Abstract: Provided are methods of modulating the survival of therapeutic cells as well as cells and nucleic acids and vectors useful in such methods. Such survival modulation may include enhancing survival and/or enhancing death of the therapeutic cells. The provided methods include administering a therapeutic cell, nucleic acid and/or vector to a subject, the administered therapeutic cells, nucleic acids and/or vectors including one or more heterologous apoptosis modulating agents and/or one or more encoding sequences thereof. Cells of the disclosure include or encode one or more heterologous apoptosis modulating agents.

Abstract: The invention is a method and system for increasing the comfort of musicians as they play an instrument. In one aspect, the invention relates to facilitating in the correction positioning of a musical instrument. In particular, the invention relates to supporting a banjo. In another aspect of improving comfort, the areas of metal finger picks that will contact the upper portion of the finger, between the nail and the last knuckle, are coated with a cushioning material.

Abstract: A printer device includes a printer engine controller in communication with a print mechanism and a printer formatter. The printer formatter includes a quad flat pack (QFP) package having an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) mounted and a memory device mounted therein. The printer device further includes a substrate having the QFP package and the printer engine controller mounted thereon.

Abstract: An integrated-circuit die includes a number of signal paths, and includes a greater number of signal pads that are operable to be coupled to the signal paths. By including more signal pads than signal paths on the die, one can often repair a defect in the connection of a pad to, e.g., a pad of another die, by connecting a signal path to another, i.e., redundant, pad. And such repairing of a pad-connection defect can often increase the yield of the integrated circuits incorporating such a die and/or can extend the lifetime of such an integrated circuit.

Abstract: A memory system is presented. The memory system includes a plurality of memory banks, a plurality of busses and a selection mechanism. The selection mechanism is connected to every memory bank in the plurality of memory banks and to every bus in the plurality of busses. The selection mechanism is able to select any memory bank from the plurality of memory bank to connect to any bus from the plurality of busses.

Abstract: A heat exchanger for energy efficient ventilation of buildings is described. The heat exchanger has a core structure defined by a plurality of rectangular sheets of an extruded, cellular plastic material disposed in parallel, spaced-apart relationship. The cells of the sheets provide a first set of flow paths extending between ends of the core structure for use in passing cold fresh air. The spaces between the sheets are sealed at each end of the core structure, and a cellular plastic sealing material is wrapped about the sides, top and bottom of the core structure and apertured at opposite ends to access the spaces, so that the spaces between the sheets define a second set of flow paths for passing stale warm air. A drainage aperture is provided in an inner face of a bottom sheets of the sealing sheet, where condensation tends to accumulate. The drainage aperture permits condensation to escape through the cells of the bottom sheet.