Abstract: Wax compositions may be obtained by providing an olefinic feed comprising a first linear alpha olefin having m carbon atoms and a second linear alpha olefin having n carbon atoms, wherein m and n are independently selected integers each ranging from about 12 to about 100, and the olefinic feed optionally comprises one or more internal olefins and/or one or more branched olefins; contacting the olefinic feed with a metal carbene catalyst in a reactor; forming ethylene and a hydrocarbon substance comprising a linear olefin dimer comprising two carbon atoms less than a sum of m and n; removing the ethylene from the reactor while forming the linear olefin dimer; and isolating a wax composition comprising the linear olefin dimer, a hydrogenated reaction product thereof, or any combination thereof.

Abstract: Wax compositions may be obtained by subjecting one or more linear alpha olefins to olefin metathesis and optionally hydrogenating. The wax compositions comprise: a hydrocarbon substance comprising a linear olefin dimer formed from a first linear alpha olefin having m carbon atoms and a second linear alpha olefin having n carbon atoms, a hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated reaction product of the linear olefin dimer, or any combination thereof, the first linear alpha olefin and the second linear alpha olefin being the same or different, and the linear olefin dimer comprising two carbon atoms less than a sum of m and n; wherein m and n are independently selected integers each ranging from 12 to 100; and wherein the wax composition has a melting point of 25° C. or greater.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a room air purification unit. The room air purification unit can comprise a filtration apparatus, a blower, a purification chamber, and an outer housing. The filtration apparatus can be configured to cause a filtration of air from a setting in which the room air purification unit is located when the air flows through the filtration apparatus. The blower can be configured to cause the air from the setting to flow through the filtration apparatus and into an inlet of the blower and to expel the air from an outlet of the blower. The purification chamber can be configured to receive the air from the blower and to cause a purification the air when the air flows through the purification chamber. The outer housing can enclose the filtration apparatus, the blower, and the purification chamber.

Abstract: Wax compositions may be obtained by providing an olefinic feed comprising a first linear alpha olefin having m carbon atoms and a second linear alpha olefin having n carbon atoms, wherein m and n are independently selected integers each ranging from about 12 to about 100, and the olefinic feed optionally comprises one or more internal olefins and/or one or more branched olefins; contacting the olefinic feed with a metal carbene catalyst in a reactor; forming ethylene and a hydrocarbon substance comprising a linear olefin dimer comprising two carbon atoms less than a sum of m and n; removing the ethylene from the reactor while forming the linear olefin dimer; and isolating a wax composition comprising the linear olefin dimer, a hydrogenated reaction product thereof, or any combination thereof.

Abstract: Wax compositions are provided with improved properties for candles and candle jars. The candle wax composition includes a major amount of a foots oil and minor amount of a 600N slack wax. In one form, the foots oil is a 150N foots oil that is included in the composition at from 70 to 80 weight % of the composition and the 600N slack wax is included in the composition at from 20 to 30 wt % of the composition. The candle wax composition provides substantially no oil bleed and a smooth surface appearance with improved burning properties in terms of soot production, wax consumption, melt pool depth and flame height.

Abstract: An apparatus for determining the congealing point of a wax-containing sample, the sample placed within a sample flask. The apparatus includes a motor having a rotatable shaft extending horizontally therefrom; clamp for mounting the sample flask thereto, the clamp operatively connected to the rotatable shaft; and a temperature sensor for determining sample temperature over time. A method for determining the congealing point of a wax-containing sample is also provided.

Abstract: Wax compositions are provided with improved properties for candles and candle jars. The candle wax composition includes a major amount of a foots oil and minor amount of a 600N slack wax. In one form, the foots oil is a 150N foots oil that is included in the composition at from 70 to 80 weight % of the composition and the 600N slack wax is included in the composition at from 20 to 30 wt % of the composition. The candle wax composition provides substantially no oil bleed and a smooth surface appearance with improved burning properties in terms of soot production, wax consumption, melt pool depth and flame height.

Abstract: An apparatus for determining the congealing point of a wax-containing sample, the sample placed within a sample flask. The apparatus includes a motor having a rotatable shaft extending horizontally therefrom; clamp for mounting the sample flask thereto, the clamp operatively connected to the rotatable shaft; and a temperature sensor for determining sample temperature over time. A method for determining the congealing point of a wax-containing sample is also provided.

Abstract: Wax compositions are provided with improved properties for candles and candle jars. The candle wax composition includes a major amount of a foots oil and minor amount of a 600N slack wax. In one form, the foots oil is a 150N foots oil that is included in the composition at from 70 to 80 weight % of the composition and the 600N slack wax is included in the composition at from 20 to 30 wt % of the composition. The candle wax composition provides substantially no oil bleed and a smooth surface appearance with improved burning properties in terms of soot production, wax consumption, melt pool depth and flame height.

Abstract: An apparatus for determining the congealing point of a wax-containing sample, the sample placed within a sample flask. The apparatus includes a motor having a rotatable shaft extending horizontally therefrom; clamp for mounting the sample flask thereto, the clamp operatively connected to the rotatable shaft; and a temperature sensor for determining sample temperature over time. A method for determining the congealing point of a wax-containing sample is also provided.

Abstract: Wax compositions are provided with improved properties for candles and candle jars. The candle wax composition includes a major amount of a foots oil and minor amount of a 600N slack wax. In one form, the foots oil is a 150N foots oil that is included in the composition at from 70 to 80 weight % of the composition and the 600N slack wax is included in the composition at from 20 to 30 wt % of the composition. The candle wax composition provides substantially no oil bleed and a smooth surface appearance with improved burning properties in terms of soot production, wax consumption, melt pool depth and flame height.

Abstract: An apparatus for determining the congealing point of a wax-containing sample, the sample placed within a sample flask. The apparatus includes a motor having a rotatable shaft extending horizontally therefrom; clamp for mounting the sample flask thereto, the clamp operatively connected to the rotatable shaft; and a temperature sensor for determining sample temperature over time. A method for determining the congealing point of a wax-containing sample is also provided.

Abstract: Systems and methods for secured printing are provided. The method includes receiving a nominally print-ready document with the nominally print-ready document including one or more references to one or more security elements. The method also includes replacing the one or more references with one or more identifiers, to generate an intermediate document, and associating the one or more security elements with the one or more identifiers. The method further includes transmitting instructions to a printing device, with the instructions being configured to cause the printing device to associate the one or more identifiers with the one or more security elements. The operations further include transmitting the intermediate document to the printing device.

Abstract: Finished wax compositions with low aromatic content and high oil contents may be suitable for use in candle applications and/or food packaging and other food grade quality applications despite such high oil contents. Such wax compositions can reduce the need for wax refinement and/or post-processing, such as de-oiling, and increase the ease and efficiency of batch preparation and large volume manufacture.

Abstract: To print a certified document, a user may select or a system may receive a selection of a document to be certified. The system identifies a security template to be used based on the document and/or capabilities of the print device on which the document will be printed. The system may display the document with a non-secure overlay of the selected security template, add a unique security element to the document according to the template, and cause the document to be printed at the selected print device with the added security element without permitting the added security element to be fully displayed or printed on any other device.

Abstract: To print a certified document, a user may select or a system may receive a selection of a document to be certified. The system identifies a security template to be used based on the document and/or capabilities of the print device on which the document will be printed. The system may display the document with a non-secure overlay of the selected security template, add a unique security element to the document according to the template, and cause the document to be printed at the selected print device with the added security element without permitting the added security element to be fully displayed or printed on any other device.

Abstract: Systems and methods for secured printing are provided. The method includes receiving a nominally print-ready document with the nominally print-ready document including one or more references to one or more security elements. The method also includes replacing the one or more references with one or more identifiers, to generate an intermediate document, and associating the one or more security elements with the one or more identifiers. The method further includes transmitting instructions to a printing device, with the instructions being configured to cause the printing device to associate the one or more identifiers with the one or more security elements. The operations further include transmitting the intermediate document to the printing device.

Abstract: A bag having a closable slot for removing debris and other particulate matter. In one aspect, the invention can be a bag comprising: a floor having a perimeter; a wall extending upward from the perimeter of the floor so as to form an internal cavity; a slot formed between a bottom edge of the wall and a portion of the perimeter of the floor; the floor comprising a flange extending from the portion of the perimeter of the floor that is adjustable between a closed position that closes the slot and an open position; a partition located within the internal cavity so as to separate the internal cavity into an upper chamber and a lower chamber, the partition having a plurality of apertures enabling particulate matter to pass from the upper chamber to the lower chamber; the slot forming a passageway from the lower chamber to outside of the bag.

Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acid sequences useful in regulating the transcription of a gene. In particular, the invention relates to a promoter sequence, and variants thereof, that can be used to differentially regulate the transcription of a gene. The present invention, accordingly, provides methods for regulating transcription of a gene, the method comprising providing a gene transcription-regulating polynucleotide in operable association with the gene, optionally within a host cell, wherein the gene transcription-regulating polynucleotide comprises the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 of the nucleic acid sequence of thromboxane A2 receptor promoter or a fragment thereof, the gene transcription-regulating polynucleotide or the fragment thereof further comprising at least one nucleic acid modification and/or substitution.

Abstract: An integrated system for the management of a healthcare provider is disclosed and has a scheduling module for supporting scheduling encounters with the patients, a registration component for registering the patients, an account management module for maintaining patient financial information, and a clinical module for maintaining electronic patient records. The integrated system is stored on a portable computer-readable resource and run on a processor connected to the portable computer-readable resource.