Abstract: A tracking system is provided for detecting abnormal drift errors in the outputs of sensors (3) monitoring a plurality of parameters of a gas turbine engine (1). To this end the tracking system comprises a tracking simulator (5) providing a real-time computer model of the engine having control inputs for receiving control signals corresponding to control signals supplied to the engine in operation, and outputs for supplying estimated sensor output values Yest. The system additionally includes a tracking compensator (6) for producing estimated engine performance variation values &dgr;pest for supplying to the simulator (5), a memory (8) containing reference information indicative of the engine performance variation in response to hypothetical changes in the sensor output signals, and a sensor error estimation system (7) for producing estimated sensor output error values zest in dependence on the estimated engine performance variation values &dgr;pest and the reference information.

Abstract: A security system which is suitable for use in a vehicle. The security system is a passive entry and passive re-mobilization system in which a security controller transmits a command signal LCs to a remote transponder, which replies with a LF response signal LRs. If an LF response signal is not received in response to the transmission of a command signal LCs, the security controller re-transmits the command signal, again as an LF command signal LCs. On determining that a command signal is a re-transmitted command signal, the remote transponder re-transmits the response signal as an UHF response signal URs.

Abstract: This invention discloses benzoxazinone and benzothiazinone compounds which display inhibitory effects on serine proteases such as factor Xa, thrombin, and/or factor VIIa. The invention also discloses pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds or their salts, and methods of using them as therapeutic agents for treating or preventing disease states in mammals characterized by abnormal thrombosis.

Abstract: A network interface configured to monitor communications between an e-customer and an e-vendor coupled to a network; and an auditable record engine, the auditable record engine including an identity discriminator configured to receive the communications and identify the e-customer and the e-vendor; a communication discriminator configured to receive the communications, extract information indicative of a stage of a e-service transaction; and a record formatter configured to generate an independent summary of the communication session. A representative method includes recognizing that a communication session has been established between at least two parties, identifying one of the parties as the source of the communication, extracting information from a message sent from the source to a destination party to form a communication summary, and appending the communication summary in an independent log.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I): 1

Abstract: A method of operating a service over a computer network which has a customer and a vendor which negotiate during a contract formation phase of a transaction and in which a product or service is supplied to the customer during a contract execution phase of the transaction, there being a customer interface between the customer and the network to enable messages transmitted on the network according to a network protocol to be utilised by the customer, and to enable messages originating from the customer to be transmitted onto the network according to the network protocol, and a vendor interface between the vendor and the network to enable messages transmitted on the network according to a network protocol to be utilised by the vendor and to enable messages originating from the vendor to be transmitted onto the network according to the network protocol, and wherein the method includes differentiating messages relating to contract formation and contract execution phases of the transaction, messages relating to the

Abstract: A method of establishing auditable records of the process of agreement of contract by multiple participants in a service which operates over a computer network which has a customer and a vendor which negotiate during a contract formation phase of a transaction and in which a product or service is supplied to the customer during a contract execution phase of the transaction, includes providing a contract manager which monitors communications between the parties relating at least to the contract formation phase of the transaction, and keeps auditable records of the negotiations so as maintain an independent record of the agreed contract.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a system for controlling multipart print jobs in a printing system having one or more printers connected to a computer system. The computer system has a display (20) for presenting to a user of the system status information (124,125,126,130,131) regarding one or more print jobs (24,25,26) at least one of which (24,26) is split into a plurality of parts (30,31). The parts of the print job are sent to one or more of the printers for printing, and status information (124,125,126,130,131) regarding the print job is displayed on the display.

Abstract: The invention provides the compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives thereof, in which: R1 and R2 are independently selected from H, or C1-6alkyl, R3 is C1-6alkyl or NH2: R4 is H or C1-6alkyl: A is and 5- or 6-membered aryl, or a 5- or 6-membered aryl substituted by one or more R5; R5 is halogen, C1-6alkyl, C1-6alkyl substituted by one ore more F, C1-6alkoxy, C1-6alkoxy substituted by one or more F, SO2NH2 or SO2C1-6alkyl; and n is 1 to 4. Compounds of formula (I) are potent and selective inhibitors of COX-2 and are of use in the treatment of the pain, fever, inflammation of a variety of conditions and diseases.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a pharmaceutical formulation for administration by inhalation comprising a compound of formula (I), 1

Abstract: A method is described of ensuring audit integrity in a supply chain for services requested by one node from another in a distributed network of computers, such nodes including an e-service provider and a plurality of product suppliers. The method particularly relates to the supply of a product which utilises valuable data for its production, and contains a negotiating phase for negotiating with at least one of the product suppliers for the production of the product and selecting a product supplier to produce and supply the product. In the negotiating phase, there is provision to the product suppliers of data address reference information relating to the location of the valuable data without the supply of the data to any of the product suppliers. The method also includes a production and supply phase in which the selected product supplier produces or arranges to produce the product and to supply the product, and the valuable data is provided in response to a request for the data.

Abstract: The instant invention is a series of benzothiazine dioxides, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which are potent endothelin A antagonists with profound in vitro activity, and improved syntheses for the Formula 1 1

Abstract: The instant invention is a series of benzothiazine dioxides, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which are potent endothelin A antagonists with profound in vitro activity, and improved syntheses for the Formula 1 The compounds are useful in treating elevated levels of endothelin, essential renovascular malignant and pulmonary hypertension, cerebral infarction, cerebral ischemia, congestive heart failure, and subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Abstract: A method of collecting data relating to the usage of computer equipment by a consumer at the consumer's site includes creating data at the consumer's site relating to the use of the item, and transmitting the data to a remote database for analysis, and once the data is received by the remote database, awarding the consumer a reward.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a pharmaceutical formulation for administration by inhalation comprising a compound of formula (I), wherein R1 represents C1-6 alkyl or C1-6 haloalkyl; R2 represents —C(═O)-aryl or —C(═O)-heteroaryl; R3 represents hydrogen, methyl (which may be in either the &agr; or &bgr; configuration) or methylene; R4 and R5 are the same or different and each represents hydrogen or halogen; and {overscore (-----)} represents a single or a double bond; and salts and solvates thereof together with a long-acting &bgr;2-adrenoreceptor agonist which formulation has a therapeutically useful effect in the treatment of inflammatory disorders of the respiratory tract over a period of 24 hours or more.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a pharmaceutical formulation for administration by inhalation comprising a compound of formula (I), 1

Abstract: This invention discloses benzoxazinone and benzothiazinone compounds which display inhibitory effects on serine proteases such as factor Xa, thrombin, and/or factor VIIa. The invention also discloses pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds or their salts, and methods of using them as therapeutic agents for treating or preventing disease states in mammals characterized by abnornal thrombosis.

Abstract: This invention concerns an equipment supply method in which a high degree of reliability is assured and in which unscheduled visits by maintenance engineers to end users may be minimized. In a first step, the method comprises making an assessment of predicted user demand over a given time period for equipment usage. In a next step, an oversupply function is applied to the predicted user demand over the given time period to provide a safety factored predicted demand function. From the safety factored predicted demand, a number of equipment units required for supply is calculated and the equipment units supplied to the user. Equipment usage is then monitored over the given time period and if actual user demand deviates from predicted user demand during the time period, then the number of equipment units supplied to the user is modified at the next convenient opportunity.

Abstract: Silicon possesses an indirect band-gap, which limits its use in some photonic applications. A phonon generator is included in a silicon-based device, which promotes electron-hole recombination and so allows silicon to emit photons efficiently. Phonons may be generated by optical or electrical stimulation or as a result energy relaxation of hot-electrons.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for displaying nodes on a display device. First positions are used for locating a first node and a second node on the display device. The first node and second node are separated from each other and are at least substantially equidistant from a predetermined center position. Second positions are determined for the first node and second node such that angular shift of the first node from its first position to its second position is different in magnitude than angular shift of the second node from its first position to its second position. These angular shifts for the first node and second node are with respect to the center position. The first node and second node are displayed on the display device based upon the determined second positions for the first node and second node.