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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to method for preparing particles of pyrithione salts, and more specifically to methods of preparing particles of pyrithione salts having non-spherical or non-platelet forms, particularly needle or rod forms, in the presence of ionic surfactants or a com... | {
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1. Field
This invention involves an instrument for precisely measuring visual function in the fovea centralis (macula) area of the retina, and in particular, pathologic incremental changes in foveal (macular) vision caused by age related macular degeneration.
2. Problem
The fovea centralis or macula is the small centra... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention is directed to pyrithione biocides, and more particularly to a biocidal composition displaying an enhanced biocidal effect, comprising an antimicrobially effective combination of pyrithione, pyrithione salt, or pyrithione adduct, and metal ion such as a zinc or copper or ... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to polymers. More particularly, the invention pertains to novel and useful polymers comprising a carbon-oxygen backbone having a dioxycarbon moiety with a plurality of organic groups pendant from the dioxycarbon. The polymers are represented by the following gener... | {
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The present invention relates generally to data transfer and storage technology, and more particularly to masked write operations in memory systems and devices that access memory systems.
Read and write accesses in modern memory systems are typically transacted through transfers of multi-byte blocks of data. When less ... | {
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Pharmaceuticals that are effective against early stage neoplasias comprise an emerging and expanding area of research and potential commercial development. Such pharmaceuticals can delay or arrest development of precancerous lesions into cancers. Each year in the United States alone, untold numbers of people develop pr... | {
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The present invention relates generally to medical devices and methods. More specifically, the invention relates to devices and methods for ablating epicardial tissue to treat cardiac arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a heart beat rhythm disorder (or “cardiac arrhythmia”) in which the... | {
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Approximately 40 million Americans suffer from significant levels of joint stiffness and pain. This stiffness or pain can stem from the cumulative effects of chronic mechanical stress experienced during strenuous athletic activities such as running or swimming. In addition, joint pain may be the result of traumatic inj... | {
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Isoprene (2-methyl-1,3-butadiene) is a volatile hydrocarbon that is insoluble in water and soluble in alcohol. Commercially viable quantities of isoprene can be obtained by direct isolation from petroleum C5 cracking fractions or by dehydration of C5 isoalkanes or isoalkenes (Weissermel and Arpe, Industrial Organic Che... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to contact lenses that are used in treating hyperopia and presbyopia, and more particularly, to contact lenses that are shaped to provide gradual altering of the patient's cornea during continued wear to reshape the cornea to reduce the hyperopic and presbyopic co... | {
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Keeping good digestive health is essential to our overall wellbeing and feeling healthy. Recently there has been developed a great concern among people about proper diet and health. Foods we eat have a vital role in ameliorating and creating bowel diseases. Health care experts consider many of the health problems are r... | {
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Keeping good digestive health is essential to our overall wellbeing and feeling healthy. Recently there has been developed a great concern among people about proper diet and health. Foods we eat have a vital role in ameliorating and creating bowel diseases. Health care experts consider many of the health problems are r... | {
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The present invention relates generally to medical devices and methods. More specifically, the invention relates to devices and methods for stabilizing and ablating body tissues, such as cardiac tissue, to treat various conditions, such as atrial fibillation.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a heart beat rhythm disorder in ... | {
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Expanded foams, particularly polystyrene foams, are widely used in the packaging and construction industries. Unfortunately, flame-retardant polystyrene with acceptable physical properties is difficult to manufacture. Halogenated flame-retardant additives used in flame-retardant polymers can leach out of the foam durin... | {
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Höfle et al. describe the cytotoxic action of the natural substances epothilone A (R=hydrogen) and epothilone B (R=methyl) of the following formula:
in, e.g., Angew. Chem. [Applied Chem.], 1996, 108, 1671-1673. Because of their in-vitro selectivity for breast cell lines and intestinal cell lines and their significantly... | {
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The invention relates to a method for producing powdered pharmaceutical compositions. More specifically, the invention relates to a method for forming dense, substantially solid particles from pharmaceutical compositions, where the particulate compositions are particularly suitable for transdermal particle delivery fro... | {
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Paclitaxel, an anti-microtubule agent extracted from the needles and bark of the Pacific yew tree, Taxus brevifolia, has shown a remarkable anti-neoplastic effect in human cancer in Phase I studies and early Phase II and III trials (Horwitz et al., 1993). This has been reported primarily in advanced ovarian and breast ... | {
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Recent studies have shown that many people will not have saved the amount of money needed for their retirement. According to one recent study on potential shortfalls in retirement income, nearly eight out of ten households will probably have less than half of what they need to retire comfortably. Many people find savin... | {
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The present invention generally relates to a chimeric fibroblast growth factor protein, and in particular, to a chimeric fibroblast growth factor protein which does not have an absolute requirement for heparan sulfate for biological activity. The present invention also relates to nucleic acid molecules encoding such a ... | {
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Over the last several years, wetlands preservation has become a significant priority, with the recognition of the substantial loss of wetlands due to development, and commensurate loss of benefit associated with said wetlands due to weather-driven erosion and development, including loss of habitat, as well as the flood... | {
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I. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to toothbrush carrying cases, toothbrush holders, and particularly to the combination of such devices whereby the combination can both enclose a brush and hold a brush upright without overturning the device.
II. Description of the Prior Art
Many cases made of plastic, al... | {
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The novel gear design disclosed herein fulfills two economically important objectives which have long been of primary concern to gear manufacturers, namely.
1. to provide gears which can be manufactured at high production rates with remarkably reduced costs, and PA1 2. to increase the load-carrying ability of gears wit... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a method of preventing the deformation of a refrigerated gas pipeline which traverses frost-susceptible soil. In particular, the invention pertains to a method utilizing refrigerating-type heat pipes installed below the pipeline to remove heat from the soil without re... | {
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Ovarian Cancer
With an estimated 239 000 new cases in 2012, ovarian cancer is the seventh most common cancer in women, representing 4% of all cancers in women. The fatality rate of ovarian cancer tends to be rather high relative to other cancers of the female reproductive organs, and case fatality is higher in lower-re... | {
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Malignant cancer tumors shed cells which migrate to new tissues and create secondary tumors; a benign tumor does not generate secondary tumors. The process of generating secondary tumors is called metastasis and is a complex process in which tumor cells colonize sites distant from the primary tumor. Tumor metastasis re... | {
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Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by recurrent or persistent hyperglycemia (high blood glucose) and other signs, as distinct from a single disease or condition. Glucose level abnormalities can result in serious long-term complications, which include cardiovascular disease, chronic renal failure, r... | {
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This invention relates to the therapeutic induction of apoptosis in inflammatory cells by introducing into those cells a gene which induces apoptosis (programmed cell death or non-necrotic cell death) in these cells. The Apoptosis-Inducing Gene (which will sometimes be referred to herein as AIG) is driven by a TNFxcex1... | {
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