x.1. Elliptic Surfaces Deenition. An elliptic surface consists of a smooth (projective) surface E, a smooth (projective) curve C, and a morphism : E ?! C such that almost all bers E t = ?1 (t) are (smooth projective) curves of genus 1. In addition, we will generally assume that our elliptic surfaces come equipped with an identity section 0 : C ?! E which serves as the identity element of the gr...

Three-dimensional biofilm electrode reactors (3D-BERs) exhibit efficacy in the removal of refractory wastewater pharmaceuticals due to resistance pharmaceutical biodegradation. In this paper, a new 3D-BER with polyurethane sponge carrier was applied treatment containing tetrahydrofuran (THF) an objective exploring efficiency, degradation pathway and main functions microorganisms 3D-BERs for THF...

INTRODUCTION Benign rolandic epilepsy of childhood (BERS) is an epilepsy syndrome with presumably genetic-developmental etiology. The pathological basis of this syndrome is completely unknown. We postulated that a developmental abnormality presumably results in abnormal EEG background activity findings. PATIENTS AND METHODS 20 children with typical BERS and an age- and sex-matched group of he...

By embedding metal nanoparticles within polymeric materials, selective thermal polymer processing can be accomplished via irradiation with light resonant with the nanoparticle surface plasmon resonance due to the photothermal effect of the nanoparticles which effi ciently transforms light into heat. The wavelength and polarization sensitivity of photothermal heating from embedded gold nanorods ...

Wet-spun stimuli-responsive composite fi bers made of covalently crosslinked alginate with a high concentration of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are electroconductive and sensitive to humidity, pH, and ionic strength, due to pH-tunable water absorbing properties of the covalently crosslinked alginate. The conductivity depends on the material swelling in humid atmosphere and aqueous so...

Wavelength-routed all-optical networks have been receiving signiicant attention for high-capacity transport applications. A good routing and wavelength assignment (RWA) algorithm is critically important to improve the performance of wavelength-routed WDM networks. We study the blocking performance of xed-paths least-congestion (FPLC) routing in multiiber WDM networks in this paper. A new analyt...

A transitional zone in the dog renal artery was documented and its parameters were recorded: length and volumes of the luminal wall, tunica intima, tunica media, and tunica adventitia—as well as these parameters in the nontransitional zone of artery. Twelve normal adult male dogs were studied. Th e specimens were processed in the routine manner for light and electron microscopy. Aft er the dete...