Abstract: The invention features fragments of the Candida cell surface proteins Als3 and Hyr1 and combinations thereof useful in immunizing a subject against fungal or bacterial infections or both.

Abstract: The systems and techniques disclosed herein provide tutorials for drawing three dimensional objects with accurate proportions and perspective. A user is able to select an object and a viewpoint to automatically generate a tutorial. Regardless of the object and viewpoint, an easy-to-use tutorial is produced that guides the user to draw the object with accurate proportions and perspective. Given a segmented 3D model of the object and a camera viewpoint, a sequence of steps for constructing the scaffold is determined. The sequence of steps is based on an intelligent selection of primitives and inter-primitive anchorings that provides an order for drawing the primitives and makes the scaffold easy to construct. The primitives and inter-primitive anchorings are selected from a rich set of possibilities that allow for some inaccuracies to reduce the difficulty of the tutorial. The primitives and inter-primitive anchoring are selected to balance the difficulty and the potential inaccuracy.

Abstract: Compositions comprising cellulase and at least one poly alpha-1,3-glucan ether compound having a degree of substitution with a positively charged organic group of about 0.05-3.0 are disclosed. Such compositions can be dry or aqueous, the latter of which can have a viscosity of at least about 10 cPs. The disclosed composition can be in the form of a personal care product, household product, or industrial product, for example. Also disclosed are a method for preparing an aqueous composition comprising cellulase and a poly alpha-1,3-glucan ether compound, and a method of treating a material such as fabric by contacting it with this aqueous composition.

Abstract: A system and method are provided that use eye gaze as a pointing or selection tool, which enables hands-free operation of a display such as a television. wherein the use of eye gaze as an input can also lead to easier and faster interactions when compared to traditional remote controls. A system and method are also provided that use eye tracking on displays such as televisions to determine what content was viewed and, by association, what content was of most interest to the user. Systems and methods are also described that enable interaction with elements displayed in an augmented reality environment using gaze tracking and for controlling gaze tracking on a portable electronic device.

Abstract: A method for producing insoluble alpha-1,3-glucan is disclosed. Embodiments of the method comprise providing (i) oligosaccharides that comprise alpha-1,3 and alpha-1,6 glycosidic linkages, or (ii) oligosaccharides derived from a glucosyltransferase reaction; and contacting at least water, sucrose, a glucosyltransferase enzyme, and the oligosaccharides provided in the first step. Glucosyltransferase reaction compositions embodying such a method, and insoluble products thereof, are also disclosed. Yield and other product benefits can be realized when practicing the disclosed subject matter.

Abstract: The invention features fragments of the Candida cell surface proteins Als3 and Hyr1 and combinations thereof useful in immunizing a subject against fungal or bacterial infections or both.

Abstract: A holder for securing a microphone having a bracket extending along a bracket axis, a mounting bar extending along a mounting bar axis, the mounting bar having a platform extending from its end, a first fastener securing the mounting bar to the bracket, the first fastener being releasable such that the mounting bar is adjustable in a direction parallel to the bracket axis when the first fastener is released and the mounting bar is fixed relative to the bracket when the first fastener is secured, an arm extending along an arm axis, a second fastener securing an end of the arm to the platform, the second fastener being releasable such that the arm is rotatable when the second fastener is released and fixed relative to the platform when the second fastener is secured, a threaded post is disposed on the arm, which can mate with a microphone accessory.

Abstract: Reaction solutions are disclosed herein comprising water, incompletely refined sucrose, and a glucosyltransferase enzyme that synthesizes insoluble poly alpha-1,3-glucan having at least 50% alpha-1,3 glycosidic linkages and a weight average degree of polymerization (DPw) of at least 100. The yield of poly alpha-1,3-glucan by a reaction solution herein is at least 7% of the weight of sucrose that was converted in the reaction solution. Further disclosed are methods of producing poly alpha-1,3-glucan using incompletely refined sucrose, and poly alpha-1,3-glucan produced by these methods.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for hydrolyzing an alpha-1,5 glucosyl-fructose linkage in a saccharide (disaccharide or oligosaccharide) such as leucrose. This method comprises contacting the saccharide with an alpha-glucosidase enzyme such as transglucosidase or glucoamylase under suitable conditions, during which contacting step the enzyme hydrolyzes at least one alpha-1,5 glucosyl-fructose linkage of the saccharide. This method is useful for reducing the amount of leucrose in a filtrate isolated from a glucan synthesis reaction, for example.

Abstract: A real-time virtual reality welding system including a programmable processor-based subsystem, a spatial tracker operatively connected to the programmable processor-based subsystem, at least one mock welding tool capable of being spatially tracked by the spatial tracker, and at least one display device operatively connected to the programmable processor-based subsystem. The system is capable of simulating, in virtual reality space, a weld puddle having real-time molten metal fluidity and heat dissipation characteristics. The system is further capable of importing data into the virtual reality welding system and analyzing the data to characterize a student welder's progress and to provide training.

Abstract: A battery electrode with a pasting textile, fabric, or scrim made with an electrode grid (e.g., a stamped grid or expanded metal grid) coated in battery electrode and covered with pasting textile formed of a bonded, non-woven fiber web. The web is formed from one or more fibers with an average length greater than 20 ?m. In various embodiments, the web is formed from one or more spun, continuous fibers. The battery electrode may be made in a continuous process where multiple grids are formed in a single sheet, coated with electrode active material and the scrim before being cut into individual electrodes.

Abstract: Blood separation media include a fibrous web formed by 50 to 99 parts by weight of glass microfibers, and 1 to 50 parts by weight of fibrillated fibers; a polymeric, hydrophilic binder; a wetting agent; and a salt. The binder covers at least a part of the glass microfibers, and the web is further impregnated with a wetting agent and it contains a salt which is capable of crenating red blood cells. The pore size of the media is smaller than the average pore size of red blood cells. Compared to conventional separation media, the invention will improve efficiency of the separation of the red blood cells from the plasma and increase the speed and volume of the separated material. The present invention also provides for a decrease in lysing of the red blood cells during the filtration process which gives improved purity of the material.

Abstract: The systems and techniques disclosed herein provide tutorials for drawing three dimensional objects with accurate proportions and perspective. A user is able to select an object and a viewpoint to automatically generate a tutorial. Regardless of the object and viewpoint, an easy-to-use tutorial is produced that guides the user to draw the object with accurate proportions and perspective. Given a segmented 3D model of the object and a camera viewpoint, a sequence of steps for constructing the scaffold is determined. The sequence of steps is based on an intelligent selection of primitives and inter-primitive anchorings that provides an order for drawing the primitives and makes the scaffold easy to construct. The primitives and inter-primitive anchorings are selected from a rich set of possibilities that allow for some inaccuracies to reduce the difficulty of the tutorial. The primitives and inter-primitive anchoring are selected to balance the difficulty and the potential inaccuracy.

Abstract: A stand base includes a low-profile body with a top side, bottom side and faces connecting the bottom side to the top side; at least one fastener positioned at the top side and configured to couple a shaft to the body in a raised orientation; and a solid flat primary plate extending out from one of the faces. The top side, bottom side and faces each have a planar surface. The primary plate has an upper surface and lower surface that are planar, the lower surface of the primary plate and the bottom surface of the body providing an even ground-engaging surface. A height of the primary plate is less than a height of the body. A solid flat secondary plate is also disposed on a side of the body opposite from the primary plate, a height of the secondary plate being less than the height of the body.

Abstract: A holder for securing a microphone having a bracket extending along a bracket axis, a mounting bar extending along a mounting bar axis, the mounting bar having a platform extending from its end, a first fastener securing the mounting bar to the bracket, the first fastener being releasable such that the mounting bar is adjustable in a direction parallel to the bracket axis when the first fastener is released and the mounting bar is fixed relative to the bracket when the first fastener is secured, an arm extending along an arm axis, a second fastener securing an end of the arm to the platform, the second fastener being releasable such that the arm is rotatable when the second fastener is released and fixed relative to the platform when the second fastener is secured, a threaded post is disposed on the arm, which can mate with a microphone accessory.

Abstract: A stand includes a base, a first tube coupled to the base and extending therefrom, the first tube defining a first bore having an opening at an end of the tube opposite the base, and a second tube, a portion of which is received in the first bore such that the second tube and the first tube form a telescoping relationship, the second tube comprising a first section and a second section, the first section and second section being connected via a clutch, the clutch being configured to enable articulation of the second section relative to the first section about the clutch. The clutch has an outer cross section that is configured to be received in the first bore when the first section is coaxial with the second section.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for hydrolyzing an alpha-1,3 or alpha-1,6 glucosyl-glucose linkage in a saccharide (disaccharide or oligosaccharide). This method comprises contacting the saccharide with an alpha-glucosidase enzyme such as transglucosidase under suitable conditions, during which contacting step the enzyme hydrolyzes at least one alpha-1,3 or alpha-1,6 glucosyl-glucose linkage of the saccharide. This method is useful for reducing the amount of oligosaccharides in a filtrate isolated from a glucan synthesis reaction, for example.

Abstract: An adapter for connecting a shaft of a microphone stand to a microphone accessory. The adapter including a lug having a body, a first post, and a second post; a cap with a bore, a first end defining a first opening in communication with the bore, a second end defining a second opening in communication with the bore, and an internal threaded portion; a shaft with a distal end and a wall defining a bore, the external surface of the shaft including a threaded portion proximate to the distal end of the shaft. The threaded portion of the shaft is adapted to threadably engage with the internal threaded portion of the cap such that the lug disposed between the cap and the shaft is compressed between the shaft and the cap causing it to be rotatably fixed about the lug axis relative to the shaft.