Abstract: A multi-purpose receptacle includes a bottom panel and a sidewall attached to the bottom panel. The sidewall extends from the bottom panel in a longitudinal direction. The sidewall includes a side panel and an inflatable bladder attached to the side panel. The side panel extends around at least a portion of the bottom panel. The inflatable bladder includes a sealed cavity for containing an amount of gas, and defines a portion of the sidewall.

Abstract: A multi-purpose receptacle includes a bottom panel and a sidewall attached to the bottom panel. The sidewall extends from the bottom panel in a longitudinal direction. The sidewall includes a side panel and an inflatable bladder attached to the side panel. The side panel extends around at least a portion of the bottom panel. The inflatable bladder includes a sealed cavity for containing an amount of gas, and defines a portion of the sidewall.

Abstract: A binding site in nuclear hormone receptors is described and its structural coordinates are provided. The invention provides machine-readable data storage media comprising structure coordinates of Site II and computer systems comprising the machine-readable data storage media. The invention provides methods used in the design and identification of ligands of Site II and of modulators of nuclear hormone receptors. The invention provides ligands of Site II, modulators of NHRs, pharmaceutical compositions comprising modulators of NHRs, methods of modulating NHRs, and methods of treating diseases by administering modulators of an NHR. Also provided are methods of designing mutants, mutant NHRs, Site II binding assays, and models of Site II.

Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments provide a device comprising a unitary toroidal hose retractor for use with a pull-out hose, said hose retractor defining a passage there-through having a passage width greater than an outer width of the pull-out hose, an inner portion of a radial cross-section of said hose retractor defining a conic segment having a focal point and a conic segment radius measured from said focal point.

Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments provide a device comprising a unitary toroidal hose retractor for use with a pull-out hose, said hose retractor defining a passage there-through having a passage width greater than an outer width of the pull-out hose, an inner portion of a radial cross-section of said hose retractor defining a conic segment having a focal point and a conic segment radius measured from said focal point.

Abstract: The present invention provides polynucleotides encoding NF-kB-associated polypeptides, fragments and homologues thereof. Also provided are vectors, host cells, antibodies, and recombinant and synthetic methods for producing said polypeptides. The invention further relates to diagnostic and therapeutic methods for applying these NF-kB-associated polypeptides to the diagnosis, treatment, and/or prevention of various diseases and/or disorders related to these polypeptides. The invention further relates to screening methods for identifying agonists and antagonists of the polynucleotides and polypeptides of the present invention.

Abstract: The present invention describes a newly discovered ubiquitin conjugating enzyme homologue, called RATL1d6 herein, and its encoding polynucleotide, isolated and identified from activated T lymphocytes. Also described are expression vectors, host cells, agonists, antagonists, antisense molecules, and antibodies associated with the activity and use of the newly-discovered polynucleotide and/or polypeptide of the present invention. Methods for treating, diagnosing, preventing and screening for disorders related to the expression of the RATL1d6 ubiquitin conjugating enzyme polypeptide are described.