Abstract: The present invention relates to a multiple pet feeding station. The feeding station is a multi-tiered feeding system for homes with multiple pets and uses multiple tiered spaces or shelves for storing pet food, accessories and water dishes. A plurality of feeding trays with feeding bowls allow the food to be placed at different heights to prevent one pet from eating the food of the other. The feeding trays are adjustable and removable allowing a user to adjust the tray vertically to accommodate pets of various sizes. As an example, a cat's dishes can be kept in feeding bowls at a higher height than a dog's dishes to ensure the dog does not eat the cat's food while allowing the pets to simultaneously be fed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel steroid inducible expression system in a non-mammalian host cell (e.g., fungal) that is independent of metabolic and developmental regulation. The human estrogen receptor gene expressed in Aspergillus, under a constitutive promoter, was shown to be functional. A construct containing a promoter from Aspergillus, synthetic sequence containing the estrogen receptor biding sites (EREs) and a reporter gene was expressed in response to a hormone derivative inducer. In the absence of the inducer, the promoter is silent and depending on the type of construct and inducer concentration the expression level can be modulated from moderate to very strong.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and article of manufacture for allocating use of an access device between a host operating system and a guest operating system. In one embodiment, a source of the received request to use the access device is determined as either the host operating system or the guest operating system. A determination of whether the host or guest operating system has a key for the access device is performed. The key enables either the host operating system or the guest operating system to use the access device. A determination of whether the received request is an altering request to change a state of the access device or a passive request to read the access device is also performed. The processing of the request from the host and guest operating systems is similar except when the request is an altering request and neither the host operating system nor the guest operating system has the key.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and article of manufacture for allocating use of an access device between a host operating system and a guest operating system. In one embodiment, a source of the received request to use the access device is determined as either the host operating system or the guest operating system. A determination of whether the host or guest operating system has a key for the access device is performed. The key enables either the host operating system or the guest operating system to use the access device. A determination of whether the received request is altering request to change a state of the access device or a passive request to read the access device is also performed. The processing of the request from the host and guest operating systems is similar except when the request is an altering request and neither the guest operating system nor the guest operating system has the key.