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Method and system for generating and using digital fingerprints for electronic documents
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This invention is directed to a method and system for generating and using digital fingerprints in copies of an electronic document so that it is possible to determine at least one from among a group of purchasers colluding to forge a...
High temperature compatible insulation for superconductors and method of applying insulation to superconductors
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There is described a method of applying insulative coating on high temperature superconductors and low temperature superconductors from sol-gel solutions prepared from Zr or Zr with one of, Mg, Y, Ce, In and Sn based precursor materials....
Hydrophobic fluorinated polyelectrolyte complex films and associated methods
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A polyelectrolyte film is provided, the polyelectrolyte film comprises an interpenetrating network of a net positively charged polymer and a net negatively charged polymer, wherein the net positively charged polymer, the net negatively...
A composite superconducting wire and a method of manufacturing the wire is disclosed. Nano-particle dispersion strengthened copper is co-drawn with Niobium rod to produce DSC-1Nb wire. n numbers of DSC-1Nb wires are then stacked in a...
9-desoxotaxanes and process for the preparation of 9-desoxotaxanes
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Process for the preparation of a derivative or analog of baccatin III or 10-desacetyl baccatin III having a C9 substituent other than keto in which the C9 keto substituent of taxol, a taxol analog, baccatin III or 10-desacetyl baccatin...
Fermentation of trichoderma reesei and apparatus therefor
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A process for producing enzyme cellulases by the fermentation of Trichoderma reesei in an aqueous nutrient medium containing assimilable sources of cellulose, nitrogen, phosphate, magnesium and iron in the presence of an oxygen...
Method of locating a fault in a power distribution system comprising at least one microturbine distributed resource
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The present invention provides a method to ensure that distributed resources of a power distribution system remain connected to the circuitry of the power distribution system when a fault occurs at a distributed resource node to assist...
Membrane proteins, mechanisms of action and uses thereof
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The invention relates to the atomistic functional understanding of the M2 protein from the influenza A virus. This acid-activated selective proton channel has been the subject of numerous conductance, structural, and computational...
A method is described for producing an osmotically compacted polyelectrolyte complex having a first region and a second region, the first region having a greater modulus than the second region. The method comprises contacting an article...
Electric joint design to be used in electromagnetic coils made with high-temperature superconducting tape, aspected wire, or cable
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An electric joint design to be used in electromagnetic coils made with high-temperature superconducting tape, aspected wire, or cable. A terminal member contains an engraved twist-bend contour, which receives the coil and changes the...
An animal restraining harness or jacket and a method of use thereof, for protecting the shoulder and upper abdomen when experimental/surgical procedures are performed and when the experimental/surgical sites must be protected from biting...
Method for small-signal stability assessment of power systems using source side and load side perturbations and generalized Nyquist criterion
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A novel method for real-time small-signal stability analysis for power electronic-based components in a power system. The method may be used to monitor a power system in real-time by perturbing the source side of an electronic-based...
Alignment of carbon nanotubes using magnetic particles
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Methods are provided for aligning carbon nanotubes and for making a composite material comprising aligned carbon nanotubes. The method for aligning carbon nanotubes comprises adsorbing magnetic nanoparticles to carbon nanotubes dispersed...
The invention is a novel family of polyolefins characterized by chain-walking defects of the type that add extra backbone carbons per monomer. These polyolefins display a large decrease in crystallinity relative to polyolefins known in...
The present invention enables a safe and noninvasive assessment of tumor resistance using one diffusion or sodium MRI scan over the entire tumor. The evaluation can be done before therapy and can help select a strategy of treatment. The...
Compositions comprising a taxane having a carbamoyloxy substituent at C(10), a hydroxy substituent at C(7), and a range of C(2), C(9), C(14), and side chain substituents.
Method of locating a fault in a power distribution system comprising at least one distributed resource having a controllable voltage source converter
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The present invention provides a method to ensure that distributed resources of a power distribution system remain connected to the circuitry of the power distribution system when a fault occurs at a distributed resource node to assist...
Nucleic acid and allergenic polypeptides encoded thereby in cashew nuts
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The invention describes an isolated nucleic acid sequence comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or a degenerate variant of SEQ ID NO:1. The nucleic acid sequence encodes an Ig-E binding immunogenic polypeptide the amino acid...
Bearing assemblies use serial bearings in order to extend the operational speeds for the bearings. Speed distribution planetary gears are mounted upon an intermediate ring disposed between two other rings. Each of the rings has bearing...
Damping motor and control approach for mitigating torsional backlash, damping critical geartrain speeds, and providing improved torque control in mechanical gears
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A torque damper motor connected to the output side of a mechanical gear system. The damper motor, along with its associated control system, mitigates backlash problems, reduced torsional resonance, and provides improved output torque...
Pharmaceutical compounds comprising polyamines substituted with electron-affinic groups
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This invention relates to a method for making radiosensitizing diamines. This method comprises converting a compound having formula (5): ##STR1## to a compound having formula (6): ##STR2## using dimethyl sulfoxide activated by oxalyl...
Nasal delivery mechanism for prophylactic and post-acute use of progesterone and/or its enantiomer for use in treatment of mild traumatic brain injuries
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Compositions and methods for treating traumatic brain injury (TBI) and mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) using progesterone and ent-progesterone are described.
Multiple SQUID magnetometers that include at least two SQUID loops, each of which is composed of at least two Josephson Junctions connected in parallel with superconducting wires, are provided. The SQUID loops are fabricated such that...
Purified linear epitopes from cashew nuts, nucleic acids encoding therefor, and associated methods
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Disclosed are major allergenic proteins in cashew nut, which are legumin-like proteins and 2S albumins. Also disclosed is a polypeptide allergen in the 7S superfamily, which includes vicilin-like and sucrose binding proteins. Several...
Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry methodology
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A method of enhanced speciation of both positive and negatives species in an analyte is disclosed. The method can include producing a first analyte solution comprising an analyte composition and an effective amount of silver triflate, ...
Pharmaceutical compounds comprising polyamines substituted with electron-affinic groups
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A compound or a salt thereof comprising a polyamine containing at least 2 electron-affinic groups is provided. In a preferred embodiment, the polyamine compound has the structure: wherein: PA1 A is a spacer; R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sub.3, ...
Polyethylene glycol based oligomers for coating nanoparticles, nanoparticles coated therewith, and related methods
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In a composition aspect of the invention, a nanoparticle coating comprises repeating polyacrylic acid monomers covalently bound together in an aliphatic chain having a plurality of carboxylic acid functional groups and modified...
Polymer mechanical damping composites and methods of production
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A method of reshaping an article comprising a polyelectrolyte complex, the polyelectrolyte complex comprising an intermolecular blend of a predominantly positively-charged polyelectrolyte and a predominantly negatively charged...
Method for identifying cells based on DNA replication domain timing profiles
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Methods for identifying and/or distinguishing a homogeneous population of cells based on their replication domain timing profile using high resolution genomic arrays or sequencing procedures are provided. These methods may be used to...
Nucleic acid encoding purified linear polypeptide epitope from walnuts
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A purified Ig-E binding immunogenic polypeptide the amino acid sequence of which consists of SEQ ID NO:1 is disclosed. The purified amino acid sequence is a major allergen of the walnut Juglans regia. Also described are a diagnostic test...
CFTR genes and proteins for cystic fibrosis gene therapy
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The present invention pertains to mutated CFTR genes encoding modified CFTR proteins that result in increased CFTR chloride channel functions in comparison to wildtype CFTR when the CFTR genes are expressed in vivo. Single and multiple...
Systems and methods for improving the ability of a power delivery system to withstand multiple failure events
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The invention is directed to systems and methods for enhancing the ability of a power delivery system to withstand the occurrence of multiple failure events. Specifically, the invention is directed to a power delivery system employing a...
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) expansion methods and materials
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The subject invention concerns materials and methods for growing and expanding MSC while maintaining their undifferentiated phenotype, self-renewal ability, and/or multi-lineage potential. In one embodiment, a method of the invention...
Variable charge films for controlling microfluidic flow
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A microfluidic device for carrying a liquid, the device comprising a microfluidic channel having an interior wall and a polyelectrolyte film on the interior wall whereby liquid carried by the channel contacts the polyelectrolyte film, ...
An inflatable solar energy collector. The device uses two elongated and pressure-stabilized air chambers with a trough-shaped reflecting surface in between. The curvature of the reflecting surface is adjusted by adjusting the...
Processes for the preparation of taxol and other taxanes through selective derivatization of the C(7) and C(10) hydroxyl groups of 10-DAB, particularly a novel process using a new strategy in which the C(10) hydroxyl group is protected...
Method for identifying naphthenates in a hydrocarbon containing liquid
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A method for quantifying the presence of naphthenic acids in a hydrocarbon-comprising liquid that includes: contacting a hydrocarbon-comprising liquid with gaseous ammonia; isolating a reaction product produced by the contacting step;...
Computerized system and method for managing information
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A system and method for managing data stored in a database. A mainframe computer associated with the database is operable to execute customer information control system (CICS) transactions that control an application program for...
The present invention relates to 10-desacetoxytaxol and derivatives thereof, which are useful as antitumor agents. These compounds have the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.2 is hydrogen, hydroxy or a protected hydroxy group; R.sub.3 and R...
An electromagnet having at least one access port oriented perpendicularly to the electromagnet's central axis. The magnet has a conventional helical winding along its central axis. However, at some point along the length of the axis, the...
A process for manufacturing superconducting magnets is described. Two conducting tapes are assembled with an insulating ceramic layer deposited between facing sides of the tapes. The tapes and the insulative refractory material are...
A .beta.-lactam of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is aryl, substituted aryl, alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl; R.sub.2 is hydrogen, acyl, acetal, ethoxyethyl, or other hydroxyl protecting group; and R.sub.3 is aryl, substituted...
A novel Rh(I)-catalyzed approach to synthesizing functionalized (E, Z) dienal compounds has been developed via tandem transformation where a stereoselective hydrogen transfer follows a propargyl Claisen rearrangement. Z-Stereochemistry of...
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