Abstract: A polymer composition comprises a thermoplastic polymer, a polymer additive selected from the group consisting of nucleating agents, clarifying agents, and combinations thereof, and a fluoropolymer. A molded article comprises at least one wall defining a cavity, the wall having an opening therein permitting access to the cavity. The wall comprises a polymer composition comprising a thermoplastic polymer, a polymer additive selected from the group consisting of nucleating agents, clarifying agents, and combinations thereof, and a fluoropolymer. A method for molding a polymer composition is also provided.

Abstract: A coordination complex having a physiologically acceptable pKa includes a metal and a biologically active agent. The pKa of the coordination complex is less than the pKa of the biologically active agent. A pharmaceutical solution for treating a patient includes a coordination complex and water, wherein the coordination complex is at least partially soluble in the water at physiological pH and in a therapeutically efficacious concentration. A method for treating a patient includes administering a pharmaceutical solution including a coordination complex and water to a patient in need of a biologically active agent.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include a coordination complex, comprising a first biologically active moiety, a second biologically active moiety, and a metal, wherein the first biologically active moiety and second biologically active moiety are bound to the metal by covalent coordination bonds, and wherein the first biologically active moiety and second biologically active moiety are different. These complexes may enhance the pharmacodynamic properties of biologically active moieties.

Abstract: A copiers' camera or camcorder in a motion-picture audience region is detected by illuminating the audience region with invisible infrared light, and locating any copiers' camera or camcorder within the audience region by imaging the audience region with one or more infrared-light-sensitive cameras. The image captured by the infrared-sensitive camera(s) during a performance may be correlated with information about the audience region, such as row and seat numbers. Copiers may be identified by their presence at seats where copying activity is detected, and the infrared images may be preserved as evidence of the piracy.

Abstract: A golf aid for use by a golfer to improve ball addressing and shot aligning techniques. The aid is generally comprised of an elongated cord having opposite first and second ends, a pin and a ring fixedly secured to the first and second ends, respectively, and a back foot position indicator embodied in the form of a cord engaging clamp mounted for slidable movement along the length of the cord. In use, a golfer would first analyze a shot to determine the best direction for the ball to travel. Following the shot analysis, the golfer would then take the pin attached to the cord's first end and insert it into the ground adjacent the rear of the golf ball. The cord could then be pulled taut and positioned on the ground in a line approximating the line in which it is desired for the ball to travel. The cord engaging clamp may then be adjusted to the position along the length of the cord that will be laterally aligned with the appropriate position for the back foot.

Abstract: An improved Packet Assembler/Disassembler (PAD) optimizes the assembling of characters into packets for transmission over a packet network. The PAD is arranged to operably connect to and receive character asynchronous data from one or more terminal instruments operating in either a block transfer mode or an echoplexing mode. Characters received by the PAD from a terminal instrument operating in an echoplexing mode are forwarded with no PAD delay. Characters received by the PAD from a terminal instrument operating in a block transfer mode are similarly forwarded with no PAD delay and in full packets with the exception of the last few characters of each block of characters which only partially fill their respective packets. And these partially filled packets are quickly forwarded in a time period which just exceeds the period required for the reception of a single character at the rate of data reception from the terminal instrument.

Abstract: An asynchronous interface for coupling data between a terminal and a data module is provided. The asynchronous interface directly determines and matches to the rate of serial data being transmitted by the terminal and received by the data module with minimal involvement of a processor associated with the data module. The asynchronous interface determines the rate of the data being transmitted by configuring counting circuitry therein for measuring the period of the start bit in the first received character whenever the speed of data being transmitted by the terminal must be determined. The asynchronous interface then adjusts to the newly determined data rate and receives the remaining bits in the first character and subsequent characters at the new rate. The processor is involved only to request that the asynchronous interface determine the incoming data rate and match to it and, once the data rate has been determined and matched, to process the recovered characters and this new rate.