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Methods and apparatus for the treatment of a body cavity or lumen are described where a heated fluid and / or gas may be introduced through a catheter and into treatment area within the body contained between one or more inflatable / expandable members. The catheter may also have optional pressure and temperature sensing elements which may allow for control of the pressure and temperature within the treatment zone and also prevent the pressure from exceeding a pressure of the inflatable / expandable members to thereby contain the treatment area between these inflatable / expandable members. Optionally, a chilled, room temperature, or warmed fluid such as water may then be used to rapidly terminate the treatment session.

An integrated optical assembly including a light management component with an entry surface and a light delivery component having an exit surface attached to the entry surface of the light management component is disclosed The light management component and the light delivery component are attached together in a manner that defines voids between the entry surface of the light management component and the exit surface of the light delivery component. The voids between the light management component and the light delivery component may provide an air interface over substantial portions of the entry surface of the light management component.

The present invention relates to the use of an alkali-stable protein, wherein at least one asparagine residue has been mutated to an amino acid other than glutamine or aspartic acid, which mutation confers an increased chemical stability at pH-values of up to about 13-14 compared to the parental molecule. The protein can for example be derived from a protein capable of binding to other regions of the immunoglobulin molecule than the complementarity determining regions (CDR), such as protein A, and preferably the B-domain of Staphylococcal protein A. The invention also relates to a matrix for affinity separation, which comprises an immunoglobulin-binding protein as ligand coupled to a solid support, in which protein ligand at least one asparagine residue has been mutated to an amino acid other than glutamine.

The invention concerns a floor covering produced by coating and comprising a thermoplastic-based structure, in particular plasticized PVC, reinforced with a textile reinforcement, optionally combined with a foam backing and whereof the visible surface consists of a surface coating providing decoration and wear resistance to the product. The invention is characterised in that the back surface designed to be in contact with the floor, consists of a textile web, the bonding between the textile structure and the supporting back surface being produced by means of an additional plastisol layer, which penetrates over a minor part the thickness of the textile structure and which, after gelling, bonds said textile to the thermoplastic substrate back surface.

A computerized method for automatic document classification based on a combined use of the projection and the distance of the differential document vectors to the differential latent semantics index (DLSI) spaces. The method includes the setting up of a DLSI space-based classifier to be stored in computer storage and the use of such classifier by a computer to evaluate the possibility of a document belonging to a given cluster using a posteriori probability function and to classify the document in the cluster. The classifier is effective in operating on very large numbers of documents such as with document retrieval systems over a distributed computer network.

Methods and apparatus for the treatment of a body cavity or lumen are described where a heated fluid and / or gas may be introduced through a catheter and into treatment area within the body contained between one or more inflatable / expandable members. The catheter may also have optional pressure and temperature sensing elements which may allow for control of the pressure and temperature within the treatment zone and also prevent the pressure from exceeding a pressure of the inflatable / expandable members to thereby contain the treatment area between these inflatable / expandable members. Optionally, a chilled, room temperature, or warmed fluid such as water may then be used to rapidly terminate the treatment session.

An optical assembly including a light management component and a light delivery component is disclosed. The light management component and the light delivery component are attached together in a manner that defines voids between the light management component and the light delivery component.

An electrophoretic display device is constituted by a substrate, a partition wall disposed on a surface of the substrate; a liquid layer, disposed in a container defined by the substrate and the partition wall, comprising electrophoretic particles and a dispersion medium; a first electrode formed at a position apart from the partition wall on the substrate, a second electrode formed along the partition wall; and means for applying a voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode. At the surface of the substrate defining the container, a resistance layer electrically connecting the first electrode and the second electrode is formed, and the electrophoretic particles in the container are moved between a surface of the partition wall and a surface of the resistance layer to effect display.

Methods and apparatus for the treatment of a body cavity or lumen are described where a heated fluid and / or gas may be introduced through a catheter and into treatment area within the body contained between one or more inflatable / expandable members. The catheter may also have optional pressure and temperature sensing elements which may allow for control of the pressure and temperature within the treatment zone and also prevent the pressure from exceeding a pressure of the inflatable / expandable members to thereby contain the treatment area between these inflatable / expandable members. Optionally, a chilled, room temperature, or warmed fluid such as water may then be used to rapidly terminate the treatment session.

The invention relates to processes for the separation of milk components by membrane-based processes. The invention also provides processes for producing lactose-free milk products from fractioned milk components, and lactose-free milk products that are prepared from fractionated milk components.

Methods and systems for servicing requests made from any of multiple user interfaces associated with a user are provided. A request from one of the plurality of user interfaces is received. Information associated with each of the plurality of user interfaces is retrieved, and based upon the retrieved information and the received request, a set of features to be included in a user presentation is selected. The user presentation is then generated based on the selected set of features, and transmitted to the user interface from which the request was received.

The present invention is directed to a liquid detergent composition, comprising from about 5 wt % to about 45 wt % of a surfactant, about 0.01 wt % to about 1 wt % of an external structuring agent which is a parenchymal cellulose material, and about 0.1 wt % to about 10 wt % of a builder component. The present invention is also directed to methods of preparing the liquid detergent compositions. The present invention is directed to a fragrance composition, comprising about 10 to about 75 wt % of a fragrance component and about 0.01 wt % to about 1 wt % of an external structuring agent.

Herein-described are various methods for making a vaccine that are made of re-assembled virus like particles (VLP). First, the VLPs are disassembled into encapsidation intermediate populations. Each encapsidation intermediate population undergoes, for instance, chemical conjugation of unique peptide or nucleic moieties to form separate populations. Thereafter, a predetermined amount of each of the several (one or more) different encapsidation intermediates from the different populations is mixed and joined, forming intact VLPs, surrounding a nucleic acid core, that are composed of different encapsidation intermediate such that the reassembled VLP displays more than one peptide or nucleic acid. The nucleic acid can function either as a scaffold alone or can be engineered for the expression of an immunomodulatory protein in a eukaryotic cell.

The present invention provides a genetically modified PRRS virus, methods to make it and related polypeptides, polynucleotides and various components. Vaccines comprising the genetically modified virus and polynucleotides are also provided.

A glass-ceramic is provided having a thermal expansion coefficient in a range of 4.0 to 8.5 ppm / ° C., a dielectric constant in a range of 5-7 and a Quality factor Q of at least 400. The glass-ceramic consists essentially of SiO2 in a range of 40-55 wt %, Al2O3 in a range of 7-22 wt %, MgO in a range of 6 to less than 26 wt %, and at least one of BaO in an amount up to 35 wt %, SrO in an amount up to 37 wt % and ZnO in an amount up to 17 wt %. An electronic package is also provided, including one of a metal and sintered ceramic base member and a glass-ceramic substrate bonded to the base member.

An antenna having an additional ground, includes a first ground which is formed in one side of a substrate; a plurality of antenna elements which are formed symmetrically with respect to each other and spaced apart from one end of the first ground; and a second ground which is interposed between the plurality of the antenna elements and integrally formed with the first ground. Accordingly, the deterioration of the antenna characteristics can be minimized even after the arrangement of the antenna elements with the ground, and the antenna can be miniaturized and easily fabricated in a two-dimensional structure. Furthermore, the electromagnetic wave interference can be minimized between the antenna elements.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for efficiently preparing blood cells, such as mature megakaryocytes and platelets, from iPS cells in an in vitro culture system.The present invention provides a sac-like structure enclosing hematopoietic progenitor cells, which is obtained by inoculating iPS cells onto feeder cells and then culturing the iPS cells under conditions suitable for inducing the differentiation of hematopoietic progenitor cells. Moreover, the present invention also provides a method for producing various types of blood cells, which comprises culturing hematopoietic progenitor cells enclosed in the sac-like structure under conditions suitable for inducing the differentiation of blood cells. Furthermore, the present invention also provides a method for producing various types of blood cells, particularly megakaryocytes and platelets, without involving the sac-like structure.

A novel filler treatment comprising the preparation of swollen starch-latex compositions, prepared in the presence or absence of co-additives, and the addition of the said composition to a filler suspension, has been developed. Use of the treated filler during papermaking improves filler retention and produces filled papers where addition of the filler has only a minimal negative effect on strength properties. The swollen starch-latex compositions can be prepared in a batch or jet cooker, or by mixing with hot water under controlled conditions (i.e., temperature, pH, mixing, mixing time) in order to make the starch granules swell sufficiently to improve their properties as a filler additive but avoiding excess swelling leading to their rupture. The swollen starch-latex composition is then rapidly mixed with the filler slurry, preferably in a static mixer, and added to the papermaking furnish at a point prior to the headbox of the paper machine. The starch-latex composition can be used with wood-free or wood-containing furnishes. The treated filler is easily retained in the web during papermaking, improves drainage, and gives sheets having good formation. Sheets made with the treated fillers have higher bonding and tensile strengths than sheets produced using filler treated with either swollen starch alone or latex alone. Retention and drainage are further improved when conventional retention aid chemicals are added to the furnish containing the treated filler. The use of swollen starch-latex compositions could allow the papermaker to increase the filler content of the paper without sacrificing dry strength properties or increasing the amount, and hence the cost, of the retention aid added. The combination of swollen starch and latex could be used as furnish additives in the manufacture of both filled grades and grades that contain no filler such as sack papers and paperboard products.

The present invention relates to isolated proteins or polypeptides of grapevine leafroll virus (type 2). The encoding DNA molecules either alone in isolated form or in an expression system, a host cell, or a transgenic grape plant are also disclosed. Other aspects of the present invention relates to a method of imparting grapevine leafroll resistance to grape and tobacco plants by transforming them with the DNA molecules of the present invention, a method of imparting beet yellows virus resistance to a beet plant, a method of imparting tristeza virus resistance to a citrus plant, and a method of detecting the presence of a grapevine leafroll virus, such as GRLaV-2, in a sample.

Hyaluronic Acid (HA) is an essential component of tissue extracellular matrices that contributes to the architecture of stem cell niches, which determine the fate of stem cells. Decreased levels of HA are found in subjects experiencing a variety of pathological conditions, as well as in subjects receiving a variety of therapeutic interventions, for example, chemotherapy or radiotherapy, to treat pathological conditions. The use of HA to reconstitute a tissue extracellular matrix partially or completely depleted of HA is described. More particularly, described herein is the use of exogenous forms of HA as an adjuvant in the restoration of the local tissue specific stem cell microenvironment to enhance stem cell recovery or engraftment and thus tissue recovery and remodeling following stem cell transplantation or other therapies. The effect of HA on hematopoietic stem cells is illustrative of the invention. Mice having severe bone marrow hypoplasia, and pancytopenia resulting from treatment with 5-fluorouracil recovered more rapidly if treated with HA. Similarly, mice transplanted with hematopoietic stem cells following lethal irradiation exhibited enhanced recovery of peripheral blood cell counts when treated with HA as an adjuvant therapy compared to control mice transplanted with hematopoietic stem cells without adjuvant therapy.

A particulate material containment structure and a method of manufacturing such a structure are provided herein. The structure may comprise an open-cell matrix and an intermediary composite comprising particulate material retained in a support matrix, wherein the intermediary composite is retained within the open-cell matrix. In various embodiments, the structure may comprise at least one textile layer, such as a geotextile layer. The present invention has particular application in preventing the phenomenon known as pumping erosion.

The present invention relates to reconstituted high density lipoprotein (rHDL) formulations comprising an apolipoprotein, a lipid and a lyophilization stabilizer. Said formulations have reduced renal toxicity and good long-term stability, especially in lyophilized form.

A process for producing a substituted metallocene compound comprises reacting a first compound with a transfer-agent, wherein the first compound comprises a complex of a transition metal atom selected from Group 3, 4, 5 or 6 of the Periodic Table of Elements, or a lanthanide metal atom, or actinide metal atom and at least one monocyclic or polycyclic ligand that is pi-bonded to M and is substituted with at least one halogen or sulfonate substituent and the transfer-agent comprises a hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, halocarbyl, substituted halocarbyl, silylcarbyl, or germylcarbyl radical capable of replacing said at least one halogen or sulfonate substituent of said first compound under reaction conditions.

The instant invention is a climbing device for belaying and rappelling. A tube is split into two pars that are hinged to pivot scissor-like. A loop of rope is inserted into the split tube and attached to the climber or an anchor with a carabiner. The split tube is open when the rope is slack and retains the one-piece tube belay device's characteristic advantages of smooth feed. The two parts pivot when there is tension in the rope, closing around the rope in a scissor-like movement that increases friction by pinching the rope against the carabiner, significantly reducing the brake-hand force needed to arrest and hold the weight of a climber. At least one spring applies the force that opens the spit tube when the device is not supporting a load. Alternate configurations include openings to control two ropes simultaneously; a lever to control the release of the rope when lowering a climber; and a means for attaching a second carabiner for rigging the device to belay a second with auto-braking. The instant invention is effective with climbing ropes of any diameter and can arrest rope moving through the device in either direction.

Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for alternate viewpoint rendering. A first image and a set of pixel-shift values for the pixels in the first image are received. A portion of a second image is generated, the second image comprising a different viewpoint than a viewpoint of the first image. A first pixel from the set of pixels is selected based on the different viewpoint. A first destination pixel is identified for the first pixel in the second image based on a pixel-shift value from the set of pixel-shift values associated with the first pixel. A value of the first destination pixel is determined based on at least one of (a) a previously considered pixel from the set of pixels of the first image that is horizontally adjacent to the first pixel or (b) the pixel-shift value associated with the first pixel.

The present invention provides a compact wheelchair lift mechanism useable within a relatively small vehicle cabin space, such as a pickup truck with an extended cabin. The wheelchair lift includes a lateral actuator and a vertical actuator that cooperate to move a wheelchair support laterally in and out of a vehicle cabin and vertically between the cabin floor and the ground. The vehicle includes a lowered floor for expanding the vertical opening available to the lift, wheelchair, and vehicle occupant. The lift is positioned within the vehicle cabin such that no loss of seating capacity results from the installation of the lift.

A multiplanar, conductive gasket material having a foam core, a conductive web layer comprising a blended mixture of conductive fibers and nonconductive fibers, and a plurality of blended mixture fibers interspersed through the foam core. The blended mixture fibers are heat set within the gasket material.

A slush beverage formulation and method for preparing same that, once reaching a steady-state temperature in a freezer, results in a pourable slush. The pourable slush is obtained by formulating to a specific range of ingredient content, dependent on the alcohol content of the end product. In a preferred form, an ice-nucleating agent and / or an ice-particle-shape-controlling ingredient are added.