Abstract: Plant nitrogen metabolism in corn and tobacco has been altered by transformation with a highly active assimilatory glutamate dehydrogenase gene. Plants containing the gdhA gene are resistant to phosphinothricin herbicides (PPT) which can include glufosinate herbicides. Additionally, these transformed plants evidence higher levels of tolerance to PPT when combined with another PPT resistant gene. This invention also includes the method of improving plant growth in a field of crops encoding for GDH due to a gdhA transgene.

Abstract: A regime for therapeutic management of a benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostatic cancer employs Cetrorelix alone or in combination with .alpha.-reductase inhibitors or .alpha.-receptor blocking agents. The regimen reduces the volume of the prostate and avoids the side effects associated with testosterone levels being in a castration range. Cetrorelix is administered at dosages between 0,5 mg/day and 20 mg/week or about 0.014 mg/kg body weight per day to 0,30 mg/kg body weight per week or at levels of about 25 to 120 mg of Cetrorelix per month or 0.376 mg/kg to 1.71 mg/kg per month. Cetrorelix can be administered with .alpha.-reductase inhibitors or .alpha.-receptor blocking agents.

Abstract: The present invention provides a redundancy circuit in a semiconductor memory device which has spare memory cells which can store information that can be substituted for data of defective memory cells after the completion of the manufacturing process. If addresses designating the defective memory cells are externally input, the redundancy circuit generates a defective cell relief address signal which corresponds to the address designating the defective memory cell and is used to prevent defective data stored in normal memory cells from being output and causes correction data, to be substituted for the defective data output in correspondence with the defective cell relief address.

Abstract: In order to make it possible to suppress projection errors in the portions of patterns which are connected together, in a method of pattern projection which includes a process of making a pattern of a beam of charged particle, in which a beam of charged particles is irradiated upon a small region upon a mask and the beam of charged particles is caused to change by the influence of pattern which is provided on the selected small regions, a process of projection in which the patterns of the beam of charged particles are projected upon a certain portion of a projection reception region which is defined upon a sensitive plate, a process of scanning in which the small region and the certain portion are selected in sequence, the patterns of the selected small regions are projected upon the selected certain portions and connected in sequence, a process of irradiation amount reduction is performed, during the scanning process, the amount of irradiation by the beam of charged particles of the peripheral portion of the

Abstract: Novel, advantageous dosage forms of thioctic acid and the enantiomers thereof together with thioctic acid salts are described. The pharmaceutical formulations according to the invention are used for the production of pharmaceutical dosage forms which release the active ingredient more rapidly and have greater bioavailability than previous forms.

Abstract: Adhesive material is directed by two gumming applicators onto selected portions of a wrapping material as it advances in a given feed direction at a predetermined velocity, with no interruption in the movement of the wrapping material. The two applicators make a forward pass and a return pass, each composed of two constituent passes, during the course of which the adhesive material is deposited simultaneously along respective first and second segments of a first trail in the forward direction and in like manner along respective first and second segments of a second trail in the reverse direction; each complete trail extends transversely and substantially across the full width of the wrapping material.

Abstract: The invention relates to a new catalyst composition which is suitable for the polymerization of an olefin and which comprises a reduced transition metal complex and a co-catalyst. The invention is characterized in that the transition metal complex consists of a reduced transition metal, chosen from groups 4-6 of the Periodic Table of the Elements, with a multidentate monoanionic ligand and with two monoanionic ligands. In particular the reduced transition metal is titanium (Ti).

Abstract: Described are LHRH-antagonistic and bombesin-antagonistic nona- and decapeptides suitable for use in the preparation of a drug for the treatment of AIDS and ARC as well as for use in the preparation of an immunostimulation drug.

Abstract: A plant peptide amidase from the flavedo of oranges is known; this can be obtained only in small quantities and is seasonal. The proposed new enzymes are microbial peptide amidases which can be obtained from micro-organisms recovered from soil samples in a "double screening" and grown. These microbial peptide amidases are particularly useful for (a) the production of peptides and N-terminal-protected amino acids, (b) racemate splitting of N-protected amino acid amides, (c) obtaining non-proteinogenous D-amino acids, and (d) obtaining new N.sub..alpha. -protected D-amino acid amides.

Abstract: The present invention is relative to a method of producing dry thioctic acid in which a raw material in which concentrated thioctic acid is present is treated with liquid or supercritical CO.sub.2, thus yielding thioctic acid with low residual solvent contents in a simple industrial method.

Abstract: Disclosed is a nucleotide sequence comprising substantially the sequence of nucleotides 229 to 2319 of the sequence shown in FIG. 1 encoding an enzyme having exo-(1.fwdarw.4)-.beta.-D-galactanase activity or a precursor or derivative of such an enzyme, or the functional equivalent of such a sequence. Also disclosed are vectors and hosts comprising the sequence of the invention, and a polypeptide encoded thereby. The nucleotide and amino acid sequences of a functionally equivalent enzyme obtainable from tomato fruit are also disclosed.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus has a transmission antenna and a reception antenna and performs radio transmission/reception with a radio card via the two antennas, thereby performing predetermined information processing. Each of the transmission antenna and reception antenna is formed of a loop antenna. Both antennas are made to overlap each other by a predetermined length so as to prevent mutual electromagnetic interference and are situated in substantially the same plane. Accordingly, even if the transmission antenna and reception antenna are situated close to each other, a signal radiated from the transmission antenna is prevented from interfering with the reception antenna. Thus, the reception antenna can surely receive only a signal radiated from the radio card or an object of communication.

Abstract: A method for maintaining a group call in a mobile radio system, and a mobile station in a mobile radio system, wherein the geographical area covered by the system is divided into radio cells. Each radio cell includes a base station. A group call is established between the mobile stations belonging to a group call group and residing within the areas of the radio cells forming a limited group call area. In order that the mobile station, upon changing radio cells, is able to select the base station within the area of which the group call is in progress, the respective base stations send one or a plurality of group call maintenance messages to the mobile stations involved in the group call. The group call maintenance message contains information concerning the base stations located within the areas of the radio cells forming the group call area, and the group call group identity.

Abstract: Disclosed are an electroless copper plating solution comprising a copper ion, a copper ion-complexing agent, a reducing agent and a pH-adjusting agent, the plating solution comprising a trialkanolmonoamine or a salt thereof as a complexing agent and accelerator in an amount giving a higher copper deposition speed than the copper deposition speed obtained when the trialkanolmonoamine or salt thereof is present in an amount sufficient to complex the copper ion but not enough to function as the accelerator, and 1.2.times.10.sup.-4 to 1.2.times.10.sup.-3 mole/l of an iron ion compound as a reaction initiator and/or 1.92.times.10.sup.-4 to 1.92.times.10.sup.

Abstract: A semiconductor device having a closed step portion and a global step portion including an insulating layer having a planarized surface on the global step portion is provided. A dummy pattern is formed by forming an insulating layer on the global step portion and then patterning through a photolithography process. After forming the dummy pattern for compensating steps in the global step portion and between the closed step portion and the global step portion, a BPSG layer is formed on both the closed step portion and the global step portion, and then the BPSG layer is heat-treated to cause it to reflow. The BPSG layer as an insulating interlayer having a planarized surface. The improved planarization decreases the occurrence of notching and discontinuities in the succeeding metallization processes thereby enhancing the yield and electrical characteristics of the semiconductor device.

Abstract: Novel strains of the insecticidal microorganism Bacillus thuringiensis are described. These contain novel genes, and in particular a gene coding for a novel insecticidal endotoxin, 81 kiloDaltons in length, toxic to both Lepidoptera and Coleoptera. The novel strains and the genes they contain may be used to combat insect attack against plants.

Abstract: A motor vehicle wheel balancing machine holds a motor vehicle wheel by clamping it on a balancing machine measuring spindle. After an operation to measure the unbalance of the the wheel has been preformed, a balancing weight is attached to the wheel using a sensor, and the measuring spindle is stopped with a holding brake which is activated when the sensor is activated.

Abstract: The biosynthesis of lignin in plants is regulated by insertion into the plant genome by altering the plant's ability to synthesise the enzyme O-methyl transferase, an enzyme involved in the lignin biosynthetic pathway. Production of O-methyl-transferase may be enhanced by insertion into the plant genome by transformation of one or more additional copies of the O-methyl-transferase gene or production may be inhibited by insertion of a gene encoding anti-sense mRNA directed against the mRNA encoded by the endogenous O-methyl-transferase gene.

Abstract: The present invention provides a superhard film-coated member having a diamond or diamond-like carbon film strongly bonded to a cemented carbide substrate and a method of manufacturing such a member. The cemented carbide substrate is subjected to heat treatment to cause the bonding metal in a region of the substrate near to its surface to migrate to the surface so as to form hemispherical deposits thereon. The deposits are left undisturbed or a part or all thereof are removed, and subsequently diamond and/or diamond-like carbon is grown on the substrate surface by a chemical vapor deposition process. The deposits formed on the substrate surface have the effect of significantly improving the bonding strength between the superhard films and the cemented carbide substrate to allow formation of thicker film coatings.

Abstract: Modified polyethylene terephthalate polymers, particularly suitable for making carbonated drinks or mineral water bottles by injection (stretch) blow moulding, include a small proportion (from 0.007 to 0.08 mole %) of residues of a polyfunctional hydroxyl compound such as pentaerythritol as a chain branching agent and have (after solid phase polymerisation processing) melt viscosity values of from 300 to 1050 Pa.s (3000 to 10500 Poise) at 295.degree. C. (approximately Intrinsic Viscosity 0.6 to 0.9). The polymers also preferably include from 0.5 to 5 mole % of residues derived from a chain orientation disrupting monomer such as iso-phtalic acid. Best results are obtained in restricted ranges of polymer viscosity, hydroxyl compound and also chain orientation disrupting monomer level. As compared with conventional PET the polymers have the advantage that solid phase polymerisation rates are much improved.