Abstract: The anti-wear and anti-friction performance of a lubricating oil is improved by the addition thereto of an additive amount of ionic liquids.

Abstract: Methods, compositions, and systems are provided for characterization of modified nucleic acids. In certain preferred embodiments, single molecule sequencing methods are provided for identification of modified nucleotides within nucleic acid sequences. Modifications detectable by the methods provided herein include chemically modified bases, enzymatically modified bases, abasic sites, non-natural bases, secondary structures, and agents bound to a template nucleic acid.

Abstract: Methods for repairing barrier coatings involving providing a component having a barrier coating including at least one damaged portion, removing the damaged portion of the barrier coating leaving a void, applying a replacement tape cast barrier coating to the void of the component, and sintering the component having the replacement tape cast barrier coating layer.

Abstract: Methods for making barrier coatings including a taggant involving providing a barrier coating, and adding from about 0.01 mol % to about 30 mol % of a taggant to the barrier coating wherein the taggant comprises a rare earth element selected from lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, ytterbium, and lutetium, salts thereof, silicates thereof, oxides thereof, zirconates thereof, hafnates thereof, titanates thereof, tantalates thereof, cerates thereof, aluminates thereof, aluminosilicates thereof, phophates thereof, niobates thereof, borates thereof, and combinations thereof.

Abstract: Methods allowing for improved inspection of components having a barrier coating involving providing a component, and applying a barrier coating having at least one layer to the component where the layer of the barrier coating comprises a taggant.

Abstract: Tagged barrier coatings including an environmental barrier coating, a thermal barrier coating, or a combination thereof, and from about 0.01 mol % to about 30 mol % of a taggant.

Abstract: Tapes including a carrier film, and at least one barrier coating composition applied to the carrier film where the barrier coating composition is an environmental barrier coating composition or a thermal barrier coating composition.

Abstract: Methods for making tape cast barrier coatings involving making a slurry including at least a solvent and a barrier coating composition, depositing the slurry onto a carrier film in a tape casting machine to produce a cast slurry, evaporating the solvent from the cast slurry to produce a tape including the carrier film, and the barrier coating composition, and removing the carrier film from the tape to produce a tape cast barrier coating.

Abstract: An array of packages wherein each package has relative size indicators is provided. The relative size indicators can be any indicator suitable for visually communicating to a consumer, the relative size of the absorbent articles contained in a package, in relation to other absorbent articles contained in other packages within an array of packages. The packages can comprise an interior surface and an exterior surface, the interior surface defining an interior space. Absorbent articles can be disposed within the interior space and the exterior surface can include relative size indicators.

Abstract: An array of packages is provided wherein each package has non-visual property indicators. The non-visual property indicators can be any indicator suitable for visually communicating to a consumer, the non-visual property of the absorbent articles contained in a package, in relation to other absorbent articles contained in other packages within an array of packages. The packages can comprise an interior surface and an exterior surface, the interior surface defining an interior space. Absorbent articles can be disposed within the interior space and the exterior surface can include non-visual property indicators.

Abstract: The embodiments disclosed herein include new, more efficient ways to collect product reviews from the Internet, aggregate reviews for the same product, and provide an aggregated review to end users in a searchable format. One aspect of the invention is a graphical user interface on a computer that includes a plurality of portions of reviews for a product and a search input area for entering search terms to search for reviews of the product that contain the search terms.

Abstract: The channel type frame adapter is an adapter which allows or facilitates the installation of a pane, panel, multiple paned or multiple paneled unit into a channel type frame which was made to accommodate a pane, panel, multiple paned or multiple paneled unit of the same or another thickness or size.

Abstract: A particulate ingredient delivery system for food products is described. The system is capable of providing to a food product a nutrient or other ingredients at desired levels without adversely affecting the quality of the food product. The system can be utilized to provide food products meeting specific nutrient-based FDA health claim labeling requirements.