Abstract: The present invention discloses a unique panel of gene transcripts down-regulated in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Methods and compositions for detecting CAD in patient blood samples are provided.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a unique panel of gene transcripts down-regulated in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Methods and compositions for detecting CAD in patient blood samples are provided.

Abstract: A method for recommending a first member of a trading network to a second member of a trading member of the network, wherein the network includes a message translation system, a pattern recognition engine and a discovery portal. The method for recommending includes identifying a first plurality of trading parameters of the first member with the message translation system and identifying a second plurality of trading parameters of the second member with the message translation system. The method also includes identifying patterns that are related between the first plurality of trading parameters and the second plurality of trading parameters with the pattern recognition engine and sending a recommendation message to the second member regarding the first member based on the identified patterns that relate the first member to the second member.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is taught for a signal processing breakthrough that significantly alleviates the “Curse of Dimensionality” (COD) in the characterization of nonlinear physical systems; namely, the reduction in the number of coefficients used to describe the higher order (i.e., nonlinear) kernels in the Volterra series expansion. The latter technique provides the means to evaluate simultaneously from a wide band excitation, all the inter-modulation products up to a specified order by greatly reducing the number of coefficients in the higher order kernel estimation to a manageable set that can be easily manipulated by current personal computers used to enhance a finite element (FE) model that generates a bio-inspired acoustic transducer model.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods of using mannan oligosaccharides, to treat, palliate, relieve, prevent and/or eliminate urinary tract infections of humans. A mixture of oligosaccharides derived from yeast cell walls is shown to reduce, eliminate and prevent the symptoms of UTI in patients.

Abstract: A high throughput RNAi-based assay for identify factors involved in maintaining epigenetic silencing is disclosed. The assay measures reactivation of a silent reporter gene in cells, resulting from RNAi-based knockdown in target mRNA. RNAi-based screening of these silent reporter cells has identified known enzymes that place or remove epigenetic marks on histones, as well as non-enzymatic proteins that function in silencing or in transfer of marks during S-phase. In addition, the screen has been used to identify a number of novel gene products involved in epigenetic silencing, which are also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention is a method for improved active sonar using a singular value decomposition filtering and a Volterra-Hermite Basis Expansion to model real active sonar measurements. The fitting model minimizes the sum of the squared errors between a measured channel response, z(t), and model response, y(t), which is a fitted Volterra Series solution. The model requires as input an excitation waveform, x(t), to which is fitted the model response, y(t). A contracted broadband cross-ambiguity function is used to correct the excitation waveform for Doppler and range effects. Once completed, the modeled response can be used to determine the linearity or non-linearity of the channel effects. Appropriate measures can be utilized to reduce these effects on the measured channel response.

Abstract: A fault detection system designed to evaluate the structural integrity of a material employs an array of sensors disposed over the material being evaluated. The sensors detect vibrations in the material and the sensor signals are fed to a data processor. The processor employs a method to analyze the linear and nonlinear characteristics of the sensor signals and then determines whether to proceed with a linear signal processing analysis or a nonlinear signal processing analysis of the sensor signals. Once the analysis is completed, the results are compared to baseline results to determine what if any divergence exists between the results and the baseline results. A significant divergence indicates a potential material failure. The fault detection system will indicate such a potential failure through a visual alarm on a graphical user interface.

Abstract: A fault detection system designed to evaluate the structural integrity of a material employs an array of sensors disposed over the material being evaluated. The sensors detect vibrations in the material and the sensor signals are fed to a data processor. The processor employs a method to analyze the linear and nonlinear characteristics of the sensor signals and then determines whether to proceed with a linear signal processing analysis or a nonlinear signal processing analysis of the sensor signals. Once the analysis is completed, the results are compared to baseline results to determine what if any divergence exists between the results and the baseline results. A significant divergence indicates a potential material failure. The fault detection system will indicate such a potential failure through a visual alarm on a graphical user interface.

Abstract: The invention is a method for improved active sonar using a singular value decomposition filtering and a Volterra-Hermite Basis Expansion to model real active sonar measurements. The fitting model minimizes the sum of the squared errors between a measured channel response, z(t), and model response, y(t), which is a fitted Volterra Series solution. The model requires as input an excitation waveform, x(t), to which is fitted the model response, y(t). A contracted broadband cross-ambiguity function is used to correct the excitation waveform for Doppler and range effects. Once completed, the modeled response can be used to determine the linearity or non-linearity of the channel effects. Appropriate measures can be utilized to reduce these effects on the measured channel response.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods of using mannan oligosaccharides, to treat, palliate, relieve, prevent and/or eliminate urinary tract infections of humans. A mixture of oligosaccharides derived from yeast cell walls is shown to reduce, eliminate and prevent the symptoms of UTI in patients.

Abstract: A personalized jewelry item comprising a pendant containing information pertaining to one's birth is provided. The pendant includes a base and a cover hinged to the base so that the cover is movable relative to the base between a swung open position and a swung closed position. The pendant has one's birthstone on one side and another stone on the other side. In a preferred embodiment, the pendant has an outwardly projecting eyelet, an aperture and a spike projecting into the aperture. The spike is being configured so that as an eyelet of an identical pendant is inserted into the aperture, and the spike fits into a hollow of the eyelet of the identical pendant to retain the identical pendant in a hanging manner.

Abstract: A method is provided for identifying a disease of a patient. The method includes collecting data of at least one cardio-respiratory function of the patient over time, eliminating artifacts from the collected data to create a new data record, constructing a phase-space from the new data record, and constructing a hypercube covering the phase-space. The method further includes calculating threshold criteria for quantifying dispersion characteristics of an attractor of the phase-space and determining the patient's tendency towards the disease based on the threshold criteria.

Abstract: A method is provided for identifying a disease of a patient. The method includes collecting data of at least one cardio-respiratory function of the patient over time, eliminating artifacts from the collected data to create a new data record, constructing a phase-space from the new data record, and constructing a hypercube covering the phase-space. The method further includes calculating threshold criteria for quantifying dispersion characteristics of an attractor of the phase-space and determining the patient's tendency towards the disease based on the threshold criteria.

Abstract: A method of allocating an insurance benefit to qualified military personnel is provided for military personnel that are deployed for overseas or long distance duty and who have stored a personal vehicle on an approved storage lot for the duration of the deployment.

Abstract: A sonar system and method are provided to extract and identify information about a particular target illuminated by an active sonar system. The present invention utilizes a Volterra Series Expansion in conjunction with a least squares procedure to estimate channel and target responses, which may be linear or nonlinear. The system estimates the channel and target responses for different orders of the Volterra Series Expansion and then selects the order for which a minimum error is determined with respect to a measured acoustic return signal. The system requires as inputs only the excitation waveform and the measured acoustic return signal.