Abstract: Placing an aliquot of a urine sample in an automated analyzer first sampling cup, and a standard containing a known quantity of nitrite in a second cup. Injecting known specified amounts of each sample from these cups into discrete cuvettes in the autoanalyzer, injecting at least one reagent composition in an aqueous medium containing a buffer, a compound to remove substances in the urine interfering with a colorimetric reaction, oxidized glutathione, and B-nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate or nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide and reading at a preprogrammed code in an automated analyzer at a preprogrammed wavelength to compare the patient's urine with the standard to determine quantitatively the presence of bacterial nitrite in the patient's urine.

Abstract: An automatic analyzer is used to determine out of range specific gravity of adulterants in a urine sample. An aliquot of the urine is mixed with a buffer and ion detector and thereafter with a polymer activator for ion detection. The mixture is analyzed by setting a spectrophotometer in the automatic analyzer at about 600 nanometers, setting the calibrating value for specific gravity at 1.000 and 1.0500 and reading a color change to determine the presence of adulterants.

Abstract: Detecting red blood cells in a patient's urine by placing an aliquot of the urine in an automated analyzer sampling cup. The urine is transferred to a cuvette mounted within the automated analyzer and one or more reagent compositions in an aqueous medium is injected into the cuvette. The reagent contains a buffer to adjust pH, chemicals to remove substances in the urine that interfere with colorimetric photometry, a compound to lyse the red blood cells in the urine, a substrate to react with the hemoglobin, a color indicator and a surfactant to improve fluid mechanics. The sample is read against a standard using a pre-programmed monochromatically specified wavelength to determine the presence or absence of blood cells in the patient's urine.

Abstract: Immunostimulting swainsonine derivatives and methods for their synthesis are provided.

Abstract: Immunostimulating derivatives of swainsonine and methods for their syntheses are disclosed.

Abstract: A method that provides techniques for determination of urinary constituents (Blood (Red Blood Cells/Hemoglobin), Leukocytes, pH, Specific Gravity, Bacterial Reductase/Nitrite/Indole activity, Total Ketone Bodies, Protein, and Glucose) at low chemically significant levels with a carrier independent reagent system that can be placed on a high throughput autoanalyzers. Thus, giving the analyst the ability to run multiple urinary assays on a single sample of urine simultaneously with the ability to compare to reference standards on the same run. This system is designed to neutralize urinary interfering substances. This method is fast, efficient, an adaptable to many of the currently available discrete and continuous flow automated analyzers, effective at sample to reagent ratios of 1 to 13 or more. This method is applicable to samples with high turbidity, high ionic strength, high color content, wide pH extremes, and buffer strengths, among other interfering substances.

Abstract: Disclosed are immunostimulating swainsonine analogs and methods of synthesizing same.

Abstract: A method of detecting gluteraldehyde adulterant in a urine sample. An aliquot of urine is inserted into an automatic chemical analyzer and a spectrophotometric absorbance reading is taken. Thereafter, the aliquot is mixed with a reagent mixture containing a carbonyl indicator and a second spectrophotometric absorbance reading is taken and compared to the first reading.

Abstract: An anilin derivative which corresponds to the following formula: ##STR1## wherein, R.sub.2 is hydrogen, lower alkoxy group, a nitro group, or one or more halogen atoms selected from fluorine, chlorine and bromine; and X is a lower alkyl group or a phenyl substituent. The compounds are intermediates for insecticides.

Abstract: Potassium tetrafluoroaluminate and potassium hexafluoroaluminate have been produced by three new processes: (a) by reacting alumina trihydrate with freshly produced, hot, solvated potassium fluoride or potassium bifluoride solution in presence of stoichiometric amounts and/or an excess of hydrogen fluoride, or (b) by reacting aluminum trifluoride trihydrate with hot aqueous solution in potassium fluoride or potassium bifluoride, or (c) by generating in situ potassium aluminate by reacting alumina trihydrate with hot aqueous potassium hydroxide and treating the same with aqueous or anhydrous hydrogen fluoride.

Abstract: A corrosion inhibiting coating composition for metals comprising a liquid polymer composition which contains a polymer which is capable of being cured to a solid elastomer such as polysulfide, polyurethane, polythioether or polyether and a water soluble ammonium salt of phosphoric acid, orthophosphorous acid or hypophosphorous acid.

Abstract: A liquid polymer which is rapidly curable, at room temperature, to a solid hydrolytically stable elastomer having high tensile and tear strengths, said liquid polymer having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is a liquid polymeric backbone selected from the group consisting of polyether and polythioether, said backbone having a number average molecular weight of at least 1,500 and having no carboxyl or hydroxyl groups; R.sup.1 is lower alkyl, R.sup.2 is lower alkyl, R.sup.3 is a divalent organic radical having no sulfur atoms, R.sup.4 is alkylene of from 3 to 6 carbon atoms, and which separates the oxygen atom from X by at least 3 carbon atoms, X is sulfur or --S--R.sup.5 --S-- wherein R.sup.5 is alkylene having from 2 to 12 carbon atoms, alkylene thioether of from 4 to 12 carbon atoms or hydrocarbon ether of from 4 to 20 carbon atoms, p is 2 to 4, m is 1 to 3, n is 0 to 2 and the sum of m and n is 3. There is also disclosed a method for curing such liquid polymers.

Abstract: A multi-pane thermally construction in which one or more chambers are provided by two or more spaced argon gas and permeable transparent panes are filled with argon gas, said panes having inner edge margins, which includes the combination of: spacing means for spacing said means at said inner edge margins, and a seal having low permeability to argon gas between said spacing means and each of said inner edge margins, said seal comprising a solid elastomer of a cured polymer composition composed of thioether mercaptan terminated disulfide polymer of the formula HS(RSS).sub.m R'SH; (b) from about 10 mole percent to about 75 mole percent of diethyl formal mercaptan terminated polysulfide polymer of the formula HS(RSS).sub.n RSH; wherein in the formulae R is --C.sub.2 H.sub.4 --O--CH.sub.2 H.sub.

Abstract: A method for substantially preventing the escape of argon gas from a chamber defined by two window panes in spaced relation and spacing means between the inner edge surface portions of the window pane by:forming a seal at the edge portions of the spacing means of a liquid polymer composition composed of(a) from about 90 mole percent to about 25 mole percent of thioether mercaptan terminated disulfide polymer of the formula HS(RSS).sub.m R'SH;(b) from about 10 mole percent to about 75 mole percent of diethyl formal mercaptan terminated polysulfide polymer of the formula HS(RSS).sub.n RSH; wherein in the formulae R is --C.sub.2 H.sub.4 --O--CH.sub.2 H.sub.

Abstract: Methods are disclosed for the removal of paints, stains, varnishes, resins, grease, wood pitch, urea and phenolic resins, creosote, fungi, algae, moss, pulp mill black liquor, and resin glue. Also disclosed are methods of restoring old, weather-beaten or water-stained wood. The methods generally comprise application of compositions consisting essentially of an aqueous solution of an alkali metal hydroxide, sodium bicarbonate, ethylene glycol, glycerol, and xanthan gum. Enhanced effectiveness of the compositions is obtained in some cases by further application of a weakly acidic oxalic acid solution. The compositions are applied to the surface having the coating desired to be removed by brushing, spraying, and the like, allowed to stand for a time, then either wiped off or washed off with water, except in the case of creosote removal, where the composition is allowed to dry and then removed by conventional methods.

Abstract: A method for producing mercaptan terminated liquid polymers with increased chemical reactivity and reduced odor is disclosed which involves heating the polymeric liquid material under conditions which avoid oxidation and depolymerization of the material while removing at least 50 weight percent of low molecular weight mercaptan compounds to produce a stripped polymer material having an increased cure rate and reduced obnoxious mercaptan odor.

Abstract: An improved thermal barrier extrusion in which a longitudinal metallic channel body has a left side and a right side which are connected together by thermally insulating material. A plurality of projections extending from the channel body sides into the thermally insulating material are provided which have cross-sectional configurations whose width increases away from the base or point of attachment to create bidirectional locking of the thermally insulating material to the channel body sides to reduce longitudinal shrinkage of the insulation material and increase resistance of the thermal barrier to fracture damage.

Abstract: Compositions and methods of using the same are disclosed, the compositions being effective for the removal of paints, stains, varnishes, resins, grease, wood pitch, urea and phenolic resins, creosote, and also as a wood restorative. The compositions consist essentially of an aqueous solution of an alkali metal hydroxide, sodium bicarbonate, ethylene glycol, glycerol, and xanthan gum and/or corn starch. Enhanced effectiveness of the compositions is obtained in some cases by further application of a weakly acidic oxalic acid solution. The compositions are applied to the surface having the coating desired to be removed by brushing, spraying, and the like, allowed to stand for a time, then either wiped off or washed off with water, except in the case of creosote removal, where the composition is allowed to dry and then removed by conventional methods.

Abstract: A liquid polymer composition curable to a solid elastomer having good thermal stability which contains a mercaptan terminated disulfide polymer of the formula HS(RSS).sub.m R'SH wherein R is --C.sub.2 H.sub.4 --O--CH.sub.2 O--C.sub.2 H.sub.4 --; R' is a member selected from the group consisting of alkyl of from 2 to 12 carbon atoms; alkyl thioether of from 4 to 20 carbon atoms; alkyl ether of from 4 to 20 carbon atoms and one oxygen atom; alkyl ether of from 4 to 20 carbon atoms and from 2 to 4 oxygen atoms each of which is separated from the other by at least 2 carbon atoms, alicyclic of from 6 to 12 carbon atoms and aromatic lower alkyl; and the value of m is such that mercaptan terminated disulfide polymer has a molecular weight of between 1,000 to about 4,000. The method includes cleaving a polymer having disulfide linkages with an organic dimercaptan in the presence of an organic amine.