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US20130102465 USE OF A NATURAL METABOLITE TO INCREASE CROP PRODUCTION  
Described are compositions and methods to increase bud break in order to increase aspects of one or both of plant vegetative and reproductive growth, by use of a natural metabolite. In particular,...
US20130101795 PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY ON SHRINK FILM  
Provided are methods of preparing a plurality of extrusions, comprising (a) shrinking a transparent first thermoplastic material comprising a plurality of non-transparent marks, (b)...
US20130101614 NOVEL LIVE RECOMBINANT BOOSTER VACCINE AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS  
Embodiments of the invention comprise an improved vaccine for generating an immune response and preventing or treating mycobacterial diseases such as tuberculosis in humans and animals. Embodiments...
US20130101553 INDUCING INACTIVATION OF FIBROGENIC MYOFIBROBLASTS  
Provided are methods of treating fibrotic conditions in a subject and diagnostic methods for determining fibrosis and appropriate treatments for the fibrosis by the identification of specific...
US20130101535 ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE INHIBITORS AS NOVEL DEPIGMENTING AGENTS  
The present invention provides methods and compositions for reducing pigmentation.
US20130101510 METHODS OF TREATING PARKINSON'S DISEASE USING VIRAL VECTORS  
Methods of delivering viral vectors, particularly recombinant AAV virions, to the CNS are provided. Also provided are methods of treating Parkinson's Disease.
US20130100978 HOLE BLOCKING LAYER FOR THE PREVENTION OF HOLE OVERFLOW AND NON-RADIATIVE RECOMBINATION AT DEFECTS OUTSIDE THE ACTIVE REGION  
An (Al,In,B,Ga)N based device including a plurality of (Al,In,B,Ga)N layers overlying a semi-polar or non-polar GaN substrate, wherein the (Al,In,B,Ga)N layers include at least a defected layer, a...
US20130099346 Back-Side Readout Semiconductor Photomultiplier  
This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to semiconductor photomultipliers. In one aspect, a device includes a p-type semiconductor substrate, the p-type semiconductor...
US20130099277 SELECTIVE DRY ETCHING OF N-FACE (Al,In,Ga)N HETEROSTRUCTURES  
A method of selective dry etching of N-face (Al,In,Ga)N heterostructures through the incorporation of an etch-stop layer into the structure, and a controlled, highly selective, etch process....
US20130099202 SUPPRESSION OF RELAXATION BY LIMITED AREA EPITAXY ON NON-C-PLANE (In,Al,B,Ga)N  
An (AlInGaN) based semiconductor device, including one or more (In,Al)GaN layers overlying a semi-polar or non-polar III-nitride substrate or buffer layer, wherein the substrate or buffer employs...
US20130099180 USE OF ALKALINE-EARTH METALS TO REDUCE IMPURITY INCORPORATION INTO A GROUP-III NITRIDE CRYSTAL GROWN USING THE AMMONOTHERMAL METHOD  
Alkaline-earth metals are used to reduce impurity incorporation into a Group-III nitride crystal grown using the ammonothermal method.
US20130099115 MICROFABRICATED HIGH-BANDPASS FOUCAULT APERTURE FOR ELECTRON MICROSCOPY  
A variant of the Foucault (knife-edge) aperture is disclosed that is designed to provide single-sideband (SSB) contrast at low spatial frequencies but retain conventional double-sideband (DSB)...
US20130098153 HIGH RANGE DIGITAL ANGULAR RATE SENSOR BASED ON FREQUENCY MODULATION  
A digital angular rate sensor system based on frequency modulation (FM) of the rotation rate. The new approach relies on tracking of the resonant frequencies of two high-Q mechanical modes of...
8428398 Hand-held portable microarray reader for biodetection  
A hand-held portable microarray reader for biodetection includes a microarray reader engineered to be small enough for portable applications. The invention includes a high-powered light-emitting...
8427813 Hierarchical nanowire composites for electrochemical energy storage  
Provided is a new supercapacitor electrode material, comprising multiple interpenetrating networks of nanowires. More specifically, an interpenetrating network of metal oxide nanowires and an...
8427251 Temperature compensated oscillator including MEMS resonator for frequency control  
Disclosed is an oscillator that relies on redundancy of similar resonators integrated on chip in order to fulfill the requirement of one single quartz resonator. The immediate benefit of that...
8426224 Nanowire array-based light emitting diodes and lasers  
Semiconductor nanowire arrays are used to replace the conventional planar layered construction for fabrication of LEDs and laser diodes. The nanowire arrays are formed from III-V or II-VI compound...
8426041 Carbene metal complexes as OLED materials  
An organic light emitting device having an anode, a cathode and an organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode is provided. In one aspect, the organic layer may be an emissive layer...
8425930 Prebiotic oligosaccharides  
The present invention provides galacto-oligosaccharide compositions that preferentially stimulate growth of specific Bifidobacterium species and subspecies.
8425865 Method of synthesizing pyrite nanocrystals  
A method of synthesizing pyrite nanocrystals is disclosed which in one embodiment includes forming a solution of iron (III) diethyl dithiophosphate and tetra-alkyl-ammonium halide in water. The...
8424560 Multi-valve microfluidic devices and methods  
Multi-valve autoregulatory microfluidic devices and methods are described. The described devices and methods offer improved performance and new means of tuning autoregulatory effects in...
US20130097754 MANDARIN TREE NAMED 'KINNOWLS'  
‘KinnowLS’ is a mid- to late-season maturing (depending on climate) diploid mandarin that combines large-sized fruit of excellent quality and production with low seed content even in mixed pla...
US20130096466 ENERGY AWARE SENSOR MANAGEMENT FOR WEARABLE MEDICAL SYSTEMS OPTIMIZATION  
A sensor system and method configured to take multiple channels of sensors, and based on context and user behavior reflected in the signals, identifies specified channels for sensing according to a...
US20130096418 ARTERIAL BLOOD FLOW AND TRANSIT DELAY MEASUREMENT USING ARTERIAL SPIN LABELING  
Techniques and systems are disclosed for measuring arterial transit delay using pseudo- continuous arterial spin labeling (ASL) with variable TR and interleaved post-labeling delays. In one aspect,...
US20130096210 METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS WITH EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE PORE APERATURES  
The disclosure relates to metal organic frameworks or isoreticular metal organic frameworks, methods of production thereof, and methods of use thereof.
US20130096184 NKX3-1 SARNA AND KLF4 SARNA AND USES THEREOF  
The present disclosure provides compositions, pharmaceutical preparations, kits and methods for increasing expression of a NKX3-1 gene product in a cell by contacting the cell with a small...
US20130096159 INHIBITORS OF HUMAN 12-LIPOXYGENASE  
Disclosed are inhibitors of human 12-lipoxygenase of Formula (I) or (II), wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are as defined herein, that are useful in treating or preventing a 12-lipoxygenase mediated...
US20130096096 VISCOUS BUDESONIDE FOR THE TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATORY DISEASES OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT  
Provided herein are methods for preventing or alleviating the symptoms of and inflammation associated with inflammatory diseases and conditions of the gastrointestinal tract, for example, those...
US20130096095 SMALL-MOLECULE INHIBITORS OF THE ANDROGEN RECEPTOR  
The present invention provides tetrahydropyrvinium (THP), derivatives thereof, benzoxazole compounds, and derivatives thereof. The present invention provides a method of using tetrahydropyrvinium...
US20130095528 BIFIDOBACTERIAL GENE SEQUENCES AND THEIR USE  
This invention provides nucleic acids and proteins involved in oligosaccharide modification in the species Bifidobacteria. The invention provides methods for utilizing the proteins of the invention...
US20130095475 GENES FROM THE 20Q13 AMPLICON AND THEIR USES  
The present invention relates to cDNA sequences from a region of amplification on chromosome 20 associated with disease. The sequences can be used in hybridization methods for the identification of...
US20130095139 BONE MORPHOGENIC PROTEIN BINDING PEPTIDE  
A cyclized peptide designated BMP Binding Peptide (BBP) is a synthetic peptide that avidly binds rhBMP-2, as do endogenous forms of BBP, and sequence conservation between species results in a...
US20130095075 BONE MORPHOGENIC PROTEIN BINDING PEPTIDE  
A cyclized peptide designated BMP Binding Peptide (BBP) is a synthetic peptide that avidly binds rhBMP-2. BBP increases the overall osteogenic activity of rhBMP-2, increases the rate at which...
US20130092821 WIDE-FIELD LENSLESS FLUORESCENT IMAGING ON A CHIP  
An imaging device uses a fiber optic faceplate (FOF) with a compressive sampling algorithm for the fluorescent imaging of a sample over an large field-of-view without the need for any lenses or...
US20130092143 METHODS, WIRES, AND APPARATUS FOR SLICING HARD MATERIALS  
Methods, wires, and apparatus for use in cutting (e.g., slicing) hard, brittle materials is provided. The wire can be a super-abrasive wire that includes a wire core and super-abrasive particles...
PP23532 Nematode resistant grape plant rootstock ‘9407-14’  
Rootstock ‘9407-14’ originated as a single plant from a cross of ‘L6-1’ (Vitis champinii ‘Ramsey’×V. riparia ‘Riparia Gloire’)×V. champinii ‘c9021’. This invention relates to a new and distinct va...
8421455 Pulsed free induction decay nonlinear magneto-optical rotation apparatus  
A magnetometer and concomitant magnetometry method comprising emitting light from a light source, via a pulse generator pulsing light from the light source, directing the pulsed light to an atomic...
8421035 High-resolution microscope using optical amplification  
Systems and methods that enhance the resolution of a microscope in all three spatial dimensions. A microscope system is provided that typically includes a first objective lens (20), an illumination...
8420852 Phospholipase A2 inhibitors and their use in treating neurological injury and disease  
Phospholipase A2 (PLA2) forms are expressed in spinal cord whose inhibition induces a potent antihyperalgesia. PLA2 inhibitor compounds are provided that include a common motif consisting of a...
8420833 Producing biofuels using polyketide synthases  
The present invention provides for a non-naturally occurring polyketide synthase (PKS) capable of synthesizing a carboxylic acid or a lactone, and a composition such that a carboxylic acid or...
8420612 Diabetes treatment methods and drug targets therefor  
Provided are methods of treating insulin resistance or type II diabetes. Disrupting CAP in the macrophage can alter the inflammatory response associated with impaired insulin action and ultimately...
8420318 Microfabricated integrated DNA analysis system  
Methods and apparatus for genome analysis are provided. A microfabricated structure including a microfluidic distribution channel is configured to distribute microreactor elements having copies of...
8419685 Endovascular catheter air block  
This invention is an air block for industrial, medical, and non-medical uses. For example, the air block is connected to the proximal end of a vascular access catheter. The air block is either...
8419661 Upper limb measurement and rehabilitation method and system  
A method for measuring an upper limb reaching capability of a user with an impaired limb is provided. Each upper limb is placed at a default position on a horizontal surface. A target is displayed...
US20130091402 STRONG SINGLE AND MULTIPLE ERROR CORRECTING WOM CODES, CODING METHODS AND DEVICES  
Preferred embodiments of the invention provide WOM coding methods and electronic devices with error correcting codes that provide single, double and triple error correction. Preferred codes of the...
US20130090859 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENOME-SCALE KINETIC MODELING  
Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to the construction, analysis, and characterization of dynamical states of biological networks at the cellular level. Methods are provided for...
US20130090633 OSMOTIC PATCH PUMP  
An osmotic patch pump may include a dry agent on a die-cut piece of film that may exert an osmotic pressure when dissolved by a fluid. A chamber may contain the dry agent and have a chamber wall...
US20130090591 LOCALIZATION OF AGENTS AT A TARGET SITE WITH A COMPOSITION AND AN ENERGY SOURCE  
A method for localizing delivery of an agent to a target site in a subject is provided. The method allows accumulation and/or release of the agent at the target site in the subject through the use...
US20130090256 BIOMARKERS FOR EARLY DETECTION OF OVARIAN CANCER  
Biomarker proteins that can be used in the diagnosis of early-stage ovarian cancer (OC) are described. The biomarker panels not only permit the distinction of patients with ovarian neoplasia...
US20130090213 Exercise-Based Entertainment And Game Controller To Improve Health And Manage Obesity  
Monitoring and rewarding of physical activity are carried out by: (1) receiving a measurement of a physical activity from a sensor; (2) processing the measurement of the physical activity to derive...