Let A be a non empty set, let B be a set, let B1 be a set, and let y1 be a function from B1 into A. Let us assume that B1 ⊆ B. The functor cylinder0(A,B,B1, y1) yields a non empty subset of A B and is defined by: (Def. 1) cylinder0(A,B,B1, y1) = {y : B → A: y B1 = y1}. Let A be a non empty set and let B be a set. A non empty subset of AB is said to be a thin cylinder of A and B if: (Def. 2) The...

6,123,819 A * 9/2000 Peeters ....................... 204/452 6,361,958 B1 * 3/2002 Shieh et al. ................. 435/7.1 6,524,790 B1 * 2/2003 Kopf-Sill et al. .............. 435/6 6,585,939 B1 7/2003 Dapprich 6,599,436 B1 7/2003 Matzke et al. 6,613,512 B1 9/2003 Kopf-Sill et al. 6,649,358 B1 * 11/2003 Parce et al. .................. 435/7.2 6,699,665 B1 * 3/2004 Kim et al. ......................

Introduction: At very high magnetic field, strong B1 heterogeneities occur in human MR images as RF wavelength becomes equal to, or smaller than, the size of the imaged target, interacting with lossy and dielectric properties of biological tissues(1,2). Different RF Shim techniques can be used in order to mitigate B1 inhomogeneities, which have considerable differences in their respective hardw...

We confirmed multiple picoeukaryotic algae, Ostreococcus, Micromonas, and Pelagomonas spp., as thiamine (vitamin B1) auxotrophs in laboratory experiments with axenic cultures. Examined strains have half saturation growth constants (Ks) for B1 between 1.26 and 6.22 pmol B1 L , which is higher than reported seawater concentrations. Minimum B1 cell quotas for Ostreococcus and Micromonas spp. are h...

TGF-b1 and VEGF, both angiogenesis inducers, have opposing effects on vascular endothelial cells. TGF-b1 induces apoptosis; VEGF induces survival. We have previously shown that TGF-b1 induces endothelial cell expression of VEGF, which mediates TGF-b1 induction of apoptosis through activation of p38mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK). Because VEGF activates p38 but protects the cells from ap...

Bois noir, an economically important disease of grapevine yellows that causes significant economic losses in wine production, is associated with ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ and transmitted to grapevines by cixiids Hyalesthes obsoletus Reptalus panzeri. Polyphagous planthopper Dictyophara europaea, commonly found natural habitats, harbors phytoplasmas from distinct groups alternative vector ...

5,981,180 A 11/1999 Chandleret a1. 6,046,807 A 4/2000 Chandler 6,139,800 A 10/2000 Chandler 6,268,222 B1 7/2001 Chandleret a1. 6,366,354 B1 4/2002 Chandler 6,449,562 B1 9/2002 Chandler et a1. 6,514,295 B1 2/2003 Chandleret a1. 6,524,793 B1 2/2003 Chandleret a1. 6,592,822 B1 7/2003 Chandler 6,599,331 B2 7/2003 Chandleret a1. 6,632,526 B1 10/2003 Chandler 6,649,414 B1 11/2003 Chandler et a1. 6,69...