Abstract: An event of interest is identified as trending if the number of occurrences of the event in a stream of documents is increasing or decreasing significantly from normal levels. Such a determination is made by comparing a number of occurrences in a recent time period to a long term average. An average number of occurrences over a given time period, and its variance, can be computed from historical information. The current number of occurrences also is computed for the most recent time period. Events, for which the current number is significantly different from the average level, by considering the variance, have statistically significant changes.

Abstract: A document can be processed to provide sentiment values for phrases in the document. The sequence of sentiment values associated with the sequence of phrases in a document can be handled as if they were a sampled discrete time signal. For phrases which have been identified as entities, a filtering operation can be applied to the sequence of sentiment values around each entity to determine a sentiment value for the entity.

Abstract: A document can be processed to provide sentiment values for phrases in the document. The sequence of sentiment values associated with the sequence of phrases in a document can be handled as if they were a sampled discrete time signal. For phrases which have been identified as entities, a filtering operation can be applied to the sequence of sentiment values around each entity to determine a sentiment value for the entity.

Abstract: A document can be processed to provide sentiment values for phrases in the document. The sequence of sentiment values associated with the sequence of phrases in a document can be handled as if they were a sampled discrete time signal. For phrases which have been identified as entities, a filtering operation can be applied to the sequence of sentiment values around each entity to determine a sentiment value for the entity.

Abstract: A container suitable for wet wipes that comprises at least one compatibility sensor, at least one output device and at least one triggering device and a compatible a refill pack of wipes comprising a compatibility actuator. The compatibility sensor of the container and compatibility actuator of the refill pouch are designed to interact with each other. The interaction enables the operation of the output device, which functions only when triggered by the triggering device. The output device is capable of producing a sensory perceptible effect. The container and refill pack together can form a kit.

Abstract: A mobile skid turner for inverting skid loads of paper includes an H-shaped base frame portion with casters for facilitating movement in desired directions and opposing upright structural members at an intermediate location. A rotatable shaft facilitates the rotational inverting of the product. A first and second set of forks are included for engaging an underlying side of a skid pallet located under a product to be inverted and for engaging an overlying side of another skid pallet overlying the product to be inverted. Sensors and limit switches located on at least one member of each of the forks are included for stopping a clamping action of the forks at a predetermined clamping setting. The rotation action is power assisted. Controls are provided for selectively controlling the clamping action and the rotation action of the product.

Abstract: The present invention relates to at least one novel human GLP-1 mimetibody or agonist, or specified portion or variant, including isolated nucleic acids that encode at least one GLP-1 mimetibody or agonist, or specified portion or variant, GLP-1 mimetibody or agonist, or specified portion or variants, vectors, host cells, transgenic animals or plants, and methods of making and using thereof, including diabetes related therapeutic and/or diagnositic compositions, methods and devices.

Abstract: This invention relates to methods for generating insulin-producing cells. In particular, the present invention relates to methods for generating insulin-producing cells or precursors thereof in vitro or in vivo by employing mesenchymal stem cells and pancreatic cells. Insulin-producing cells or precursors thereof created in accordance with the present methods, as well as the use of these cells in the treatment of diabetes, are also provided.

Abstract: A mobile skid turner for inverting skid loads of paper includes an H-shaped base frame portion with casters for facilitating movement in desired directions and opposing upright structural members at an intermediate location. A rotatable shaft facilitates the rotational inverting of the product. A first and second set of forks are included for engaging an underlying side of a skid pallet located under a product to be inverted and for engaging an overlying side of another skid pallet overlying the product to be inverted. Sensors and limit switches located on at least one member of each of the forks are included for stopping a clamping action of the forks at a predetermined clamping setting. The rotation action is power assisted. Controls are provided for selectively controlling the clamping action and the rotation action of the product.

Abstract: An aligning, stiffening and connecting device and system for composite building panels comprising composite building panels (26) of a predetermined composition and dimensions having a substantially lengthwise slot (28) of a predetermined width and depth in the abutting edges (32) of the composite building panel (26), and a stiffening panel connector (18) made of substantially rigid material comprising flat parallel stiffening splines (20) of a predetermined width, thickness and length in a planar relationship joined together by opposing compressable v-channels (22) of a predetermined dimension oriented open-end to open-end.

Abstract: An integral heating nozzle and a syringe needle pickup vacuum tube where the nozzle moves relative to the pickup tube, FIG. 4, and where the nozzle does not move relative to the pickup tip, FIG. 1. The relative movement allows the heating gas to be directed to the solder connections while the vacuum tube may be independently moved so as to attach to the component body for removal and replacement, even when the component body is small and of different contours. In both cases the nozzle size allows components of cross section 0.01×0.01 inch to 0.05×0.05 inch to bereplaced. The opening of the nozzle accommodates removing and placing these smaller components through the nozzle. In some embodiments helium rather than air or nitrogen is used as a heating gas.

Abstract: A prefilled, two-constituent system is provided with first and second containers or barrels. The first barrel includes a first chamber having a dispensing end or delivery end. The delivery end defines a dispensing passage or delivery passage communicating through the delivery end to accommodate the dispensing of fluid from the first chamber. A movable seal or reciprocable stopper is slidably disposed in the first chamber, and a first constituent is provided in the first chamber between the delivery end and the stopper. A second container or barrel is sized to be disposed in the first barrel and has a discharge end defining a discharge passage communicating through the discharge end to accommodate the discharge of fluid from the second barrel. A plunger is slidably disposed within the second barrel. A liquid second constituent is provided in the second barrel between the discharge end and the plunger.

Abstract: A prefilled, two-constituent system is provided with a syringe barrel having a dispensing end with an inwardly directed, stationary, piercing cannula. Within the syringe barrel is a first, sealed, collapsible container holding a first constituent at subatmospheric pressure. The first container is slidably disposed within the syringe barrel adjacent the piercing cannula. A second, sealed, collapsible container holding a liquid second constituent is slidably disposed within the syringe barrel spaced from the first container. A carrier is slidably disposed within the syringe barrel between the first and second containers. The carrier has a double-ended, hollow, piercing needle with oppositely extending first and second ends for piercing the first and second containers, respectively. A plunger is slidably mounted within the syringe barrel for applying a force to the second container.

Abstract: A prefilled, two-constituent system is provided with first and second containers. The first container includes a first chamber having a dispensing end. The dispensing end defines a dispensing passage communicating through the dispensing end to accommodate the dispensing of fluid from the first chamber. A movable seal is slidably disposed in the first chamber, and a first constituent is provided in the first chamber between the dispensing end and the seal. A second container includes a barrel that is sized to be disposed in the first container and that has a discharge end defining a discharge passage communicating through the discharge end to accommodate the discharge of fluid from the barrel. A plunger is slidably disposed within the barrel. A liquid second constituent is provided in the barrel between the discharge end and the plunger.

Abstract: A tab rack bar and tab stops are disclosed which provide for the ability to set a first set of tab stops on one side of the tab rack by displacing the tab stops into the path of the tabulator mechanism and then by rotating the tab rack set a second set of tab stops completely independent of the first set of tab stops by likewise displacing the tab stop into the path of the tabulator mechanism. The double tab rack and tab stops provides the capability of presetting and then selecting a first set of tab stops such as may be used for letter type correspondence and a second set of tab stops which may be used for columnar layout or statistical report typing, without having to clear and then reset the desired tab stops each time you care to switch.