An Engel condition for orderable groups

Let m,n be positive integers, v a multilinear commutator word and w=v^m. We prove that if G is an orderable group in which all w-values are n-Engel, then the verbal subgroup v(G) is locally nilpotent. We also show that in the particular case where v=x the group G is nilpotent (rather than merely locally nilpotent)

Pengembangan Teknologi Plasma Dingin Untuk Modifikasi Karakteristik Permukaan Material Tanpa Mengubah Sifat Dasar Material

Plasma dingin (Cold/Non thermal Plasma) telah menjadi salah satu teknologi baru yang sangat berkembang saat ini. Hal ini terjadi karena plasma dingin menggunakan prinsip gas reaktif yang memiliki kemampuan untuk memodifikasi sifat permukaan dari material atau produk tanpa mengubah karakteristik asli (bulk properties) dari material atau produk tersebut. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah mengembangkan sebuah sistem plasma dingin yang beroperasi pada tekanan atmosferik dan menginvestigasi pengaruh dari perlakuan plasma dingin terhadap Perubahan karakteristik permukaan dari material polimer polypropylene(PE) pada berbagai kondisi Perubahan waktu. Plasma sistem yang berhasil kami kembangkan dengan gas Argon bersifat glow discharge dengan suhu mencapai 330C dapat beroperasi pada tekanan atmosferik. Hasil dari percobaan dari perlakuan plasma discharge pada material PE menunjukkan bahwa terjadi Perubahan sifat permukaan material dari hidrofobik (tidak suka air) menjadi hidrofilik (suka air) dan level hidrofiliknya menjadi semakin besar dengan semakin lamanya waktu perlakuan plasma. Konfirmasi akan hal ini ditunjukkan dengan sudut kontak (contact angle) dari tetesan air (water bead) pada permukaan PE yang semakin kecil

The Effect of 5K2S Implementation to the Opportunities of Increasing Productivity and Workplace Improvement in PT. Andesen Jaya Plastik

The success of Japanese companies in improving productivity is because they have a culture and a high work ethic to the application of KAIZEN management system. One such application is the Cultural 5S (Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu, Shitsuke). In the Astra group, 5S is known as 5K2S (Order, neatness, cleanliness, sustainability Discipline, Safety, and Service). This study aims to assess the success of the application of the system 5K2S of PT. Andesen Jaya Plastik relating to opportunities for productivity. The method used isquantitative method with a descriptive study. The type of data used is primary and secondary data. While the techniques used in collecting the data are interviews, questionnaires, and literature studies. The number ofrespondents was 31 employees. Analysis of the data used is descriptive and multiple linear regression analysis. The real success rate reachs 82.24% at the stage of familiarization (effective) and they have not yet advanced tothe next stage (prevention). The response of employees is between the Agree and Strongly Agree that is 4.11 point. The correlation between 5K2S to the opportunity of significant Productivity Improvement is Seiri/Order,Seiso/neatness, and Seiketsu/Sustainability

Theoretical analysis of the experiments on the double-spin-chain compound -- KCuCl3_3

We have analyzed the experimental susceptibility data of KCuCl$_3$ and found that the data are well-explained by the double-spin-chain models with strong antiferromagnetic dimerization. Large quantum Monte Carlo calculations were performed for the first time in the spin systems with frustration. This was made possible by removing the negative-sign problem with the use of the dimer basis that has the spin-reversal symmetry. The numerical data agree with the experimental data within 1% relative errors in the whole temperature region. We also present a theoretical estimate for the dispersion relation and compare it with the recent neutron-scattering experiment. Finally, the magnitude of each interaction bond is predicted.Comment: 4 pages, REVTeX, 5 figures in eps-file

Quantum-thermal annealing with cluster-flip algorithm

A quantum-thermal annealing method using a cluster-flip algorithm is studied in the two-dimensional spin-glass model. The temperature (T) and the transverse field (Gamma) are decreased simultaneously with the same rate along a linear path on the T-Gamma plane. We found that the additional pulse of the transverse field to the frozen local spins produces a good approximate solution with a low computational cost.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure

pGlu-serpinin protects the normotensive and hypertensive heart from ischemic injury

Serpinin peptides derive from proteolytic cleavage of Chromogranin-A at C-terminus. Serpinin and the more potent pyroglutaminated-Serpinin (pGlu-Serp) are positive cardiac beta-adrenergic-like modulators, acting through β1-AR/AC/cAMP/PKA pathway. Since in some conditions this pathway and/or other pro-survival pathways, activated by other Chromogranin-A fragments, may cross-talk and may be protective, here we explored whether pGlu-Serp cardioprotects against ischemia/reperfusion injury under normotensive and hypertensive conditions. In the latter condition cardioprotection is often blunted because of the limitations on pro-survival Reperfusion-Injury-Salvage-Kinases (RISK) pathway activation. The effects of pGlu-Serp were evaluated on infarct size (IS) and cardiac function by using the isolated and Langendorff perfused heart of normotensive (WKY) and spontaneously hypertensive (SHR) rats exposed to ischemic pre-conditioning (PreC) and post-conditioning (PostC). In both WKY and SHR rat, pGlu-Serp induced mild cardioprotection in both PreC and in PostC. pGlu-Serp administered at the reperfusion (Serp-PostC) significantly reduced IS, being more protective in SHR than in WKY. Conversely, developed Left Ventricular Pressure (LVDevP) post-ischemic recovery was greater in WKY than in SHR. pGlu-Serp-PostC reduced contracture in both strains. Co-infusion with specific RISK inhibitors (PI3K/AkT, MitoK(ATP) channels, and PKC) blocked the pGlu-Serp-PostC protective effects. To show direct effect on cardiomyocytes, we pre-treated H9c2 with pGlu-Serp which were thus protected against hypoxia/reoxygenation. These results suggest pGlu-Serp as a potential modulatory agent implicated in the protective processes which can limit infarct size and overcome the hypertension-induced failure of PostC

Vanishing of the negative-sign problem of quantum Monte Carlo simulations in one-dimensional frustrated spin systems

The negative-sign problem in one-dimensional frustrated quantum spin systems is solved. We can remove negative signs of the local Boltzmann weights by using a dimer basis that has the spin-reversal symmetry. Validity of this new basis is checked in a general frustrated double-spin-chain system, namely the J_0-J_1-J_2-J_3 model. The negative sign vanishes perfectly for $J_0 + J_1 \leq J_3$.Comment: 4 pages, REVTeX, 4 figures in eps-file

ADAMTS2 gene dysregulation in T/myeloid mixed phenotype acute leukemia.

Background: Mixed phenotype acute leukemias (MPAL) include acute leukemias with blasts that express antigens of more than one lineage, with no clear evidence of myeloid or lymphoid lineage differentiation. T/myeloid (T/My) MPAL not otherwise specified (NOS) is a rare leukemia that expresses both T and myeloid antigens, accounting for less than 1% of all leukemias but 89% of T/My MPAL. From a molecular point of view, very limited data are available on T/My MPAL NOS. Case presentation: In this report we describe a T/My MPAL NOS case with a complex rearrangement involving chromosomes 5 and 14, resulting in overexpression of the ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 motif, 2 (ADAMTS2) gene due to its juxtaposition to the T cell receptor delta (TRD) gene segment. Conclusion: Detailed molecular cytogenetic characterization of the complex rearrangement in the reported T/My MPAL case allowed us to observe ADAMTS2 gene overexpression, identifying a molecular marker that may be useful for monitoring minimal residual disease. To our knowledge, this is the first evidence of gene dysregulation due to a chromosomal rearrangement in T/My MPAL NOS. Keywords: Mixed phenotype acute leukemia, ADAMTS2, TRD, Complex chromosomal rearrangement, Promoter swapping, Gene dysregulatio