Abstract: The present invention relates to polynucleotide and polypeptide molecules for zsig63, a novel secreted salivary protein. The polypeptides, and polynucleotides encoding them, may exhibit anti-microbial activity and may be used in the study or treatment of microbial infections. The polynucleotides encoding zsig63, are located on chromosome 4, and can be used to identify a region of the genome associated with human disease states. The present invention also includes antibodies to the zsig63 polypeptides.

Abstract: Novel secreted BAT-related polypeptides, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, antibodies and related compositions and methods are disclosed. The polypeptides may be used for detecting receptors, agonists and antagonists. The polypeptides, polynucleotides and antibodies may also be used in methods that modulate inflammation, infection, and immunity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to polynucleotide and polypeptide molecules for zsig63, a novel secreted salivary protein. The polypeptides, and polynucleotides encoding them, may exhibit anti-microbial activity and may be used in the study or treatment of microbial infections. The polynucleotides encoding zsig63, are located on chromosome 4, and can be used to identify a region of the genome associated with human disease states. The present invention also includes antibodies to the zsig63 polypeptides.

Abstract: The production of improved multiple cell photovoltaic amorphous silicon devices having improved wavelength threshold characteristics is made possible by adding one or more band gap adjusting elements to the silicon alloy material in one or more cells of the device. The adjusting element or elements are added at least to the active photoresponsive regions of constituent amorphous silicon cells, which regions preferably further include at least one of fluorine and hydrogen. One adjusting element is germanium which narrows the band gap from that of the silicon alloy materials without the adjusting element incorporated thereinto. Other adjusting elements can be used, such as carbon or nitrogen to widen the band gap. The silicon and adjusting elements are concurrently combined and deposited as amorphous silicon alloys by glow discharge decomposition techniques.

Abstract: The production of improved multiple cell photoresponsive amorphous devices, such as photovoltaic, photoreceptive devices and the like; having improved wavelength threshold characteristics is made possible by adding one or more band gap adjusting elements to the alloys in one or more cells of the device. The adjusting element or elements are added at least to the active photoresponsive regions of amorphous cells containing silicon and fluorine, and preferably hydrogen. One adjusting element is germanium which narrows the band gap from that of the materials without the adjusting element incorporated therein. Other adjusting elements can be used such as carbon or nitrogen to increase the band gap. The silicon and adjusting elements are concurrently combined and deposited as amorphous alloys by vapor deposition, sputtering or glow discharge decomposition.

Abstract: The disclosure is directed to photovoltaic devices having enhanced short circuit currents and efficiencies. The devices are made by depositing on a previously deposited doped amorphous semiconductor alloy layer a body of intrinsic amorphous semiconductor alloys including a first intrinsic layer, adjacent the doped layer, formed from the deposition of a non-etching starting material and a second intrinsic layer different in composition from the first intrinsic layer. The second intrinsic layer preferably includes silicon and fluorine while the first intrinsic amorphous alloy layer does not include fluorine. The first intrinsic layer may be formed by the glow discharge decomposition of silane gas alone. The thicknesses of the first and second intrinsic layers are adjusted so as to match the respective potential drops thereof with the first intrinsic layer being relatively thin as compared to the second intrinsic layer.