Given the interdisciplinary nature of complex network studies, there is a practical need for dialogue between theorists proposing graph measurements and those seeking to apply them into a domain. We consider this in the domain of software complexity by highlighting the distinctive nature of networks representing software's internal structure and also by describing the application of one such pr...

Background: Small non-coding RNAs (sRNAs) have emerged as ubiquitous regulatory elements in bacteria and other life domains. However, few sRNAs have been identified outside several well-studied species of gammaproteobacteria and thus relatively little is known about the role of RNA-mediated regulation in most other bacterial genera. Here we have conducted a computational prediction of putative ...

F. Caravaca, Serv. Nefrología, Hospital Insalud, cts. Valverde s/n, 06010 Badajoz (Spain) Dear Sir, Hypersensitivity reactions have been described in relationship to hemodialysis procedures. The main substances reported as implicated in these reactions have been: ethylene oxide [1, 2], formaldehyde [3], and Cuprophan [4]. Hanai et al. [5] reported a case of anaphylactic reaction, asthma and eos...

This paper presents a formal characterization of the major concepts and constructs o f fuzzy logic in terms of notions o f distance, closeness, and similarity between pairs o f possible worlds. The formalism is a direct extension (by recognition of multiple degrees o f accessibility, conceivability, or reachability) of the major modal logic concepts of possible and necessary truth. Given a func...

assay with an N-terminal-directed antiserum K4023 (Heding et al., 1976), and increased at least 5-fold after instillation of nutrients. The corresponding plasma concentrations measured with a C-terminally-directed antiserum 30K (Harris et al., 1979) increased only slightly. Consistent with the previous report of Valverde et al. (1970), the glucagon-like polypeptides from both tissues and plasma...

Тhe aim of the present study was identification of flavone aglycones and determination of the content of each and the content of total flavonoids as well as investigation of the eventual seasonal variations of flavonoids in Teucrium polium L. (Lamiaceae). The plant samples were collected at six different locations in Republic of Macedonia, during summer in 1999, 2000 and 2003. For determination...

Cardiac ischaemia puts a tremendous stress on cardiac myocytes, and abrupt reperfusion causes dramatic changes during the first seconds to minutes that profoundly affect cell survival vs. cell death. – 3 Myocyte ionic changes can contribute to these critical effects. During ischaemia, the concentration of intracellular Naþ ([Na]i) rises because of a combination of increased Naþ entry via Naþ/Hþ...

The mechanisms of involvement of the opioidergic system in the antinociceptive effect of antidepressants remain to be elucidated. The present study was designed to determine what type of opioid receptors may be involved at the spinal and supraspinal levels in the antihyperalgesic effect of clomipramine, a tricyclic antidepressant commonly prescribed in the treatment of neuropathic pain. Its ant...

• Pyrites from VMS deposits of the Iberian belt host NPs. Colloform pyrite contains mainly As–Fe–Pb–Cu Euhedral stockwork hosts Au Transport and precipitation metallic NPs by polymetallic melts. This paper reports first-ever study on nanoscale mineralogy in volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) Pyrite Belt, southwestern Peninsula. It targeted colloform-textured grains formed at low temperature dis...

Tolerance and resistance are two different plant defense strategies against herbivores. Empirical evidence in natural populations reveals that individual plants allocate resources simultaneously to both strategies, thus plants exhibit a mixed pattern of defense. In this review we examine the conditions that promote the evolutionary stability of mixed defense strategies in the light of available...