Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to compositions and methods for providing DNA fragments from an archived sample (e.g., paraffin-embedded and/or fixed-tissue biopsies, etc.). Particular aspects provide methods whereby high yields of DNA are isolated as well as a substantial portion of the DNA consists of long DNA fragments, and where the isolated genomic DNA is free of associated or cross-linked contaminants like proteins, peptides, amino acids or RNA. The methods are facile, cost-effective, and are characterized by high reproducibility and reliability. Particular aspects provide methods for providing DNA fragments derived from an archived sample, wherein the yield of DNA before, for example, an amplification step is at least 20%, and amplicons up to a length of about 1,000 base pairs are amplifiable.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to compositions and methods for providing DNA fragments from an archived sample (e.g., paraffin-embedded and/or fixed-tissue biopsies, etc.). Particular aspects provide methods whereby high yields of DNA are isolated as well as a substantial portion of the DNA consists of long DNA fragments, and where the isolated genomic DNA is free of associated or cross-linked contaminants like proteins, peptides, amino acids or RNA. The methods are facile, cost-effective, and are characterized by high reproducibility and reliability. Particular aspects provide methods for providing DNA fragments derived from an archived sample, wherein the yield of DNA before, for example, an amplification step is at least 20%, and amplicons up to a length of about 1,000 base pairs are amplifiable.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to compositions and methods for providing DNA fragments from an archived sample (e.g., paraffin-embedded and/or fixed-tissue biopsies, etc.). Particular aspects provide methods whereby high yields of DNA are isolated as well as a substantial portion of the DNA consists of long DNA fragments, and where the isolated genomic DNA is free of associated or cross-linked contaminants like proteins, peptides, amino acids or RNA. The methods are facile, cost-effective, and are characterized by high reproducibility and reliability. Particular aspects provide methods for providing DNA fragments derived from an archived sample, wherein the yield of DNA before, for example, an amplification step is at least 20%, and amplicons up to a length of about 1,000 base pairs are amplifiable.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to compositions and methods for providing DNA fragments from an archived sample (e.g., paraffin-embedded and/or fixed-tissue biopsies, etc). Particular aspects provide methods whereby high yields of DNA are isolated as well as a substantial portion of the DNA consists of long DNA fragments, and where the isolated genomic DNA is free of associated or cross-linked contaminants like proteins, peptides, amino acids or RNA. The methods are facile, cost-effective, and are characterized by high reproducibility and reliability. Particular aspects provide methods for providing DNA fragments derived from an archived sample, wherein the yield of DNA before, for example, an amplification step is at least 20%, and amplicons up to a length of about 1,000 base pairs are amplifiable.

Abstract: A load testing apparatus and method has a display unit for the presentation of data that relate to a load test of a telecommunication network. The display includes a graphical user interface with the load test being divided into several test phases and on the graphical user interface functionalities being assigned to these test phases. The load testing apparatus further has a storage device into which user identifiers are enterable, and the functionalities are pooled into groups so that for each identifier there one or more groups of functionalities may be enabled.

Abstract: Configuration of a measurement task on a protocol tester includes displaying a problem field on a display device, the problem field having several network elements of a telecommunication network; graphically activating one of the network elements by a user; displaying different measurement tasks on the display device which are possible with respect to the activated network element; graphically selecting one of the measurement tasks by the user; and entering further parameters for the configuration of the measurement task, proceeding from one level of the network element level by level in lower levels, with the parameters not specified by the user being occupied by standard values.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to compositions and methods for providing DNA fragments from an archived sample (e.g., paraffin-embedded and/or fixed-tissue biopsies, etc). Particular aspects provide methods whereby high yields of DNA are isolated as well as a substantial portion of the DNA consists of long DNA fragments, and where the isolated genomic DNA is free of associated or cross-linked contaminants like proteins, peptides, amino acids or RNA. The methods are facile, cost-effective, an are characterized by high reproducibility and reliability. Particular aspects provide methods for providing DNA fragments derived from an archived sample, wherein the yield of DNA before, for example, an amplification step is at least 20%, and amplicons up to a length of about 1,000 base pairs are amplifiable.

Abstract: A load testing apparatus and method has a display unit for the presentation of data that relate to a load test of a telecommunication network. The display includes a graphical user interface with the load test being divided into several test phases and on the graphical user interface functionalities being assigned to these test phases. The load testing apparatus further has a storage device into which user identifiers are enterable, and the functionalities are pooled into groups so that for each identifier there one or more groups of functionalities may be enabled.

Abstract: Configuration of a measurement task on a protocol tester includes displaying a problem field on a display device, the problem field having several network elements of a telecommunication network; graphically activating one of the network elements by a user; displaying different measurement tasks on the display device which are possible with respect to the activated network element; graphically selecting one of the measurement tasks by the user; and entering further parameters for the configuration of the measurement task, proceeding from one level of the network element level by level in lower levels, with the parameters not specified by the user being occupied by standard values.