Torsion theories are here extended to categories equipped with an ideal of 'null morphisms', or equivalently a full subcategory of 'null objects'. Instances of this extension include closure operators viewed as generalised torsion theories in a 'category of pairs', and factorization systems viewed as torsion theories in a category of morphisms. The first point has essentially been treated in [15].

The rate ofunidirectional efflux of45Ca from rat liver microsomal vesicles loaded with 45Ca and then treated with thapsigargin is not inhibited by increased [Ca2+] in the external medium, although the net efflux rate is substantially inhibited. We have used this property to measure the electrochemical gradient of Ca2+ from the inside to the outside of the vesicles at a series of Ca2+ loadings, ...

background :inversion recovery (ir) pulse sequences can generate t1-weighted images with a different range of inversion time (ti) to suppress or null the signal intensity (si) for a specified tissue. in this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of ti values on the concentration of the contrast agent, which leads to a minimum signal intensity, using an inversion recovery t1-weighted 3-dimen...

Floating point multiplication is a critical part in high dynamic range and computational intensive digital signal processing applications which require high precision and low power. This paper presents the design of an IEEE 754 single precision floating point multiplier using asynchronous NULL convention logic paradigm. Rounding has not been implemented to suit high precision applications. The ...