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The present invention provides a method to broker consumer data for the purpose of marketing activities and to compensate consumers for the use of their data. The method provides mechanisms and processes for consumer information brokers to allow providers of real-time advertisement platforms or any static advertisement platform to offer advertisers the opportunity to dynamically bid on individual direct to consumer advertisement opportunities and to adapt individual advertisements according to the profile of each consumer. Furthermore the method allows consumer information brokers to offer marketers targeted direct to consumer marketing measures based on well-defined target profiles. Consumers have the opportunity to allow advertisers to convey advertisements to them and be compensated for viewing them. They may also opt out and forego the opportunity. Furthermore consumers have the opportunity to participate in direct to consumer marketing measures and be compensated for participating. This will lead to significantly improved return on investment for businesses and help them to develop products and services that consumers really want.

[PROBLEMS] To provide a liquid crystal display device that does not need any surface aligning treatment, realizes striking increase of a response speed of movie display and is free from any light leakage (produce dark field) at black display.

[MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] There is provided a liquid crystal display device comprising a pair of transparent substrates and, interposed therebetween, a polymer stabilized blue-phase liquid crystal. The liquid crystal display device utilizing the polymer stabilized blue-phase liquid crystal exhibits a large birefringence change upon application of an electric field to cell substrate in an in-plane direction. The polymer stabilized blue-phase liquid crystal is composed of a low-molecular liquid crystal capable of developing a blue phase between cholesteric phase and isotropic phase and a polymer network created in the low-molecular liquid crystal. Further, by optimizing the type and amount of chiral dopant added to the liquid crystal, there can be provided a liquid crystal display device that is free from any light leakage (produce dark field) at black display.

Systems and methods are provided for setting up and sending healthcare alerts (e.g. immunization reminders) to patients/caregivers through the use of communications devices. In an embodiment, information about a patient's/caregiver's wireless device (e.g. cell phones) is collected and reported to an immunization registry. The registry is linked to a system that uses the wireless device information to generate automatic wireless immunization reminders, recalls and educational messages that are sent to the patient/caregiver. In a preferred embodiment, opt-in information is reported to the system to ensure that the patient/caregiver has consented to the automatic wireless immunization reminders. The system may also check the eligibility of patients to receive reminders, provide incentives for patients to receive reminders, provide follow up information (e.g. performed, not performed, responses to message/s) to a healthcare provide for a particular patient or a group of patients, and/or provide billing services for payment of the reminders.

A method of determining correlations and causality between media program content and consumer responsiveness involves identifying and storing media and commercial program time occurrence and content information and consumer media reviewing actions which occur in connection with the media and commercial program time occurrence and content information. The information is correlated to obtain and assign responsiveness probability values corresponding to type and intensity of consumer response for each of the media and commercial program time occurrence and content information. These responsiveness probability values are then applied to a second media program to place product advertising at a specific time within specific content therein as determined by the responsiveness probability values thus facilitating creation of new ads and modification of existing ones and further, directing placement of those advertisements within any and all broadcast and Internet media programming.

In one embodiment, a method for receiving page-specific user feedback concerning a particular web page of a website includes using a comment icon viewable on the page to solicit one or more page-specific open-ended comments concerning the page from a user. The method includes using software associated with the comment icon to automatically communicate a request for a comment window to a remote computer system that is separate from a computer system hosting the website in response to the user selecting the comment icon, receive the comment window from the remote computer system, present the comment window to the user, and receive one or more or more page-specific open-ended comments concerning the page from the user provided using the comment window for reporting to a website owner.

In one embodiment, a system for measuring subjective user reaction concerning a particular web page comprising an embedded document includes a first icon viewable on the particular web page independent of input from a user subsequent to the user accessing the particular web page. The particular web page includes a document embedded in the particular web page. The first icon solicits a subjective user reaction to the particular web page comprising the document embedded in the particular web page from the user independent of input from the user subsequent to the user accessing the particular web page. The first icon receives user input indicating a desire to provide a subjective user reaction to the particular web page including the document embedded in the particular web page. The user input causes a second icon to become viewable on the particular web page. The second icon provides the user an opportunity to provide a subjective user reaction to the particular web page including the document embedded in the particular web page. The system also includes software associated with the second icon that receives the subjective user reaction to the particular web page including the document embedded in the particular web page for reporting to an owner of the document embedded in the particular web page.

A method for the treatment of Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS), which comprises administering an alpha2-agonist and a second agent selected from the group consisting of the dopamine agonists, opioids, benzodiazepines and the combination of L-DOPA plus a decarboxylase inhibitor.

A hub for bicycles, having an axle and a shell, two bearing units arranged substantially between the hub axle and the hub shell, and a rotor rotatably supported relative to the hub axle for receiving a sprocket the rotor, and a freewheel having two toothed disc units with biased tooth faces for transmitting the drive torque from the rotor to the hub shell. The two toothed disc units are disposed around the hub axle upon assembly, they are, at idle, disposed transverse to the hub axle. At least one toothed disc unit includes a toothed disc having a hole, a radial wall and an axial toothed wall, wherein an inner diameter of the hole is smaller at the axial wall than an inner dimension in the radial wall to form a receiving space at the toothed disc between the clear inner diameter of the axial wall and the radial wall.

A method and system of improving user experience in a human assisted search system is described. The disclosed method and system allows a search system to provide a personalized response to a user by utilizing interconnecting characteristics determined by the search system to be used. A search request or “query” may be processed automatically and/or utilizing the assistance of a human assistant.

We analyzed bone marrow from 67 patients from a phase 2 study of farnesyltransferase inhibition with tipifarnib (R115777, ZARNESTRA®), in older adults with previously untreated, poor-risk acute myeloid leukemia (AML) for N-Ras mutations, global gene expression, and/or quantitative PCR (qPCR) of specific genes. Microarray profiling identified a two-gene expression ratio (RASGRP1:APTX) which provided the greatest accuracy for predicting response to tipifarnib. We demonstrated that this classifier could predict response to tipifarnib in an independent set of 54 samples from relapsed or refractory AML, with a NPV and PPV of 92% and 28%, respectively (odds ratio of 4.4). Therefore, in both newly diagnosed and relapsed or refractory AML, this classifier improves the overall response rate by approximately 50% while maintaining a high NPV, and significantly improves patient overall survival. The two-gene classifier was also validated by qPCR in thirty AML samples from the same clinical study demonstrating a negative predictive value (NPV) and positive predictive value (PPV) of 81% and 50%, respectively (odds ratio of 4.3). These data indicate that a simple two-gene expression assay may have utility in diagnosing a population of AML patients who are more likely to respond to tipifarnib.

The invention provides a combination comprising an ancillary compound and a compound having the formula (0): or salts or tautomers or N-oxides or solvates thereof; wherein X is a group R¹-A-NR⁴— or a 5- or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring; A is a bond, SO₂, C═O, NR⁹(C═O) or 0(C═O) wherein R⁹ is hydrogen or C_1-4 hydrocarbyl optionally substituted by hydroxy or C_1-4 alkoxy; Y is a bond or an alkylene chain of 1, 2 or 3 carbon atoms in length; R¹ is hydrogen; a carbocyclic or heterocyclic group having from 3 to 12 ring members; or a C_1-8 hydrocarbyl group optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from halogen, hydroxy, C_1-4 hydrocarbyloxy, amino, mono- or di-C_1-4 hydrocarbylamino, and carbocyclic or heterocyclic groups having from 3 to 12 ring members, and wherein 1 or 2 of the carbon atoms of the hydrocarbyl group may optionally be replaced by an atom or group selected from O, S, NH, SO, SO₂; R² is hydrogen; halogen; C_1-4 alkoxy; or a C_1-4 hydrocarbyl group optionally substituted by halogen, hydroxyl or C_1-4 alkoxy; R³ is selected from hydrogen and carbocyclic and heterocyclic groups having from 3 to 12 ring members; and R4 is hydrogen or a C_1-4 hydrocarbyl group optionally substituted by halogen, hydroxyl or C_1-4 alkoxy.

A liquid crystal display device comprising a including signal correcting means correction for correcting a level of an original image signal to a level with which transmittance in a steady state of the pixel with the original image signal is attained within one frame period, a horizontal driving means for driver applying a voltage in correspondence with the corrected image signal to a liquid crystal material, and an illumination device for illuminating the display panel with a plurality of light emitting regions thereof, said the light emitting regions sequentially turns turning on and off in synchronization with the application of the corrected image signal, while holding a definite time delay thereto.

Extended release formulations of S-methyladenosylmethionine (SAMe) are provided, as are methods of treating various disorders using extended release SAMe formulations. The extended release formulations may be used to treat a variety of disorders, including liver disorders, psychiatric disorders and joint disorders. Thus, extended release SAMe formulations may be used to treat alcoholic liver disease, fatty liver disease, hepatitis, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, panic disorder, and depressive disorders such as depression (e.g. major clinical depression) and dysthymia.

Systems and methods are provided in which an electrical control system independently effects acceleration of both driven and driving elements of a clutch to engage each other. In preferred embodiments the clutch is not a friction clutch, but a dog clutch, and forms part of a drive drain of a rotorcraft. A second clutch can be used, along with a mechanical interlock to prevent simultaneous engagement of the clutches. Speeds of the driven and driving elements can be sensed, and altered using at least one of a rotor, a brake, a generator, an electric motor, and a combustion motor. In rotorcraft embodiments, the gearbox can have a neutral condition in which no power is transmitted from the engine to the rotor

A magnetic metal sensor having a high response speed and which can detect small-sized metal pieces and can elongate the separation from the metal pieces. A magnetic metal sensor 2 has a core 22 defining a substantially U-shaped open magnetic path and coils 23, 24 of the same polarity mounted on the core 22. A uniform magnetic field along the direction of magnetic sensitivity is applied by a magnet 25 across the coils 24, 24. If magnetic metal approaches to a open magnetic path portion of the core 22 of the magnetic metal sensor 2, the magnetic reluctance of the magnetic circuit formed by the core and air is changed, as a result of which the impedance of the cores 23, 24 is changed. The magnetic metal sensor 2 detects the possible presence of magnetic metal or its displacement based on impedance changes of the paired coils 23, 24.

It has been found that the treatment of depression using known serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs) and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors (NRIs) may be improved by the administration therewith of folic acid or a precursor which produces folate in the patient. The daily dose of NRI or SRI is as prescribed for treatment of depression in the usual way. The daily dose of the folic acid or precursor should be such as to provide a folate dosage of 300-5000 micrograms/day.

A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device with which response characteristics are able to be easily improved without using major equipment is provided. The method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device includes steps of forming a first alignment film 22 including a polymer compound having a crosslinkable functional group as a side chain on one substrate of a pair of substrates 20 and 30; forming a second alignment film 32 on the other substrate of the pair of substrates 20 and 30; arranging the pair of substrates 20 and 30 so that the first alignment film 22 and the second alignment film 32 are opposed to each other, and sealing a liquid crystal layer 40 containing a liquid crystal molecule 41 having negative dielectric constant anisotropy between the first alignment film 22 and the second alignment film 32; and bridging the polymer compound to give pretilt to the liquid crystal molecule 41 after sealing the liquid crystal layer 40.