Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for assessing wireless communication quality in a communications network, in which a network application broadcasts reporting criteria to base stations in the network that requests reporting of RF signal strength from powered RF devices, and the base stations send messages to RF devices to request the RF devices to RF quality information according to the reporting criteria. The base station sends reported RF quality information to the network application, which processes the reported information to provide an assessment of RF network quality for all or a subset of the RF coverage areas served by the network.

Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for assessing wireless communication quality in a communications network, in which a network application broadcasts reporting criteria to base stations in the network that requests reporting of RF signal strength from powered RF devices, and the base stations send messages to RF devices to request the RF devices to RF quality information according to the reporting criteria. The base station sends reported RF quality information to the network application, which processes the reported information to provide an assessment of RF network quality for all or a subset of the RF coverage areas served by the network.

Abstract: A wireless network that broadcasts a message from a telecommunication system to mobile stations associated with the wireless network is provided. The wireless network includes one or more mobile switching centers, one or more base stations, and one or more mobile stations. In various embodiments, the telecommunication system may include an emergency alert system and/or a public switched telephone network along with the wireless network. The message may include a presidential message, a local area message, a state message, a national information center message, a weather news report, a headline news report, a traffic news reports, or a promotional advertisement. Several methods for broadcasting the message in a wireless network are provided.

Abstract: A wireless network that broadcasts a message from a telecommunication system to mobile stations associated with the wireless network is provided. The wireless network includes one or more mobile switching centers, one or more base stations, and one or more mobile stations. In various embodiments, the telecommunication system may include an emergency alert system and/or a public switched telephone network along with the wireless network. The message may include a presidential message, a local area message, a state message, a national information center message, a weather news report, a headline news report, a traffic news reports, or a promotional advertisement. Several methods for broadcasting the message in a wireless network are provided.

Abstract: The present invention provides hetero-oligomers of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) as novel drug targets, cells expressing endogenous hetero-oligomers of GPCRs, and cells transfected with GPCRs that express GPCRs capable of forming hetero-oligomers of GPCRs. These cells are useful for evaluating the activity of known and putative receptor ligands including but not limited to drugs, hormones, neurotransmitters, cytokines and related agonists and antagonists.

Abstract: A method for the prevention of a patient's fibroproliferative vasculopathy following vascular injury or a vascular surgical operation. The method includes administering to the patient an agonist specific for at least one somatostatin (SST) receptor showing an increased expression in the patient's vascular wall subsequent to injury or operation, the administering being carried out for one to two weeks after the injury or surgical operation.