Pomsets constitute one of the most basic models of concurrency. A pomset is a generalisation of a word over an alphabet in that letters may be partially ordered rather than totally ordered. A term t using the bi-Kleene operations 0, 1,+, · , , ‖,(∗) defines a set [[t]] of pomsets in a natural way. We prove that every valid universal equality over pomset languages using these operations is a con...

Nanostructured bismuth selenide thin films have been successfully fabricated on a silicon substrate at low temperature by rational design of the precursor solution. Bi(2)Se(3) thin films were constructed of coalesced lamella in the thickness of 50-80 nm. The nucleation and growth process of Bi(2)Se(3) thin films, as well as the influence of solution chemistry on the film structure were investig...

In this study, we investigated the molecular mechanisms of eribulin-induced cell death and its therapeutic potential in combination with the PLK1 inhibitor BI 6727 in Ewing sarcoma (ES). Here, we show that eribulin triggers cell death in a dose-dependent manner in a panel of ES cell lines. In addition, eribulin at subtoxic, low nanomolar concentrations acts in concert with BI 6727 to induce cel...

We prove an extension of the following result of Lubotzky and Madid on the rational cohomology of a nilpotent group G: If b1 < ∞ and G⊗Q = 0,Q,Q then b2 > b1/4. Here the bi are the rational Betti numbers of G and G ⊗ Q denotes the Malcev-completion of G. In the extension, the bound is improved when the relations of G are known to all have at least a certain commutator length. As an application ...

Topological insulators are a new class of materials that support topologically protected electronic surface states. Potential applications of the surface states in low dissipation electronic devices have motivated efforts to create nanoscale samples with large surface-to-volume ratios and highly controlled stoichiometry. Se vacancies in Bi(2)Se(3) give rise to bulk conduction, which masks the t...

in this paper, we introduce and study the prime, strongly prime,semiprime and irreducible fuzzy bi-ideals of a semigroup. we characterize thosesemigroups for which each fuzzy bi-ideal is semiprime. we also characterizethose semigroups for which each fuzzy bi-ideal is strongly prime.