Abstract: The present invention provides modulators of complement activity. Also provided are methods of utilizing such modulators as therapeutics.

Abstract: The present invention provides polypeptide modulators of complement activity, including cyclic polypeptide modulators. Also provided are methods of utilizing such modulators as therapeutics.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for performing consistency testing for a Bose-Chaudhuri-Hocquenghem (BCH) error corrected first sub-frame of navigation message broadcast from a satellite of a GNSS. Consistency testing is performed by comparing BCH encoded portion(s)s of data symbols with elements of look up table(s) to see if such portions are similar to element(s) of the look up table(s).

Abstract: A retrieval device for a thrombus in a blood vessel, comprising a thrombus retrieving system and a transport system, characterized in that: the thrombus retrieving system comprises a thrombus push-back component (11) and a thrombus receiving and sealing component (12), and the transport system comprises a push component (22) and a manipulation component (21); the distal end of the push component (22) is connected to the thrombus receiving and sealing component (12), and the distal end of the manipulation component (21) is connected to the thrombus push-back component (11); the thrombus push-back component (11) can be released at the distal end of a target thrombus (50), and the thrombus receiving and sealing component (12) can be released at the proximal end of the target thrombus (50); by keeping the push component (22) fixed and drawing the manipulation component (21) back towards the proximal end direction, the thrombus push-back component (11) pushes the target thrombus (50) into the thrombus receiving an

Abstract: The present invention provides polypeptide modulators of complement activity, including cyclic polypeptide modulators. Also provided are methods of utilizing such modulators as therapeutics.

Abstract: The present invention provides modulators of complement activity. Also provided are methods of utilizing such modulators as therapeutics.

Abstract: The present invention provides polypeptide modulators of complement activity, including cyclic polypeptide modulators. Also provided are methods of utilizing such modulators as therapeutics.

Abstract: A method and device for use in hand gesture recognition is applicable to image processing. The method includes: acquiring a depth map of a hand in a current image; estimating first positions of joints of the hand according to the depth map of the hand; creating a 3D point cloud of the hand according to the depth map of the hand; matching the first position of the joints of the hand and a stored 3D hand model to the 3D point cloud of the hand to obtain second positions of the joints and first degree of freedom parameters of the joints; and recognizing the hand's gestures according to the second positions of the joints and the first degree of freedom parameters of the joints. The method achieves a practical hand gesture recognition technique and recognizes hand gestures accurately.

Abstract: The present invention provides inhibitors and/or antagonists of plasma kallikrein. Also provided are methods of utilizing the inhibitors as therapeutics.

Abstract: The present invention provides modulators of complement activity. Also provided are methods of utilizing such modulators as therapeutics.

Abstract: The present invention provides Ras modulators including inhibitors and/or antagonists of Ras, Ras binding, and Ras-dependent cell signaling activity. Also provided are methods of utilizing the Ras modulators as therapeutics.

Abstract: The present invention provides modulators of complement activity. Also provided are methods of utilizing such modulators as therapeutics.

Abstract: The present invention provides modulators of complement activity. Also provided are methods of utilizing such modulators as therapeutics.

Abstract: The present invention provides modulators of complement activity. Also provided are methods of utilizing such modulators as therapeutics.

Abstract: The present invention provides inhibitors and/or antagonists of plasma kallikrein. Also provided are methods of utilizing the inhibitors as therapeutics.

Abstract: An implantable valved stent for a patient's heart is formed by a stent supporting a cloth structure. The valved stent includes an upper mounting portion and a lower valved portion. The upper mounting portion has an upper side and a lower side supporting a plurality of hooks extending downwardly from the lower side whereby the implantable valved stent is mounted to the heart when heart tissue is captured between the hooks and the lower side. The lower valved portion extends downwardly from the upper mounting portion and includes a check valve that allows downward flow of the blood and checks upward flow of blood.

Abstract: The present invention provides polypeptide modulators of complement activity, including cyclic polypeptide modulators. Also provided are methods of utilizing such modulators as therapeutics.

Abstract: The present invention provides inhibitors and/or antagonists of plasma kallikrein. Also provided are methods of utilizing the inhibitors as therapeutics.

Abstract: The present invention provides polypeptide modulators of complement activity, including cyclic polypeptide modulators. Also provided are methods of utilizing such modulators as therapeutics.

Abstract: An implantable valved stent for a patient's heart is formed by a stent supporting a cloth structure. The valved stent includes an upper mounting portion and a lower valved portion. The upper mounting portion has an upper side and a lower side supporting a plurality of hooks extending downwardly from the lower side whereby the implantable valved stent is mounted to the heart when heart tissue is captured between the hooks and the lower side. The lower valved portion extends downwardly from the upper mounting portion and includes a check valve that allows downward flow of the blood and checks upward flow of blood.