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The definitions of strong superadditive deficit for relative entropy coherence and monogamy deficit of measurement-dependent global quantum discord are proposed. The equivalence between them is proved, which provides a useful criterion for the validity of the strong superadditive inequality of relative entropy coherence. In addition, the strong superadditive deficit of relative entropy coherence is proved to be greater than or equal to zero under the condition that bipartite measurement-dependent global quantum discord (GQD) does not increase under the discarding of subsystems. Using the Monte Carlo method, it is shown that both the strong superadditive inequality of relative entropy coherence and the monogamy inequality of measurement-dependent GQD are established under general circumstances. The bipartite measurement-dependent GQD does not increase under the discarding of subsystems. The multipartite situation is also discussed in detail. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We studied prospectively whether atherosclerotic progression in apolipoprotein-E knock- out mice could be noninvasively and accurately measured by use of high-resolution ultra- sonographic biomicroscopy. We examined the correlation between the ultrasonographic characterization of ascending aortic atherosclerotic plaque and plasma C-reactive protein, interleukin-1, and interleukin-6 levels in these mice. In 4 age groups (8, 16, 24, and 32 wk) of 8 male knockout mice each (atherosclerotic groups) and age-matched male C57BL/6 mice (control groups), we used ultrasonographic biomicroscopy to measure maximal plaque thickness or intima-media thickness in the ascending aorta. We compared the findings with corresponding histologic measurements, and we measured plasma C-reactive protein, interleukin-1, and interleukin-6 levels in each group. Mean atherosclerotic thicknesses and C-reactive protein and interleukin levels were significantly higher in each atherosclerotic group than in the control groups (all P <0.05). Ultrasonographically measured atherosclerotic thickness correlated well with histologic measurements of the same vascular regions (r=0.81, P <0.001). C-reactive protein levels increased concomitantly with age in the knockout mice, and ultrasonographically measured atherosclerotic thickness correlated with those levels (r=0.626, P <0.001). However, there was no correlation between plasma interleukin levels and atherosclerotic severity as measured by ultrasonographic biomicroscopy. In the apolipoprotein-E knockout mice, we found that measurements of intima-media or maximal plaque thickness by ultrasonographic biomicroscopy noninvasively and accurately detected atherosclerotic progression, that plasma C-reactive protein levels correlated with atherosclerosis, and that elevated plasma C-reactive protein levels correlated with atherosclerotic severity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A method is developed for the determination of nine organophosphorus pesticide residues in cereals and kidney beans by capillary gas chromatography with flame-photometric detection. In this method, dichloromethane is used for clean-up after liquid-liquid extraction. It is shown that good separations are obtained using a fused-silica capillary column (DB-1701) by the optimized temperature program. In the spiked levels of 0.012-0.43 mg/kg, the recoveries are from 83.7% to 107%, with the relative standard deviation between 3.2% and 13% and limits of detection from 8.2 to 15 μg/kg. The method is rapid, sensitive, and practical. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We propose a systematic procedure for the construction of exactly solvable kN-body systems which are natural generalisations of Calogero models. As examples, we present two new 3N-body models and determine explicit expressions for their eigenvalues and eigenfunctions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]