Preliminary absolute intensity measurements for the 1•38, 1•37 and 2•7 µ bands of water vapor between 125 and 200°C

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Pronunciation pairs: an introduction to the sounds of English

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Italy and the BRICs – The political economy of a complex relationship

This book offers new insights into the position Italy has attained in the international community in the 21st century. It explores how the country has sought to take advantage of its passage from a bipolar to a multipolar system and assesses the ways in which it has engaged internationally, its new responsibilities, and the manner in which it conducts its policies in the pursuit of its interests, whether political or commercial. It argues that although Italy is engaged internationally, there is a gap between its actions and what it actually delivers, and as long as this gap continues Italy is likely to remain a partial and unreliable foreign policy actor. Divided into three parts, this book explores: - the context and processes which characterise Italy’s external action - its economic relations with crucial countries and regions such as the US, the EU, and the BRICs - its security and defence policies

A competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the soluble human interleukin-2 receptor (IL-2R, Tac peptide)

A solid-phase, competition enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was established for the quantitative measurement of soluble (human) interleukin-2 receptors (IL-2R). The ladder of reagents from the solid phase up consisted of: (1) recombinant DNA-derived, purified IL-2R, (2) sample-containing soluble IL-2R and fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-conjugated monoclonal antibody, 7G7/B6, directed against the IL-2R, (3) alkaline phosphatase-conjugated rabbit anti-FITC, and (4) substrate. This ELISA was compared with a 'sandwich' ELISA for soluble IL-2R. The competitive ELISA was less sensitive than the 'sandwich' assay, being capable of measuring 5000 versus 31 U/ml, respectively. While both anti-Tac and 7G7/B6 in the IL-2R-containing sample inhibited the 'sandwich' assay, only 7G7/B6 inhibited the competition assay. Anti-mouse immunoglobulin enhanced the 'sandwich' assay and inhibited the competitive assay; both effects could be overcome by the addition of normal mouse immunoglobulin in the sample buffer. Studies of a patient's serum receiving anti-Tac as therapy for the adult T cell leukemia demonstrated that rises in the level of IL-2R occurring with anti-Tac therapy, as measured with the competition assay, were masked in the 'sandwich' assay. This competition ELISA will be useful for measuring soluble IL-2R levels in patients receiving anti-Tac as therapy for various immunologic disorders

Progressive Randomization Process And Equipment For Multimedia Analysis And Reasoning

This present patent of invention discloses a process and equipment to extract high-level multimedia information (e.g. image, sound, and video). More specifically, this present invention discloses a progressive process of disturbance of multimedia content designed to extract non-visible characteristics in the natural state of the content analyzed. The process and equipment are able to gather information extracted from various media classes to solve known problems such as multimedia content categorization, hidden message detection, content tampering detection, robust watermarking, and recognition of the originating means of the media (e.g. type of camera used in the capture process) among other uses.WO2008037042 (A3); WO2008037042 (A2)G06F17/30WO2007BR00156G06F17/3