Abstract:
A device is presented having reversibly changeable and optically readable optical properties. The device comprises a substrate having an electrically conductive surface and carrying a redox-active layer structure. The redox-active layer structure may be a monolayer or a multi-layer structure and is configured to have at least one predetermined electronic property including at least one of electrodensity and oxidation state. The electronic property of the layer structure defines an optical property of the structure thereby determining an optical response of the structure to certain incident light. This at least one electronic property is changeable by subjecting the redox-active layer structure to an electric field or to a redox-active material. The device thus enables effecting a change in said electronic property that results in a detectable change in the optical response of the layer structure.
Abstract:
A method of treating a disease in which inhibiting of a proteasome is advantageous is provided. The method comprises administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound which binds to a proteasome of a cell, the compound comprising a copper bound to a ligand, the ligand being configured such that upon binding to the proteasome, the copper interacts with cysteine 31 of a Beta2 subunit of the proteasome and further interacts with cysteine 118 of a Beta3 subunit of the proteasome, thereby treating the disease. Additional novel proteasome inhibitors are also provided as well as methods of identifying proteasome inhibitors.
Abstract:
The present invention provides compositions and methods for treating lysosomal storage disease characterized by elevation of RIP kinase in a subject in need thereof using at least one RIP kinase inhibitor.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a hybrid component comprising at least one nanoparticle of inorganic layered compound (in the form of fullerene-like structure or nanotube), and at least one metal nanoparticle, uses thereof as a catalyst, (e.g. photocatalysis) and processes for its preparation.
Abstract:
A pharmaceutical composition comprising an active agent that causes reduction of the level of systemic immunosuppression in an individual for use in treating a disease, disorder, condition or injury of the CNS that does not include the autoimmune neuroinflammatory disease, relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), is provided. The pharmaceutical composition is for administration by a dosage regimen comprising at least two courses of therapy, each course of therapy comprising in sequence a treatment session followed by an interval session of non-treatment.
Abstract:
Device, system, and method of visual inference by collaborative composition. A method of searching for similar target content-items for a plurality of source content-items, the method implementable on a computing device, comprises: for each of said plurality of source content-items, searching for similar target content-items in a dataset, while taking into account collaborative feedback exchanged among at least some of currently-searched said plurality of source content-items.
Abstract:
A computer implemented method and system for simulating deformation of at least one physical object, the method using a processor to generate steps of: mapping the object using: a mesh of base-shapes, or, basis functions; controlling distortion of the deformation, by constraining or minimizing at least one of: isometric distortion, conformal distortion, and singular values of differentials of the mapping; and displaying the deformation via a display device.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an energy conversion and storage system and a method wherein a battery catholyte composition (e.g., following or during a discharge process) is decomposed by heating to produce a decomposed catholyte and separate an anolyte component therefrom, thereby enabling use of the anolyte component and a remainder of the decomposed catholyte in anodic and cathodic half-cells of an electrochemical energy storage device.
Abstract:
A method of preventing tumor metastasis with the proviso that the tumor is not glioma is provided. The method comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of an inhibitor of synaptojanin 2 (SYNJ2), thereby preventing tumor metastasis. Also, provided is a method of treating cancer. The method comprising, administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of an inhibitor of synaptojanin 2 (SYNJ2) and an inhibitor of a cell surface receptor associated with an onset or progression of cancer, thereby treating cancer.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to novel Ruthenium complexes and related borohydride complexes, and their use for (1) hydrogenation of amides (including polyamides) to alcohols and amines; (2) preparing amides from alcohols with amines (including preparing polyamides (e.g., polypeptides) by reacting dialcohols and diamines or by polymerization of amino alcohols); (3) hydrogenation of esters to alcohols (including hydrogenation of cyclic esters (lactones), cyclic di-esters (di-lactones) or polyesters); (4) hydrogenation of organic carbonates (including polycarbonates) to alcohols and of carbamates (including polycarbamates) or urea derivatives to alcohols and amines; (5) dehydrogenative coupling of alcohols to esters; (6) hydrogenation of secondary alcohols to ketones; (7) amidation of esters (synthesis of amides from esters and amines); (8) acylation of alcohols using esters; (9) coupling of alcohols with water to form carboxylic acids; and (10) dehydrogenation of beta-amino alcohols to form pyrazines. The present invention further relates to novel uses of certain pyridine Ruthenium complexes.