Abstract: A computer graphical user interface (GUI) for multi-dimensional analysis of objects by manipulating discovered semantic properties. A computer system robotically builds a semantic model of information contained on an information retrieval system such as the Internet. The semantic model is stored as metadata in an intermediate format on the computer system. The computer system performs a semantic analysis on the metadata and generates search results in response to user queries. The GUI allows a user to select resource metadata and accumulate the metadata into a query definition. The GUI dynamically extracts metadata from user-selected query results and displays the results grouped by types or categories of metadata. The query results may be also displayed on screen in a sidebar. A user may pin metadata items and display changes to the query results based upon the pinned items.

Abstract: Fruit abscission is induced by application to a fruit bearing plant of particular 1,2-bis(thioalkyl)alkanes and derivatives thereof optionally in combination with nonphytotoxic surfactant different from said alkanes and derivatives. The alkanes and derivatives have the structural formula ##STR1## wherein R is an alkyl group having 8-10 carbon atoms and both X's are the same and are selected from the group consisting of thiomethyl, thioethyl, sulfinylmethyl, sulfinylethyl, sulfonylmethyl, and sulfonylethyl.

Abstract: Fruit abscission is induced by application to a fruit bearing plant of particular sulfides and sulfide derivatives optionally in combination with non-phytotoxic surfactant different from said sulfides and derivatives. The sulfides and derivatives have the structural formula RXR' wherein R' is methyl or ethyl, wherein X is selected from the group consisting of sulfide, sulfoxide and sulfone, and R is akyl or alkenyl having 10-12 carbon atoms when X is sulfide or sulfoxide and 8-14 carbon atoms when X is sulfone.

Abstract: A method of inducing fruit abscission by application to a fruit bearing plant of an effective amount of a disulfoxide abscission agent of the formula ##STR1## wherein each R is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxyl, halogen and lower alkyl.