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Stephen G Hall

Robert B Armstrong

Recombinant nodavirus related compositions are disclosed. These compositions include chimeric proteins in which a nodavirus capsid protein is present together with a heterologous peptide segment. The heterologous peptide includes at least one cell-specific targeting sequence, such as a B cell epitope, a T cell epitope, or a sequence specific for another cell type, such as a hepatocyte. The chimeric proteins can be assembled to form chimeric virus-like particles. The chimeric virus-like particles are useful in therapeutic applications, such as vaccines and gene-delivery vectors, and in diagnostic applications, such as kits for the testing of body tissue or fluid samples. Methods for the use of recombinant nodavirus related compositions in therapeutic and diagnostic applications are also described.

Recombinant nodavirus compositions and methods

A process for making ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbons from a saturated C.sub.3 -C.sub.5 hydrocarbon feed with improved heat recovery. The feed is partially vaporized against hot discharge gases from product compressors, completely vaporized with low pressure steam and preheated against hot reactor effluent, before being heated by a process heater to reaction temperature and catalytically dehydrogenated in an adiabatic reactor. The process is controlled by regulating the low pressure steam supplied to the vaporizer, the heat input to the process heater, and cooling water flow to the process coolers.

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San Diego, CA, United States of America

Stephen G Hall