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Limitation of the Press-Schechter Formalism
The Press-Schechter(PS) formalism for the mass function of the collapsed
objects are reanalyzed. The factor of two in the Press-Schechter formalism is
argued to be correct in the sharp -space filter even when we use the another
approach proposed by Jedamzik(1994) in the cloud-in-cloud problem, which is
different from the previous approach by Peacock & Heavens(1990) and Bond et
al.(1991). The spatial correlation of the density fluctuations, however, had
been neglected in the cloud-in-cloud problem. The effects of this spatial
correlation is analyzed by using the Jedamzik formalism and it is found that
this effect alter the PS mass function especially on larger mass scales.
Furthermore the exact formula of deriving mass function is shown. We also find
that the probability of the overlap of the collapsed objects can be neglected
on very small mass scales while it might not be neglected on other mass scales.Comment: 23 pages, uuencoded compressed Postscrip
On -transforms of one-dimensional diffusions stopped upon hitting zero
For a one-dimensional diffusion on an interval for which 0 is the
regular-reflecting left boundary, three kinds of conditionings to avoid zero
are studied. The limit processes are -transforms of the process stopped
upon hitting zero, where 's are the ground state, the scale function, and
the renormalized zero-resolvent. Several properties of the -transforms are
investigated
Allelopathic effect of the Cladonia verticillaris lichen extracts and fumarprotocetraric acid on the early growth of germinated seedlings in Allium cepa L.
The allelopathic activity of the different type of Cladonia verticillaris lichen extracts and fumarprotocetraric acid on the early growth of A. cepa (IPA 6) germinated seedlings depends on their chemical composition and concentration, respectively. It was observed that the length of the radicle was significantly stimulated by fumarprotocetraric acid at high concentrations and by the total extract of C. verticillaris thalli, which contained high level of fumarprotocetraric, acid confirmed by HPLC â technique. In addition, it was found, that the phosphate buffer extract, which contained high level of methy betha-orcinol carboxilate measured by HPLC, significantly reduced the length of the hypocotyls. Under our experimental conditions there was no influence of different type of extract and fumarprotocetraric acid on the seed germination ratio of A. cepa, in relation to control. From the study of HPLC it was found that fumarprotocetraric acid and methy betha-orcinol carboxilate were present in all extracts at different concentrations, according to the method of extraction
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Towards the spatial resolution of metalloprotein charge states by detailed modeling of XFEL crystallographic diffraction.
Oxidation states of individual metal atoms within a metalloprotein can be assigned by examining X-ray absorption edges, which shift to higher energy for progressively more positive valence numbers. Indeed, X-ray crystallography is well suited for such a measurement, owing to its ability to spatially resolve the scattering contributions of individual metal atoms that have distinct electronic environments contributing to protein function. However, as the magnitude of the shift is quite small, about +2â
eV per valence state for iron, it has only been possible to measure the effect when performed with monochromated X-ray sources at synchrotron facilities with energy resolutions in the range 2-3 Ă 10-4 (ÎE/E). This paper tests whether X-ray free-electron laser (XFEL) pulses, which have a broader bandpass (ÎE/E = 3 Ă 10-3) when used without a monochromator, might also be useful for such studies. The program nanoBragg is used to simulate serial femtosecond crystallography (SFX) diffraction images with sufficient granularity to model the XFEL spectrum, the crystal mosaicity and the wavelength-dependent anomalous scattering factors contributed by two differently charged iron centers in the 110-amino-acid protein, ferredoxin. Bayesian methods are then used to deduce, from the simulated data, the most likely X-ray absorption curves for each metal atom in the protein, which agree well with the curves chosen for the simulation. The data analysis relies critically on the ability to measure the incident spectrum for each pulse, and also on the nanoBragg simulator to predict the size, shape and intensity profile of Bragg spots based on an underlying physical model that includes the absorption curves, which are then modified to produce the best agreement with the simulated data. This inference methodology potentially enables the use of SFX diffraction for the study of metalloenzyme mechanisms and, in general, offers a more detailed approach to Bragg spot data reduction
Traditional Chinese medicine herbal mixture LQ arrests FUCCI-expressing HeLa cells in Gâ/Gâ phase in 2D plastic, 2.5D Matrigel, and 3D Gelfoam culture visualized with FUCCI imaging.
We used the fluorescence ubiquitination-based cell cycle indicator (FUCCI) to monitor cell cycle arrest after treatment of FUCCI-expressing HeLa cells (FUCCI-HeLa) with a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) herbal mixture LQ, previously shown to have anti-tumor and anti-metastatic activity in mouse models. Paclitaxel was used as the positive control. In 2D monolayer culture, the untreated control had approximately 45% of the cells in S/Gâ/M phase. In contrast, the LQ-treated cells (9 mg/ml) were mostly in the Gâ/Gâ (>90%) after 72 hours. After treatment with paclitaxel (0.01 ÎŒm), for 72 hours, 95% of the cells were in S/Gâ/M. In 2.5D Matrigel culture, the colonies in the untreated control group had 40% of the cells in S/Gâ/M. LQ arrested the cells in Gâ/Gâ after 72 hours. Paclitaxel arrested almost all the cells in S/Gâ/M after 72 hours. In 3D Gelfoam culture, the untreated control culture had approximately 45% of cells in Gâ/M. In contrast, the LQ-treated cells were mostly in Gâ/Gâ phase (>80%) after 72 hours treatment. Paclitaxel resulted in 90% of the cells arrested in S/Gâ/M after 72 hours. The present report suggests the non-toxic LQ has potential to maintain cancers in a quiescent state for long periods of time
The Development of a Temperature Probe and Temperature Survey of the Interaction of an Oblique Shock Wave and a Turbulant Boundary Layer
The purpose of this investigation was to develop a miniature air temperature probe and to measure temperatures in the interaction region of an oblique shock wave and a turbulent boundary layer
N=2 Boundary conditions for non-linear sigma models and Landau-Ginzburg models
We study N=2 nonlinear two dimensional sigma models with boundaries and their
massive generalizations (the Landau-Ginzburg models). These models are defined
over either Kahler or bihermitian target space manifolds. We determine the most
general local N=2 superconformal boundary conditions (D-branes) for these sigma
models. In the Kahler case we reproduce the known results in a systematic
fashion including interesting results concerning the coisotropic A-type branes.
We further analyse the N=2 superconformal boundary conditions for sigma models
defined over a bihermitian manifold with torsion. We interpret the boundary
conditions in terms of different types of submanifolds of the target space. We
point out how the open sigma models correspond to new types of target space
geometry. For the massive Landau-Ginzburg models (both Kahler and bihermitian)
we discuss an important class of supersymmetric boundary conditions which
admits a nice geometrical interpretation.Comment: 48 pages, latex, references and minor comments added, the version to
appear in JHE
Selective methioninase-induced trap of cancer cells in S/G2 phase visualized by FUCCI imaging confers chemosensitivity.
A major impediment to the response of tumors to chemotherapy is that the large majority of cancer cells within a tumor are quiescent in G0/G1, where cancer cells are resistant to chemotherapy. To attempt to solve this problem of quiescent cells in a tumor, cancer cells were treated with recombinant methioninase (rMETase), which selectively traps cancer cells in S/G2. The cell cycle phase of the cancer cells was visualized with the fluorescence ubiquitination-based cell cycle indicator cell cycle indicator (FUCCI). At the time of rMETase-induced S/G2-phase blockage, identified by the cancer cells' green fluorescence by FUCCI imaging, the cancer cells were administered S/G2-dependent chemotherapy drugs, which interact with DNA or block DNA synthesis such as doxorubicin, cisplatin, or 5-fluorouracil. Treatment of cancer cells with drugs only, without rMETase-induced S/G2 phase blockage, led to the majority of the cancer-cell population being blocked in G0/G1 phase, identified by the cancer cells becoming red fluorescent in the FUCCI system. The G0/G1 blocked cells were resistant to the chemotherapy. In contrast, trapping of cancer cells in S/G2 phase by rMETase treatment followed by FUCCI-imaging-guided chemotherapy was highly effective in killing the cancer cells
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