Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of processing carbonaceous material that includes combining a first stream of a first carbonaceous material and a second stream of a second carbonaceous material into a combined stream of carbonaceous material. A parameter of the first carbonaceous material has a first value and the parameter of the second carbonaceous material has a second value that is different than the first value. The method also includes removing only a portion of an impurity, a contaminant, or a combination of the impurity and the contaminant from the combined stream of carbonaceous material. The method further includes carbonizing the combined stream of carbonaceous material by exposing the combined stream of carbonaceous material to energy in the form at least one of: heat, electricity, microwave radiation, or light. The method additionally includes converting the combined stream of carbonaceous material into activated carbon.

Abstract: A method of managing energy for a supercapacitor includes charging a plurality of cells of an energy storage module of a supercapacitor during a charge cycle. The energy storage module includes a plurality of strings connected to each other in a parallel configuration. Each string of the plurality of strings includes a plurality of stacks connected to each other in a series configuration. Each stack of the plurality of stacks includes a quantity of cells of the plurality of cells. The method includes, during the charge cycle, measuring a voltage of a cell of the plurality of cells. The method includes, during the charge cycle, and based at least in part on the measured voltage, increasing a quantity of the plurality of strings by decreasing a quantity of the stacks of at least one string of the plurality of strings.

Abstract: Using an RT-PCR platform, detection of gene transcripts highly expressed in prostate tissue and expressed in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from patients with mCRPC can provide a more reliable and robust prediction of poor overall survival than that of CTC enumeration in mCRPC. Disclosed is the identification of five genes, KLK3, KLK2, HOXB13, GHRL2 and FOXA1, the detection of two (2) or more transcripts of which predicts overall poor survival. The test is performed on blood samples that have been collected in collection tubes that stabilize intracellular RNA, require minimal on-site processing and can be easily stored and shipped for subsequent extraction of total RNA from whole blood for RT-PCR.

Abstract: Using an RT-PCR platform, detection of gene transcripts highly expressed in prostate tissue and expressed in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from patients with mCRPC can provide a more reliable and robust prediction of poor overall survival than that of CTC enumeration in mCRPC. Disclosed is the identification of five genes, KLK3, KLK2, HOXB13, GHRL2 and FOXA1, the detection of two (2) or more transcripts of which predicts overall poor survival. The test is performed on blood samples that have been collected in collection tubes that stabilize intracellular RNA, require minimal on-site processing and can be easily stored and shipped for subsequent extraction of total RNA from whole blood for RT-PCR.

Abstract: A fuel cell system 110 containing fuel cells 120 contacted by hydrogen containing gaseous fuel, generating spent gaseous depleted fuel which is recirculated to a hydrogen separation system 143, preferably a heat exchanger 144 and condenser 148 to remove water 150, after which it is mixed with fresh fuel 116 and recirculated to the fuel cells 120.

Abstract: A method of producing a green compact which includes the steps of forming a generally homogeneous powder blend of powder components; consolidating the powder blend into a green body wherein the green body includes a flashing; impinging the green body with a fluid stream so as to dislodge the flashing; and removing the dislodged flashing from the surface of the green body.