Abstract: Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. An example medical device may include an elongate shaft including a first tubular member and a second tubular member. A balloon may be coupled to the shaft. A first member may be coupled to the first tubular member and positioned within the balloon. A second member may be coupled to the first tubular member and positioned within the balloon. A medical implant may be coupled to the shaft and positioned adjacent to the balloon.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods and accompanying computer-based systems and computer-executable code stored on a computer-readable medium for constructing a model of a biological network. The invention further provides methods for performing sensitivity analysis on a biological network and for identifying major regulators of species in the network and of the network as a whole. In addition, the invention provides methods for identifying targets of a perturbation such as that resulting from exposure to a compound or an environmental change. The invention further provides methods for identifying phenotypic mediators that contribute to differences in phenotypes of biological systems.

Abstract: A toothed belt is described, comprising resistant inserts that each have a total diameter, indicated by ?tot, in the range between 0.9 and 3 mm. The resistant insert consist of a core consisting of at least one yarn of fibres of a first material having a diameter ?c and a number N of cover yarns of fibres of a second material. The number of cover yarns N is in the range between 10 and 25 and the N yarns entirely surround the core, moreover the ratios between the total diameter of the resistant insert and the core diameter are in the range 0.4<K<1, where K=?tot/2?(?tot??c)/4.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a carcass, a tread, a belt reinforcing structure located radially outward of the carcass and radially inward of the tread, and an insert located in each sidewall. Each insert comprises a plurality of separate rib members. The carcass includes a reinforcing ply structure extending between a pair of bead portions and a pair of sidewalls. Each sidewall is located radially outward of one of the pair of bead portions.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for constructing a storage virtualization network are provided according to examples. The apparatus includes a storage module to store first area information. A management module determines whether a first apparatus belongs to the first area based on area information in a message sent by the first apparatus and the first area information. Second storage resources information of the first apparatus is obtained and first storage resources information is updated by utilizing the second storage resources information.

Abstract: A method of spatial modulation and associated transmission apparatus, receiver apparatus, computer program product and system for identifying a transmitter element within a transmission array of at least two transmitter elements, wherein a signal is transmitted by one active transmitter element at a time over a channel to a receiver. Power is allocated to the transmitter elements, wherein the power is allocated differently between at least two transmitter elements. The transmitted data is received at the receiver. The location of the active transmitter element is detected using knowledge of the power allocated to the transmitter elements.

Abstract: The present document describes a system and method for managing electronic information. The system may include an input adapted to receive a search topic from a remote user device over a communication network, and a smart agent module configured to perform a semantic analysis on the topic to generate a set of filter parameters. The system may then to collect electronic information about the search topic from at least one remote electronic information source over the communication network, and filter the collected information using the set of filter parameters to produce a stream of filtered information. The filtered information may then be packaged in discrete information containers and sent to the user device for display.

Abstract: This invention relates to the use of phytocannabinoids, either in an isolated form or in the form of a botanical drug substance (BDS) in the treatment of cancer. Preferably the cancer to be treated is cancer of the prostate, cancer of the breast or cancer of the colon.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a process for preparation of a biomass comprising one or a more plantaricins A, N or K in association with the lactic acid bacteria used for the preparation and uses thereof in order to stimulate the barrier function of intestinal cells or human epidermal keratinocytes.

Abstract: The present document describes a system and method for managing electronic information. The system may receive a search topic from the user and optionally a set of filter parameters e.g search keywords, information sources, time etc. The system may then collect information about the search topic from at least one remote information source over the communication network. The collected information is then filtered in accordance with the filter parameters and packaged in discrete information containers. The discrete information containers may then be sent to the remote user device for display.

Abstract: Toothed belt for use in contact with oil and comprising a body and a number of teeth extending from at least one surface of the body; the teeth are coated by a fabric; a resistant layer comprising a plastomer based on fluorine with the addition of elastomeric material, in which the plastomer is present in a larger quantity than the elastomeric material, is applied by adhesion onto the coating fabric. The elastomeric material forming the body of the belt is a copolymer obtained from a dienic monomer and a monomer containing nitrile groups, in which the nitrile groups are between 33% and 49%, preferably 39%, in weight with respect to the copolymer.

Abstract: A semiconductor package having electrical connecting structures includes: a conductive layer having a die pad and traces surrounding the die pad; a chip; bonding wires; an encapsulant with a plurality of cavities having a depth greater than the thickness of the die pad and traces for embedding the die pad and the traces therein, and the cavities exposing the die pad and the traces; a solder mask layer formed in the cavities and having a plurality of openings for exposing the trace ends and a portion of the die pad; and solder balls formed in the openings and electrically connected to the trace ends. Engaging the solder mask layer with the encapsulant enhances adhesion strength of the solder mask layer so as to prolong the moisture permeation path and enhance package reliability.

Abstract: Antibody or fragment thereof, which specifically binds to folate receptor-alpha (FR?), wherein said antibody or fragment thereof comprises a light chain whose variable region comprises at least one of the following amino acid sequences: —RASESVSFLGINLIH (SEQ ID NO: 3), —QASNKDT (SEQ ID NO: 4), —LQSKNFPPYT (SEQ ID NO: 5), and wherein the constant region of said light chain is a kappa constant region.

Abstract: A vaporization water distribution assembly in particular for the feeding of gas turbines consisting of at least one feeding collector with nozzle-holder ramps (15) equipped with a series of nozzles (14), in which there are tighteners (18,24) both for the assembly and blockage of the nozzle-holder ramps (15) with respect to at least one collector and also of the nozzles (14) to the nozzle-holder ramps (15), both blockages being effected with the interposition of washers.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for processing algae are described in which a hydrophilic ionic liquid is used to lyse algae cells at lower temperatures than existing algae processing methods. A salt or salt solution is used as a separation agent and to remove water from the ionic liquid, allowing the ionic liquid to be reused. The used salt may be dried or concentrated and reused. The relatively low lysis temperatures and recycling of the ionic liquid and salt reduce the environmental impact of the algae processing while providing biofuels and other useful products.

Abstract: A method for treating a human infected with Aspergillus by using thymosin alpha 1 as an immuno-stimulator in activating dendritic cells. The method is particularly useful in preventing an infection by Aspergillus in an immuno-compromised host being treated with a bone marrow transplantation.

Abstract: A data encryption and decryption system securely geoencrypts data using location-dependent navigation signals. To increase the entropy of the cryptographic key to guard against a brute-force attack, geoencryption is made to depend on largely time-independent characteristics of the navigation signals that are not easily spoofed, including the time difference of arrival, the envelope-to-cycle difference, the differential signal-to-noise, the signal envelope shape, and the directions of arrival of the navigation signal set.

Abstract: A fuel cell system that employs an injector/ejector for providing fresh hydrogen and anode recirculation gas to the anode side of a fuel cell stack. The injector/ejector is operated with a variable frequency so that the injector open time at low stack current densities is long enough to allow a pressure drop to be provided in the anode flow channels to push out water that may have accumulated therein. In one embodiment, the injector/ejector control provides a minimum pulse width per cycle and a maximum frequency so that as the stack current density decreases below a certain value the frequency decreases from the maximum frequency to maintain the pulse width constant at the minimum pulse width.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for refining search queries. In one implementation, a method includes obtaining a submitted search query, and in response to obtaining the search query: obtaining search results responsive to the search query; selecting a document from a group of documents identified by the search results; generating from a subset of one or more entities associated with the document one or more candidates for refined search queries, including: identifying one or more terms in the search query, where the one or more terms occur in the search query in a particular order relative to each other, and combining the one or more terms with the entity to generate a candidate, where the one or more terms occur in the particular order relative to each other; and identifying one or more of the candidates as being refined search queries for providing with the search results.

Abstract: A method for assessing motion, including deformation, of a structure from a sequence of at least two consecutive image frames of such structure, which images are timely separated by a certain time interval. The method including the steps of defining a certain number of reference points at least on one image frame, and determining the velocity of motion of such reference points between two successive image frames.