Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of cloning stable stress tolerant superoxide dismutase from diverse plant species using universal primers.

Abstract: An attachment assembly for securing a child safety seat to a mounting portion of a vehicle is provided. The attachment assembly may include a guide having a channel, and a metal strap positioned in the channel of the guide in a retracted configuration such that a free end of the metal strap is adjacent to a front face of the guide, a fixed end of the metal strap is secured to a side of the channel, and a body of the strap is bent along a radius so as to double back between the free end and the fixed end. When pulled in tension, the metal strap is configured to transition from the retracted configuration to an extended configuration, and the guide is configured to constrain the strap during this transition so that the strap rolls along the radius within the guide, thereby absorbing energy.

Abstract: The present invention provides a superoxide dismutase gene from Potentilla atrosanguinea, a construct containing the gene coding for superoxide dismutase and transformed E. coli producing the SOD protein.

Abstract: An energy-absorbing deformable structure to attach a child seat to a mounting portion of a vehicle is provided. The energy-absorbing deformable structure comprises a loop of metal rod including a base end configured to be coupled to the mounting portion of the vehicle, a distal end configured to be coupled to a child safety seat, and a plurality of sinuous deformable portions positioned intermediate to the base end and the distal end, wherein each of the sinuous deformable portions includes an inwardly extending portion that extends inward from a perimeter of the deformable structure to a substantially central interior region of the deformable structure; wherein the sinuous deformable portions of the deformable structure are configured to be deformed when the base end and distal end are pulled in tension, thereby absorbing energy.

Abstract: An attachment assembly for securing a child safety seat to a mounting portion of a vehicle is provided. The attachment assembly may include a guide having a channel, and a metal strap positioned in the channel of the guide in a retracted configuration such that a free end of the metal strap is adjacent to a front face of the guide, a fixed end of the metal strap is secured to a side of the channel, and a body of the strap is bent along a radius so as to double back between the free end and the fixed end. When pulled in tension, the metal strap is configured to transition from the retracted configuration to an extended configuration, and the guide is configured to constrain the strap during this transition so that the strap rolls along the radius within the guide, thereby absorbing energy.

Abstract: An energy-absorbing deformable structure to attach a child seat to a mounting portion of a vehicle is provided. The energy-absorbing deformable structure comprises a loop of metal rod including a base end configured to be coupled to the mounting portion of the vehicle, a distal end configured to be coupled to a child safety seat, and a plurality of sinuous deformable portions positioned intermediate to the base end and the distal end, wherein each of the sinuous deformable portions includes an inwardly extending portion that extends inward from a perimeter of the deformable structure to a substantially central interior region of the deformable structure; wherein the sinuous deformable portions of the deformable structure are configured to be deformed when the base end and distal end are pulled in tension, thereby absorbing energy.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of processing transaction data relating to settlement of travel transactions that utilizes a graphical user interface is described. A user of a travel-agency computer system enters data corresponding to a financial transaction relating to travel using the graphical user interface, and the travel-agency computer system communicates corresponding information to a computer system of a travel settlement entity via a network. The computer system of the travel settlement entity retrieves corresponding data from a database and processes the data. The travel settlement entity sends a communication to the travel agency via the network based upon the processed data.

Abstract: An apparatus for dampening movement of passivation material in an electronic module and a method for manufacturing an electronic module incorporating such an apparatus are disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing defining a cavity sized to contain an electrical circuit and a non-solid passivation material. The apparatus further includes means for limiting movement of the passivation material within the cavity in at least one direction. In a preferred embodiment, the limiting means comprises at least one dam.