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Embodiments are directed to portable infusion devices, systems, and methods of using the same for dispensing materials. In some cases, the devices, systems and methods may be used for infusing a material such as medicament, e.g., insulin, into a body in need thereof.
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Analyte monitoring systems and methods that make interstitial fluid from a patient's body available to one or more sensors disposed outside the patient's body. The monitoring systems and methods may be used in conjunction with medicament dispensing systems and methods in order to provide a feedback loop for continuous sensing of analyte levels and corresponding dispensing of medicament based on sensed analyte levels. Dispensing or pumping systems or portions thereof may be used to move a patient's interstitial fluid into communication with the one or more sensors.
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This disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for energy production from at least one of electron-mediated nuclear reaction and single-element nuclear reaction, wherein a reactive nuclei fuel is loaded into a reactor. The fuel includes one or more reactive nuclei. To maintain a chain reaction, the fuel structure has a multiplication factor of energetic electrons larger than one. A chain reaction is initiated and/or periodically re-initiated in the fuel.
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This application describes miRNAs that may be used as serum or plasma biomarkers for characterizing prostate disease in a patient. These miRNA biomarkers may be used alone or in combination with other markers for the diagnosis, prognosis, or monitoring of diseases such as prostate cancer.
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The present invention concerns methods and compositions for identifying genes or genetic pathways modulated by miR-20a, using miR-20a to modulate a gene or gene pathway, using this profile in assessing the condition of a patient and/or treating the patient with an appropriate miRNA.
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The invention provides a method of selecting a nebuliser device to be used to deliver a vaccine comprising selecting a nebuliser capable of producing a plurality of vaccine particles having the following particle droplet size distribution: (i) Dv10: 2.0+/−0.2 μm (ii) Dv50: 5.0+/−0.5 μm (iii) Dv90: 10.0+/−1.0 μm (iv) a mean mass aerodynamic diameter (MMAD) of 4.5 to 8.0 μm This allows the selection of, for example, commercially available nebulisers, previously used for drug delivery, for vaccine delivery. This considerably reduces the work required to identify suitable nebulisers. Nebulisers identified by the methods of the invention are also claimed.
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Methods for protecting gate stacks during fabrication of semiconductor devices and semiconductor devices fabricated from such methods are provided. In an embodiment, a method for fabricating a semiconductor device comprises forming a gate stack comprising a first gate stack-forming layer overlying a semiconductor substrate and forming first sidewall spacers about sidewalls of the gate stack. After the step of forming the first sidewall spacers, a portion of the first gate stack-forming layer is exposed. The exposed portion is anisotropically etched using the gate stack and the first sidewall spacers as an etch mask. Second sidewall spacers are formed adjacent the first sidewall spacers after the step of anisotropically etching.
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Methods for fabricating semiconductor devices using thermal gradient-inducing films are provided. One method comprises providing a substrate having a first region and a second region and forming a film overlying the second region and exposing the first region. The substrate is subjected to a thermal process wherein the film induces a predetermined thermal gradient between the first region and the second region.
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According to a method for fabricating a stress enhanced MOS device having a channel region at a surface of a semiconductor substrate, first and second trenches are etched into the semiconductor substrate, the first trench having a first side surface, and the second trench having a second side surface. The first and second side surfaces are formed astride the channel region. The first and second side surfaces are then oxidized in a controlled oxidizing environment to thereby grow an oxide region. The oxide region is then removed, thereby repositioning the first and second side surfaces closer to the channel region. With the first and second side surfaces repositioned, the first and second trenches are filled with SiGe.
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A lookup table for searching for a longest prefix match for a key is disclosed. The lookup table provides a match for a key in a single search cycle. The number of matches stored in the lookup table is maximized by storing each match in only one location in the lookup table. The binary tree is divided into a plurality of levels and each level has a plurality of subtrees. A subtree descriptor stored for a subtree includes a field for each node in the subtree. The state of the field indicates whether an entry for the node is stored in the table. The bit vector allows indexing of the single match stored for the key.