Abstract: A sensor assembly for horse monitoring is disclosed. The sensor assembly comprises a sensor housing. The sensor housing comprises a plurality of surfaces including a first surface, a second surface, a third surface, and a fourth surface, and one or more protrusions including a first primary protrusion extending from a surface of the plurality of surfaces. The sensor assembly comprises a first optical sensor positioned at a first window of the first surface and configured to be positioned below an ear of a horse. The sensor assembly comprises an attachment element comprising a sensor opening configured for alignment with the first window. The attachment element comprises one or more openings including a first primary opening configured to receive the first primary protrusion. The attachment element is configured to removably attach the sensor assembly to a horse head equipment.

Abstract: A liquid heating apparatus includes a top portion with a burner unit, a coil, an external housing, and an internal housing. The burner unit is arranged to burn a fuel so as to generate a downward directed flame. The coil includes first and second layers of windings. The internal housing is arranged within the external housing. The apparatus is in a substantially upright position during operation. A compartment between the internal housing and the external serves as a first liquid reservoir. The flame from the burner unit is peripherally contained by an inner part of the first layer of windings of the coil. The first layer of windings is configured to direct the flame or exhaust gases downwards.

Abstract: Positive electrode for lithium-ion electrochemical cells are provided that have capacity retentions of greater than about 95% after 50 charge-discharge cycles when comparing the capacity after cycle 52 with the capacity after cycle 2 when cycled between 2.5 V and 4.7 V vs. Li/Li+ at 30° C. Compositions useful in the provided positive electrodes can have the formula, Li1+x(NiaMnbCoc)1?xO2, wherein 0.05?x?0.10, a+b+c=1, 0.6?b/a?1.1, c/(a+b)<0.25, and a, b, and c are all greater than zero. The process of making these positive electrodes includes firing the compositions at 850° C. to 925° C.

Abstract: A negative active material for rechargeable lithium batteries and a method of manufacturing the negative active material are provided. The negative active material for rechargeable lithium batteries includes at least one generally spherical assembly having flake-shaped materials that are capable of doping and dedoping lithium, and are arranged in a generally spherical shape defining a central pore. The negative active material imparts improved cycle-life characteristics.

Abstract: Positive electrode for lithium-ion electrochemical cells are provided that have capacity retentions of greater than about 95% after 50 charge-discharge cycles when comparing the capacity after cycle 52 with the capacity after cycle 2 when cycled between 2.5 V and 4.7 V vs. Li/Li+ at 30° C. Compositions useful in the provided positive electrodes can have the formula, Li1+x(NiaMnbCoc)1?x O2, wherein 0.05?x?0.10, a+b+c=1, 0.6?b/a?1.1, c/(a+b)<0.25, and a, b, and c are all greater than zero. The process of making these positive electrodes includes firing the compositions at 850° C. to 925° C.

Abstract: This invention provides Exendin-4 compounds derivatized at a lysine 14 residue to give an acylated lysine, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and the use of such compositions for treating diabetes.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides an electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery, including: a current collector; and an active material layer on the current collector, wherein the active material layer includes an active material adapted to reversibly intercalate and deintercalate lithium ions, a binder, and a pore-forming polymer.

Abstract: High capacity lithium-ion electrochemical cells are provided that include positive electrode comprising a layered lithium transition metal oxide having a first irreversible capacity and a negative electrode that includes an alloy anode material that also has a first irreversible capacity. The first irreversible capacity of the positive electrode is less than the first irreversible capacity of the negative electrode. The discharge voltage curve of the positive electrode covers at least 10% of its capacity at voltages below 3.5 V ea) vs. Li/Li+. The average discharge voltage of the positive electrode is above 3.75 V vs. Li/Li+ when the cell is discharged from about 4.6 V vs. Li/Li+ to about 2.5 V vs. Li/Li+ at a rate of C/10 or slower and when the electrochemical cell is discharged to a final discharge voltage of about 2.5 V vs. Li/Li+ or greater.

Abstract: High capacity lithium-ion electrochemical cells and methods of making the same are provided that include a positive electrode that includes a lithium mixed metal oxide having a first irreversible capacity and a negative electrode that includes an alloy anode material having a first irreversible capacity when the anode is delithiated to 0.9 V vs. Li/Li+. The lithium mixed metal oxide includes at least one of nickel, cobalt, and manganese. The alloy anode compound includes at least one of silicon and tin. The first cycle irreversible capacity of the positive electrode is greater than or equal to the first cycle irreversible capacity loss of the negative electrode.

Abstract: Positive electrode for lithium-ion electrochemical cells are provided that have capacity retentions of greater than about 95% after 50 charge-discharge cycles when comparing the capacity after cycle 52 with the capacity after cycle 2 when cycled between 2.5 V and 4.7 V vs. Li/Li+ at 30° C. Compositions useful in the provided positive electrodes can have the formula, Li1+x(NiaMnbCoc)1?x O2, wherein 0.05?x?0.10, a+b+c=1, 0.6?b/a?1.1, c/(a+b)<0.25, and a, b, and c are all greater than zero. The process of making these positive electrodes includes firing the compositions at 850° C. to 925° C.

Abstract: Composite particles include a core comprising a layered lithium metal oxide having an O3 crystal structure. A shell layer having an O3 crystal structure encloses the core. The shell layer includes an oxygen-loss, layered lithium metal oxide. The core comprises from 30 to 85 mole percent of the composite particles. A cathode and a lithium-ion battery including the composite particles, and methods of making the foregoing are also disclosed.

Abstract: Provided are electrode compositions for lithium-ion electrochemical cells that include novel binders. The novel binders include lithium polysalts of carboxylic and sulfonic acids, lithium salts of copolymers of acids, lithium polysulfonate fluoropolymers, a cured phenolic resin, cured glucose, and combinations thereof.

Abstract: This invention provides new therapeutic peptides, i.e. new protracted Exendin-4 compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and the use of such.

Abstract: A lithium-ion electrochemical cell is provided that has high total energy, high energy density and good performance upon repeated charge-discharge cycles. The cell includes a composite positive electrode that comprises a metal oxide electrode material, a composite negative electrode that comprises a alloy anode active material having a first cycle irreversible capacity of 10 percent or higher and an electrolyte. The first cycle irreversible capacity of the composite positive electrode is within 40 percent of the first cycle irreversible capacity of the composite negative electrode.

Abstract: An electrode composition for a lithium ion battery that includes an amorphous alloy having the formula SixMyAlz where x, y, and z represent atomic percent values and (a) x+y+z=100, (b) x?55, (c) y<22, (d) z>0, and (e) M is one or more metals selected from the group consisting of manganese, molybdenum, niobium, tungsten, tantalum, iron, copper, titanium, vanadium, chromium, nickel, cobalt, zirconium, yttrium, and combinations thereof.

Abstract: Alloy compositions, lithium ion batteries, and methods of making lithium ion batteries are described. The lithium ion batteries have anodes that contain an alloy composition that includes a) silicon, b) aluminum, c) transition metal, d) tin, e) indium, and f) a sixth element that contains yttrium, a lanthanide element, an actinide element, or a combination thereof. The alloy composition is a mixture of an amorphous phase that includes silicon and a crystalline phase that includes an intermetallic compound of 1) tin, 2) indium, and 3) the sixth element.

Abstract: Alloy compositions, lithium ion batteries, and methods of making lithium ion batteries are described. The lithium ion batteries have anodes that contain an alloy composition that includes a) silicon, b) aluminum, c) transition metal, d) tin, and e) a fifth element that contains yttrium, a lanthanide element, an actinide element, or a combination thereof. The alloy composition is a mixture of an amorphous phase that includes silicon and a nanocrystalline phase that includes an intermetallic compound of tin and the fifth element.

Abstract: The present invention relates to prolactin analogues, which analogues have increased resistance to deamidation.

Abstract: Compositions and methods are provided for the nucleic acid mimic determination of nucleic acids. The compositions and methods may be used in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases amenable through modulation of nucleic acids which encode proteins that are implicated in disease states. In accordance with preferred embodiments, mimics are comprised of non-naturally occurring backbones to which are appended modified heterocyclic bases. Such bases preferably have sterically bulky substituents 1, 2, or 3 atoms removed from the sites of attachment to the backbone.

Abstract: The invention relates to variants of prolactin, which variants have high affinity for the prolactin receptor.