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Normal families of functions and groups of pseudoconformal diffeomorphisms of quaternion and octonion variables
This paper is devoted to the specific class of pseudoconformal mappings of
quaternion and octonion variables. Normal families of functions are defined and
investigated. Four criteria of a family being normal are proven. Then groups of
pseudoconformal diffeomorphisms of quaternion and octonion manifolds are
investigated. It is proven, that they are finite dimensional Lie groups for
compact manifolds. Their examples are given. Many charactersitic features are
found in comparison with commutative geometry over or .Comment: 55 pages, 53 reference
Pneumocystis murina colonization in immunocompetent surfactant protein A deficient mice following environmental exposure
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Pneumocystis spp</it>. are opportunistic pathogens that cause pneumonia in immunocompromised humans and animals. <it>Pneumocystis </it>colonization has also been detected in immunocompetent hosts and may exacerbate other pulmonary diseases. Surfactant protein A (SP-A) is an innate host defense molecule and plays a role in the host response to <it>Pneumocystis</it>.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>To analyze the role of SP-A in protecting the immunocompetent host from <it>Pneumocystis </it>colonization, the susceptibility of immunocompetent mice deficient in SP-A (KO) and wild-type (WT) mice to <it>P. murina </it>colonization was analyzed by reverse-transcriptase quantitative PCR (qPCR) and serum antibodies were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Detection of <it>P. murina </it>specific serum antibodies in immunocompetent WT and KO mice indicated that the both strains of mice had been exposed to <it>P. murina </it>within the animal facility. However, P. <it>murina </it>mRNA was only detected by qPCR in the lungs of the KO mice. The incidence and level of the mRNA expression peaked at 8–10 weeks and declined to undetectable levels by 16–18 weeks. When the mice were immunosuppressed, <it>P. murina </it>cyst forms were also only detected in KO mice. <it>P. murina </it>mRNA was detected in <it>SCID </it>mice that had been exposed to KO mice, demonstrating that the immunocompetent KO mice are capable of transmitting the infection to immunodeficient mice. The pulmonary cellular response appeared to be responsible for the clearance of the colonization. More CD4+ and CD8+ T-cells were recovered from the lungs of immunocompetent KO mice than from WT mice, and the colonization in KO mice depleted CD4+ cells was not cleared.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>These data support an important role for SP-A in protecting the immunocompetent host from <it>P. murina </it>colonization, and provide a model to study <it>Pneumocystis </it>colonization acquired via environmental exposure in humans. The results also illustrate the difficulties in keeping mice from exposure to <it>P. murina </it>even when housed under barrier conditions.</p
Isozyme Variability and Breeding Systems in Populations of Yellow Nutsedge ( Cyperus esculentus
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Design of a superconducting 20 MJ induction heating coil
A pancake-wound, low-loss, superconducting, induction-heating coil has been designed to demonstrate the feasibility of superconducting polaidal system for the Tokamak reactors, to provide confidence in application of superconductivity to actual reactors, and to provide the opportunity to solve specific engineering problems to support the fusion pulsed coil program. the coil is designed to store 20 MJ at 50 kA. The superconductor material is NbTi for a 7.5 tesla maximum field. The coil is designed to survive at least 100,000 cycles of full bipolar half cycle sinusoidal operation from +7.5 tesla to -7.5 telsa fields in one second. The coil is natural convection immersion-cooled at 4.5/sup 0/K in liquid helium bath. The design demonstrates confidence in an advanced design, low-loss, cryostable conductor, along with safety, reliability and the operating life of the coil of more than 100,000 cycles
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Desgn of a 20-MJ superconducting ohmic-heating coil. [NbTi and Nb/sub 3/Sn]
Conceptual designs of 20-MJ superconducting coils which were developed to demonstrate the feasibility of an ohmic-heating system were discussed. The superconductor materials were NbTi and Nb/sub 3/Sn for the pool boil and forced-flow cooling, respectively. The coils were designed to be cryostable for bipolar operation from +7 to -7 tesla maximum field within one second. The structural design addresses the distribution of structure and structural materials used in the pulsed field environment. The cyclic stresses anticipated and the fatigue limits of the structural materials were examined in view of the operating life of the coil. The coils were designed to generate the flux swings while simultaneously meeting the limitations imposed by cooling, insulation, current density and the stresses in the materials. Both the pool and forced cooled conductors have the same criterion for cryostability, i.e., the conductor must return to the superconducting state from an initial temperature of 20/sup 0/K while the full transport current is flowing through the conductor
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Preliminary design of the energy system for the ZTH experiment
A 4 MA reversed field pinch experiment, called ZTH, is being designed and built at Los Alamos. The first plasma discharges are scheduled to take place in FY 1991. Major electrical power equipment components, such as a pulsed generator, controlled power supplies, isolation and opening switches, current interrupters and capacitor banks are being designed and procured for this experiment. In this paper the requirements and the design philosophy of the components for the energy system are described, and a status report on the component acquisition is given. 7 figs