Abstract: The instant system and method will be a scalable and flexible software platform to agnostically capture wearable, implantable, or external device data and create a digital biomarker for various disease conditions, care and analysis. The system and method also provides an informatics tool for automated data aggregation, integration, and machine learning algorithms to uniformly compare/contrast/couple data streams as a function of patient and context over time. The focus is on user engagement and usability, accessibility and reporting to the clinical care team, and usability by researchers interested in analyzing data and outcomes.

Abstract: A method and system for connecting, capturing, managing and predicting outcomes for an improved care for home based patients by collecting data from caregivers and home-based patients. The method and system implemented as a mobile technology is more efficient and effective method for delivering healthcare that will ease the caregiving burden. Providing resources and information to communicate, capture and deliver by the caregivers (formal and informal), patients and healthcare providers communicate helps integrate essential data and care. Through the use of this mobile technology and associated devices vital information from informal caregivers, which is currently not regularly used in remotely located patients, can be captured and implemented in the decisions and adjustments to patients' care plans. In addition, the technology helps with adherence of patient specific treatment guidelines for home-based patients.

Abstract: The instant system and method will be a scalable and flexible software platform to agnostically capture wearable, implantable, or external device data and create a digital biomarker for various disease conditions, care and analysis. The system and method also provides an informatics tool for automated data aggregation, integration, and machine learning algorithms to uniformly compare/contrast/couple data streams as a function of patient and context over time. The focus is on user engagement and usability, accessibility and reporting to the clinical care team, and usability by researchers interested in analyzing data and outcomes.

Abstract: A method and system for connecting, capturing, managing and predicting outcomes for an improved care for home based patients by collecting data from caregivers and home-based patients. The method and system implemented as a mobile technology is more efficient and effective method for delivering healthcare that will ease the caregiving burden. Providing resources and information to communicate, capture and deliver by the caregivers (formal and informal), patients and healthcare providers communicate helps integrate essential data and care. Through the use of this mobile technology and associated devices vital information from informal caregivers, which is currently not regularly used in remotely located patients, can be captured and implemented in the decisions and adjustments to patients' care plans. In addition, the technology helps with adherence of patient specific treatment guidelines for home-based patients.

Abstract: Hepatic progenitors comprise two populations of human hepatic stem cells, primitive and proximal hepatic stem cells, and two populations of committed progenitors, one for biliary cells and one for hepatocytes. Human primitive hepatic stem cells are a very small fraction of the liver cell population and give rise to proximal hepatic stem cells constituting a much larger fraction of the liver. Human proximal hepatic stem cells give rise to biliary and hepatocyte committed progenitors. Primitive and proximal stem cells are the primary stem cells for the human liver. Human primitive hepatic stem cells may be isolated by immunoselection from human livers or culturing human liver cells under conditions which select for a human primitive hepatic stem cell. Proximal hepatic stem cells may be isolated by immunoselection, or by culturing human liver cells under conditions which include a developmental factor.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system which uses a number of network nodes (2) which can communicate wire lessly with communications devices (3-8) coupled to the network. The network nodes are all connected to a network server (1) which can be used to provide additional services, such as Internet connection. The system uses at least a local short range radio connection for interconnecting the network nodes (2) to the communications device (3-8), thereby allowing the user of a communications device access to the network from anywhere within range of a suitable network node. This allows network nodes to be located throughout a building, such that a user can have access to the communications network at any location within the building.

Abstract: Hepatic progenitors comprise two populations of human hepatic stem cells, primitive and proximal hepatic stem cells, and two populations of committed progenitors, one for biliary cells and one for hepatocytes. Human primitive hepatic stem cells are a very small fraction of the liver cell population and give rise to proximal hepatic stem cells constituting a much larger fraction of the liver. Human proximal hepatic stem cells give rise to biliary and hepatocyte committed progenitors. Primitive and proximal stem cells are the primary stem cells for the human liver. Human primitive hepatic stem cells may be isolated by immunoselection from human livers or culturing human liver cells under conditions which select for a human primitive hepatic stem cell. Proximal hepatic stem cells may be isolated by immunoselection, or by culturing human liver cells under conditions which include a developmental factor.

Abstract: An antenna array achieves a high degree of isolation between a plurality of collocated antennas through a combination of electrical polarisation and mechanical alignment. The antenna array consists of three surfaces arranged in mutually orthogonal planes, each surface supporting a planar antenna, wherein each antenna is orthogonally polarised with respect to antenna on other surfaces. Each antenna is linearly polarised to provide a linearly polarised radiation field.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system in which a number of independent nodes in a communications network are connected in series to a server controlling the nodes. Each node in the network is capable of independently transmitting and receiving data over a wireless connection. In a preferred embodiment this is achieved by splitting the processing stack between the nodes and the server. Furthermore, in the present invention the server includes a power supply which is coupled to the nodes via the communications link. The power is transferred from the power supply to the nodes via the series communications link. This further simplifies the wiring required for the communications system.