Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method for adding and integrating outbound calling and overall system control to an existing inbound telephone system. The existing inbound telephone call distribution system is coupled to a number of telephone lines, and connects incoming calls to an available operator having a voice signal processing unit. The present system detects at least one available operator and an absence or a threshold condition of incoming calls to connect to the operator. An automated telephone dialer, coupled to the inbound call distributor, is also provided. The automated telephone dialer is responsive to the detection of at least one available operator and the absence or threshold condition of incoming calls to connect to the operator, for placing an outbound telephone call. The system directs that the voice portion of an answered outbound telephone call be connected to the existing voice signal processing unit of the available operator.

Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for hardening with fast-acting hardeners the colloidal carrier materials, such as gelatin, in the layers of photographic materials, such as photographic film. The methods of the invention comprise coating, with a conventional coating technique, among the layers of a photographic material a layer of a composition of the invention. The compositions of the invention are aqueous solutions which comprise a fast-acting hardener and a polymeric thickener, have concentrations of thickener less than about 50 mg/cm.sup.3 and, at 40.degree. C. and shear rates between about 1000 sec.sup.-1 and 10,000 sec.sup.-1, have viscosities from about 5 cp to about 20 cp and power law indices greater than about 0.90.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for removing emissions, originated in the manufacturing industry, especially from polymerization operations and thermoplastic polymer processing operations which has a duct system for collecting the air, containing emissions, with an entrance and an exit, a first heat exchanger, which is connected to the entrance of the duct system, a liquid removal system which is connected to the first heat exchanger, a second heat exchanger, which is connected to the liquid removal system and a fan which is connected to the second heat exchanger and the exit of the duct system.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for removing emissions, originated in the manufacturing industry, especially from polymerization operations and thermoplastic polymer processing operations which includes collecting the air, containing the emissions, directing the air, containing the emissions through a first heat exchanger thereby cooling the air, directing the air, exiting the first heat exchanger, through a second heat exchanger, thereby cooling the air, directing the air exiting the second heat exchanger to a liquid removal system and directing the air, exiting the liquid removal system through the first heat exchanger, thereby heating the air.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for removing emissions, originated in the manufacturing industry, especially from polymerization operations and thermoplastic polymer processing operations which has a plurality of ducts, an entrance for collecting air, containing the emissions and an exit for exiting exhaust air, a first heat exchanger which has a hot side with an entrance and an exit and a cold side with an entrance and an exit, a second heat exchanger, which has a hot side with an entrance and an exit and a cold side, a liquid removal system, and a fan, whereby the first heat exchanger is connected with the entrance of the hot side to the entrance of the duct system and with the exit of the hot side to the entrance of the hot side of the second heat exchanger by a duct; the exit of the hot side of the second heat exchanger is connected to the entrance of the cool side of the first heat exchanger by a duct; the precipitator is connected to the exit of the cool side of the first heat exchanger by a duct and to the f

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for removing emissions, originated in the manufacturing industry, especially from polymerization operations and thermoplastic polymer processing operations by collecting the air, containing the emissions, cooling the air, directing the air to a liquid removal system and heating the air.

Abstract: Apparatus and in vivo methods to distinguish normal and abnormal cervical tissue and to detect cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) in a diagnostic cervical tissue sample. Induced fluorescence intensity spectra from known normal cervical tissue and a diagnostic tissue sample are obtained from the same patient. Peak fluorescence intensity values for normal tissue samples are averaged, as are slope measurements from predetermined portions of spectra induced in both known normal cervical tissue and the diagnostic tissue sample. Peak fluorescence intensities of diagnostic tissue spectra are divided by average peak fluorescence intensity values for normal tissue in the same patient to yield relative peak fluorescence intensity values. Normal and abnormal cervical tissues are distinguished using a predetermined empirical discriminant function of slope measurements derived from normal tissue spectra and relative peak fluorescence intensity measurements in the same patient.

Abstract: A printhead (1) for a continuous ink jet printer has a single pair of nozzles (3,3'). One or more oscillators for vibrating the ink (3,3') may be used to break up the twin streams (4,4') of droplets issuing from the nozzles. A pair (5) of charging gates is provided for applying, selectively and respectively, a charge to droplets in the two streams (4,4'). A pair of deflector means (7) apply respective electric fields across the streams (4,4') to deflect the droplets individually in accordance with the charge thereon. A gutter (10) or pair of gutters (11,11') receive droplets from the respective streams if they are not charged. The arrangement is such that the two streams of droplets are deflected in opposite directions so as to be printed.

Abstract: The present invention is a soil retainer block formed of lightweight, flexible, and durable material used to prevent soil and water from seeping under a foundation supported above the underlying soil by piers. In use, the present invention is placed about a foundation and then covered with top soil to form a barrier which prevents soil and water invasion. The present invention is constructed of the lightweight, flexible, and durable material in order to provide superior moisture resistance, impact resistance, and safe and easy installation.

Abstract: A Kalman filter, for a dynamic system having a number N of different states and another number M of observational components, uses a fixed rectangular systolic array of N.times.(N+1) parallel data processing elements for a regular filter, and uses an array of (N+2).times.(N+3) processing elements for a fault-tolerant filter; the processing elements in either configuration are connected in a four-nearest-neighbors network. Each processor is capable of carrying out a commanded one of a plurality of different vector-data operations sets during each of eight passes through the array. The systolic array operates on the matrices in a pipeline manner, so that each pass through the processor array feeds the result back into the array to begin the next computation.

Abstract: A system comprising a local processor capable of accessing a host system typically comprising one database, is provided with a communication processor which controls synchronous serial communication between the host system and a plurality of synchronous devices in a varied range of clocked rates. The communication processor facilitates remoting of a single terminal having resident protocol conversion control capability, while a related plurality of terminals locally access a host system via a single host synchronous port.

Abstract: A fog producing firefighting tool has a nozzle which includes a plurality of apertures oriented so that when pressurized fluid flows through each aperture, the liquid impacts at an angle of 90 degrees with another stream of liquid to atomize the liquid and create a fog. The firefighting tool is of modular construction which includes a first member, one or more intermediate members, and an end member wherein the members are connected to each other by means of quick coupler devices which can be readily locked into coupled relationship and will not interfere with the usage of the tool when it is forced into or removed from a hole in a structure.

Abstract: Biologically active analogs of human IL2, which differ from natural IL2 by the substitution of amino acid residues to form N-linked glycosylation sites in the molecule, are prepared by recombinant DNA techniques. Such analogs of IL2 are N-linked glycosylated when expressed in eukaryotic cells. Natural IL2 is not N-linked glycosylated.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a shield for use on a prefilled hypodermic syringe assembly. The shield is intended to be retrofitable over a sheath/needle sub-assembly of the hypodermic syringe assembly in such a manner that insertion of the sheath/needle sub-assembly into the shield can be simply and easily accomplished by a medical worker, and subsequent extraction of the sheath from the shield is prevented by retention members which are formed from the housing of the shield, and which protrude into the chamber to hold the sheath. The retention member are formed so as to allow the sheath to be slidable into the chamber of the shield, yet engage the exterior surface of the sheath to resist extraction thereof once the sheath has engaged the retention members.

Abstract: DNA molecules comprising polynucleotide sequences substantially corresponding to all or a portion of the base sequence coding for an antigen of Plasmodium falciparum selected from the group consisting of the RESA antigen, the FIRA antigen, and other antigens of P. falciparum cross-reactive therewith. Such DNA molecules are capable of being expressed as polypeptide(s). Synthetic peptides or polypeptides displaying the antigenicity of all or a portion of the RESA or FIRA antigens of P. falciparum. Compositions for stimulating immune responses against P. falciparum antigens in a mammal, comprising at least one polypeptide displaying the antigenicity of the RESA or FIRA antigens of P. falciparum.

Abstract: The field of the present invention is that of an apparatus and method of installing weather stripping in a door and like openings using a robot. The field of the present invention is also that of an end of arm tooling device (EOAT) for a robot which installs weather stripping in a door and like openings.

Abstract: A composition is provided which is suitable for extrusion blowing to form an elastomeric film. The film produced from this composition has a very low modulus, high elongation and excellent elastic recovery. The composition includes: two hydrogenated block copolymers each including at least two blocks containing predominantly polymerized alkene arene monomer units and at least one block containing predominantly polymerized conjugated diene monomer units, the first hydrogenated block copolymer having a molecular weight between about 55,000 and about 200,000 and the second hydrogenated block copolymer having a molecular weight between about 15,000 and about 85,000, the ratio of the molecular weight of the first to the second being greater than 1.