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A siding panel product is provided comprising a first polymeric siding panel having a butt end and a top end, a front surface comprising a plurality of front faces defined between the top and butt ends and separated by at least one shoulder surface to define a stepped contour, and a rear surface. An insulation backing is coupled to the rear surface of the siding panel. The insulation backing comprises at least first and second insulation members coupled to the rear surface of said siding panel. The first insulation member has a bottom edge thereof coupled proximate to the stepped contour and the second insulation member has a top edge thereof coupled proximate to the stepped contour.

Disclosed are apparatus and methods for enhancing or improving cell cultures, including cell cultures for the production of monoclonal antibodies, using electromagnetic energy treatment, primarily using light in the near infrared to visible region of the spectrum. The delivery of light energy to a culture, in accordance with preferred embodiments, enhances or improves the cell culture such as by providing for enhanced and accelerated formation of important biological macromolecules, including, but not limited to, antibodies, proteins, collagen, and polysaccharides, and also providing for accelerated cellular replication and an enhancement or prolongation of the life of cells so treated.

A device includes a coder or a codec configured for interleaved image data utilizing diamond shaped blocks for motion estimation and / or motion compensation and utilizing square or orthogonal transforms of residual data. In various embodiments, the decoder may be configured, among others, to perform de-blocking on edges of the diamond shaped blocks and / or data padding at boundaries of the image data. Additionally a method is proposed in which at least one of a transform and quantization process to be applied to de-multiplexed data is modified. One application is to combine left and right stereoscopic images, interleaved in a checkerboard manner.

The present invention relates to methods of stimulating stem cell proliferation and engraftment, and methods of preventing and / or treating disorders associated with radiation exposure, chemotherapy, exposed to chemical / biological warfare agents, and / or any other insults affecting rapidly proliferating tissues in a body, or one or more symptoms thereof. In particular, the present invention provides methods of stimulating stem cell proliferation and / or engraftment and methods of preventing and / or treating disorders associated with one or more insults affecting rapidly proliferating tissues in a body (e.g., radiation exposure, chemical and / or biological insults) or one or more symptoms thereof by administering to a subject a composition comprising a Fibroblast Growth Factor-20 (FGF-20) protein, or its fragments, derivatives, variants, homologs, analogs, or a combination thereof.

An enhanced and improved diamond circular saw blade of an invention is disclosed. The invention includes welding and jointing of the periphery of a circular steel blade having an axle bore and a plurality of arc-shaped copper alloy metal-sheets. Each arc-shaped copper alloy metal-sheet includes a plurality of openings, which provide the space required to accommodate a plurality of diamond particles. The width of an opening is somewhat wider than the diameter of an individual diamond particle. When the diamond particles are placed inside each opening of the copper alloy metal-sheets, a pair of molds is used to compress the top and the bottom of a plurality of metal teeth between adjacent openings simultaneously. By compressing this pair of molds, the metal teeth between adjacent openings are deformed, so as to squeeze along the direction of these openings and to enclose and hold the diamond particles. As a result, the surface is of an indentation-shaped saw plate. Therefore, an un-deformed diamond circular saw blade with high performance in rapid cutting is reached, so that not only is the production cost greatly reduced, but also the structure and manufacturing processes thereof are simplified.

Content provided directly by users, such as renters in the real estate industry, is relied on to supplement, enhance and improve the relevance of the site. The renters themselves generate the content in the form of reviews, not the apartments' management companies, for example, which provides less perceived bias in the information provided. An incentive for renters is provided to enter such a space, not only to obtain unbiased information about apartments, but also to accumulate reward points that they can then exchange against various goods or services, and to add content and accumulate points as a result. Thus, a method of user-generated exchange of community information comprises registering information about a user, recording search criteria for services sought by the user, recording feedback of the user about the services used and about service providers, and allowing the user to access feedback from other users.

An enhanced and improved diamond circular saw blade of an invention is disclosed. The invention includes welding and jointing of the periphery of a circular steel blade having an axle bore and a plurality of arc-shaped copper alloy metal-sheets. Each arc-shaped copper alloy metal-sheet includes a plurality of openings, which provide the space required to accommodate a plurality of diamond particles. The width of an opening is somewhat wider than the diameter of an individual diamond particle. When the diamond particles are placed inside each opening of the copper alloy metal-sheets, a pair of molds is used to compress the top and the bottom of a plurality of metal teeth between adjacent openings simultaneously. By compressing this pair of molds, the metal teeth between adjacent openings are deformed, so as to squeeze along the direction of these openings and to enclose and hold the diamond particles. As a result, the surface is of an indentation-shaped saw plate. Therefore, an un-deformed diamond circular saw blade with high performance in rapid cutting is reached, so that not only is the production cost greatly reduced, but also the structure and manufacturing processes thereof are simplified.

A system for the remote monitoring or modification, whether temporary or permanent, of a running application's attributes. These attributes include, for example, art, sound, music, text, environmental variables or artificial intelligence parameters, program source code, program pseudo code, program compiled code or any other computerized attributes. The application is enabled so that there is the ability to dynamically monitor an application's internal data, components and functionality via a remote station and / or dynamically save application usage data while that application is executing. Further, this program has the ability to temporarily or permanently change internal settings and attributes of the application and add extra functionality to the application. If charges or added functionality are permanent, they can be used when the application is executed.

The present invention relates to a method for screening and identifying compounds that modulate the activity tRNA splicing endonuclease. In particular, the invention provides assays for the identification of compounds that inhibit animalia tRNA splicing endonuclease. The methods of the present invention provide a simple, sensitive assay for high-throughput screening of libraries of compounds to identify pharmaceutical leads useful for treating and / or preventing cancer.

The present invention relates to novel solid systems for the delivery of aroma chemicals and flavoring ingredients, including an extrusion formed matrix containing an effective amount of certain specific hydrophilic aroma materials. These systems are useful for flavoring consumer products. An extrusion of solid Furaneol(R) compound and derivatives that have a content of up to 40% by weight of Furaneol(R) compound are disclosed.

A computer workfiow services manager includes a data input coupled to receive unprocessed data from a customer, a data output coupled to transmit processed data to the customer, a control input coupled to receive instructions from a workfiow scheduler associated with a grid services broker and a grid service adapters responsive to the control input. A first grid service adapter is operable to provide a link to a first registered grid service, transmit unprocessed customer data to the first registered grid service and receive first processed data from the first registered grid service. The second grid service adapter is responsive to the control input and operable to provide a link to a second registered grid service, transmit the first processed data to the second registered grid service, receive second processed data from the second registered grid service and transmit the second processed data to the data output.

A method for improving searches in a peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing system that includes a plurality of server computers. A content file, identified by a descriptor including at least one metadata term and a mathematical identifier that uniquely identifies the content file in one of the server computers, is selected for searching. Other server computers are searched to find one or more matching content files; one that has a descriptor with a mathematical identifier matching the mathematical identifier of the first content file. The descriptors of the matching content files are returned to the searching server computer and used to expand the local descriptor.

The invention relates to a method for fixing a component (6) to or in a printed circuit board (1) and / or for connecting individual elements of a printed circuit board, wherein regions of a component (6) and / or of a printed circuit board (1) to be interconnected or to be fixed to one another are provided with at least one respective solder layer (4, 5, 9, 10), the solder layers (4, 5, 9, 10) are contacted with each other and are interconnected at a pressure and a temperature that is elevated above ambient conditions, an intermetallic diffusion layer (12) being formed, thereby achieving a high-strength connection. The invention further relates to the use of said method and to a printed circuit board (1).

The present invention is directed to novel 4-alkyl cyclohexanepropanal compounds and a method of improving, enhancing or modifying a fragrance formulation through the addition of an olfactory acceptable amount of the novel compounds.

The present invention provides a novel flavor improving agent capable of sufficiently enhancing or alleviating the flavor sensed in oral cavity; for example, enhancing and improving the thickness in taste or the like to provide depth and profoundness to the flavor, and also improving the sense of volume or the sharpness of aftertaste. The present invention also provides a food / drink, a pharmaceutical product and an oral care product having a good taste which can fulfill the recent high-level demand for taste.

A method for improving searches in a peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing system that includes a plurality of server computers. A content file, identified by a descriptor including at least one metadata term and a mathematical identifier that uniquely identifies the content file in one of the server computers, is selected for searching. Other server computers are searched to find one or more matching content files; one that has a descriptor with a mathematical identifier matching the mathematical identifier of the first content file. The descriptors of the matching content files are returned to the searching server computer and used to expand the local descriptor.

An insole board for a high-heel shoe, said insole board includes a heel supporting area having a concave heel cup adapted to underlie a heel of the wearer, a medial arch support area adapted to underlie the arch of the wearer's foot and extending toeward of but short of the ball of the wearer's foot, and a forefoot area adapted to underlie the ball of the foot and forefoot of the wearer. The medial arch support area has a raised contour for supporting a portion of a sole of the wearer's foot underlying the wearer's arch, and the forefoot support area includes a hollow having a resiliently deformable material therein.

Embodiments of safety trucks incorporate multiple connection points to which a variety of attachments, or combinations of attachments, can be releasably and interchangeably coupled to enable their use with increased effectiveness to safeguard roadway construction, maintenance and repair personnel as they perform tasks within or relatively near to roadway workzones and worksites. Also, methods of operation of the safety truck embodiments enhance their ability to guard and protect roadway construction, maintenance and repair personnel while they work within or relatively near to roadway workzone and worksite locations.

A direct expansion geothermal heat exchange system with spacer fins attached to at least one of a sub-surface refrigerant transport tubing containment pipe and to sub-surface refrigerant transport tubing, so as to ensure the sub-surface pipe / tubing does not come into direct contact with the ground and is surrounded / encased by a thermally conductive grout that is resistant to corrosive sub-surface elements.

An example disclosed method includes querying, via a logic circuit, a media processing device memory for files that can be stored to a USB storage device, the USB storage device being connected to a USB Host port of the media processing device; receiving a selection of one of the files to be stored to the USB storage device; determining, via the logic circuit, if the selected one of the files is a particular type of file, and if the selected one of the files is the particular type of file, converting the selected one of the files from a first representation to a second representation; and storing the selected one of the files in the second representation to the USB storage device.

A device includes a coder or a codec configured for interleaved image data utilizing diamond shaped blocks for motion estimation and / or motion compensation and utilizing square or orthogonal transforms of residual data. In various embodiments, the decoder may be configured, among others, to perform de-blocking on edges of the diamond shaped blocks and / or data padding at boundaries of the image data. Additionally a method is proposed in which at least one of a transform and quantization process to be applied to de-multiplexed data is modified. One application is to combine left and right stereoscopic images, interleaved in a checkerboard manner.

A lamp (100) comprises an outer envelope (120) having first and second electrical lead-ins (140, 160) sealed into a base (180) of the envelope (120). A ceramic arc tube (200) is operatively mounted within the envelope (120), the arc tube (200) having at least one electrode (220) therein. A tubular, niobium feed-through (240) is connected to the at least one electrode (220) and sealed to the ceramic body (120) at a joint (260) that can comprise a glass frit (260a). A stainless steel rod (280) is electrically connected between the electrical lead-in (140) and the tubular niobium feed-through (240), the stainless steel rod (280) being the only electrical connection between the lead-in (140) and the niobium feed-through (240).

The present invention relates to novel compounds and their use in fragrance compositions. Novel 3.2.1-bicyclo-octane compounds of the present invention are represented by formula:wherein R is selected from the group consisting of carbonyl and [1,3]dioxolane;R′ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and allyl;or R and R′ taken together represent

Bone such as cortical or cancellous bone or connective tissue are centrifuged as a solution is applied to the tissue in a continuous process. The centrifuge creates forces, which cause the flowing solution to penetrate substantially all of the cavities of the tissue. The solution, which may be alcohol, a detergent, an oxidizer, or a surfactant, with or without water, flushes the cavities of the tissue and removes and inactivates viral and bacterial contaminants. In a second embodiment, bone or connective tissue is centrifuged in a batch process to remove contaminants from cavities in the tissue by first spinning the tissue dry and then submerging the tissue in a viral / bacteria cleansing solution and centrifuging the submerged tissue and solution at a sufficiently high speed and radius from the spin axis to create substantially high G forces on the tissue and solution to force the solution into and through the tissue cavities. The solution with the flushed contaminants is then removed from the vicinity of the tissue. In a further embodiment, an enzyme is centrifuged with the tissue to digest lipids and proteins which are then removed with a flushing solution which may also inactivate viral and bacterial contaminants. In yet a further embodiment, the centrifuge can be used to infuse biologically and / or structurally useful materials into the tissue. Further, the lipids and proteins may be removed by a chemically active agent such as oxo anions.

An insole board for a high-heel shoe, said insole board includes a heel supporting area having a concave heel cup adapted to underlie a heel of the wearer, a medial arch support area adapted to underlie the arch of the wearer's foot and extending toeward of but short of the ball of the wearer's foot, and a forefoot area adapted to underlie the ball of the foot and forefoot of the wearer. The medial arch support area has a raised contour for supporting a portion of a sole of the wearer's foot underlying the wearer's arch, and the forefoot support area includes a hollow having a resiliently deformable material therein.

Overmolded jets for hydrotherapy equipment components providing enhanced gripping capabilities and ease of manipulation for the occupant of the hydrotherapy equipment in underwater or wet conditions such that the ergonomics of hydrotherapy equipment jets are enhanced and improved.

Methods of modifying polypeptide drugs in order to enhance their transdermal electrotransport flux are provided. The polypeptide is modified by substituting a histidine residue (His) for one or more glutamine (Gln), threonine (Thr) and / or asparagine (Asn) residue(s). The His for Gln substitution is particularly preferred from the standpoint of retaining biological activity of the parent polypeptide. Compositions containing the modified polypeptide, which are useful for transdermal electrotransport delivery, are also provided.

The present invention pertains to novel cyclopentanols and their unexpected advantageous use thereof in enhancing, improving or modifying the fragrance of perfumes, colognes, toilet waters, fabric care products, personal products, and the like.

The present invention is directed to a novel compound, 3-methyl-cyclohexadec-6-enone, and a method of improving, enhancing or modifying a fragrance formulation through the addition of an olfactory acceptable amount of 3-methyl-cyclohexadec-6-enone.