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ESI Special Topics, October 2001
Citing URL: http://www.esi-topics.com/erf/october2001.html
  

This list of new Fronts has been generated by a comparison of the data sets for January 1996-April 2001 and January 1996-June 2001.

OCTOBER 2001

Field Name Description
Agricultural Sciences PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS; VIRGIN OLIVE OIL ODOUR; OLIVE OIL PHENOLS; SPANISH OLIVE OILS Antioxidant effects of olive oil.
Biology & Biochemistry GENOMIC EXPLORATION; HEMIASCOMYCETOUS YEASTS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE Genetics of yeast.
Chemistry TYROSINASE MODEL COMPLEX CATALYST; LIPASE-CATALYZED RING-OPENING POLYMERIZATION; "RADICAL-CONTROLLED" OXIDATIVE POLYMERIZATION; ENZYMATIC POLYMERIZATION New method of polymer synthesis.
Clinical Medicine HELICOBACTER PYLORI; WHOLE-GENOME MICROARRAY REVEALS GENETIC DIVERSITY; HELICOBACTER PYLORI STRAINS Genetic diversity and protein interactions of H. pylori.
Computer Science MOLECULARLY THIN PERFLUOROPOLYETHER FILMS; SPREADING PROFILES; MOLECULARLY-THIN FILMS; SURFACE ENERGY GRADIENTS; CARBON OVERCOAT Lubrication of carbon films used in magnetic recording.
Economics & Business SPATIAL LAND USE MODELS; LAND USE CHANGE; LAND USE PATTERN ANALYSIS Changes in land use studied at varying scales.
Engineering GENETIC ALGORITHM; SERIES-PARALLEL MULTI STATE SYSTEMS; REDUNDANCY OPTIMIZATION; RELIABILITY OPTIMIZATION Reliability optimization of multi-state systems.
Environment/
Ecology
ELEVATIONAL DIVERSITY GRADIENTS; ELEVATIONAL DIVERSITY PATTERNS; SMALL MAMMAL DIVERSITY Diversity of small mammals at varying elevations.
Geosciences DENSE GAS DISPERSION; PETROLEUM ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH FORUM (PERF) DENSE GAS DISPERSION MODELING PROJECT; TWO-DIMENSIONAL DENSE GAS PLUMES; DENSE GAS VERTICAL DIFFUSION Dispersion of dense hazardous gases.
Immunology MANNOSE-BINDING LECTIN; MANNOSE BINDING PROTEIN GENE; INNATE IMMUNE SYSTEM; CHILDHOOD INFECTION; CONSECUTIVE HOSPITAL SERIES Mutations of mannose-binding lectin and the early stages of infection.
Immunology EXTRAINTESTINAL ESCHERICHIA COLI ISOLATES; ESCHERICHIA COLI STRAINS; EXTRAINTESTINAL VIRULENCE-ASSOCIATED TRAITS; EXTENDED VIRULENCE GENOTYPES Virulence factor genes from E. coli transmitted by pets.
Immunology HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS TYPE 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS TYPE 1 SUBTYPES DIFFER; GENETIC SUBTYPES; CHEMOKINE CORECEPTOR USAGE; DISEASE PROGRESSION Genetic subtypes of HIV-1 differ in rates of disease progression.
Materials Science CORROSION HARD CVD DIAMOND ALPHA PARTICLE DETECTORS; THIN POLYCRYSTALLINE CVD DIAMOND FILMS; DIAMOND DEVICES; NUCLEAR LIQUID SOURCE MONITORING Chemical vapor deposition of diamond films for use as photo-detectors.
Mathematics CONFORMAL FIELD THEORY; LSU(N) USING BOUNDED OPERATORS; POSITIVE ENERGY REPRESENTATIONS; MODULAR INVARIANTS; GALOIS THEORY Mathematics of braided morphisms.
Mathematics SOBOLEV INEQUALITIES; LOGARITHMIC SOBOLEV INEQUALITIES; UNIFORM POSITIVITY IMPROVING PROPERTY; TRANSPORTATION COST; SPECTRAL GAPS Applications of Sobolev inequalities.
Microbiology PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA CELL-TO-CELL SIGNALS; HYDROGEN CYANIDE BIOSYNTHETIC GENES HCNABC; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; STABLE SHUTTLE VECTORS Root-colonizing bacteria genes and plant health
Molecular Biology & Genetics WW DOMAIN CONTAINING FRAGMENT; COGNATE DOMAINS; GROUP IVWW DOMAINS; PROLINE-RICH MOTIFS Proline rich domains and protein interactions in drug discovery.
Molecular Biology & Genetics APC TUMOUR SUPPRESSOR GENE; CHROMOSOMAL INSTABILITY; ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS COLI PROTEIN; CONSERVED INTERACTION; PROPER SPINDLE FORMATION Chromosomal instability in colorectal cancer.
Multidisciplinary CELL SURFACE HEPARAN SULFATE PROTEOGLYCANS; CELL SURFACE; CELLULAR FUNCTIONS Role of cell surface heparan sulfate in genetic defects.
Multidisciplinary COMET C/1999; VLT INVESTIGATIONS; OUTGASSING BEHAVIOR; HST; FRAGMENTS Comet C/1999 before and after breakup.
Multidisciplinary SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; STRONGLY LINKED CURRENT FLOW; SUPERCONDUCTOR MGB2; POLYCRYSTALLINE FORMS Superconductivity of magnesium diboride.
Multidisciplinary ENDOGENOUS CANNABINOIDS; ENDOGENOUS CANNABINOIDS MEDIATE RETROGRADE SIGNALS; RETROGRADE INHIBITION; PRESYNAPTIC CALCIUM INFLUX Effect of endogenous cannabinoids and marijuana on neurotransmitter release.
Neuroscience & Behavior VISUAL DISCRIMINATION LEARNING REQUIRES SLEEP; EARLY SLEEP TRIGGERS MEMORY; EARLY VISUAL DISCRIMINATION SKILLS; RAPID EYE MOVEMENT SLEEP Consolidation of memories during sleep.
Pharmacology & Toxicology HUMAN CYSTEINYL LEUKOTRIENE 2 RECEPTOR; NOVEL HEPATOINTESTINAL LEUKOTRIENE B-4 RECEPTOR; G PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTOR Discovery of a receptor for a leukotriene implicated in asthma.
Physics SHORT-RANGE POLARON CORRELATIONS; POLARON COLLAPSE; POLARON FORMATION; CHARGE MELTING; CHARGE ORDERING Lattice polarons in magnetoresistive oxides.
Physics INFRARED PHOTODETECTORS; GAAS QUANTUM DOT INFRARED PHOTODETECTORS; SELF-ORGANIZED INAS QUANTUM DOTS; NORMAL-INCIDENCE INTERSUBBAND; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM-DOT NANOSTRUCTURES Quantum dot nanostructures as photodetectors.
Physics ENTANGLED STATE QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY; QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY USING ENTANGLED PHOTONS; ENERGY-TIME BELL STATES Using quantum mechanics in the design of cryptographic systems.
Physics ABSORBING STATES; ANNIHILATING RANDOM WALKS; STOCHASTIC LATTICE MODELS; NON-EQUILIBRIUM CRITICAL PHENOMENA; FIELD THEORY Non-equilibrium statistical physics.
Plant & Animal Science NIPAH VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS; HENDRA VIRUS (EQUINE MORBILLIVIRUS); MALAYSIA; FATAL ENCEPHALITIS An encephalitis causing virus transmitted by pigs and other animals.
Psychiatry/
Psychology
HUMAN BRAIN; HUMAN BRAIN MAPPING; FUNCTIONAL BRAIN IMAGING; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING Localization of functions and behaviors in the human brain.
Social Sciences, general ASSISTED SUICIDE; OREGON'S DEATH WITH DIGNITY ACT; PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE Problems encountered with assisted suicide in Oregon's Death with Dignity Act.
Space Science WEAK LENSING MEASUREMENTS; INTRINSIC CORRELATION; CORRELATED GALAXY ELLIPTICITIES; GRAVITATIONAL LENSING Gravitational lensing and the geometry of the universe.

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