Abstract: A high color-rendering fluorescent lamp comprising a phosphor layer wherein the phosphors are selected such that the general color rendering index, Ra is greater than 96 or 97 or 98 at color temperatures of 2700 K to 6600 K, and all the special color rendering indices are greater than 90 at color temperatures of 2900 K to 6500 K.

Abstract: The inventive mechanism operates to optimize program efficiency in a two phase process. In the first phase, the mechanism conducts a dependency analysis on the instructions to determine dependency relationships between the various instructions in an instruction window. The mechanism thereby identifies candidates for register renaming and instruction speculation, and provisionally performs the renaming and speculation operations, while preserving information which is preferably used to reverse these operations in the second phase if it is determined that the operations may be effectively rescheduled. In the second phase, the mechanism determines whether the optimizing operations, renaming and speculation, were beneficial in each case. Each instruction for which the mechanism finds the optimizing operation to be beneficial will generally remain in optimized form. Optimizing operations found not be beneficial are generally reversed by the mechanism.

Abstract: For determining the dependence of a first measuring quantity (Y) on a second measuring quantity (P) the second measuring quantity (P) is periodically modified with a frequency (f0). The first measuring quantity (Y) changing accordingly is measured. From the obtained measuring signal of the first measuring quantity (Y) the components of the first measuring quantity (Y) are determined with at least a plurality of frequencies. From the components thus determined the first measuring quantity (Y) is reconstructed for at least a plurality of values of the second measuring quantity (P) by signal processing.

Abstract: An image merging and displaying apparatus for forming an image to be displayed on a display. A document editing device edits document image by generating document image data. A document data obtaining device obtains the document image data from the document editing device. A sheet image data generating device generates sheet image data that constitutes a sheet image having a size in accordance with the document image. An image data merging/reducing device first merges the document image data with the sheet image data, and second reduces an image constituted by the thus merged image data to form an image to be displayed on the display.

Abstract: A self-oscillating boost converter includes a resistor-starting network configured to start a charging of the boost converter. A resonant feedback circuit is designed to generate an oscillating signal following the starting of the circuit by the resistor-starting network. A complementary switching network has a pair of complementary common-source connected switches configured to receive the oscillation signal generated by the resonant feedback circuit. The oscillation signal determines a switching rate, or duty cycle, of the complementary pair of switches. A boost inductor is in operational connection with the complementary pair of switches. The switching rate of the complementary switching network acts to determine the boost voltage supplied to a load.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus, such as an MRI system, contains at least one layer of soft magnetic material between the yoke and each permanent magnet. This imaging apparatus may be operated without pole pieces due to the presence of the soft magnetic material. The permanent magnets may be fabricated by magnetizing unmagnetized alloy bodies after the unmagnetized alloy bodies have been attached to the yoke.

Abstract: An apparatus for and a method of non-linear constraint optimization in a storage system configuration. In accordance with the primary aspect of the present invention, the objective function for a storage system is determined, the workload units are selected and their standards are determined, and the storage devices are selected and their characteristics are determined. These selections and determinations are then used by a constraint based solver through non-linear constraint integer optimization to generate an assignment plan for the workload units to the storage devices.

Abstract: A controlled-expansion structure has a controlled thermal expansion along a control axis extending between two marker locations over a temperature range. The controlled-expansion structure includes a first expansion element having a first marker location and a first contact surface, the first expansion element having a first coefficient of thermal expansion; and a second expansion element having a second marker location and a second contact surface. The second expansion element has a second coefficient of thermal expansion different from the first coefficient of thermal expansion. The controlled-expansion structure further includes a freely movable interface formed by a contact between the first contact surface and the second contact surface. The interface is oriented at an interface angle relative to the control axis of greater than 0 but less than 90 degrees.

Abstract: A pivot mounting bracket (12) for a server rack (2) includes a bracket plate (18), a pivot member (20) and a clasp member (26), which are pivotally mounted to a pin (36). The pivot member (20) has two spaced apart mounting ears (34) for receiving the pin (36). Two clips (38) secure the pin (36) within the mounting ears (34). A slot (24) extends in the pivot member (20) for receiving a thumb screw (22). The clasp member (26) has a threaded hole (28) for receiving an end (30) of the thumb screw (22) to clamp the pivot member (20) and the clasp member (26) to the server rack frame (14). The clasp member (26) includes two locating tabs (32) which extend at right angles to a main body (33) of the clasp member (26) for inserting within mounting apertures (16) of the server rack frame (14) to locate the clasp member (26) and the mounting bracket (12) relative to the rack frame (14).

Abstract: A method for measuring the absolute throughput of a polarization modulating reflective display in an optical system having a folded light path. The steps include measuring a first light intensity, LR, in the folded light path, having a first polarizing beam splitter, and a reflective display. A second intensity, LO, is measured using an unfolded light path where the reflective display is replaced by a second cross-rotated polarizing beam splitter. The absolute throughput is TM is calculated, where TM=LR/LO.

Abstract: This invention relates to novel carbocycles and heterocycles having drug and bio-affecting properties, their pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use. These novel compounds inhibit the processing of amyloid precursor protein and, more specifically, inhibit the production of A&bgr;-peptide, thereby acting to prevent the formation of neurological deposits of amyloid protein. More particularly, the present invention relates to the treatment of neurological disorders related to &bgr;-amyloid production such as Alzheimer's disease and Down's Syndrome.

Abstract: This invention provides a method of treating fibrous substrates, such as leather, by contacting the substrate with a fluorochemical compound comprising: a fluorochemical oligomeric portion comprising an aliphatic backbone with a plurality of pendant fluoroaliphatic groups, each fluoroaliphatic group having a fully fluorinated terminal group and each independently linked to a carbon atom of the aliphatic backbone through an organic linking group; an aliphatic moiety; and a linking group which links the fluorochemical oligomeric portion to the aliphatic moiety. The fluorochemical compounds provide desirable oil, water and stain repellency to fibrous substrates.

Abstract: Disclosed is a 4-amino-2-hydroxy-5-substituted-acylanilide compound having the structural formula I: wherein R is hydrogen or an alkyl group, and Y is a substituent group linked to the rest of the compound by a hetero atom. Also disclosed is a method of using the compound to prepare an intermediate in a simplified process for making a cyan dye-forming coupler.

Abstract: A housing is configured for removable insertion into a reciprocable carriage of a printer. A thermal ink jet print assembly is mounted in the housing and includes a nozzle plate for forming a plurality of ink dots on a print media adjacent to the housing. A light source is mounted in the housing for illuminating the print media adjacent to the housing. A sensor is mounted in the housing for receiving light reflected from the print media and generating electrical signals representative thereof. The combination inkjet pen and optical scanner reduces the parts count, cost and complexity associated with optical document scanning by incorporating this capability into the pen of a thermal ink jet printer. It also permits the monitoring of dot position, dot size and/or spectral information in a thermal ink jet printer in order to make nozzle firing command corrections and improve print quality during printing.

Abstract: A filtration media is formed from at least one structured polymeric layer, wherein a structured surface is defined within the layer. Layers may be configured as a stack that has the structured surfaces defining a plurality of ordered inlets open through a face of the stack and corresponding ordered fluid pathways, thereby forming an ordered, porous volume. The ordered fluid pathways may be defined by a plurality of flow channels formed within the structured surfaces of the structured layers, or may be defined by a plurality of protuberances formed in an ordered pattern within the structured surfaces of the structured layers.

Abstract: A process for producing an electrode for an electric double layer capacitor, which includes extruding a mixture including a carbonaceous material, a polytetrafluoroethylene and a processing aid by paste extrusion, and rolling the obtained extruded product by rolling rolls to form it into a sheet shape.

Abstract: Corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) antagonists of Formula (I): and their use in treating psychiatric disorders and neurological diseases, anxiety-related disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, supranuclear palsy and feeding disorders as well as treatment of immunological, cardiovascular or heart-related diseases and colonic hypersensitivity associated with psychopathological disturbance and stress in mammals.

Abstract: The powder container includes a powder discharging outlet at one end portion of one side wall of the powder container. The powder replenishing device further includes a reciprocating motion device that reciprocates the powder container between forward and backward directions with respect to a moving direction of the powder toward the powder discharging outlet so as to move the powder in the powder container toward the powder discharging outlet in a state that the powder discharging outlet is directed downward in substantially a vertical direction.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Geranium plant named ‘Balcolwhit’, characterized by its cascading and mounded growth habit; freely basal branching habit; dark green-colored leaves with a faint zonation pattern; and white semi-double flowers with red purple-colored venation.