Abstract: An indirect calorimeter for measuring the metabolic activity of a subject includes a respiratory connector operative to be supported in contact with the subject so as to pass inhaled and exhaled gases therethrough as the subject breathes, and a flow tube forming a flow pathway for passing inhaled and exhaled gases therethrough, wherein one end of the flow tube is operatively connected to the respiratory connector and the other end of the flow tube is open, and a wall of the flow tube includes an opening. The indirect calorimeter also includes a flow meter adapted to generate a signal as a function of the instantaneous volume of inhaled and exhaled gases in the flow pathway that is in fluid communication with the flow pathway via the opening in the flow tube, and an oxygen sensor operative to generate a signal as a function of the instantaneous fraction of oxygen in the inhaled and exhaled gases in the flow pathway that is in fluid communication with the flow pathway via the opening in the flow tube.

Abstract: A system and method for representing object animation, such as the movement of mouse pointers, within presentations based on software application programs or other information displayed by a computer system is disclosed herein. In one aspect the method is directed to representing animation of a mouse pointer object during creation of a presentation based on such displayed information. The method includes storing a first mouse pointer position relative to a first screen shot derived from the displayed information. In addition, a second mouse pointer position is also stored relative to a second screen shot derived from the displayed information. The method further includes displaying, with respect to the first screen shot, a previous path portion to a displayed mouse pointer position and a next path portion from the displayed mouse pointer position. The previous path portion and the next path portion are representative of a mouse pointer path traversed during playback of the presentation.

Abstract: The present invention provides imprint compositions useful for capturing, isolating, detecting and/or quantifying macromolecules in a sample, methods of making and using the same. Generally, the imprint compositions comprise a matrix material defining an imprint of a template molecule, and the template molecule typically corresponds to a portion of a macromolecule of interest.