‎given a finite non-cyclic group $g$‎, ‎call $sigma(g)$ the smallest number of proper subgroups of $g$ needed to cover $g$‎. ‎lucchini and detomi conjectured that if a nonabelian group $g$ is such that $sigma(g) < sigma(g/n)$ for every non-trivial normal subgroup $n$ of $g$ then $g$ is textit{monolithic}‎, ‎meaning that it admits a unique minimal normal subgroup‎. ‎in this paper we show how thi...

let $g$ be a simple graph with an orientation $sigma$‎, ‎which ‎assigns to each edge a direction so that $g^sigma$ becomes a‎ ‎directed graph‎. ‎$g$ is said to be the underlying graph of the‎ ‎directed graph $g^sigma$‎. ‎in this paper‎, ‎we define a weighted skew‎ ‎adjacency matrix with rand'c weight‎, ‎the skew randi'c matrix ${bf‎ ‎r_s}(g^sigma)$‎, ‎of $g^sigma$ as the real skew symmetric mat...

Let $A$ be a Banach ternary algebra over a scalar field $Bbb R$ or $Bbb C$ and $X$ be a ternary Banach $A$--module. Let $sigma,tau$ and $xi$ be linear mappings on $A$, a linear mapping $D:(A,[~]_A)to (X,[~]_X)$ is called a Lie ternary $(sigma,tau,xi)$--derivation, if $$D([a,b,c])=[[D(a)bc]_X]_{(sigma,tau,xi)}-[[D(c)ba]_X]_{(sigma,tau,xi)}$$ for all $a,b,cin A$, where $[abc]_{(sigma,tau,xi)}=ata...

In this paper. (1) We determine the complex-valued solutions of the following variant of Van Vleck's functional equation $$int_{S}f(sigma(y)xt)dmu(t)-int_{S}f(xyt)dmu(t) = 2f(x)f(y), ;x,yin S,$$ where $S$ is a semigroup, $sigma$ is an involutive morphism of $S$, and $mu$ is a complex measure that is linear combinations of Dirac measures $(delta_{z_{i}})_{iin I}$, such that for all $iin I$, $z_{...

The conversion to mucoid phenotype in Pseudomonas aeruginosa during chronic infections in cystic fibrosis (CF) is due to mutations in the algU mucABCD gene cluster. This cluster encodes an extreme stress response system conserved in Gram-negative bacteria. The system includes an ECF sigma factor, AlgU (sigmaE), an inner membrane protein, MucA, which inhibits AlgU activity, and MucB, a periplasm...

The gab operon (gabDTPC) in Escherichia coli functions in the conversion of gamma-aminobutyrate to succinate. One component of gab operon regulation involves the RpoS sigma factor, which mediates activation at high cell density. Transposon mutagenesis was used to identify new genes that regulate gab operon expression in rich media. A Tn5tmp insertion in the hldD (formerly rfaD) gene increased g...

This work discusses a protocol for constructing highly accurate potential energy curves (PECs) the lowest two states of Rb$_{2}^+$, i.e. $X\,{}^2{\Sigma}{_g^+}$ and $(1) {}^2\Sigma{_u^+}$, using an additivity scheme based on coupled-cluster theory. The approach exploits findings our previous [J. Schnabel, L. Cheng A. K\"ohn, J. Chem. Phys. 155, 124101 (2021)] to avoid unphysical repulsive long-...

‎a ring $r$ is strongly clean provided that every element‎ ‎in $r$ is the sum of an idempotent and a unit that commutate‎. ‎let‎ ‎$t_n(r,sigma)$ be the skew triangular matrix ring over a local‎ ‎ring $r$ where $sigma$ is an endomorphism of $r$‎. ‎we show that‎ ‎$t_2(r,sigma)$ is strongly clean if and only if for any $ain‎ ‎1+j(r)‎, ‎bin j(r)$‎, ‎$l_a-r_{sigma(b)}‎: ‎rto r$ is surjective‎. ‎furt...

‎In this paper‎, ‎algebraic investigations on sup-$Sigma$-algebras are presented‎. ‎A representation theorem for‎ ‎sup-$Sigma$-algebras in terms of nuclei and quotients is obtained‎. ‎Consequently‎, ‎the relationship between‎ ‎the congruence lattice of a sup-$Sigma$-algebra and the lattice of its nuclei is fully developed.