Abstract: An apparatus or support having a frame that can be disposed in an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration. The frame includes a first end portion, a second end portion, a first side portion, a second side portion, and several connectors. Each of the connectors are disposable at a first position when the frame is in its expanded configuration and are disposable at a second position when the frame is in its collapsed configuration.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a method of decoding a one-point algebraic geometric code defined on an algebraic curve represented by an equation in X and Z of degree 2?? in Z, where ? is a strictly positive integer and ? an integer greater than 1, obtained by taking the fiber product of ? component algebraic equations, each of said component equations governing the unknown X and an unknown Yi, where i=0, . . . , ??1, and being of degree 2? in Yi. This method comprises the decoding of 2(??1)? “clustered” codes, all defined on the same algebraic curve represented by one of said component equations. The invention also relates to devices and apparatuses adapted to implement this method.

Abstract: A cosmetic product comprising a sweetener.

Abstract: A polymerization reactor (10) for exothermic liquid phase reactions comprises a reaction zone (31) which is divided into a plurality of channels by thermally conductive heat transfer fins (22) which are conductively mounted on one or more heat pipes (20) for the removal of heat of reaction from reactants and reaction products flowing between the heat transfer fins. The reactor (10) of the invention is capable of maintaining essentially isothermal conditions without the use of complicated and maintenance intensive agitators. The reactor (10) is particularly useful when viscosity of the reactants and/or reaction products is high, when the reaction conducted has a fast reaction rate and when consistent polymer properties are desired.

Abstract: A tool cart has two tool holding systems mounted above one another such that each tool is held in two distinct places. Each tool system has a throat with a bottom for holding the shaft of a tool by an elastic device and a structure for leading the shaft into the throat while passing on the side of the elastic device where the throat is situated. The interior contour of the throat and structure for leading the shaft into the throat are covered on by an element forming an adherence zone that brakes the tool shaft vertical movement.

Abstract: Compounds of Structure I, and salts, tautomers, stereoisomers, and mixtures thereof may be used in methods of inhibiting checkpoint kinase 1 in subjects, in methods for inducing cell cycle progression, and in methods for increasing apoptosis in cells. Such compounds may be used to prepare pharmaceutical compositions and may be used in conjunction with DNA damaging agents.

Abstract: The invention is a method for fast simulation of the flow of a single and incompressible fluid in a heterogeneous porous medium such as an aquifer or a petroleum reservoir having application to the development of petroleum reservoirs. After discretizing the medium by means of a grid, a permeability field is determined from which a diffusivity equation is directly solved in the spectral domain by an iterative procedure involving fast Fourier transforms. A first algorithm directly manages the pressures and velocities, but it may be slow for great permeability contrasts. A second algorithm, which introduces an intermediate variable updated at each iteration, allows faster processing of greater permeability contrasts than the first algorithm. The third algorithm, based on increased Lagrangian, allows consideration of infinite permeability contrasts. The algorithms allow simulation of flows in weakly to highly heterogeneous media, with a reduced computing time.

Abstract: Anti-TNF antibodies, fragments and regions thereof which are specific for human tumor necrosis factor-? (TNF?) and are useful in vivo diagnosis and therapy of a number of TNF?-mediated pathologies and conditions, as well as polynucleotides coding for murine and chimeric antibodies, methods of producing the antibody, methods of use of the anti-TNF antibody, or fragment, region or derivative thereof, in immunoassays and immunotherapeutic approaches are provided.

Abstract: Zearalanol compounds are described and demonstrated or predicted to have utility as Heat Shock Protein 90 (HSP90) inhibiting agents in the treatment and prevention of various disorders. Methods of synthesis and use of such compounds are also described and claimed.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a mordenite zeolite catalyst having a controlled macropore structure. The present invention is also directed to a mordenite zeolite catalyst composite and a process for preparing the catalyst composite. The catalyst composite exhibits reduced deactivation rates during the alkylation process, thereby increasing the life of the catalyst.

Abstract: A digital system and method of operation is provided in which musical notes and melodies are synthesized. The operation done for music synthesis is based on time domain processing of prerecorded waveforms, referred to as analysis waveforms. The computations are done using time-marks, which is a set of digital sample positions of the analysis waveform indicating the starting position of each period of the fundamental frequency or an arbitrary position for non-periodic analysis waveforms. The algorithm defines on a time scale the time-marks of the synthesis waveform. The synthesis is based on making a relation between the analysis time-marks and the synthesis time-marks. The synthesis waveforms are built with the extraction of small portions of signal located at corresponding time-mark positions of the analysis waveform and adding them to the corresponding synthesis time-marks on the synthesis time-scale.

Abstract: In the acquisition of NMR signals in FSE or fast spin echo type sequences the emission phase of the 180° refocusing pulse evolves quadratically. In order to prevent problems of oscillation of the output signal, the sequence is subjected to a preparation pulses. A history is provided for the common difference of the quadratic sequence of the phase variation with respect to the first seven refocusing pulses. This history leads to an immediate thermal equilibrium.

Abstract: A coupler having a tubular body (6) which is arranged to receive a tubular element for transporting fluid and including a pipe end, and which is provided with elements (11) for snap-fastening the tubular element, the coupler including a bushing (15) provided on the inside with elements (23, 25) for retaining the pipe end, which elements are selectively activatable and deactivatable, wherein the bushing is mounted in the tubular body to be movable axially between a position for activating the retaining elements and a position for deactivating the retaining elements, and wherein the bushing is provided with snap-fastening elements complementary to those of the body for co-operating therewith in the activation position.

Abstract: A light controlling film is disclosed, comprising a polymerized polymer network varying spatially in a direction normal to the film surface, where the polymerized polymer network is a crosslinked high molecular weight polymeric material mixed with a low molecular weight nematic material exhibiting cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) order, wherein an electric field impressed in the film controls the reflection bandwidth of circularly polarized light.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for managing load and store operations necessary for reading from and writing to memory or I/O in a superscalar RISC architecture environment. To perform this task, a load store unit is provided whose main purpose is to make load requests out of order whenever possible to get the load data back for use by an instruction execution unit as quickly as possible. A load operation can only be performed out of order if there are no address collisions and no write pendings. An address collision occurs when a read is requested at a memory location where an older instruction will be writing. Write pending refers to the case where an older instruction requests a store operation, but the store address has not yet been calculated. The data cache unit returns 8 bytes of unaligned data. The load/store unit aligns this data properly before it is returned to the instruction execution unit.

Abstract: A system and method for extracting complex, variable length computer instructions from a stream of complex instructions each subdivided into a variable number of instructions bytes, and aligning instruction bytes of individual ones of the complex instructions. The system receives a portion of the stream of complex instructions and extracts a first set of instruction bytes starting with the first instruction bytes, using an extract shifter. The set of instruction bytes are then passed to an align latch where they are aligned and output to a next instruction detector. The next instruction detector determines the end of the first instruction based on said set of instruction bytes. An extract shifter is used to extract and provide the next set of instruction bytes to an align shifter which aligns and outputs the next instruction. The process is then repeated for the remaining instruction bytes in the stream of complex instructions.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for placing and advancing a diagnostic or therapeutic instrument in a hollow body organ of a tortuous or unsupported anatomy, comprising a handle, an overtube disposed within a hydrophilic sheath or liner, and a distal region having an atraumatic tip. The sheath/liner may be disposable to permit reuse of the overtube. Loading devices may be provided for disposing the sheath/liner about the overtube. Tensioning mechanisms may be provided to selectively stiffen the overtube to reduce distension of the organ caused by advancement of the diagnostic or therapeutic instrument. The distal region permits passive steering of the overtube caused by deflection of the diagnostic or therapeutic instrument, while the atraumatic tip prevents the wall of the organ from becoming caught or pinched during manipulation of the diagnostic or therapeutic instrument.

Abstract: Anti-TNF antibodies, fragments and regions thereof which are specific for human tumor necrosis factor-? (TNF?) and are useful in vivo diagnosis and therapy of a number of TNF?-mediated pathologies and conditions, including ankylosing spondylitis, as well as polynucleotides coding for murine and chimeric antibodies, methods of producing the antibody, methods of use of the anti-TNF antibody, or fragment, region or derivative thereof, in immunoassays and immunotherapeutic approaches are provided.

Abstract: An on-line billing system and method capable of integrating the electronic billing and payment process, comprises the steps of: forwarding the file of check sheet details to HUBWEB interface, generating the file of check sheet, issuing statement of account, inquiring/deleting/printing the corresponding statement of account/inquiry invoice, restoring statement of account back to ERP, restoring confirmed dispute of check sheet by batch to HUBWEB interface, generating the file of statement of account details and generating the invoice file. By consolidating the details of check sheet from ERP and forwarding to HUBWEB, the system further activates HUBWEB to generate a file of check sheet for the procedure as inquire check sheet, mark dispute of check sheet, confirm dispute of check sheet and delete dispute of check sheet. Meanwhile, in the process to mark, confirm and delete dispute of check sheet, the system will initiate the electrical mails to notify the relevant personnel.

Abstract: This information retransmission device (2) includes elements (21) for exchanging information with a remote server (4) via a telecommunications network (6). It is characterized in that it further includes automatic elements (23) for detecting the presence of a nearby output device (8) and for retransmitting information received from the remote server (4) from the device (2) to the output device (8) that has been detected nearby.