Abstract: A two part therapeutic intra-oral mandibular appliance is provided with single adjustment means facilitating mandibular protrusion or retrusion to a desired position while the appliance is being worn. To this end there is provided separate upper and lower U-shaped arches, each having a front section, two side sections, a top surface and bottom surface. The top surface of the upper arch and the bottom surface of the lower arch are respectively configured to receivingly engage at least some of a user's upper and lower teeth. The bottom surface of at least an anterior portion of the front section of the upper arch is recessed along a transverse step relative to the remainder of the bottom surface of the upper arch. A post is centrally located in the front section of the lower arch and is designed to extend upwardly from the top surface of the lower arch into the recessed front section of the upper arch.

Abstract: This invention provides semiconductive conjugated polymers incorporating electron-withdrawing groups for use in electroluminescent devices, methods for their manufacture, and electroluminescent devices incorporating the polymers. The electron-withdrawing group is conjugatively linked to the polymer chain and is selected so that the polymer exhibits electroluminesence upon application of an electric field to a layer thereof.

Abstract: A method of providing a reagent into a chemical process said provision being in the vapor phase and at a controlled mass flow rate wherein the method comprises:(a) providing a gas stream which contains a gaseous phase complexing agent for the reagent said complexing agent being provided at a controlled partial vapor pressure in said gas stream;(b) providing a primary source of the reagent in a reservoir which is connected to the gas stream via a diffusion path;(c) causing the gaseous phase complexing agent to diffuse into the reservoir at a mass flow rate controlled by its partial pressure in the gas stream;(d) causing the gaseous phase complexing agent in the reservoir to react with the primary source to generate a gaseous phase complex of the reagent and the gaseous phase complexing agent, said generation being, in the steady state, at a rate equivalent to the rate of inflow of said complexing agent;(e) causing the gaseous phase complex to diffuse out of the reservoir into the gas stream at a rate, in the s

Abstract: A method for forming a layer of a Group II or III fluoride on a semiconductor substrate (e.g. as epitaxial insulating layer) comprising vaporising a precursor (I), where M is Be, Ca, Sr, Ba or lanthanide, b and d are 0 or 1. A, B, C and D are independently (IIA) or (IIB), X being O, S, NR, PR where R is H, alkyl, perfluoroalkyl; Y is perfluoroalkyl, fluoroalkenyl, fluoroalkylamine or fluoroalkenylamine; Z is H, F, alkyl, perfluoroalkyl or perfluoroalkenyl; and then decomposing the precursor vapor to form M fluoride. A preferred precursor for CaF.sub.2 is a calcium 1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluor-2,4-pentanedione complex where b and d are 0.

Abstract: A method for forming a layer of a Group II or III fluoride on a semiconductor substrate (e.g. as epitaxial insulating layer) comprising vaporizing a precursor (I), where M is Be, Ca, Sr, Ba or lanthanide, b and d are 0 or 1. A, B, C and D are independently (IIA) or (IIB), X being O, S, NR, PR where R is H, alkyl, perfluoroalkyl; Y is perfluoroalkyl, fluoroalkenyl, fluoroalkylamine or fluoroalkenylamine; Z is H, F, alkyl, perfluoroalkyl or perfluoroalkenyl; and then decomposing the precursor vapor to form M fluoride. A preferred precursor for calcium fluoride is calcium 1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluor-2,4-pentanedione complex where b and d are 0.

Abstract: A method of preparing a metal alkyl of formula (R.sub.3 M).sub.x where R.sub.3 represents three alkyl groups R which may be the same or different, M represents a Group III metallic element and x is 1 or 2, which method comprises (a) forming a trialkyl adduct of formula (R.sub.3 M).sub.y.L wherein L represents an aryl-containing Group V, preferably phosphorus, donor ligand provided by an organic Lewis base which is stable at 20.degree. C., and wherein Y is an integer equal to the number of Group V atoms presents in the ligand, and (b) heating the adduct to provide thermal dissociation thereof thereby releasing the alkyl as a gaseous product.

Abstract: A method of preparing a methyl alkyl of formula (R.sub.3 M).sub.x where R.sub.3 represents three alkyl groups R which may be the same or different, M represents a Group III metallic element and x is 1 or 2, which method comprises (a) forming a trialkyl adduct of formula (R.sub.3 M).sub.y. L wherein L represents an aryl-containing Group V, preferably phosphorus, donor ligand provided by an organic Lewis base which is stable at 20.degree. C., and wherein Y is an integer equal to the number of Group V atoms presents in the ligand, and (b) heating the adduct to provide thermal dissociation thereof thereby releasing the alkyl as a gaseous product.