In many cells, low concentrations of Taxol potently block mitosis at the transition from metaphase to anaphase, with no change in microtubule polymer mass and no microtubule bundling. Mitotic block ultimately results in apoptotic cell death and appears to be the most potent antitumor mechanism of Taxol (M. A. Jordan et al., Cancer Res. 56: 816-825, 1996). Mitotic inhibition results, at least in...

We consider 3-Jordan algebras, i.e., the nonassociative commutative algebras satisfying (x^3 y)x=x^3(yx). The variety of 3-Jordan algebras contains all Jordan algebras and all pseudo-composition algebras. We prove that a simple 3-Jordan algebra with idempotent is either a Jordan algebra or a pseudo-composition algebra. Disciplines Algebra | Mathematics Comments This article is published as Hent...

We study the symmetries of generalized spacetimes and corresponding phase spaces defined by Jordan algebras of degree three. The generic Jordan family of formally real Jordan algebras of degree three describe extensions of the Minkowskian spacetimes by an extra ”dilatonic” coordinate, whose rotation, Lorentz and conformal groups are SO(d−1), SO(d−1, 1)×SO(1, 1) and SO(d, 2)×SO(2, 1), respective...

For several years, Jordan has been working in building and improving its e-government infra structure. As a result, there have been some improvements in the position of Jordan e-government relative to the worlds’ egovernments (according to some reports). However, some metrics and statistics about the online users do not indicate that there is a large percent of Jordanian citizens who are using ...

There have been several propositions for a geometric and essentially non-linear formulation of quantum mechanics, see, e.g., [AS98], [BH01], [CGM03], [Ki79]. From a purely mathematical point of view, the point of view of Jordan algebra theory might give new strength to such approaches: there is a “Jordan geometry” belonging to the Jordan part of the algebra of observables, in the same way as Li...

1Department of Community and Family Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan. 2Department of Health Policy and Management, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan. Received: 30/04/03; accepted: 26/10/03 ABSTRACT The study analysed time utilization by a sample of 111 physicians, nurses and midwives in 62 primary health care facilities in Jordan. The providers’ activity ov...

The coupling of electric fields and charges with membrane-water interfacial fluctuations affects membrane electroporation, ionic conductance, and voltage gating. A modified continuum model is introduced to study charge interaction with membrane-water interfacial fluctuations in multidielectric environments. By surrounding a point charge with a low dielectric sphere, the linear Poisson-Boltzmann...

The Lower Jordan River is located in the semiarid area of the Jordan Valley, along the border between Israel and Jordan. The implementation of the water sections of the peace treaty between Israel and Jordan and the countries' commitment to improve the ecological sustainability of the river system require a better understanding of the riverine environment. This paper investigates the sources an...

We study the symmetries of generalized spacetimes and corresponding phase spaces defined by Jordan algebras of degree three. The generic Jordan family of formally real Jordan algebras of degree three describe extensions of the Minkowskian spacetimes by an extra “dilatonic” coordinate, whose rotation, Lorentz and conformal groups are SO(d−1), SO(d−1, 1)×SO(1, 1) and SO(d, 2)×SO(2, 1), respective...