Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for monitoring of subjects suffering from, or being evaluated for, heart failure. A filtered Natriuretic peptide time-series, alone or in combination with other clinical indicia such as weight gain, can be used to estimate a patient's hazard (risk of decompensation). The cumulative integral of Natriuretic peptide concentration can be used to estimate cumulative hazard (risk times exposure) over longer periods of exposure, e.g., 14 day periods, or 30 day periods.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for monitoring of subjects suffering from, or being evaluated for, heart failure. A filtered Natriuretic peptide time-series, alone or in combination with other clinical indicia such as weight gain, can be used to estimate a patient's hazard (risk of decompensation). The cumulative integral of Natriuretic peptide concentration can be used to estimate cumulative hazard (risk times exposure) over longer periods of exposure, e.g., 14 day periods, or 30 day periods.

Abstract: Disclosed are low-toxicity insect baits in dry powdery formulation and a method wherein the insect bait compound is designed, manufactured, packaged, shipped and otherwise handled in a dry powdery bait composition form prior to being mixed and dissolved in water or other solvent, without precipitate, by agricultural growers or other end users to produce a low-toxicity, liquid insect bait effective for utilization in the Liquid Gravity Feed Elimination System, LGFAES, or any equivalent device, so as to increase the effectiveness of the bait and reduce the cost otherwise associated with the packaging and shipping of baits in liquid form. The dry powdery baits within the present invention include attractants, insect-killing agents, preservatives, and adjuvants.

Abstract: An insect attractant and elimination device comprising a base, reservoir and shield, each of which cooperates to house, protect and provide a liquid bait which is dispensed from the reservoir to the base in a selected quantity for the consumption by targeted insect groups. The reservoir is made cooperable with the base by an adapter which may be easily removed from each thereof so as to facilitate replenishment of the bait supply and otherwise servicing the device, and to permit use of third party containers, with or without bait included, and containers of varying capacity and shields and bases of different configurations accommodating differing insect control applications.