Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of inertial measurement units (IMU's) and their use in downhole applications and particularly to an IMU configured to allow a calculation of bias or drift, an encoder steering assembly and a drilling target indicator to calculate position of a downhole implement relative to an intended path.

Abstract: The present invention concerns novel pharmaceutically active compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, methods of making the compounds, polymorphic forms of the compounds, the compounds for use as medicaments, and use of the compounds for the manufacture of medicaments. The present invention also concerns a method of treatment involving administration of the compounds. Specifically, the compounds are certain salts of 3-O-(3?,3?-dimethylsuccinyl)betulinic acid, also known as “DSB.” The novel compounds are useful as antiretroviral agents. In particular, the novel compounds are useful for the treatment of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (“HIV”).

Abstract: Isolated peptides are provided that span the Simian Virus 40 DNA region of the T-ag (or the Bovine Papillomavirus E1 protein) centered on position Thr124 (or Thr102, respectively), which include regulatory motifs, such as the nuclear localization signal (NLS) and the consensus recognition site for cyclin-Cdk kinases. When unphosphorylated, peptides derived from this region bind to DNA and inhibit T-ag assembly. Upon phosphorylation at Thr124 (or Thr102), these peptides neither bind to DNA nor to inhibit T-ag assembly. These forms of regulation of DNA replication and T-ag assembly provide a novel target, and provide screens for anti-viral agents, and for gene therapy.