Abstract: A card game of chance includes a plurality of playing cards each having a value and a suit and a color, a playing surface having at least one player position and one dealer position. The player position includes a change-up card indicia, a first primary card indicia, and an ante indicia. The dealer position includes at least one dealer card indicia. A wager is placed in the ante indicia and a first primary card is dealt face down to the player on the first primary card indicia. A change card is dealt to the player face down on the change up card indicia. A dealer card is dealt face down to the dealer on the dealer card indicia. The first primary card of the player is exposed and the player makes prediction of whether the primary card or the change card is higher or lower than the dealer card. The value of the dealer card is exposed the player is declared a winner or loser based on whether their prediction is correct.

Abstract: A black core network system and method, wherein the system includes a ciphertext network, a server having a bonding module and a plurality of network interfaces, a plurality of encryptor devices and one or more routers, wherein each router is connected through one or more of the server network interfaces to the server and through one or more encryptor devices to the ciphertext network. The server establishes, in the bonding module, a server gateway for each server network interface, selects a first network interface as primary link and a second server network interface as backup link, and sends routing metric information out through the primary link and the backup link, wherein sending includes sending metric information indicating that the cost of routing through the primary link is less than the cost of routing through the backup link.

Abstract: In a network having an encryptor device having an encryption module, a plaintext interface and a ciphertext interface, wherein the encryption module encrypts data transferred from the plaintext interface to a black network through the ciphertext interface and decrypts data transferred from the ciphertext interface to a plaintext network through the plaintext interface, wherein the plaintext interface can be connected through the plaintext link to a plaintext network and wherein the ciphertext interface can be connected through a ciphertext link to a black network, a system and method for reflecting a link failure. A link failure is detected at the ciphertext interface and the link failure is reflected to the plaintext interface.

Abstract: A black core network system and method, wherein the system includes a ciphertext network, a server having a bonding module and a plurality of network interfaces, a plurality of encryptor devices and one or more routers, wherein each router is connected through one or more of the server network interfaces to the server and through one or more encryptor devices to the ciphertext network. The server establishes, in the bonding module, a server gateway for each server network interface, selects a first network interface as primary link and a second server network interface as backup link, and sends routing metric information out through the primary link and the backup link, wherein sending includes sending metric information indicating that the cost of routing through the primary link is less than the cost of routing through the backup link.

Abstract: In a network having an encryptor device having an encryption module, a plaintext interface and a ciphertext interface, wherein the encryption module encrypts data transferred from the plaintext interface to a black network through the ciphertext interface and decrypts data transferred from the ciphertext interface to a plaintext network through the plaintext interface, wherein the plaintext interface can be connected through the plaintext link to a plaintext network and wherein the ciphertext interface can be connected through a ciphertext link to a black network, a system and method for reflecting a link failure. A link failure is detected at the ciphertext interface and the link failure is reflected to the plaintext interface.

Abstract: A microencapsulation apparatus is provided which is configured to form co-axial multi-lamellar microcapsules from materials discharged from first and second microsphere dispensers of the apparatus. A method of fabricating and processing microcapsules is also provided which includes forming distinct droplets comprising one or more materials and introducing the droplets directly into a solution bath to form a membrane around the droplets such that a plurality of microcapsules are formed. A microencapsulation system is provided which includes a microcapsule production unit, a fluidized passage for washing and harvesting microcapsules dispensed from the microcapsule production unit and a flow sensor for sizing and counting the microcapsules. In some embodiments, the microencapsulation system may further include a controller configured to simultaneously operate the microcapsule production unit, fluidized passage and flow sensor to process the microcapsules in a continuous manner.

Abstract: Antibodies have been developed against the different molecular forms of urokinase using synthetic peptides as immunogens. The peptides were synthesized specifically to represent those regions of the urokinase molecules which are exposed in the three-dimensional configuration of the molecule and are uniquely homologous to urokinase. Antibodies are directed against the lysine 158-isoleucine 159 peptide bond which is cleaved during activation from the single-chain (ScuPA) form to the bioactive double chain (54 KDa and 33 KDa) forms of urokinase and against the lysine 135 lysine 136 bond that is cleaved in the process of removing the alpha-chain from the 54 KDa form to produce the 33 KDa form of urokinase. These antibodies enable the direct measurement of the different molecular forms of urokinase from small samples of conditioned medium harvested from cell cultures.

Abstract: A microencapsulation apparatus is provided which is configured to form co-axial multi-lamellar microcapsules from materials discharged from first and second microsphere dispensers of the apparatus. A method of fabricating and processing microcapsules is also provided which includes forming distinct droplets comprising one or more materials and introducing the droplets directly into a solution bath to form a membrane around the droplets such that a plurality of microcapsules are formed. A microencapsulation system is provided which includes a microcapsule production unit, a fluidized passage for washing and harvesting microcapsules dispensed from the microcapsule production unit and a flow sensor for sizing and counting the microcapsules. In some embodiments, the microencapsulation system may further include a controller configured to simultaneously operate the microcapsule production unit, fluidized passage and flow sensor to process the microcapsules in a continuous manner.