Abstract: A leather-like hybrid mycelial cellulose sheet and production thereof. Precise selection of mushroom species and reagents allows for production at low pH, thereby resulting in a strong, flexible, and dry leather-like material suitable for application in various industries.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of treatment, including prevention or reducing the likelihood of adverse effects of chemotherapy comprising reducing and/or inhibiting chemotherapy-induced adverse effects (CIAE), especially central nervous system adverse effects, such as cognitive effects (especially chemotherapy induced cognitive impairment or CICI, also referred to as reduced cognition, cognitive impairment or chemobrain) by administering to the patient in need, including co-administering to the subject in need a pharmaceutically effective amount of a protein kinase C (PKC, often, PKC ? and/or ?) inhibitor, alone or in combination with a lithium salt. Related pharmaceutical compositions are also provided by the present invention.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to methods and compositions (e.g., kits) for detecting anti-repeat-associated non-ATG (RAN) protein antibodies in a subject (e.g., a subject that has been administered a therapeutic anti-RAN protein antibody or a vaccine against a disease or disorder associated with RAN protein expression, translation, and/or accumulation, for example amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and/or frontotemporal dementia (FTD)). In some embodiments, methods described by the disclosure comprise detecting one or more anti-RAN protein antibodies in a biological sample obtained from a subject by an electrochemiluminescence-based immunoassay using one or more target di-amino acid repeat peptides. In some embodiments, the disclosure relates to kits comprising one or more di-amino acid repeat peptides and an electrochemiluminescence-based immunoassay plate and/or reagents.

Abstract: The present invention provides a natural essential oil composition for relaxing nerves, sleeping well and preventing cold and flu. The composition comprises holy basil, lemongrass, patchouli, old coriander seeds, and tangerine peels, wherein the amount (wt %} of holy basil essential oil is about: 0.1% to about 60%; the amount (wt %) of lemongrass essential oil is about 0.1% to about 55; the amount (wt %) of patchouli essential oil is about 0.1% to about 30%; the amount: (wt %) of essential oil of old coriander seeds is about 0.1 to about 50% and the amount (wt %) of essential oil of tangerine peels is about 0.1% to about 50%. The composition of the present invention further comprises additional essential oils for further use purposes. The composition also comprises carrier oils and solvents for adjusting suit able concentrations of the composition.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to compositions and methods for the diagnosis and/or treatment of certain neurodegenerative diseases, for example those diseases associated with repeat-associated non-ATG (RAN) translation proteins, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). In some embodiments, the disclosure relates to identifying a subject having a RAN protein-associated disease by detecting expression or activity of repeat-associated non-ATG (RAN) translation proteins (e.g., RAN proteins). In some embodiments, the disclosure relates to methods of treating a RAN protein-associated disease by administering to a subject in need thereof an agent that reduces expression or activity of RAN proteins.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to methods and compositions (e.g., kits) for detecting repeat-associated non-ATG (RAN) proteins in a subject (e.g., a subject having or suspected of having a disease associated with RAN protein translation, for example amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and/or frontotemporal dementia (FTD), or spinocerebellar ataxia type 36 (SCA36), or other diseases that produce poly(PR), poly(GR) or poly(GP) RAN proteins. In some embodiments, methods described by the disclosure comprise detecting one or more RAN proteins in a biological sample obtained from a subject by an electrochemiluminescence-based immunoassay using one or more anti-RAN protein antibodies. In some embodiments, the disclosure relates to kits comprising one or more anti-RAN antibodies and an electrochemiluminescence-based immunoassay plate and/or reagents.

Abstract: An example of a system includes a electronic device having a rechargeable battery, a charging module to charge the rechargeable battery and moveable between a retracted position and an extended position to provide a stand during charging of the rechargeable battery, and a communication module to wirelessly transfer and receive data during charging of the rechargeable battery. The example system also includes a charging mat to charge the rechargeable battery when the charging module is in the extended position and coupled to the charging mat and a docking module to wirelessly transfer data to and wirelessly receive data from the communication module of the electronic device.

Abstract: An electronic device housing comprises a housing wall with a surface and a nanotube coating coated upon the surface of the housing wall.

Abstract: An example of a system includes a electronic device having a rechargeable battery, a charging module to charge the rechargeable battery and moveable between a retracted position and an extended position to provide a stand during charging of the rechargeable battery, and a communication module to wirelessly transfer and receive data during charging of the rechargeable battery.

Abstract: Systems and methods for inter-tool communication in toolbus systems in cable telemetry. The systems can include downhole equipment deployable into a wellbore via a cable, The downhole equipment can include a toolbus, a toolbus master node including a buffer, and nodes operatively coupled to the toolbus master node via the toolbus. Each of the nodes includes a buffer. Of the one or more nodes, a sending node sends a message, and a receiving node receives the message via the toolbus master node and sends a buffer full message to the toolbus master node when the buffer of the receiving node is full. The toolbus master node sends a buffer full message to the sending node and the receiving node when the buffer of the receiving node is full, and buffers the message at the toolbus master node until the receiving buffer is not full.

Abstract: An electronic device housing comprises a housing wall with a surface and a nanotube coating coated upon the surface of the housing wall.

Abstract: Cable telemetry synchronization systems and methods. The synchronization can involve positioning downhole equipment into a wellbore via a cable operatively coupled to a surface module that can include a telemetry system master clock. The downhole equipment can include a toolbus master node and at least one slave node module having a node clock operatively coupled to the toolbus master node. The synchronization can also involve sending a frame start command to the at least one slave node module from the toolbus master node at predetermined intervals, receiving a clock value from each of the at least one slave node module, calculating a clock offset for each of the at least one slave node module, and sending an absolute clock value and the calculated clock offset for each of the at least one slave node module via a downlink synchronization command to the at least one slave node module.

Abstract: Systems and methods for inter-tool communication in toolbus systems in cable telemetry. The systems can include downhole equipment deployable into a wellbore via a cable, The downhole equipment can include a toolbus, a toolbus master node including a buffer, and nodes operatively coupled to the toolbus master node via the toolbus. Each of the nodes includes a buffer. Of the one or more nodes, a sending node sends a message, and a receiving node receives the message via the toolbus master node and sends a buffer full message to the toolbus master node when the buffer of the receiving node is full. The toolbus master node sends a buffer full message to the sending node and the receiving node when the buffer of the receiving node is full, and buffers the message at the toolbus master node until the receiving buffer is not full.

Abstract: This invention is generally related to therapeutic treatment of a coronary vessel wall, and more particularly, to systems and methods for improving uptake of therapeutic agents within the endothelium for enhanced delivery of therapeutic agents to a treatment site. A medical device is provided that is capable of reducing the pressure applied to a vessel wall and delivering a therapeutic agent into the vessel wall. Also, methods are described for using the device to facilitate delivery and uptake of a therapeutic agent into the vessel wall.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for composing a scene containing a plurality of objects, an object comprising chrominance and luminance components, a chrominance value being associated with a set of at least two luminance values, wherein said method comprises a step of blending a first object with a second object resulting in a blended object, said step comprising the sub-steps of:—generating a luminance component of the blended object from the corresponding luminance components of the first and second objects and from a first composition function, and—generating a chrominance component of the blended object from the corresponding chrominance components of the first and second object and from a second composition function, the second composition function depending on a set of associated values of the first composition function.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for composing a scene containing a plurality of objects, an object comprising chrominance and luminance components, a chrominance value being associated with a set of at least two luminance values, wherein said method comprises a step of blending a first object with a second object resulting in a blended object, said step comprising the sub-steps of:—generating a luminance component of the blended object from the corresponding luminance components of the first and second objects and from a first composition function, and—generating a chrominance component of the blended object from the corresponding chrominance components of the first and second object and from a second composition function, the second composition function depending on a set of associated values of the first composition function.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a memory circuit (MEM) able to receive a first data block comprising a number of components and coming from an external memory (EXT) for them to be written (W) in an internal memory. The memory circuit is also able to supply (R) to an output device (FIL) a second data block comprising a component of said data. The memory circuit comprises data banks able to receive data words, and address controllers associated to the data banks and able to organize a reading or writing access of the data in the internal memory of the memory circuit, while minimizing the number of data banks used. Thus it is possible to rapidly read or write in the memory circuit at relatively low cost.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a memory circuit (MEM) able to receive a first data block comprising a number of components and coming from an external memory (EXT) for them to be written (W) in an internal memory. The memory circuit is also able to supply (R) to an output device (FIL) a second data block comprising a component of said data. The memory circuit comprises data banks able to receive data words, and address controllers associated to the data banks and able to organize a reading or writing access of the data in the internal memory of the memory circuit, while minimizing the number of data banks used. Thus it is possible to rapidly read or write in the memory circuit at relatively low cost.

Abstract: The composition of an image [IM] comprises the step of mapping [MAP] a set of image sample values [SV] from a departure space [DEP] to an arrival space [ARR] in accordance with a geometrical transformation [T]. A zone in the departure space [ITL] is computed by applying the inverse geometrical transformation [T−1] to a zone in the arrival space [TL] covering a group of image samples. A group of input values [IV] is established for the zone in the departure space [ITL]. The group of input values [IV] comprises Boolean values [BV]. A Boolean input value has a certain position (xd, yd) in the departure space and designates the other input values having the same position as being non-valid if the position is outside the set of image sample values [SV]. The group of image samples [TL] is composed from the group of input values [IV].

Abstract: A set of image samples [IS] is established from a set of image sample values [SV] and geometrical parameters [V1, V2, V3] in the following manner. In an initialization step [INIT], a mask [MSK] is generated from the geometrical parameters [V1, V2, V3]. In a mapping step [MAP], the set of image sample values [SV] is mapped on the set of image samples [IS]. The mask [MSK] intervenes in this mapping.