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Methods for producing modified polypeptides containing amino acid analogues are disclosed. The invention further provides purified dihydrofolate reductase polypeptides, produced by the methods of the invention, in which the methionine residues have been replaced with homoallyglycine, homoproparglycine, norvaline, norleucine, cis-crotylglycine, trans-crotylglycine, 2-aminoheptanoic acid, 2-butynylglycine and allylglycine.

A surgical device for suspending soft tissue in a procedure for elevation of the malar fat pad is constructed from a pair of shafts that are fused to the ends of two sutures, such that both sutures are fused at one end to a common shaft at the proximal end of the shaft, and at their other ends to a second common shaft at its proximal end. The distal ends of both shafts are free for insertion into incisions in the patient, and are blunt-tipped to avoid injuries to nerves or blood vessels. In certain embodiments, one of the sutures, termed the suspension suture, is threaded through an anchor graft, to engage and elevate the malar fat pad, the anchor graft preferably being ring-shaped to allow ingrowth of soft tissue.

The invention is a modular cable termination plug having a conductor divider having an entrant barb and a plurality of divider channels, a load bar having a plurality of through holes and a plurality of slots, and a plurality of contact terminals. Additionally, the invention may include a housing, a strain relief collar and a strain relief boot.

A hair styling device includes two blades that are hinged together at one end thereof and provide heated plates at the opposite ends for styling hair. The blades and heated plates provide a fine straight edge at one side and a rounded edge at the opposing side.

A floor board assembly convenient to lay is characterized in that, in one embodiment, it comprises a frame, a filler board and an upper material with the frame and filler board affixed to the underside of the upper material. The frame includes latch tongues that extend outwardly from the lower side edges of the frame, and the tongues have locking projections that fit into recesses arranged just inside the periphery of the underside of the frame. The tongues and intervening spaces (with locking bars behind them) are space along the periphery of the board, such that any side of one board may be joined to any side of a similarly configured board. The upper material may be selected from a variety of materials, including LVT (luxury vinyl tile), carpet, high pressure laminate or other decorative material. The filler board may be selected to accomplish reduced cost, and / or improved acoustics. In other embodiments, a frame and / or upper material may be absent. The floor board assembly requires a lower manufacture cost and lower equipment investment, has stable quality, versatility and ease of installation.

A gliding or rolling board, having a length measured along a longitudinal direction between a first end and a second end, a width measured along a transverse direction between a first slide and a second slide, and a height measured between a bottom and a top, the board including a first zone for receiving a foot or a boot, and a second zone for receiving a foot or boot. Between the receiving zones, the board includes a first flexing zone located toward the first receiving zone, as well as a second flexing zone located toward the second receiving zone.

A flasher for fishing is disclosed. The flasher is an elongated item with its width greater than thickness and with openings at its two opposite ends for the line used in fishing. The flasher is adapted drawable with the line fastened to the opening at the first end. At the first end there is a bending transversal in relation to the flasher centerline, and the opening at the first end is arranged to the side from the flasher centerline.

A hair styling device includes two blades that are hinged together at one end thereof and provide heated plates at the opposite ends for styling hair. The blades and heated plates provide a fine straight edge at one side and a rounded edge at the opposing side.

Mounting brackets for mounting microphones, lights, video, audio and photographic tools and accessories utilized in the audio / video industry to a variety of support structures or fixtures. This invention provides quick and effective attachment of numerous audio / video devices and other paraphernalia onto a wide variety of fixtures. Convenient clamping and mounting mechanisms are disclosed, as well as a kit of such mechanisms.

A vehicle body structure having a pillar member maintains the shape of a pillar member in a substantially linear state when the pillar member deforms inward toward the passenger compartment during a side collision. The pillar member has a collision force converting structure that is constituted by the curved shape of the pillar member. When a side collision force is imparted to the pillar member, the collision force converting structure converts it into and maintains it as a force acting on the pillar member in the lengthwise direction of the pillar member. Thus, the collision force is absorbed as a lengthwise compressive load in the pillar member. A shape maintaining structure restricts the inward deformation of the pillar member 3 toward the passenger compartment and holds the pillar member in a substantially linear shape to increase the efficiency with which the collision load is transferred to the side roof rail and side sill.