This work concerns linear multiplicity free actions of the complex groups GC = GL(n,C), GL(n,C) × GL(n,C) and GL(2n,C) on the vector spaces V = Sym(n,C), Mn(C) and Skew(2n,C). We relate the canonical invariants in C[V ⊕ V ∗] to spherical functions for Riemannian symmetric pairs (G,K) where G = GL(n,R), GL(n,C) or GL(n,H) respectively. These in turn can be expressed using three families of class...

UNLABELLED BACKGROUND Dietary glycemic index or load is thought to play an important role in glucose metabolism. However, few studies have investigated the relation between glycemic index (GI) or load (GL) and glycemia in Asian populations. In this cross-sectional analysis of a randomized controlled trial, the Saku Control Obesity Program, we examined the relation between the baseline GI or ...

Let Gl be the graph obtained from Kl by adhering the root of isomorphic trees T to every vertex of Kl, and dk−j+1 be the degree of vertices in the level j. In this paper we study the spectrum of the adjacency matrix A(Gl) and the Laplacian matrix L(Gl) for all positive integer l, and give some results about the spectrum of the adjacency matrix A(Gl) and the Laplacian matrix L(Gl). By using thes...

The dorsal and ventral surfaces of the lumbosacral spinal cord were examined in normal and irradiated postnatal rats. In normal rats between three and 13 days postnatal (DP), the glia limitans (GL) of the ventral surface was a more complex structure than the dorsal GL. This greater degree of complexity was manifested in a greater number of subpial astrocytes, a greater number of radial glial pr...

O-beta-D-Galactopyranosyl-(1----4)-O-beta-D-galactopyranosyl- (1----4)-D-glucopyranose (designated as 4'GL) are produced from lactose with Cryptococcus laurentii OKN-4. Excretion and metabolism of 4'GL in rats were examined using a radioisotope technique. [U-14c]4'GL was synthesized from [U-14C]lactose by Cryptococcus laurentii OKN-4. The 14CO2 in expired air was counted after oral administrati...

AIM The aim was to assess the pharmacokinetic (PK) interaction of curcumin and glibenclamide (GL) in diabetic rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sprague-Dawley rats induced with diabetes were divided into 2 groups of six rats in each. Group I: GL (6 mg/kg po once daily) treatment in diabetic rats and group 2: Curcumin (50 mg/Kg po once daily) + GL (dose as above) in diabetic rats. Blood samples were...

There is currently an increased global interest in the published glycaemic index (GI) and glycaemic load (GL) values of foods. However, data on the GI and GL values of different varieties of foods within Côte d'Ivoire are very limited. The study therefore aimed at finding the GI and GL of the main food staples in Côte d'Ivoire. Following the International Standard Organisation's protocol (ISO/F...

Giardia lamblia, which is an important parasitic cause of diarrhea, uses activated forms of glucose to make glycogen and activated forms of mannose to make glycophosphosphoinositol anchors. A necessary step for glucose activation is isomerization of glucose-6-phosphate to glucose-1-phosphate by a phosphoglucomutase (PGM). Similarly, a phosphomannomutase (PMM) converts mannose-6-phosphate to man...