Abstract: An implantable composition of a biocompatible porous metal for enhanced tissue in-growth and fixation in the body. The metal has a porosity greater than 80% and up to about 95% which allows good cell population, yet it also provides structural integrity and stability allowing its use as a weight-bearing implant. In various embodiments, the metal may be titanium, which includes titanium alloys, or may be a cobalt-chromium-molybdenum alloy. The high porosity desirably facilitates in-growth of cells and/or tissues, which in turn facilitates biological fixation and biocompatibility. This is beneficial, for example, in an orthopedic implant such as a hip replacement, for facilitating in-growth of connective tissue and bone cells. The porous composition is structurally stable.

Abstract: The invention relates to a hairdressing method consisting in increasing the apparent volume of a head of hair and simultaneously setting it in this state of swelling by means of an aerosol generator. To do so, the aerosol is shaken with a mass flow of between 0.5 and 4.0 g/s at 20.degree. C., ensuring an atomization which provides a thrust of between 6,500 and 40,000 dynes at 20.degree. C. on a disc having a diameter of 160 mm, placed 150 mm from the dispensing head.

Abstract: An alignment tool for simultaneously and accurately installing a commercial electrical box on each side of a stud, which can be made of wood or metal, has a tube mounted to a frame and stud standoff gauges mounted to the tube or the frame and a box holder assembly mounted on the tube with first and second side surfaces separated by the width of about 2 1/16 inches and having depth tabs on both the first and second side surfaces of the box holder assembly placed with respect to the stud standoff gauges to provide for an electrical box setback of about .dbd. inch from the front of the stud, which accounts for a plaster ring flange depth. A box holding spring is provided for holding commercial electrical boxes on the box holder assembly. First and second binary gauges are mounted on the tube below the box holder assembly with each binary gauge having two positions for selecting the centerline alignment for either "4-S" "5-S" commercial electrical boxes.

Abstract: 1-Amino-4-cyano-1,3-butadiene compounds of the formula ##STR1## WHEREIN N IS 1 OR 2, WHEN N IS 1 R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 can be the same or different and represent hydrogen, alkyl including substituted alkyl, aryl including substituted aryl or cyclic alkyl groups, except that both R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 cannot be hydrogen, or taken together R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 represent the elements necessary to complete a cyclic amino group and when n is 2 at least one of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 is alkylene or arylene; G represents an electron withdrawing group. The compounds are especially useful in photographic elements as UV absorbers.

Abstract: A blank feeding device for feeding successive bottom blanks from a stack of blanks into adjacent processing machinery includes a feed table for supporting the stack of blanks thereon; a gate spaced above the feed table and defining an opening therebetween through which the bottom blanks are advanced into adjacent processing machinery; a reciprocating suction feeder beneath the stack for applying suction pressure to the bottom blank during the forward stroke of the suction feeder for advancing the bottom blank through the opening; and an adjustable backstop including a manually pivotable portion in contact with the trailing edge of the blanks in the stack for maintaining a portion of the weight of the stack off the bottom most blank and automatically positionable along the feed table to accommodate different size blanks.

Abstract: Light-sensitive photographic emulsions are provided which feature at least one methine dye containing a silver halide sensitizing 1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyrazine nucleus.

Abstract: Light-sensitive photographic emulsions are provided which feature at least one methine dye containing a 1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyrazine nucleus.

Abstract: 1-Amino-4-cyano-1,3-butadiene compounds of the formula ##STR1## WHEREIN N IS 1 OR 2; WHEN N IS 1, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are the same or different and represent hydrogen, alkyl including substituted alkyl, aryl including substituted aryl or cyclic alkyl groups, except that both R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 cannot be hydrogen, or taken together R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 represent the elements necessary to complete a cyclic amino group and, when n is 2, at least one of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 is alkylene or arylene; G represents an electron withdrawing group. The compounds are especially useful in photographic elements as UV absorbers.