Abstract: An apparatus for measuring nuclear reactor power distribution comprises a Fourier coefficient calculation means and a transformation means, whereby Fourier coefficients of neutron detector outputs are transformed into Fourier coefficients of integrated values of the reactor power on each interval, and hence conditions required of data for initial calibration are made less severe and the initial calibration is enabled to be performed much easier. The apparatus further comprises an abnormal data deletion means, whereby detection and deletion of abnormal data are made easy so that the apparatus performs a stable operation with high accuracy.

Abstract: An inverter apparatus having a reactor which suppresses ripple components contained in a charging current for a battery and is saturated when a current having a value larger than a predetermined value flows therethrough to have a very small inductance and allowing a small size and a low cost thereof to be designed.

Abstract: Aqueous liquid, a farinaceous flour and oil are applied to snack-sized, extruded farinaceous collets having an aqueous moisture content within the range of about 5-15 weight percent. The aqueous liquid, flour and oil can be individually applied to the collets, or applied together as a slurry. The coated collets are baked to reduce the aqueous moisture content of the collets to a shelf-stable moisture content of about 2 weight percent of less. Potato-based collets processed in accordance with the present invention have french-fry color and flavor characteristics, desirable non-uniform shapes, and a crispy/crunchy texture.

Abstract: Improvement in healing of wounds of the corneal stroma is obtained by placing into the wounds a corneal mortar composition comprising an extracellular matrix material and an ophthalmologically compatible carrier material, the composition having a sufficiently high viscosity to retain it within the wound under wound-healing conditions.

Abstract: Improvement in healing of wounds of the corneal stroma is obtained by placing into the wounds a corneal mortar composition comprising an extracellular matrix material and an ophthalmologically compatible carrier material, the composition having a sufficiently high viscosity to retain it within the wound under wound-healing conditions.

Abstract: A supersonic bone conduction hearing aid that receives conventional audiometric frequencies and converts them to supersonic frequencies for connection to the human sensory system by vibration bone ocnduction. The hearing is believed to use channels of communications to the brain that are not normally used for hearing. These alternative channels do not deteriorate significantly with age as does the normal hearing channels. The supersonic bone conduction frequencies are discerned as frequencies in the audiometric range of frequencies.

Abstract: A portable, foldable beach screen provides privacy and protection from wind and blowing sand for a reclining individual. The screen is constructed from a single panel and is foldable into a compact and easily carried configuration. The screen may include a reflective material on one or both major surfaces and can carry advertising messages or other printing.

Abstract: A method of gripping corner of a strip of cloth, which may be applied to, for example, systems for spreading strips of cloth, including a first step of suspending a rectangular strip of cloth by gripping one corner thereof, a second step of gripping the lowermost corner portion of the strip suspended in the frist step, a third step of raising substantially vertically either one of the gripped points of the strip gripped in the first and second steps, a fourth step of applying braking force to the other gripped point in order to apply tension to the strip, and a fifth step of holding substantially horizontally one side of the strip having a corner portion which is adjacent to the gripped points, and gripping the corner portion of the strip which is adjacent to the gripped points of the strip gripped in the first and second steps, respectively.

Abstract: A method of gripping corners of a strip of cloth, which may be applied to, for example, systems for spreading strips of cloth, including a first step of suspending a rectangular strip of cloth by gripping one corner thereof, a second step of gripping the lowermost corner portion of the strip suspended in the first step, a third step of raising substantially vertically either one of the gripped points of the strip gripped in the first and second steps, a fourth step of applying braking force to the other gripping point in order to apply tension to the strip, and a fifth step of holding substantially horizontally one side of the strip having a corner portion which is adjacent to the gripped points and gripping the corner portion of the strip which is adjacent to the gripped points of the strip gripped in the first and second steps, respectively.

Abstract: The present invention describes a process to obtain 4-substituted 2-alkoxytetrahydrofuran derivatives of formula I, ##STR1## wherein, --R.sub.1 represents an alkyl or phenylalkyl radical; --R.sub.2 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -acryl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxycarbonyl; --R.sub.3 is either an electron pair, in which case t means nothing and q is zero, or R.sub.3 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, in which case t is (+) and q=1; A- is a pharmaceutically acceptable anion. These compounds are antagonists of PAF and, therefore, useful for the treatment of the diseases in which this substance is involved.

Abstract: Compounds are described of formula (1) ##STR1## in which n is 1 or 2;M is 2-5 and X is --CH.dbd.CH-- or --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --, or m is 1-4 and X is --CH.dbd.C.dbd.CH--;R.sup.1 is --H, C.sub.1-6 alkyl or C.sub.7-10 phenalkyl,Y substituted or unsubstituted 3-phenoxy-2-hydroxypropyl,and their salts.These compounds inhibit gastric acid secretion and provide gastrointestinal cytoprotection, and may be formulated for use in the treatment of ulcers.

Abstract: Wound healing dressings are prepared by flocculating fibronectin, a biologically active fragment or an analog thereof to produce a water-swellable gel. The gels, in the form of sheets, strips, wedges, strands or I-shaped cross-sections, are especially useful in promoting the healing of corneal, scleral dermal, incisional wounds or lesions. They can be used to enhance the results obtained in keratorefractive surgeries and the healing scleral incision for intraocular surgery.

Abstract: A radiation measuring apparatus capable of producing pulses whose number depends on measured radiation energy and in which the number of pulse height discriminators outputting the pulses is determined by pulse heights or the pulses. The invention makes it possible to compensate sensitivity characteristics of the apparatus against the radiation energy by weighing the number of pulses according to the radiation energy.

Abstract: N-secondary-alkyldiorganoaminopyridinium salts are disclosed which are useful as phase transfer catalysts for facilitating preparation of fluoroaromatic compounds (such as fluoronitrobenzene compounds) from the corresponding chloroaromatic compounds (such as chloronitrobenzene compounds).

Abstract: A voltage stability discriminating system for a power system is disclosed for calculating a multiple load flow solution relating to a voltage stability discrimination for a power system in which the voltage stability can be discriminated fast and accurately due to the fact that the voltage stability discrimination system of the power system is constructed such that the multiple load flow solution is estimated in advance during a calculation process of the load flow calculating means.

Abstract: Image coding system where document retrieval and printing are compatible, comprises first step of dividing a first image into n.times.n meshes, second processing step of performing resolution conversion of the divided n.times.n meshes into one dot and obtaining a second image, third processing step of obtaining first data from the first image excluding all white meshes, and final processing step of decoding the first image from the first data and second image. Since a part of code data of the coded image is also provided with image for retrieval, and the first, second, third and final processing steps are executed, document retrieval image decoding processing for a display device (low resolution device) requiring high speed and image processing for an image printer requiring resolution rather than high speed are executed in hierarchy. Thereby low quality image can be obtained from code data of high quality image.

Abstract: The invention provides for the elimination of error due to bias shift in near infrared instrumentation having a plurality of near infrared sources. It accomplishes this by comparing subsequent Optical Density readings of a calibration standard for each near infrared source with stored calibration standard readings for each near infrared source that were taken when the instrument was initially calibrated, and compensating for any bias shift accordingly.

Abstract: A process for producing cinnamates comprising reacting an iodobenzene compound with an acrylate ester in the presence of trialkylamine and a catalyst comprising palladium on a support. In one embodiment, 2-ethylhexyl-p-methoxycinnamate is produced by the process comprising diazotizing p-anisidine to produce a diazotization product and reacting the diazotization product with an aqueous iodide solution to produce 4-iodoanisole, reacting the 4-iodoanisole product with 2-ethylhexylacrylate in the presence of trialkylamine and a catalyst comprising palladium on a support to produce 2-ethylhexyl-p-methoxycinnamate and a trialkylamine-hydroiodide salt and then recovering iodide and trialkylamine from the trialkylamine-hydroiodide salt by reacting the salt with an alkali hydroxide.