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Georgia Coelho Palermo Cunba, Limburgerhof DE
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20080234945 | Means and Methods for Analyzing a Sample by Means of Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry - The present invention relates to a method for analyzing at least one test sample, wherein said test sample comprises at least one compound, said method comprising the steps of: a) providing at least one test sample comprising at least one compound; b) determining said at least one compound in said test sample whereby raw results are generated; and c) analyzing the raw results obtained in step b), wherein the analysis of said at least one test sample is accompanied by an analysis of at least one reference sample; and wherein the test sample and the reference sample are analyzed in an identical sequence in each step of the method. Moreover, the present invention further encompasses a system for carrying out said method comprising operatively linked to each other: (a) means for determining a compound; (b) means for monitoring process parameters, (c) means for analyzing raw results obtained from the means according to (a), wherein said means for analyzing raw results comprise: (i) a first database comprising raw results received from the means according to (a); (ii) a second database comprising monitored process parameters received from the means according to (b); (iii) a third database comprising rules for evaluating the raw results; and (iv) a fourth database comprising allocated results of identified compounds; wherein at least the second, third and fourth database are operatively linked to the first database. | 09-25-2008 |
Georgia Coelhopalermo Cunha, Sao Paulo BR
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20110091929 | MEANS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING LIVER ENZYME INDUCTION - The present invention pertains to the field of toxicological assessments for risk stratification of chemical compounds. Specifically, it relates to a method for diagnosing the pro-pathological effect of compounds which are inducing liver enzymes. It also relates to a method of determining whether a compound is capable of exhibiting pro-pathological effects on the liver by enzyme induction in a subject and to a method of identifying a drug for treating the pro-pathological effect of liver enzyme induction. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a data collection comprising characteristic values of at least five analytes, a data storage medium comprising said data collection, and a system and a device for diagnosing the pro-pathological effect of liver enzyme induction. Finally, the present invention pertains to the use of a group of analytes or means for the determination thereof for the manufacture of a diagnostic device or composition for diagnosing the pro-pathological effect of liver enzyme induction in a subject. For each sex, a different metabolome pattern, i.e. a different set of analytes is disclosed. The liver enzyme induction markers are mainly selected from free fatty acids, but also include various phosphatidylcholines, galactose, 3- and 5-Methoxysphingosine, Cholesterol, Threonic acid, 1,2-Dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidyl-L-serine, Glycerol, Glycerophosphate, Dodecanol, myo-Inositol-2-monophosphate. | 04-21-2011 |
Georgia Coelho Palermo Cunha, Sao Paulo/sp BR
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20090263826 | MEANS AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA - The present invention relates to a method for diagnosing hemolytic anemia or a predis-position thereof. It also relates to a method of determining whether a compound is capable of inducing hemolytic anemia in a subject and to a method of identifying a drug for treating hemolytic anemia. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a data collection comprising characteristic values of metabolites, a data storage medium comprising said data collection, and a system and a device for diagnosing hemolytic anemia. Finally, the present invention pertains to the use of a group of metabolites or means for the determination thereof for the manufacture of a diagnostic device or composition for diagnosing hemolytic anemia in a subject. | 10-22-2009 |
Georgia Coelho Palermo Cunha, Sao Paulo BR
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20110129933 | MEANS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING INCREASED PEROXISOMAL PROLIFERATION - The present invention pertains to the field of toxicological as for risk stratification of chemical compounds. Specifically, it relates to methods for (i) diagnosing, (ii) determining whether a compound is capable of inducing, (iii) identifying a drug for treating increased peroxisomal proliferation. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a data collection comprising characteristic values of at least five metabolites, a data storage medium comprising said data collection, and a system and a device for diagnosis. Finally, the present invention pertains to the use of a group of metabolites or means for the determination thereof for the manufacture of diagnostic devices or compositions. The metabolite markers of the metabolome are selected from: Coenzyme Q10, 16-Methylheptadecanoic acid, 17-Methyloctadecanoic acid, Eicosatrienoic acid (C20:3), Threonine, Proline, Tyrosine, trans-4-Hydroxyprolme, Pantothenic acid, Coenzyme Q9, Glycerol, Palmitic acid (C16:0), Lmoleic acid (C18:cis (9, 12) 2), 14-Methylhexadecanoic acid, gamma-Linoleic acid (C18:cis (6, 9, 12) 3), Threonic acid, Cytosine, Phosphatidyl-choline (C18:0/C22:6). Different multimarker sets are proposed for male and female subjects. | 06-02-2011 |
20110163226 | MEANS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING LIVER TOXICITY - The present invention pertains to the field of toxicological assessments for risk stratification of chemical compounds. Specifically, it relates to a method for diagnosing liver toxicity. It also relates to a method of determining whether a compound is capable of inducing such liver toxicity in a subject and to a method of identifying a drug for treating liver toxicity. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a data collection comprising characteristic values of at least five metabolites, a data storage medium comprising said data collection, and a system and a device for diagnosing liver toxicity. Finally, the present invention pertains to the use of a group of metabolites or means for the determination thereof for the manufacture of a diagnostic device or composition for diagnosing liver toxicity in a subject. For each sex, a different metabolome pattern, i.e. a different set of analytes is disclosed. The liver toxicity markers are mainly selected from free fatty acids, but also include various phosphatidylcholines, Hydroxyphenylpyruvic acid, alpha-Tocopherol, Cholesterol, myo-Inositol-2-monophosphate, 4-Hydroxysphinganine, Ceramide (d18:1, C24:1), Ceramide (d18:2, C24:0), Sphingomyelin (d18:1, C16:0), 1,2-Dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidyl-L-serine, 18:1 Lyso Phosphatidylcholine, Coenzyme Q9, Glucose, Glycerol, Glycerophosphates, Phosphate, 5-Methoxysphingosine, erythrosphingosine, Threonine, Diacylglycerides and Triacylglycerides. | 07-07-2011 |
20120132797 | MEANS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING THYROID DISORDERS - The present invention relates to a method for diagnosing thyroid disorders. It also relates to a method of determining whether a compound is capable of inducing a thyroid disorder in a subject and to a method of identifying a drug for treating a thyroid disorder. Furthermore, the present invention relates a device for diagnosing a thyroid disorder and diagnostic uses. | 05-31-2012 |
20140186964 | MEANS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING INCREASED PEROXISOMAL PROLIFERATION - The present invention pertains to the field of toxicological assessments for risk stratification of chemical compounds. Specifically, it relates to a method for diagnosing increased peroxisomal proliferation. It also relates to a method of determining whether a compound is capable of inducing such peroxisomal proliferation in a subject and to a method of identifying a drug for treating increased peroxisomal proliferation. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a data collection comprising characteristic values of at least five metabolites, a data storage medium comprising said data collection, and a system and a device for diagnosing increased peroxisomal proliferation. Finally, the present invention pertains to the use of a group of metabolites or means for the determination thereof for the manufacture of a diagnostic device or composition for diagnosing increased peroxisomal proliferation in a subject. | 07-03-2014 |
Georgia Giannoukos, Cambridge, MA US
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20130096009 | METHODS OF IDENTIFYING INTERACTIONS BETWEEN GENOMIC LOCI - The disclosed Hi-C protocol can identify genomic loci that are spatially co-located in vivo. These spatial co-locations may include, but are not limited to, intrachromosomal interactions and/or interchromosomal interactions. Hi-C techniques may be applied to many different scales of interest. For example, on a large scale, Hi-C techniques can be used to identify long-range interactions between distant genomic loci. | 04-18-2013 |
Georgia Hatzivassiliou, San Francisco, CA US
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20120214828 | DETERMINING SENSITIVITY OF CELLS TO B-RAF INHIBITOR TREATMENT BY DETECTING KRAS MUTATION AND RTK EXPRESSION LEVELS - The present invention relates to prognostic methods for identifying tumors that are not susceptible to B-Raf inhibitor treatment by detecting mutations in a K-ras gene or protein or by detecting overexpression of RTKs and/or their ligands. Kits are also disclosed for carrying out the methods. | 08-23-2012 |
Georgia Koutrika, Palo Alto, CA US
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20140204423 | PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENT BASED ON A SELECTED FILE - A system can include a print type classifier to receive a print message that indicates that a file has been selected to be printed. The print type classifier can also determine a print type of the file. The system can also include a print content analyzer to assign a category to the file characterizing a topic of the file based on the content of the file. The print type analyzer can also generate a content representation of the file that characterizes a summary of content of the file. The system can further include a recommendation engine to provide supplemental content based on at least one of the print type, the category and the content representation of the file, wherein the supplemental content is in a printable format. | 07-24-2014 |
20140204424 | PRINT INTENT TYPE - A system can include a page type classifier to determine a page type of a file. The system can also include a print intent identifier to map the page type of the file to a print intent subtype of the file. The print intent identifier can also map the print intent subtype of the file to a print intent type of the file. The print intent type of the file can characterize a reason to at least one of print and store the file. | 07-24-2014 |
20140214788 | ANALYZING UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATORS - Methods for analyzing a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) and apparatus for performing such methods. The methods include parsing the URL into text segments and generating n-grams from the text segments. The methods further include generating annotations, each annotation corresponding to one of the n-grams and comprising a match value for its corresponding n-gram, a description of its match value, and a score. The methods still further include selecting a subset of the annotations. | 07-31-2014 |
20140280110 | REQUESTS FOR SOURCE CODE TEXT - Disclosed herein are a system, non-transitory computer readable medium and method for fulfilling requests for source code. A description is associated with each section of source code text. A section of source code, whose description at least partially matches a source code request, is obtained and displayed. | 09-18-2014 |
20140324839 | DETERMINING CANDIDATE SCRIPTS FROM A CATALOG OF SCRIPTS - According to an example, candidate scripts may be determined from a catalog of scripts to perform a requested operation. In determining the candidate scripts, a request for an operation may be received, in which the request includes an input and an output. In addition, based upon the input and the output, a plurality of candidate scripts that are to perform the requested operation may be identified from the catalog of scripts, in which each of the plurality of candidate scripts comprises at least one of a script that is to perform the requested operation individually or a number of scripts that, in combination, are to perform the requested operation. Moreover, a score for each of plurality of candidate scripts may be calculated based upon a plurality of factors respectively corresponding to the plurality of candidate scripts and the plurality of candidate scripts and the calculated scores may be outputted. | 10-30-2014 |
20140358932 | Entity Integration Using High-Level Scripting Languages - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a new method of entity integration using high-level scripting languages. In one embodiment, a method of and computer product for entity integration is provided. An entity declaration is read from a machine readable medium. The entity declaration describes an entity including at least one nested entity. An index declaration is read from a machine readable medium. The index declaration describes an index of nested entities. An entity population rule is read from a machine readable medium. The entity population rule describes a mapping from an input schema to an output schema. The output schema conforms to the entity declaration. A plurality of input records is read from a first data store. The input records conform to the input schema. The entity population rule applies to the plurality of records to create a plurality of output records complying with the output schema. An index of nested entities is populated. The index complies with the index declaration. | 12-04-2014 |
20140379322 | CONVERTING AN INPUT SCRIPT - Converting an input script includes obtaining an input script comprising at least one variable, obtaining at least one translation transformation rule from a library, converting the input script into a tree representation, folding the tree representation to hide a subset of variables in the input script to create a folded tree, and generating a natural language text by applying at least one translation transformation rule from the library to the folded tree. | 12-25-2014 |
Georgia Koutrika, Santa Clara, CA US
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20140037154 | AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINING A NAME OF A PERSON APPEARING IN AN IMAGE - A computer-implemented method of automatically determining a name of a person appearing in an image includes receiving a collection of web pages containing a plurality of images. For each of the images, a set of names associated with the image is identified based on a text analysis of at least one of the web pages. Face detection and clustering is performed on the plurality of images to generate a plurality of face clusters. For each of the face clusters, a label for the face cluster is identified based on the set of names associated with each image in the face cluster. A name of a first person appearing in at least one of the images is determined based on the identified label for one of the face clusters associated with the first person. | 02-06-2014 |
Georgia Lagoudas, College Station, TX US
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20130226055 | CERVICAL SPINE IMMOBILIZATION DEVICE - A device is disclosed that can be used to immobilize the neck of patients suffering from blunt trauma injuries to the cervical spine. The device implements biomechanically justified features to immobilize the spine without further harming the patient. In certain embodiments, the device immobilizes the neck by limiting head motion in relation to the upper body. | 08-29-2013 |
Georgia Mitsi, Wellesley Hills, MA US
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20150196232 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING MOTOR AND COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE OF A HUMAN SUBJECT WITH A MOBILE DEVICE - A system for testing motor and/or performance of a human subject with a mobile device is provided. The system features a mobile device including a processor subsystem and configured to receive taps from a hand or part of a hand of a human subject on a screen of the mobile device. A tap application for the mobile device is executed by the processor subsystem and is responsive to taps by the hand or part of the hand on the screen and is configured to measure the frequency and duration of each tap by the hand or part of the hand on the screen to determine the motor and/or cognitive performance of the human subject. | 07-16-2015 |
Georgia Pagona, Attica GR
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20130203862 | SOLUTIONS OF CARBON NANOHORNS, METHOD FOR MAIKING SAME AND USES THEREOF - Methods for solubilizing carbon nanohorns and applications thereof, including the manufacture of composites, hydrogen storage, catalyst supports and drug delivery. | 08-08-2013 |
Georgia Perakis, Belmont, MA US
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20150081393 | PRODUCT PROMOTION OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM - A system that determines promotional pricing for a product and for an objective function receives a non-linear time-dependent optimization problem for the product, where the non-linear problem includes a demand model and a plurality of constraints, and the constraints include a price ladder that includes a plurality of time periods and a non-promotional price for the product at each time period. For each of the time periods, the system determines a change in the objective function when the price at that time period includes a promotional price and all other prices on the price ladder are set to the non-promotional price to generate coefficients. The system determines a maximum value of the coefficients at each time period, and generates an approximate Mixed Integer Programming (“MIP”) problem based on the coefficients. The system determines a Linear Programming (“LP”) relaxation of the MIP problem, and solves the LP relaxation. | 03-19-2015 |
Georgia Sakellari, London GB
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20130086267 | ADMISSION CONTROL IN A SELF AWARE NETWORK - A method of admission control in a Self Aware Network carrying at least one existing user specifying at least one Quality of Service metric. The method includes receiving a user request for admission of a connection from a source node to a destination node in the network specifying at least one Quality of Service metric. The source node then finds paths; creates link Quality of Service matrices; sends probe traffic over the network; and uses the traffic to obtain a Quality of Service matrix. The source node computes estimated link Quality of Service matrices and computes path Quality of Service matrices for the Quality of Service metrics, based on the estimated link Quality of Service matrices. The user request is rejected or accepted based on the path Quality of Service matrix. | 04-04-2013 |
Georgia Scurletis, Brooklyn, NY US
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20120251984 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADVANCEMENT OF VOCABULARY SKILLS IN A GAME ENVIRONMENT - A system and method for providing a word game for honing of vocabulary skills includes populating, by a computer processor, a tile grid with a plurality of words related by a predefined criterion, such that each of the words is adjacent to at least one other of the words to form a path beginning at a start grid tile and ending at an end grid tile, the start and end tiles being at least one edge of the tile grid; and transmitting and/or outputting the populated tile grid. The predefined criterion may be, for example, that all of the words are synonymous with respect to at least one word sense of a seed word. | 10-04-2012 |
Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc. US
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20130240358 | Surfactant-Based Monolithic Columns, Methods for Making the Same, and Methods for Using the Same - A method for making a surfactant-based monolithic column is provided. The method comprises providing a mixture comprising at least one surfactant monomer, at least one crosslinker, at least one initiator, and at least one porogen and polymerizing the mixture to form the surfactant-based monolithic column. The present disclosure also provides a surfactant-based monolithic column, a method for separating molecules, and a process for preparing a surfactant monomer. | 09-19-2013 |
20130274102 | BIOLOGICAL-BASED CATALYST TO DELAY PLANT DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES - The present invention is directed to methods for delaying a plant development process comprising exposing a plant or plant part to one or more bacteria or enzymes. In specific embodiments, the one or more bacteria are selected from the group consisting of | 10-17-2013 |
20130274442 | Analyte Sensors, Methods for Preparing and Using Such Sensors, and Methods of Detecting Analyte Activity - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for analyte sensors, methods for producing and using the analyte sensors, methods of detecting and/or measuring analyte activity, methods for characterizing analyte cellular activity, methods of detecting pH change in a system, method of controlling the concentration of an analyte in a system, fusion proteins, polynucleotides, and vectors corresponding to the analyte sensors, kits, and the like. | 10-17-2013 |
Georgia Taylor, Pleasant Hill, CA US
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20140012629 | SMS MESSAGING METHODS AND SYSTEMS HAVING INTERACTIVE FUNCTIONALITIES FOR INCREASING COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC TO ENTERPRISES AND FOR GATHERING DATA USEFUL FOR COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES - SMS-based communications methods and systems comprising interactive functionalities, as well as devices, software, modules and integrated systems and methods are provided. The text-messaging methods and systems of the invention are particularly useful for increasing the marketability of products and services, and for increasing commercial traffic to one or more commercial establishments through network communicated dialogues and other communications. SMS-based systems and methods of the invention are configured also to be able gather and analyze many different kinds and patterns of data, such as that relating to marketing and advertising activities, and to performance of the systems and methods themselves. The present technology relates also to methods and systems for both gathering and using marketing and other commercial information on a real time basis to increase enterprise incoming traffic flow and business. Methods and systems of the invention can be provided in turnkey forms, and can also configured for particular enterprises, and also by means of one or more modules, for example, provided on a digital device such as a server. | 01-09-2014 |
Georgia Tomaras, Durham, NC US
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20110236373 | Method of detecting antibodies and antibody-hiv virion complexes - The present invention relates, in general, to HIV and, in particular to a method of detecting anti-HIV antibodies and antibody-HIV virion complexes. | 09-29-2011 |
20120128758 | FORMULATION FOR INDUCING BROADLY REACTIVE NEUTRALIZING ANTI-HIV ANTIBODIES - The present invention relates in general, to a formulation suitable for use in inducing anti-HIV-1 antibodies, and, in particular, to a formulation comprising Toll Like Receptor (TLR) agonists with HIV-1 gp41 membrane proximal external region (MPER) peptide-liposome conjugates for induction of broadly reactive anti-HIV-1 antibodies. The invention also relates to methods of inducing neutralizing anti-HIV-1 antibodies using such formulations. | 05-24-2012 |
20120321699 | METHOD OF INDUCING THE PRODUCTION OF PROTECTIVE ANTI-HIV-1 ANTIBODIES - The present invention relates, in general, to an immunogen for HIV vaccination and, in particular, to a method of inducing the production of protective anti-HIV antibodies by targeting B cell germline and clone intermediates using a combination of HIV envelope and non-HIV immunogens. The invention also relates to compositions suitable for use in such a method. | 12-20-2012 |
Georgia Tourassi, Oak Ridge, TN US
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20150046875 | HIGH-EFFICACY CAPTURING AND MODELING OF HUMAN PERCEPTUAL SIMILARITY OPINIONS - A personalized human perceptual opinion capturing and modeling system includes a processor and memory. Logic stored in the memory renders a user interface on an electronic display. The user interface includes many active areas radially linking multiple peripheral image objects to a central image object where an image object is an object of an image or a visually represented entity. The multiple peripheral image objects are positioned around a curved path about the central image object. The active areas include impression characteristic objects associated with hyperlinks that render a second user interface. The second user interface displays a selected peripheral image object, the central image object, and a color mapping model or a visual feedback mechanism. A database stores user expressed perceptual opinion data representing the similarity of the selected peripheral image object to the central image object. A user's positional movements of a positional object rendered on the electronic display enable the user to visually express and represent the similarities between each of the plurality of peripheral image objects to the central image object through the impression characteristic objects, a visual heuristic object, and a spatial separation. | 02-12-2015 |
Georgia Tsotsou, Tuebingen DE
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20090093014 | Conjugates of biologically active compounds, methods for their preparation and use, formulation and pharmaceutical applications thereof - This invention features a method of identifying a compound useful for enhancing efficacy of a therapeutic agent. The method includes incubating a compound in blood cells; separating immune cells from erythrocytic cells; and determining the ratio of the concentration of the compound in the immune cells to the concentration of the compound in the erythrocytic cells; wherein the compound comprises a transportophore and a therapeutic agent, in which the transportophore is covalently bonded to the therapeutic agent via a bond or a linker. | 04-09-2009 |
Georgia Yanchar, Chardon, OH US
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20110004835 | GRAPHICAL PLANNER - A graphical planner allows a user to create or select, and then display, images that represent tasks and events to be completed by the user, as well as corresponding images that represent tasks and events that the user has already completed. The graphical planner allows a user to plan and schedule events and tasks by indicating an event or task in a non-textual (i.e., graphic or symbolic) manner. Completion of the events and tasks by the user can also be signaled or otherwise indicated in a non-textual (e.g., visual, audible) manner. | 01-06-2011 |
Georgia Zarkada, Helsinki FI
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20120141424 | Materials and Methods for the Treatment of Hypertension - The present invention is directed to materials and methods for the treatment of hypertension and ischemia comprising administering at least one therapeutic agent selected from the group consisting of vascular endothelial growth factor-C product and vascular endothelial growth factor-D product, and optionally, when treating hypertension, a standard of care anti-hypertensive agent. | 06-07-2012 |