Abstract:
The embodiments disclose a method including creating a blunt rolling device for rolling blunt smoking products, rolling a wrapper on a wrapper roller tube to create a blunt wrapper tube with a glass tip, tamping smoking material into the blunt wrapper tube at a user defined density, twisting, cutting and tucking wrapper excess into the glass tip, and controlling the operations of the blunt rolling device using a computer, wireless communications and a blunt rolling method and device program for sequencing processes, operating solenoid drive motors and humidity and temperature devices of a smoking material humidor, adjusting settings of devices using predetermined data stored in digital memory devices and accessed using digital processors.
Abstract:
An automated system captures multiple digital images of a sample, from different viewing areas of the sample. The images are analyzed and a test result may be reported based on the count of cells in all of the digital images. The system may be especially applicable to the testing of samples having low cell concentrations, as the variability between tests may be reduced as compared with a system that bases its test results on only a single image of the sample. The system may count the cells in a first digital image of the sample, and may capture or analyze one or more additional digital images only when it is recognized that additional measurements are needed to ensure adequate accuracy and repeatability of the test.
Abstract:
A multi-die memory package may have separate chip enable inputs for the respective memory dice. Individual chip enable inputs may be separated by other chip connections such as power and ground. The memory dice may include multiple chip enable inputs to allow easy wire bonding of the individual chip enable inputs to a die without requiring any jumpers within the package. Circuitry may be included so that undriven chip enable inputs are masked and driven chip enable inputs may be propagated to the memory die to enable memory accesses while a single chip enable input is only connected to the capacitance of a single bonding pad.
Abstract:
Rapid and uniform temperature changes in the wells of a microplate or any thin-walled plate that contains an array of reaction wells, or in the channels of a multi-channel microfluidics device, are achieved by the use of a thermal block with thermoelectric heating/cooling elements built into the block, or by the use of a thermal block with wedges protruding from its lower surface, with thermoelectric elements placed in surface contact with the angled sides of each wedge.
Abstract:
A variety of low molecular weight, guanidino-containing molecules capable of acting as MC4-R agonists are provided. The compounds are useful in treating MC4-R mediated diseases. The compounds have the structure of Formulas (IA), (IB), or (IC): where the values of the variable are defined herein.
Abstract:
A variety of small molecule, guanidine-containing molecules capable of acting as MC4-R agonists are provided. The compounds are useful in treating MC4-R mediated diseases when administered to subjects. The compounds have the structures VA, VB, VIIA and VIIB where the values of the variables are defined herein.
Abstract:
Semi-synthetic glycopeptides that have antibacterial activity are based on modifications of the desmethyl-vancomycin scaffold, in particular, acylation of the amino substituent on the amino-substituted sugar moiety on this scaffold with certain acyl groups; and/or conversion of the acid moiety on the macrocyclic ring of this scaffolds to certain substituted amides. In addition, compounds of the invention include desmethyl-vancomycin scaffolds on which the acid moiety on the macrocyclic ring is converted to certain substituted amides and the amino substituent on the amino-substituted sugar moiety is alkylated with certain alkyl groups. Also provided are methods for synthesis of the compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, and methods of use of the compounds for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, especially bacterial infections.
Abstract:
A variety of low molecular weight, guanidino-containing molecules capable of acting as MC4-R agonists are provided. The compounds are useful in treating MC4-R mediated diseases. The compounds have the structure of Formulas (IA), (IB), or (IC): where the values of the variable are defined herein.
Abstract:
Antimicrobial compounds are provided having the formula (Q): as well as tautomers, stereoisomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters or prodrugs thereof; pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds; methods of treating bacterial infections by the administration of such compounds; and processes for the preparation of the compounds.
Abstract:
Antimicrobial macrolide and ketolide compounds are provided having formulas XII: as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters or prodrugs thereof; pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds; methods of treating bacterial infections by the administration of such compounds; and processes for the preparation of the compounds.