Embedding theorems of funcitional classes, III

In this paper we obtain the necessary and sufficient conditions for embedding results of different function classes. The main result is a criterion for embedding theorems for the so-called generalized Weyl-Nikol'skii class and the generalized Lipschitz class. To define the Weyl-Nikol'skii class, we use the concept of a (λ,β)-derivative, which is a generalization of the derivative in the sense of Weyl. As corollaries, we give estimates of norms and moduli of smoothness of transformed Fourier series.

Embedding theorems of function classes, IV

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Embedding theorems of function classes, II

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Embedding theorems of function classes, I

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Free triples, large indifference classes and the majority rule

We present a new domain of preferences under which the majority relation is always quasi-transitive and thus Condorcet winners always exist. We model situations where a set of individuals must choose one individual in the group. Agents are connected through some relationship that can be interpreted as expressing neighborhood, and which is formalized by a graph. Our restriction on preferences is as follows: each agent can freely rank his immediate neighbors, but then he is indifferent between each neighbor and all other agents that this neighbor "leads to". Hence, agents can be highly perceptive regarding their neighbors, while being insensitive to the differences between these and other agents which are further removed from them. We show quasi-transitivity of the majority relation when the graph expressing the neighborhood relation is a tree. We also discuss a further restriction allowing to extend the result for more general graphs. Finally, we compare the proposed restriction with others in the literature, to conclude that it is independent of any previously discussed domain restriction.

Classes of measures generated by capacities

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Avaliação da incidência da toxicidade de amostras de Bacillus cereus em diferentes classes de alimentos comercializados e consumidos no Estado do Rio de Janeiro

Cento e quatorze amostras de Bacilus cereus foram isoladas durante contagens presuntivas em placas a partir de dezoito grupos de alimentos, industrializados não, crus ou cuzidos, pertencentes a dez classes. As contagens presuntivas para a espécie variam entre 10 [ao quadrado] a 6 x 10 [ao cubo]/g ou ml. Dentre estes isolamentos, treze amostras provieram de três casos de toxinfecção alimentar (envolvendo um mínimo de 57 indivíduos), e pareceram estar relacionadas com a toxinfecção em razão dos ensaios da qualidade bacteriológica dos alimentos ingeridos. Como procedimento adotado para correlacionar toxicidade e produção de doença no homem., os fluidos de cultivo de todas as amostras foram ensaiados quanto à capacidade de provocar aumento da permeabilidade capilar (APC) e necrose na pele de coelhos, assim como,morte de camundongos albinos. APC foi positivo em 86,85% das 114 amostras, morte de camundongos ocorreu em 65,79% e a combinação do APC e morte foi observada em 59,65% APC mais necrose ou somente necrose ocorreram com 34,21% dos líquidos de cultivo. Morte, APC e necrose,associados,foram observados em 28,07% das amostras. APC,APC e morte com ou sem necrose, foram também evidenciadas nas amostras originárias de alimentos causadores de doença, o que confirma a conhecida individualidade de ação de alguns dos fatores promotores de intoxicação alimentar. As baixas contagens presuntivas de B. cereus, como 10 [ao quadrado]- 10 [ao cubo]/g ou ml, encontradas nos alimentos implicados ou não com toxinfecção alimentar, conduzem à recomendaçãode que o número de B. cereus por g ou ml de amostra de alimento deve ser reavalido, aliando-se a isto a ampliação das classes de alimentos a serem conduzidas para o controle bacteriológico da espécie.

Anothor Trypanosoma, distinct from T. cruzi, multiplies in the lumen of the anal glands the opossum Didelphis marsupialis

Epimastigotes were found multiplying in the anal glands and in hemocultures of an opossum; rare metacyclics were seen in the cultures. The flagellate is possibly T. (Megatrypanum) freitasi Rego, Magalhães & Siqueira, 1957, but its final identification is still pending.

Proposta de migració segura d'agents amb sol·licitud de classes sota demanda per a la plataforma JADE

Aquest projecte consisteix en la implementació d'una migració d'agents mòbils amb sol·licitud de classes sota demanda de manera segura per a la plataforma JADE. En aquest projecte hem desenvolupat dos protocols de control d'accés i autentificació sobre agents i/o plataformes. Però la línia central de desenvolupament d'aquest projecte radica en la creació d'un protocol de migració sota demanda d'agents. Hem implementat dues versions d'aquest protocol. La primera versió del protocol de migració es centra en la sol·licitud de classes sota demanda i la segona versió, per tal de millorar-ne el rendiment de la primera, emmagatzema les classes que ha demanat sota demanada en una cache de la plataforma.

Aproximació a les conceptualitzacions gramaticals d’alumnes de secundària a propòsit de les classes de mots

El treball vol aprofundir en les conceptualitzacions gramaticals dels alumnes de secundària, particularment en els sabers que mobilitzen quan han de determinar la classe lèxica de certes paraules (els mots analitzats pertanyen a categories “simples” com les de nom, verb, adjectiu i adverbi). Per a tal fi s’han enquestat 141 alumnes i se n’han entrevistat 18 (es tracta d’estudiants de tots els nivells de secundària d’un mateix institut). L’estudi posa en evidència la diversitat de procediments i de conceptualitzacions mobilitzats, progressivament complexos a mesura que avança l’escolarització, però també la freqüent manca de coherència entre els procediments aplicats –sovint mecànics– i els conceptes que afloren –sovint purament memorístics– en el discurs metalingüístic d’aquests estudiants.

Single-cell gene-expression profiling reveals qualitatively distinct CD8 T cells elicited by different gene-based vaccines.

CD8 T cells play a key role in mediating protective immunity against selected pathogens after vaccination. Understanding the mechanism of this protection is dependent upon definition of the heterogeneity and complexity of cellular immune responses generated by different vaccines. Here, we identify previously unrecognized subsets of CD8 T cells based upon analysis of gene-expression patterns within single cells and show that they are differentially induced by different vaccines. Three prime-boost vector combinations encoding HIV Env stimulated antigen-specific CD8 T-cell populations of similar magnitude, phenotype, and functionality. Remarkably, however, analysis of single-cell gene-expression profiles enabled discrimination of a majority of central memory (CM) and effector memory (EM) CD8 T cells elicited by the three vaccines. Subsets of T cells could be defined based on their expression of Eomes, Cxcr3, and Ccr7, or Klrk1, Klrg1, and Ccr5 in CM and EM cells, respectively. Of CM cells elicited by DNA prime-recombinant adenoviral (rAd) boost vectors, 67% were Eomes(-) Ccr7(+) Cxcr3(-), in contrast to only 7% and 2% stimulated by rAd5-rAd5 or rAd-LCMV, respectively. Of EM cells elicited by DNA-rAd, 74% were Klrk1(-) Klrg1(-)Ccr5(-) compared with only 26% and 20% for rAd5-rAd5 or rAd5-LCMV. Definition by single-cell gene profiling of specific CM and EM CD8 T-cell subsets that are differentially induced by different gene-based vaccines will facilitate the design and evaluation of vaccines, as well as enable our understanding of mechanisms of protective immunity.

On the growth rate of minor-closed classes of graphs

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Transcriptional profiling of CD4 T cells identifies distinct subgroups of HIV-1 elite controllers.

Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) elite controllers maintain undetectable levels of viral replication in the absence of antiretroviral therapy (ART), but their underlying immunological and virological characteristics may vary. Here, we used a whole-genome transcriptional profiling approach to characterize gene expression signatures of CD4 T cells from an unselected cohort of elite controllers. The transcriptional profiles for the majority of elite controllers were similar to those of ART-treated patients but different from those of HIV-1-negative persons. Yet, a smaller proportion of elite controllers showed an alternative gene expression pattern that was indistinguishable from that of HIV-1-negative persons but different from that of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)-treated individuals. Elite controllers with the latter gene expression signature had significantly higher CD4 T cell counts and lower levels of HIV-1-specific CD8(+) T cell responses but did not significantly differ from other elite controllers in terms of HLA class I alleles, HIV-1 viral loads determined by ultrasensitive single-copy PCR assays, or chemokine receptor polymorphisms. Thus, these data identify a specific subgroup of elite controllers whose immunological and gene expression characteristics approximate those of HIV-1-negative persons.