OF THE DISSERTATION........................................................................ ii PREFACE ......................................................................................................................... iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................................................................................... vii TABLE OF CONTENTS .........................................

Every ring R with identity satisfies the following property: the factor ideals of R (i.e., those ideals I such that I+ J= R and In J= (0) for some ideal J) form a Boolean sublattice of the lattice of all ideals of R. The universal algebraic abstraction of this property is known as Boolean factor congruences (BFC) or as the strict refinement property; more examples of algebras having BFC are lat...

A variety V has Boolean factor congruences (BFC) if the set of factor congruences of every algebra in V is a distributive sublattice of its congruence lattice; this property holds in rings with unit and in every variety which has a semilattice operation. BFC has a prominent role in the study of uniqueness of direct product representations of algebras, since it is a strengthening of the refineme...

We characterize the solvable groups without infinite properly ascending chains of non-BFC subgroups and prove that a non-BFC group with a descending chain whose factors are finite or abelian is a Černikov group or has an infinite properly descending chain of non-BFC subgroups.

In this study, the effects of different bottom friction coefficient (BFC) parameterization schemes on modelling four principal tidal constituents (M 2 , S K 1 O tides) in macrotidal East China Seas were investigated by using a high-resolution model based FVCOM (Finite Volume Community Ocean Model). The applied BFC include: empirical constant (EC-BFC), sediment-dependent form (SD-BFC), and spati...

Cardiovascular events due to decompensated lipid metabolism are commonly found in Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) patients using anti-retroviral therapy (HAART). Thus, the aim of this study was to identify the effect of a bioactive food compound (BFC) containing functional foods on individuals with HIV undergoing HAART. Particularly, this study aims to...

The genus Fritillaria (Liliaceae) comprises of ~140 species of bulbous perennials, which are distributed in the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere. Fritillaria species have attracted much attention because of their commercial value, partly as ornamental plants but principally as a source of material for use in traditional medicine. The use of Fritillaria extracts is well established in s...

Research into bioactive food compounds (BFC) continues to evolve albeit with shared challenges among scientists in the fields of obesity and cancer treatment and prevention. Given the diversity of scientific disciplines involved in evaluating BFC, multidisciplinary conferences provide opportunities to update the state of the science and critically discuss conceptual and methodological challenge...

Neutrophils and monocytes in cattle express a novel class of immunoglobulin Fc receptor, specific for bovine IgG2 (bIgG2), termed bFc gamma 2R. In cows, the ability of neutrophils to kill immunoglobulin-opsonized microorganisms appears to depend largely on this subclass, whose interaction with bFc gamma 2R initiates the killing process. bFc gamma 2R is a transmembrane glycoprotein consisting of...

The aim of this study was to develop a robust method for the simultaneous determination of the activities of three porcine CYP450 enzymes in hepatic microsomes. A cocktail consisting of three selective CYP450 probe substrates, 7-ethoxyresorufin (CYP1A), coumarin (CYP2A) and 7-benzyloxy-4-trifluoromethylcoumarin (BFC; CYP3A), was incubated with porcine liver microsomes. The presence of 7-ethoxyr...