Author: claimsbot

1. A device for extraction of water from gas comprising a container with at least one sealable opening, at least one lid, at least one hygroscopic material and an energy delivery device wherein the container is made of a heat conducting material.
2. The device according to claim 1 wherein the energy is in the form of heat, microwaves or ultrasound.
3. The device according to claim 1 wherein the energy delivery device is a heating device.
4. The device according to claim 1 wherein the device further comprises a pump arranged in order to reduce the pressure in the container when sealed.
5. The device according to claim 1 wherein the walls of the container are wholly or partly made of or coated with a hydrophobic material.
6. The device according to claim 1 wherein the hygroscopic material comprises molecular sieves, active carbon, zeolite, silica gel, LiCl, CaCl, NaNO3, wood, sulphates or any suitable material having the capacity of absorbing watermoisture.
7. The device according to claim 1 wherein a fan or a pump facilitates a gas flow into the container.
8. The device according to claim 1 wherein the energy delivery device comprises a microwave generator or resistive heating device or a solar absorber unit.
9. The device according to claim 1 wherein the device also comprises a control mechanism for the opening and the sealing of the lid.
10. The device according to claim 1 wherein the device comprises a draining element.
11. The device according to claim 9 wherein the control mechanism is connected to the hygroscopic material andor to the energy delivery device.
12. The device according to claim 1 wherein the walls of the container contains grooves, trenches, channels or the like.
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15. A method for extracting water from gas using a container comprising at least one opening, at least one hygroscopic material, at least one energy delivery device and at least one lid comprising:
providing gas containing water to the container
absorbing water onto or into the hygroscopic material
sealing the container with the lid
heating the hygroscopic material until the gas in the container is saturated with water in gas phase
continuing to heat until the remaining absorbed water in the hygroscopic material liquefies without vaporizing first.
16. The method according to claim 15 wherein the provision of gas is facilitated via a fan or a pump or wind.
17. The method according to claim 15 wherein the pressure in the sealed container is reduced.
18. The method according to claim 15 wherein the container is made of a heat conducting material.
19. The method according to claim 15 wherein the walls of the container is wholly or partly made of or coated with a hydrophobic material.
20. The method according to claim 15 comprising controlling the lid with a control mechanism.
21. The method according to claim 20 wherein the control mechanism is connected to the hygroscopic material in order to recognize when the lid should be opened or closed.
22. The method according to claim 20 wherein the control mechanism is connected to the energy delivery device in order to control the energy delivery process.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. An autonomous watercraft comprising: a vertical hull assembly comprising at least one sensor module coupling point, wherein the vertical hull assembly comprises a fore end, an aft end, a top, a bottom, an interior region, a longitudinal axis extending between the fore end and the aft end, wherein the vertical hull assembly has a generally tear drop shaped cross sectional profile extending along the longitudinal axis, and wherein at least one sensor module coupling point is configured to allow a sensor module to be coupled to the vertical hull assembly without opening a watertight seal of the vertical hull assembly; at least one control module coupled to the vertical hull assembly; and at least one propulsion device coupled to the vertical hull assembly, wherein at least one propulsion device is in operative communication with at least one control module.
2. The watercraft of claim 1, further comprising at least one navigation module disposed within the vertical hull assembly, wherein at least one navigation module is configured to provide a navigation signal to at least one control module.
3. The watercraft of claim 1, further comprising at least one navigation module disposed within the vertical hull assembly, wherein at least one navigation module comprises a global positioning receiver.
4. The watercraft of claim 1, further comprising at least one navigation module disposed within the vertical hull assembly, wherein at least one navigation module comprises at least one compass.
5. The watercraft of claim 1, wherein the control module is configured to estimate a speed and direction of a current.
6. The watercraft of claim 1, further comprising at least one battery.
7. The autonomous watercraft of claim 6, wherein at least one battery comprises a lead acid battery.
8. The watercraft of claim 6, wherein at least one battery comprises a valve regulated lead acid battery.
9. The watercraft of claim 6, further comprising at least one hydrogen sensor, wherein at least one hydrogen sensor is configured to send a signal indicating detection of hydrogen during charging of at least one battery.
10. The watercraft of claim 6, further comprising at least one battery charger coupled to the vertical hull assembly.
11. The watercraft of claim 6, further comprising at least one battery charger and at least one hydrogen detector, wherein at least one battery charger is configured to inhibit charging of at least one battery if at least one hydrogen detector detects more than a threshold concentration of hydrogen.
12. The watercraft of claim 6, further comprising at least one battery charger and at least one hydrogen collector, wherein at least one hydrogen collector is configured to inhibit concentration of hydrogen within the vertical hull assembly during battery charging from exceeding a threshold concentration.
13. The watercraft of claim 6, wherein at least one battery is configured to be recharged without opening the substantially water-tight seal of the vertical hull assembly.
14. The watercraft of claim 6, further comprising at least one battery charger coupled to the vertical hull assembly, wherein at least one battery charger is configured to charge at least one battery while the autonomous watercraft is deployed.
15. The watercraft of claim 6, further comprising at least one solar battery charger.
16. The watercraft of claim 1, further comprising at least one water detector device coupled to the vertical hull assembly, wherein at least one water detector is configured to provide an indication of the presence of water inside the vertical hull assembly.
17. The watercraft of claim 1, further comprising a power management module.
18. The watercraft of claim 1, further comprising at least one scuttle port, wherein at least one scuttle port is configured to allow water into the vertical hull assembly if the watercraft is in water for longer than a predetermined period.
19. The watercraft of claim 1, further comprising at least one scuttle port, wherein at least one scuttle port is configured to allow water into the vertical hull assembly upon receipt of a command.
20. The watercraft of claim 1, further comprising at least one communications module, wherein at least one communications module is configured to receive commands from a remote command station.
21. The watercraft of claim 1, further comprising at least one communications module, wherein at least one communications module is configured to send data to a remote command station.
22. The watercraft of claim 1, wherein the watercraft is configured to be self-righting during use.
23. The watercraft of claim 1, wherein at least one propulsion device comprises two or more thrusters coupled to the vertical hull assembly, wherein two or more thrusters are configured to provide variable thrust.
24. The watercraft of claim 1, wherein at least one propulsion device comprises two or more thrusters coupled to the vertical hull assembly, wherein two or more thrusters are configured to steer the watercraft by providing differential thrust during use.
25. The watercraft of claim 1, wherein at least one control module is configured to interact with at least one sensor module coupled to at least one sensor module coupling point to control data gathering by at least one sensor module.
26. The watercraft of claim 1, further comprising a roll stabilizing apparatus coupled to the vertical hull assembly.
27. The watercraft of claim 1, further comprising a recovery aid coupled to the vertical hull assembly.
28. The watercraft of claim 1, further comprising a lifting ring coupled to the vertical hull assembly.
29. The watercraft of claim 1, further comprising at least one sensor module coupled to at least one sensor module coupling point.
30. The watercraft of claim 1, further comprising at least one sensor module coupled to at least one sensor module coupling point, wherein at least one sensor module comprises a hydrophone.
31. The watercraft of claim 1, further comprising at least one sensor module coupled to at least one sensor module coupling point, wherein at least one sensor module comprises a sonar module.
32. The watercraft of claim 1, further comprising at least one sensor module coupled to at least one sensor module coupling point, wherein at least one sensor module comprises a water analysis module.
33. The watercraft of claim 1, further comprising at least one sensor module coupled to at least one sensor module coupling point, wherein at least one sensor module comprises a radio frequency detector.
34. The watercraft of claim 1, further comprising at least one sensor module coupled to at least one sensor module coupling point, wherein at least one sensor module comprises a retractable portion.
35. The watercraft of claim 1, further comprising at least one sensor module coupled to at least one sensor module coupling point, wherein at least one sensor module is configured to deploy a sensor portion to a desired depth at a station point for data gathering and to retract the sensor portion after data gathering is complete.
36. The watercraft of claim 1, further comprising at least one memory, wherein at least one memory is configured to receive and store data gathered by at least one sensor module coupled to at least one sensor module coupling point.
37. The watercraft of claim 1, further comprising at least one data processor, wherein at least one data processor is configured to process data gathered by at least one sensor module coupled to at least one sensor module coupling point.
38. The watercraft of claim 1, wherein the vertical hull assembly comprises a foil shaped cross-section.
39. An autonomous surface watercraft comprising: a vertical hull assembly, wherein the vertical hull assembly comprises a generally tear drop shaped cross sectional profile extending in the direction of travel and an interior region; at least one rechargeable power source disposed within the vertical hull assembly; at least one propulsion device coupled to the vertical hull assembly and operatively coupled to at least one rechargeable power source; and at least one connection point on the vertical hull assembly, wherein at least one connection point allows at least one rechargeable power source to be recharged without opening the substantially water-tight seal.

1. A method of receiving a paging message of an idle-mode mobile station (MS) in a multicarrier system, the method comprising:
receiving the paging message from a network via a first carrier corresponding to a predetermined condition in a paging listening interval;
transmitting, to the network, a first ranging request message including control information indicating a location update procedure for informing that reception of enhanced multicast and broadcast service (E-MBS) service starts;
setting a second carrier for transmitting the E-MBS service as a paging carrier; and
receiving the paging message from the network via the set second carrier.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the setting the second carrier as the paging carrier further includes receiving, from the network, paging carrier setting information indicating that the paging message is transmitted via the second carrier for transmitting the E-MBS service.
3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the paging carrier setting information is received from the network via a ranging response (RNG-RSP) message.
4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
transmitting a second ranging request message including control information indicating a location update procedure for informing that reception of the E-MBS service ends;
setting the first carrier as the paging carrier; and
receiving the paging message from the network via the set first carrier.
5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the setting the first carrier as the paging carrier further includes receiving, from the network, a second ranging response message including paging carrier setting information indicating that the paging message is transmitted via the first carrier.
6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined condition is a deregistration identifier (DID) used to identify the idle-mode MS modulo the number N of carriers in a paging group to which the network belongs.
7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the network is a base station or a paging controller.
8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first carrier is a fully configured carrier and the second carrier is a fully configured carrier or a partially configured carrier.
9. The method according to claim 8, wherein, if the second carrier is a fully configured carrier, the first ranging request message is transmitted via the first carrier and the second ranging request message is transmitted via the second carrier.
10. The method according to claim 8, wherein, if the second carrier is a partially configured carrier, the first and second ranging request messages are transmitted via the first carrier.
11. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
transmitting a deregistration request message including E-MBS service reception status information to a base station; and
receiving a deregistration response message from the base station in response to the deregistration request message.
12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the E-MBS service reception status information indicates start or end of reception of the E-MBS service.
13. The method according to claim 11, wherein the deregistration request message further includes paging carrier selection mode information indicating a request for transmitting the paging message via any one of the first carrier or the second carrier.
14. The method according to claim 11, wherein the deregistration response message further includes paging carrier selection mode information indicating that the paging message is transmitted via any one of the first carrier or the second carrier.
15. A mobile station (MS) for receiving a paging message in a multicarrier system, the MS comprising:
a radio frequency unit configured to transmit and receive a radio signal to and from an external device; and
a controller connected to the radio frequency unit,
wherein the controller controls the radio frequency unit to receive a paging message from a network via a first carrier corresponding to a predetermined condition, controls the radio frequency unit to transmit, to the network, a first ranging request message including control information indicating a location update procedure for informing that reception of enhanced multicast and broadcast service (E-MBS) service starts, sets a second carrier for transmitting the E-MBS service as a paging carrier, and controls reception of a paging message from the network via the set second carrier.
16. The MS according to claim 15, wherein the controller controls the radio frequency unit to transmit a second ranging request message including control information indicating a location update procedure for informing that reception of the E-MBS service ends, sets the first carrier as a paging carrier, and controls the radio frequency unit to receive the paging message from the network via the set first carrier.
17. The MS according to claim 15, wherein the predetermined condition is a deregistration identifier (DID) used to identify the idle-mode MS modulo the number N of carriers in a paging group to which the network belongs.
18. The MS according to claim 15, wherein the network is a base station or a paging controller.
19. The MS according to claim 15, wherein the first carrier is a fully configured carrier and the second carrier is a fully configured carrier or a partially configured carrier.
20. The MS according to claim 19, wherein, if the second carrier is a fully configured carrier, the first ranging request message is transmitted via the first carrier and the second ranging request message is transmitted via the second carrier.
21. The MS according to claim 19, wherein, if the second carrier is a partially configured carrier, the first and second ranging request messages are transmitted via the first carrier.
22. A method of performing network reentry at an idle-mode mobile station in a multi-carrier system, the method comprising:
receiving a paging message including carrier information indicating a carrier for network reentry from a base station via a paging carrier; and
performing network reentry to the base station based on the carrier information,
wherein the paging carrier is a partially configured carrier.
23. The method according to claim 22, wherein the carrier information is a physical carrier index.
24. The method according to claim 22, further comprising, if there is a plurality of carriers for network reentry, selecting any one of the carriers.
25. The method according to claim 24, wherein any one of the carriers is selected randomly or by performing a deregistration identifier (DID) used to identify the idle-mode MS modulo the number N of carriers in a paging group to which the network belongs.
26. The method according to claim 22, wherein the paging carrier is a carrier for transmitting the E-MBS or a carrier corresponding to an identifier of the idle-mode MS modulo the number of carriers of a paging group.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A method of increasing lean muscle mass in a subject comprising administering a pharmaceutical composition to the subject, wherein the pharmaceutical composition comprises a therapeutically effective amount of a myostatin binding agent wherein the myostatin binding agent has the structure:
(X1)a\u2014F1\u2014(X2)b, or multimers thereof;

wherein F1 is a vehicle; and X1 and X2 are each independently selected from
-(L1)c-P1;
-(L1)c-P1-(L2)d-P2;
-(L1)c-P1-(L2)d-P2-(L3)e-P3;
and -(L1)c-P1-(L2)d-P2-(L3)e-P3-(L4)f-P4;
wherein P1, P2, P3, and P4 are peptides capable of binding myostatin, wherein L1, L2, L3, and L4 are each linkers; and a, b, c, d, e, and f are each independently 0 or 1, provided that at least one of a and b is 1, and

wherein one or more of the peptides capable of binding myostatin comprise the amino acid sequence Cb1b2Wb3WMCPP (SEQ ID NO: 353), wherein
b1 is selected from any one of the amino acids T, I, or R;
b2 is selected from any one of R, S, Q;
b3 is selected from any one of P, R and Q,
and wherein the peptide is between 10 and 50 amino acids in length, and physiologically acceptable salts thereof.
2. A method of increasing the ratio of lean muscle mass to fat in a subject comprising administering a pharmaceutical composition to the subject, wherein the pharmaceutical composition comprises a therapeutically effective amount of a myostatin binding agent wherein the myostatin binding agent has the structure:
(X1)a\u2014F1\u2014(X2)b, or multimers thereof;

wherein F1 is a vehicle; and X1 and X2 are each independently selected from
-(L1)c-P1;
-(L1)c-P1-(L2)d-P2;
-(L1)c-P1-(L2)d-P2-(L3)e-P3;
and -(L1)c-P1-(L2)d-P2-(L3)e-P3-(L4)f-P4;
wherein P1, P2, P3, and P4 are peptides capable of binding myostatin, wherein L1, L2, L3, and L4 are each linkers; and a, b, c, d, e, and f are each independently 0 or 1, provided that at least one of a and b is 1, and

wherein, the one or more of the peptides capable of binding myostatin comprise the amino acid sequence Cb1b2Wb3WMCPP (SEQ ID NO: 353), wherein
b1 is selected from any one of the amino acids T, I, or R;
b2 is selected from any one of R, S, Q;
b3 is selected from any one of P, R and Q,
and wherein the peptide is between 10 and 50 amino acids in length, and physiologically acceptable salts thereof.
3. A method of treating a muscle-wasting disease in a subject comprising administering a pharmaceutical composition to the subject, wherein the pharmaceutical composition comprises a therapeutically effective amount of a myostatin binding agent wherein the myostatin binding agent has the structure:
(X1)a\u2014F1\u2014(X2)b, or multimers thereof;

wherein F1 is a vehicle; and X1 and X2 are each independently selected from
-(L1)c-P1;
-(L1)c-P1-(L2)d –P2;
-(L1)c-P1-(L2)d-P2-(L3)e-P3;
and -(L1)c-P1-(L2)d-P2-(L3)e-P3-(L4)f-P4;
wherein P1, P2, P3, and P4 are peptides capable of binding myostatin, wherein L1, L2, L3, and L4 are each linkers; and a, b, c, d, e, and f are each independently 0 or 1, provided that at least one of a and b is 1, and

wherein, the one or more of the peptides capable of binding myostatin comprise the amino acid sequence Cb1b2Wb3WMCPP (SEQ ID NO: 353), wherein
b1 is selected from any one of the amino acids T, I, or R;
b2 is selected from any one of R, S, Q;
b3 is selected from any one of P, R and Q,
and wherein the peptide is between 10 and 50 amino acids in length, and physiologically acceptable salts thereof.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the disease is selected from muscular dystrophy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, congestive obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic heart failure, cancer, AIDs, renal failure, uremia, rheumatoid arthritis, age-related sarcopenia, and muscle-wasting due to prolonged bedrest, spinal chord injury, stroke, bone fracture, and aging.