Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions. More particularly, the invention relates to formulations of growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) combination compositions which provide stable pharmaceutical compositions without aggregation formation at a desirable pH, and to processes of preparation thereof.

Abstract: A social choice engine is disclosed for eliciting and receiving responses to questions or issues and ranking the responses using the Borda ranking system. The social choice engine provides a user interface to a survey administrator that allows for the defining of the social choice survey. The social choice engine also provides a pick list of possible participants, where the possible participants are members of an online community. To administer the social choice survey, the social choice engine sends electronic notifications to selected participants. The participants respond to the social choice survey through a user interface that includes interactive features. The results of the social choice survey are then displayed to the survey administrator.

Abstract: An interactive exercise device for measuring and displaying exercise performance parameters, the interactive exercise device including a step measuring device that outputs a step signal corresponding to each step walked by a user, a processor for determining a plurality of exercise performance parameters based on the step signals output from the step measuring device, a memory for storing the determined exercise performance parameters, a menu-driven interface display for displaying a plurality of menus, the menus for displaying at least the determined exercise performance parameters, a user input device for operation by the user to select a display of one of the menus on the interface display and to provide input data corresponding to a selected display, and an interface connection for connecting the interactive exercise device to an external computing device, the interface connection supporting an upload of the determined exercise performance parameters from the interactive exercise device to the external co

Abstract: A food preparation utensil has a body, a flexible wiper and a handle. The body has a food-contacting surface bounded by a peripheral edge. The flexible wiper extends outwardly from at least a portion of the peripheral edge. The handle is coupled to the body and extends from the body in a direction that is opposite the food-contacting surface. The body can be inserted into an opening of a container and into contact with a food product in the container.

Abstract: A process for imparting antimicrobial properties to textile fabrics by applying an antimicrobial substance to the fibers from which the textile is woven, knit or constructed. Preferably the antimicrobial substance is applied, prior to weaving, to warp yarns on a slasher or warper or similar coating or finish application device before the warp ends are rolled up onto a loom or section beam. The warp yarns are then woven with fill yarns, not treated with the antimicrobial, into a cloth which is then sold in the loom state or subjected to subsequent finishing. A preferred cloth end use is mattress ticking.