Abstract: An elastomeric member is arranged beneath a railroad tie to adjust the modulus of track over a relatively stiff structure such as a bridge or tunnel. Methods or combinations that include an elastomeric member are employed to reduce the modulus of a track over a relatively stiff structure to a magnitude approximating the modulus of track over the terrain surrounding the structure.

Abstract: An adjustable caster comprising a reversible mounting bracket offering added flexibility in adjusting the height of the caster and configured to removably attach to a structure to be supported by the adjustable caster; an internally threaded sleeve mounted to and extending from the mounting bracket, the sleeve having proximal and distal ends and a sleeve axis extending there between; an externally threaded stem configured to be removably threaded into the sleeve at either the distal or proximal end; a caster wheel assembly attached to the stem; and an adjustment assembly operatively associated with the stem and fully accessible to a user of the caster when the caster is assembled and the mounting bracket is attached to the caster-supported structure, the vertical adjustment assembly configured to adjust the vertical displacement of the stem along the sleeve axis.

Abstract: An elastomeric member is disclosed that adjusts the modulus of track over a rigid structure such as a bridge or a tunnel. Methods that employ such an elastomeric member to reduce the modulus of the track over the structure to a magnitude approximating the modulus of track over the terrain surrounding the structure are also disclosed.

Abstract: A vertically adjustable caster comprising a reversible mounting bracket offering added flexibility in adjusting the height of the caster and configured to removably attach to a structure to be supported by the vertically adjustable caster; an internally threaded sleeve mounted to and extending from the mounting bracket, the sleeve having proximal and distal ends and a sleeve axis extending there between; an externally threaded stem configured to be removably threaded into the sleeve at either the distal or proximal end; a caster wheel assembly attached to the stem; and a vertical adjustment assembly operatively associated with the stem and fully accessible to a user of the caster when the caster is assembled and the mounting bracket is attached to the caster-supported structure, the vertical adjustment assembly configured to adjust the vertical displacement of the stem along the sleeve axis.

Abstract: The invention discloses novel methods and compositions for the detection of a target nucleic acid molecule in a sample.