Abstract: Methods for assessing cognitive and linguistic abilities by tracking and recording the eye movements of a patient in response to predetermined verbal and visual stimuli. The methods incorporate conventional eye-tracking technology to acquire eye-fixation location and duration measures for testing linguistic comprehension, working memory, attention allocation, and the effect of semantic associative priming. Visual stimuli presented in the methods are carefully designed to reduce visually distracting features. Verbal stimuli are carefully designed to control for numerous linguistic features.

Abstract: Methods for assessing cognitive and linguistic abilities by tracking and recording the eye movements of a patient in response to predetermined verbal and visual stimuli. The methods incorporate conventional eye-tracking technology to acquire eye-fixation location and duration measures for testing linguistic comprehension, working memory, attention allocation, and the effect of semantic associative priming. Visual stimuli presented in the methods are carefully designed to reduce visually distracting features. Verbal stimuli are carefully designed to control for numerous linguistic features.

Abstract: The process of producing break-resistant and storage-stable detergent tablets comprising coating powdered or crystalline detergent components present in anhydrous form or having a low degree of hydration with a hydrophobicizing agent, and tabletting the resulting mixture under pressure to produce tablets having a breaking strength of at least 150 N.

Abstract: A stable, dual-function, phosphate-, metasilicate- and polymer-free low alkali detergent tablet containing: (a) from 5 to 50% by weight of a sodium citrate; (b) from 1 to 60% by weight of anhydrous sodium carbonate; (c) from 1 to 60% by weight of sodium hydrogen carbonate; (d) a bleaching agent selected from the group consisting of sodium perborate monohydrate, sodium percarbonate and mixtures thereof; (e) from 0.5 to 4% by weight of tetraacetyl ethylenediamine; (f) from 0.1 to 2% by weight of protease; (g) from 0.1 to 2% by weight of amylase; and (h) from 3 to 10% by weight of water, all weights being based on the weight of the tablet.

Abstract: The process of producing a detergent in the form of portioned pressings by extrusion of a homogeneous premix containing a plasticizer or lubricant into strands through a perforated die under a pressure of from about 25 to about 200 bar and forming compacted granules thereof, and then pressing the compacted granules into portioned pressings such as tablets.

Abstract: A process for producing stable, bifunctional, phosphate- and metasilicate-free, low-alkali detergent tablets useful for dishwashing machines from granulated detergent additives consisting of sodium salts of at least one homopolymeric or copolymeric (meth)acrylic acid, comprising agglomerating the granulated detergent additives with builders and water to form an agglomerate, treating the agglomerate with hot air in a fluidized bed, mixing the agglomerate with a bleaching agent, and tabletting the mixture.

Abstract: A detergent compact for dishwashing machines based on alkali metal metasilicates, pentalkali metal tripolyphosphates, active chlorine compound, and surfactant. The compact comprises a cold water-soluble tablet (1) or melt (2) of the metasilicates, tripolyphosphates and surfactant, and a warm water-soluble melt (1) or tablet (2) of the metasilicates, tripolyphosphates and active chlorine compound. The tablet (1) and melt (1) or melt (2) and tablet (2) are combined into a compact having varying solubility at varying water temperatures.

Abstract: A detergent tablet for a dishwashing machine wherein at least about 10% by weight of the tablet is dissolved in the pre-rinse cycle of said machine. The tablet comprises a mixture of hydrated sodium metasilicate, anhydrous sodium metasilicate, anhydrous penta-alkali metal tripolyphosphate wherein the ratio by weight of the anhydrous tripolyphosphate to the anhydrous sodium metasilicate is from about 1:2 to 2:1, an active chlorine compound, and a tabletting aid comprising a mixture of from about 1 to about 5% by weight of sodium acetate and from about 2 to about 6% by weight of spray-dried sodium zeolite NaA, based on the weight of the tablet.

Abstract: Tablets having a broad solubility profile containing a mixture of sodium metasilicate nonahydrate and anhydrous sodium metasilicate with a grain size of from 0.2 to 0.8 mm in a ratio by weight of from 1:0.75 to 1:1.2, anhydrous pentasodium triphosphate having a grain diameter of 0.2 to 0.3 mm, and 0.5 to 5% by weight of an active chlorine donor. The ratio by weight of pentasodium triphosphate to metasilicates is about 1:1 to 1:1.7, based on anhydrous substances. The tablets are used in automatic dishwashing machines where they are introduced into a free zone of the machine before the start of the prerinse cycle, at least 10% of the tablets being dissolved by inflowing cold water and at least another 70% being available in the main-wash cycle.

Abstract: A multilayer detergent tablet for dishwashing machines based on alkali metal metasilicates, pentaalkali metal triphosphates, active chlorine compound, and surfactant. The tablet comprises a first cold water-soluble layer of alkali metal metasilicate nonahydrate, pentaalkali metal triphosphate, and a low-foaming nonionic surfactant; and a second layer which dissolves rapidly at increasing water temperatures comprising alkali metal metasilicate, pentaalkali metal triphosphate, and an active chlorine compound.

Abstract: A two component disinfecting and cleaning system for contact lenses comprising a first component containing a peroxo compound and an alkyl glucoside and a second component containing an H.sub.2 O.sub.2 -neutralilzing agent and a buffer salt in an amount sufficient to adjust the pH of an aqueous contact lens solution containing the first and second components to about 7.

Abstract: Methods for producing a contact lens one-step cleaning and disinfecting tablet designed to be dissolved in water comprising:(A) preparing a tablettable neutralizing core mixture consisting essentially of at least one biocompatible reducing agent, at least one biocompatible catalyst, and at least one first buffering agent;(B) forming a core tablet from the mixture of step (A);(C) preparing a jacket mixture consisting essentially of at least one biocompatible cleaning and disinfecting agent and a second buffering agent; and(D) enveloping the core tablet of step (B) with the jacket mixture of step (C) so that it is completely surrounded by a stable outer layer thereof,as well as tablets produced by such methods.

Abstract: A free-flowing granulate of a powder-form or fine-grained component and a liquid component; the granulate containing at least 20% by weight of the liquid component, is prepared by moving the powder-form or fine-grained component in a mixer-granulator, adding the liquid component while mixing until a moist granulate having a particle size of at most 1.5 mm is obtained, subsequently coarsening the granulate thus obtained with an increase in temperature to a particle size of from 0.4 to 4 mm and optionally coating this coarse granulate with another powder-form and/or fine-grained component at 60.degree. to 90.degree. C. The optionally coated granulate is converted by lowering the treatment temperature into a dry-looking, free-flowing, coarse-grained product, which if desired, may be coated with another powder-form and/or fine-grained material. Despite the high percentage of a liquid component, the granulate thus obtained appears as a dry granulate and is free-flowing.

Abstract: A powdery activator for per compounds is granulated by, at the same time, mixing it together with nonionic surface-active compounds certain nitrogen-containing compounds and, optionally, the water-soluble salt of an alkane polyphosphonic acid. The granulate thus obtained is powdered with a powdery absorbent and the powdered granulate is sprayed with a liquid binder and dried to a water content of at most 6% by weight. After the addition of a tablet disintegrating agent, the dried granulate is formed by compression under special conditions into tablets having special properties. When added to a wash liquor containing a standard detergent containing a per compound, the tablets improve the removal of fatty/oily stains, pigment-containing soil and bleachable stains.

Abstract: A process for the production of tablet form detergent compositions is afforded, comprising:(a) the partial hydration of from 10 to 60 parts by weight of an anhydrous sodium polyphosphate to form from 30 mole percent to less than 80 mole percent of tripolyphosphate hexahydrate;(b) mixing the partial hydrate with from 20 to 70 parts by weight of a powder-form, substantially anhydrous sodium silicate (Na.sub.2 O: SiO.sub.2 =1:1 to 1:4);(c) spraying the mixture with water or an aqueous silicate solution; and(d) granulation by agitation, followed by crystallization, other detergent ingredients optionally being added along with bleaches or enzymes, and adding from 1 to 5% by weight of sodium acetate or from 0.5 to 3% by weight of dicalcium phosphate dihydrate or a mixture thereof as a tableting aid, followed by tableting under a pressure of more than 70 kp/cm.sup.2, leading to mechanically strong, but rapidly dissolving tablet form detergent compositions.