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Method and system to collect measurements from multiple metering devices. The collector devices store and forward measurement information through a network connection to a remote processing center to generate an output based on the measurement information.

The present invention relates to Internet information services. In particular, the present invention relates to improvements related to and/or use of the Usenet. The present invention also has application to email systems, as well as other electronic distribution media. In one aspect, the present invention relates to the distribution, access and/or download speed of Web objects, and involves a new system design and method of use, providing a Usenet based alternative to the current Web caching and mirroring solutions. A second aspect of the present invention relates to a method that enables relatively transparent encoding within Web objects' URLs information necessary to locate the object in a Usenet server and retrieve it. The method also allows transparent retrieving of news cached objects from their original servers.

Provided are processes for the production and high efficiency processing of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) from carbon sources comprising carbon-containing gases or materials.

A stacked, multi-die semiconductor device and method of forming thereof. A preferred embodiment comprises disposing a stack of semiconductor dies to a substrate. The stacking arrangement is such that a lateral periphery of an upper die is cantilevered over a lower die thereby forming a recess. A supporting adhesive layer containing a filler is disposed upon the substrate about the lateral periphery of the lower die and substantially filling the recess. In one preferred embodiment, the filler comprises microspheres. In another preferred embodiment, the filler comprises a dummy die, an active die, or a passive die.

A process for manufacturing a frozen aerated confection is provided, the process comprising the steps of: a) producing a mix comprising water, a fat component in which at least 35% by weight of the fatty acids in the fat component are polyunsaturated fatty acids, protein and sweetener; b) homogenising and pasteurising the mix; and c) freezing and aerating the mix in an ice cream freezer to form a partially frozen aerated confection; characterized in that after step c), the partially frozen aerated confection is further frozen in a low temperature extruder.

A process for the preparation of a catalyst which is highly active for the synthesis of hydrocarbons from mixtures of hydrogen and carbon monoxide. A silica or silica-containing support is treated with a solution containing both an Iron Group metal, or metals, and nitrous acid, nitric acid, or a nitro-containing organo, or nitro-containing hydrocarbyl compound, or compounds, sufficient to hydroxylate the surface thereof and increase the number of hydroxyl groups on the surface of the support such that the metal component will be highly dispersed, this increasing the activity of the catalyst in a hydrocarbon synthesis reaction as contrasted with that of a catalyst of similar composition, similarly prepared except that the support component of the catalyst was not contacted and simultaneously treated with both the Iron Group metal and the acid.

An aerated composition having an overrun of at least 10% and comprising water and an emulsified fat phase wherein at least 50% of the fat is liquid at 5° C. is provided, characterized in that the composition comprises hydrophobin. An aeratable composition is also provided.

The invention discloses a geological characterization method of a transforming volume of a shale gas reservoir. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring reservoir physical properties and rock mechanical parameters; calculating brittleness factors Brit, novel brittleness factors Bn, reservoir breaking tenacity indexes Kn, natural fracture open difficulty indexes Pn and crack through evaluation indexes Cn corresponding to logging points; establishing novel evaluation factors En corresponding to logging data points and judging the novel evaluation factors; and finally, acquiring the transforming volume of the reservoir through a crack propagation wave and length Lo, wave and height Ho and wave and width Wo. The method disclosed by the invention has the beneficial effects that by means of static production data, the transforming volume of the reservoir is pre-evaluated by adopting dynamic geological data such as logging, so that the deployment of a well toil and a beneficial fracture section are formulated and selected before fracture construction, and the method is of relatively high practicality.

Embodiments of the invention relate generally to processes for the production and processing of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) from carbon sources. In several embodiments, PHAs are produced at high efficiencies from carbon-containing gases through the utilization of a regenerative polymerization system.

A method for coating of variable substrates with highly reactive polymers. Its combination with microcontact printing is used for generating several devices such as patterned arrays of ligands for high throughput screening.

Fabrication of surfaces with reduced protein adsorption and/or cell adhesion comprising a vapor deposition coating process such that the coating includes polymer interfaces containing chemical groups reducing the protein adsorption and/or cell adhesion. The invention allows precise anchoring and presentation of biomolecules in their biological context. The resulting systems comprise superior surfaces for design of protein- or cellbased bioassays, because of high-signal-to-noise ratios. Background adsorption is suppressed while specific interaction with capturing molecules is not affected.

Embodiments of the invention relate generally to methods to generate microorganisms and/or microorganism cultures that exhibit the ability to produce polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) from carbon sources at high efficiencies. In several embodiments, preferential expression of, or preferential growth of microorganisms utilizing certain metabolic pathways, enables the high efficiency PHA production from carbon-containing gases or materials. Several embodiments relate to the microorganism cultures, and/or microorganisms isolated therefrom.

A frozen aerated confection is provided, comprising water; a fat component in an amount of 2 to 12% by weight of the frozen aerated confection wherein at least 35% by weight of the fatty acids in the fat component are polyunsaturated; less than 0.04% emulsifier by weight of the frozen confection; milk protein; and sweetener; characterised in that the frozen aerated confection has an overrun of from 60 to 200%. A process for producing such a frozen aerated confection is also provided, the process comprising producing a mix; homogenising and pasteurising the mix; freezing and aerating the mix in an ice cream freezer, characterised in that the frozen aerated confection is drawn from the freezer at a temperature below −4.0° C.

The present invention describes a process to prepare catalyst systems based on metal salts, supported on natural polymers and co-catalyzed by organic bases, for the catalytic transformation of carbon dioxide to organic carbonates through cycloaddition reactions to epoxides. The advantages of the presented system can be summarized on the use of raw materials of low cost for the preparation of the catalyst system, minimal environmental risk due to the low toxicity of the materials used, in some cases biodegradable such as the natural polymers, as well as high catalytic efficiency, reaching selectivities up to 100% and in some cases quantitative yields.

This invention relates to improvements in the fast pyrolysis of biomass. In this invention, olefins are separated from the effluent stream of a pyrolysis reactor and at least a portion of the olefins are treated and the resulting treated stream recycled to the pyrolysis reactor for further conversion to valuable, useful products.

A method of diagnosing cancer in a human patient comprising the steps of (i) obtaining a sample containing nucleic acid and/or protein from the patient; and (ii) determining whether the sample contains a level of hNeNa voltage-gated Na⁺ channel nucleic acid or protein associated with cancer. A method of treating cancer comprising the step of administering to the patient an agent which selectively prevents the function of hNe—Na voltage-gated Na⁺ channel. A genetic construct comprising a nucleic acid encoding a molecule capable of preventing the function of hNeNa voltage-gated Na⁺ channel expressed in a cell. The methods and compositions are particularly suited to prostate cancer.

A frozen aerated confection is provided, comprising water; a fat component in an amount of 1 to 15% by weight of the frozen aerated confection wherein greater than 20% and less than 35% by weight of the fatty acids in the fat component are polyunsaturated, and less than 65% by weight of the fatty acids are saturated; mammalian milk protein; and sweetener; characterised in that the frozen confection contains less than 0.04% emulsifier by weight of the frozen confection. A process for manufacturing such a frozen aerated confection is also provided.

Embodiments of the invention relate generally to methods to generate microorganisms and/or microorganism cultures that exhibit the ability to produce polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) from carbon sources at high efficiencies. In several embodiments, preferential expression of, or preferential growth of microorganisms utilizing certain metabolic pathways, enables the high efficiency PHA production from carbon-containing gases or materials. Several embodiments relate to the microorganism cultures, and/or microorganisms isolated therefrom.

The present invention provides for enhancing engraftment by co-infusing at least two partially HLA matched umbilical cord blood (“UCB”) units. The invention further provides for positive C3a mediated priming on responsiveness to doses of SDF-1 and C3a induced incorporation of CXCR4 in membranes in HSC and progenitors. The invention further provides for enhancing the homing of UCB HSC and progenitors via the SDF-1/CXCR4 pathway and that C3a and LL-37 are useful for this method. It is also disclosed herein that fragments of C3a (e.g., des-Arg) are effective in the methods of the invention, including enhancing homing of HSPCs to BM. The invention further encompasses the disclosure herein of NFAT1 regulation post-transcriptionally by both mir-184 and IFN-γ. The present invention further provides for measuring and using differences between UCB and adult CD4+/45RA+ T-cells as a means of defining strategies to enhance optimal allogeneic stem cell transplantation outcomes. The present invention further provides methods for maintaining IL-2 production in the absence of NFAT1 normal protein levels.

A portable curling iron holder is disclosed utilizing inexpensive thermoplastic molded to form a caddy. The holder incorporates a thermally resistant insert placed into and securely attached within one of the cavities of the caddy. This insert would be sized to receive and retain the heated barrel of a curling iron while providing a thermally insulative gap between the heated barrel of the curling iron and the adjacent thermoplastic walls of the caddy.