An optical pulse stretcher and a mathematical algorithm for the detailed calculation of its design and performance is disclosed. The optical pulse stretcher has a plurality of optical cavities, having multiple optical reflectors suchthat an optical path length in each of the optical cavities is different. The optical pulse stretcher also has a plurality of beam splitters, each of which intercep...

(51) Int. Cl. A61B 5100 A61B 8100 A61B 10100 (2006.01) (2006.01) (2006.01) (52) U.S. Cl. USPC ............ 424/9.6; 424/1.11; 424/1.65; 424/9.1 ( 58) Field of Classification Search USPC ............ 424/1.11, 1.65, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 424/9.6; 534/550; 540/450; 546/1, 152, 546/184, 249; 548/100, 146, 215, 300.1, 548/400, 950; 549/1, 200; 568/300, 700 See application file for complete searc...

A method for selecting the most effective arthropod repellent from stereoisomers of a compound, involving testing each stereoisomer of the compound for its effectiveness as an arthropod repellent against an arthropod of a particular genus and species, comparing the test results and selecting the most effective arthropod repellent stereoisomer from the stereoisomers of the compound, wherein the ...

Mammalian signal peptides can be used to aid in the secretion of mammalian proteins that are normally not secreted. By inactivating signals normally present in the 3' UTRs of mRNAs encoding proteins that are normally not secreted from mammalian cells, the proportion of such mRNA molecules directed to free and cytoskeletal bound polysomes can be reduced. Inventors: Hesketh; John Edward (Newcastl...

Methods for expressing a heteromeric taste receptor that responds to umami taste stimuli are provided. These methods comprise the co-expression of T1R1 and T1R3 nucleic acid sequences in a host cell that desirably also expresses a G protein that couples therewith, e.g., G.sub..alpha.15 and G.sub..alpha.16 or gustducin. In preferred embodiments, the host cells will be mammalian cells or Xenopus ...

A Mixed Media Reality (MMR) system and associated techniques are disclosed. The MMR system provides mechanisms for forming a mixed media document that includes media of at least two types (e.g., printed paper as a first medium and digital content and/or web link as a second medium). In one embodiment, an MMR document is retrieved based on recognition of a paper document. Responsive to a compari...

(57) ABSTRACT Methods for diagnosis of Kawasaki disease (KD) are dis closed. In particular, the invention relates to the use of biom arkers for aiding diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of KD, and more speci?cally to biomarkers that can be used to dis tinguish KD from other in?ammatory diseases, including infectious illness and acute febrile illness.