Abstract: A dimensionally stable floor covering comprises a tufted textile substrate and a reinforcement layer attached to the textile substrate. The reinforcement layer includes an adhesive backing compound and reinforcement fibers surrounded by the adhesive backing. The fibers may form a continuous layer on the back side of the floor covering or may be dispersed within the adhesive backing compound. The adhesive backing compound may be hot water-soluble to facilitate recycling of the floor covering. The floor covering may optionally include additional backing layers (including cushions) and may be used as a broadloom carpet, a carpet tile, or other modular floor covering products. Methods of manufacturing, installing, and recycling the present floor coverings are also provided.

Abstract: The present invention concerns VLPT immunoreactive compositions for E. chaffeensis and compositions related thereto, including vaccines, antibodies, polypeptides, peptides, and polynucleotides. In particular, epitopes for E. chaffeensis VLPT are disclosed.

Abstract: Photoluminescence from a sample detector is detected using an array of photo-sensitive detectors. At least one first photo-sensitive detector of the array is provided with a first type of linear polarization filter and at least one second photo-sensitive detector is provided with a second type of linear polarization filter. The first type of linear polarization filter has a plane of polarization which is at angled with respect to a plane of polarization of said second type of polarization filter.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an air nozzle device (10) for a vehicle (1) comprising a housing (11) defining an interior volume and having an air inlet (12) at one side, an air discharge opening (14) at a second side and an air flow channel (18) through the housing (11) for transporting a flow of air between the air inlet and the air discharge opening, the device (10) further comprising a moveable operating member (30), a shutoff mechanism (40) and an air flow adjustment arrangement (20), said shutoff mechanism (40) being pivotably connected to said housing and configured to regulate the air flow and said air flow adjustment arrangement (20) being pivotably connected to said housing and configured to adjust the direction of the air flow in a longitudinal direction X and in a vertical direction Z, wherein said operating member (30) comprising a user-actuated manual mechanism (32), a first linkage member (34) and a second linkage member (36), wherein said user-actuated manual mechanism (32) is arranged downs

Abstract: A particle production apparatus including a generating device, a conveying device, and a straightening device is provided. The generating device includes a tank filled with a dense medium, an electric power source, a first and a second electrical conducting element received in the dense medium and coupled to an anode and a cathode of the electric power source respectively. The conveying device is configured to convey a metal wire into the tank and make the metal wire to contact the first electrical conducting element and the second electrical conducting element in a straight-line direction, so as to produce an electric explosion to form a plurality of particles in the dense medium.

Abstract: Aqueous compositions suitable for topical administration to the human or animal eye contain at least one water-soluble polymeric ophthalmic lubricant, such as hyaluronate, carbomer gel or hypromellose, together with a water-soluble analgesic. The analgesic may be an opiod, particularly an opioid having an affinity for 5-HT receptors, such as tramadol. The aqueous compositions may for example be used as artificial tears, and as general ophthalmic lubricants for treating conditions such as dry eye or blepharitis. Further compositions combine ophthalmologicallyactive agents, such as pharmaceuticals, with opioids, such as tramadol in particular. These compositions may be used to treat the eye while reducing pain or discomfort that would normally be produced by administering these particular pharmaceuticals to the eye, and increasing the efficacy of the pharmaceuticals.

Abstract: Provided is a self-processing synthesis of hybrid nanostructures, novel nanostructures and uses thereof in the construction of electronic and optoelectronic devices.

Abstract: A new class of paromomycin-derived aminoglycosides, which exhibit efficient stop-codon mutation suppression activity, low toxicity and high selectivity towards eukaryotic cells are provided. Also provided are chemical and chemo-enzymatic processes of preparing these paromomycin-derived aminoglycosides and intermediates thereof, as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, and uses thereof in the treatment of genetic disorders.

Abstract: A method of expanding and maintaining human embryonic stem cells (ESCs) in an undifferentiated state by culturing the ESCs in a suspension culture under culturing conditions devoid of substrate adherence is provided. Also provided are a method of deriving ESC lines in the suspension culture and methods of generating lineage-specific cells from ESCs which were expanded in the suspension culture of the present invention.

Abstract: A method of treating or preventing an ovary-related syndrome associated with infertility in a subject in need thereof is provided. The method comprising administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising an active ingredient consisting of pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, thereby treating or preventing the ovary-related syndrome associated with infertility in the subject.

Abstract: A method for managing communication among a plurality of social network members. The method comprises defining a multi participant task, setting at least one forward rule limiting the distribution an invitation message for participating in the multi participant task, forwarding the invitation message to at least one addressee from a plurality of social network members, allowing the at least one addressee to forward the invitation message to at least one additional addressee from the plurality of social network members under the at least one forward rule, monitoring a plurality of feedbacks to the invitation message to determine whether the multi participant task is achieved, and updating a status of the multi participant task according to the determination.

Abstract: A hybrid analog-digital pixel circuit is fabricated on two wafers. A first wafer includes the analog pixel circuitry and a second wafer includes the digital control and processing circuitry. Externally accessible contact structures for electrically interconnecting the two wafers are arranged in groups. Each group includes externally accessible contact structures for carrying signals associated solely with operation of a corresponding pixel.

Abstract: Provided are modified lipid compounds and their use in the formation of lipid assemblies. Also provided are lipid assemblies including (a) an amphoteric lipid including in covalent association with (i) one or more acyl chains; (ii) one or more weak base moiety; (iii) one or more weak acid moiety; the lipid assembly also including (b) one or more additional lipids, at least one of which being a zwitterionic lipid. In some embodiments, the amphoteric lipid is a compound including (a) a tri-functional moiety; (b) two non-phosphate lipid chains associated with two of the functional moieties of said tri-functional moiety; (c) optionally a spacer moiety associated with the third of the functional moieties of said tri-functional moiety; and (d) a polyalkylamine optionally including a short peptide with one to several carboxylic acid residues. Further provided are the uses of the lipid assembly, inter alia, for transfection or cancer treatment.

Abstract: A method for reducing disk read rate by managing dataset mapping of virtual machine (VM) guest memory, comprising: monitoring a plurality of disk read write operations of a VM guest; updating a dataset mapping between disk blocks allocated to the VM guest and corresponding physical addresses of memory pages of the VM guest containing replica of data stored in the disk blocks, based on the plurality of disk read write operations; when identifying writing to one of the memory pages, removing a mapping of corresponding disk block and corresponding physical address of memory page; when reclaiming a mapped memory page of the VM guest by a host of the VM guest, discarding data contained in the memory page; and when the data is requested by the VM guest after it was reclaimed by said host, retrieving the data from corresponding disk block according to the mapping.

Abstract: An optical measurement system including a two-dimensional sine wave annuls grating and a measurement unit is provided. The two-dimensional sine wave annuls grating includes a rotary shaft and a plurality of sine wave structures surrounding the rotary shaft and continuously arranged. The measurement unit is adapted to output a light beam towards the two-dimensional sine wave annuls grating, wherein each of the sine wave structures is adapted to reflect the light beam from the two-dimensional sine wave annuls grating back to the measurement unit. A measurement method for errors of a rotating platform and a two-dimensional sine wave annuls grating are also provided.

Abstract: Expandable vertebral body implants, systems, instruments, and methods of assembly and using the implants, systems, and instruments are disclosed. The vertebral body implant includes a body with a first end and a second end, a first rotating member rotatably coupled to the first end, wherein an end includes a plurality of first notches inset into the first rotating member, a second rotating member rotatably coupled to the second end, wherein an end includes a plurality of second notches inset into the second rotating member, a first extension member moveably coupled to the first end, and a second extension member moveably coupled to the second end. The expandable cage system comprises a vertebral body implant and an insertion instrument. Methods for assembling and using the vertebral body implants and instruments are also disclosed.

Abstract: Synthetic peptides containing chemical modifications having anti-tumor properties are provided. Further provided are pharmaceutical compositions including the peptides and use thereof for treating proliferative and neoplastic diseases such as cancer.

Abstract: An abrasive grain made from melted spherical corundum where the abrasive grain consists of a spherical corundum core, coated with an encircling layer of a binder and fine-grained abrasive solid particles.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for treating diseases or disorders associated with the metabolic syndrome using conjugates of bile acids with basic amino acids or a decarboxylated amino acid such as agmatine are provided. Further provided are bile acid-basic amino acid conjugates including chenodeoxycholic acid with an amino acid selected from arginine, lysine, histidine, ornithine or a decarboxylated amino acid such as agmatine.

Abstract: Semaphorin 3A and uses thereof for treatment of IBD are provided. Further provided is assessing IBD severity or treatment efficacy, including determining Semaphorin 3A levels in a biological sample of a subject afflicted with IBD.