Abstract: Methods and materials for treating a mammal having a congenital disease (e.g., a congenital heart disease such as congenital long QT syndrome) are provided herein. For example, this document provides methods and materials for generating and using nucleic acids to treat a mammal having a congenital disease, where the nucleic acids can suppress expression of mutant disease-related alleles in the mammal while providing a replacement cDNA that does not contain the disease-related mutation(s).

Abstract: Described herein are integrated thermochemical processes for the conversion of coal into high-value products using a combination of pyrolysis and solvent extraction. The described systems and methods are versatile and may be used to generate a variety of high value products including chemicals (aromatics, asphaltenes, napthenes, phenols, polyamides, polyurethanes, polyesters), polymer composite products (resins, coatings), graphitic products, agricultural materials, building materials, carbon fiber and other products that are substantially more valuable that the energy generated via combustion. Further, these systems and methods are specifically designed to be highly branched and highly flexible, allowing for a high selectivity and optimization for increasing the value of the products relative to the feedstock.

Abstract: The instant application provides methods to improve the total starch yield and/or gluten yield from corn kernels in a wet milling process, the method comprising admixing corn kernels or a fraction of the corn kernels with an enzyme composition comprising an effective amount of one or more hydrolytic enzymes, wherein at least one of said hydrolytic enzymes is selected from the group consisting of a GH30 polypeptide, a GH5 polypeptide or a combination thereof.

Abstract: Computerized systems and methods are disclosed for aggregating information and digital services into an interactive user interface. In accordance with certain embodiments, computerized systems and methods are provided that display a plurality of tiles for a plurality of sources, the plurality of sources being provided by at least a first information provider and a second information provider. The systems and methods may further include receiving a selection of content within a first tile in the plurality of tiles, the content being provided by the first information provider. The systems and methods may further include dragging, based on input from the first user, the selected content onto a second tile linked to the second information provider. The systems and methods may further include sending, based on the dragging, the selected content to the second information provider to share the selected content with a second user.

Abstract: A carriage for conveyance of a coil of ferromagnetic metal includes a base portion having a carrier supporting, a suspension mechanism, and a cradle portion, supported relative to the base portion by the suspension mechanism, the cradle portion having a magnetic saddle for engaging the coil of ferromagnetic metal.

Abstract: Computerized systems and methods are disclosed for aggregating information and digital services into an interactive user interface. In accordance with certain embodiments, computerized systems and methods are provided that display a plurality of tiles for a plurality of sources, the plurality of sources being provided by at least a first information provider and a second information provider. The systems and methods may further include receiving a selection of content within a first tile in the plurality of tiles, the content being provided by the first information provider. The systems and methods may further include dragging, based on input from the first user, the selected content onto a second tile linked to the second information provider. The systems and methods may further include sending, based on the dragging, the selected content to the second information provider to share the selected content with a second user.

Abstract: A carriage for conveyance of a coil of ferromagnetic metal includes an base portion having a carrier supporting, a suspension mechanism, and a cradle portion, supported relative to the base portion by the suspension mechanism, the cradle portion having a magnetic saddle for engaging the coil of ferromagnetic metal.

Abstract: A method for at least partially coating a surface of an object with a layer of platinum. The method includes applying a platinum precursor material to the object surface, evaporating the platinum precursor material from the object surface such that a residue comprising platinum remains on the surface, and heating the object such that the residue evaporates and re-deposits on the object surface as a layer comprising platinum.

Abstract: A process for protecting a thermal barrier coating. The process entails applying to a surface of the coating a liquid containing one or more of aluminum alkoxides, aluminum beta-diketonates, aluminum carboxylates, and aluminum alkyls. The liquid is applied so as to form a liquid film on the surface, and has viscosity and wetting properties that cause the liquid to infiltrate porosity within the coating beneath its surface. The coating is then heated to convert the alumina precursor to alumina. A first portion of the alumina forms a surface deposit on the coating surface, while a second portion of the alumina forms an internal deposit within the porosity of the coating. The surface deposit overlying the coating is available for sacrificial reaction with CMAS, and the internal deposit maintains a level of CMAS protection in the event the surface deposit is breached or lost through spallation, erosion, and/or consumption.

Abstract: A coated fan rotor blade and method for coating a fan rotor blade. The coated fan rotor blade includes a fan rotor blade; and a coating disposed on said fan rotor blade. The coating comprises a binder; and a filler made up of a plurality of particles. The filler material is incorporated into the binder material, and the particles in the filler interact to produce vibrational damping. In particular, the coating includes small, dense, flattened particles or plates that are incorporated into a thin layer of visco-elastic material, such as rubber, silicone, fluoro-elastomer, or urethane and bonded to the surface of the rotor blade to provide damping of high frequency excitation.

Abstract: A system and method for the manufacture of hydrogen cyanide, acrylonitrile, and acetonitrile are provided. The system comprises at least one pulsed corona discharge reactor with each pulsed corona discharge reactor having a reaction zone. At least one reactant feed stream containing hydrogen is introduced into the pulsed corona discharge reactor and contacting the catalyst wherein hydrogen is removed from the reactant to form hydrogen cyanide, acrylonitrile, and acetonitrile.

Abstract: A membrane for hydrogen recovery from streams containing hydrogen sulfide is provided. The membrane comprises a substrate, a hydrogen permeable first membrane layer deposited on the substrate, and a second membrane layer deposited on the first layer. The second layer contains sulfides of transition metals and positioned on the on a feed side of the hydrogen sulfide stream. The present invention also includes a method for the direct decomposition of hydrogen sulfide to hydrogen and sulfur.

Abstract: An article is prepared by furnishing a plurality of powder particle substrates made of a substrate metal, providing a nonmetallic precursor of a metallic coating material, wherein the metallic coating material comprises an alloying element that is thermophysically melt incompatible with the substrate metal, contacting the powder particle substrates with the nonmetallic precursor, chemically reducing the nonmetallic precursor to form coated powder particles comprising the powder particle substrates having a surface-enriched layer of the metallic coating material thereon without melting the powder particle substrates, and processing the coated powder particles to form the article, without melting the powder particle substrates.

Abstract: A gas turbine engine component having a coating with a temperature dependent transparency is disclosed. The component includes a substrate having an optically reflective surface and a coating disposed over the substrate that has a transparency that is temperature dependent. At temperatures below the glass transition temperature, the coating has a low transparency to incident radiation, while at higher temperatures, the coating has a high transparency to incident radiation. As a result of the increased transparency at high temperatures, incident radiation passes through the coating and is reflected off of the optically reflective surface of the substrate underlying the coating. At low temperatures, when the coating has a low transparency, incident radiation is absorbed by the component, resulting in lower reflectivity.

Abstract: A gas turbine engine component having a coating with a temperature dependent transparency is disclosed. The component includes a substrate having an optically absorptive surface and a coating disposed over the substrate that has a reflectivity that is temperature dependent. At temperatures below the glass transition temperature, the coating has a low transparency to incident radiation and is highly reflective, while at higher temperatures, the coating has a high transparency to incident radiation. As a result of the increased transparency at high temperatures, incident radiation passes through the coating and is absorbed by the optically absorptive surface of the substrate underlying the coating. At low temperatures, when the coating has a high reflectivity, incident radiation is reflected by the component.

Abstract: Coated composite articles and methods of applying the coatings are provided. The composites are preferably polymeric composites capable of withstanding temperatures of at least 600 degrees Fahrenheit prior to coating. The coating can be selected to impart resistance to higher temperatures as a result of the reflective properties of the coating. Additionally, the coating may be selected to provide desired electrical properties when an electrical current is applied. For example, electrically resistant coatings can impart deicing properties to the component, and may be particularly useful in aircraft components. The coatings can thus be selected to impart one or more useful properties to the composite component.

Abstract: A device for the measuring membrane permeability in electrical/electrochemical/photo-electrochemical fields is provided. The device is a permeation cell and a tube mounted within the cell. An electrode is mounted at one end of the tube. A membrane is mounted within the cell wherein a corona is discharged from the electrode in a general direction toward the membrane thereby generating heated hydrogen atoms adjacent the membrane. A method for measuring the effects of temperature and pressure on membrane permeability and selectivity is also provided.

Abstract: A membrane for hydrogen recovery from streams containing hydrogen sulfide is provided. The membrane comprises a substrate, a hydrogen permeable first membrane layer deposited on the substrate, and a second membrane layer deposited on the first layer. The second layer contains sulfides of transition metals and positioned on the on a feed side of the hydrogen sulfide stream. The present invention also includes a method for the direct decomposition of hydrogen sulfide to hydrogen and sulfur.

Abstract: A coating system for reducing the tendency for hydrocarbon fluids, such as fuels and oils, to form carbonaceous deposits that adhere to fluid containment surfaces. The coating system combines an outermost layer of platinum with an inner ceramic barrier layer of silica and/or tantala. The platinum layer catalyzes the hydrocarbon fluid to form particles of carbonaceous gum substances, and the ceramic barrier layer seals the containment surface from the hydrocarbon fluid to eliminate attachments points for deposits and inhibit interdiffusion between the platinum layer and the containment surface. The invention also encompasses a coating apparatus and process for depositing the coating system.

Abstract: A fuse includes an insulative body, and at least one fuse state indicator extending upon an outer surface of the body. The indicator includes a conductive material applied directly to the outer surface of the body, and the indicator is formed with a weak spot of reduced cross sectional area.