Argumentation Frameworks Dung s Abstract Argumentation framework * AF = (Args, Attack) where Attack Args Args Calculus of opposition applied to determine winning arguments A1 A2 A3 (publish) (not political) (political) (Args, Attack) abstracts from underlying logic based definition of Args and Attack Args = proofs of conclusions (claims) Attack = logic specific definition of conflict x * P. M. ...

Major autoepitopes for pathogenic Th cells of lupus were previously found in core histones of nucleosomes by testing overlapping synthetic peptides. To detect other dominant epitopes, we eluted peptides from MHC class II molecules of a murine lupus APC line that was fed with crude chromatin. The eluted peptides were purified by reverse-phase HPLC and tested for their ability to stimulate autoim...

The human cone visual system maintains sensitivity over a broad range of illumination, from below 1 troland to 1,000,000 trolands. While the cone photoreceptors themselves are an important locus for sensitivity regulation-or light adaptation-the degree to which they contribute in primates remains unclear. To determine the range of sensitivity regulation in the outer retina, the temporal dynamic...

For many one-way homomorphisms used in cryptography, there exist efficient zero-knowledge proofs of knowledge of a preimage. Examples of such homomorphisms are the ones underlying the Schnorr or the Guillou-Quisquater identification protocols. In this paper we present, for the first time, efficient zero-knowledge proofs of knowledge for exponentiation ψ(x1) . = h1 1 and multi-exponentiation hom...

The methylated DNA binding protein-2-H1 (MDBP-2-H1), present in rooster liver, is a member of the histone H1 family which inhibits transcription by binding selectively to methylated promoters. Here we have determined the primary structure of MDBP-2-H1. A comparison between histone H1 and MDBP-2-H1 was achieved by analyzing reversed phase HPLC-purified and V8-digested proteins by mass spectromet...

We consider a Heegaard splitting M = H1 ∪S H2 of a 3-manifold M having an essential disk D in H1 and an essential surface F in H2 with |D ∩ F | = 1. From H1∪SH2, we obtain another Heegaard splitting H′ 1∪S′ H′ 2 by removing a neighborhood of F from H2 and attaching it to H1. As an application, by using a theorem due to Casson and Gordon, we give examples of 3-manifolds admitting two Heegaard sp...

The renin–angiotensin system (RAS) and transforming growth factor-h1 (TGF-h1) play a pivotal role in the development of cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure. Recent studies indicate that angiotensin II (Ang II) and TGF-h1 do not act independently from one another but rather act as part of a signalling network in order to promote cardiac remodeling, which is a key determinant of clinical outcom...

B7-H1 and B7-H3, two members of the B7 family that are thought to regulate T-cell activation, are expressed in human non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, their prognostic significance is poorly understood. In the present study we reported that B7-H1 and B7-H3 were expressed in 96/128 (72.7%) and 89/128 (69.5%) samples, respectively. B7-H1 and B7-H3 expression and the number of infiltrat...