Hypoxic vasoconstriction (HV) is an intrinsic response of mammalian pulmonary and cyclostome aortic vascular smooth muscle. The present study examined the utilization of calcium during HV in dorsal aortas (DA) from sea lamprey and New Zealand hagfish. HV was temporally correlated with increased free cytosolic calcium (Ca2+c) in lamprey DA. Extracellular calcium (Ca2+o) did not contribute signif...

BACKGROUND Hallux valgus (HV) has been linked to functional disability and increased falls risk in older adults. However, specific gait alterations in individuals with HV are unclear. This systematic review investigated gait parameters associated with HV in otherwise healthy adults. METHODS Electronic databases (Medline, Embase, CINAHL) were searched to October 2011, including cross-sectional...

In order to improve the use efficiency of a cover crop, hairy vetch (Vicia villosa R., HV), and supplemental chemical N fertilizer, N release and uptake patterns from HV, fast-release N fertilizer (Fast), and slow-release N fertilizer (Slow) in fresh market tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) production were investigated using the 15N-labeling method. In the incubation of soil-added N at two mix r...

The notion of intuitionistic fuzzy sets was introduced by Atanassov as a generalization of the notion of fuzzy sets. In this paper, we apply the concept of intuitionistic fuzzy sets to Hv-rings. We introduce the notion of an intuitionistic fuzzy Hv-ideal of an Hvring and then some related properties are investigated. We state some characterizations of intuitionistic fuzzy Hv-ideals. Also we inv...

In this paper, we introduce a generalized class of an Hv-semigroup obtained from an LA-semigroup H. This generalized Hv-structure is called an Hv-LA-semigroup. We provide several examples of Hv-LA-semigroups. Moreover, with the help of an example we obtain that each LA-semigroup endowed with an equivalence relation can induce an Hv-LA-semigroup. We also investigate isomorphism theorems with the...

Hydroa vacciniforme (HV) is a rare and chronic pediatric disorder that is characterized by photosensitivity and recurrent vesicles that heal with vacciniforme scarring. The pathogenesis of HV is unknown; no chromosome abnormality has been identified. HV patients have no abnormal laboratory results, so the diagnosis of HV is based on identifying the associated histological findings in a biopsy s...