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20120034267 | INACTIVATED VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS VACCINES, METHODS OF PRODUCTION, AND USES THEREOF - The invention provides an inactivated varicella zoster virus (VZV), and compositions and vaccines comprising said inactivated VZV, wherein the infectivity of the VZV is undetectable and wherein the inactivated VZV induces an immune response against VZV when administered to a patient. In embodiments of the compositions described herein, the VZV is inactivated with gamma radiation. The invention also provides a method of preparing an inactivated VZV vaccine, the method comprising gamma irradiating a sample comprising a VZV using from about 5 kGy to about 50 kGy of gamma radiation. Also provided by the invention herein is a method of treatment of or immunization against HZ or other disease associated with the reactivation of VZV, the method comprising administering to a subject a vaccine or pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an inactivated VZV and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the VZV is inactivated by gamma irradiation. | 02-09-2012 |
20150209424 | INACTIVATED VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS VACCINES, METHODS OF PRODUCTION, AND USES THEREOF - The invention provides an inactivated varicella zoster virus (VZV), and compositions and vaccines comprising said inactivated VZV, wherein the infectivity of the VZV is undetectable and wherein the inactivated VZV induces an immune response against VZV when administered to a patient. In embodiments of the compositions described herein, the VZV is inactivated with gamma radiation. The invention also provides a method of preparing an inactivated VZV vaccine, the method comprising gamma irradiating a sample comprising a VZV using from about 5 kGy to about 50 kGy of gamma radiation. Also provided by the invention herein is a method of treatment of or immunization against HZ or other disease associated with the reactivation of VZV, the method comprising administering to a subject a vaccine or pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an inactivated VZV and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the VZV is inactivated by gamma irradiation. | 07-30-2015 |
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20090007010 | HOSTED DATA VISUALIZATION SERVICE - A hosted data visualization data processing system can be provided. The system can include a host computing platform configured for communicative coupling to remote clients over a computer communications network. In this regard, each of the remote clients can include a data set. The system further can include a data visualization processor in the host computing platform and a hosted data visualization service coupled to the data visualization processor. The service can include program code enabled to receive a data subset from a requesting one of the remote clients based upon a corresponding data set stored in the requesting one of the remote clients, to generate a data visualization for the data subset and to transmit the generated data visualization over the computer communications network to the requesting one of the remote clients for rendering in the requesting one of the remote clients. | 01-01-2009 |
20090055756 | DOUBLY LINKED VISUAL DISCUSSIONS FOR DATA VISUALIZATION - Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to data visualization and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for doubly linked visual discussions for data visualization. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for doubly-linked data visualization can be provided. The method can include rendering a data visualization in a data visualization service user interface, identifying comments corresponding to the rendered data visualization, concurrently displaying the identified comments in the user interface, selecting a comment in the user interface, and replacing the rendered data visualization in the user interface with a different data visualization corresponding to the selected comment. | 02-26-2009 |
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20110054007 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS TO CONTROL INSECT PESTS - Methods and compositions are provided which employ a silencing element that, when ingested by a pest, such as a Coleopteran plant pest or a | 03-03-2011 |
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20100299278 | Methods for controlling shipment of a temperature controlled material using a spill proof shipping container - A shipping container is used with methods for controlling shipment of a temperature controlled material so that once a customer order is initiated with a customer origin point and a customer destination the shipping container with a phase change material maintaining a sample chamber within the shipping container within a desired temperature range is shipped to the customer origin point where a temperature controlled material is loaded into the sample chamber and then the shipping container is shipped to the customer destination and then returned to a repurposing site and periodic location of the shipping container is tracked by use of a wireless location sensor associated with the shipping container during its shipment. The health of the shipping container, as well as the temperature of its sample chamber, can also be monitored, tracked, recorded and retrieved either during shipment or at the conclusion of a shipping cycle. | 11-25-2010 |
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20140324388 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING, INFERRING STATE OF HEALTH, AND OPTIMIZING EFFICIENCY OF REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS - Systems and method for operating and monitoring refrigerators are described. Temperature cycles within the compartment are characterized using statistical, frequency and pattern analysis techniques to derive a steady-state characteristic of temperature within the compartment. A thermal sensor inside the conditioned area is monitored and temperature data sets can be analyzed to determine performance in comparison to a baseline, and energy consumption. Analysis of continuous temperature readings taken from individual or groups of freezers identifies patterns of variations in temperature cycles from which feedback on efficiency can be inferred. Electrical load can be determined by measuring or estimating current usage and identifying periods of time when compressors are active in the refrigerator. | 10-30-2014 |
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20150205309 | Managing The Effectiveness Of Repairs In Refrigeration Assets - A method and an apparatus are provided that may be applicable to refrigeration assets, including refrigeration plants and cold-storage facilities comprising large numbers of refrigeration assets. The performance of refrigerators and refrigeration devices may be monitored based on temperature and electrical current and other measurements known or deemed to be correlated with refrigeration performance. Refrigeration assets in need of repair may be identified and a repair process may be specified, classified, managed and optimized. The immediate effectiveness and long-term persistence of repairs may be determined over time. The refrigeration assets may be classified according to reliability, performance, make, model and manufacturer. The effectiveness of repairs may be classified based on measured performance results following repairs. Service providers, including organizations, companies or individuals providing repair and other services, may be evaluated for the effectiveness and persistence of repair results using benchmarks and other quantitative evaluation methods. | 07-23-2015 |