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High bandwidth micro-actuators for active flow control
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A high bandwidth multi-stage microjet actuator. The actuator can produce relatively large amplitude flow disturbances over a broad range of frequencies. The disturbance frequency can be varied by altering the geometry of the device, ...
RNAi therapeutic for treatment of Hepatitis C infection
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Small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) or small hairpin RNA (shRNAs) and compositions comprising same are provided that target human cyclophilin A (CyPA) to inhibit Hepatitis C (HCV) infection. Such siRNA and shRNAs may have a length of from...
Metalorganic chemical vapor deposition method for depositing f-series metal or nitrogen and metal amides for use in mocvd
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A metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) method for depositing an F-series metal onto a semiconductor or other substrate or for incorporating nitrogen as a p-type dopant in Group II-VI semiconductor materials. The MOCVD method...
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...
Fire retardant materials are provided that contain carbon nanotubes and particles capable of endothermically reacting when exposed to elevated temperatures. The carbon nanotubes may be a buckypaper. Methods also are provided for making a...
Self-balanced modulation and magnetic rebalancing method for parallel multilevel inverters
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A self-balanced modulation method and a closed-loop magnetic flux rebalancing control method for parallel multilevel inverters. The combination of the two methods provides for balancing of the magnetic flux of the inter-cell transformers...
Method for mechanically chopping carbon nanotube and nanoscale fibrous materials
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Methods are provided for mechanically chopping nanotubes and other nanoscale fibrous materials. The method includes forming a macroscale article which include the nanoscale fibers, and then mechanically cutting the macroscale article...
Process for preparing mercury-barium-calcium-copper-oxide-based superconductor materials
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The present invention is directed to a process for preparing a HgBaCaCuO superconductor by annealing a precursor mixture comprising a lower member of the homologous HgBaCaCuO superconductor series, a source of calcium and a source of...
Lipid multilayer microarrays and their use for cell culture screening
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Provided is a device having one or more lipid multilayer arrays of lipid multilayer structures on a substrate. Each lipid multilayer structure encapsulates an encapsulated material that may be delivered to a cell that is in contact with...
" In the present invention, prior art techniques are extended to allow application of the backpropagation learning technique to artificial neural networks derived from fuzzy expert system rule-bases. A method in accordance with the...
Route to synthetic analogues of Rocaglamide and Aglafoline using cascade transformations initiated by oxy-cope rearrangement of bis-alkynes
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A method for preparing a cyclobutene compound or a cyclopentenone is provided. The method comprises contacting an α, β-diketone with a metal acetylide at a temperature below 0° C. to thereby form a reaction mixture...
Apparatus for capillary electrophoresis and associated method
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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...
Pharmaceutical compounds comprising polyamines substituted with electron-affinic groups and method of application thereof
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A compound comprising and diamine containing from 2-4 electron-affinic radiosensitizing functional groups or a salt thereof is provided. In a preferred embodiment the compound has the formula ##STR1## wherein A comprises a carbon carbon...
Devices and methods 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...
System for locating a fault in a power distribution system comprising at least one microturbine distributed resource
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The present invention provides a system 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...
The present invention is directed to a process for the preparation of β-lactams. Generally, an imine is cyclocondensed with a ketene acetal or enolate to form the β-lactam product in a “one pot” synthesis, this...
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...
Method of locating a fault in a power distribution system comprising at least one microturbine 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...
Membrane proteins, mechanisms of action and uses thereof
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The invention relates to the atomistic functional understanding of the M2 protein from the influenza A virus. This acid-activated selective proton channel has been the subject of numerous conductance, structural, and computational...
Magnetic particle composition for therapeutic hyperthermia
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Magnetic nanoparticle compositions are provided which provide an inherent temperature regulator for use in magnetic heating, particularly for use in magnetic hyperthermia medical treatments. The composition includes magnetic...
Method for small-signal stability assessment of power systems using shunt current injection source side and series voltage injection load side perturbations
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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...
Process and apparatus for the production of high strength polymer composite structures
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An apparatus for use in the production of fiber reinforced polymer composite structures includes a mold having a mold surface and a fiber construction on the mold surface including at least one layer of resin absorbing fibrous lay up...
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 .beta.-lactam of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is aryl, substituted aryl, alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl; R.sub.2 is hydrogen, acyl, acetal, ethoxyethyl, or other hydroxyl protecting group; and R.sub.3 is aryl, substituted...
Computerized system and method for managing information
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A system and method for managing data stored in a database. A mainframe computer associated with the database is operable to execute customer information control system (CICS) transactions that control an application program for...
Semiautomated method for finger-printing bacterial DNA
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Methods and kits for typing prokaryotes and eukaryotes are disclosed. A specific DNA fragment in the rRNA intergene region is amplified by PCR using two universal oligonucleotide primers. The labeled PCR product is cleaved with a variety...
Immunoglobulin peptides against heated bovine blood
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The present invention is related to immunoglobulin peptides that recognize a thermostable antigen from bovine blood. The invention also provides methods for determining the presence of bovine blood in a food sample or an animal feed sample.
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 .beta.-lactam.
An apparatus and method for a modular cell culture bioreactor comprises a plurality of chambers for cell culture; at least one reservoir containing a cell support medium; a plurality of conduits fluidly connecting the at least one...
Methods of oxidizing organic contaminants in aqueous mediums using corona induced reactions
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A method for oxidizing an organic contaminant in an aqueous medium generates H2O2 in the aqueous medium through the use of a corona discharge procedure. A quantity of hydroxyl radicals is generated from the H2O2. An organic contaminant...
The invention discloses a method of maintaining hepatitis C virus (HCV) growing indefinitely in cell culture. The method includes providing a culture of cells susceptible to infection by HCV; introducing to the cell culture an inoculum...
Robust deconvolution of complex mixtures by covariance spectroscopy
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Methods and systems are provided for the deconvolution of the NMR spectrum of a mixture into individual components and spin systems by combining covariance total correlation spectroscopy (TOCSY) spectra with covariance NMR. The method...
A process for separating a protein from a sample containing a mixture of proteins is disclosed. The process comprises forming an aqueous combination comprising the sample and an ion exchange material at a pH which is less than the pI of...
Method for functionalization of nanoscale fibers and nanoscale fiber films
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A method is provided for functionalizing nanoscale fibers including reacting a plurality of nanoscale fibers with at least one epoxide monomer to chemically bond the at least one epoxide monomer to surfaces of the nanoscale fibers to...
Systems and methods for digital transport of paramagnetic particles on magnetic garnet films
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Systems and methods are provided for digital transport of paramagnetic particles. The systems and methods may include providing a magnetic garnet film having a plurality of magnetic domain walls, disposing a liquid solution on a surface...
Solid-state NMR method for screening cell membrane protein binding drug candidates
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Disclosed is a method for detection of ligand-cell membrane protein binding by solid state NMR spectroscopy. The method starts by forming a lipid bilayer inside nanopores of an anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) substrate, the lipid bilayer...
Systems, methods, and computer program products for packing instructions into register files
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Embodiments of the present invention may provide for architectural and compiler approaches to optimizing processors by packing instructions into instruction register files. The approaches may include providing at least one instruction...
Method for identifying cells based on DNA replication domain timing profiles
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Methods for identifying and/or distinguishing a homogeneous population of cells based on their replication domain timing profile using high resolution genomic arrays or sequencing procedures are provided. These methods may be used to...
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....
RNAi therapeutic for treatment of hepatitis C infection
Description:
Small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) or small hairpin RNA (shRNAs) and compositions comprising same are provided that specifically target human cyclophilin A (CyPA) to effectively inhibit Hepatitis C (HCV) infection in a cell. Such siRNA and...
Diagnostic test for detecting anti-cashew IgE in patients
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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...
The present invention generally relates to fluoride receptor reagent compounds that are derived from one or more N-aryl or heteroaryl substituted 1, 4, 5, 8-naphthalenetetracarboxydiimide (NDI) units. The invention also relates to...
Composite materials and method for making high-performance carbon nanotube reinforced polymer composites
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Nanocomposite materials and methods of making composite materials reinforced with carbon nanotubes are disclosed. The composite material includes an array of functionalized and aligned carbon nanotubes having a degree of...
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...
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