The main aim of this paper is to point out that a connective rule should be understood as a consistent family of connectives, in such a way that given any finite sequence of values we can evaluate i ts connective value. A connective rule is what we really need in practice, not a single connective operator. Only in some few cases we can characterize such a connective rule by means of a unique (a...

also serves to emphasize the areas of agreement and disagreement, so that the non-specialized reader can formulate an intelligent impression of the "firmness" of the various current concepts in the field. In addition to the discussions of the relation between lipids and arteriosclerosis, the Conference gave brief consideration to renal pressor substances and physical factors related to hyperten...

We study three kinds of compactness in some variants of G"{o}del logic: compactness,entailment compactness, and approximate entailment compactness.For countable first-order underlying language we use the Henkinconstruction to prove the compactness property of extensions offirst-order g logic enriched by nullary connective or the Baaz'sprojection connective. In the case of uncountable first-orde...

Introduction: Oral Lichen Planus (OLP) is one of the most common mucocutaneous lesion, and its etiologic factors have not been elucidated yet. OLP has two different clinical forms including reticular and erosive. Mast cells function in non-specific immunology is an etiologic factor involved in the formation of lichen planus. This study aimed at determining the pattern of mast cells presence in ...

Connective tissue growth factor (CCN2), a member of the CCN family of proteins, is a cysteine-rich matricellular protein. Connective tissue growth factor is not normally expressed in dermal fibroblasts unless induced. The most potent inducer of connective tissue growth factor thus far identified is transforming growth factor beta. Connective tissue growth factor, however, is constitutively over...

In vivo cultivated connective tissue is rich in lipids. That obtained from man and chicken has larger concentrations of neutral fat and cholesterol than connective tissue of other species. Connective tissue synthesizes cholesterol and possesses a striking avidity for retention of either endogenous or exogenous cholesterol. The fibrous portion of sponge-connective tissue of the rabbit incorporat...