Because cE−cI > ar gives ∂V (t,0) ∂p > 0, C 0(0) = 0 implies pFB > 0. Now we have shown pFB ∈ (0, 1), which implies (pFB(ar+ cI) + (1− p)cE) ∈ (ar+ cI , cE). Applying the condition a f(t) < ar+ cI , we get ∂V (t,p) ∂t > 0, which implies t > t. ¥ PROOF OF LEMMA 2, 3, 4. We will prove Lemma 2. Proofs of Lemma 3 and 4 are similar and thus omitted. The Kuhn-Tucker condition is −1+prf(t) ≤ 0 with eq...

In chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), the development of chromosomal abnormalities in addition to the Philadelphia chromosome (clonal evolution) is considered by many to be a feature of accelerated phase (AP). Imatinib mesylate (STI571), a selective inhibitor of the Bcr-Abl tyrosine kinase, has significant activity in AP CML. As clonal evolution could allow Bcr-Abl independent proliferation, w...

Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) and rare earth elements (REEs) have both attracted extensive attention because of their structures and properties. The layered structure of LDHs makes it possible for many functional ions to be incorporated and the uniform dispersion of metal organic anions in interlayer galleries or metal cations in layers extends the applications of layered materials to a wide...

The barriers to concurrent engineering (CE) are cultural, organizational, and technological in nature. A successful implementation of CE requires that these barriers be identified up-front. The Concurrent Engineering Research Center (CERC) has developed a model, a measurement tool, and a methodology – the Readiness Assessment for Concurrent Engineering (RACE) – to assist CE implementors in iden...

Herpesviruses have been implicated as etiologic factors in the pathogenesis of human arteriosclerosis. We have examined the pathobiological effects of human herpes simplex virus (HSV-1) infection in influencing lipid accumulation and metabolism in human and bovine arterial smooth muscle cells (SMC). Significantly greater amounts of saturated cholesteryl esters (CE) and triacylglycerols (TG) acc...

We determined the influence of fasting (FAST) and feeding (FED) on cholesteryl ester (CE) flow between high-density lipoproteins (HDL) and plasma apoB-lipoprotein and triacylglycerol (TG)-rich emulsions (EM) prepared with TG-fatty acids (FAs). TG-FAs of varying chain lengths and degrees of unsaturation were tested in the presence of a plasma fraction at d > 1.21 g/mL as the source of CE transfe...

J. G. He, Y. Li, X. X. Xue, H. Q. Ru, H. Yang, School of Material and Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China; X. W. Huang, National Engineering Research Center for Rare Earth Materials, General Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals, and Grirem Advanced Materials Co., Ltd., Beijing, China. In this paper the electrochemical behaviors of Ce(IV)/Ce(III) redox couple and Ce(IV) F co...

BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS The clinical utility of computed virtual chromoendoscopy with flexible spectral imaging color enhancement (FICE) in capsule endoscopy (CE) remains controversial. To clarify the clinical utility of FICE-enhanced CE in evaluating small bowel lesions, we quantitatively assessed white light (WL), FICE, and blue mode (BM) images and examined the sensitivity of these 3 imagi...

The catalysts of iron-doped Mn-Ce/TiO2 (Fe-Mn-Ce/TiO2) prepared by sol-gel method were investigated for low temperature selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO with NH3. It was found that the NO conversion over Fe-Mn-Ce/TiO2 was obviously improved after iron doping compared with that over Mn-Ce/TiO2. Fe-Mn-Ce/TiO2 with the molar ratio of Fe/Ti = 0.1 exhibited the highest activity. The results...