Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of catnip hybrid ‘CR9’. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of catnip hybrid ‘CR9’, and to methods for producing a catnip plant of the present invention by crossing such plants with themselves or with another catnip plant, such as a plant of another genotype, variety, or cultivar. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants.

Abstract: A new and distinct Origanum vulgare cultivar named ‘Eli’ is disclosed, which is characterized by dark green leaves, highly aromatic properties, high carvacrol with white flowers that appear and flower late in the season and about 14 weeks to maturity.

Abstract: The disclosure provides seed, tissue cultures, essential oil extracts, and plants of catnip hybrid ‘CR3’, as well as methods for producing a catnip plants by crossing ‘CR3’plants with themselves or with another catnip plant, such as a plant of another genotype, variety, or cultivar. The disclosure further provides seed, tissue cultures, essential oil extracts, and plants produced by such crossing. Methods of using the plants and extracts as insect repellents and in pet toys, are also provided.

Abstract: The disclosure provides seed, tissue cultures, essential oil extracts, and plants of catnip hybrid ‘CR3’, as well as methods for producing a catnip plants by crossing ‘CR3’plants with themselves or with another catnip plant, such as a plant of another genotype, variety, or cultivar. The disclosure further provides seed, tissue cultures, essential oil extracts, and plants produced by such crossing. Methods of using the plants and extracts as insect repellents and in pet toys, are also provided.

Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of catnip hybrid ‘CR9’. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of catnip hybrid ‘CR9’, and to methods for producing a catnip plant of the present invention by crossing such plants with themselves or with another catnip plant, such as a plant of another genotype, variety, or cultivar. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants.

Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of catnip hybrid ‘CR9’. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of catnip hybrid ‘CR9’, and to methods for producing a catnip plant of the present invention by crossing such plants with themselves or with another catnip plant, such as a plant of another genotype, variety, or cultivar. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants.

Abstract: The disclosure provides seed, tissue cultures, essential oil extracts, and plants of catnip hybrid ‘CR3’, as well as methods for producing a catnip plants by crossing ‘CR3’ plants with themselves or with another catnip plant, such as a plant of another genotype, variety, or cultivar. The disclosure further provides seed, tissue cultures, essential oil extracts, and plants produced by such crossing. Methods of using the plants and extracts as insect repellents and in pet toys, are also provided.

Abstract: The disclosure provides seed, tissue cultures, essential oil extracts, and plants of catnip hybrid ‘CR3’, as well as methods for producing a catnip plants by crossing ‘CR3’ plants with themselves or with another catnip plant, such as a plant of another genotype, variety, or cultivar. The disclosure further provides seed, tissue cultures, essential oil extracts, and plants produced by such crossing. Methods of using the plants and extracts as insect repellents and in pet toys, are also provided.

Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of catnip hybrid ‘CR9’. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of catnip hybrid ‘CR9’, and to methods for producing a catnip plant of the present invention by crossing such plants with themselves or with another catnip plant, such as a plant of another genotype, variety, or cultivar. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants.

Abstract: The invention provides a method, system, and program product for attenuating a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader. In one embodiment, the method includes optimizing a coverage area of an RFID reader.

Abstract: Methods and computer program products for locating devices having a given state by locating a device using an RFID tag associated with the device that responds to queries from an RFID tag reader independently of the state of the device, and determining the state of the device using an RFID tag associated with the device that responds selectively in dependence upon the state of the device. The invention also includes systems for locating devices having a given state. The systems comprise an RFID tag reader for locating a device by reading an RFID tag associated with the device that responds independently of the state of the device, and an RFID tag reader for determining the state of the device by reading an RFID tag associated with the device that responds selectively in dependence upon the state of the device.

Abstract: Methods and computer program products for managing a device connected to a network include querying the device using the network, querying the device using a simulated RFID tag, and querying the device using a suppressible RFID tag to determine status information about the device. A system for managing a device connected to a network comprises means for monitoring status of the device using the network, for receiving status information about the device reported by a simulated RFID tag, and for receiving status information about the device reported by a suppressible RFID tag.

Abstract: Pigment compositions and methods are provided comprising coupling agents. In various embodiments, a pigment is provided comprising titanium dioxide and a coupling agent having the formula: (R?O)(q-n)M(XRm)n wherein M is Ti, Zr, Sn, or Al; X is —CO2, ?PO2, —PO2(OH), ?PO2PO2(OH), or —SO3; m is 1 or 2; n is 1, 2, or 3 and q is 4 when M is Ti, Zr or Sn,or n is 1 or 2and q is 3 when M is Al; R? is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkynyl, alkydiyl, alkyleno, alkanyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, aryl, arylalkyl, arylaryl, aryldiyl, or aryleno; and R is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkynyl, alkydiyl, alkyleno, alkanyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, aryl, arylalkyl, arylaryl, aryldiyl, or aryleno, wherein R comprises a carbon chain of 2 to 30 carbon atoms. The pigment compositions have improved lacing resistance, dispersibility, stability or combinations thereof.

Abstract: Protein detection microarrays are used to specifically detect cytokines and growth factors that are associated with wound healing and with host organism responses to foreign, implanted materials (i.e., biocompatibility). Methods of establishing profiles that can be used in evaluating wound healing and biocompatibility take advantage of such cytokine- and growth factor-specific microarrays, which comprise anti-cytokine and anti-growth factor capture antibodies immobilized onto a solid substrate. The microarrays are produced using a printing buffer optimized for cytokine/growth factor detection. Methods of detecting the cytokines and growth factors also utilize optimized blocking buffers, fluorescent dyes, and immunoassay conditions. Sandwich and direct label fluoroimmunoassays can be carried out with the optimized microarrays.

Abstract: A new and distinct Origanum vulgare plant named ‘Pierre’ is disclosed, characterized by very high essential oil content, high carvacrol content, no flowering, broad plant width, and about 16 weeks to maturity.

Abstract: A new and distinct Origanum vulgare plant named ‘Eli’ is disclosed, which is characterized by dark green leaves, highly aromatic properties, high carvacrol with white flowers that appear and flower late in the season and about 14 weeks to maturity.