Abstract: Compositions comprising therapeutically effective amounts of quercetin, myricetin and chlorogenic acid are improved by the addition of one or multiple additional components, for mitigating blood sugar spikes in general and for treating diabetes specifically. Certain other additives produce additional benefits.

Abstract: The present invention provides an encasement for preventing arthropods contamination of an object or for decontaminating an object contaminated with arthropods. The encasement comprises an enclosure defining an aperture, the enclosure being formed of an arthropod impervious material. The encasement also comprises a cover formed of an arthropod impervious material and shaped to cover the aperture, the cover being attachable to the enclosure to prevent arthropods from escaping or entering the encasement. The encasement also comprises a heating source linked to the encasement for heating an interior of the encasement and a heater control device connected to the heating source for controlling the temperature within the encasement. The aperture is sized to allow use of the object upon separation of the cover from the enclosure and the enclosure and cover are sized and shaped to completely house the object upon attachment between the cover and the enclosure.

Abstract: A method for developing oil or natural gas shale or tight rock formations by constructing wells in a two step process. The method includes an algorithm for determining under what conditions this two step process is the preferred option for developing a shale or tight rock resource. Step one is to drill a multilateral well with a profusion of unstimulated open-hole laterals from a main wellbore, after which the well is produced for a period of time. Step two is to re-enter the well and install a multistage hydraulic fracture completion. The method includes drilling the main bore and laterals in a specific sequence and geometry to facilitate running a frac liner in the future when the multistage fracturing step is carried out.

Abstract: A wellbore system to produce natural gas and/or oil from high pressure shale or tight rock formations using a profusion of open hole sinusoidal laterals to achieve comparable contact surface areas with multi-stage hydraulically fractured wellbores. The laterals are drilled in an orientation designed to intersect the dominant natural fracture system and are also drilled in a sinusoidal pattern to interconnect the individual rock facies within the targeted subterranean zone. The sequence of lateral drilling is toe to heel, with the open hole kickoff in the downward direction to facilitate easy re-entry upon drill string tripping. By drilling enough laterals to achieve comparable contact surface area with hydraulically fractured wells, the subject invention allows for comparable quantities of natural gas and/or oil to be produced from high pressure shale or tight rock formations at significantly lower capital cost.

Abstract: To align media files from different users embodiments of the invention: a) selects from a plurality of uploaded media files a subset of media files that relate to a common event, each selected media file comprising an audio component; b) for each of the selected media files, parses the selected media file into samples and assigning a score to each sample based on an amplitude within the respective sample; c) at least pair-wise correlates a series of the scores for each pair of the selected media files to find time alignment among the at least pair; and d) assembles at least some of the selected media files for which time alignment was found into a singular media file while maintaining the found time alignments and storing in a computer readable memory the singular media file.

Abstract: The present invention provides an encasement for preventing arthropods contamination of an object or for decontaminating an object contaminated with arthropods. The encasement comprises an enclosure defining an aperture, the enclosure being formed of an arthropod impervious material. The encasement also comprises a cover formed of an arthropod impervious material and shaped to cover the aperture, the cover being attachable to the enclosure to prevent arthropods from escaping or entering the encasement. The encasement also comprises a heating source linked to the encasement for heating an interior of the encasement and a heater control device connected to the heating source for controlling the temperature within the encasement. The aperture is sized to allow use of the object upon separation of the cover from the enclosure and the enclosure and cover are sized and shaped to completely house the object upon attachment between the cover and the enclosure.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for sensing quiescent current in a CMOS integrated circuit. The present invention utilizes circuitry which is not series coupled to the CMOS integrated circuit under test. The quiescent current, commonly referred to as I.sub.DDQ, flows through the supply line during the quiescent state of the CMOS integrated circuit. A magnetic field sensor is located on the substrate near the supply line of the CMOS integrated circuit. The magnetic field sensor detects the magnetic field generated from the supply line by I.sub.DDQ. The magnetic field sensor is coupled to output circuitry located on the substrate which produces a measurement result calibrated to indicate when I.sub.DDQ has a predetermined value.