In this paper we are interested in algorithms for finding 2-factors that cover certain prescribed edge-cuts in bridgeless cubic graphs. We present an algorithm for finding a minimum-weight 2-factor covering all the 3-edge cuts in weighted bridgeless cubic graphs, together with a polyhedral description of such 2-factors and that of perfect matchings intersecting all the 3-edge cuts in exactly on...

Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I)-mediated growth of cells can be modulated by specific IGF binding proteins (IGFBPs) that inhibit or augment IGF-I ligand-receptor interaction. IGFBP expression and production by human intestinal muscle cells in culture was characterized in rapidly growing cells ( day 3 of culture), in confluent cells ( day 7), and in postconfluent cells ( day 14). RT-PCR ana...

A systematic circuit design approach is proposed for experimental verification of hyperchaotic 2-, 3-, 4-scroll attractors from a generalized Matsumoto–Chua–Kobayashi (MCK) circuit. Moreover, using appropriate discrete and extended transformations, a novel digital signal processor (DSP) method is also presented for physically realizing the above hyperchaotic 2-, 3-, 4-scroll attractors. This is...

Let f be a rational function, which has k n-cycles under iteration. By using the symmetry of the underlying equation of degree k ·n, it is reduced to equations of degree k and n. This is explained in terms of Galois theory. The 3and 4-cycles of fc(z) = z2 + c are obtained explicitly. This yields the corresponding multiplier, which maps hyperbolic components of the Mandelbrot set conformally ont...

A procedure for chromatographic separation of 3and 4-substituted anilines on thin layers of silica gel in various systems has been developed with purpose of their identification and control of their purity. The chro­ matographic values Ям both from adsorption and partition chromatogra­ phies were correlated with physicochemical parameters pÄľa, er, and к. The relationship between RM from partit...

Stress-responsive neurons of the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) show functional plasticity and adapt to repeated restraint (RR) stress. To investigate whether neuronal adaptation to the homotypic stress also affects their response to a heterotypic stressor, we used in situ hybridization with intronic and exonic probes to measure primary transcript (hnRNA) and messenger RNA (mRNA) le...

(1) Vasopressin (VP), or antidiuretic hormone, is secreted in response to either increases in plasma osmolality (very sensitive stimulus) or to decreases in plasma volume (less sensitive stimulus). Its normal plasma level is very low (about 1 pg/ml, i.e. 10(-12) M), close to the detection limit of present immunoassays, and distinct antidiuretic effects are observed after infusion of small undet...

The potentiation of corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF)-stimulated cAMP production by vasopressin (VP) in the pituitary cell was investigated by studies on the interaction of CRF, VP, and the protein kinase C activator, phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) on cAMP, adenylate cyclase and phosphodiesterase. Addition of VP or PMA (0.01-100 nM) alone did not alter cellular cAMP content, but marke...

A graph is semi-symmetric if it is regular and edge transitive but not vertex transitive. The 3and 4-valent semi-symmetric graphs are wellstudied. Several papers describe infinite families of such graphs and their properties. 3-valent semi-symmetric graphs have been completely classified up to 768 vertices. The goal of this project is to extend this work to 5-valent semi-symmetric graphs. In th...