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(WO 2008/011634) POST POSITIONING FOR INTERDIGITAL BONDED COMPOSITE
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24.01.2008
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B23P 19/04
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PCT/US2007/074140
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
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Methods and systems are described for making posts and kerfs in an interdigital bonded composite. The desired alignment criteria for a plurality of posts and kerfs in a pair of slabs are determined, as well as the desired widths W of the posts and the desired widths K of the kerfs. The posts in the first slab are configured to be received into corresponding kerfs in the second slab, and vice versa, so that the pair of slabs can be interdigitated to generate a composite. At least one of an alignment post and an alignment kerf are created, in at least one of the slabs. The alignment posts and the alignment kerf are configured to allow the plurality of posts and kerfs to be correctly positioned and aligned, in accordance with the desired align...
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(WO 2008/011617) SHALLOW-TRENCH-ISOLATION (STI)-BOUNDED SINGLE-PHOTON AVALANCHE PHOTODETECTORS
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24.01.2008
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H01L 31/107
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PCT/US2007/074057
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THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
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Techniques and apparatus for using single photon avalanche diode (SPAD) devices in various applications.
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(WO 2008/011609) COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR VACCINATING AGAINST HSV-2
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24.01.2008
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C12N 15/38
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PCT/US2007/074045
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VICAL INCORPORATED
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The present invention relates to prophylactic and therapeutic compositions and methods for inducing an immune response to herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), in particular by introducing and expressing in a vertebrate a DNA vaccine encoding at least one of the HSV-2 proteins such as gD, VP11/12, VP 13/14 and/or VP22. Formulations based on Vaxfectin (TM) adjuvant and poloxamer were evaluated for their ability to boost the immune response to the HSV DNA vaccines.
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(WO 2008/011590) LAMENESS EVALUATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS
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24.01.2008
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A61B 5/103
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PCT/US2007/074014
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THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
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A wireless sensor-based lameness evaluation system detects and analyzes patterns of vertical head and pelvic motion of a four-legged animal in correlation with at least one limb movement. The system includes a plurality of motion sensors attached to the head, pelvis (or along the center of the back), and at least one limb of the animal. A processing system in receives the motion data and processes the motion data to detect and quantify forelimb and/or hindlimb lameness in the animal.
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(WO 2008/011573) PRE- AND INTRA- OPERATIVE IMAGING OF TESTICULAR TORSION
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24.01.2008
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A61B 5/00
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PCT/US2007/073993
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UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER
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The invention provides methods for visualizing perfusion or lack thereof in the spermatic cord and testicle, as well as for detecting testicular trauma. A surgical forceps adapted to facilitate such visualization is also provided.
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(WO 2008/011559) SYNTHETIC LUNG SURFACTANT AND USE THEREOF
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24.01.2008
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C07F 9/02
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PCT/US2007/073970
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UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
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The present invention relates to synthetic lung surfactant compositions that contain one or more of phospholipase-resistant phospho-glycerol derivatives, phospholipase-resistant phospho-choline derivatives, and surface active proteins or peptides, more preferably a combination of at least two or all three of these materials. Novel phospholipase-resistant phospho-glycerol derivatives, phospholipase-resistant phospho-choline derivatives, and surface active peptides are also disclosed herein. Uses of the surfactant compositions of the present invention to treat endogenous surfactant dysfunctional or deficient lung tissue, to prepare synthetic peptides for use in the surfactant compositions, and to deliver therapeutic agents are also disclosed.
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(WO 2008/011532) TREATMENT OF PAIN WITH RESINIFERATOXIN AND RELATED ANALOGS
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24.01.2008
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A01N 43/02
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PCT/US2007/073913
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SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
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A method of treating inflammatory pain conditions is provided that involves administering an effective amount of a TRPV1 agonist, such as resiniferatoxin, tinyatoxin and related potent agonists and their analogs, to a patient to selectively induce nerve terminal depolarization block and/or nerve terminal death in select TRPV1-containing neurons, to provide the desired pain relief without significant permanent damage to cell bodies of the select TRPV-1 containing neurons.
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(WO 2008/011525) SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UNLOADING WATER FROM GAS WELLS
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24.01.2008
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E21B 43/00
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PCT/US2007/073906
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
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A system, apparatus and method are useful for lifting water in a gas-producing wellbore through the application of a differential between pressure of the gas in the wellbore's gas-production conduit and pressure of the wellbore annulus. The apparatus comprises a module disposed in the gas-producing wellbore for collecting by condensation water that has been lifted as water vapor with produced gas in a gas-production conduit disposed in the wellbore, and one or more lift modules for applying the pressure differential to lift the collected water within the wellbore.
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(WO 2008/011522) INTEGRATED AND OPTIMIZED DISTRIBUTED GENERATION AND INTERCONNECT SYSTEM CONTROLLER
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24.01.2008
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G05F 1/00
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PCT/US2007/073900
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INDIANA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
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Systems and methods for designing and controlling distributed generation resources are disclosed. Monolithic or distributed controllers control the power requests sent to each distributed generation resource to achieve optimal efficiency using rule-based and/or fuzzy logic- based control techniques. High-impedance fault (HIF) detection circuitry allows power export to the utility grid in normal operating circumstances, and when an islanding condition is detected, ceases that export within two seconds and prevents further export until the condition is cleared.
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(WO 2008/011505) POWER AND HYDROGEN GENERATION SYSTEM
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24.01.2008
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H01M 6/04
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PCT/US2007/073860
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE
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A galvanic cell system was discovered that is based on two dissimilar electrodes in an electrolyte solution of hypochlorite and peroxide. The oxidant electrolyte solution contains preferably sodium hypochlorite and hydrogen peroxide in a 10: 1 ratio. The cathode (e.g, a copper electrode) was not appreciably consumed. The anode preferably was composed of an aluminum/manganese alloy. This galvanic cell system produced significant current density (e.g., 23 mA/cm2) at a useful voltage (e.g., 1.6-1.7 V/cell). It also produced hydrogen gas, with the maximum production being approximately 1.5 moles of hydrogen per mole of expended anode material. The by-products of this fuel system were environmentally friendly products, including sodium chloride,...
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(WO 2008/011503) USE OF A PHAGE DISPLAYING A PEPTIDE FROM AN ADHESION PROTEIN FOR TREATING A DISEASE ASSOCIATED WITH INTRACELLULAR FORMATION OF PROTEIN FIBRILLAR INCLUSIONS OR AGGREGATES
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24.01.2008
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A61K 48/00
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PCT/US2007/073858
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RAMOT AT TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY LTD.
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A therapeutic agent which carries a peptide sequence containing a mammalian cell adhesion sequence can be used to inhibit or treat diseases associated with intracellular formation of protein fibrillar inclusions or aggregates, to inhibit the intracellular formation of protein fibrillar inclusions or aggregates, and to disaggregate pre-formed intracellular protein fibrillar inclusions or aggregates. Filamentous bacteriophage which displays a non-filamentous bacteriophage RGD cell adhesion sequence on its surface, but not an antibody or non-filamentous bacteriophage antigen other than said RGD cell adhesion sequence, is a preferred embodiment of such a therapeutic agent.
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(WO 2008/011466) METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATION
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24.01.2008
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B81B 3/00
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PCT/US2007/073790
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UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
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Embodiments of the subject invention relate to a method and apparatus for electromagnetic actuation. Embodiments of an electromagnet actuator in accordance with the subject invention can include a fixed main body and a deformable membrane or displaceable piston-like member. In the case of piston motion, in specific embodiments, the piston can be supported by a corrugated diaphragm or bellows. In various embodiments, all or portions of the electromagnet actuator can be produced using microfabrication techniques. Specific embodiment of the subject invention can incorporate a plurality of magnets providing magnetic flux to a plurality of coil conductor elements so as to provide a plurality of locations that a force is applied to the moveable b...
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(WO 2008/011396) METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TINNITUS EVALUATION
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24.01.2008
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A61B 5/00
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PCT/US2007/073663
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OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY
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Methods, articles of manufacture, and systems for evaluating tinnitus are disclosed herein. According to various embodiments, a tinnitus evaluation system may include a tinnitus evaluation module configured to perform one or more tinnitus evaluation tests. A tinnitus evaluation test may comprise generating a first single-frequency sound based at least in part on a sound of a patient's tinnitus, and generating a narrow-band sound centered at the frequency of the first single-frequency sound. Tests include a hearing threshold test, a loudness match test, a pitch match test, a bandwidth match test, a minimum masking level test, and a residual inhibition test.
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(WO 2008/011391) RAY TRACING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL SCENE USING A HIERARCHICAL DATA STRUCTURE
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24.01.2008
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G06T 17/00
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PCT/US2007/073635
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UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION
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Ray tracing a three-dimensional scene (100) made up of geometric primitives (116,118,120,122,124,126,128,130) that are spatially partitioned into a hierarchical data structure (200). One example embodiment is a method for ray tracing a three-dimensional scene (100) made up of geometric primitives (116,118,120,122,124,126,128,130) that are spatially partitioned into a hierarchical data structure (200). In this example embodiment, the hierarchical data structure (200) includes at least a parent node (202) and a corresponding plurality of child nodes (204-230). The method includes a first act of determining that a first active ray in the packet hits the parent node (202) and a second act of descending to each of the plurality of child nodes (2...
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(WO 2008/011389) MEDICAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE
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24.01.2008
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A61M 1/00
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PCT/US2007/073633
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REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
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This invention provides ambulatory medical systems that include a monitoring device, a therapeutic substance administering device, and a receiver-controller for receiving a signal generated by the monitoring device and controlling the therapeutic substance administering device based on the information received from the monitoring device. The invention also provides methods for using the same.
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(WO 2008/011381) TREATMENT OF PAIN THROUGH EXPRESSION OF OPIOID RECEPTORS
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24.01.2008
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A01N 43/04
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PCT/US2007/073609
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UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
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Disclosed are compositions and methods related to nucleic acid constructs containing a HUMOR encoding element. These constructs can be used in the treatment of pain.
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(WO 2008/011284) METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR REPRESSION OF OCCLUDIN
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24.01.2008
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C12Q 1/68
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PCT/US2007/072931
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EMORY UNIVERSITY
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Methods and compositions for modulating occludin expression are provided. Methods of activation of the transcription factor slug and modification of tight junction formation are also provided.
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(WO 2008/011224) RFID PORTAL ARRAY ANTENNA SYSTEM
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24.01.2008
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G08B 13/14
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PCT/US2007/069802
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OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
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This invention provides an array antenna for a radio frequency identification (RFID) system, the array antenna comprises a transmission line with a longitudinal span proximately equaling to a height of a space desired to be covered by the array antenna, the transmission line having a terminal coupled to a RFID reader, and a plurality of radiating elements disposed on the first transmission line along the longitudinal span, additionally, reflective materials used behind the array antenna to maximize the illumination in the desired space and absorptive materials installed surrounding the desired space, in order to minimize the illumination of the undesired space surrounding the desired space.
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(WO 2008/011204) SELF-ASSEMBLING PROTEIN HYDROGEL WITH BIO-ACTIVE PROTEIN
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24.01.2008
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C07K 14/00
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PCT/US2007/066454
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THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
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Protein hydrogel monomers incorporating bio-active proteins and methods for producing the same are provided. In some embodiments, the disclosed subject matter includes a protein hydrogel monomer including a bio-active protein and two alpha helices that are adapted to interact with alpha helices on other monomers to form coiled-coil junctions.
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(WO 2008/011198) METHOD OF PREPARING VANADIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLES
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24.01.2008
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C01B 13/14
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PCT/US2007/060668
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VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
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Vanadium dioxide nanoparticles prepared by an inverse micelle hydrolysis of vanadium alkoxide in the presence of a basic catalyst.
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(WO 2008/011195) HARDWARE-BASED, CLIENT-SIDE, VIDEO COMPOSITING SYSTEM
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24.01.2008
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G11B 27/034
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PCT/US2007/017168
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CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
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A system for video compositing is comprised of a storage device for storing a composite timeline file. A timeline manager reads rendering instructions and compositing instructions from the stored file. A plurality of filter graphs, each receiving one of a plurality of video streams, renders frames therefrom in response to the rendering instructions. 3D hardware is responsive to the rendered frames and the compositing instructions for creating a composite image. A frame scheduler is responsive to the plurality of filter graphs for controlling the frequency at which the 3D hardware creates a new composite image. An output is provided for displaying the composite image. Methods of generating a composite work and methods of generating the timel...
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(WO 2008/011176) MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN KINASE INHIBITOR COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED METHODS OF USE
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24.01.2008
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C07D 237/02
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PCT/US2007/016520
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NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
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Pyridazinyl compounds, compositions and related methods of use.
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(WO 2008/011173) IMPROVEMENT OF ARGINASE LEVELS/ACTIVITY
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24.01.2008
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A61K 51/04
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PCT/US2007/016504
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MARS, INCORPORATED
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This invention relates to compositions, and methods of use thereof, for treating conditions associated with elevated arginase levels and/or activity comprising administering to a subject in need thereof, certain polyphenols such as flavanols, procyanidins, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or derivatives thereof.
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(WO 2008/011170) METHODS FOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF EXPANDED CGG REPEATS IN THE FMR1 GENE 5' UNTRANSLATED REGION
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24.01.2008
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C12Q 1/68
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PCT/US2007/016499
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REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
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The invention provides improved methods for detecting the presence of expanded CGG repeats in the fragile X mental retardation 1 (FMR1) gene and for quantifying the amount of protein produced by the gene.
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(WO 2008/011159) BAG LIFTING AND EMPTYING SYSTEM
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24.01.2008
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B65G 65/34
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PCT/US2007/016478
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CALIFORNIA
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A bag lifting and emptying system (100) may include a rupture mechanism (120) for the bag (105), an attachment mechanism (110) for the bag (105), and a hoist (130)connectable to the attachment mechanism (110). The rupture mechanism (120) may be configured to rupture a bottom portion of the bag (105), when the bag (105) is lowered onto the rupture mechanism (120), so as to cause the contents of the bag (105) to be transferred from the bag (105) into a receptacle (137). The attachment mechanism (1 10) may be configured to releasably attach to the bag (105). The hoist (130) may be configured to lift the bag (105) and subsequently lower the bag (105) onto the rupture mechanism (120).
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