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Mode of action of Bacillus thuringiensis PS86Q3 strain in hymenopteran forest pests
2001
The mode of action of Cry toxins has been described principally in lepidopteran insects as a multistep process. In this work we describe the mode of action of a Cry toxin active in the common pine sawfly Diprion pini (Hymenoptera, Diprionidae), considered a major forest pest in Europe. Strain PS86Q3 contains a long bipyramidal crystal composed of five major proteins. The N-terminal sequence shows that the 155 kDa protein corresponds to Cry5B toxin and the other proteins belong to the Cry5A subgroup. PCR analysis indicates the presence of cry5Ac and cry5Ba genes, suggesting that Cry5A protein should be Cry5Ac. Activation of protoxins with trypsin or with midgut content from D. pini and Cepha…
Semi-compatible and reciprocally continuous maps in weak non-Archimedean Menger PM-spaces
2012
In this paper, we introduce semi-compatible maps and reciprocally continuous maps in weak non-Archimedean PM-spaces and establish a common fixed point theorem for such maps. Moreover, we show that, in the context of reciprocal continuity, the notions of compatibility and semi-compatibility of maps become equivalent. Our result generalizes several fixed point theorems in the sense that all maps involved in the theorem can be discontinuous even at the common fixed point.
Multialternating graded polynomials and growth of polynomial identities
2012
Let G be a finite group and A a finite dimensional G-graded algebra over a field of characteristic zero. When A is simple as a G-graded algebra, by mean of Regev central polynomials we construct multialternating graded polynomials of arbitrarily large degree non vanishing on A. As a consequence we compute the exponential rate of growth of the sequence of graded codimensions of an arbitrary G-graded algebra satisfying an ordinary polynomial identity. In particular we show it is an integer. The result was proviously known in case G is abelian.
Polynomial Identities and Asymptotic Methods
2005
Polynomial identities and PI-algebras $S_n$-representations Group gradings and group actions Codimension and colength growth Matrix invariants and central polynomials The PI-exponent of an algebra Polynomial growth and low PI-exponent Classifying minimal varieties Computing the exponent of a polynomial $G$-identities and $G\wr S_n$-action Superalgebras, *-algebras and codimension growth Lie algebras and nonassociative algebras The generalized-six-square theorem Bibliography Index.
On the Toeplitz algebras of right-angled and finite-type Artin groups
1999
The graph product of a family of groups lies somewhere between their direct and free products, with the graph determining which pairs of groups commute and which do not. We show that the graph product of quasi-lattice ordered groups is quasi-lattice ordered, and, when the underlying groups are amenable, that it satisfies Nica's amenability condition for quasi-lattice orders. As a consequence the Toeplitz algebras of these groups are universal for covariant isometric representations on Hilbert space, and their representations are faithful if the isometries satisfy a properness condition given by Laca and Raeburn. An application of this to right-angled Artin groups gives a uniqueness theorem …
The maximal coefficient of ternary cyclotomic polynomials with one free prime
2014
A cyclotomic polynomial Φn(x) is said to be ternary if n = pqr, with p, q and r distinct odd primes. Let M(p, q) be the maximum (in absolute value) coefficient appearing in the polynomial family Φpqr(x) with p < q < r, p and q fixed. Here a stronger version of the main conjecture of Gallot, Moree and Wilms regarding M(p, q) is established. Furthermore it is shown that there is an algorithm to compute M(p): = max {M(p, q): q > p}. Our methods are the most geometric used so far in the study of ternary cyclotomic polynomials.
Some Integral Type Fixed-Point Theorems and an Application to Systems of Functional Equations
2013
In this paper, we prove a new common fixed point theorem for four self mappings by using the notions of compatibility and subsequential continuity (alternate subcompatibility and reciprocal continuity) in metric spaces satisfying a general contractive condition of integral type. We give some examples to support the useability of our main result. Also, we obtain some fixed point theorems of Gregus type for four mappings satisfying a strict general contractive condition of integral type in metric spaces. We conclude the paper with an application of our main result to solvability of systems of functional equations.
Online Scheduling of Task Graphs on Heterogeneous Platforms
2020
Modern computing platforms commonly include accelerators. We target the problem of scheduling applications modeled as task graphs on hybrid platforms made of two types of resources, such as CPUs and GPUs. We consider that task graphs are uncovered dynamically, and that the scheduler has information only on the available tasks, i.e., tasks whose predecessors have all been completed. Each task can be processed by either a CPU or a GPU, and the corresponding processing times are known. Our study extends a previous $4\sqrt{m/k}$ 4 m / k -competitive online algorithm by Amaris et al. [1] , where $m$ m is the number of CPUs and $k$ k the number of GPUs ( $m\geq k$ m ≥ k ). We prove that no online…
Lung deposition of extrafine inhaled corticosteroid (ICS)-containing fixed combinations drug in COPD patients using Functional Respiratory Imaging (F…
2018
Introduction: FRI is a novel computational fluid dynamics (CFD)-based technique using formulation profile and patients lung CT scan to simulate aerosol deposition. Aims and objectives: To evaluate lung deposition of pressurized metered dose inhaler (pMDI) extrafine beclometasone dipropionate/formoterol fumarate/glycopyrronium (BDP/FF/G Trimbow®) with pMDI extrafine BDP/FF (Foster®) pMDI and compared them with reference gamma scintigraphy data. Methods: FRI was used to assess, in silico, the deposition of pMDI combination products (BDP/FF/G and BDP/FF) in 20 moderate to severe COPD patients. FRI combined high-resolution lung CT scans of each patient with in silico computational flow simulati…
Therapeutic Monitoring of Aripiprazole by HPLC with Column-Switching and Spectrophotometric Detection
2005
Aripiprazole is a novel atypical antipsychotic drug for the treatment of schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders (1)(2)(3). The drug is metabolized by the cytochrome P450 isoenzymes 3A4 and 2D6 (4). Because of high interindividual variability in the expression of these enzymes, the aripiprazole concentration varies among healthy individuals after administration of the drug (5). In patients, insufficient response or side effects, such as somnolence, akathisia, or nausea, may result from too low or too high drug concentrations. Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM), which is established practice for many antipsychotic drugs (6)(7), may be helpful for patients treated with aripiprazole. We mea…