Abstract: A radio communication device (1) comprises a Radio Frequency (RF) unit (2) for transmitting and receiving radio signals, a link controller (3) for controlling operation of the RF unit (2) and a signal monitor (4) for monitoring signals received by the RF unit (2). A processor (5) is connected to the link controller (3) and the signal monitor (4) and a user interface (6). When it is desired for the communication device (1) to communicate with another device (9), a communication link is established in a conventional way. The signal monitor (4) is able to measure signal strength and the bit error rate (BER) of the signal received in the communication link from the other communication device (9) and outputs these to the processor (5). When the BER is unacceptably high, the processor (5) determines whether the measured signal strength has changed from very high to very low in a short period. This is indicative of the body (10) blocking the signal.

Abstract: A radio repeater (8) operates in a radio communication system (1) (such as a Bluetooth® communication system) including a mobile telephone (2) and a personal digital assistant (PDA) (3) each having a (Bluetooth®) transceiver (5,6). The repeater (8) is housed in a headset (7) incorporating an earpiece and microphone (not shown) for voice communication. The repeater (8) comprises a receive antenna (9) for receiving signals, e.g. in a band around 2.4 GHz; means (12) for shifting the frequency of the received signals by a constant frequency interval, e.g. to a band around 800 MHz; and a transmit antenna (14) for transmitting the frequency shifted signals. So, the mobile telephone (2) and the PDA (3) can communicate with each other directly using their Blue-tooth® transceivers (5,6), but, if there is no signal propagation path between them, such as when the body of a user (4) comes between them, they can receive the signals transmitted by the repeater (8).

Abstract: A receiver comprises a plurality of antennas (108) for receiving signals originally transmitted as a plurality of different signals, for example from a MIMO (Multi-Input Multi-Output) transmitter. The receiver includes a plurality of coders (302) for applying a respective unique code to each received signal and a summer (306) for combining the coded signals into a single signal which is then down-converted by a single frequency translation stage (202) and digitised. An output signal corresponding to each received signal is obtained by a plurality of detectors (312) with reference to the codes used by the coders. In a preferred embodiment, the unique codes are orthogonal codes such as Walsh codes. The receiver enables a single frequency translation stage to be used to process a plurality of received signals, thereby both saving hardware and reducing the receiver's power consumption.

Abstract: Human heat-shock protein-binding proteins (HspBP-1 and HspBP-2) and fragments thereof are disclosed with the polynucleotides which identify and encode them. Genetically engineered expression vectors and host cells comprising the nucleic acid sequences encoding heat-shock protein-binding proteins (HspBP) are also disclosed and a method for producing HspBP polypeptides.

Abstract: Human heat-shock protein-binding proteins (HspBP-1 and HspBP-2) are disclosed with the polynucleotides which identify and encode them. Genetically engineered expression vectors and host cells comprising nucleic acid sequences encoding heat-shock protein-binding proteins (HspBP) are also disclosed, as well as methods for producing HspBP polypeptides and for detecting polynucleotide sequences that encode HspBP polypeptides.

Abstract: Human heat-shock protein-binding proteins (HspBP-1 and HspBP-2) and fragments thereof are disclosed with the polynucleotides which identify and encode them. Genetically engineered expression vectors and host cells comprising the nucleic acid sequences encoding heat-shock protein-binding proteins (HspBP) are also disclosed and a method for producing HspBP polypeptides.

Abstract: Human heat-shock protein-binding proteins (HspBP-1 and HspBP-2) are disclosed with the polynucleotides which identify and encode them. Genetically engineered expression vectors and host cells comprising nucleic acid sequences encoding heat-shock protein-binding proteins (HspBP) are also disclosed, as well as methods for producing HspBP polypeptides and for detecting polynucleotide sequences that encode HspBP polypeptides.

Abstract: Human heat-shock protein-binding proteins (HspBP-1 and HspBP-2) are disclosed with the polynucleotides which identify and encode them. Genetically engineered expression vectors and host cells comprising the nucleic acid sequences encoding heat-shock protein-binding proteins (HspBP) are also disclosed and a method for producing HspBP polypeptides. Also provided is a process of using HspBP for abrogating heat shock-protein activity in the prevention or treatment of diseases associated with such activity.