Abstract: This invention is concerned with the use of date syrup used as a binder (agglutinant) for solid dosage forms, such as tablets. The features of the granules and the tablets have been studied in comparison with granules and tablets which use different types of agglutinants such as starch paste and sucrose syrup and the results have shown that the use of date syrup as a binder for tablets yields results superior to other kinds of binders. In addition, date syrups gives the granules and tablets a fair color, good taste, distinct and pleasant odor, and it is favorable in regards to shape and taste by patients.

Abstract: A thin-film metal-oxide compound includes a titanium dioxide layer having a thickness of about 100 to 1000 nanometers. The titanium dioxide layer has a single-phase anatase structure. The titanium dioxide layer is directly disposed on a substrate comprised of glass, sapphire, or silicon. A solar cell includes a backing layer, a p-n junction layer, a metal-oxide layer, a top electrical layer and a contact layer. The backing layer includes a p-type semiconductor material. The p-n junction layer has a first side disposed on a front side of the backing layer. The metal-oxide layer includes an n-type titanium dioxide film having a thickness in the range of about 100 to about 1000 nanometers. The metal-oxide layer is disposed on a second side of the p-n junction layer. The top electrical layer is disposed on the metal-oxide layer, and the contact layer is disposed on a back side of the backing layer.

Abstract: A method for producing a thin film titanium dioxide is disclosed. The disclosed method for producing the thin film titanium dioxide includes performing a magnetron reactive sputtering process to vaporize at least portions of a titanium source in a sputtering chamber that is supplied with gaseous oxygen. The vaporized titanium reacts with the oxygen to form anatase titanium dioxide, which is deposited on a substrate within the sputtering chamber.

Abstract: A method for producing a thin film titanium dioxide is disclosed. The disclosed method for producing the thin film titanium dioxide includes performing a magnetron reactive sputtering process to vaporize at least portions of a titanium source in a sputtering chamber that is supplied with gaseous oxygen. The vaporized titanium reacts with the oxygen to form anatase titanium dioxide, which is deposited on a substrate within the sputtering chamber.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods of ameliorating or reducing the extent of ischemic injury, reperfusion injury, and myocardial infarction, by administering an inhibitor of histone deacetylase enzyme (HDAC) or an inhibitor of DNA methyltransferase enzyme (DNMT).

Abstract: A thin film titanium dioxide and method for producing the same are disclosed. The thin film titanium dioxide may be produced to have a thickness in the range of 100-1000 nm. The disclosed method for producing the thin film titanium dioxide includes performing a magnetron reactive sputtering process to vaporize at least portions of a titanium source in a sputtering chamber that is supplied with gaseous oxygen. The vaporized titanium reacts with the oxygen to form titanium dioxide, which is deposited on a substrate within the sputtering chamber. A solar cell and a carbon monoxide sensor utilizing the thin film titanium dioxide of the present invention are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention teaches a multi-layer protocol management system and method, embeddable in a tangible computer-readable medium, that allow for on-the-fly machine-readable protocol discovery and negotiation, distribution of protocol specifications and components, automatic implementation of protocols from corresponding machine-readable protocol specifications, and corresponding execution of automatically generated implementations. Automatic protocol implementation may be accomplished using eXtensible Markup Language (XML)-related technologies and Component-based Software Engineering (CBSE). The present invention is also a tangible computer-readable medium encoded with instructions capable of generating, as well as capable of being designed to generate, protocol specifications. A program of instructions, called XML-based protocol specification language (XPSL), may be used for creating a specification of a communication protocol (such as high-level specifications of a protocol) in a machine readable form.