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Controlled transport through multiple reversible interaction point membranes
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A method for causing a membrane to become permeable to a first chemical species, in which the membrane is contacted with a solution comprising a second chemical species. The membrane comprises a polyelectrolyte complex film comprising a...
Vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding flow-tracking process and system
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A method of optimizing a flow process in resin transfer molding can include the steps of pre-infusing a vacuum-assisted resin transfer mold with a liquid. A sequence of the mold pre-infusion step is detected, from which a flow...
System and method for leakage current suppression in a photovoltaic cascaded multilevel inverter
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The cascaded multilevel inverter is considered to be a promising topology alternative for low-cost and high-efficiency photovoltaic (PV) systems. However, the leakage current issue, resulting from the stray capacitances between the PV...
Assays and systems for rapid detection of pathogens
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Assay systems and methods are provided for detecting a target pathogen, such as a microorganism (e.g., bacterium, bacterial toxin) which may be present in a fluid or other location. The method can include linking a magnetic microparticle...
Method for preparation of taxol using an oxazinone
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Process for the preparation of a taxol intermediate comprising contacting an alcohol with an oxazinone having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is aryl, substituted aryl, alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl; R.sub.2 is hydrogen, ethoxyethyl, ...
Biocompatible polyelectrolyte complexes and methods of use
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An article comprising a polyelectrolyte complex comprising an interpenetrating network of at least one predominantly positively charged polyelectrolyte polymer and at least one predominantly negatively charged polyelectrolyte polymer, ...
Method for functionalization of nanoscale fiber films
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Methods are provided for functionalizing a macroscopic film comprised of nanoscale fibers by controlled irradiation. The methods may include the steps of (a) providing a nanoscale fiber film material comprising a plurality of nanoscale...
Controlled transport through multiple reversible interaction point membranes
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A membrane comprising two or more macromolecules that interact via multiple reversible physical interaction points (MRIPM). The membrane further comprises a chemical species A, which interacts selectively or nonselectively with the MRIPM...
Purified linear epitopes from cashew nuts, nucleic acids encoding therefor and associated methods
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Disclosed are major allergenic proteins in cashew nut, which are legumin-like proteins and 2S albumins. Also disclosed is a polypeptide allergen in the 7S superfamily, which includes vicilin-like and sucrose binding proteins. Several...
A process for preparing N-acyl, N-sulfonyl and N-phosphoryl substituted isoserine esters in which a metal or an ammonium alkoxide is reacted with a β-lactam.
A structurally reinforced optically transparent panel that may be utilized as a bulletproof window or shield. The panel includes a plurality of angled reinforcement members having a reflective top and bottom surfaces. Optical lenses are...
Method and apparatus for detecting micro-scratches in semiconductor wafers during polishing process
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An apparatus for planarizing semiconductor wafers in a chemical-mechanical planarization process comprises a polishing pad, a wafer carrier, and at least one acoustic sensor for receiving acoustic emissions produced during the chemical...
Electromagnetic interference shielding structure including carbon nanotube or nanofiber films
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A composite material for electromagnetic interference shielding is provided. The composite material comprises a stack including at least two electrically conductive nanoscale fiber films, which are spaced apart from one another by at...
Protein controlling synthesis of collagen and associated methods
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A method of screening an agent for ability to interfere with collagen synthesis includes the steps of reacting a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 1 with collagen mRNAs in the presence of the agent and...
Butenyl substituted taxanes and pharmaceutical compositions containing them
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Taxane derivatives of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is butenyl, PA0 R.sub.3 is phenyl, PA0 T.sub.1 is hydrogen, hydroxyl protecting group, or --COT.sub.2, PA0 T.sub.2 is H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkenyl, C.sub.2...
ION etching of growing InP nanocrystals using microwave
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High quantum yield InP nanocrystals are used in the bio-technology, bio-medical, and photovoltaic, specifically IV, III-V and III-VI nanocrystal technological applications. InP nanocrystals typically require post-generation HF treatment....
Polymeric nanoencapsulation methods, which combine sonication and nonsolvent temperature induced crystallization, are provided. The steps include (a) providing active agent nanoparticles having an average diameter between about 5 and...
Compounds and methods of arylmethylation (benzylation) as protection for alcohol groups during chemical synthesis
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A process for benzylating an alcohol includes mixing 2-benzyloxy-1-methylpyridinium triflate in an aromatic hydrocarbon solvent having a predetermined boiling point; adding an acid scavenger to the mixture; combining the alcohol to be...
Process for the preparation of a taxol intermediate comprising contacting an alcohol with an oxazinone having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is aryl, heteroaryl, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl or OR.sub.7 wherein R.sub.7 is alkyl, ...
Process for the preparation of a derivative or analog of baccatin III or 10-desacetyl baccatin III having a C9 substituent other than keto in which the C9 keto substituent of taxol, a taxol analog, baccatin III or 10-desacetyl baccatin...
A method of monitoring an air atmosphere for a harmful biological or chemical agent includes providing a plurality of mammalian respiratory airway epithelial cells borne on a porous support; contacting the porous support with a cell...
Systems and methods for lookahead instruction fetching for processors utilizing tagless hit instruction caches
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Systems and methods may be provided for lookahead instruction fetching for processors. The systems and methods may include an L1 instruction cache, where the L1 instruction cache may include a plurality of lines of data, where each line...
The present invention provides a catalyst complex or ligand, and compositions thereof, for use in a variety of organic reactions having high reactivity and enantioselectivity. The catalyst is a N-heterocyclic carbene having three fused...
Systems and methods for determining turbulence and turbulent mixing in the free atmosphere
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Systems may methods may be provided for determining turbulent mixing characteristics. The systems and methods may include obtaining sounding data associated with an atmospheric column and determining first vertical potential temperature...
Apparatus for capillary electrophoresis comprising polyelectrolyte multilayers
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An apparatus and method for capillary zone electrophoresis includes a polyelectrolyte multilayer positioned in a capillary tube for analytical separations of macromolecules. The capillary comprises a passage defined by passage walls...
Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry methodology
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A method of enhanced speciation of both positive and negatives species in an analyte is disclosed. The method can include producing a first analyte solution comprising an analyte composition and an effective amount of silver triflate, ...
Method and apparatus for continuous flow synthesis of ibuprofen
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A multi-step method for the continuous synthesis of ibuprofen or a synthetic precursor of ibuprofen is provided that does not require any intermediate purification or isolation steps and uses reagents compatible with downstream reactions...
A method comprising the following steps: (a) contacting a topographically structured stamp to an array of spots comprising lipid ink on a palette to force the lipid ink of each of the spots into recesses of the topographically structured...
System and method for single-phase, single-stage grid-interactive inverter
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The present invention provides for the integration of distributed renewable energy sources/storages utilizing a cascaded DC-AC inverter, thereby eliminating the need for a DC-DC converter. The ability to segment the energy sources and...
The β-trefoil protein human fibroblast growth factor-1 (FGF-1) is made up of a six-stranded anti-parallel β-barrel closed off on one end by three β-hairpins, thus exhibiting a three-fold axis of structural symmetry. The...
A method of constructing a superconducting coil. The method includes embedding a plurality of heater elements throughout a superconducting coil. The heater elements are positioned according to a predetermined distribution and...
Systems, methods, and computer program products for image processing, sensor processing, and other signal processing using general parametric families of distributions
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Methods and systems are disclosed for signal processing. A method includes receiving a plurality of digitized coefficients determining a best-fit distribution of a general family of distributions for the plurality of digitized...
Data filter cache designs for enhancing energy efficiency and performance in computing systems
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Certain embodiments herein relate to, among other things, designing data cache systems to enhance energy efficiency and performance of computing systems. A data filter cache herein may be designed to store a portion of data stored in a...
Systems, methods, and apparatus for structural health monitoring
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Embodiments can provide systems, methods, and apparatus for monitoring the structural health of one or more structures and associated materials. For example, a structural health monitoring system can be provided. The system can include a...
Method for small-signal stability assessment of power systems using source side and load side perturbations and unit circle criterion
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A novel method for real-time small-signal stability analysis for power electronic-based components in a power system. The method may be used to monitor a power system in real-time by perturbing the source side of an electronic-based...
Certain substituted taxanes and pharmaceutical compositions containing them
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A taxane derivative of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.3 are independently selected from the group comprising phenyl, naphthalene, C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CHCH--, and ##STR2## provided, however, R.sub.1 and R.sub.3 are not both...
Sulfoximine and suldodiimine matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors
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Novel sulfoximine and sulfodiimine matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors of the formula, ##STR1## wherein: R.sup.1 is selected from the group consisting of lower-alkyl, hydroxy lower-alkyl, amino lower-alkyl, carbamoyl lower-alkyl, lower...
Method of locating a fault in a power distribution system comprising at least one cogeneration distributed resource
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The present invention provides a method to ensure that distributed resources of a power distribution system remain connected to the circuitry of the power distribution system when a fault occurs at a distributed resource node to assist...
Purified linear epitopes from cashew nuts, nucleic acids encoding therefor, and associated methods
Description:
Disclosed are major allergenic proteins in cashew nut, which are legumin-like proteins and 2S albumins. Also disclosed is a polypeptide allergen in the 7S superfamily, which includes vicilin-like and sucrose binding proteins. Several...
Method of detecting compromised computers in a network
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A method of detecting a compromised machine on a network. The method receives an email message from a machine on the network and classifies it as either spam or non-spam. A probability ratio is then updated, according to whether the...
Brain implantable electrodes having an increased signal to noise ratio and method for making same
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Herein disclosed are an electrode and a method for making an electrode having an enhanced electrically effective surface providing an increased signal to noise ratio. The electrode having a metal surface selected from gold, tungsten, ...
Polymer foam-based piezoelectric materials and method of manufacture
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Thermally stable piezoelectric polymer foams (ferroelectrets) with high piezoelectric activity for sensing and actuation. The invention further includes a method of fabricating such foams in an environmentally friendly manner.
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