Abstract: The present application discloses a method of treating a Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV) infection in an individual in need thereof, including the step of administering to said individual an effective Varicella-Zoster Virus antiviral amount of a compound called N-methanocarbathymidine (N-MCT), which has a northern configuration with the structure as follows

Abstract: The present disclosure shows a workpiece lock for an apparatus for handling and/or machining workpieces, which includes a robot for handling and/or machining the workpieces and a safety fence, wherein the work-piece lock has at least one closed position in which the workpiece lock closes an opening in the safety fence, wherein on moving a workpiece from the area within the safety fence to the area outside the safety fence and/or vice versa the workpiece lock has at least one open position in which it at least partly clears the opening in the safety fence. The present disclosure includes a safety function that prevents a movement of the robot into a safety area extending around the workpiece lock within the safety fence, when the lock is in the at least one open position.

Abstract: The present application discloses a method of treating a Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV) infection in an individual in need thereof, including the step of administering to said individual an effective Varicella-Zoster Virus antiviral amount of a compound called N-methanocarbathymidine (N-MCT), which has a northern configuration with the structure as follows

Abstract: An apparatus and method of manufacturing a wire mesh laminate includes wrapping a central core with multiple layers of mesh screen and a barrier layer having a higher melting point than the mesh screen to form a spool assembly. The spool assembly is then surrounded by an outer cover and is heated to sinter or fuse together the layers of mesh screen.

Abstract: Methods for inducing T cell tolerance to a tissue or organ graft in a transplant recipeint are disclosed. The methods involve administering to a subject: 1) an allogeneic or xenogeneic cell which expresses donor antigens and which has a ligand on the cell surface which interacts with a receptor on the surface of a recipient T cell which mediates contact-dependent helper effector function; and 2) an antagonist of the receptor which inhibits interaction of the ligand with the receptor. In a preferred embodiment, the allogeneic or xenogeneic cell is a B cell, preferably a resting B cell, and the molecule on the surface of the T cell which mediates contact-dependent helper effector function is gp39. A preferred gp39 antagonist is an anti-gp39 antibody. The allogeneic or xenogeneic cell and the gp39 antagonist are typically administered to a transplant recipient prior to transplantation of the tissue or organ.

Abstract: A centrifuge screen clamp comprises a body and a screen retaining portion connected to the body. The screen retaining portion comprises a pressure fitting surface and a clamp interface member engaging surface. In one embodiment, the pressure fitting surface is a substantially planar surface disposable on a screen portion of a centrifuge screen and the clamp interface member engaging surface is disposable on a clamp interface member disposed on the screen. The clamp interface member engaging surface operates to apply a counteractive force against the clamp interface member, which counteractive force is substantially coplanar with an inertial sliding tendency direction of the screen during rotation.

Abstract: A centrifuge screen clamp comprises a body and a screen retaining portion connected to the body. The screen retaining portion comprises a pressure fitting surface and a clamp interface member engaging surface. In one embodiment, the pressure fitting surface is a substantially planar surface disposable on a screen portion of a centrifuge screen and the clamp interface member engaging surface is disposable on a clamp interface member disposed on the screen. The clamp interface member engaging surface operates to apply a counteractive force against the clamp interface member, which counteractive force is substantially coplanar with an inertial sliding tendency direction of the screen during rotation.

Abstract: An apparatus and method of manufacturing a wire mesh laminate includes wrapping a central core with multiple layers of mesh screen and a barrier layer having a higher melting point than the mesh screen to form a spool assembly. The spool assembly is then surrounded by an outer cover and is heated to sinter or fuse together the layers of mesh screen.