Abstract: A corrosion detection system includes a wire disposed in a groove extending circumferentially around an exterior surface of a pipe, the pipe comprising a pipe wall and a pipe liner that lines an inside surface of the pipe wall. The corrosion detection system also includes a sensor electrically coupled to the wire. The sensor is configured to generate a voltage in the wire, and detect a change in a property of the wire caused by exposure of the wire to a corrosive fluid that is present within the pipe but outside the pipe liner.

Abstract: The invention provides one or more of miR-290 family and Lin28a modified cardiac progenitor cell based therapies for the treatment of myocardial infarction. Exosomes derived from one or more of miR-290 family and Lin28a modified cardiac progenitor cells can also be used in cardiac therapy.

Abstract: Disclosed is a packing system for a slide of an aircraft evacuation system, the packing system having: a rigid packboard having a first side end and a second side end that opposes the first side end; a first valise flap having a first outer end and a first inner end, the first outer end connected to the first side end of the rigid packboard; a second valise flap having a second outer end and a second inner end, the second outer end connected to the second side end of the rigid packboard; and lacing for tying together the first inner end of the first valise flap and the second inner end of the second valise flap, wherein the first valise flap and the second valise flap are formed of a heat shrink material.

Abstract: Disclosed is a packing system for a slide of an aircraft evacuation system, the packing system having: a rigid packboard having a first side end and a second side end that opposes the first side end; a first valise flap having a first outer end and a first inner end, the first outer end connected to the first side end of the rigid packboard; a second valise flap having a second outer end and a second inner end, the second outer end connected to the second side end of the rigid packboard; and lacing for tying together the first inner end of the first valise flap and the second inner end of the second valise flap, wherein the first valise flap and the second valise flap are formed of a heat shrink material.

Abstract: The invention provides one or more of miR-290 family and Lin28a modified cardiac progenitor cell based therapies for the treatment of myocardial infarction. Exosomes derived from one or more of miR-290 family and Lin28a modified cardiac progenitor cells can also be used in cardiac therapy.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods useful for treating ischemic injury. In one embodiment, the present invention uses an inhibitor of miR-375 in a cell to enhance its survival.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a reprogrammed endothelial progenitor cell, said cell comprises a bone marrow-derived cell expressing the CD34+ marker and at least one cardiomyocyte-specific gene, as well as methods for preparing and using the same for cardiac regenerative medicine.

Abstract: As described below, the present invention features compositions and methods for increasing TNFR2/p75 receptor signaling to reduce inflammation. Methods for increasing TNFR2/p75 expression or signaling may also be used to increase the survival of resident cells or transplanted stem cells (e.g., bone marrow derived or peripheral blood derived stem cells) in a damaged tissue.

Abstract: As described below, the present invention features methods for reprogramming somatic cells and related therapeutic compositions and methods.

Abstract: Disclosed are compositions and methods for modulating endothelial cells (ECs) in a mammal. Practice of the invention generally involves changing activity of the ezrin cytoskeletal protein sufficient to increase or decrease proliferation of the cells. Also disclosed are useful screens for detecting agents capable of modulating ezrin activity. The invention has a variety of useful applications including use in the treatment of diseases associated with unsatisfactory EC proliferation.