Abstract: A medical apparatus has a base portion shaped and configured to engage a proximal portion of a user's limb, a mobile portion shaped and configured to engage a distal portion of the user's limb, and a motor assembly configured to selectively rotate the mobile portion relative to the base portion. Related methods are disclosed herein.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel antibody which selectively binds to the disease associated form of prion protein (PrPSc) under native conditions and the use thereof in methods of prion disease detection, therapy and disease research in general.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of playing a card game using a deck of cards divided into a plurality of player-specific suits, wherein each card in a suit has an associated point-value. A different suit is assigned to each player. A player-specific card earns points for any player, but may earn more points if it belongs to a player's assigned suit. In some versions of the game, the game is complete after one hand. Preferably, however, ten hands are played but only the highest three hand scores of each player are considered. In this version, the player with the highest three hand scores is the winner, much like the scoring system used in surf, skate, and snowboard contests.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a process for producing erythritol that includes using an aqueous carbohydrate source that meets the requirements of 7 C.F.R. 205.102 (2002), and at least one other component that meets the requirements of 7 C.F.R. 205.605 (2002), to produce a media, and fermenting the media in the presence of a fermentation microorganism, in a fermenter that has been sterilized by indirect heating, or direct heating followed by a flush that removes chemical residue. The erythritol produced by the process may be referred to, or certified, as an organic erythritol. The disclosure also relates to a process for producing an erythritol-containing broth.