Abstract:
A pharmaceutical composition comprising an active agent that causes reduction of the level of systemic immunosuppression in an individual for use in treating a disease, disorder, condition or injury of the CNS that does not include the autoimmune neuroinflammatory disease, relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), is provided. The pharmaceutical composition is for administration by a dosage regimen comprising at least two courses of therapy, each course of therapy comprising in sequence a treatment session followed by an interval session of non-treatment.
Abstract:
Device, system, and method of visual inference by collaborative composition. A method of searching for similar target content-items for a plurality of source content-items, the method implementable on a computing device, comprises: for each of said plurality of source content-items, searching for similar target content-items in a dataset, while taking into account collaborative feedback exchanged among at least some of currently-searched said plurality of source content-items.
Abstract:
A computer implemented method and system for simulating deformation of at least one physical object, the method using a processor to generate steps of: mapping the object using: a mesh of base-shapes, or, basis functions; controlling distortion of the deformation, by constraining or minimizing at least one of: isometric distortion, conformal distortion, and singular values of differentials of the mapping; and displaying the deformation via a display device.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an energy conversion and storage system and a method wherein a battery catholyte composition (e.g., following or during a discharge process) is decomposed by heating to produce a decomposed catholyte and separate an anolyte component therefrom, thereby enabling use of the anolyte component and a remainder of the decomposed catholyte in anodic and cathodic half-cells of an electrochemical energy storage device.
Abstract:
A method of preventing tumor metastasis with the proviso that the tumor is not glioma is provided. The method comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of an inhibitor of synaptojanin 2 (SYNJ2), thereby preventing tumor metastasis. Also, provided is a method of treating cancer. The method comprising, administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of an inhibitor of synaptojanin 2 (SYNJ2) and an inhibitor of a cell surface receptor associated with an onset or progression of cancer, thereby treating cancer.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to novel Ruthenium complexes and related borohydride complexes, and their use for (1) hydrogenation of amides (including polyamides) to alcohols and amines; (2) preparing amides from alcohols with amines (including preparing polyamides (e.g., polypeptides) by reacting dialcohols and diamines or by polymerization of amino alcohols); (3) hydrogenation of esters to alcohols (including hydrogenation of cyclic esters (lactones), cyclic di-esters (di-lactones) or polyesters); (4) hydrogenation of organic carbonates (including polycarbonates) to alcohols and of carbamates (including polycarbamates) or urea derivatives to alcohols and amines; (5) dehydrogenative coupling of alcohols to esters; (6) hydrogenation of secondary alcohols to ketones; (7) amidation of esters (synthesis of amides from esters and amines); (8) acylation of alcohols using esters; (9) coupling of alcohols with water to form carboxylic acids; and (10) dehydrogenation of beta-amino alcohols to form pyrazines. The present invention further relates to novel uses of certain pyridine Ruthenium complexes.
Abstract:
Methods of preventing or treating bacterial infections, including but not limited to Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections, by administering sphingoid long chain bases (LCB) are provided. The invention further relates to the use of sphingoid long chain bases, or pharmaceutical composition comprising same, for the treatment of lung diseases or disorders such as cystic fibrosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Abstract:
This invention is directed to perylene-diimide aromatic dianion compounds, process of preparation and uses thereof. The perylene-diimide aromatic dianion compounds of this invention are stable in aqueous solution and can be used for photofunctional and electron transfer systems in aqueous phase. This invention is also directed to supramolecular polymers derived from perylene-diimide compounds and mixtures thereof, and to uses thereof.
Abstract:
An isolated microorganism that expresses enzymes of the reductive glycine pathway is disclosed. The microorganism is capable of converting formate to pyruvate or glycerate via the formation of glycine and serine. Methods of generating same are further described.
Abstract:
A method of diagnosing Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is disclosed. The method comprising determining a level of miR-218 in a biological sample of a subject, wherein a down-regulation in the miR-218 is indicative of ALS in the subject.