Abstract: The present disclosure thus provides a technique for providing multi-level operation of ballast circuitry for discharge lamps. In one version, an auxiliary capacitance is switched in and out of circuit by a user controlled switch for lower the frequency of the voltage from the inverter to the transformer resulting in lower power output to the lamps. In another version, the auxiliary capacitance may be switched in and out of circuit by a user operated switch wherein the capacitance is connected to the secondary or output winding of the transformer for selectively reducing power to the lamps for reduced illumination. In other versions, auxiliary inductances are selectively switched in and out of circuit to alter the frequency of the primary voltage to the transformer. In another version, an auxiliary winding is selectively switched in and out of the secondary of the transformer for providing normal and reduced level power to the lamps.

Abstract: The invention provides compounds formula I, their preparation, and their use as pharmaceutically active immunosuppressive agents for the treatment of autoimmune disorders, organ transplant rejection, disorders associated with an activated immune system, as well as other disorders modulated by lymphopenia or S1P receptors.

Abstract: In a remote unit of a wireless communication system, the speed of acquisition, or reacquisition, of a pilot signal by a search engine is increased. PN space is divided into segments and a coarse search of each segment is performed using a set of “fast” search parameters. A set of peak signal strengths, along with their corresponding PN offsets, is saved for each segment of PN space. Following the search of all segments of PN space, the peak signal strengths which were saved during the coarse acquisition are evaluated. Coarse acquisition search results are used by the remote unit to determine fine search window parameters for subsequent searches performed by the remote unit search engine. The fine search parameters concentrate searching efforts on portions of PN space most likely to contain a viable base station pilot signal.

Abstract: An electronic ballast circuit having at least two distinct switching cycles also includes an anti-striation feature. More particularly the electronic ballast includes an input section configured to receive an input from a power source. A resonant section receives the signals from the input section in order to generate a resonant signal. An anti-striation component is connected within the electronic ballast circuit to affect operation of the resonant section, which results in an affected resonant signal. A switching arrangement is configured to receive the affected resonant signal from the resonant section and anti-striation component, and is further configured to generate an asymmetric output signal due to the affects of the anti-resonant component, wherein the anti-striation component causes parameters of the resonant section of the electronic ballast circuit to be different for different switching cycles of the electronic ballast circuit.

Abstract: The invention is based on the discovery that compounds of formula (I) possess unexpectedly high affinity for the A2a adenosine receptor, and can be useful as antagonists thereof for preventing and/or treating numerous diseases, including Parkinson's disease.

Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula I and formula II, their preparation, and their use as pharmaceutically active immunosuppressive agents for the treatment of autoimmune disorders, organ transplant rejection, disorders associated with an activated immune system, as well as other disorders modulated by lymphopenia or SIP receptors.

Abstract: The invention provides compounds formula I, their preparation, and their use as pharmaceutically active immuno-suppressive agents for the treatment of autoimmune disorders, organ transplant rejection, disorders associated with an activated immune system, as well as other disorders modulated by lymphopenia or SIP receptors.

Abstract: An electronic ballast circuit having at least two distinct switching cycles also includes an anti-striation feature. More particularly the electronic ballast includes an input section configured to receive an input from a power source. A resonant section receives the signals from the input section in order to generate a resonant signal. An anti-striation component is connected within the electronic ballast circuit to affect operation of the resonant section, which results in an affected resonant signal. A switching arrangement is configured to receive the affected resonant signal from the resonant section and anti-striation component, and is further configured to generate an asymmetric output signal due to the affects of the anti-resonant component, wherein the anti-striation component causes parameters of the resonant section of the electronic ballast circuit to be different for different switching cycles of the electronic ballast circuit.

Abstract: Molded polymer structures, including tubes, plates, cards, bottles, etc. are formed with doped, silica nanoparticles on or with in the polymer matrix. Prior to the thermoforming operation, the nanoparticles may be doped with single or multiple signal producing molecules, which are detectable by optical, electrical, and/or magnetic means. The nanoparticles may be visible or invisible to the naked eye.

Abstract: The invention provides compounds formula I, their preparation, and their use as pharmaceutically active immunosuppressive agents for the treatment of autoimmune disorders, organ transplant rejection, disorders associated with an activated immune system, as well as other disorders modulated by lymphopenia or S1P receptors.

Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula I and formula II, their preparation, and their use as pharmaceutically active immunosuppressive agents for the treatment of autoimmune disorders, organ transplant rejection, disorders associated with an activated immune system, as well as other disorders modulated by lymphopenia or S1P receptors.

Abstract: In a remote unit of a wireless communication system, the speed of acquisition, or reacquisition, of a pilot signal by a search engine is increased. PN space is divided into segments and a coarse search of each segment is performed using a set of “fast” search parameters. A set of peak signal strengths, along with their corresponding PN offsets, is saved for each segment of PN space. Following the search of all segments of PN space, the peak signal strengths which were saved during the coarse acquisition are evaluated. Coarse acquisition search results are used by the remote unit to determine fine search window parameters for subsequent searches performed by the remote unit search engine. The fine search parameters concentrate searching efforts on portions of PN space most likely to contain a viable base station pilot signal.

Abstract: The invention is based on the discovery that compounds of formula (I) possess unexpectedly high affinity for the A2a adenosine receptor, and can be useful as antagonists thereof for preventing and/or treating numerous diseases, including Parkinson's disease. In one embodiment, the invention features a compound of formula (I).

Abstract: In a remote unit of a wireless communication system, the speed of acquisition, or reacquisition, of a pilot signal by a search engine is increased. PN space is divided into segments and a coarse search of each segment is performed using a set of “fast” search parameters. A set of peak signal strengths along with their corresponding PN offsets, is saved for each segment of PN space. Following the search of all segments of PN space, the peak signal strengths which were saved during the coarse acquisition are evaluated. Coarse acquisition search results are used by the remote unit to determine fine search window parameters for subsequent searches performed by the remote unit search engine. The fine search parameters concentrate searching efforts on portions of PN space most likely to contain a viable base station pilot signal.

Abstract: The invention is based on the discovery that compounds of formula (I) possess unexpectedly high affinity for the A2a adenosine receptor, and can be useful as antagonists thereof for preventing and/or treating numerous diseases, including Parkinson's disease.

Abstract: Methods for determining the degrees of fiber formation of textured vegetable proteins are provided. One inventive method based on fluorescence polarization technology comprises selecting a sample or a section thereof, using fluorescence polarization spectroscopy to detect P-value or Anisotropy Index of the sample, and obtaining the degree of fiber formation by comparing the P-value or Anisotropy Index to a pre-generated database collating P values or Anisotropy Index with degrees of fiber formation. Another inventive method based on image processing technique comprises preparing a sample to reveal its fibrous structures, obtaining an original image of the sample, applying edge detection to the original image to produce a second binary image with enhanced contrast, performing Hough transform on the second image to extract line information and generate a third image; defining region of interest on the third image; calculating the degree of fiber formation though analysis of the region of interest.