Abstract:
A portable countertop electric oven for cooking food includes: a cooking housing; a power head operative to attach, connect, and/or couple, to the cooking housing, at least a portion of the power head extending into an interior of the cooking housing; a base operative to attach, connect, and/or couple, to the cooking housing; and a first securing element operable to secure the cooking housing to the base. A porting element may be provided, such as a handle formed from a portion of the power head, which may include first and second bulged regions of the power head. At least one of: the cooking housing; the power head and the base, may have a substantially elliptical shape, and may include two bulged portions at respective distal ends. The first securing element may be an attachment clip including a first region operable to engage with the cooking housing and a second region operable to engage with the base.
Abstract:
A method for diagnosing a body weight condition or predisposition to a body weight condition in an animal by determining observed level(s) of at least one biomarker in a tissue or biofluid sample from the animal, and comparing the observed level(s) to reference level(s) for the biomarker; wherein the observed level(s) relative to the reference level(s) are individually or collectively indicative of the body weight condition or predisposition.
Abstract:
Compositions suitable for enhancing the antioxidant status of animals containing methionine, taurine, vitamin C, and vitamin E and methods for preparing and using such compositions to enhance the antioxidant status of animals are disclosed.
Abstract:
Compositions and methods for reducing food intake by and controlling the weight of an animal by feeding the animal a composition comprising a food intake reducing amount or a weight controlling amount of a soluble fiber.
Abstract:
A method for diagnosing a body weight condition or predisposition to a body weight condition in an animal by determining observed level(s) of at least one biomarker in a tissue or biofluid sample from the animal, and comparing the observed level(s) to reference level(s) for the biomarker; wherein the observed level(s) relative to the reference level(s) are individually or collectively indicative of the body weight condition or predisposition.
Abstract:
Compositions and methods for increasing lean muscle mass and/or reducing fat gain in growing animals by feeding the animals a composition having a total lysine to metabolizable energy ratio of from about 2.5 to about 6 g/Mcal and comprising (a) arginine in a total arginine to total lysine ratio of from about 1.1 to about 1.6; (b) isoleucine in a total isoleucine to total lysine ratio of from about 0.8 to about 1.3; (c) leucine in a total leucine to total lysine ratio of from about 1.8 to about 3.0; (d) valine in a total valine to total lysine ratio of from about 0.8 to about 1.4; and (e) methionine and cystine in a total methionine plus cystine to total lysine ratio of from about 0.8 to about 1.7.
Abstract:
A method for managing cartilage affecting conditions, increasing cartilage flexibility, increasing cartilage strength, or preventing cartilage degradation in an animal using glycine, proline, or a combination of glycine and proline.
Abstract:
A method for improving or decreasing cartilage abnormalities and preventing cartilage degradation in an animal using a combination of at least one sulfur containing amino acid and manganese.
Abstract:
This invention features a compound of formula T-(-L-C) m, T is a transportophore, L is a bond or a linker having a molecular weight up to 240 dalton, C is a non-antibiotic therapeutic agent, and m is l, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8, in which the transportophore has an immune selectivity ratio of at least 2, the transportophore is covalently bonded to the non-antibiotic therapeutic agent via the bond or the linker, and the compound has an immune selectivity ratio of at least 2.
Abstract:
An electron-beam cured poly(arylene ether) composition exhibits an excellent balance of flexibility, chemical resistance, and resistivity per unit volume. The chemical resistance of the composition is substantially improved by electron beam curing. The electron-beam cured poly(arylene ether) composition is useful for the fabrication of extruded articles, including insulation for automotive wire and cable.