Abstract: A silo-specific view of the file system is provided to processes running in the silo. Processes can access a file only by uttering the silo-relative name. To determine if access to a file identified by a file ID should be permitted, a list of physical names of the file identified by the file ID is constructed. If a silo-relative name that translates to a name in the list can be uttered, the file is opened and the file ID for the opened file is retrieved. If the file IDs match, the silo-relative name is used to open the file. If a process running within a silo requests a list of names for a file that has been opened using a file ID, results returned are filtered so that only names visible in the silo are returned, thus restricting the process' access to files to those files within its hierarchical namespace.

Abstract: An element of a file system is virtually deleted by creating a deletion marker for the element. Two or more separate physical file system directories are presented as one merged (virtual) file system directory to a process running in a silo. The operating system provides the merged view of the file system directories by monitoring file system requests made by processes in silos on a computer or computer system and filtering out those elements associated with deletion markers. Special processing is invoked in response to detecting certain types of file system access requests, including: enumeration, open, create, rename or delete.

Abstract: The present invention involves intermediates, including a 7?-substituted steroid (II), and processes which are used to prepare eplerenone, a useful pharmaceutical agent.

Abstract: The present invention involves intermediates, including a 7?-substituted steroid (II), and processes which are used to prepare eplerenone, a useful pharmaceutical agent.

Abstract: The present invention involves intermediates, including a 7?-substituted steroid (II), and processes which are used to prepare eplerenone, a useful pharmaceutical agent.

Abstract: An element such as a Registry key or value is virtually deleted by creating a deletion marker for the element. Two or more separate sets of physical Registry keys/values are presented as one merged (virtual) Registry to a process running in a silo. The operating system provides the merged view of the Registry by monitoring Registry key or value system requests made by processes in silos on a computer or computer system and filtering out those elements associated with deletion markers. Special processing is invoked in response to detecting certain types of Registry key or value system access requests, including but not limited to: enumeration, open, create, rename or delete.

Abstract: An element of a file system is virtually deleted by creating a deletion marker for the element. Two or more separate physical file system directories are presented as one merged (virtual) file system directory to a process running in a silo. The operating system provides the merged view of the file system directories by monitoring file system requests made by processes in silos on a computer or computer system and filtering out those elements associated with deletion markers. Special processing is invoked in response to detecting certain types of file system access requests, including: enumeration, open, create, rename or delete.

Abstract: The present invention involves intermediates, including a 7?-substituted steroid (II), and processes which are used to prepare eplerenone, a useful pharmaceutical agent.

Abstract: The present invention involves intermediates, including a 7&agr;-substituted steroid (II), 1

Abstract: The present invention relates to two novel crystal forms of a known compound, 1-[5-Methanesulfonamidoindolyl-2-carbonyl]-4-[3-(1-methylethylamino)-2-pyridinyl] piperazine monomethanesulfonate salt, which are useful for treating humans who are HIV positive, which are identified by a powder X-ray diffraction spectrum known commonly as the “S” and “T” forms.

Abstract: Anhydrous and crystalline free acid form of the cephalosporin antiobiotic ceftiofur, processes for its manufacture, and pharmaceutical composition containing it are provided.

Abstract: An electrical power cord in one embodiment comprises a plug having prongs for insertion in an electrical outlet, a tubular member disposed about the plug, the plug and said tubular member being relatively movable. A spring is disposed between the tubular member and the plug and compressed when the prongs are inserted in the outlet so as to bias the plug in a direction away from the outlet. An interlocking lever is disposed on the tubular member for interlocking the tubular member and the plug when the prongs are inserted in the outlet. A wire coil is disposed on the tubular member and is provided with an electrical current when the prongs are inserted in the outlet to move a magnetically susceptible trip means in a manner to disengage the interlocking lever and allow the spring to eject the plug from the outlet.

Abstract: A storage container set wherein the individual containers are sized and configured to be nestable one within the other during storage of the set. Each container includes a rim depending downwardly from the underside of the container and having a plurality of vertical slots formed therein. The container lid is removably affixed to the underside of the container during storage of the container set in the nested condition by way of an interlocking arrangement between the rim and an annular groove disposed in a face of the lid, or interlocking buttons or recesses.

Abstract: In a computer system (FIG. 1), targets (13) comprising peripheral devices (18) and target controllers (17) are connected to the host system by means of a device bus (12), illustratively the standard Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) bus. The device bus is connected to the host computer's central control (9) by means of a host adapter (10) and bus (11). The host adapter is controlled from the central control by a host adapter driver (23), while the targets are controlled by target drivers (22). Host adapter driver 23 provides to target drivers a standardized interface (24) for communicating with the targets through the host adapter driver, which interface is optimized to support a simple yet flexible target driver design, and which makes target drivers independent of differences in structure and operation of host computers and hence portable between computers having the same device buses.