Abstract: The Hands Free Music Sheet Turner will allow a musician to flip a page of music by means of a mechanical foot pedal. Thus removing the need for having to flip the sheets with his/her hand and allowing the flow of music to be uninterrupted.

Abstract: This invention relates to a DNA sequence encoding a member of the hyperpolarized activated ion channel family (HCN) and variants thereof, and the use of said sequences in assays for the measurement of gene expression. It also relates to assays for screening of Ih activators and blockers for clinical and therapeutic use in the management of human psychiatric and neurological dysfunction in the CNS, cardiovascular dysfunction of the heart, and reproductive dysfunction and/or contraception related to Ih function in testes and spermatozoa. Further, antibodies against the expressed DNA sequences and other compounds reactive with the expressed DNA sequence are also part of the invention.

Abstract: The present invention provides isolated polynucleotides encoding a receptor gene called GPR50 having at least one polymorphic sites. It furthermore provides a method for analysing polimorphic sites in said receptor gene. Certain of these polynucleotides having a polymorphic site (allelic variants) are found to be more prevalent in a population of patients with clinical Bipolar Depression compared to a control population. A method for the genetic testing of Bipolar Depression is a further embodiment of the present invention. Furthermore, polynucleotides encompassing these polymorphic sites, the invariant distal or proximal to the polymorphic site localized polynucleotides as well as the polynucleotides encoding GPR50 are part of the invention. The present invention also provides a recombinant cell line expressing these novel receptors at appropriate levels such that novel compounds active at these receptors may be identified for therapeutic use.

Abstract: In a method for directing packets in a radio network, instances of a packet sent from an origin node to a destination in the radio network are received at each of a set of receiving nodes. At each of one or more of the set of receiving nodes, the received packet is processed by delaying re-transmission of the packet for the delay interval following receipt of the packet. Transmissions of the packet for other nodes are monitored during a delay interval. The node then determines whether to re-transmit the packet according to the monitoring of transmissions of the packet. The node can determine the delay interval from a probability distribution, which can depend, for example, on the progress of the packet to its destination or on signal or link characteristics for the received packet.

Abstract: A nucleotide acid sequence is provided encoding a protein having NAALAdase like activity NALADase activity has been found to be decreased in schizophrenic brain tissue. Its encoded protein can be used to screen for glutamate peptidase modulators.

Abstract: This invention relates to a DNA sequence encoding a member of the hyperpolarised activated ion channel family (HCN) and variants thereof, and the use of said sequences in assays for the measurement of gene expression. It also relates to assays for screening of Ih activators and blockers for clinical and therapeutic use in the management of human psychiatric and neurological dysfunction in the CNS, cardiovascular dysfunction of the heart, and reproductive dysfunction and/or contraception related to Ih function in testes and spermatozoa. Further, antibodies against the expressed DNA sequences and other compounds reactive with the expressed DNA sequence are also part of the invention.

Abstract: A detector for detecting hot spots that includes an infrared sensor and a scanning component. The infrared sensor is fixedly mounted on a housing and is oriented to have a field of view of at least part of the region of interest. The scanning component is mounted in front of the infrared sensor and blocks most of the field of view of the infrared sensor and has a moving aperture that exposes the infrared sensor to a small area of the region at one time. The moving aperture provides a small instantaneous field of view and over time exposes the sensor to a much larger area.

Abstract: A flame detector that comprises a housing adapted to contain a flame sensor and circuitry for processing signals produced by the sensor; the housing has a predetermined outer diameter, and a thin, highly thermally reflective coating is adhered to an outer surface of the housing to shield the sensor and circuitry from high ambient temperatures, whereby the detector is operable at the high ambient temperatures while having an outer diameter that is substantially the same as the predetermined diameter.

Abstract: A system for detecting a flame or droplets of burning polypropylene in an area below an upper surface of a conventional wet bench used in semiconductor production includes at least one sensor, a threshold detector, a discrimination, a counter and a latch. The sensor detects radiation generated by activity in the area and for generating a sensor signal in response to the detected radiation. The threshold detector determines whether the activity has a cross-sectional area which exceeds a predetermined threshold area. The discriminator determines whether the activity displays a flicker rate or a droplet rate that is within the predetermined flicker rate range.

Abstract: A device responsive to infrared radiation can control a current line to such items as interior lighting or room air conditioners in order to activate these items in response to the presence or absence of a person within their service area. The device includes an infrared detector comprised of a thermopile formed by thin-film techniques for producing detection signals amplified by a series of amplifier stages having filters passing only signals corresponding to motion of a human body. The amplified signals are led to the reset port of a timing circuit which will open the current line when no human motion is sensed within a predetermined time period. Further, the housing for the device includes a protruding neck portion carrying the infrared detector and adapted to be held by a retaining nut after insertion through a ceiling unit or the like.