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An animal restraining harness or jacket and a method of use thereof, for protecting the shoulder and upper abdomen when experimental/surgical procedures are performed and when the experimental/surgical sites must be protected from biting...
An inflatable solar energy collector. The device uses two elongated and pressure-stabilized air chambers with a trough-shaped reflecting surface in between. The curvature of the reflecting surface is adjusted by adjusting the...
Nasal delivery mechanism for prophylactic and post-acute use of progesterone and/or its enantiomer for use in treatment of mild traumatic brain injuries
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Compositions and methods for treating traumatic brain injury (TBI) and mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) using progesterone and ent-progesterone are described.
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...
Multiple SQUID magnetometers that include at least two SQUID loops, each of which is composed of at least two Josephson Junctions connected in parallel with superconducting wires, are provided. The SQUID loops are fabricated such that...
CFTR genes and proteins for cystic fibrosis gene therapy
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The present invention pertains to mutated CFTR genes encoding modified CFTR proteins that result in increased CFTR chloride channel functions in comparison to wildtype CFTR when the CFTR genes are expressed in vivo. Single and multiple...
Variable charge films for controlling microfluidic flow
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A microfluidic device for carrying a liquid, the device comprising a microfluidic channel having an interior wall and a polyelectrolyte film on the interior wall whereby liquid carried by the channel contacts the polyelectrolyte film, ...
Electric joint design to be used in electromagnetic coils made with high-temperature superconducting tape, aspected wire, or cable
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An electric joint design to be used in electromagnetic coils made with high-temperature superconducting tape, aspected wire, or cable. A terminal member contains an engraved twist-bend contour, which receives the coil and changes the...
A method is described for producing an osmotically compacted polyelectrolyte complex having a first region and a second region, the first region having a greater modulus than the second region. The method comprises contacting an article...
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) expansion methods and materials
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The subject invention concerns materials and methods for growing and expanding MSC while maintaining their undifferentiated phenotype, self-renewal ability, and/or multi-lineage potential. In one embodiment, a method of the invention...
Pharmaceutical compounds comprising polyamines substituted with electron-affinic groups
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This invention relates to a method for making radiosensitizing diamines. This method comprises converting a compound having formula (5): ##STR1## to a compound having formula (6): ##STR2## using dimethyl sulfoxide activated by oxalyl...
The present invention enables a safe and noninvasive assessment of tumor resistance using one diffusion or sodium MRI scan over the entire tumor. The evaluation can be done before therapy and can help select a strategy of treatment. The...
Hydrophobic fluorinated polyelectrolyte complex films and associated methods
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A polyelectrolyte film is provided, the polyelectrolyte film comprises an interpenetrating network of a net positively charged polymer and a net negatively charged polymer, wherein the net positively charged polymer, the net negatively...
High temperature compatible insulation for superconductors and method of applying insulation to superconductors
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There is described a method of applying insulative coating on high temperature superconductors and low temperature superconductors from sol-gel solutions prepared from Zr or Zr with one of, Mg, Y, Ce, In and Sn based precursor materials....
Fermentation of trichoderma reesei and apparatus therefor
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A process for producing enzyme cellulases by the fermentation of Trichoderma reesei in an aqueous nutrient medium containing assimilable sources of cellulose, nitrogen, phosphate, magnesium and iron in the presence of an oxygen...
9-desoxotaxanes and process for the preparation of 9-desoxotaxanes
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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...
Systems and methods for improving the ability of a power delivery system to withstand multiple failure events
Description:
The invention is directed to systems and methods for enhancing the ability of a power delivery system to withstand the occurrence of multiple failure events. Specifically, the invention is directed to a power delivery system employing a...
Polyethylene glycol based oligomers for coating nanoparticles, nanoparticles coated therewith, and related methods
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In a composition aspect of the invention, a nanoparticle coating comprises repeating polyacrylic acid monomers covalently bound together in an aliphatic chain having a plurality of carboxylic acid functional groups and modified...
Polymer mechanical damping composites and methods of production
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A method of reshaping an article comprising a polyelectrolyte complex, the polyelectrolyte complex comprising an intermolecular blend of a predominantly positively-charged polyelectrolyte and a predominantly negatively charged...
Nucleic acid encoding purified linear polypeptide epitope from walnuts
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A purified Ig-E binding immunogenic polypeptide the amino acid sequence of which consists of SEQ ID NO:1 is disclosed. The purified amino acid sequence is a major allergen of the walnut Juglans regia. Also described are a diagnostic test...
Pharmaceutical compounds comprising polyamines substituted with electron-affinic groups
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A compound or a salt thereof comprising a polyamine containing at least 2 electron-affinic groups is provided. In a preferred embodiment, the polyamine compound has the structure: wherein: PA1 A is a spacer; R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sub.3, ...
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 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...
Damping motor and control approach for mitigating torsional backlash, damping critical geartrain speeds, and providing improved torque control in mechanical gears
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A torque damper motor connected to the output side of a mechanical gear system. The damper motor, along with its associated control system, mitigates backlash problems, reduced torsional resonance, and provides improved output torque...
Compositions comprising a taxane having a carbamoyloxy substituent at C(10), a hydroxy substituent at C(7), and a range of C(2), C(9), C(14), and side chain substituents.
Method for small-signal stability assessment of power systems using source side and load side perturbations and generalized Nyquist criterion
Description:
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...
Method and system for generating and using digital fingerprints for electronic documents
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This invention is directed to a method and system for generating and using digital fingerprints in copies of an electronic document so that it is possible to determine at least one from among a group of purchasers colluding to forge a...
A composite superconducting wire and a method of manufacturing the wire is disclosed. Nano-particle dispersion strengthened copper is co-drawn with Niobium rod to produce DSC-1Nb wire. n numbers of DSC-1Nb wires are then stacked in a...
Site-specific cleavage of nucleic acids by photoreactive conjugates
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A process of forming a double strand cleavage in DNA includes providing a reaction mixture containing double stranded DNA having a break in a first strand defining a target site in a second strand. The method continues by adding to the...
Process for the preparation of 10-desacetoxybaccatin III
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A process for abstracting a C10 hydroxy, acyloxy or sulfonyloxy substituent from a taxane in which the C10 hydroxy, acyloxy or sulfonyloxy substituted taxane is reacted with samarium diiodide.
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...
Compositions and methods for inhibiting collagen production
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Embodiments of the invention include compositions effective for inhibiting collagen production and related methods. A preferred method comprises contacting at least one cell capable of producing collagen with a composition effective for...
Ion etching of growing InP nanocrystals using microwave
Description:
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....
Methods of fabricating ceramic preforms with 2-D channels and structures produced thereby
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Methods are provided for making ceramic preforms having two-dimensional interconnected channels therein. The methods include (i) positioning a sacrificial material having a selected profile within a bed of ceramic powder; (ii) compacting...
An electrical device operating on the principle of induction, such as a transformer. The device employs High Temperature Superconductors to build pancake coils having a very low height to diameter ratio. These pancake coils are placed...
A taxane having a cyclopentyl ester substituent at C10, a keto substituent at C9, a hydroxy substituent at C2, a 2-thienyl substituent at C3′ and an isopropoxycarbamate substituent at C3′.
Process for the preparation of baccatin III analogs bearing new C2 and C4 functional groups
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Process for the preparation of a derivative or analog of baccatin III or 10-desacetyl baccatin III having a C2 substituent other than benzoate and/or a C4 substituent other than acetate in which the C2 benzoate substituent and/or the C4...
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...
Combined vertical and rotational motion indexing mechanism
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A mechanical indexing device. The device comprises a mechanism for converting linear motion into many different combinations of linear and rotary motion, whereby an object can be moved along a desired linear path and indexed through a...
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...
Method for small-signal stability assessment of power systems within instability borders using source side and load side perturbations
Description:
A novel method for real-time small-signal stability analysis within the instability borders 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...
Adaptive power electronics interface for hybrid energy systems
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An adaptive hybrid energy system is provided. The system includes a first DC energy source that generates a first DC output by converting a first type of energy into an electrical output. Additionally, the system includes at least a...
Automated extraction of bio-entity relationships from literature
Description:
Automated, standardized and accurate extraction of relationships within text. Automatic extraction of such relationships/information allows the information to be stored in structured form so that it can be easily and accurately retrieved...
Ion etching of growing InP nanocrystals using microwave
Description:
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....
Methods of constructing polyolefins having reduced crystallinity using a diimine based catalyst
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The invention is a novel family of polyolefins characterized by chain-walking defects of the type that add extra backbone carbons per monomer. These polyolefins display a large decrease in crystallinity relative to polyolefins known in...
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