Lutheran blood group glycoproteins (Lu gps) are receptors for the extracellular matrix protein, laminin. Studies suggest that Lu gps may contribute to vasoocclusion in sickle cell disease and it has recently been shown that sickle cells adhere to laminin isoforms containing the a5 chain (laminin 10/11). Laminin a5 is present in the subendothelium and is also a constituent of bone marrow sinusoi...

LU-111995 is a novel antipsychotic drug in clinical development. It has a clozapine-like receptor profile and affinities for dopamine D(4) and 5-hydroxytryptamine(2A) receptors. The effects of LU-111995 were examined in three models of disrupted prepulse inhibition (PPI) in rats. The first model tested the hypothesis that LU-111995 would normalize the deficit in PPI exhibited by rats treated wi...

The first T(d)-symmetric lutetium metallofullerene, Lu(2)@C(76), has been synthesized, isolated, and characterized. Because of the charge transfer from the encapsulated Lu atoms to the T(d)-C(76) fullerene cage, the otherwise unstable T(d)-C(76) fullerene can be significantly stabilized as a Lu(2)@C(76) fullerene. Both STM and STS results are consistent with a charge state of (Lu(2))(6+)@C(76)(...

The effects of replacing Pr by Lu on the magnetic behaviour and structures of Pr(1-x)Lu(x)Mn(2)Ge(2) (x = 0.2,x = 0.4) have been investigated using x-ray diffraction, Mössbauer spectroscopy, magnetization and neutron diffraction measurements. The substitution of Lu for Pr leads to a decrease in the lattice constants a, c and the unit cell volume V at room temperature with this contraction of th...

Introduction: The Lu-Hf decay system can be used to resolve planetary differentiation timescales, but this application requires knowledge of Hf isotopic evolution for bulk planets. Because Lu and Hf are refractory and lithophile, the isotopic evolution of bulk planets and their silicate portions can be reconstructed by back-calculation from the present-day Hf/Hf and Lu/Hf in chondrites [1–3]. H...

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the polynomial interpolation in one dimensional space r is an important method to approximate the functions. the lagrange and newton methods are two well known types of interpolations. in this work, we describe the semi inherited interpolation for approximating the values of a function. in this case, the interpolation matrix has the semi inherited lu factorization.

The protein toxin Cytotoxic Necrotizing Factor 1 (CNF1) is a major virulence factor of pathogenic Escherichia coli strains. It belongs to a family of single chain AB-toxins, which enter mammalian cells by receptor-mediated endocytosis. Recently, we identified the Lutheran (Lu) adhesion glycoprotein/basal cell adhesion molecule (BCAM) as a cellular receptor for CNF1. Here, we identified the Ig-l...

Advertising is an area that is covered by many researches, however, over-the-counter reactions to this important marketing tool has not yet been touched. This article present an exploratory study on this market segment as it respond to the marketing mix involved in the launching of an over-the-counter brand originally successful in the ethical market. The author found that advertising passes tw...