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Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150285905 | SUB-NYQUIST RADAR PROCESSING USING DOPPLER FOCUSING - A method includes receiving a signal, which includes reflections of multiple pulses from one or more targets ( | 10-08-2015 |
20150155068 | CELLULOSE CAPUSULES - The present invention provides a composition having an interior hydrophobic space encapsulated by at least one non-derivatized cellulose molecular layer surrounded by a hydrophilic medium. The invention also provides methods for making an oil-in-water dispersion or water-in-oil dispersion by mixing a hydrophilic medium, a hydrophobic composition and non-derivatized cellulose solution in an ionic liquid or pure non-derivatized cellulose hydrogel. | 06-04-2015 |
20150050247 | Natural Tissue-Derived Decellularized Matrix and Methods of Generating and Using Same - Decellularized tissue-derived extracellular matrices (ECM) and methods of generating and using same are provided. The method of generating a decellularized matrix includes the steps of: (a) subjecting the tissue to washes and a hypertonic buffer; (b) subjecting the tissue to an enzymatic proteolytic digestion with an enzyme such as trypsin; and (c) removing all cellular components from the tissue using a detergent solution which includes Triton-X-100 and ammonium hydroxide. Specifically, there is provided a decellularized myocardium-derived matrix which is completely devoid of all cellular components and hence non-immunogenic in a subject, exhibits suitable structural and mechanical properties for cardiac tissue engineering or replacement therapy of damaged cardiac tissue, and is capable of remodeling upon seeding of cells. | 02-19-2015 |
20140370074 | ADHERING COMPOSITION AND METHODS OF APPLYING THE SAME - A method of in-situ adhering comprising providing pre-gel that comprises a mixture of at least one phenol-based compound and at least one water miscible polymer selected from at least one of a naturally existing form of a carbohydrate, a synthetically prepared form of carbohydrate and a salt of an anionic polysaccharide; spreading a layer of the pre-gel onto a first surface; adding a solid support, comprising at least one cross linking agent capable of interacting with the water miscible polymer to the pre-gel; and allowing the pre-gel to cure and adhere onto the first surface. | 12-18-2014 |
20140322801 | OPTICAL IMAGING BASED ON VISCOELASTIC FOCUSING - An apparatus arranged for examining particles, comprising: a cartridge having at least one microchannel, a viscoelastic fluid flowing in the microchannel, the fluid comprising a suspension of particles, thereby effecting alignment of the particles in at least one-dimensional array parallel to the fluid flow, and an optical magnifying means generating an image of the particles in the microchannel. | 10-30-2014 |
20140321805 | ULTRA-FLAT PLASMONIC OPTICAL HORN ANTENNA - An optical device includes a substrate, a metallic layer, a dielectric filling and a light collection element. The substrate has first and second opposite surfaces, and has a funnel-shaped cavity between a first aperture on the first surface and a second aperture on the second surface. The metallic layer covers an inner wall of the funnel-shaped cavity. The dielectric filling is disposed over the metallic layer and fills the funnel-shaped cavity. The light collection element is coupled to the second aperture, and is configured to collect light that impinges on the first aperture and is directed to the second aperture by the metallic layer and dielectric filling. | 10-30-2014 |
20140307999 | CHARGE-DISCHARGE ELECTRO-OPTICAL MICRORING MODULATOR - An apparatus includes an optical ring resonator, first and second optical couplers, and control circuitry. The first optical coupler is configured to modulate an input optical signal traversing an optical waveguide, by tuning cross-coupling of energy between the optical waveguide and the ring resonator with a first variable coupling coefficient. The second optical coupler is configured to tune cross-coupling of energy between the ring resonator and an auxiliary optical signal, different from the input optical signal, with a second variable coupling coefficient. The control circuitry is configured to modulate the first coupling coefficient with a first control signal so as to modulate the input optical signal, and to modulate the second coupling coefficient with a second control signal, so as to retain a constant electrical-field complex envelope in the ring resonator. | 10-16-2014 |
20140257165 | DEVICE FOR PREVENTION OF SHUNT STENOSIS - A method and a kit for the prevention of venous stenosis associated with the use of hemodialysis AV shunts. The kit may use a bifurcated needle for providing access to the shunt or blood vessel. One of the arms is used for returning the blood to the subject after dialysis treatment, while the other arm is used for inserting a device for cleaning the vein, the device being either an autonomous crawling device, or a passive tethered device moved down the vein by the blood flow. The autonomous crawling device may be a series of sequentially inflatable chambers, the stenosis being cleared by pressure from the outer walls of the chambers when inflated and moved. The passive device may be an element having a flexible disc-like structure, whose flexible peripheral edge slides along the inner walls of the blood vessel, compressing or clearing the material attached thereto. | 09-11-2014 |
20140160883 | FREQUENCY-DOMAIN BEAMFORMING - A method includes receiving from multiple transducers respective signals including reflections of a transmitted signal from a target. An image of the target is produced irrespective of sparsity of the received signals, by computing transducer-specific frequency-domain coefficients for each of the received signals, deriving, from the transducer-specific frequency-domain coefficients, beamforming frequency-domain coefficients of a beamformed signal in which the reflections received from a selected direction relative to the transducers are emphasized, and reconstructing the image of the target at the selected direction based on the beamforming frequency-domain coefficients. | 06-12-2014 |
20140142429 | ULTRASOUND GUIDED ROBOT FOR FLEXIBLE NEEDLE STEERING - A robotic system for flexible needle steering under ultrasound imaging. A robot is used to steer the needle along a predetermined curved trajectory by maneuvering the needle base. The needle tip position is detected by an ultrasound sensor and the tracking error of the needle tip from a predetermined needle path is input to a controller which solves the inverse kinematic based on the needle position, and the needle and tissue properties. The control algorithm uses a novel method to detect the elastic properties of the tissue by analyzing tissue motion at the region in front of the needle tip. The inverse kinematic solution may be performed on a model of the needle as a flexible beam having laterally connected virtual springs to simulate lateral forces exerted by the tissue elasticity. The system is able to direct the needle to a target within the tissue while circumventing forbidden regions. | 05-22-2014 |
20140113358 | Systems and Methods for Focusing Particles - Provided is a method of focusing particles. The method includes: providing a suspension of the particles in a suspending medium; and flowing the suspension along a channel, such that the flowing suspension occupies a certain volume that has at least one cross-sectional dimension smaller than 100 μm. The suspending medium has such viscoelastic properties, that flowing the suspension in the channel directs at least some of the particles towards a focus region, enclosed in said certain volume. | 04-24-2014 |
20130236503 | SCAFFOLD FOR GROWING NEURONAL CELLS AND TISSUE - The present invention provides a composition based on poly- | 09-12-2013 |
20130234098 | Memory Diodes - A memory cell ( | 09-12-2013 |
20130233799 | FILTRATION MODULE - The present invention provides a filtration module having at least one membrane layer and a spacer layer, wherein the spacer includes: a polymeric matrix; and a biocide physically embedded into or attached to the polymeric matrix. Moreover, the invention provides a method for reducing the concentration of bacteria in water, by contacting water with the filtration module. | 09-12-2013 |
20130230601 | ISOLATED MESENCHYMAL PROGENITOR CELLS AND EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PRODUCED THEREBY - Provided are methods of isolating an extracellular matrix from mesenchymal progenitor cells which are characterized by a reduced differentiation ability into an adipogenic lineage as compared to adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells. Also provide isolated extracellular matrix and hybrid devices comprising electrospun elements and extracellular matrix which can be used for various tissue regeneration, repair and reconstruction surgeries. | 09-05-2013 |
20130220830 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL OF PH AND IONIC STRENGTH - Apparatuses and methods for controlling ionic strength and/or pH of a solution are provided. | 08-29-2013 |
20130204127 | QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF NEOVASCULARIZATION - Systems and methods using contrast enhanced ultrasound imaging for quantitative assessment of neovascularization, such as within a tumor or a plaque. The contrast agent moves in small blotches rather than in continuous flow, but image processing methods enable the detection and quantification of the blood flow, even in the tiny blood vessels of the vasculature tree. The image processing includes compensation for motion of the tissue arising from body movement. The position and extent of the discrete positions of contrast material may be accumulating during a complete heart cycle onto a single 2D image, to enable an indication of a vascular tree based on this local accumulated image. Dynamic processing (DP) of the discrete positions of contrast material enables a complete vascular tree to be obtained. The neovascularization is quantified by the ratio of its total area to that of the plaque in which the neovascularization has grown. | 08-08-2013 |
20130198906 | NUCLEIC ACID CONSTRUCT FOR INCREASING ABIOTIC STRESS TOLERANCE IN PLANTS - Provided are nucleic acid constructs which comprise a polynucleotide encoding adenosine phosphate-isopentenyltransferase (IPT) operably linked to a stress-related promoter. Also provided are host cells transformed with the nucleic acid constructs, transgenic plants expressing the IPT coding sequence under the transcriptional regulation of a stress-related promoter and methods of using same for increasing abiotic stress tolerance of a plant, and biomass of plants under stress or normal conditions. | 08-01-2013 |
20130189284 | ANTIBODIES WITH T-CELL RECEPTOR LIKE SPECIFICITY TOWARDS NATIVE COMPLEXES OF MHC CLASS II AND DIABETES-ASSOCIATED AUTOANTIGENIC PEPTIDES - Provided are isolated complexes comprising a major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II and a type I diabetes-associated autoantigenic peptide, the isolated complex having a structural conformation which enables isolation of a high affinity entity which comprises an antigen binding domain capable of specifically binding to a native conformation of a complex composed of the MHC class II and the type I diabetes-associated autoantigenic peptide; and isolated high affinity entities comprising an antigen binding domain capable of specifically binding the complex, wherein the isolated high affinity entity does not bind to the MHC class II in an absence of the diabetes-associated autoantigenic peptide, wherein the isolated high affinity entity does not bind to the diabetes-associated autoantigenic peptide in an absence of the MHC class II; and methods and kits using same for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. | 07-25-2013 |
20130187682 | SUB-NYQUIST SAMPLING OF SHORT PULSES - A method for signal processing includes accepting an analog signal, which consists of a sequence of pulses ( | 07-25-2013 |
20130187123 | FIELD EMISSION DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A field-emission device is disclosed. The device comprises a solid state structure formed of a crystalline material and an amorphous material, wherein an outer surface of the solid state structure is substantially devoid of the amorphous material, and wherein a p-type conductivity of the crystalline material is higher at or near the outer surface than far from the outer surface. | 07-25-2013 |
20130185307 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF SUPERVISED LEARNING OF SEMANTIC RELATEDNESS - A method of evaluating a semantic relatedness of terms. The method comprises providing a plurality of text segments, calculating, using a processor, a plurality of weights each for another of the plurality of text segments, calculating a prevalence of a co-appearance of each of a plurality of pairs of terms in the plurality of text segments, and evaluating a semantic relatedness between members of each the pair according to a combination of a respective the prevalence and a weight of each of the plurality of text segments wherein a co-appearance of the pair occurs. | 07-18-2013 |
20130171116 | OPTICALLY SENSITIVE CELL NETWORK - A neural network is disclosed. The neural network comprises a plurality of optogenetically modified neural cells being three-dimensionally distributed in a hydrogel medium and being disconnected from any solid support having a shear modulus above 1 GPa. | 07-04-2013 |
20130164860 | AFFINITY METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS EMPLOYING ELECTRONIC CONTROL OF PH - Methods and apparatuses for detection of target molecules are provided. | 06-27-2013 |
20130158464 | SELF CLEANING SHUNT - A self cleaning inlet head for use on a shunt. The head has a tube with openings disposed in predetermined positions in its wall, and a cleaning element installed inside the tube. The cleaning element may comprise a central shaft with a number of bristles protruding therefrom, preferably in locations substantially identical to the positions of the openings in the wall of the tube. Mutual vibratory motion between the cleaning element and the tube causes at least some of the bristles to enter the openings, thereby keeping them clear, and preventing tissue growth into them. The vibratory motion may be generated by the action of an external field on a responsive part of the cleaning element, such as an external magnetic field operating on a magnetic or magnetized part of the cleaning element or the bristles. Alternatively, the external field may be an ultrasound field operating on the bristles. | 06-20-2013 |
20130140182 | PROTEIN FRACTIONATION BASED ON pI - Methods and devices for detecting and collection analytes fractionated based on pI, separating analytes via electrophoresis and pI, and purifying a target molecule using pI focusing and subsequent crystallization are provided. | 06-06-2013 |
20130122564 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR MANIPULATION OF TARGET CELLS USING A COMBINED APPLICATION OF ACOUSTICAL AND OPTICAL RADIATIONS - A method of applying a nondestructive mechanical force on one or more cells in aqueous environment by inducing heat generated acoustic pressure pulses. The method comprises providing an energy transmission pattern to induce the applying of a desired nondestructive mechanical force on a at least one cell by forming a plurality of heat generated acoustic pressure pulses in an aqueous environment and instructing the radiation of a target area in proximity to the at least one cell in the aqueous environment with light energy according to the energy transmission pattern. | 05-16-2013 |
20130115218 | ISOLATED HIGH AFFINITY ENTITIES WITH T-CELL RECEPTOR LIKE SPECIFICITY TOWARDS NATIVE COMPLEXES OF MHC CLASS II AND GLUTAMIC ACID DECARBOXYLASE (GAD) AUTOANTIGENIC PEPTIDES - Provided are isolated complexes comprising a major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II and a type I diabetes-associated GAD autoantigenic peptide, the isolated complex having a structural conformation which enables isolation of a high affinity entity which comprises an antigen binding domain capable of specifically binding to a native conformation of a complex composed of the MHC class II and the type I diabetes-associated GAD autoantigenic peptide; and isolated high affinity entities comprising an antigen binding domain capable of specifically binding the complex, wherein the isolated high affinity entity does not bind to the MHC class II in an absence of the diabetes-associated GAD autoantigenic peptide, wherein the isolated high affinity entity does not bind to the diabetes-associated GAD autoantigenic peptide in an absence of the MHC class II; and methods and kits using same for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. | 05-09-2013 |
20130111894 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENERGY CONVERSION - System and method for converting energy; the system comprising: an acoustic resonator; a phase-exchange device configured for forming across a section of said resonator a concentration gradient of a first substance in a gaseous medium contained by said resonator, to thereby generate a pressure wave within said resonator; and a conversion device for converting mechanical energy constituted by said pressure wave to non-mechanical energy. | 05-09-2013 |
20130108597 | ISOLATED PRIMATE EMBRYONIC CELLS DERIVED FROM EXTENDED BLASTOCYSTS | 05-02-2013 |
20130101594 | ANTIBODIES AND THEIR USES FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION AND ASSOCIATED DISEASES - Anti CMV antibodies are provided. Thus an antibody of the present invention comprises an antigen recognition domain capable of binding an MHC molecule being complexed with a cytomegalovirus (CMV) pp65 or pp64 peptide, wherein the antibody does not bind said MHC molecule in an absence of said complexed peptide, and wherein the antibody does not bind said peptide in an absence of said MHC molecule. Also provided are methods of using the antibodies. | 04-25-2013 |
20130100133 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING A DYNAMIC MULTIMODAL AND MULTIDIMENSIONAL PRESENTATION - A computerized method of creating a presentation of multidimensional objects in a multidimensional presentation space. The method comprises providing a core element which applies any of functions on a multidimensional object in a multidimensional presentation space, providing a plurality of adaptation components each contains instructions for converting any media object of another of different media types each to a multidimensional object in the multidimensional presentation space, receiving a media object, identifying a matching adaptation component from the adaptation components according to a respective media type of the media object, converting the media objects into a multidimensional object in the multidimensional presentation space using the matching adaptation component, and applying any of the functions on the multidimensional object, using the core element, according to a user selection. | 04-25-2013 |
20130084563 | CO-CULTURING MAMMALIAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS WITH HUMAN FORESKIN FIBROBLASTS - A cell culture comprising human foreskin cells, the human foreskin cells being capable of maintaining stem cells in an undifferentiated state when co-cultured therewith. | 04-04-2013 |
20130079621 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF OPERATING A MULTI FOCUSED ACOUSTIC WAVE SOURCE - A method of operating a multi focused acoustic wave source. The method comprises providing the multi focused acoustic wave source, providing a plurality of target acoustic pressures to be applied on a plurality of regions of interest (ROIs) in at least one cellular tissue, computing a transmission pattern of multi-focal acoustic energy according to the plurality of target acoustic pressures, and operating the multi focused acoustic wave source according to the transmission pattern. | 03-28-2013 |
20130075694 | STRAIN-CONTROLLED ATOMIC LAYER EPITAXY, QUANTUM WELLS AND SUPERLATTICES PREPARED THEREBY AND USES THEREOF - Processes for forming quantum well structures which are characterized by controllable nitride content are provided, as well as superlattice structures, optical devices and optical communication systems based thereon. | 03-28-2013 |
20130046213 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF MANIPULATING BILAYER MEMBRANES - A method of changing the volume of an intra-bilayer membrane space of at least one bilayer membranous structure of a target tissue. The method comprises providing at least one characteristic of a target tissue having at least one bilayer membranous structure, selecting an acoustic energy transmission pattern set to change a volume of an intra-bilayer membrane space of a bilayer membrane of the at least one bilayer membranous structure according to the at least one characteristic, and applying acoustic energy on the target tissue according to the selected acoustic energy transmission pattern. | 02-21-2013 |
20130038479 | Multi-Channel Sampling of Pulse Streams at the Rate of Innovation - A method includes accepting an analog input signal including a sequence of pulses of a given pulse shape. The analog input signal is distributed to multiple processing channels (40) operating in parallel. The analog input signal is sampled by performing, in each of the multiple processing channels, the operations of: mixing the analog input signal with a different, respective modulating waveform to produce a mixed signal; filtering the mixed signal; and digitizing the filtered mixed signal to produce a respective digital channel output. | 02-14-2013 |
20130034526 | POPULATIONS OF PANCREATIC PROGENITOR CELLS AND METHODS OF ISOLATING AND USING SAME - A method of generating pancreatic progenitor cells is disclosed. The method comprises:
| 02-07-2013 |
20130030452 | DEVICES FOR SURGICAL APPLICATIONS - Provided is a device comprising at least two layers, said at least two layers being at least partially overlapping (e.g., superposed) and contacting one another, wherein a first layer of said at least two layers comprises a non-biodegradable mesh, and wherein a second layer of the at least two layers comprises an electrospun element, and wherein the device is devoid of an extracellular matrix generated by mesenchymal progenitor cells, which are characterized by a reduced differentiation potential into an adipogenic lineage by at least about 50% as compared to differentiation potential of mesenchymal stem cells from an adult adipose source under identical assay conditions, and by an increased osteogenic differentiation potential by at least about 20% as compared to the osteogenic differentiation potential of adipose-derived MSCs under identical assays conditions. | 01-31-2013 |
20130022617 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING TUMORS, FIBROSIS, AND PULMONARY ALVEOLAR PROTEINOSIS - The present disclosure provides pharmaceutical compositions and methods useful for modulating angiogenesis and for inhibiting metastasis, tumors, pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, and fibrosis in a mammalian tissue. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods include inhibitors of LOXL2 expression and activity, such as shRNA targeting LOXL2. | 01-24-2013 |
20120295837 | NOVEL ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS - A novel class of antimicrobial polymeric agents, which include a plurality of amino acid residues, such as positively charged amino acid residues, and at least one hydrophobic residue linking therebetween, such as an omega-amino-fatty acid residue, designed to exert antimicrobial activity while being stable, non-toxic and avoiding development of resistance thereto and a process of preparing same are disclosed. Further disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing same and a method of treating medical conditions associated with pathological microorganisms, a medical device, an imaging probe and a food preservative utilizing same. Further disclosed are conjugates of an amino acid residue and a hydrophobic moiety residue and a process of preparing same. | 11-22-2012 |
20120253463 | METHODS OF GENERATING A TENDON TISSUE - Methods of generating and expanding proliferative, multipotent connective tissue progenitor cells from adult stem cells are provided. Also provided are methods of generating functional tendon grafts in vitro and bone, cartilage and connective tissues in vivo using the isolated cell preparation of connective tissue progenitor cells. | 10-04-2012 |
20120245474 | SUBJECTIVE SIGNIFICANCE EVALUATION TOOL, BRAIN ACTIVITY BASED - A method and system for determining the subjective state of mind of a human subject presented with a test audible or visual stimulus. An an electroencephalogram (EEG) recording unit is connected to the human subject, recording the subject's EEG when presented with one or more test stimuli. The recorded EEG signal is then transformed to a 3-D map in order to visualize the brain areas that were active when presenting the test stimuli. The given 3-D map of the test stimuli is then compared with reference 3-D maps of neutral and subjectively significant stimuli. | 09-27-2012 |
20120214232 | METHODS OF CULTURING CELLS IN A MEDIUM COMPRISING TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA 1 AND BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR - The present invention is of methods of establishing and propagating human embryonic stem cell lines using feeder cells-free, xeno-free culture systems and stem cells which are capable of being maintained in an undifferentiated, pluripotent and proliferative state in culture which is free of xeno contaminants and feeder cells. | 08-23-2012 |
20120202206 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS USEFUL FOR MODULATING ANGIOGENESIS, INHIBITING METASTASIS AND TUMOR FIBROSIS, AND ASSESSING THE MALIGNANCY OF COLON CANCER TUMORS - Methods and compositions suitable for modulating angiogenesis in a mammalian tissue are provided. Further provided are methods suitable for inhibiting metastasis and fibrosis in a mammalian tissue and for assessing the malignancy of colon cancer tumors. | 08-09-2012 |
20120201806 | LIQUID-RETAINING ELASTOMERIC COMPOSITIONS - Disclosed are compositions-of-matter composed of a continuous elastomeric matrix and a liquid; the matrix entrapping the liquid therein in the form of closed-cell droplets dispersed throughout the matrix. The disclosed compositions-of-matter are characterized by a low tensile/compressive modulus and are capable of retaining the liquid for exceedingly long periods of time. Further disclosed are processes for forming the compositions-of-matter and uses thereof. | 08-09-2012 |
20120196240 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TREATING SEWAGE SLUDGE - A method and system for treating sewage sludge are described herein. A carbonaceous fuel is mixed with sewage sludge, the mixture is then gasified, and the obtained gas is combusted. The method and system may utilize wet sewage sludge. | 08-02-2012 |
20120194219 | LOGIC CIRCUIT AND METHOD OF LOGIC CIRCUIT DESIGN - A complementary logic circuit contains first and second logic inputs, first and second dedicated logic terminals, a high-voltage terminal configured for connection to a high constant voltage, a low-voltage terminal configured for connection to a low constant voltage, a p-type transistor and an n-type transistor. The p-type transistor and n-type transistor each have a respective outer diffusion connection, gate connection, inner diffusion connection, and bulk connection. The first and second dedicated logic terminals are connected respectively to the outer diffusion connection of the p-type transistor and the outer diffusion connection of the n-type transistor. The inner diffusion connection of the p-type transistor and the inner diffusion connection of the n-type transistor are connected together to form a common diffusion logic terminal. The high-voltage terminal and the low-voltage terminal are connected respectively to the bulk connection of the p-type transistor and the bulk connection of the n-type transistor. | 08-02-2012 |
20120191163 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANIPULATING A CELL - A method of manipulating a living cell is disclosed. The method comprises, directing a pulsed optical field to at least one conductive nanoparticle present in the vicinity of the cell, so as to generate cavitations at or near the conductive nanoparticle at sufficient amount to effect at least one cell modification selected from the group consisting of cell-damage and cell-fusion. | 07-26-2012 |
20120165398 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS USEFUL FOR MODULATING ANGIOGENESIS, INHIBITING METASTASIS AND TUMOR FIBROSIS, AND ASSESSING THE MALIGNANCY OF COLON CANCER TUMORS - Methods and compositions suitable for modulating angiogenesis in a mammalian tissue are provided. Further provided are methods suitable for inhibiting metastasis and fibrosis in a mammalian tissue and for assessing the malignancy of colon cancer tumors. | 06-28-2012 |
20120164214 | LIPOSOMAL COMPOSITIONS AND USES OF SAME - Compositions comprising liposomes composed of whole cell membrane fraction are provided. The liposomes may be attached to, or encapsulate a pharmaceutical agent. Also provided are methods of generating and using these lipospmes. | 06-28-2012 |
20120164117 | METHODS OF GENERATING HUMAN CARDIAC CELLS AND TISSUES AND USES THEREOF - A method of generating cells predominantly displaying at least one characteristic associated with a cardiac phenotype is disclosed. The method comprises (a) partially dispersing a confluent cultured population of human stem cells, thereby generating a cell population including cell aggregates; (b) subjecting the cell aggregates to culturing conditions suitable for generating embryoid bodies; (c) subjecting the embryoid bodies to culturing conditions suitable for inducing cardiac lineage differentiation in at least a portion of the cells of the embryoid bodies, the culturing conditions suitable for inducing cardiac lineage differentiation including adherence of the embryoid bodies to a surface, and culture, medium supplemented with serum, thereby generating cells predominantly displaying at least one characteristic associated with a cardiac phenotype. | 06-28-2012 |
20120160993 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING LIGHT BY THREE-PHOTON COUNTING - A system for measuring one or more characteristics of light of a photon energy E | 06-28-2012 |
20120148546 | PERICYTE PROGENITOR CELLS AND METHODS OF GENERATING AND USING SAME - Provided are methods of isolating pericyte progenitor cells from pluripotent stem cells such as embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells, by isolating CD105+, CD73+ and/or CD105+/CD73+ cells from embryoid bodies and optionally by enriching the cells with CD31− cells. Also provided are methods of isolating endothelial cells and co-derivation of pericyte and endothelial cells progenitor cells from embryoid bodies, and methods of differentiating same for various therapeutic applications. In addition, the invention provides an isolated pericyte progenitor cell having an expression marker signature of CD105+/CD73+CD31−/alpha SMA−/CD133−/Flk-1−. | 06-14-2012 |
20120145548 | METHODS AND DEVICES OF SEPARATING MOLECULAR ANALYTES - A method of separating a mixture of a plurality of molecular analytes having different isoelectric points (pIs). The method comprises placing a solution containing a mixture of a plurality of molecular analytes in a separation volume, generating a pH profile having a plurality of pH zones across an axis of the separation volume, and adjusting a profile of the pH profile to induce a migration of a first molecular analyte along the axis apart from a second molecular analyte. The first and second molecular analytes having different pIs. | 06-14-2012 |
20120142912 | POLYCYCLIC COMPOUNDS, TERMED CALIXURENES, AND USES THEREOF - Disclosed is a novel family of macrocyclic compounds, coined calixurenes, which comprises linear and cyclic oligomers composed of alternating moieties of an aromatic unit and a ureatic unit, linked to one another via a bridging moiety. | 06-07-2012 |
20120138468 | PROTON CONCENTRATION TOPOGRAPHIES, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A device for isoelectric focusing. The device comprises a focusing container configured to contain an electrolyte solution and having a longitudinal axis and at least one electrolysis unit mounted in a close proximity to the longitudinal axis. Each electrolysis unit injects an ion flow into the focusing container so as to create a pH gradient having a plurality of steps in the electrolyte solution, along the longitudinal axis. Each step has a substantially uniform pH level and the pH gradient is defined by at least one pH ramp between every two sequential steps of the plurality of steps. | 06-07-2012 |
20120129064 | HYDROGEN PRODUCTION BY AN AUTOTHERMAL HEAT EXCHANGER PACKED-BED MEMBRANE GAS REFORMER - A process for producing hydrogen from natural gas, said process comprises the steps of: (i) providing an autothermal heat exchanger packed-bed membrane reformer (APBMR) comprising: (a) an elongated external gas oxidation compartment comprising an inlet, an outlet and packed oxidation catalyst particles, said inlet and outlet being located each at one extremity of said external gas oxidation compartment; (b) an elongated internal gas steam-reforming compartment comprising an inlet, an outlet and packed steam-reforming catalyst particles, said inlet and outlet being located each at one extremity of said internal gas steam-reforming compartment; (c) one or more hydrogen-separating membrane(s) positioned in said steam-reforming compartment substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of said steam-reforming compartment; (d) one insulation layer surrounding said external compartment; and, optionally, (e) one or more elongated internal gas oxidation compartment(s) positioned in said steamreforming compartment substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of said gas steam-reforming internal compartment, and comprising an inlet, an outlet and packed oxidation catalyst particles, said inlet and outlet being located each at an extremity of said internal gas oxidation compartment(s); (ii) supplying a mixture comprising said natural gas and air to said gas oxidation compartment(s) of said reformer; and (iii) supplying a mixture comprising said natural gas and water to said gas steam-reforming compartment, wherein the water-to-gas molar ratio | 05-24-2012 |
20120127175 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SELECTING OBJECT COVERING MODEL FRAGMENTS - A computerized method of mapping a plurality of model fragments covering a selected object. The method comprises receiving a representation of an object, generating a parameterized data model of the object according to said representation, the parameterized data model having a plurality of elements, setting a plurality of model fragments each cover a portion of the parameterized data model, applying, using a processor, a set cover algorithm to identify a subgroup of the plurality of model fragments so that a union of a plurality of members of the subgroup covers said parameterized data model, and outputting the subgroup. | 05-24-2012 |
20120126853 | LOGIC CIRCUIT AND METHOD OF LOGIC CIRCUIT DESIGN - A complementary logic circuit, comprising: a first and second logic input; a first and second dedicated logic terminal; a p-type transistor network comprising multiple p-type transistors, for implementing a predetermined logic function, and having an outer diffusion connection connected to the first dedicated logic terminal, a first network gate connection connected to the first logic input, and an inner diffusion connection; and an n-type transistor network comprising multiple n-type transistors, for implementing a logic function complementary to the predetermined logic function, and having an outer diffusion connection connected to the second dedicated logic terminal, a first network gate connection connected to the second logic input, and an inner diffusion connection; the inner diffusion connections of the p-type transistor network and of the n-type transistor network being connected to form a common diffusion logic terminal. | 05-24-2012 |
20120117431 | EFFICIENT DETECTION OF ERRORS IN ASSOCIATIVE MEMORY - A method for error detection includes storing in an associative memory ( | 05-10-2012 |
20120078293 | APPLICATORS FOR PATCHES AND ADHESIVES - Apparatus is provided for use with a tubular structure ( | 03-29-2012 |
20120058190 | FOOD CONTAINING PROLACTIN - A nutritional Composition for a subject, comprising prolactin identical or similar or analogous to prolactin found in a natural food source, and at least one protective layer, wherein release of said prolactin from the composition in said subject is the result of an environmental event. | 03-08-2012 |
20120028073 | PROCESS FOR ELECTROPLATING OF COPPER - A process for electroplating high adhesion copper layer on a surface of a highly oxidizable metal in an invariable container, and products produced by this process are provided. | 02-02-2012 |
20120025828 | METHOD AND DEVICE OF ESTIMATING A DOSE OF IONIZING RADIATION - A device of estimating a dose of ionizing radiation absorbed in an intra bone volume. The device comprises a static magnetic field source adapted to generate a substantially static magnetic field in a probing space having a volume of less than 2 cubic millimeter (mm | 02-02-2012 |
20120025099 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SPECTRALLY ENCODED IMAGING - A method of forming an image of a target that comprises illuminating a target with light, maneuvering an optical unit having at least one diffractive element in front of the target through a plurality of positions, capturing, during the maneuvering, a plurality of spectrally encoded frames each from a portion of the light that is scattered from a different of a plurality of overlapping segments along a track traversing an image plane of the target, and combining the plurality of spectrally encoded frames to form a composite multispectral image of at least a portion of said target. | 02-02-2012 |
20120012123 | COMPOSITIONS, ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING OR REDUCING TOBACCO-ASSOCIATED DAMAGE - Articles of manufacturing, methods, devices and compositions for preventing or reducing tobacco-associated damage in a subject, and which utilize a metal ion chelating agent, a copper chelating agent, a penicillamine and/or a structural analog of penicillamine, with and without an additional antioxidant, are disclosed. | 01-19-2012 |
20120005639 | LOGIC CIRCUIT AND METHOD OF LOGIC CIRCUIT DESIGN - A complementary logic circuit contains a first logic input, a second logic input, a first dedicated logic terminal, a second dedicated logic terminal, a high-voltage terminal configured for connection to a high constant voltage a low-voltage terminal configured for connection to a low constant voltage, a p-type transistor, and an n-type transistor. The p-type transistor has an outer diffusion connection, a gate connection, an inner diffusion connection, and a bulk connection. The n-type transistor has an outer diffusion connection, a gate connection, an inner diffusion connection, and a bulk connection. The first dedicated logic terminal is connected to the outer diffusion connection of the p-type transistor, the second dedicated logic terminal is connected to the outer diffusion connection of the n-type transistor, the inner diffusion connection of the p-type transistor and the inner diffusion connection of the n-type transistor is connected to form a common diffusion logic terminal, the high-voltage terminal is connected to the bulk connection of the p-type transistor, and the low-voltage terminal is connected to the bulk connection of the n-type transistor. | 01-05-2012 |
20120003249 | IMMUNO-MOLECULES CONTAINING VIRAL PROTEINS, COMPOSITIONS THEREOF AND METHODS OF USING - An immuno-molecule which comprises a soluble human MHC class I effector domain; and an antibody targeting domain which is linked to the soluble human MHC class I effector domain, methods of making same and uses thereof. | 01-05-2012 |
20110306544 | METHODS AND FORMULATIONS FOR INCREASING INTESTINAL FUNCTION - A method for increasing intestinal function is provided. The method comprising orally and/or enterally administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of insulin, thereby increasing intestinal function. | 12-15-2011 |
20110294453 | EFFICIENT SAMPLING AND RECONSTRUCTION OF SPARSE MULTI-BAND SIGNALS - A method for signal processing includes distributing an analog input signal to a plurality of processing channels. In each processing channel, the input signal is mixed with a respective periodic waveform including multiple spectral lines, so as to produce a respective baseband signal in which multiple spectral slices of the input signal are superimposed on one another. The baseband signal produced in each of the processing channels is digitized, to produce a set of digital sample sequences that represent the input signal. | 12-01-2011 |
20110293616 | Antigen-presenting complex-binding compositions and uses thereof - A composition-of-matter comprising an antibody or antibody fragment including an antigen-binding region capable of specifically binding an antigen-presenting portion of a complex composed of a human antigen-presenting molecule and an antigen derived from a pathogen is disclosed. | 12-01-2011 |
20110289149 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING A MULTI PARTICIPANT EVENT - A method for managing communication among a plurality of social network members. The method comprises defining a multi participant task, setting at least one forward rule limiting the distribution an invitation message for participating in the multi participant task, forwarding the invitation message to at least one addressee from a plurality of social network members, allowing the at least one addressee to forward the invitation message to at least one additional addressee from the plurality of social network members under the at least one forward rule, monitoring a plurality of feedbacks to the invitation message to determine whether the multi participant task is achieved, and updating a status of the multi participant task according to the determination. | 11-24-2011 |
20110254471 | LIGHT EMITTING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FABRICATING AND USING THE SAME - A light emitting system is disclosed. The system comprises an active region having a stack of bilayer quantum well structures separated from each other by barrier layers. Each bilayer quantum well structure is formed of a first layer made of a first semiconductor alloy for electron confinement and a second layer made of a second semiconductor alloy for hole confinement, wherein a thickness and composition of each layer is such that a characteristic hole confinement energy of the bilayer quantum well structure is at least 200 meV. | 10-20-2011 |
20110225218 | LOW-RATE SAMPLING OF PULSE STREAMS - A method includes accepting an analog input signal that includes a sequence of pulses. The analog input signal is filtered so as to produce a filter output, using a filter whose time-domain response is confined to a finite time period and whose frequency-domain response is non-zero at a finite set of integer multiples of a frequency shift Δω, and is zero at all other integer multiples of Δω. The filter output is sampled so as to produce digital samples. Respective amplitudes and time positions of the pulses in the sequence are calculated based on the digital samples. | 09-15-2011 |
20110209684 | SONIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIQUID-GAS MIXTURES - A sonic saturation system is provided that comprises at least one tank for containing a reservoir of liquid solvent; at least one gas-inlet in fluid communication with a gas compressor, for introducing gaseous solute into the reservoir, and at least one sonic agitator ( | 09-01-2011 |
20110208737 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INCREMENTAL PHYSICAL DATA CLUSTERING - In a data storage and retrieval system wherein data arranged in nodes is stored and retrieved in pages, each page comprising a cluster of nodes, a method comprising: monitoring ongoing data retrieval to find retrieval patterns of nodes which are retrieved together and to identify changes in said retrieval patterns over time; and periodically reclustering the data nodes among said pages dynamically during usage of the data to reflect said changes, so that nodes more often retrieved together are migrated to cluster together and nodes more often required separately are migrated to cluster separately, thereby to keep small an overall number of page accesses of said data storage and retrieval system during data retrieval despite dynamic changes in patterns of data retrieval. | 08-25-2011 |
20110204231 | THERMAL DETECTION AND IMAGING OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION - The current invention provides a method for improving the sensitivity of bolometric detection by providing improved electromagnetic power/energy absorption. In addition to its role in significantly improving the performance of conventional conducting-film bolometric detection elements, the method suggests application of plasmon resonance absorption for efficient thermal detection and imaging of far-field radiation using the Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) and the herein introduced Cavity Plasmone Resonance (CPR) phenomena. The latter offers detection characteristics, including good frequency sensitivity, intrinsic spatial (angular) selectivity without focusing lenses, wide tunability over both infrared and visible light domains, high responsivity and miniaturization capabilities. As compared to SPR, the CPR-type devices offer an increased flexibility over wide ranges of wavelengths, bandwidths, and device dimensions. Both CPR and SPR occur in metallic films, which are characterized by high thermal diffusivity essential for fast bolometric response. | 08-25-2011 |
20110204214 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING LIGHT - A light detection system is disclosed. The system comprises a light absorbing layer made of a semiconductor having majority carriers and minority carriers, and being incorporated with bandgap modifying atoms at a concentration selected so as to allow generation of photocurrent indicative of absorption of photons at any wavelength at least in the range of from about 3 μm to about 5 μm. | 08-25-2011 |
20110189767 | METHODS OF PREPARING FEEDER CELLS-FREE, XENO-FREE HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS AND STEM CELL CULTURES PREPARED USING SAME - The present invention is of methods of establishing and propagating human embryonic stem cell lines using feeder cells-free, xeno-free culture systems and stem cells which are capable of being maintained in an undifferentiated, pluripotent and proliferative state in culture which is free of xeno contaminants and feeder cells. | 08-04-2011 |
20110156019 | DERIVATIZED FULLERENE-BASED DOPANTS FOR ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTORS - Methods for producing p-doped organic semiconductor material with a fullerene derivative having at least one electron-withdrawing substituent covalently attached thereto, and semiconductor compositions prepared thereby are provided. Also provided are electronic devices, such as transistors, solar-cells, illuminating devices, OLEDs and detectors, comprised of these p-doped organic semiconductor materials. | 06-30-2011 |
20110151349 | DOUBLE-ELECTROLYTE FUEL-CELL - A double-electrolyte fuel-cell is presented for generating electrical energy from chemical fuel. The fuel-cell includes an anode, a cathode as well as both an anion-conducting electrolyte and a cation-conducting electrolyte. A fuel-cell stack is also presented consisting of a plurality of double-electrolyte fuel-cells. | 06-23-2011 |
20110150874 | FUSION PROTEINS, USES THEREOF AND PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING SAME - This invention provides fusion proteins comprising consecutive amino acids which beginning at the amino terminus of the protein correspond to consecutive amino acids present in (i) a cytomegalovirus human MHC-restricted peptide, (ii) a first peptide linker, (iii) a human β-2 microglobulin, (iv) a second peptide linker, (v) a HLA-A2 chain of a human MHC class I molecule, (vi) a third peptide linker, (vii) a variable region from a heavy chain of a scFv fragment of an antibody, and (viii) a variable region from a light chain of such scFv fragment, wherein the consecutive amino acids which correspond to (vii) and (viii) are bound together directly by a peptide bond or by consecutive amino acids which correspond to a fourth peptide linker, wherein the antibody from which the scFv fragment is derived specifically binds to mesothelin. This invention provides nucleic acid constructs encoding same, processes for producing same, compositions, and uses thereof. | 06-23-2011 |
20110136726 | NOVEL ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS - A novel class of antimicrobial polymeric agents which are designed to exert antimicrobial activity while being stable, non-toxic and avoiding development of resistance thereto and a process of preparing same are disclosed. Further disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing same and a method of treating medical conditions associated with pathological microorganisms, a medical device, an imaging probe and a food preservative utilizing same. Further disclosed are conjugates of an amino acid residue and a hydrophobic moiety residue and a process of preparing same. | 06-09-2011 |
20110133088 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING LIGHT AND DESIGNING A LIGHT DETECTOR - A light detection system which comprises an active region between a back contact layer and a front contact layer is disclosed. The active region comprises a quantum well structure having a quantum well between quantum barriers, wherein the quantum well comprises foreign atoms that induce an excited bound state at an energy level which is above an energy level characterizing the quantum barriers. | 06-09-2011 |
20110123348 | FAN AND PROPELLER PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS USING OUTSIZED GURNEY FLAPS - The present invention relates to enhancing performance of fans and propellers using outsized Gurney flaps. Specifically, the current invention proposes the application of ‘outsized Gurney flaps’ (OGFs) to the trailing-edges of fan blades. According to an exemplary embodiment of the current invention, the Gurney flaps are larger than 10% of the fan blade chord length. Attaching OGFs is not only non-obvious; it seems counterintuitive, because it is akin to placing a large bluff body onto a flow. Preliminary experimental data acquired at Reynolds numbers typically exist during fan operation on idealized blade profiles showed a 100% increase in the generated lift and 40% to 60% increase in aerodynamic efficiency. This translates to significant improvements in fan performance at a given rpm, and/or significant saving in power and noise reduction for the same aerodynamic performance. The current invention may increase performance, may decrease energy consumption, may decrease size, may decrease cost, and may increase performance of: computer cooling fans, personal upright and ceiling fans, refrigeration fans, air conditioning fans, automotive fans, ventilation, vacuuming, small-scale propellers, etc. | 05-26-2011 |
20110118941 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STABILIZING A SINGLE-TRACK VEHICLE - A system for stabilizing a single-track vehicle including a front assembly and a rear assembly, said system comprising a robust controller including an inner loop which closes on a roll angular rate {dot over (χ)} of said rear assembly and reduces parametric uncertainty associated with said vehicle, and an outer loop which closes on a roll angle χ of said rear assembly, and wherein the robust controller outputs a steering torque signal for controlling a steering angle in said front assembly; a roll angle sensor for measuring the roll angle in the rear assembly; a roll rate gyro for measuring the roll angular rate in the rear assembly; and a motor for applying the steering angle to said front assembly responsive to the steering torque signal. | 05-19-2011 |
20110117530 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF SIMULATING PHYSICAL OBJECT INCISIONS, DEFORMATIONS AND INTERACTIONS THEREWITH - A method of simulating a formation of an incision or a deformation in a physical object. The method comprises spatially simulating a physical object in a simulation space using a volumetric arrangement of a plurality of prismatic elements, each the prismatic element having at least one adjustable parameter simulating a physical property of a respective segment of the physical object, measuring a movement of at least one simulation tool in the simulation space, selecting at least one of the plurality of prismatic elements according to the measurement, adjusting at least one adjustable parameter of at least one selected prismatic element according to the measurement, and spatially simulating an incision or deformation formed in the physical object in response to the movement using the adjusted volumetric arrangement. | 05-19-2011 |
20110105386 | USE OF ANTIMICROBIAL POLYMERS FOR RE-SENSITIZATION OF MICROORGANISMS UPON EMERGENCE OF RESISTANCE TO ANTI-MICROBIAL AGENTS - Methods and compositions for treating microbial infections associated with an emergence of resistance of a pathogenic microorganism to an antimicrobial agent, following treatment with antimicrobial agent are disclosed. The methods are effected by using a polymer which exhibits antimicrobial re-sensitizing activity, for re-sensitizing the pathogenic microorganisms to the antimicrobial agent, in combination with the antimicrobial agent. Further disclosed are novel polymers having an antimicrobial re-sensitizing activity. | 05-05-2011 |
20110099205 | INCREMENTAL CLUSTERING OF INDEXED XML DATA - In a data storage and retrieval system wherein data is stored and retrieved in pages, said data comprising connected nodes arranged such that each page stores only complete nodes, said connected nodes being connected via a plurality of overlapping tree structures, a method of minimizing page retrieval in the face of changing relationships between nodes comprising: selecting at least two of said overlapping tree structures; incrementally adjusting a page node structure dynamically based on real time workload, separately according to each selected tree structure, to form modified partitions for each tree structure, each modified partition being so as to minimize page faults; for each modified partition calculating a modification gain to indicate which partition has provided a greater minimization of page faults; and selecting the tree structure and modified partition corresponding to the best modification gain. | 04-28-2011 |
20110081394 | METHODS OF ATTACHING A MOLECULE-OF-INTEREST TO A MICROTUBE - Provided is a method of attaching a molecule-of-interest to a microtube, by co-electrospinning two polymeric solutions through co-axial capillaries, wherein a first polymeric solution of the two polymeric solutions is for forming a shell of the microtube and a second polymeric solution of the two polymeric solutions is for forming a coat over an internal surface of the shell, the first polymeric solution is selected solidifying faster than the second polymeric solution and a solvent of the second polymeric solution is selected incapable of dissolving the first polymeric solution and wherein the second polymeric solution comprises the molecule-of-interest, thereby attaching the molecule-of-interest to the microtube. Also provided is an electrospun microtube comprising an electrospun shell, an electrospun coat over an internal surface of the shell and a molecule-of-interest attached to the microtube. | 04-07-2011 |
20110054338 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING HEAT STRESS OF A LIVESTOCK ANIMAL - A method of estimating heat stress of livestock animals. The method comprises capturing a sequence of images each depicting a thorax of a livestock animal during a monitoring period, analyzing the sequence of images to detect a movement frequency of the thorax during the monitoring period, computing a breathing rate of the livestock animal as a function of the movement frequency, and estimating a heat stress status for the livestock animal according to the breathing rate. | 03-03-2011 |
20110050859 | DEVICES AND METHODS OF GENERATING THREE DIMENSIONAL (3D) COLORED MODELS - A method of forming at least one three dimensional (3D) color image of at least one object in a target space. The method comprises projecting, each of a plurality of projection cycles, a sequence comprising a plurality of gray coded light patterns, each colored in one of red green or blue, on a target space, capturing a plurality of two dimensional (2D) images of the target space during a plurality of acquisition cycles, each the acquisition cycle being timed to correspond with the projection of at least a sub sequence of the sequence, the sub sequence comprising red, green, and blue gray coded light patterns of the plurality of gray coded light patterns, extracting range data and color texture information of at least one object in the target space from the plurality of 2D images, and forming a 3D color image of the range data and color texture information. | 03-03-2011 |
20110043603 | System And Method For Dehazing - Outdoor imaging is plagued by poor visibility conditions due to atmospheric scattering, particularly in haze. A major problem is spatially-varying reduction of contrast by stray radiance (airlight), which is scattered by the haze particles towards the camera. The images can be compensated for haze by subtraction of the airlight and correcting for atmospheric attenuation. Airlight and attenuation parameters are computed by analyzing polarization-filtered images. These parameters were estimated in past studies by measuring pixels in sky areas. However, the sky is often unseen in the field of view. The invention provides methods for automatically estimating these parameters, when the sky is not in view. | 02-24-2011 |
20110039296 | METHOD OF ATTACHING A CELL-OF-INTEREST TO A MICROTUBE - A method of attaching a cell or a membrane-coated particle-of-interest to a microtube is provided. The method comprising: co-electrospinning two polymeric solutions through co-axial capillaries, wherein a first polymeric solution of the two polymeric solutions is for forming a shell of the microtube and a second polymeric solution of the two polymeric solutions is for forming a coat over an internal surface of the shell, the first polymeric solution is selected solidifying faster than the second polymeric solution and a solvent of the second polymeric solution is selected incapable of dissolving the first polymeric solution and wherein the second polymeric solution comprises the cell or the membrane-coated particle-of-interest, thereby attaching the cell or the membrane-coated panicle-of-interest to the microtube. Also provided are microtubes with attached, entrapped or encapsulated cells or membrane-coated particles and methods of using same. | 02-17-2011 |
20110038914 | CORAL-DERIVED COLLAGEN AND METHODS OF FARMING SAME - An isolated collagen fiber is disclosed, wherein a length of the fiber prior to stretching by about 15%, is identical to a length of the fiber following said stretching by about 15%. The fiber comprises a Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopic profile as shown in FIG. | 02-17-2011 |
20110037762 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF GENERATING A THREE DIMENSIONAL MODEL BASED ON A PLURALITY OF IMAGES - A method of creating a three dimensional (3D) model which demonstrates two or three images. The method comprises rendering first and second (and optionally third) images, adjust the plurality of primitives along a first axis of the 3D space according to the first image and along a second axis of the 3D space according to the second image (and optionally, and along a third axis of the 3D space according to the third image), and creating a 3D model which demonstrates the first and second (and optionally third) images according to the plurality of adjusted primitives in the 3D space. The first and second (and optionally third) axes are independent view directions. | 02-17-2011 |
20110028834 | USE OF ELECTROSPUN MICROTUBES FOR DRUG DELIVERY - Provided is a method of delivering a medicament or a diagnostic agent to a subject in need thereof by (a) introducing a microtube configured to deliver the medicament or the diagnostic agent into the subject, said microtube comprises an electrospun shell and an electrospun coat over an internal surface of said shell, and (b) administering the medicament or the diagnostic agent through said microtube, thereby delivering the medicament or the diagnostic agent to the subject. Also provided are kits for delivering a medicament or a diagnostic agent. | 02-03-2011 |
20110027887 | METHOD OF DYNAMICALLY CULTURING EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS - The present invention is of a method of dynamically generating human embryoid bodies which can be used for generating lineage specific cells and cell lines. Specifically, the present invention can be used to generate ESC-differentiated cells for cell-replacement therapy. | 02-03-2011 |
20110027234 | METHODS FOR IDENTIFICATION AND SELECTION OF HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELL DERIVED CELLS - A nucleic acid construct is disclosed, the nucleic acid comprising a polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a detectable expression product, the nucleic acid sequence being operably linked to a human tissue specific promoter. A method of lineage tracing of human stem cells and isolated human embryonic stem cell comprising the nucleic acid construct are also disclosed. | 02-03-2011 |
20110025690 | PHOTOGRAMMETRIC TEXTURE MAPPING USING CASUAL IMAGES - A method for photogrammetric texture mapping using casual images is provided. The method may include the following steps: estimating, for each vertex of at least a portion of a three dimensional (3D) mesh representing a model, projection parameters associated with a virtual camera that is unique for each vertex; mapping pixels from a two dimensional (2D) image to the vertices, such that each mapping of a pixel is based on the estimated respective virtual camera parameters; and texturing the portion of the mesh with corresponding mapped pixels wherein vertices on the textured portion are selected such that they are visible from a specified viewpoint associated with the 3D mesh. | 02-03-2011 |
20110025602 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TACTILE PRESENTATION - A method for a tactile presentation of perceivable content. The method comprises receiving a data representing perceivable content, selecting a plurality of electric currents according to the data, each the electric current is associated with at least one of a plurality of regions of a solution having a plurality of macromolecules, and changing a level of acidity (pH) of at least one of the plurality of regions by applying a respective the electric current thereto. A proton concentration in the plurality of regions tactilely presents the perceivable content. | 02-03-2011 |
20110023973 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANIPULATING FLUID MEDIUM - A system for manipulating a fluid medium is disclosed. The system comprises a plurality of particles suspended in the fluid medium, and a light source configured for irradiating the particles by light to induce nonlinear optical effects. The particles are constituted such that the nonlinear optical effects result in drag forces exerted by the particles on the fluid medium. The magnitude of the drag forces is sufficient to establish hydrodynamic flow of the fluid medium. | 02-03-2011 |
20110022754 | BUS ENHANCED NETWORK ON CHIP - A system that includes multiple modules of an integrated circuit; a network on chip that is coupled to the multiple modules; a bus, coupled in parallel to the network on chip to the multiple modules; wherein a latency of the bus is lower and more predictable than an average latency of the network of chip. | 01-27-2011 |
20110022174 | MODELING MICRO-SCAFFOLD-BASED IMPLANTS FOR BONE TISSUE ENGINEERING - A new conceptual biomedical method is presented for designing scaffold-based bone implants and using these implants in treating deteriorated bones. These implants have micro-architectural bone structures that are capable of mimicking the stochastic micro-structure as in natural bone bio-mineral structures. Moreover, they can be adapted as specific tailor-made compatible bone-repair mediator implants to be used as effective substitutes for natural damaged bone fracture structures. | 01-27-2011 |
20110020357 | ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY ANTIBODIES AND USES THEREOF - Provided are antibodies comprising an antigen recognition domain capable of binding an MHC molecule being complexed with a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) peptide, wherein the antibody does not bind the MHC molecule in an absence of the complexed peptide, and wherein the antibody does not bind the peptide in an absence of the MHC molecule. Also provided are methods of using same for diagnosing HIV infection and treating AIDS. | 01-27-2011 |
20110015759 | ADHERING COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF APPLYING THE SAME - A method of in-situ adhering including providing pre-gel including phenolic compound and water miscible polymers like carbohydrates, salts of anionic polysaccharide, spreading layer of pre-gel onto a surface, adding solid support, comprising cross linking agents capable of interacting with the polymer, to pre-gel, and allowing pre-gel to cure and adhere onto surface. | 01-20-2011 |
20110015125 | ADHESIVES AND METHODS OF APPLYING THE SAME - A composition including pre-gel including at least one phenol-based compound, excluding phloroglucinol and derivatives, at least one water miscible polymer, at least one cross linking agent capable of interacting with the polymer. The polymer is selected from one or more natural and/or synthetic carbohydrate, and salt of an anionic polysaccharide. | 01-20-2011 |
20110006285 | CORE-ALLOYED SHELL SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTALS - The invention relates to a core-alloyed shell semiconductor nanocrystal comprising: (i) a core of a semiconductor material having a selected band gap energy; (ii) a core-overcoating shell consisting of one or more layers comprised of an alloy of the said semiconductor of (i) and a second semiconductor; (iii) and an outer organic ligand layer, provided that the core semiconductor material is not HgTe. In certain embodiments, the core semiconductor material is PbSe and the alloy shell semiconductor material has the PbSe | 01-13-2011 |
20110001975 | Cavity Plasmon Resonance Biosensing Device, Method And System - The current invention provides a devices methods and systems for efficient biosensing using the Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) and Cavity Plasmon Resonance (CPR) phenomena. The miniature biosensor comprises a stratified structure having a channel for analyte form between a substrate and thin metallic absorber layer in which plasmon are resonantly excited. Presence of analyte in the channel, changes the resonance conditions, thus changing the energy absorbed by the biosensor. Bolometric signal from the absorber; layer or detection of the radiation not absorbed by the biosensor is used to detect, measure the concentration of, or monitor the analyte. | 01-06-2011 |
20100325265 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF MANAGING AND/OR MONITORING DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING BASED ON GEOMETRIC CONSTRAINTS - A method for managing distributed computing. The method comprises estimating, for each of a plurality of local computing nodes, a distribution of multidimensional values in a space. Each multidimensional value is calculated according to a plurality of locally monitored parameters. The method further includes calculating safe zones in the space where each safe zone is defined according to a respective estimated distribution under a global geometric constraint in the space and setting local geometric constraints for the local computing nodes according to the respective safe zones. Each local geometric constraint is defined such that a detection of at least one monitored multidimensional value violating it by a respective local computing node induces a communication event between the respective local computing node and one or more central computing nodes. | 12-23-2010 |
20100322521 | AUTOMATED COLLAGE FORMATION FROM PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES - A computerized method of image processing to form a collage within a predetermined outline from a plurality of images, the method comprising: processing each image to assign a saliency measure to each pixel, said processing utilizing a dissimilarity measure which combines an appearance component and a distance component; finding a first patch of said image and comparing with other patches at different distances from said first patch using said dissimilarity measure, thereby to obtain a score; applying to each pixel of said first patch said obtained score; continuing said comparing and scoring with additional patches of said image until each pixel obtains a score; from said scored pixels providing for each image a region of interest, by setting an initial boundary that encloses a predetermined set of highest scored pixels, and propagating a curve around said initial boundary in such a way as to minimize length and maximize included saliency; and combining said regions of interest into said collage by: ordering said image regions by importance; placing successive regions within said predetermined outline, so as to maximize saliency and compactness and minimize occlusion. | 12-23-2010 |
20100320868 | PIEZOELECTRIC-FERROELECTRIC ACTUATOR DEVICE - An actuator device is disclosed. The actuator device comprises a stack of piezoelectric-ferroelectric active layers separated by surface electrodes. At least a few of the surface electrodes are independently addressable such that at least two active layers are biasable by different voltages. In an embodiment of the invention, at least a few of the voltages induce a nonlinear ferroelectric effect. | 12-23-2010 |
20100317975 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF SPECTRALLY ENCODED IMAGING - A spectrally encoded imaging device having a light transmission path arrangement which propagates light to illuminate a target object, a light collection path arrangement having a light collection waveguide which propagates a spectrally encoded portion of the light from the target object to a detector which forms an image of the target object accordingly, and a diffractive element which spectrally disperses at least one of the light and the spectrally encoded portion. The light transmission path arrangement and the light collection path arrangement are optically isolated from one another. | 12-16-2010 |
20100317721 | Compositions and Methods for Treating Tumors, Fibrosis, and Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis - The present disclosure provides pharmaceutical compositions and methods useful for modulating angiogenesis and for inhibiting metastasis, tumors, pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, and fibrosis in a mammalian tissue. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods include inhibitors of LOXL2 expression and activity, such as shRNA targeting LOXL2. | 12-16-2010 |
20100315652 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF ADJUSTING A FIELD OF VIEW OF AN INTERFEROMETRIC IMAGING DEVICE - A method of imaging at least a part of an object. The method comprises splitting electro-magnetic radiation to first and second portions, propagating the first and second portions, spectrally dispersing the first portion toward the part and the second portion toward a reference element, combining between reflections of the spectrally dispersed first and second portions to produce an interference signal, capturing an image of the part from the interference, and adjusting at least one of a tilt of said image plane and a curvature of the image by changing a deviation between the phase of at least one spectral component of the first portion and the phase of at least one spectral component of the second portion. | 12-16-2010 |
20100307920 | pH GRADIENTS CONTROLLED BY ELECTROLYSIS, AND THEIR USE IN ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING - A specified proton concentration in a volume ( | 12-09-2010 |
20100301306 | STRAIN-CONTROLLED ATOMIC LAYER EPITAXY, QUANTUM WELLS AND SUPERLATTICES PREPARED THEREBY AND USES THEREOF - Processes for forming quantum well structures which are characterized by controllable nitride content are provided, as well as superlattice structures, optical devices and optical communication systems based thereon. | 12-02-2010 |
20100301216 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING LIGHT - A light detecting system is disclosed. The system comprises an arrangement of quantum dots forming an optically active region, a channel region and a charge carrier extractor between the active region and the channel region. The charge carrier extractor is characterized by a set of gradually decreasing energy levels between a characteristic excited energy level of the active region and a characteristic conductance energy level of the channel region. | 12-02-2010 |
20100299144 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE USE OF CROSS MODAL ASSOCIATION TO ISOLATE INDIVIDUAL MEDIA SOURCES - Apparatus for isolation of a media stream of a first modality from a complex media source having at least two media modality, and multiple objects, and events, comprises: recording devices for the different modalities; an associator for associating between events recorded in said first modality and events recorded in said second modality, and providing an association output; and an isolator that uses the association output for isolating those events in the first mode correlating with events in the second mode associated with a predetermined object, thereby to isolate a isolated media stream associated with said predetermined object. Thus it is possible to identify events such as hand or mouth movements, and associate these with sounds, and then produce a filtered track of only those sounds associated with the events. In this way a particular speaker or musical instrument can be isolated from a complex scene. | 11-25-2010 |
20100294717 | POST TREATMENT FOR DESALINATED AND SOFT WATER FOR BALANCED WATER COMPOSITION SUPPLY - An H2S04-based calcite dissolution post-treatment process and apparatii for desalinated water are provided. The process comprises separating cations from seawater by ion exchange resin (s) ( | 11-25-2010 |
20100292100 | NOVEL DIARYLPHOSPHINE-CONTAINING COMPOUNDS, PROCESSES OF PREPARING SAME AND USES THEREOF AS TRIDENTATE LIGANDS - A novel process of preparing tridentate ligands containing a diarylphosphine electron donating group are disclosed. Use of this process for preparing a combinatorial library of such tridentate ligands and of organometallic complexes containing same is also disclosed. Further disclosed are novel diarylphosphine-containing compounds that can serve as tridentate ligands (e.g., pincer ligands), combinatorial libraries of such tridentate ligands, organometallic complexes containing these ligands (e.g., pincer complexes), and combinatorial libraries of such complexes. Methods utilizing these libraries for screening for candidate organometallic catalysts are also disclosed. | 11-18-2010 |
20100292084 | NOVEL DIARYLPHOSPHINE- AND DIALKYLPHOSPHINE-CONTAINING COMPOUNDS, PROCESSES OF PREPARING SAME AND USES THEREOF AS TRIDENTATE LIGANDS - A novel process of preparing tridentate ligands containing one or more of a diarylphosphine and/or dialkylphosphine electron donating groups are disclosed. Use of this process for preparing a combinatorial library of such tridentate ligands and of organometallic complexes containing same is also disclosed. Further disclosed are novel diarylphosphine-containing and dialkylphosphine-containing compounds that can serve as tridentate ligands (e.g., pincer ligands), combinatorial libraries of such tridentate ligands, organometallic complexes containing these ligands (e.g., pincer complexes), and combinatorial libraries of such complexes. Methods utilizing these libraries for screening for candidate organometallic catalysts are also disclosed. Novel precursor molecules useful for preparing the tridentate ligands and processes of preparing same are also disclosed. | 11-18-2010 |
20100288700 | POST TREATMENT OF DESALINATED AND SOFT WATER FOR BALANCED WATER COMPOSITION SUPPLY - A calcite dissolution post-treatment process and apparatii for desalinated water are provided. The process comprises separating cations from seawater or brackish/seawater desalination brines by ion exchange resin(s) onto which the ions are loaded, contacting the ion exchange resin(s) loaded with the cations with an effluent of a calcite dissolution reactor wherein the cations are exchanged with Ca | 11-18-2010 |
20100278807 | Novel antimicrobial agents - A novel class of antimicrobial polymeric agents which are designed to exert antimicrobial activity while being stable, non-toxic and avoiding development of resistance thereto and a process of preparing same are disclosed. Further disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing same and a method of treating medical conditions associated with pathological microorganisms, a medical device, an imaging probe and a food preservative utilizing same. Further disclosed are conjugates of an amino acid residue and a hydrophobic moiety residue and a process of preparing same. | 11-04-2010 |
20100276000 | SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICE AND METHOD - A device and method for producing electricity by harnessing sunlight to produce an amplified voltage signal, the device including: (a) a sealed chamber, defined by a transparent housing; (b) an excitable medium, disposed within the chamber, in which, when the medium is exposed to solar light having wavelengths in a range of 0.2 to 3 micrometers, bound electrons in the excitable medium are elevated to at least one higher energy state; (c) electrodes, disposed in a spaced apart fashion, whereby the medium is between, and fluidly communicates with, the electrodes; (d) an electric circuit, the medium and the electrodes completing the circuit; (e) an initiating mechanism, adapted to initiate an initial voltage signal through the chamber, between the electrodes, and (f) a power source, associated with the circuit, and adapted to maintain the first voltage signal through the chamber, between the electrodes, whereby the bound electrons in the higher energy state transfer energy to free electrons traversing the first voltage signal to produce the amplified voltage signal, and wherein the excitable medium is selected, and adapted within the chamber, to absorb at least 5% of an energy flux within a wavelength range of 0.2 to 3 micrometers, emitted by a black body operating at 5500K, by elevating the bound electrons to the higher energy state. | 11-04-2010 |
20100275576 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANEUVERING ROCKETS - A dual control system for a solid propellant propelled exoatmospheric kill-vehicle is disclosed. The system includes a primary solid propellant propulsion mechanism for controlling the propulsion of the kill-vehicle during a first phase of rocket flight, and a secondary solid propellant propulsion mechanism for maneuvering the kill-vehicle during a second phase of rocket flight. The primary propulsion mechanism controls the propulsion and direction of the kill-vehicle towards its target while the secondary propulsion mechanism may be used to provide lateral acceleration with a lower time-constant. | 11-04-2010 |
20100262212 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTICAL STIMULATION OF NEURONS - A method of stimulating neurons present in a living body is disclosed. The method comprises directing light to an artificial light absorbing medium implanted extracellularly at a target location having the neurons therein, wherein wavelengths and intensities of the light are selected so as to heat the light absorbing medium by light absorption. The heating is sufficient to stimulate neurons nearby the light absorbing medium. In some embodiments, the light is spatially modulating so as to encode a stimulation pattern therein. | 10-14-2010 |
20100249505 | TIP PROPELLED DEVICE FOR MOTION THROUGH A PASSAGE - A self-propelled device for locomotion through a lumen, comprising a set of serially arranged inflatable chambers, the end ones of which expand at least radially when inflated. Connecting passages provide fluid communication between each pair of adjacent chambers. A fluid source is attached to one of the end chambers. The connecting passages are such that the fluid inflates the chambers in a sequence, beginning with the chamber closest to the source, and ending with the chamber furthest from the source. The same sequence occurs when the chambers deflate, beginning with the chamber closest to the source, and ending with the chamber furthest from the source. The fluid source can either be a fluid supply tube, extending to a supply outside the lumen, or it can be built-in and carried by the device. The device can crawl either along the lumen wall or on an inserted guide wire. | 09-30-2010 |
20100228007 | MHC-PEPTIDE COMPLEX BINDING LIGANDS - Disclosed are protein ligands comprising an immunoglobulin heavy chain variable (VH) domain and an immunoglobulin light chain variable (VL) domain, wherein the proteins bind a complex comprising an MHC and a peptide, do not substantially bind the MHC in the absence of the bound peptide, and do not substantially bind the peptide in the absence of the MHC, and the peptide is a peptide fragment of gp100, MUC1, TAX, or hTERT. Also disclosed are methods of using and identifying such ligands. | 09-09-2010 |
20100221829 | Media for culturing stem cells - Well-defined, xeno-free culture media which comprise a TGF-beta isoform or the chimera formed between IL6 and the soluble IL6 receptor (IL6RIL6), which are capable of maintaining stem cells, and particularly, human embryonic stem cells, in an undifferentiated state are provided. Also provided are cell cultures comprising the culture media and the stem cells and methods of expanding and deriving embryonic stem cells in such well-defined, xeno-free culture media. In addition, the present invention provides methods of differentiating ESCs or EBs formed therefrom for the generation of lineage specific cells. | 09-02-2010 |
20100221735 | DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE - The present invention relates to molecular markers for detection, prognosis and follow up of Parkinson's disease (PD), wherein said molecular markers are one or more genes with altered expression pattern, or gene products thereof (RNA or protein). Genes which expression is upregulated or downregulated in PD patients are tools for early diagnosis od PD, for monitoring the progress of the disease and can serve as targets for screening new agents for treatment of PD. | 09-02-2010 |
20100214312 | Method and system of geometric deformation - A method of deforming a geometric object. The method comprises providing a data segment representing a geometric object, defining a contour enclosing the geometric object in the data segment, calculating a plurality of barycentric coordinates having a plurality of complex coefficients according to the enclosing contour, receiving user input to manipulate the enclosing contour to a target contour, and using the plurality of barycentric coordinates according to the target contour for mapping the geometric object to a target geometric object. | 08-26-2010 |
20100204576 | ULTRASOUND CARDIAC STIMULATOR - An ultrasound cardiac stimulation system comprising:
| 08-12-2010 |
20100202285 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF RESTORING FLOW OF TRAFFIC THROUGH NETWORKS - An algorithm is presented, which may be used to generate LSPs for path-oriented virtual circuit networks. The algorithm maximizes throughput of traffic-flow through the network according to certain constraints which may selected to suit various scenarios and recovery schemes. The algorithm may be used by network operators to maximize financial profit from existing networks which has a predetermined bandwidth capacity. | 08-12-2010 |
20100196910 | METHODS OF GENERATING HUMAN CARDIAC CELLS AND TISSUES AND USES THEREOF - A method of generating cells predominantly displaying at least one characteristic associated with a cardiac phenotype is disclosed. The method comprises (a) partially dispersing a confluent cultured population of human stem cells, thereby generating a cell population including cell aggregates; (b) subjecting the cell aggregates to culturing conditions suitable for generating embryoid bodies; (c) subjecting the embryoid bodies to culturing conditions suitable for inducing cardiac lineage differentiation in at least a portion of the cells of the embryoid bodies, the culturing conditions suitable for inducing cardiac lineage differentiation including adherence of the embryoid bodies to a surface, and culture, medium supplemented with serum, thereby generating cells predominantly displaying at least one characteristic associated with a cardiac phenotype. | 08-05-2010 |
20100194439 | LOGIC CIRCUIT AND METHOD OF LOGIC CIRCUIT DESIGN - A complementary logic circuit contains a first logic input, a second logic input, a first dedicated logic terminal, a second dedicated logic terminal, a first logic block, and a second logic block. The first logic block consists of a network of p-type transistors for implementing a predetermined logic function. The p-type transistor network has an outer diffusion connection, a first network gate connection, and an inner diffusion connection. The outer diffusion connection of the p-type transistor network is connected to the first dedicated logic terminal, and the first network gate connection of the p-type transistor network is connected to the first logic input. The second logic block consists of a network of n-type transistors which implements a logic function complementary to the logic function implemented by the first logic block. The n-type transistor network has an outer diffusion connection, a first network gate connection, and an inner diffusion connection. The outer diffusion connection of the n-type transistor network is connected to the second dedicated logic terminal, and the first network gate connection of the n-type transistor network is connected to the second logic input. The inner diffusion connections of the p-type network and of the n-type network are connected together to form a common diffusion logic terminal. | 08-05-2010 |
20100192678 | DEVICE AND METHOD OF PARTICLE FOCUSING - A method of focusing a plurality of discrete particles. The method comprises establishing a flow of a fluid medium carrying a plurality of discrete particles within a capillary having a plurality of separate walls and a longitudinal axis. The method further includes vibrating the plurality of separate walls to apply an acoustic field having a central axis substantially along the longitudinal axis to focus the plurality of discrete particles substantially along the longitudinal axis. | 08-05-2010 |
20100179133 | COMPOSITIONS, ARTICLES AND METHODS COMRISING TSPO LIGANDS FOR PREVENTING OR REDUCING TOBACCO-ASSOCIATED DAMAGE - Articles of manufacturing (such as tobacco products), methods, devices and compositions for preventing or reducing tobacco-associated damage and/or disorders associated with oxidative stress in a subject, and which utilize a TSPO receptor ligand (such as diazepam), are disclosed. | 07-15-2010 |
20100173832 | ANTICANCEROUS POLYMERIC AGENTS - Methods and pharmaceutical compositions for treating cancer, particularly MDR cancer, which utilize polymeric compounds that are composed of a plurality of amino acid residues and one or more hydrophobic moieties are disclosed. | 07-08-2010 |
20100172952 | Electrospun Scaffolds And Methods Of Generating And Using Same - A porous scaffold is disclosed, the porous scaffold comprising electrospun polymeric nanofibers, wherein an average diameter of a pore of the porous scaffold is about 300 μm is disclosed. An average diameter of the polymeric nanofibers ranges from about 100 to 400 nm. The scaffold may comprise a plurality of particles, the particles being greater than about 1 μm in diameter. Methods of fabricating scaffolds, methods for generating tissue and methods of using scaffolds for tissue reconstruction are also disclosed. | 07-08-2010 |
20100166833 | Compositions, articles and methods for preventing or reducing tobacco-associated damage - Articles of manufacturing, methods, devices and compositions for preventing or reducing tobacco-associated damage in a subject, and which utilize a metal ion chelating agent, a copper chelating agent, a penicillamine and/or a structural analog of penicillamine, with and without an additional antioxidant, are disclosed. | 07-01-2010 |
20100165195 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTIPLEXED MEASUREMENTS - A method for multiplexing measurements of related values using predetermined numbers of sources having intensities and subject to noise, and at least one sensor subject to saturation, said multiplexing comprising measuring each of said related values under a plurality of different combinations of said sources, the method comprises: generating a first set of multiplexing combinations; constraining said first set with respect to said saturation; modifying said first set with respect to said noise until an optimum is found between respective intensities and noise, and measuring said variables by multiplexing said sources according to said modified set. | 07-01-2010 |
20100158927 | ANTIBODIES, METHODS AND KITS FOR DIAGNOSING AND TREATING MELANOMA - A method of diagnosing melanoma and antibodies capable of same are disclosed. The method comprises contacting a cell of the subject with an antibody comprising an antigen recognition domain capable of binding to an MHC-I molecule being complexed with a tyrosinase peptide, wherein the antibody does not bind the MHC-I in the absence of the complexed peptide, and wherein the antibody does not bind the peptide in an absence of the MHC, under conditions which allow immunocomplex formation, wherein a presence of the immunocomplex or level thereof is indicative of the melanoma. Methods for treating melanoma and antibodies capable of same are also disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising antibodies are also disclosed. | 06-24-2010 |
20100143964 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CONCENTRATING AND DEPLETING MICROORGANISMS - Methods for concentrating microorganisms in a liquid sample or depleting microorganisms therefrom, utilizing polymeric compounds having affinity to microbial cells that are composed of a plurality of positively charged amino acid residues and two or more hydrophobic moieties are disclosed. Also disclosed are devices for concentrating and methods for detection and identification microorganisms in a liquid sample. | 06-10-2010 |
20100137351 | Imidazoacridinone derivative compounds and methods for their use - The present invention provides IA derivative compounds of the formula: | 06-03-2010 |
20100135967 | CULTURED CARTILAGE/BONE CELLS/TISSUE, METHOD OF GENERATING SAME AND USES THEREOF - A method of generating cultured chondrocytes/endochondral bone cells is provided. The method comprising isolating chondrocytes from mandibular condyle tissue, and culturing the isolated chondrocytes. A method of isolating chondrocytes from mandibular condyle tissue is further provided. The method comprises isolating mandibular condyle tissue from a mammal and treating the mandibular condyle tissue so as to selectively remove fibroblast-like cells and/or myocytes therefrom, the modified mandibular condyle tissue including chondrocytes, and selectively collecting the chondrocytes from the modified mandibular condyle tissue. | 06-03-2010 |
20100129907 | HUMAN FORESKIN FIBROBLAST CONDITIONED MEDIA FOR CULTURING ES CELLS - A cell culture comprising human foreskin cells, the human foreskin cells being capable of maintaining stem cells in an undifferentiated state when co-cultured therewith. | 05-27-2010 |
20100111957 | METHODS OF DIAGNOSING AND TREATING CYTOMEGALOVIRUS DISEASES - Anti CMV antibodies are provided. Thus an antibody of the present invention comprises an antigen recognition domain capable of binding an MHC molecule being complexed with a cytomegalovirus (CMV) pp65 or pp64 peptide, wherein the antibody does not bind said MHC molecule in an absence of said complexed peptide, and wherein the antibody does not bind said peptide in an absence of said MHC molecule. Also provided are methods of using the antibodies. | 05-06-2010 |
20100108086 | TOBACCO AND TOBACCO PACKAGING MATERIAL FOR PREVENTING OR REDUCING TOBACCO-ASSOCIATED INJURY IN THE AERODIGESTIVE TRACT OF A SUBJECT - Articles of manufacturing for preventing or reducing tobacco smoke- and smokeless-tobacco associated injury in the aerodigestive tract of a subject are disclosed, which comprise at least one agent capable of reducing or preventing tobacco associated loss of peroxidase activity in said aerodigestive tract, said at least one agent being selected from the group consisting of a cyanide chelator and an iron chelator. | 05-06-2010 |
20100107596 | LOW-POWER HALL THRUSTER - A low power hall thruster is provided that is effective for micro-spacecrafts and nano-spacecrafts as well as mini-spacecrafts. The hall thruster comprises a co-axial acceleration channel capable of being applied with predominantly-radial magnetic field and a co-axial anode within a cavity capable of being applied with substantially longitudinal magnetic field. A cathode-compensator is placed beyond the acceleration channel and magnetic system is provided capable of generating the radial magnetic field within the co-axial acceleration channel and the longitudinal magnetic field within the co-axial anode. An electrically isolated gas distributor is also provided. | 05-06-2010 |
20100093840 | Human Sef isoforms and methods of using same for cancer diagnosis and gene therapy - A method and pharmaceutical compositions useful for inhibiting the growth of solid tumors are provided. Specifically, the method is effected by administering to a subject in need thereof an agent capable of upregulating the expression level and/or activity of at least a functional portion of Sef, wherein the functional portion being capable of inhibiting RTK-mediated cell proliferation. Also provided are methods and kits for diagnosing and staging of cancer by detecting the expression level of hSef in a tissue sample, wherein a decrease in hSef expression level is indicative of cancer. | 04-15-2010 |
20100092433 | VASCULARIZED ISLETS AND METHODS OF PRODUCING SAME - An isolated composition of matter is provided comprising a heterogeneous population of cells seeded on a surface of a scaffold, wherein the heterogeneous population of cells comprises at least one pancreatic islet, endothelial cells and fibroblast cells. Methods of generating same and uses thereof are also provided. | 04-15-2010 |
20100045778 | Vessel imaging system - A system and a method for acquiring an image of a particle flowing in a vessel, the system comprising a light source for generating an illuminating light, an imaging probe for laterally statically illuminating at least a portion of said vessel with the illuminating light, a detection unit for detecting emitted light from an illuminated portion of said particle, and a processor unit for reproducing an image of the illuminated portion of said particle from the emitted light. | 02-25-2010 |
20100045692 | Method and system for processing an image according to deterministic and stochastic fields - A method of assembling an image. The method comprises receiving an image depicting a pattern, identifying a stochastic field and a deterministic field of the pattern, separately increasing resolution of each the stochastic and deterministic fields, and assembling the resolution increased stochastic and deterministic fields to create an additional image of the pattern. The pattern in the additional image having a higher spatial resolution than in the image. | 02-25-2010 |
20100036647 | Efficient computation of Voronoi diagrams of general generators in general spaces and uses thereof - A computerized method of computing the Voronoi diagram has applications including communications networks, robotics, three-dimensional networks, materials science, searching image processing, data clustering, data compression, control of a groups of methods for image processing and the like, design of electronic circuits, geographic information systems, solutions of the efficient location problem, face recognition, mesh generation and re-meshing, curve and surface generation/reconstruction, solid modeling, collision detection, controlling motion of vehicles, navigation, accident prevention, data clustering and data processing, proximity operations, nearest neighbor search, numerical simulations, weather prediction, analyzing and modeling proteins and other biological structures, designing drugs, finding shortest paths, pattern recognition and as an artistic tool. The Voronoi diagram is a decomposed region X made into cells, the decomposition being induced by a set of generators (P | 02-11-2010 |
20100035341 | Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Connective Tissue Progenitors For Tissue Engineering - Methods of generating and expanding proliferative, multipotent connective tissue progenitor cells from embryonic stem cells and embryoid bodies are provided. Also provided are methods of generating functional tendon grafts in vitro and bone, cartilage and connective tissues in vivo using the isolated cell preparation of connective tissue progenitor cells. | 02-11-2010 |
20100021928 | METHODS AND KITS FOR DIAGNOSING CANCER - Methods and kits for diagnosing cancer in a subject is disclosed. The method comprises determining a level and/or activity of at least one saliva secreted marker in a saliva sample of the subject wherein an alteration in said marker with respect to an unaffected saliva sample is indicative of the cancer, with the proviso that the saliva secreted marker is not circulatory carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA). | 01-28-2010 |
20100018584 | Microfluidic system and method for manufacturing the same - A microfluidic system is disclosed. The microfluidic system comprises a microchannel having in fluid communication with a fluid inlet for receiving a first fluid. The microfluidic system can further comprise a piezoelectric actuator which controls the flow of the first fluid in the microchannel by selectively applying external pressure on the wall of the microchannel. | 01-28-2010 |
20100016610 | FRICTIONLESS MOLECULAR ROTARY MOTORS - A rotaxane consisting of a cucurbituril and an uncharged guest molecule, having low or null affinity therebetween is provided as well as processes for providing the same. Various uses as energy converters (“frictionless” molecular motors), biochips and biosensors using the same are also provided. | 01-21-2010 |
20100001728 | PROBE AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE IMAGING - ESR imaging probe, system, and method are described. The probe is an ex-situ probe, the system comprises the probe and configured for operating the probe, and the method comprises detecting ESR from outside a resonator of the probe. An exemplary embodiment of a probe according to the invention comprises a cooled dielectric resonator, and one sided gradient coils. An exemplary embodiment of the system comprises source current that is configured to supply to the gradient coils currents of up to 100 A in pulses shorter than 1 μsec. | 01-07-2010 |
20090314644 | Method and Device for Electrokinetic Manipulation - A device for manipulating an object present in a fluid by electrokinetics is disclosed. The device comprises a substrate forming a flow chamber. The device further comprises a plurality of electrically biasable electrode structures and at least one electrically floating electrode structure. | 12-24-2009 |
20090311483 | Articles with Two Crystalline Materials and Method of Making Same - Articles having a first substance, naturally having a first crystalline structure, confined between surfaces of a second substance having a second crystalline structure, whereby the first substance has a third (unusual) crystalline structure different from said first crystalline structure and methods of making same. Substances having unusual crystalline structures and methods of making same. | 12-17-2009 |
20090310496 | MONITORING THRESHOLD FUNCTIONS OVER DISTRIBUTED DATA SETS - A method for distributed computing includes processing multiple sets of data at respective computing nodes ( | 12-17-2009 |
20090306578 | Artificial receptors - Antibodies are provided. For as example, an antibody capable of binding an artificial receptor which comprises a hydroquinone monolayer and is incapable of binding the artificial receptor when comprising a benzoquinone monolayer. Also provided are methods and systems using same for control delivery of a molecule-of-interest into a tissue. | 12-10-2009 |
20090305429 | Method for Detecting Alkylating Agents - The present invention relates to methods for detecting alkylating agents in a sample using a chemosensor and measuring the change in measurable properties of chemosensor upon binding. Such changes provide indications of the presence and quantity of alkylating agent in the sample. | 12-10-2009 |
20090294653 | ION CONCENTRATION TRANSISTOR AND DUAL-MODE SENSORS - An ion concentration sensor produces a signal reflective of the ion concentration within a solution. The ion concentration sensor is based on an ion sensitive transistor having a solution input, a reference input, a diffusion input, and a diffusion output. The ion sensitive transistor is connected as a pass transistor, such that the diffusion output provides an electrical signal indicating an ion concentration in a solution contacting the solution input. | 12-03-2009 |
20090258430 | Method for identifying electrophiles and nucleophiles in a sample - A method and device for identifying a molecule in a sample, the molecule comprising an electrophilic or nucleophilic moiety. The method comprises contacting the sample with a plurality of chemosensors, each of the chemosensors comprising a π-conjugated system and a moiety having a nucleophilic property or an electrophilic property; and measuring an electromagnetic property of each of the chemosensors in the sample; whereby the pattern of changes in the electromagnetic properties of the plurality of chemosensors after chemically reacting with the electrophile or nucleophile of the molecule identifies the molecule in said sample. The device comprises a substrate carrying a plurality of chemosensor molecules having at least one predetermined electromagnetic property, the at least one electromagnetic property being changeable by subjecting the chemosensor molecules to a sample containing at least one electrophile or nuclephile, wherein the pattern of change of the electromagnetic property of the plurality of chemosensor molecules allows the device to identify the electrophile or nuclephile in the sample. | 10-15-2009 |
20090253895 | Printable Materials - The present invention provides compounds of the general formula I, and uses thereof for printing electronic components such as wires, resistors and LEDs. | 10-08-2009 |
20090239298 | Methods of generating embryoid bodies using three dimensional scaffolds - A method of generating embryoid bodies is provided. The method comprising culturing undifferentiated embryonic stem cells on a three dimensional scaffold under conditions suitable for formation of embryoid bodies, thereby generating the embryoid bodies. | 09-24-2009 |
20090200485 | Method and Apparatus For Generating Ion Beam - A device for replenishing ionizable material in a field ionization apparatus is disclosed. The device comprises a heatable reservoir containing the ionizable material, a field ionization electrode structure, and a channel being in fluid communication with said heatable reservoir. The heatable reservoir and the channel are designed and constructed such that when the heatable reservoir is heated to an evaporation temperature of the ionizable material, a flux of vaporized ionizable material is directed along the channel to a tip of the field ionization electrode structure. | 08-13-2009 |
20090169521 | Vascularized cardiac tissue and methods of producing and using same - An isolated composition of matter is disclosed. The composition comprises a heterogeneous population of cells seeded on a scaffold, wherein the heterogeneous population of cells comprises cardiomyocytes, endothelial cells and fibroblast cells. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising same and uses thereof are also disclosed. | 07-02-2009 |
20090150847 | Logic circuit delay optimization - A method for modifying a logic circuit layout to optimize circuit propagation delays for improved circuit operation is presented. The layout includes multiple logic gates connected by conductive segments. An initial layout of a physical electronic logic circuit having the plurality of logic gates is input. A respective size is determined for each of the logic gates in accordance with the initial layout and a circuit propagation delay criterion. The circuit propagation delay criterion is a joint function of properties of at least some of the logic gates and at least some of the conductive segments. A modified logic circuit layout is output. The modified logic circuit layout includes a layout of the logic gates arranged in accordance with the initial layout, where each of the logic gates is modified according to the respective determined size, thereby to obtain a modification of the logic circuit layout incorporating an optimized circuit propagation delay. | 06-11-2009 |
20090148925 | Single chain class I major histocompatibility complexes - A recombinant polypeptide and nucleic acid constructs capable of expressing the recombinant polypeptide are provided. The recombinant polypeptide comprises a chimeric polypeptide including an antigenic peptide being capable of binding a human MHC class I, a functional human β-2 microglobulin and a functional human MHC class I heavy chain. | 06-11-2009 |
20090135870 | Light source based on simultaneous Two-Photon emission - A semiconductor device which produces at least 1 W/m2 two photon emission power per area, when operating at one or more temperatures greater than 20 K. | 05-28-2009 |
20090127515 | PI-CONJUGATED MOLECULES - The invention provides π-conjugated oligomers and polymers. The oligomers and polymers may comprise at least two π-conjugated amino acid subunits. The oligomers and polymers may contain one or more π-conjugated amino acid subunits that are optically, electrically or electronically active. The invention also provides optical, electronic and electric devices comprising oligomers and/or polymers having one or more π-conjugated amino acids that are optically, electrically, or electronically active. | 05-21-2009 |
20090126464 | Acoustic Detector - An acoustic detector is described for detecting acoustic waves in a medium that can be a relatively dense medium. The detector comprises a concentrating structure provided with a lens-shaped cavity and an acoustic lens made of a dense fluid received within the cavity. A sensor is positioned at an acoustic focus distance from the acoustic lens. Sound waves propagating within the medium towards the acoustic detector are captured by the acoustic lens, concentrated through the concentrating structure, and are collected by the sensor. The acoustic detector can be applied to a vast variety of applications. | 05-21-2009 |
20090124506 | Membrane computing - A method of implementation of a P-system in membrane computing comprising: placing three mutually immiscible liquids into a container, such that a first of said liquids provides a barrier between the second and third liquids; providing an initial substrate to at least one of said second and third liquids; and applying a transport rule for said first liquid to allow transport of substrate between said second and said third liquid. | 05-14-2009 |
20090093418 | Novel aminoglycosides and uses thereof in the treatment of genetic disorders - A new class of paromomycin-derived aminoglycosides, which exhibit efficient stop-codon mutation suppression activity, low toxicity and high selectivity towards eukaryotic cells are provided. Also provided are chemical and chemo-enzymatic processes of preparing these paromomycin-derived aminoglycosides and intermediates thereof, as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, and uses thereof in the treatment of genetic disorders. | 04-09-2009 |
20090093056 | Adult Stem Cell-Derived Connective Tissue Progenitors for Tissue Engineering - Methods of generating and expanding proliferative, multipotent connective tissue progenitor cells from adult stem cells are provided. Also provided are methods of generating functional tendon grafts in vitro and bone, cartilage and connective tissues in vivo using the isolated cell preparation of connective tissue progenitor cells. | 04-09-2009 |
20090074832 | Medical Scaffold, Methods of Fabrication and Using Thereof - Articles of manufacturing comprising electrospun elements having continuous or stepwise gradients of porosity, average pore size, weight per volume and/or of agents for promoting cell colonization, differentiation, extravasation and/or migration are provided. Also provided are methods of manufacturing and using same for guiding tissue regeneration. | 03-19-2009 |
20090068951 | Spectrum-Blind Sampling And Reconstruction Of Multi-Band Signals - A signal processing method includes sampling an analog signal, which has a spectral density defining one or more bands, to produce a digitized signal. A spectral transform of the digitized signal is expressed as a matrix multiplied by a vector, wherein the vector includes multiple elements that represent the spectral density of the analog signal as a function of frequency within respective spectral slices. Indices of a subset of the elements of the vector, in which the spectral density is concentrated, is determined. The analog signal is reconstructed from the digitized signal using the subset of the elements of the vector and a corresponding subset of columns of the matrix having the indices. | 03-12-2009 |
20080292147 | Facial recognition and the open mouth problem - A method of cropping a representation of a face for electronic processing, said method comprising: selecting a first geodesic contour about an invariant reference point on said face, setting a region within said first geodesic contour as a first mask, selecting a second geodesic contour about a boundary of said identified first region, setting a region within said second geodesic contour as a second mask, and forming a final mask from a union of said first mask and said second mask. | 11-27-2008 |
20080270947 | Control of interactions within virtual environments - A method for restricting the number of consequential interactions to further virtual objects having a relationship with a first virtual object, resulting from an interaction with said first virtual object. The method comprises: defining a maximum number of consequential interactions, counting consequential interactions, and stopping further interaction when the maximum number of consequential interactions is reached. | 10-30-2008 |
20080246398 | Plasma Display Panel and Method of Preparing Bulkheads Thereof - A mirror magnetic field forming device is disposed in each discharge unit space (or discharge cell) of a plasma display panel. The mirror magnetic field forming device is formed by providing magnetic members for respective two bulkheads facing each other through the discharge unit space. The two magnetic members form a mirror magnetic field in the discharge unit space. The mirror magnetic field prevents electrons from colliding with the bulkheads and disappearing. | 10-09-2008 |
20080232643 | Bitmap tracker for visual tracking under very general conditions - System and method for visually tracking a target object silhouette in a plurality of video frames under very general conditions. The tracker does not make any assumption about the object or the scene. The tracker works by approximating, in each frame, a PDF (probability distribution function) of the target's bitmap and then estimating the maximum a posteriori bitmap. The PDF is marginalized over all possible motions per pixel, thus avoiding the stage in which optical flow is determined. This is an advantage over other general-context trackers that do not use the motion cue at all or rely on the error-prone calculation of optical flow. Using a Gibbs distribution with a first order neighborhood system yields a bitmap PDF whose maximization may be transformed into that of a quadratic pseudo-Boolean function, the maximum of which is approximated via a reduction to a maximum-flow problem. | 09-25-2008 |
20080224703 | Method and device for magnetic resonance analysis - A device for NMR spectroscopy is disclosed. The device comprises a sealed capillary having therein a lock material. | 09-18-2008 |