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An antenna means for a portable radio communication device, in particular a hand-portable mobile telephone, having at least one radiating element that has a meandering and cylindrical configuration. This structure is specifically advantageous in combination with an extendable and retractable whip antenna and, when having two or more meandering radiating elements, in multi-band radiating structures. The antenna device is suitable for manufacturing in large quantities, for example by a flexible printed circuit board technique.

A consumer is prequalified for a line of credit attached to a prepaid card by a lending institution. The lending institution computer makes available draws to the line of credit line in an authorization stream for a proposed purchase using the prepaid card as payment. When the line of credit is accessed, the prepaid card is loaded with an additional value equal to one or more preselected loan increments so that the prepaid card then has a new amount totaling a previous amount plus the amount of value of the one or more preselected loan increments and so that the new amount exceeds or equals the value of a proposed purchase. Next, a new value for the line of credit balance available is determined, accounting for value loaded onto the prepaid card and a preselected loan advance fee for each loan increment loaded onto the prepaid card.

A consumer is prequalified for a line of credit attached to a prepaid card by a lending institution. The lending institution computer makes available draws to the line of credit line in an authorization stream for a proposed purchase using the prepaid card as payment. When the line of credit is accessed, the prepaid card is loaded with an additional value equal to one or more preselected loan increments so that the prepaid card then has a new amount totaling a previous amount plus the amount of value of the one or more preselected loan increments and so that the new amount exceeds or equals the value of a proposed purchase. Next, a new value for the line of credit balance available is determined, accounting for value loaded onto the prepaid card and a preselected loan advance fee for each loan increment loaded onto the prepaid card.

Human and animal serum contains naturally occurring autoantibodies that develop at birth in absence of deliberate immunization. These antibodies are predominantly of IgM isotype but can include all immunoglobulin isotypes such as IgD, IgA and IgG. Here we describe IgM anti-lymphocyte autoantibodies (IgM-ALA) and show that these antibodies are heterogenous with some antibodies binding to chemokine receptors such as CCR5 and CXCR4 and others binding to other lymphocyte receptors including CD3, CD2, CD4 and CD81. These IgM-ALA, unlike IgG antibodies, are not cytolytic to cells at 37 C and hence function to alter lymphocyte function including cytokine production and act as “blocking antibodies to inhibit binding of chemokines and viruses including HIV-1 and Hepatitis C. IgM antibodies that bind to receptors on lymphocyte also bind to the same or similar class of receptors on other leucocytes and other cells such as cancer cells and endothelial cells. The inventor claims that naturally occurring anti-lymphocyte antibodies inhibit viral infections, cancer and several inflammatory states by binding to chemokine receptors and other cell membrane receptors that activate cells or promote viral entry and replication. Inventor also claims methods for quantitating levels of IgM-ALA with different receptor specificities to aid in preventing disease progression and also claims methods to enhance in-vivo or in-vitro production of IgM-ALA.

A method for facilitating swath height compensation for a printhead includes determining a nominal swath height for a printhead class; determining a swath height of a printhead belonging to the printhead class; determining a calibration value for the printhead based on a deviation of a swath height of the printhead from the nominal swath height, the calibration value being used to determine a compensated media feed amount for an imaging apparatus; and storing the calibration value in a memory associated with the printhead.

A method of cutting a strip of sheet metal, including feeding out a continuous strip of sheet metal in a feeding direction, cutting the strip into a plurality of lengths, including making a wave shaped cut between each length and an adjacent length, wherein each of a forward edge and a following edge of each length include a plurality of waves, and selecting at least one of a radius of each of the plurality of waves and a spacing between adjacent ones of the plurality of waves based on a cutting angle, wherein the cutting angle is oblique with respect to the feeding direction.

The invention discloses for the first time pluripotent cells, including hypoimmune pluripotent ABO blood type O Rhesus Factor negative (HIPO−) cells, that evade rejection by the host allogeneic immune system and avoid blood antigen type rejection. The HIPO− cells comprise reduced HLA-I and HLA-II expression, increased CD47 expression, and a universal blood group O Rh− (“O−”) blood type. The universal blood type is achieved by eliminating ABO blood group A and B antigents as well as eliminating Rh factor expression, or by starting with an O− parent cell line. These new, novel HIPO− cells evade host immune rejection because they have an impaired antigen presentation capacity, protection from innate immune clearance, and lack blood group rejection. The cells of the invention also include O− pluripotent stem cells (iPSCO−) and O− embryonic stem cells (ESCO−). The invention further provides universally acceptable “off”-the-shelf pluripotent cells and derivatives thereof for generating or regenerating specific tissues and organs.

A method for reformulating reclaimed, contaminated mixed waste plastics into useful articles wherein a plurality of batches of the mixed waste plastics are preprocessed to produce substantially homogeneous mixtures of a desired particle size range that are characterized according to at least one of their respective plastic content, densities, color and degree of contamination, and are thereafter blended to produce a mixed plastic feed material having properties predetermined to be desirable for reprocessing into at least one of such useful articles.

A Bragg reflector grating comprises a plurality of chirped grating sections (65-72), in which at least a first chirped grating section and a second chirped grating section have differing ranges of grating pitches. The combined range of grating pitches provided by the first and second chirped grating sections includes at least one discontinuity, such that the first and second chirped grating sections have one or more grating pitches in common and / or there are one or more ranges of grating pitches within the combined range of grating pitches that are absent.

The invention relates to a nutraceutical composition such as infant formula or infant food comprising a) a defined aroma composition; b) a methodology for developing, maintaining certain aroma constituents in the infant formula and an aroma or fragrance composition to be used to increase the acceptance of a person or an object by the baby or new born.

A consumer is prequalified for a line of credit attached to a checking account by a lending institution computer responsive to consumer underwriting data. The lending institution computer makes available draws to the line of credit line in an authorization stream for a proposed payment from the checking account. When the line of credit is accessed, the checking account is credited with an additional value equal to one or more preselected loan increments so that the account then has a new amount totaling a previous amount plus the amount of value of the one or more preselected loan increments and so that the new amount exceeds or equals the value of a proposed payment. Next, a new value for the line of credit balance available is determined, accounting for value credited to the checking account and a preselected loan advance fee for each loan increment credited to the account.

A titanium-nickel-palladium solderable metal system for silicon power semiconductor devices (10), which may be used for one or both of the anode (20) or cathode (30). The metal system includes an outer layer of palladium (40,70), an intermediate layer of nickel (50,80), and an inner layer of titanium (60,90). For certain applications, the nickel may be alloyed with vanadium. The metal system may be deposited on bare silicon (100) or on one or more additional layers of metal (110) which may include aluminum, aluminum having approximately 1% silicon, or metal silicide. The use of palladium, rather than gold or silver, reduces cost, corrosion, and scratching.

The invention relates to a method for the treatment of a surface of a silicon carbide (SiC) substrate, said substrate being used in semiconductor manufacturing processes. The invention also relates to a SiC substrate for use in semiconductor manufacturing processes treated with the method according to the invention. According to the invention, said method comprising the steps of selective etching the surface of said SiC substrate using a reactive gas mixture, thereby creating a carbon surface layer on said substrate, and removing said carbon surface layer being created on said substrate. Thus, with the method steps according to the invention, SiC substrates can be obtained with a surface structure that complies with the highest standards as regard to dimensions and purity as required in semiconductor manufacturing processes. In particular, SiC substrates treated according to the steps of the invention are highly suitable for use as wafer boats for handling and containing semiconductor wafers on which subsequent treatment process steps of the semiconductor manufacturing processes (such as semiconductor layer deposition or temperature annealing) are performed under accurate, well controlled working conditions (temperature, pressure and vacuum).