One can prove the following propositions: (1) For all real numbers a, b holds −(a + bi) = −a + (−b)i. (2) For all real numbers a, b such that b > 0 there exists a real number r such that r = b · −⌊ b ⌋ + a and 0 ¬ r and r < b. (3) Let a, b, c be real numbers. Suppose a > 0 and b ­ 0 and c ­ 0 and b < a and c < a. Let i be an integer. If b = c + a · i, then b = c. (4) For all real numbers a, b h...

The genotype at the NAT1* locus of an interethnic population of 38 unrelated subjects was determined by direct sequencing of 1.6-kb fragments amplified by PCR. The coding exon alone and together with the 3' noncoding exon of the wild-type (NAT1*4) and the three mutant alleles (NAT1*10, *11, and *16) detected was expressed in Escherichia coli and COS-1 cells, respectively, and the cytosolic frac...

OBJECTIVES To define the effects of annuloplasty rings (ARs) on the dynamic motion of anterior mitral leaflet (AML) and posterior mitral leaflet (PML). METHODS Fifty-eight adult, Dorsett-hybrid, male sheep (49 + or - 5 kg) had radiopaque markers inserted: eight around the mitral annulus, four along the central meridian (from edge to annulus) of the AML (#A(1)-#A(4)) and one on the PML edge (#...

1 Trigonometric Functions We recall the following identities for trigonometric functions. Theorem 1.1. For all x ∈ R, cos(−x) = cos(x) and sin(−x) = − sin(x). Theorem 1.2. For all α, β ∈ R, cos(α + β) = cos(α) cos(β)− sin(α) sin(β). Theorem 1.3. For all α, β ∈ R, sin(α+ β) = sin(α) cos(β) + cos(α) sin(β). Proof. For small positive angles (so α+ β is less than a right angle), the identities from...

Carbonyl sulphide (COS) is a potential tracer of gross primary productivity (GPP), assuming a unidirectional COS flux into the vegetation that scales with GPP. However, carbonic anhydrase (CA), the enzyme that hydrolyses COS, is expected to be light independent, and thus plants without stomata should continue to take up COS in the dark. We measured net CO2 (AC ) and COS (AS ) uptake rates from ...

6 1Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, 8093 Zürich, 7 Switzerland. 8 2Institut für Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften INH, Agroscope, Reckenholzstrasse 191, 8046 Zürich, 9 Switzerland. 10 3Centre for Organismal Studies (COS) Heidelberg, Universität Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany 11 4CellNetworks-Cluster of Excellence, Universität Heidelberg, 69120 Hei...

Soil is a major contributor to the biosphere–atmosphere exchange of carbonyl sulfide (COS) and carbon monoxide (CO). COS is a tracer to quantify terrestrial photosynthesis based on the coupled leaf uptake of COS and CO2, but such use requires separating soil COS flux, which is unrelated to photosynthesis, from ecosystem COS uptake. For CO, soil is a significant natural sink that influences the ...

– AIM: This prospective study was designed to assess whether the use of GnRH antagonists can improve the success rate of controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) in intrauterine insemination (IUI) treatments. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Eighty patients were divided into two groups: GnRH antagonist group (Group A, n=40) and control group (Group B, n=40). Patients in Group B underwent COS with recombinant ...

use of zinc and iron oxide are common in the desulfurization process from natural gas. in thisresearch, after determinations of the size and specifications through tem and xrd for each of the metaloxides, two different size ratios were used, 0.66 for zinc oxide and 0.142 for iron oxide. further, absorption of sulfur compounds in gas (hydrogen sulfide (h2s), carbonyl sulfide (cos), methyl mercap...

Net photosynthesis is the largest single flux in the global carbon cycle, but controls over its variability are poorly understood because there is no direct way of measuring it at the ecosystem scale. We report observations of ecosystem carbonyl sulfide (COS) and CO2 fluxes that resolve key gaps in an emerging framework for using concurrent COS and CO2 measurements to quantify terrestrial gross...