We analyze M-theory compactified on (K3 × S)/Z2 where the Z2 changes the sign of the three form gauge field, acts on S as a parity transformation and on K3 as an involution with eight fixed points preserving SU(2) holonomy. At a generic point in the moduli space the resulting theory has as its low energy limit N = 1 supergravity theory in six dimensions with eight vector, nine tensor and twenty...

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of reverse inclusion, which is a pilot in place where was conducted, line with views teachers, school principals and parents children special educational needs (SEN) typical developmental characteristics (TDC). Data were collected from total 46 participants (preschool teachers (N = 19); 3) working education kindergarten included whose have attended ...

The flesh-eating bacterium group A Streptococcus (GAS) binds and activates human plasminogen, promoting invasive disease. Streptococcal surface enolase (SEN), a glycolytic pathway enzyme, is an identified plasminogen receptor of GAS. Here we used mass spectrometry (MS) to confirm that GAS SEN is octameric, thereby validating in silico modeling based on the crystal structure of Streptococcus pne...

Amartya Sen has correctly sought to correct some shortcomings within neoclassical economic theory. Nonetheless, there still exists a tension in his work. His overall frame of analysis is still congruent with much of the neoclassical tradition. However, his critiques seem to imply that a sharp break with neoclassical theory is necessary. This conflict is examined in light of the connections betw...

Adiponectin is an adipose tissue-secreted protein and is a multifunctional adipocytokine. However, the association of adiponectin with bladder contraction has not been investigated. In this study, the adiponectin-sense transgenic mouse (Adip-Sen mouse; age, 16-24 weeks; male) and age-matched controls (C57Bl mouse) were studied. The Adip-Sen mouse showed a significant increase in plasma adiponec...

This paper offers an analysis of the meaning of although set within the framework of Relevance Theory. In line with Iten (1998b), although is seen as encoding procedural information that constrains the inferential processes involved in the derivation of implicatures. However, the current account differs from Iten (1998b) in several points. First, it suggests that utterances of the form Q althou...