Xiaodong Xu, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, China Zehui Shao, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China Stanis law Radziszowski∗, Rochester Institute of Technology, NY, USA For graphs G1, G2, · · · , Gm, the Ramsey number R(G1, G2, · · · , Gm) is defined to be the smallest integer n such that any m-coloring of the edges of the complete graph Kn must include a monochroma...

Co-Continuous Ceramic Composites, referred to as C4, have bi-continuous, interconnected and interpenetrating phases of a metal and ceramic. This bestows such composites with a higher strength to weight ratio compared with traditional composites. In this research work, a C4 composite of AA5083/SiC is fabricated for personal body armour, using gravity infiltration technique. A numerical simulatio...

For graphs G1, G2, · · · , Gm, the Ramsey number R(G1, G2, · · · , Gm) is defined to be the smallest integer n such that anym-coloring of the edges of the complete graphKn must include a monochromatic Gi in color i, for some i. In this note we establish several lower and upper bounds for some Ramsey numbers involving quadrilateral C4, including R(C4,K9) ≤ 32, 19 ≤ R(C4, C4,K4) ≤ 22, 31 ≤ R(C4, ...

In a study of 66 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and 80 controls it was found that the presence of two deficiency (null) alleles of C4 had a significant effect on mean C4 concentrations in serum. In six controls who each had two C4 null alleles the mean C4 concentration in serum was 56% lower than in 43 controls without C4 null alleles; the nadir of the C4 concentration in four...

BACKGROUND The activation of an enzyme, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), catalyzes the production of endogenous nitric oxide (NO). NO, in turn, is associated with cell death, suppression of tumor development, and inhibition of metastasis of murine melanoma cells. Moreover, the in vivo induction of iNOS is associated with regression of established hepatic metastases. Whether this regressi...