摘要:
A gas sampling system utilizing a pair of parallel sonic orifices. One of the orifices is connected to a source of filtered, heated samples. The second, larger orifice is connected to a source of dilution gas. A vacuum pump maintains a substantial vacuum behind the orifices, thus assuring critical flow therethrough. The sample and diffusion gas are mixed behind the orifices and transported under partial vacuum for analysis. The dew point of the sample is affected by both the ratio of the diameter of orifices and the degree of vacuum transporting the gas mixture. As such, the dew point can be varied indefinitely by any reasonable combination of orifice ratio and vacuum pump strength.
摘要:
The present invention provides methods for diagnosing mental disorders such as mood disorders, including bipolar disorder I and II and major depression. The invention also provides methods of identifying modulators of such mental disorders as well as methods of using these modulators to treat patients suffering from such mental disorders.
摘要:
Disclosed herein is a composite core die comprising a reusable core die; and a disposable core die; wherein the disposable core die is in physical communication with the reusable core die; and further wherein surfaces of communication between the disposable core die and the reusable core die serve as barriers to prevent the leakage of a slurry that is disposed in the composite core die.
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The present invention provides compositions, kits, assemblies, libraries, arrays, and high throughput methods for large scale structural and functional characterization of gene expression regulatory elements in a genome of an organism, especially in a human genome. In one aspect of the invention, an array of expression constructs is provided, each of the expression constructs comprising: a nucleic acid segment operably linked with a reporter sequence in an expression vector such that expression of the reporter sequence is under the transcriptional control of the nucleic acid segment, the nucleic acid segment varying in the library and having a diversity of at least 50. The nucleic acid segments can be a large library of gene expression regulatory elements such as transcriptional promoters. The present invention can have a wide variety of applications such as in personalized medicine, pharmacogenomics, and correlation of polymorphisms with phenotypic traits.
摘要:
A device for measuring near forward scatter caused by particulate matter in a fluid is disclosed. The device comprises, according to various embodiments, a transceiver and a reflector. The transceiver includes a light source and a detector. The reflector is positioned opposite the transceiver so that at least a portion of the fluid is present between the transceiver and the reflector. The reflector includes a front portion facing the transceiver. Optical energy from the light source incident upon the reflector is reflected towards the transceiver as a return beam of optical energy, wherein the detector senses primarily optical energy of the return beam that is scattered over a range of near forward angles by particulate matter in the fluid.
摘要:
The present invention provides methods for diagnosing mental disorders (e.g., psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia and mood disorders such as major depression disorder and bipolar disorder). The invention also provides methods of identifying modulators of such mental disorders as well as methods of using these modulators to treat patients suffering from such mental disorders.
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The present invention is directed towards a powdered dietary supplement formulation consisting essentially of a combination of freeze-dried fruits, vegetables and spices, wherein the formulation is prepared as a drink, tablet or capsule. The tablet may also be in chewable form.
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Niobium, Nb, is refined from FeNb by electron beam melt refining. The amount of the impurities in the FeNb which form suboxides with oxygen is optionally determined. Sufficient oxygen is added to form oxides with these impurities. The electron beam melt refining process is carried out at a sufficiently high temperature and under a sufficiently low vacuum so that the impurities are removed as oxides from the liquid Nb and the purified Nb is recovered. Preferably the oxygen is added as an oxygen-containing compound such as Nb.sub.2 O.sub.5. The recovered Nb can be subjected to additional electron beam melt refining cycles to obtain the desired purity.
摘要翻译:铌Nb通过电子束熔融精炼从FeNb中精制而成。 任选地测定与氧形成低氧化物的FeNb中杂质的量。 加入足够的氧以形成具有这些杂质的氧化物。 电子束熔融精炼工艺在足够高的温度和足够低的真空下进行,使得杂质作为氧化物从液体Nb中除去并且纯化的Nb被回收。 优选地,氧作为含氧化合物例如Nb 2 O 5加入。 回收的Nb可以进行额外的电子束熔炼精炼循环以获得所需的纯度。
摘要:
A improved Type S or reverse type pitot tube has two conduit legs which are mirror images of one another. Each conduit leg has an input portion having a pressure port therein, a support portion and a connecting portion connected between the input portion and the support portion. The support portion and the connecting portion lie in one plane which plane is substantially perpendicular to a centerline through the input portions. The conduit legs are shaped and oriented relative to one another so that the pressure ports of the input portions of the first and second conduits are collinear and when placed in a conduit, the pitot tube will be symmetrical in a yaw plane and both symmetrical and non-interfering in a pitch plane. The first and second conduits are spaced apart over at least a portion of their length to define an opening adjacent the input portions which opening is at least 3 times wider and deeper than the input portions. With this pitot tube the errors in flow measurement which result from the pitch angle flow are negligible in most cases and never result in a low biased reading.