Abstract: The present invention provides vaccine compositions and methods of producing such compositions. Other embodiments of the invention include methods of treating a pathogen infection, methods of vaccinating a subject against a pathogen infection, and methods for treating an antibiotic-resistance bacterial infection in a subject in need thereof. In further embodiments, the invention includes methods of decreasing the level of a pathogen in a subject having a pathogen infection, methods of increasing the surviving rate of a subject having a pathogen infection, methods of reducing the level of pain associated with a pathogen infection, and methods of reducing the level of distress associated with a pathogen infection in a subject in need thereof. Novel scaffold compositions and opsonin-bound or lectin-bound pathogen compositions, and uses thereof, are also provided herein.

Abstract: A unitary kitchen assembly and method is provided. A method comprises the steps of tooling an expanded polystyrene member to have circumferential surfaces and recessed surfaces, the recessed surfaces comprising a compartment for accepting a stove element, insulating the compartment in the expanded polystyrene member such that the stove element is sufficiently insulated with respect to the compartment to protect the heat integrity of the member at temperatures that the stove element operates, and providing at least one of structural load points or a urethane/quartz aggregate exterior coating for supporting the expanded polystyrene member for providing structural integrity to the member such that the member can receive weighted objects thereupon without compromising the structural integrity of the expanded polystyrene member.