Abstract: The invention generally relates to diagnostic, prognostic, and monitoring methods and assays for breast cancer and kits that may be used in such methods. More particularly, the invention relates to a method of prognosis of a patient afflicted with breast cancer, including determining the level of HER2/CB2 heteromer expression in a biological sample obtained from the patient.

Abstract: A method includes receiving noise spectral information from a scale, analyzing the noise spectral information via circuitry to identify instances of noise with various magnitudes at multiple frequencies, ending a listening period, and providing the identified instances of noise to be displayed.

Abstract: A noise-aware single-image super-resolution (SI-SR) method and apparatus automatically cancels additive noise while adding detail learned from lower scale of an input image. A recent and efficient in-place cross-scale self-similarity prior is exploited for both learning fine detail examples to complement the interpolation-based upscaled image patches and reducing image noise.

Abstract: Image super-resolution (SR) generally enhance the resolution of images. One of SR's main challenge is discovering mappings between low-resolution (LR) and high-resolution (HR) image patches. The invention learns patch upscaling projection matrices from a training set of images. Input images are divided into overlapping patches, which are normalized and transformed to a defined orientation. Different transformations can be recognized and dealt with by using a simple 2D-projection. The transformed patches are clustered, and cluster specific upscaling projection matrices and corresponding cluster centroids determined during training are applied to obtain upscaled patches. The upscaled patches are assembled to an upscaled image.

Abstract: Among other things, the present invention provides novel isoprenyl compounds capable of effectively modulating inflammatory responses and pharmaceutical, cosmetic, cosmeceutical and topical compositions comprising these isoprenyl compounds. Anti-inflammatory compounds of the present invention are useful in treating or preventing diseases or conditions associated with inflammation. Proinflammatory compounds of the present invention are useful in treating or preventing diseases or conditions associated with suppression of inflammatory responses. Thus, the present invention also provides methods useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases or conditions associated with inflammation as well as methods useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases or conditions associated with suppression of inflammatory responses.

Abstract: Among other things, the present invention provides novel isoprenyl compounds capable of effectively modulating inflammatory responses and pharmaceutical, cosmetic, cosmeceutical and topical compositions comprising these isoprenyl compounds. Anti-inflammatory compounds of the present invention are useful in treating or preventing diseases or conditions associated with inflammation. Proinflammatory compounds of the present invention are useful in treating or preventing diseases or conditions associated with suppression of inflammatory responses. Thus, the present invention also provides methods useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases or conditions associated with inflammation as well as methods useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases or conditions associated with suppression of inflammatory responses.

Abstract: Compositions containing natural and botanical extracts for use in inhibiting one, two, or three of (a)-(c): (a) demethylation of PP2A by PME-1 methylesterase; (b) formation of free radicals and reactive oxygen species; and/or (c) inflammation. These compositions include an extract of one or more botanicals selected from the group consisting of: juniper berry fruit, schisandra fruit, strawberry fruit, avocado seeds, black raspberry seeds, blueberry seeds, celery seeds, cranberry seeds, fennel seeds, grape seeds, guarana seeds, red raspberry seeds, maca root, goldenseal root, turmeric root, magnolia bark, pygeum bark, red raspberry leaf, almond, cocoa powder, Echinacea angustifolia, prickly pear cactus and walnut.

Abstract: A noise-aware single-image super-resolution (SI-SR) method and apparatus automatically cancels additive noise while adding detail learnt from lower scale of an input image. In contrast to common SI-SR techniques, the input image is not necessarily assumed to be a clean source of examples. Instead, a recent and efficient in-place cross-scale self-similarity prior is exploited for both learning fine detail examples to complement the interpolation-based upscaled image patches and reducing image noise. Experimental results show a promising performance, despite of the relatively simple algorithm. Both objective and subjective evaluations show large quality improvements when upscaling images immersed in noise.

Abstract: Image super-resolution (SR) generally enhance the resolution of images. One of SR's main challenge is discovering mappings between low-resolution (LR) and high-resolution (HR) image patches. The invention learns patch upscaling projection matrices from a training set of images. Input images are divided into overlapping patches, which are normalized and transformed to a defined orientation. Different transformations can be recognized and dealt with by using a simple 2D-projection. The transformed patches are clustered, and cluster specific upscaling projection matrices and corresponding cluster centroids determined during training are applied to obtain upscaled patches. The upscaled patches are assembled to an upscaled image.

Abstract: Traditional image denoising requires image analysis or noise level analysis. Differently, the invention provides denoising by dividing an input image into small square overlapping patches, computing and storing the mean value of each patch, and subtracting it from the patch. Each zero-mean patch is then automatically aligned to a reference orientation by computing a few relevant DCT coefficients of the patch, analyzing the patch orientation in terms of transposition, inversion and horizontal and vertical flipping, and applying a re-orientation transform to automatically pose the patch in a standard orientation, regardless of its contents. The reoriented patches are clustered, and each of the resulting clusters is either shuffled or averaged. Then, all patches are re-transformed back to their original orientations by reversing the previous transforms, their respective mean is added and the denoised image is reconstructed by overlapping the re-transformed and mean added patches.

Abstract: A method for performing super-resolution on an input image having low resolution, comprises generating a generic training data set of descriptors extracted from regions of training images, and for each patch of the input image, determining a defined number of nearest neighbor regions, extracting example patches from the nearest neighbor regions and collecting the example patches in an example patch data base, determining a combination of low-resolution example patches that, according to their descriptors, optimally approximate the current patch, and constructing a high-resolution patch, wherein a super-resolved image is obtained.

Abstract: Among other things, the present invention provides novel isoprenyl compounds capable of effectively modulating inflammatory responses and pharmaceutical, cosmetic, cosmeceutical and topical compositions comprising these isoprenyl compounds. Anti-inflammatory compounds of the present invention are useful in treating or preventing diseases or conditions associated with inflammation. Proinflammatory compounds of the present invention are useful in treating or preventing diseases or conditions associated with suppression of inflammatory responses. Thus, the present invention also provides methods useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases or conditions associated with inflammation as well as methods useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases or conditions associated with suppression of inflammatory responses.

Abstract: A method includes receiving noise spectral information from a scale, analyzing the noise spectral information via circuitry to identify instances of noise with various magnitudes at multiple frequencies, ending a listening period, and providing the identified instances of noise to be displayed.

Abstract: Various embodiments of apparatus, systems, and methods operate to receive measurements corresponding to a plurality of forces sensed substantially simultaneously at a substantially planar, weight-bearing measurement surface. Additional activity includes determining a location on the surface, based on a combination of the measurements, of an equivalent force that corresponds to the combination of the measurements. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.

Abstract: Compositions that mitigate damage caused by environmental stressors are provided. The stressors include, but are not limited to, damage caused by ultra-violet radiation. The compositions comprise an effective amount of idebenone or a derivative thereof, N-acetyl-S-farnesyl-L-cysteine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof and ergothioneine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof. In some embodiments these compositions are applied topically to a person's skin.

Abstract: Among other things, the present invention provides novel isoprenyl compounds capable of effectively modulating inflammatory responses and pharmaceutical, cosmetic, cosmeceutical and topical compositions comprising these isoprenyl compounds. Anti-inflammatory compounds of the present invention are useful in treating or preventing diseases or conditions associated with inflammation. Proinflammatory compounds of the present invention are useful in treating or preventing diseases or conditions associated with suppression of inflammatory responses. Thus, the present invention also provides methods useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases or conditions associated with inflammation as well as methods useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases or conditions associated with suppression of inflammatory responses.

Abstract: A composition having an sunscreen agent, an antioxidant, and a DNA repair enzyme provides a beneficial and/or synergistically improved effect in reducing mutagenic formations, particularly in topically applied formulations.

Abstract: A method for performing super-resolution on an input image having low resolution, comprises generating a generic training data set of descriptors extracted from regions of training images, and for each patch of the input image, determining a defined number of nearest neighbor regions, extracting example patches from the nearest neighbor regions and collecting the example patches in an example patch data base, determining a combination of low-resolution example patches that, according to their descriptors, optimally approximate the current patch, and constructing a high-resolution patch, wherein a super-resolved image is obtained.

Abstract: A process for the additivation of synthetic fibers, artificial fibers and polymers conferring special properties to them, the process comprising the following steps: the encapsulation of an additive in the pores of a porous material; the incorporation of particles of the porous material (capsules) into the polymer matrix of the fiber; and spinning of the fiber; the capsule withstanding the temperatures and other conditions of the different manufacturing processes which the fibers might undergo and the introduction of the additive into the polymer matrix thereof, characterised in that the porous material is a metal oxide, a zeolite, an aluminophosphate, clay, a carbon material, a hybrid organic-inorganic material or a porous polymer.