Abstract: A humidification system can include a heater base, a humidification chamber, and a breathing circuit. A cartridge can be removably coupled to the heater base. The cartridge can include various sensors, probes, sensor wire connectors, heater wire connectors, and/or other features. The cartridge can include features configured to mate with corresponding features on the humidification chamber and the heater base. The cartridge includes a memory, such as an EEPROM, or other suitable storage device. When the cartridge is installed on the heater base, the memory is electrically connected to a processor and/or memory of the heater base. Various models of cartridges can be produced for use with different humidification chambers, breathing circuits, and/or therapies. A connector can be configured to couple an inspiratory conduit to an outlet port of the humidification chamber. The connector can provide a pneumatic connection to the outlet port and an electrical connection to the cartridge.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of toxoids prepared using a-dicarbonyl toxoiding reagents such as glyoxal, butanedione and phenylglyoxal. The toxoids may be prepared with low concentrations of toxoiding reagent and in short periods of time, often in as few as 24 hours, making the toxoiding reagents particularly advantageous when compared with traditional formaldehyde toxoiding. Toxoids prepared using dicarbonyl reagents such as phenylglyoxal are described and claimed as are pharmaceutical and vaccine compositions comprising the toxoids, methods of treatment using such compositions and antibodies generated by immunisation with the toxoid and methods of treatment using the antibodies so prepared or fragments of such antibodies.

Abstract: A method for maintaining a human hookworm strain is provided by infecting a non-human primate with a non-adapted or non-passaged human hookworm and maintaining the non-human primate. Methods of obtaining human hookworm materials and compositions, such as for use as a vaccine, are also provided, along with a model for maintaining and investigating human hookworm.

Abstract: A method for maintaining a human hookworm strain is provided by infecting a non-human primate with a non-adapted or non-passaged human hookworm and maintaining the non-human primate. Methods of obtaining human hookworm materials and compositions, such as for use as a vaccine, are also provided, along with a model for maintaining and investigating human hookworm.