Abstract:
This invention involves the use of a more effective adsorbent to dehydrate ethanol. The most common use for the ethanol is an additive to gasoline. The preferred adsorbent is a type 3A adsorbent that has been ion exchanged with potassium at a level of 0.6. Surprisingly, this adsorbent has a significantly improved resistance to damage by water upset events.
Abstract:
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a diverse and abundant class of ~22-nucleotide (nt) endogenous regulatory RNAs that play a variety of roles in animal cells by controlling gene expression at the posttranscriptional level. Increased miR-181a expression in mature T cells is shown to cause a marked increase in T cell activation and augments T cell sensitivity to peptide antigens. Moreover, T cell blasts with higher miR-181a expression become reactive to antagonists. The effects of miR-181a on antigen discrimination are in part achieved by dampening the expression of multiple negative regulators in the T cell receptor (TCR) signaling pathway, including PTPN22 and the dual specificity phosphatases DUSP5 and DUSP6. This results in a reduction in the TCR signaling threshold, thus quantitatively and qualitatively enhancing T cell sensitivity to antigens.
Abstract:
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a diverse and abundant class of ~22-nucleotide (nt) endogenous regulatory RNAs that play a variety of roles in animal cells by controlling gene expression at the posttranscriptional level. Increased miR-181a expression in mature T cells is shown to cause a marked increase in T cell activation and augments T cell sensitivity to peptide antigens. Moreover, T cell blasts with higher miR-181a expression become reactive to antagonists. The effects of miR-181a on antigen discrimination are in part achieved by dampening the expression of multiple negative regulators in the T cell receptor (TCR) signaling pathway, including PTPN22 and the dual specificity phosphatases DUSP5 and DUSP6. This results in a reduction in the TCR signaling threshold, thus quantitatively and qualitatively enhancing T cell sensitivity to antigens.
Abstract:
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a diverse and abundant class of ~22-nucleotide (nt) endogenous regulatory RNAs that play a variety of roles in animal cells by controlling gene expression at the posttranscriptional level. Increased miR-181a expression in mature T cells is shown to cause a marked increase in T cell activation and augments T cell sensitivity to peptide antigens. Moreover, T cell blasts with higher miR-181a expression become reactive to antagonists. The effects of miR-181a on antigen discrimination are in part achieved by dampening the expression of multiple negative regulators in the T cell receptor (TCR) signaling pathway, including PTPN22 and the dual specificity phosphatases DUSP5 and DUSP6. This results in a reduction in the TCR signaling threshold, thus quantitatively and qualitatively enhancing T cell sensitivity to antigens.
Abstract:
A pressure swing adsorption process for removing light hydrocarbons from a hydrogen stream wherein the process passes the hydrogen stream over a metal organic framework material at a high adsorption pressure, generating an effluent stream with reduced hydrocarbon content. The process then reduces the pressure over the metal organic framework material and releases the hydrocarbon From the material, and generates a stream having hydrocarbons. Further, the process uses multiple adsorption beds comprising the metal organic framework material and cycles the pressures sequentially through the beds to produce a continuous process.
Abstract:
A pressure swing adsorption process for removing light hydrocarbons from a hydrogen stream wherein the process passes the hydrogen stream over a metal organic framework material at a high adsorption pressure, generating an effluent stream with reduced hydrocarbon content. The process then reduces the pressure over the metal organic framework material and releases the hydrocarbon From the material, and generates a stream having hydrocarbons. Further, the process uses multiple adsorption beds comprising the metal organic framework material and cycles the pressures sequentially through the beds to produce a continuous process.
Abstract:
A pressure swing adsorption process using metal organic framework materials is presented for removal of light hydrocarbon compounds from a hydrogen gas stream.
Abstract:
Provided herein is a method for measuring the levels of chronic inflammaging (SCI) of a subject. In some embodiments, the method may comprise measuring the amount of two or more of the proteins CXCL9, TRAIL, IFNG, EOTAXIN and GROA in a sample (e.g., blood serum) from the subject calculating a score based on the weighted amounts of each of those proteins.
Abstract:
This invention involves the use of a more effective adsorbent to dehydrate ethanol. The most common use for the ethanol is an additive to gasoline. The preferred adsorbent is a type 3A adsorbent that has been ion exchanged with potassium at a level of 0.6. Surprisingly, this adsorbent has a significantly improved resistance to damage by water upset events.