Access to higher speeds is one of the attractions for designers and users. To achieve higher speeds, reducing the hydrodynamic resistance is a necessity for this class of vessels. In this study, a 3D finite volume approach is used to analyze the...

Antibody-producing cells have been identified among cells obtained from efferent lymphatic vessels, the thoracic duct, and peripheral blood. These cells, which produced plaques of hemolysis and which were quite rare (20 to 50 per million), due in most instances to 19S antibody, were located and studied by electron microscopy. Of the antibody-producing cells found in these three sites there were...

One monoclonal antibody (mAb 3F6) against coelomocytes of sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus was developed by immunization of Balb/C mice. Analyzed by indirect immunofluorescence assay test (IIFAT), immunocytochemical assay (ICA), Western blotting and fluorescenceactivated cell sorter (FACS), mAb 3F6 showed specific for spherulocytes of A. japonicus. The mAb 3F6 recognized an antigen of molecu...

Ex vivo 2-photon fluorescence microscopy (2PFM) with optical clearing enables vascular imaging deep into tissue. However, optical clearing may also produce spherical aberrations if the objective lens is not index-matched to the clearing material, while the perfusion, clearing, and fixation procedure may alter vascular morphology. We compared in vivo and ex vivo 2PFM in mice, focusing on apparen...