In this paper we focus on a special class of commutative local‎ ‎rings called SPAP-rings and study the relationship between this‎ ‎class and other classes of rings‎. ‎We characterize the structure of‎ ‎modules and especially‎, ‎the prime submodules of free modules over‎ ‎an SPAP-ring and derive some basic properties‎. ‎Then we answer the‎ ‎question of Lam and Reyes about strongly Oka ideals fam...

in this paper we focus on a special class of commutative local‎ ‎rings called spap-rings and study the relationship between this‎ ‎class and other classes of rings‎. ‎we characterize the structure of‎ ‎modules and especially‎, ‎the prime submodules of free modules over‎ ‎an spap-ring and derive some basic properties‎. ‎then we answer the‎ ‎question of lam and reyes about strongly oka ideals fam...

Let $R$ be a commutative ring and $I$ an ideal of $R$. The zero-divisor graph of $R$ with respect to $I$, denoted by $Gamma_I(R)$, is the simple graph whose vertex set is ${x in Rsetminus I mid xy in I$, for some $y in Rsetminus I}$, with two distinct vertices $x$ and $y$ are adjacent if and only if $xy in I$. In this paper, we state a relation between zero-divisor graph of $R$ with respec...

BACKGROUND Streptococcus mutans surface-protein antigen (SpaP, PAc, or antigen I/II) has been well known to play an important role in initial attachment to tooth surfaces. However, strains with weak SpaP-expression were recently reported to be found in natural populations of S. mutans. The S. mutans gbpC-negative strain Z1, which we previously isolated from saliva and plaque samples, apparently...

BACKGROUND In the pulmonary circulation, there is a linear relationship between systolic pulmonary arterial pressure (SPAP) and mean pulmonary arterial pressure (MPAP). The aim of this study was to determine the passive or active nature of this mechanism by exploring the relationship in patients with and without autonomic rhythm control of the heart and pulmonary circulation. METHODS Pulmonar...

Lung cancer represents a major health problem. Cytostatic and radiotherapeutic treatment is limited because of dose-limiting systemic toxicity and surgery as a result of its invasive nature. Therefore, we developed a catheterization model of selective pulmonary artery perfusion (SPAP) combining the properties of isolated lung perfusion and i.v. treatment to achieve higher local drug levels and ...

Serum is used as an additive in the preparation of human spermatozoa for fertilization in vitro, as it is superior to other body fluids in supporting sperm motility. We recently purified the major sperm activating macromolecule present in serum and showed it to be a complex of immunoglobulin and apolipoprotein A-I. This complex, which we named sperm activating protein (SPAP), has now been furth...

BACKGROUND Schistosomiasis-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension (SPAH) is a major concern worldwide. However, the role of gender-specific contributing factors in SPAH is unknown. OBJECTIVE We investigated how systolic pulmonary artery pressure (SPAP) values and the presence of severe SPAP relate to gender, menopausal status, and pregnancy history in SPAH patients. METHODS Seventy-nine...

OBJECTIVE Exercise systolic pulmonary arterial pressure (SPAP) predicts the occurrence of symptoms in patients with degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR). However, this measurement is not always available. The purpose of this study was to identify resting echocardiographic predictors of exercise SPAP and whether predicted exercise SPAP may predict symptom-free survival. METHODS We prospectiv...