Spherically symmetric teleparallel geometries.

We are interested in the development of spherically symmetric geometries in () teleparallel gravity which are of physical importance. We first express the general forms for the spherically symmetric frame and the zero curvature, metric compatible, spin connection. We then analyse the antisymmetric field equations (the solutions of which split into two cases, which we subsequently consider separately), and derive and analyse the resulting symmetric field equations.

Generalized teleparallel de Sitter geometries.

Theories of gravity based on teleparallel geometries are characterized by the torsion, which is a function of the coframe, derivatives of the coframe, and a zero curvature and metric compatible spin-connection. The appropriate notion of a symmetry in a teleparallel geometry is that of an affine symmetry. Due to the importance of the de Sitter geometry and Einstein spaces within General Relativity, we shall describe teleparallel de Sitter geometries and discuss their possible generalizations.

APOE*3Leiden.CETP transgenic mice as model for pharmaceutical treatment of the metabolic syndrome.

Aims: This study aimed to investigate systematically (i) the appropriate dietary conditions to induce the features of the MetS in APOE*3Leiden.humanCholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein (E3L.CETP) mice and (ii) whether the response of this model to different antidiabetic and hypolipidemic drugs is similar as in humans.

Raman spectroscopy for quantifying cholesterol in intact coronary artery wall.

The chemical composition of vascular lesions, an important determinant of plaque progression and rupture, can not presently be determined in vivo. Prior studies have shown that Raman spectroscopy can accurately quantify the amounts of major lipid classes and calcium salts in homogenized coronary artery tissue. This study determines how the relative cholesterol content, which is calculated from Raman spectra collected at the luminal surface of an artery, is related to its depth in an intact arterial wall.