Abstract: The invention relates to a method and system for monitoring tray activity in which a tray sensing device detects the presence of a tray in a given location. The tray can be a conventional tray for supporting food articles or can be supported or integral with a food cart. Information from the tray sensing device can be forwarded to a central information system. The central information system can display the information or activate an alarm. The alarm can be an audio or visual alert. The alarm can be deactivated upon removal of the tray from the given location or upon dispatching of personnel to the given location.

Abstract: Compounds of the structure I: are useful for treating bacterial growth, wherein E is selected from the group consisting of B, P, and S, T1 and T2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of O, NR, and CH2, where R?H or C1–C8 alkyl, or C1–C8 oxoalkyl, and L is selected from the group consisting of ethylene, propylene, and four to six-membered alicyclic and aromatic rings, provided that structure I does not include AI-2-borate. The compounds may be used to treat bacterial infections in human beings and to regulate biofilm formation. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more such compounds are useful for treating bacterial infections in human beings.

Abstract: The present invention relates to cosmetic formulations comprising a multi component controlled release system that imparts long lasting cooling sensation and/or provides high odor or flavor intensity (i.e., high impact fragrance or flavor burst) in response to moisture. The controlled delivery system of the present invention is substantially free-flowing powder formed of solid hydrophobic nano-spheres that are encapsulated in a moisture sensitive micro-spheres.

Abstract: A drum type heat exchanger for effectively ventilating and purifying room air of a factory, a building or a house and the like is described. The drum type heat exchanger has heat transfer means with a drum shape and thus an entire size is reduced as much as possible and become compact, such that a handling and an installation is easy, a thermal efficiency to an installation space of the heat transfer means is maximized, and overall maintenance and repair such as a check or exchange of the heat transfer means are easy. Additionally, the drum type heat exchanger uses a drum with a short radius of rotation so that an entire operation cycle time is shortened and a heat transfer area is sufficiently secured in order to keep the thermal efficiency high.

Abstract: An apparatus for the treatment of a waste gas that is capable of recovering the heat generated by the catalytic oxidation of a waste gas to the largest possible extent and allowing the temperature of the treated gas in a first waste gas pre-heater to be adjusted to an arbitrary level incapable of condensing moisture and/or corrosive gas is provided. The apparatus for the treatment of the waste gas includes a molecular oxygen-containing gas supplying device, second to n'th waste gas pre-heaters, a heat-recovering device, and a reactor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for providing Web content from pull and push based services running on Web content providers to mobile users. A proxy gateway connects the mobile users to the Web content providers. A prefetching module is used at the proxy gateway to optimize performance of the pull services by reducing average access latency. The average access latency can be reduced by using at least three factors: one related to the frequency of access to the pull content; second, the update cycle of the pull content determined by the Web content providers; and third, the response delay for fetching pull content from the content provider to the proxy gateway. Pull content, such as documents, having the greatest average access latency are sorted and a predetermined number of the documents are prefetched into the cache. Push services are optimized by iteratively estimating a state of each of the mobile users to determine relevant push content to be forward to the mobile user.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel controlled release carrier system for pH or salt triggered release and targeted delivery of fragrances and other active ingredients onto fabric, hair, skin, and other biological surfaces and which provides prolonged release of fragrances and other active ingredients over an extended period of time, or yields a high impact fragrance “burst” upon treating the target surface with heat (blow drying the hair, ironing the fabric). The controlled delivery system of the present invention is substantially a free-flowing powder formed of solid hydrophobic nano-spheres comprising the fragrance and other active ingredients that are encapsulated in a pH or salt sensitive micro-spheres. Also described are processes for preparing such compositions and processes for using same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for transformation of an electronic document through learning transformation rules during training from the original electronic document using visual user feedback and applying the learned transformation rules to either the original electronic document or a second electronic document having a similar structure as the original document or all future instances of the original electronic document. Accordingly, the transformed document is customized to the user's preference learned during training. Preferably, the transformed document is created in a queriable form. For example, the original electronic document can be defined any type of mark-up language or electronic document generation language, such as Hypertext mark-up language (HTML), extended mark-up language (XML), portable data file (PDF) or Microsoft® Word, and the like and the transformed document is defined in a queriable language such as (XML) views and the like.

Abstract: A method is disclosed which produces acrylic acid in a high yield as maintaining the conditions for purifying acrylic acid in constant ranges and preventing the acrylic acid from polymerization. By using a reactor which has first reaction zone and second reaction zone formed of different reaction tubes, propylene concentration adjusting in the range of 7–15 vol. % and water concentration adjusting in the range of 0–10 vol. % are introduced thereto thereby obtaining an acrylic acid-containing gas. Then the gas is introduced to an acrylic acid absorption column to adjust water concentration in the range of 1–45 wt. %, thereby preventing from polymerization.

Abstract: A molding cap for use with a first molding having a first cross-sectional area and a second molding having a second cross-sectional area, is a three-dimensional structure with a top surface, a bottom surface and a side surface. The side surface has a first hollow area and a second hollow area corresponding to the second cross-sectional area of molding. A first molding and a second molding are partially covered by the three-dimensional structure as the three-dimensional structure straddles the first molding and straddles the second molding, such that said three-dimensional structure conceals an end of the first molding and an end of the second molding and any joint between the ends.

Abstract: A rotating machinery monitor provides a warning that is indicative of a developing problem with the rotating machinery. The rotating machinery monitor has at least one current sensor for detecting shaft grounding current and/or at least one voltage sensor for detecting shaft voltage in the rotating machinery; a monitoring device for monitoring real-time shaft grounding current values and/or real-time shaft voltage values over time; a detector for determining the change and/or determining the rate of change, in the shaft grounding current and/or in the shaft voltage; an evaluation system for producing a warning as a function of the change and/or rate of change, in the shaft grounding current and/or the shaft voltage wherein the warning generated is indicative of a developing problem with the rotating machinery.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for increasing the cognitive function in a fetus. The system transmits a pattern of sonic variations to the fetus. The pattern of sonic variations is formed of a plurality of sequences of tones in which each sequence is repeated at a predetermined tempo. Each sequence of tones is selected to be transmitted to the fetus at a predetermined time during the term of the pregnancy. Preferably, each subsequent sequence of tones is selected to be repeated at increasing tempo during the term of the pregnancy, thereby providing a progressive pattern of sonic variations. A similar system and method can be used for improving the cognitive function of a premature baby. In addition, the present invention relates to a system and method for altering the cognitive function in a postnatal human by transmitting aurally or through bone conduction a progressive pattern of sonic variations or a regressive pattern of sonic variations to the wearer of the system.

Abstract: Aryl substituted phosphoryl derivatives of the formula In which Ar is phenyl, naphthyl, or pyridyl, Y is O or S, X1 is O, NR3, S, CR3R4, CR3W1 or CW1W2, X2 and X6 are a bond or X6 is CH2 and X2 is O, NR3, S, CR3R4, CR3W1 or CW1W2, R3 and R4 are H, alkyl or phenyl, groups, W1 and W2 are heteroatoms, X3 is alkylene, X4 is oxygen or CH2, X5 is a bond or CH2, Z is O, NR5, S, alkyl or phenyl, R5 is H, alkyl or phenyl, J is H, alkyl, phenyl, or a heterocyclic or polycyclic group, Q is O, NR6, S, CR6R7, CR6W3 or CW3W4, R6 and R7 are H, alkyl or phenyl, and W3 and W4 are hetero atoms, T1 and T2 are H or CH2R8, R8 is H, OH or F, or T1 and T2 together are —CH?CH— or —C(R9)(R10)C(R11)(R12)—, R9 is H, halogeno, CN, NH2, CO-alkyl, or alkyl, R10, R11, and R12 are H, N3, halogen, CN, NH2, CO-alkyl, or alkyl, and B is a purine or pyrimidine base, have antiviral activity, as for example against HIV. Particularly preferred are thymine and adenine derivatives of amino acid phenoxyphosphoroamidates.

Abstract: An isolated Steinernematid nematode of the species Steinernema scarabaei (ATCC accession No. PTA-6988 is provided which is entomopathogenic to the larvae of scarab beetles, e.g., Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica), oriental beetles (Exomala (=Anomala) orientalis), European chafer (Rhizotrogus majalis), Asiatic garden beetle (Maladera castanea), masked chafers (Cyclocephala spp.), and May/June beetles (Phyllophaga spp.). A biopesticide composition is provided which comprises an insecticidally effective amount of Steinernema scarabaei. Biopesticide compositions are described which, in addition to Steinernema scarabaei, further comprise at least one neonicotinoid insecticide, e.g., imidacloprid.

Abstract: A device and method of making a device for indicating a change in condition is disclosed. A first embodiment is a device for indicating a transition from a frozen condition to a thawed condition is disclosed. The device includes a housing and a capsule. A first reactant and a liquid are included within the capsule. The liquid is chosen such that it expands upon freezing. The capsule is sized such that when the liquid freezes and expands, the capsule fractures. A second reactant is provided within the housing. The location of the second reactant and the method of attaching (if any) the second reactant to the housing may take various forms. When the liquid within the capsule freezes, it expands and fractures the capsule. Upon thawing, the reactant within the capsule escapes and mixes with the reactant located outside the capsule. A second embodiment is a time-temperature indicator. A flexible housing is used, allowing the user to manually deform the housing to fracture a capsule enclosed therein.

Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Dendrobium plant named ‘YFY-HS1’ is provided. The plant is characterized by having a great growth vigor and the extract of “DCMPbL6, 7D2H2” defined in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/648,651.