Abstract:
The present invention provides compounds, and compositions comprising these compounds, which have immunomodulatory activity and/or anti-inflammatory activity.
Abstract:
Systems and methods for pricing portfolio allocations of ad deliveries to a plurality of online ads are disclosed. A first set of values is determined, each value of the first set of values representing for an online ad of the plurality of online ads, a bid an advertiser has associated with the online ad. A second set of values is determined, the second set of values representing statistics on variability of payoffs from showing ads. A risk value associated with the publisher is determined. Using a portfolio allocation algorithm, a set of ad delivery allocations associated with the plurality of online ads is determined, and, using a Vickrey-Clarke-Groves mechanism, a set of prices associated with the plurality of online ads is determined, both of which are determined based on the first set of values, the second set of values, and the risk value.
Abstract:
The present invention provides compounds, and compositions comprising these compounds, which have immunomodulatory activity and/or anti-inflammatory activity.
Abstract:
A frost free faucet having a spigot assembly including a drain conduit, a sleeve assembly including an elongated pipe, and a valve assembly. The valve assembly includes a ½ turn valve, a check valve and optionally a pressure relief mechanism. The ½ turn valve includes a rotatable valve element configured with a water passageway and a stationary valve element with one or through holes. The rotatable valve element is circular-shaped and configured with a water passageway in a semicircular portion. The stationary element is a disc shaped configured with one or more through-holes in a semi-circular portion of the stationary valve element. Upon turning the rotatable valve element 180 degrees in a first direction, the water passageway and the one or more through-holes are aligned to an open position and upon turning the rotatable element 180 degrees in a second direction, the water passageway and the one or more through-holes are misaligned to a closed position. Each valve element of the ½ turn valve may be formed from a ceramic material, The check valve is located upstream of the ½ turn valve to prevent the backflow of water from the spigot to the supply line. An optional pressure relief mechanism allows water trapped downstream of the valve assembly to be discharged from the valve assembly.
Abstract:
An antenna system includes first, second and third antennas that are arranged on a substrate. The first, second and third antennas include an arc-shaped element having a concave side and a convex side and a conducting element that extends substantially radially from a center of said concave side.
Abstract:
The fast and convenient usage of clean and pure oxygen supply devices will meet the requirements of medical application and special environment safety issues. The electrochemical oxygen concentration is a device by using an electrochemical reactor of one electrode of oxygen reduction and another electrode of oxygen generation. The operation of electrochemical reactor can achieve the easy control of air oxygen from one side to another side of this thin mask structure and the materials, design and engineering of this electrochemical oxygen concentration is workable for medical application.
Abstract:
An antenna system comprises first, second, and third antennas that are arranged on a printed circuit board (PCB) and that include an arc-shaped element having a concave side and a convex side, and a conducting element that extends substantially radially from a center of the concave side.
Abstract:
An antenna system comprises first, second, and third antennas that are arranged on a printed circuit board (PCB) and that include an arc-shaped element having a concave side and a convex side. A conducting element extends substantially radially from a center of the concave side. A U-shaped element has a base portion with a center that communicates with the conducting element and two side portions that extend from ends of the base portion towards the concave side.
Abstract:
Novel compounds are provided which are 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type I inhibitors. 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type I inhibitors are useful in treating, preventing, or slowing the progression of diseases requiring 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type I inhibitor therapy. These novel compounds have the structure: or stereoisomers or prodrugs or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein W, L, R3, R3a, R3b and R4 are defined herein.
Abstract:
The present invention provides methods of designing PCR primers that allow the efficient and simultaneous amplification of a large number of different desired DNA fragments in a single multiplex PCR and minimize the formation of nonspecific extensions of undesired DNA fragments. The present invention allows a multiplex PCR to use at least 50 pairs of primers and produce at least 50 DNA fragments of interest. The present invention significantly broadens the application of multiplex PCR in the identification of multiple genes related to multifactorial diseases, the genome-scale detection of genetic alterations, the studies in large-scale pharmacogenetic reactions, the genotyping genetic polymorphism in a large population, the gene expression profiling in various samples, and high throughput genotyping technologies.