Abstract: Provided herein are sustained release biodegradable ocular hydrogel implants which are useful for lowering ocular pressure and for treating related conditions.

Abstract: The method comprises the following steps: —providing particles (49) to be solubilised in stable suspension, the particles (49) of a suspension being of identical chemical composition; —generating at least one drop (16) comprising at least one particle (49) to be solubilised of the stable suspension of particles (49) and a culture medium (50) that is able to contain at least one living cell (4) and/or at least one product derived from a living cell in suspension; —introducing the drop (16) into a tube (10); —incubating the drop (16) in the tube (10); —illuminating the tube (10) through an incident light beam; and —measuring, at various times, the quantity of light from the light beam scattered transversely to the incident beam by the drop (16) in the tube (10).

Abstract: A radial-ply pneumatic tire carcass has a reverse curvature, an outwardly concave shape, centered about the tire's equatorial plane. A wedge of elastomeric material is positioned above or below the belt structure of the tire. If positioned above the belt structure, the wedge is used with a carcass cord angle in the range from 65.degree. to 80.degree.. This carcass structure also may be used when the wedge is positioned between the belt structure and carcass. The tire has an aspect ratio less than 75%, but 40% to 65% is preferred. The wedge has a shape on its radially inner side that is similar to a low amplitude cosine function. Particularly when the wedge is above the belt structure (providing both it and the belt structure with a reverse curvature), the belt cord angle is less than a "critical angle" of about 25.degree..

Abstract: This specification discloses a run flat insert for use with a tire and rim assembly. The insert comprises an annular band having radially inner and outer surfaces and a plurality of circumferentially spaced supporting legs extending toward the axis of rotation of the tire from the radially inner surface of the annular band. Preferably, the supporting legs are inclined with respect to the axis of rotation of the insert; half are inclined in one direction away from the mid-circumferential plane and the other half are inclined in the opposite direction away from such plane.The circumferential spacing between each supporting leg and the next circumferentially adjacent supporting leg inclined in the same axial direction is at least thirty percent of the circumferential width of the supporting legs at the radially inner ends.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for synchronizing communication between a plurality of processors which communicate with one another over a system bus wherein sending processors seek to transfer information to target processors. Means are provided for each processor to store information to be transferred, for receiving a request signal from a sending processor, and for receiving an acknowledgment signal from a target processor, wherein the sending processor provides a request signal to the target processor, with the target processor thereafter accessing the contents of the storing means of the sending processor. Upon completion of retrieval by the target processor of information from the storing means, the target processor writes an acknowledgment signal into the means for receiving an acknowledgment signal associated with the sending processor.

Abstract: An integral tire wheel structure (10) comprising an annular generally C-shaped support member (12) having disposed at its radially outer end a ground-engaging tread portion (14), an annular generally C-shaped decoupling member (16) disposed at the radially inner end of the annular support member, and an annular mounting member (18) disposed at the radially inner end of the stress decoupling member. The integral tire wheel being made of material wherein the modulus of elasticity divided by the ultimate strength to the three halfs power is no greater than about 2.6.