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Wave-like Solutions for Bianchi type-I cosmologies in 5D
We derive exact solutions to the vacuum Einstein field equations in 5D, under
the assumption that (i) the line element in 5D possesses self-similar symmetry,
in the classical understanding of Sedov, Taub and Zeldovich, and that (ii) the
metric tensor is diagonal and independent of the coordinates for ordinary 3D
space. These assumptions lead to three different types of self-similarity in
5D: homothetic, conformal and "wave-like". In this work we present the most
general wave-like solutions to the 5D field equations. Using the standard
technique based on Campbell's theorem, they generate a large number of
anisotropic cosmological models of Bianchi type-I, which can be applied to our
universe after the big-bang, when anisotropies could have played an important
role. We present a complete review of all possible cases of self-similar
anisotropic cosmologies in 5D. Our analysis extends a number of previous
studies on wave-like solutions in 5D with spatial spherical symmetry
Cell division in apicomplexan parasites is organized by a homolog of the striated rootlet fiber of algal flagella
Apicomplexa are intracellular parasites that cause important human diseases including malaria and toxoplasmosis. During host cell infection new parasites are formed through a budding process that parcels out nuclei and organelles into multiple daughters. Budding is remarkably flexible in output and can produce two to thousands of progeny cells. How genomes and daughters are counted and coordinated is unknown. Apicomplexa evolved from single celled flagellated algae, but with the exception of the gametes, lack flagella. Here we demonstrate that a structure that in the algal ancestor served as the rootlet of the flagellar basal bodies is required for parasite cell division. Parasite striated fiber assemblins (SFA) polymerize into a dynamic fiber that emerges from the centrosomes immediately after their duplication. The fiber grows in a polarized fashion and daughter cells form at its distal tip. As the daughter cell is further elaborated it remains physically tethered at its apical end, the conoid and polar ring. Genetic experiments in Toxoplasma gondii demonstrate two essential components of the fiber, TgSFA2 and 3. In the absence of either of these proteins cytokinesis is blocked at its earliest point, the initiation of the daughter microtubule organizing center (MTOC). Mitosis remains unimpeded and mutant cells accumulate numerous nuclei but fail to form daughter cells. The SFA fiber provides a robust spatial and temporal organizer of parasite cell division, a process that appears hard-wired to the centrosome by multiple tethers. Our findings have broader evolutionary implications. We propose that Apicomplexa abandoned flagella for most stages yet retained the organizing principle of the flagellar MTOC. Instead of ensuring appropriate numbers of flagella, the system now positions the apical invasion complexes. This suggests that elements of the invasion apparatus may be derived from flagella or flagellum associated structures
Colon cancer in a 12-year-old girl with hypertriglyceridemia
Colorectal cancer is usually considered a disease of the elderly; however, in a small fraction of patients (2%-3% of all affected individuals), colorectal malignancies may develop earlier. The reasons whereby some individuals develop colorectal cancer at a young age are poorly understood. In a 12-year-old girl, a malignancy was diagnosed in the ascending colon. There was no familial history of Lynch syndrome or familial adenomatous polyposis. The metabolic profile of the patient revealed hypertriglyceridemia and low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels at nine years, then diagnosed as familial hypertriglyceridemia due to a constitutional mutation in the APOA5 gene (c.427delC). Moreover, variants possibly increasing the risk of cancer were detected in MSH6 (c.3438+11_3438+14delCTTA, intron 5) and APC (I1307K). The patient showed a rather unusual dietary pattern, since her basic alimentation from weaning consisted almost exclusively of meat homogenates and, subsequently, roasted meat or cutlets. Other foods, including fish, vegetables, sweets, and pasta, were refused. In this case, genetic and environmental factors could have acted in a particularly accelerated manner. Indeed, the genetic background of the patient (familial hypertriglyceridemia and polymorphisms predisposing to colorectal cancer) may have favored a dietary-driven colorectal carcinogenesis, resulting in an extremely early onset development of malignancy
Home Parenteral Nutrition: A Hospital‐Based Program with Commercial Logistic Support
Peer Reviewedhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/141442/1/jpen0585.pd
Correlation Between Body Weight Day Old Chick (DOC) and Body Weight Each Week from Commercial Farms in Province of Rizal, Philippines
Farmers of the poultry industry are seeking new and more efficient techniques to produce broilers more quickly, without sacrificing quality, nutrition, or cost, as the demand for poultry rises in conjunction with the human population. This study analyzed the weight of broilers from day 1 to harvest day to determine the impact of each daily or weekly weight on the final weight of the broilers. The experiment was conducted in a conventional type of housing. One hundred thousand male Cobb strain day-old chicks were housed. The feed of the chicks consisted of commercially blended feeds including CP and BMEG, as well as vitamins, minerals, and amino acids, in accordance with nutritional needs. The study examined the relationship between the day-old chick’s weight and the flock’s weekly weight and discovered that there is no correlation between the day-old chick’s weight and its weekly weight at days 7, 14, 21, 28, and 35 (harvest weight). However, the weight at the 7-day mark had the greatest effect on the potential market weight of the broiler. It can be determined that the early life of chickens plays a crucial role in their productivity
Desarrollo de resistencia a plagas y enfermedades del maiz en America del Sur - Un proyecto colaborativo.
Active gravitational mass and the invariant characterization of Reissner-Nordstrom spacetime
We analyse the concept of active gravitational mass for Reissner-Nordstrom
spacetime in terms of scalar polynomial invariants and the Karlhede
classification. We show that while the Kretschmann scalar does not produce the
expected expression for the active gravitational mass, both scalar polynomial
invariants formed from the Weyl tensor, and the Cartan scalars, do.Comment: 6 pages Latex, to appear in General Relativity and Gravitatio
Effective spacetime from multi-dimensional gravity
We study the effective spacetimes in lower dimensions that can be extracted
from a multidimensional generalization of the Schwarzschild-Tangherlini
spacetimes derived by Fadeev, Ivashchuk and Melnikov ({\it Phys. Lett,} {\bf A
161} (1991) 98). The higher-dimensional spacetime has
dimensions, where and are the number of "internal" and "external" extra
dimensions, respectively. We analyze the effective spacetime obtained
after dimensional reduction of the external dimensions. We find that when
the extra dimensions are compact (i) the physics in lower dimensions is
independent of and the character of the singularities in higher dimensions,
and (ii) the total gravitational mass of the effective matter distribution
is less than the Schwarzshild mass. In contrast, when the extra dimensions
are large this is not so; the physics in does explicitly depend on
, as well as on the nature of the singularities in high dimensions, and the
mass of the effective matter distribution (with the exception of wormhole-like
distributions) is bigger than the Schwarzshild mass. These results may be
relevant to observations for an experimental/observational test of the theory.Comment: A typo in Eq. (24) is fixe
The Zakharov-Shabat spectral problem on the semi-line: Hilbert formulation and applications
The inverse spectral transform for the Zakharov-Shabat equation on the
semi-line is reconsidered as a Hilbert problem. The boundary data induce an
essential singularity at large k to one of the basic solutions. Then solving
the inverse problem means solving a Hilbert problem with particular prescribed
behavior. It is demonstrated that the direct and inverse problems are solved in
a consistent way as soon as the spectral transform vanishes with 1/k at
infinity in the whole upper half plane (where it may possess single poles) and
is continuous and bounded on the real k-axis. The method is applied to
stimulated Raman scattering and sine-Gordon (light cone) for which it is
demonstrated that time evolution conserves the properties of the spectral
transform.Comment: LaTex file, 1 figure, submitted to J. Phys.
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