Let (X,ω) be a polarized simply connected Calabi-Yau manifold. That is, X is a simply connected compact Kähler manifold of dimension n with zero first Chern class and ω is a Kähler form of X such that [ω] ∈ H(X,Z). In this paper, we study the local properties of the moduli space M of the polarized Calabi-Yau manifold (X,ω). By definition M is the parameter space of the complex structures over X...

Ion currents such as M-currents (I(M)), persistent sodium currents (I(NaP)) and H-currents (I(h)) have been observed in a variety of brain regions, including the hippocampal formation, where storage and retrieval of information are facilitated by oscillatory network activities. They have been suggested to play an important role in neuronal excitability, synaptic transmission, membrane oscillato...

restricted to the dirty slices. It is almost the 2-dimensional mesh considered in Section 2. The diier-ence is that 2r + 2 leftmost and rightmost columns do not contain connections which correspond to Odd-Even Transposition Sort. Additionally, there are columns in the middle of the mesh that contain comparators implementing vertical comparisons in vertical slices. However, using Proposition 1.9...

The lateral nucleus of the amygdala is the entry point of most sensory inputs into the amygdala. However, the way information is processed and distributed within the lateral nucleus still eludes us. To gain some insight into this issue, we have examined the spatial organization of excitatory and inhibitory connections in the lateral nucleus. To this end, we performed whole-cell recordings of pr...

Visualization of 3-D volume data through maximum intensity projections (MIP) requires isotropic voxels for generation of undistorted projected images. Unfortunately, due to the inherent scanning geometry, X-ray computed tomographic (CT) images are mostly axial images with submillimeter pixel resolution, with the slice spacing on the order of half to one centimeter. These axial images must be in...

We study the spectral pictures of (jointly) hyponormal 2-variable weighted shifts with commuting subnormal components. By contrast with all known results in the theory of subnormal single and 2-variable weighted shifts, we show that the Taylor essential spectrum can be disconnected. We do this by obtaining a simple sufficient condition that guarantees disconnectedness, based on the norms of the...

A comparative study of spinal connective tissue and its structural arrangement was carried out using tissue preserved in epoxy resin plastinated slices and paraffin embedded sections. The 2.5mm horizontal plastinated slices provide a more complete overview of connective tissue arrangement in the spine, including fibre arrangement, bony attachment sites and, continuity with neighbouring structur...

A concrete block retaining wall is supported by its weight. This structure has some advantages, including lower construction costs, a water-permeable that produces less water pressure behind the wall, and more flexible because it can follow ground's contours. Rankine's theory usually used to design this wall. According theory, failure pattern forms an angle of 450 + • /2 with horizontal plane. ...