Abstract: An apparatus for performing a remote test of range of motion of a person operating a user device includes a transceiver, a processor, and a display. The transceiver is configured to transmit a link to the user device and to receive motion data from the user device. The processor is configured to calculate in real time, based on the motion data, the position of the user device to enable real-time display to a test provider of the performance of the test and to determine in real time the quality of the test. The display is configured to show in real time a continuous indication of the performance of the test and quality results of the test. A method for performing a remote test of range of motion of a person operating a user device is also described and claimed.

Abstract: An apparatus for performing a remote test of range of motion of a person operating a user device includes a transceiver, a processor, and a display. The transceiver is configured to transmit a link to the user device and to receive motion data from the user device. The processor is configured to calculate in real time, based on the motion data, the position of the user device to enable real-time display to a test provider of the performance of the test and to determine in real time the quality of the test. The display is configured to show in real time a continuous indication of the performance of the test and quality results of the test. A method for performing a remote test of range of motion of a person operating a user device is also described and claimed.

Abstract: The present description relates to compounds of Formula I (A+ X?), a diastereoisomer, an enantiomer, or a mixture thereof, pharmaceutical composition comprising same and uses thereof for gastrointestinal endoscopic and medical imaging applications, and for the treatment of visceral pain: Where R1 and R2 are as defined herein

Abstract: The instant invention provides a two-step polymerization process for preparing amphiphilic poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone), (PVP)-block-polyester copolymers and other diblock and triblock copolymers consisting of PVP as one block. The block copolymers of the invention can be used as vehicles for drug delivery.

Abstract: The instant invention provides a two-step polymerization process for preparing amphiphilic poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone), (PVP)-block-polyester copolymers and other diblock and triblock copolymers consisting of PVP as one block. The block copolymers of the invention can be used as vehicles for drug delivery.

Abstract: The instant invention provides a two-step polymerization process for preparing amphiphilic poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone), (PVP)-block-polyester copolymers and other diblock and triblock copolymers consisting of PVP as one block. The block copolymers of the invention can be used as vehicles for drug delivery.

Abstract: The invention concerns the identification of a novel family of CTL (Choline Transporter Like) genes, in particular hCTL1 and hCTL2, involved in the metabolism and/or transport of choline in cells such as the intestinal tract cells, nervous cells, in particular motoneurons, sensitive neurons, neurons of the nucleus dorsalis of the spinal cord and oligodendrocytes. The invention opens up new prospects in particular for the treatment of familial dysautonomia, and Tangier disease. More generally, the identification of CTL genes enables to develop new strategies for treating diseases of the nervous system, in particular neurodegenerative demyelenating diseases, particularly Alzheimer disease, Parkinson disease and Huntington disease.

Abstract: The instant invention provides a two-step polymerization process for preparing amphiphilic poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone), (PVP)-block-polyester copolymers and other diblock and triblock copolymers consisting of PVP as one block. The block copolymers of the invention can be used as vehicles for drug delivery.

Abstract: A process for preparing carbostyril derivatives such as aripiprazole is described. Dichlorophenylpiperazine or an acid addition salt thereof is reacted with a compound of formula X—C4H8—Y or X—C4H6—Y to produce a novel quaternary spiro ammonium salt intermediate which is optionally isolated and purified. The quaternary spiro ammonium salt intermediate is reacted with 7-hydroxydihydrocarboxystyryl to produce the carbostyril derivative.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for preparation of piperidine derivatives, preferably 1,3-dioxolo [4,5-c] piperidin-7-ols such as (3aS, 4R, 7S, 7aR)-2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-dioxolo [4,5-c] piperidin-7-ol and its polyhydroxylated derivatives. In a preferred process, 2,3-O-isopropylidene-1,4-lactone (A) is reacted with methanesulfonyl chloride to form (3aR, 4S, 6aR) methanesulfonic acid 2,2-dimethyl-6-oxo-tetrahydro-furo[3,4-d][1,3]dioxol-4-ylmethyl (B). Compound (B) is then reacted with methylmagnesium halide to form (3aR, 4S, 6aR)-methanesulfonic acid 6-hydroxy-2,2,6-trimethyl-tetrahydro-furo[3,4-d][1,3]dioxol-4-ylmethyl ester (C), which is reacted with phthalimide to form (3aR, 4S, 6aR)-2-(6-hydroxy-2,2,6-trimethyl-tetrahydro-furo[3,4-d][1,3]dioxol-4-ylmethyl)-isoindole-1,3-dione (D). Compound (D) is reacted with hydrazine to form (3S, 7S, 7aR)-2,2,4-trimethyl-3a,6,7,7a-tetrahydro-[1,3]dioxolo[4,5-c]pyridin-7-ol (E), which is hydrogenated to give the corresponding 1,3-dioxolo [4,5-c] piperidin-7-ol (F).

Abstract: The instant invention provides a two-step polymerization process for preparing amphiphilic poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone), (PVP)-block-polyester copolymers and other diblock and triblock copolymers consisting of PVP as one block. The block copolymers of the invention can be used as vehicles for drug delivery.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus for converting a visible image of an object into a digital representation of this visible image is described. The apparatus comprises a cartridge having a first portion through which light emitted from a visible image of an object enters into the cartridge, which comprises an array of focusing elements, each of which having a field of vision intersecting a given area of the visible image. Adjacent ones of these focusing elements have fields of vision intersecting common portions of the visible image, whereby substantially the entirety of the visible image is covered by combined fields of vision of focusing elements. The cartridge further compised an array of optical sensors arrays, each wich is optically associated with a respective one of the focusing elements. These optical sensors arrays produce groups of analog pixel signals representing partial images associated with corresponding areas of the visible image.

Abstract: The invention concerns an implantable drug-dispensing capsule and a process and system facilitating its use. According to the invention, a mechanism (7) for detecting the proximity of the injection needle (1) is provided inside the body (5) of the capsule (3), which detection mechanism is connected to an external signaling device (32) which signals when this proximity is realized.The invention is in particular applicable to the injection of various drugs in localized sites.