Algebraic varieties that are locally isomorphic to open subsets of affine space will be called plain. Plain varieties are smooth and rational. The converse is true for curves and surfaces, and is unknown in general. It is shown that plain varieties are stable under blowup in smooth centers.

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I define the plain Anabaptists by answering two essential questions: “Who are the plain Anabaptists” and “What are the plain Anabaptists?” In asking “Who are the plain Anabaptists?” I investigate several dimensions of identity. First, I trace the history of seven religious traditions within Anabaptism: the Swiss Brethren/Mennonites, the Low German/Russian Mennonites, the Hutterites, the Amish, ...

abstract various mathematical water uptake models have been introduced for plants response to combined drought and salinity stress. the reduction functions are classified as additive, multiplicative and conceptual models. in this study six different macroscopic reduction functions, namely; van genuchten (additive and multiplicative), dirksen et al., van dam et al, skaggs et al and homaee were e...

background: anthropometric indices are widely used to assess the health and nutritional status of children the aim of the present study was determination of malnutrition and compare estimates of under nutrition among young children under 2 years of age from birjand city of iran using who growth standard and the national center for health statistics (nchs) references. methods: the cross‑sectiona...