Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for a window positioner/sizer. A computer-implemented method of displaying information on a computer display device includes displaying a first popup window on a primary window, the first popup window comprising controls enabling selective positioning and sizing of the first popup window relative to the primary window.
Abstract: It has now been demonstrated that syndecan binds to and interacts with MC4-R, and thereby modulates neuropeptide regulation of body weight, via the agouti/MC4-R signaling pathway. Transgenic animals were made initially using a construct including a cytomegalovirus promoter and the 3′ untranslated region, including the polyadenylation site, of the bovine growth hormone gene, as well as cDNA encoding syndecan-1. The mice express the syndecan-1 transgene in many tissues, with expression in the brain occurring preferentially in their hypothalamus. These mice are characterized by elevated levels of circulating syndecan-1 ectodomain and exhibit enormous weight gain after reaching sexual maturity, but have a relatively normal distribution of fat, are completely healthy and heterozygotes reproduce, and show other indicators associated with obesity in humans. Agouti mice which are transgenic for syndecan-1 ectodomain demonstrate that syndecan-1 and agouti interact, potentiating obesity.