74 research outputs found
Nonlocal Reductions of a Generalized Heisenberg Ferromagnet Equation
We study nonlocal reductions of coupled equations in dimensions of the
Heisenberg ferromagnet type. The equations under consideration are completely
integrable and have a Lax pair related to a linear bundle in pole gauge. We
describe the integrable hierarchy of nonlinear equations related to our system
in terms of generating operators. We present some special solutions associated
with four distinct discrete eigenvalues of scattering operator. Using the Lax
pair diagonalization method, we derive recurrence formulas for the conserved
densities and find the first two simplest conserved densities.Comment: 14 pages. arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with
arXiv:1711.0635
Bose-Einstein condensates with F=1 and F=2. Reductions and soliton interactions of multi-component NLS models
We analyze a class of multicomponent nonlinear Schrodinger equations (MNLS)
related to the symmetric BD.I-type symmetric spaces and their reductions. We
briefly outline the direct and the inverse scattering method for the relevant
Lax operators and the soliton solutions. We use the Zakharov-Shabat dressing
method to obtain the two-soliton solution and analyze the soliton interactions
of the MNLS equations and some of their reductions.Comment: SPIE UNO-09-UN101-19, SPIE Volume: 7501, (2009
Relation between first lactation milk yield and functional traits in dairy cows
The aim of the study was to analyze the relationship between first lactation milk yield
(FLMY) and age at first calving (AFC), longevity and productive life in dairy cows. The study
covered 944 Holstein cows housed in 5 dairy cattle farms in Bulgaria. All cows from the five
farms culled in the period 2012–2018 with FLMY data were included. The average AFC for all
culled cows included in the study was relatively high for the Holstein-Friesian breed - 29.75
months. The average FLMY of the herds included in the study was 7,660.94 kg with significant
herd variation from 5,899.09 kg to 8,646.0 kg. Significant effect of the herd (P < 0.001), AFC
and the associated effect of the herd and AFC (P < 0.05) on the average FLMY were found. The
highest FLMY was reported in primiparous with AFC of 28–30 months – 7,860.8 kg, and the
lowest in those with AFC ≤ 24 months – 7322.8 kg. In the herd with the lowest average FLMY -
5,899.09 kg 27.5% of the heifers had calved at age over 34 months. A statistically significant
effect of AFC (P < 0.001) was found on longevity, whereas the productive life was significantly
influenced by FLMY (P < 0.05). A tendency for higher longevity for cows with higher AFC of
34–37 months and over 37 months – 5.9 and 5.8 years, respectively was observed. The lowest
were the longevity values for cows calved at age up to 24 months – 4.9 years. The cows with the
lowest average FLMY (up to 4,000 kg) had the shortest productive. Both very low and high AFC
were associated with lower first lactation cow productivity and shorter productive life. The losses
for farmers were greater when keeping a high AFC in heifers, which increases the cost for housing
them, and the lower productivity and longer productive life reduce the probability
Rational Bundles and Recursion Operators for Integrable Equations on A.III-type Symmetric Spaces
We analyze and compare the methods of construction of the recursion operators
for a special class of integrable nonlinear differential equations related to
A.III-type symmetric spaces in Cartan's classification and having additional
reductions.Comment: 13 pages, 1 figur
Reductions of integrable equations on A.III-type symmetric spaces
We study a class of integrable non-linear differential equations related to
the A.III-type symmetric spaces. These spaces are realized as factor groups of
the form SU(N)/S(U(N-k) x U(k)). We use the Cartan involution corresponding to
this symmetric space as an element of the reduction group and restrict generic
Lax operators to this symmetric space. The symmetries of the Lax operator are
inherited by the fundamental analytic solutions and give a characterization of
the corresponding Riemann-Hilbert data.Comment: 14 pages, 1 figure, LaTeX iopart styl
Blood pressure and hypertension in type 1 diabetes mellitus patients with long duration
Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) has significantly better prognosis which has led to increased cardio-vascular diseases (CVD) prevalence. The detection of CVD risk factors and their treatment become tasks of paramount importance. Among them, high blood pressure (BP) is a target of primary purpose. Aim: to explore the blood pressure values, the prevalence of hypertension (HTN) and its management in patients with T1DM with long duration and without overt CVD, in comparison to matched controls. Participants and methods: totally, 124 patients with T1DM were matched to 59 controls by sex, age and approximate body mass index (BMI). All participants filled in questionnaires with information on demographics, physical activity, life style, concomitant diseases, treatments, presence of complications, etc. Blood samples were taken for laboratory and biomarkers investigation. Blood pressure was measured by investigators twice and the mean of the two measurements was used. HTN was accepted using standard definitions. BP values were compared using t-test. Multiple linear regression models with dependent variable BP measures and age, sex, BMI, presence of T1DM, glycated hemoglobin levels, creatinine levels as independent variables were created. ANOVA method was used to test the interaction of sex and presence of T1DM. Results: The mean age of the participants was 43.47 ± 10.1 years, 54% were males. The mean duration of T1DM was 25.31 ± 8.2 years and the mean HbA1c was 8.42 ± 1.8% for diabetic patients. The mean blood pressure measures in T1DM groups were higher than in controls, both in males and females. The difference reached significance for SBP and pulse pressure (PP). The presence of T1DM independently affected the BP values, after adjusting for major confounders. The mean adjusted differences between T1DM and controls were 8.37 mm Hg for SBP, 4.92 mm Hg for DBP, and 5.19 mm Hg for PP (p < 0.001). HTN was significantly more frequent in T1DM patients than in controls – 54% vs. 27%, p = 0.0001, mainly due to already known hypertension. BP control was insufficient – in only 36% and 13% of the treated hypertensive participants, respectively, for BP < 140/90 and < 130/80 mm Hg. The majority of the patients with HTN were treated with combination therapy, mostly single-pill fixed dosage but 30% of the hypertensive patients with diabetes did not take antihypertensive medications. Inhibitors of the renin-angiotensin system were the preferred class of medications. Conclusions: SBP and PP were significantly higher in middle-aged patients with T1DM with long duration than their control counterparts. The presence of HTN was significantly more common in T1DM. Although treated according to the current recommendations, the control of BP was far from effective. These results show the need for constant screening of patients with T1DM for HTN and other risk factors and for more aggressive antihypertensive treatment to prevent future CVD events
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