Abstract: Exenatide, a polypeptide having the 39 amino acid sequence H-1His-Gly-Glu-Gly-5Thr-Phe-Thr-Ser-Asp-10Leu-Ser- Lys-Gln-Met-15Glu-Glu-Glu--Ala-Val-20Arg-Leu-Phe- Ile-Glu-25Trp-Leu-Lys-Asn-Gly-30Gly-Pro-Ser-Ser- Gly-35Ala--Pro-Pro-Pro-Ser-NH2, respectively its 44-mer analogue H-1His-Gly-Glu-Gly-5Thr-Phe-Thr-Ser-Asp-10Leu-Ser- Lys-Gln-Met-15Glu-Glu-Glu--Ala-Val-20Arg-Leu-Phe- Ile-Glu-25Trp-Leu-Lys-Asn-Gly-30Gly-Pro-Ser-Ser- Gly-35Ala--Pro-Pro-Ser-Lys-40Lys-Lys-Lys-Lys-Lys- NH2 is prepared via a convergent four-fragment synthesis strategy from the fragments comprising the amino acid positions 1-10, 11-21, 22-29 and 30-39, respectively 30-44.

Abstract: A mobile device detects downlink transmit diversity. Slot and frame timing knowledge and a downlink scrambling code are applied to pilot and synch channels of the signal. An algorithm suited for the diversity case and an algorithm suited for the non-diversity case are utilized. The output of the diversity algorithm is compared to the output of the non-diversity algorithm. The output yielding the highest energy determines whether downlink transmit diversity is applied. The detection algorithms used in both the diversity and non-diversity cases use phasors to indicate the phase difference between two channels. This phase difference is the basis for determining diversity usage.

Abstract: A monoply pneumatic tire has a reinforced sidewall wherein the reinforcement comprises an extra long turn-up which extends into the belt area of the tire. The tire also has a robust chapex in the bead area of the sidewall which has a shape that results from wrapping the turn-up of the carcass ply around the bead of the tire without an apex. The chapex conforms to the shape of the bead. The material in the chapex corresponds in volume substantially to the combined volume of the apex and the chafer of a similarly sized tire.