Abstract: A container for holding food or water for an animal includes: a unitary vessel having a generally elliptical plan and a trough in the upper surface to contain material for consumption by an animal, and further including: a flat rim on the lower surface to allow the vessel to rest stably on a horizontal surface; outer sides that slope outwardly from the upper surface to the lower surface at a selected angle from the vertical; and, a cantilevered handle extending from the upper surface in a direction along the major axis of the oval and having sufficient dimensions and sufficient strength to support the weight of the vessel and its contents; and wherein, the inner surface of the trough slopes inwardly from the upper rim of the trough to the bottom of the trough at a selected angle from the vertical. A related method is also disclosed.

Abstract: A system for providing fluid for an animal includes: a generally oval trough to contain fluid, wherein the vertical inner sides of the trough slope inwardly from the upper rim of the trough to the bottom of the trough at an angle that varies around the circumference of the oval, there is an opening in the bottom of the trough in fluid communication with a dip tube that extends into a partially flexible fluid reservoir, and a means of attachment on the underside of the trough by which the fluid reservoir is sealably attached so that when pressure is applied to the reservoir, fluid will flow upward through the dip tube and fill the trough, and when the pressure is released, any remaining fluid will return to the reservoir.

Abstract: A container for holding food or water for an animal includes: a unitary vessel having a generally oval plan and a trough in the upper surface to contain material for consumption by an animal, and further including: a flat rim on the lower surface to allow the vessel to rest stably on a horizontal surface; generally vertical outer sides that slope outwardly from the upper surface to the lower surface at a selected angle from the vertical; and, a cantilevered handle extending from the upper surface in a direction along the major axis of the oval and having sufficient dimensions and sufficient strength to support the weight of the vessel and its contents; and wherein, the inner surface of the trough slopes inwardly from the upper rim of the trough to the bottom of the trough at a selected angle from the vertical. A related method is also disclosed.

Abstract: A system for providing fluid for an animal includes: a generally oval trough to contain fluid, wherein the vertical inner sides of the trough slope inwardly from the upper rim of the trough to the bottom of the trough at an angle that varies around the circumference of the oval, there is an opening in the bottom of the trough in fluid communication with a dip tube that extends into a partially flexible fluid reservoir, and a means of attachment on the underside of the trough by which the fluid reservoir is sealably attached so that when pressure is applied to the reservoir, fluid will flow upward through the dip tube and fill the trough, and when the pressure is released, any remaining fluid will return to the reservoir.

Abstract: A food riser for supporting food or water bowls for an animal includes: a horizontal platform; a vertical supporting stand having vertical and horizontal members defining a plurality of slots at various heights into which the platform can be inserted, and further having forwardly-extending feet of a length sufficient to stably support the weight of the horizontal platform in cantilever fashion; and, a moment-resistant means of securing the platform in a selected slot in the vertical supporting stand.

Abstract: A container for holding food or water for an animal includes: a unitary vessel having a generally oval plan and a trough in the upper surface to contain material for consumption by an animal, and further including: a flat rim on the lower surface to allow the vessel to rest stably on a horizontal surface; generally vertical outer sides that slope outwardly from the upper surface to the lower surface at a selected angle from the vertical; and, a cantilevered handle extending from the upper surface in a direction along the major axis of the oval and having sufficient dimensions and sufficient strength to support the weight of the vessel and its contents; and wherein, the inner surface of the trough slopes inwardly from the upper rim of the trough to the bottom of the trough at a selected angle from the vertical.

Abstract: A system for providing fluid for an animal includes: a generally oval trough to contain fluid, wherein the vertical inner sides of the trough slope inwardly from the upper rim of the trough to the bottom of the trough at an angle that varies around the circumference of the oval, there is an opening in the bottom of the trough in fluid communication with a dip tube that extends into a partially flexible fluid reservoir, and a means of attachment on the underside of the trough by which the fluid reservoir is sealably attached so that when pressure is applied to the reservoir, fluid will flow upward through the dip tube and fill the trough, and when the pressure is released, any remaining fluid will return to the reservoir. A related method is also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed is the discovery that the transcription elongation factor termed P-TEFb has a central role in transcription elongation control. P-TEFb is herein shown to phosphorylate RNA polymerase II and to control the transition from abortive into productive elongation mode. P-TEFb has also been discovered to interact with the HIV transcriptional transactivating protein, Tat, showing that P-TEFb is the cellular factor necessary for HIV Tat to effect productive viral mRNA elongation. The invention provides genes encoding P-TEFb subunits, including human genes, and related biological components, and also provides assay methods connected with the control of transcription elongation. Particularly useful assays are those concerning the identification of substances that inhibit viral replication at the transcription elongation stage by inhibiting the binding or functional interaction of viral proteins to P-TEFb.

Abstract: Disclosed is the unexpected discovery that flavopiridol binds tightly to the transcription elongation factor, P-TEFb and dramatically inhibits its activity. As P-TEFb is required for HIV propagation and replication, this invention provides new methods, compositions and kits for the effective treatment of HIV infections and AIDS using flavopiridol, both alone and combination with other therapies.

Abstract: Disclosed is the unexpected discovery that flavopiridol binds tightly to the transcription elongation factor, P-TEFb and dramatically inhibits its activity. As P-TEFb is required for HIV propagation and replication, this invention provides new methods, compositions and kits for the effective treatment of HIV infections and AIDS using flavopiridol, both alone and combination with other therapies.

Abstract: The invention is a method for accumulating and displaying digital waveform data, representing the behavior over time of an electrical signal that includes the steps of: repeatedly acquiring and digitizing (10) waveform data during a first set of time intervals, repeatedly acquiring and digitizing (10) waveform data during a second set of time intervals, the second set of time intervals alternating with the first set of time intervals, during each one of the time intervals in the first set of time intervals, ORing (83) each acquired and digitized waveform together to produce first composite waveforms, during each one of the time intervals in the second set of time intervals, ORing (86) each acquired and digitized waveform together to produce second composite waveforms, displaying (81,84) each first composite waveform during a next occurring time interval in the second set of time intervals, and displaying (81,84) each second composite waveform during a next occurring time interval in the first set of time inte