Abstract: A therapeutic striking and rehabilitation training system that provides rehabilitation and therapeutic training in a home environment for persons with disabilities from an accident, wounded veterans, from disabilities involving birth defects, or as part of a physical therapy program even for bed-ridden patients. A therapeutic striking and rehabilitation training system also improves conditioning and hand-eye coordination which is attached to a ceiling, or hung in a door opening using a bar, via a tether with a ball attached to the end of said tether. The ball is a given distance from the ceiling as determined by the user. Once the desired distance has been chosen, the user then strikes the ball with enough force for the ball to contact the ceiling and then begin a downward trajectory towards the user to be struck again.

Abstract: A therapeutic striking and rehabilitation training system that provides rehabilitation and therapeutic training in a home environment for persons with disabilities from an accident, wounded veterans, from disabilities involving birth defects, or as part of a physical therapy program even for bed-ridden patients. A therapeutic striking and rehabilitation training system also improves conditioning and hand-eye coordination which is attached to a ceiling, or hung in a door opening using a bar, via a tether with a ball attached to the end of said tether. The ball is a given distance from the ceiling as determined by the user. Once the desired distance has been chosen, the user then strikes the ball with enough force for the ball to contact the ceiling and then begin a downward trajectory towards the user to be struck again.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel substituted pyridine compounds useful as intermediates in the preparation of herbicidal compounds and the process for the preparation of said pyridine compounds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel substituted pyridine compounds useful as intermediates in the preparation of herbicidal compounds and the process for the preparation of said pyridine compounds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel substituted pyridine compounds useful as intermediates in the preparation of herbicidal compounds and the process for the preparation of said pyridine compounds. ##STR1## wherein: R.sup.1 is selected from the group C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl;R.sup.2 is selected from the group hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl optionally substituted with methoxy or 1-3 fluorine and C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 alkoxy optionally substituted with 1-3 fluorine;R.sup.3 is selected from the group C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl substituted with methoxy or 1-3 fluorine;R.sup.4 is selected from the group SO.sub.2 R.sup.5, CO.sub.2 R.sup.5 and C(O)N(R.sup.6).sub.2 ;R.sup.5 is selected from the group C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 alkyl optionally substituted with C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 alkoxy or 1-3 halogens independently selected from the group chlorine and fluorine;R.sup.6 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 alkyl;M is selected from the group Li, Na, K, Mg, Ca, NH.sub.4, and alkyl substituted NH.sub.4.

Abstract: An improved process for preparing a dialkyl propanediimidate dihydrohalide by reacting malononitrile, an alkyl alcohol, and hydrogen halide, wherein the improvement comprises conducting the reaction in an alkyl acetate as a solvent.

Abstract: An improved process for preparing 3-cyclohexyl-1-methyl-6-dimethylamino-s-triazine-2,4(1H,3H)dione by the following reaction sequence: ##STR1## the improvement comprising using R=ethyl, n-propyl or isopropyl, preferably ethyl, thus permitting significantly higher practical overall yields.Related 3-substituted-1-methyl-6-substituted amino-s-triazine-2,4(1H,3H)diones and 4-thio-2,4(1H,3H)-diones are prepared similarly. These products are useful as herbicides.

Abstract: Quaternary ammonium salts act as phase transfer catalysts when present in reactions of alkoxycarbonylcyanamide with di-C.sub.1-3 alkyl sulfate.

Abstract: Various alkyl 4-(o-aminophenyl)-3-thioallophanates and alkyl 4-(o-alkylaminophenyl)-3-thioallophanates are useful as fungicides and mite ovicides.The compounds are prepared by reacting an o-phenylenediamine with the appropriate alkoxycarbonylisothiocyanate and an exemplary species is methyl 4-(o-aminophenyl)-3-thioallophanate.

Abstract: Quaternary ammonium salts act as phase transfer catalysts when present in reactions of alkoxycarbonylcyanamide with di-C.sub.1-3 alkyl sulfate.