Abstract: Composition and method for preventing or treating abnormal bone resorption in mammals, the composition characterized as containing, a supplementary effective amount of a non-activated metabolite of vitamin D2 and/or D3 and a pharmaceutically effective amount of bisphosphonate to provide vitamin D nutrition during treatment to facilitate normal bone formation and mineralization, while minimizing the occurrence of or potential for the complications associated with vitamin D insufficiency, such as hypocalcemia and osteomalacia. The method of preventing or treating may be further characterized by concomitantly administering the components simultaneously or alternately at dosing intervals selected from once-weekly, twice-weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, and bimonthly.

Abstract: A document collator comprising a conveyor system, a prime document feeder station and a plurality of enclosure document feeder stations arranged at spaced locations along the conveyor system, a collation station located downstream of the feeder stations at one end of the conveyor system, and control elements, including elements for determining which one of the plurality of feeder stations is the prime feeder station, the control elements being operable to control each feeder station independently in such a way as to ensure that the documents from each of the enclosure document feeder stations located upstream of and including the prime feeder station are stacked one on top of each other with the prime document on top and the documents from each of the feeder stations downstream of the prime feeder station are stacked one on top of each other.

Abstract: A computer has instruction pipeline circuitry capable of executing two instruction set architectures (ISA's). A binary translator translates at least a selected portion of a computer program from a lower-performance one of the ISA's to a higher-performance one of the ISA's. Hardware initiates a query when about to execute a program region coded in the lower-performance ISA, to determine whether a higher-performance translation exists. If so, the about-to-be-executed instruction is aborted, and control transfers to the higher-performance translation. After execution of the higher-performance translation, execution of the lower-performance region is reestablished at a point downstream from the aborted instruction, in a context logically equivalent to that which would have prevailed had the code of the lower-performance region been allowed to proceed.

Abstract: A microprocessor chip has instruction pipeline circuitry, and instruction classification circuitry that classifies instructions as they are executed into a small number of classes and records a classification code value. An on-chip table has entries corresponding to a range of addresses of a memory and designed to hold a statistical assessment of a value of consulting an off-chip table in a memory of the computer. Lookup circuitry is designed to fetch an entry from the on-chip table as part of the basic instruction processing cycle of the microprocessor. A mask has a value set at least in part by a timer. The instruction pipeline circuitry is controlled based on the value of the on-chip table entry corresponding to the address of instructions processed, the current value of the mask, the recorded classification code, and the off-chip table.

Abstract: The present invention is directed toward a safety belt web adjuster that incorporates a sliding middle horizontal member around which the lower section of webbing is looped. This allows the webbing section to be trapped between two bars, one sliding and one fixed. The web adjuster of the present invention also allows for relatively easy adjustment of safety belt tension by moving the web adjuster through approximately 90 degrees of motion, thereby removing the bearing force on the webbing previously supplied by the fixed member, allowing the slack in the safety belt to be easily adjusted.

Abstract: A method of identifying a plurality of slave processors using a master processor is provided which includes assigning a unique identification code to each of the plurality of slave processors, and transmitting an attention command from the master processor to the plurality of slave processors. The master processor then transmits a request for the slaves' unique identification code to the plurality of slave processors. The master processor then determines whether one of the plurality of slave processors unique identification code matches the classification characters. If there are no matches, a last added classification character is incremented by 1. If only one matches, the master processor identifies the one of the plurality of slave processors, and removes a last added classification character. Otherwise, if more than one matches, the master processor adds a new classification character, and sets a last added classification character to a minimum identification code character value.

Abstract: Two proteins and their use as substrates for vaccines intended to initiate an immune response in a mammalian subject against infection with species of Plasmodium for use in the diagnosis of Plasmodium infection and for their use in the development of antimalarial drugs. This invention also relates to the diagnostic, isolation and purification assays based on these Plasmodium proteins. This invention further relates to immunological reagents, specifically antibodies directed against these Plasmodium proteins.

Abstract: A document collator comprising a conveyor system, a prime document feeder station and a plurality of enclosure document feeder stations arranged at spaced locations along the conveyor system, a collation station located downstream of the feeder stations at one end of the conveyor system, and control means, including means for determining which one of the plurality of feeder stations is the prime feeder station, the control means being operable to control each feeder station independently in such a way as to ensure that the documents from each of the enclosure document feeder stations which are located upstream of and including the prime feeder station are stacked one on top of each other with the prime document on top to form a prime document package and the documents from each of the feeder stations downstream of the prime feeder station are stacked one on top of each other to form an enclosure document package, and the prime document package is transported along the conveyor system at a predetermined distan

Abstract: Disclosed are methods for inhibiting bone resorption in mammals while minimizing the occurrence of or potential for adverse gastrointestinal effects. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions and kits for carrying out the therapeutic methods disclosed herein.

Abstract: Composition and method for preventing or treating abnormal bone resorption in mammals, the composition characterized as containing, a supplementary effective amount of a non-activated metabolite of vitamin D2 and/or D3 and a pharmaceutically effective amount of bisphosphonate to provide vitamin D nutrition during treatment to facilitate normal bone formation and mineralization, while minimizing the occurrence of or potential for the complications associated with vitamin D insufficiency, such as hypocalcemia and osteomalacia. The method of preventing or treating may be further characterized by concomitantly administering the components simultaneously or alternately at dosing intervals selected from once-weekly, twice-weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, and bi-monthly.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of simultaneously identifying and determining the levels of expression of cysteine-containing proteins in normal and perturbed cells, a method for proteomic analysis, a process for preparing fusion proteins, and compounds and reagents related thereto.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of simultaneously identifying and determining the levels of expression of cysteine-containing proteins in normal and perturbed cells, a method for proteomic analysis, a process for preparing fusion proteins, and compounds and reagents related thereto.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods for inhibiting bone resorption in mammals while minimizing the occurrence of or potential for adverse gastrointestinal effects. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions and kits for carrying out the therapeutic methods disclosed herein.

Abstract: A method for forming terminations on the opposite ends of a chip component includes placing a chip component in a cavity with one end of the chip component exposed. Termination conductive material is then deposited on the exposed end of the chip component and the component is removed from the cavity and reversed. Termination material is then deposited on the other exposed end. One modification of the invention includes extending the chip components completely through holes in a plate so that the opposite ends of the chip component are exposed. The termination material is then placed on the opposite ends of the chip component.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods for inhibiting bone resorption in mammals while minimizing the occurrence of or potential for adverse gastrointestinal effects. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions and kits for carrying out the therapeutic methods disclosed herein.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods for inhibiting bone resorption in mammals while minimizing the occurrence of or potential for adverse gastrointestinal effects. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions and kits for carrying out the therapeutic methods disclosed herein.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods for inhibiting bone resorption in mammals while minimizing the occurrence of or potential for adverse gastrointestinal effects. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions and kits for carrying out the therapeutic methods disclosed herein.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods for inhibiting bone resorption in mammals while minimizing the occurrence of or potential for adverse gastrointestinal effects. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions and kits for carrying out the therapeutic methods disclosed herein.

Abstract: The tantalum chip capacitor of the present invention includes a anode terminal which is substantially flat. The tantalum wire which extends from the tantalum pellet through the insulating material terminates substantially flush with the insulating material, allowing the termination materials to be applied over a substantially flat surface. The tantalum chip capacitors of the present invention are created by methods which include the step of grinding the anode end of the capacitor so that the tantalum wire is flush with the insulating material. Conductive materials can then be applied to the anode end of the capacitor creating a substantially flat anode terminal.

Abstract: A method of identifying a plurality of slave processors using a master processor is provided which includes assigning a unique identification code to each of the plurality of slave processors, and transmitting an attention command from the master processor to the plurality of slave processors. The master processor then transmits a request for the slaves' unique identification code to the plurality of slave processors. The master processor then determines whether one of the plurality of slave processors unique identification code matches the classification characters. If there are no matches, a last added classification character is incremented by 1. If only one matches, the master processor identifies the one of the plurality of slave processors, and removes a last added classification character. Otherwise, if more than one matches, the master processor adds a new classification character, and sets a last added classification character to a minimum identification code character value.