Abstract: An anti-rotation device is provided for stringing a cable or wire while reducing a twisting moment of the cable or wire as it is strung. The device includes a tow component, having multiple tow sections pivotally connectable end-to-end. A plurality of insulated weighted tail components are suspended so as to hang from the tow component. Each of the insulated tail components include weighted tail sections releasably connectable end-to-end to one another. At least one electrically insulated tail section is provided in each insulated tail component between the tow component and the weighted tail sections. The tail components are constrained to only articulate relative to the tow component in the single plane of bending of the tow component.

Abstract: Disclosed is a solid arthropodicide composition comprising by weight (a) from 0.3 to 100% of a particulate component comprising particles of a solid carrier infiltrated with a mixture comprising (i) one or more carboxamide arthropodicides and (ii) a surfactant constituent; (b) from 0 to 50% of a surfactant component having dispersing and wetting properties; and (c) from 0 to 99.7% of one or more additional formulating ingredients. Also disclosed is a propagule contacted with a biologically effective amount of said composition.

Abstract: Disclosed is a solid arthropodicide composition comprising by weight (a) from 0.3 to 100% of a particulate component comprising particles of a solid carrier infiltrated with a mixture comprising (i) one or more carboxamide arthropodicides and (ii) a surfactant constituent; (b) from 0 to 50% of a surfactant component having dispersing and wetting properties; and (c) from 0 to 99.7% of one or more additional formulating ingredients. Also disclosed is a propagule contacted with a biologically effective amount of said composition.

Abstract: A computer program product comprises a computer useable medium. The computer useable medium has a computer readable program such that when the computer readable medium is executed on a computer, the computer is caused to provide a data interface between an adapter component and one or more application interface components for a runtime application. Further, the computer is caused to establish a cursor that iterates over a plurality of data objects within a data set of the runtime application. In addition, the computer is caused to establish an accessor that provides access to a data element of the data object. The computer is also caused to provide the cursor and the accessor to the adapter component so that the adapter component accesses data through the one or more application interface components of the runtime application.

Abstract: A computer program product comprises a computer useable medium. The computer useable medium has a computer readable program such that when the computer readable medium is executed on a computer, the computer is caused to configure an adapter such that the adapter is specific to a data source, provides a communication link to the data source, converts a format of the data source to a format native to a middleware system, and converts a format of metadata of the data source to a standard metadata format. Further, the computer is caused to configure an application interface component to convert an invocation of a function in the middleware system to an invocation of a function provided by an Enterprise Information System through the adapter, convert the data format of the middleware system to a format native to the Enterprise Information System accessed through the adapter, and maintain metadata describing a message format and a function provided by the adapter.

Abstract: Disclosed is an insecticidal suspension concentrate composition comprising by weight based on the total weight of the composition: (a) from about 0.3 to about 30% of 3-bromo-1-(3-chloro-2-pyridinyl)-N-[4-cyano-2-methyl-6-[(methylamino)carbonyl]phenyl]-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide; (b) from about 5 to about 70% of a nonionic ethylene oxide-propylene oxide block copolymer component having a water solubility of at least about 5% by weight at 20° C., a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance value ranging from about 5 to about 18 and an average molecular weight ranging from about 900 to about 20000 daltons; and (c) from about 20 to about 95% of water. Also disclosed is a method for controlling an insect pest comprising diluting said suspension concentrate composition with water to form a diluted composition, and contacting the insect pest or its environment with an insecticidally effective amount of said diluted composition.

Abstract: The invention relates to Web Services Invocation Framework (WSIF) operations. “interactionSpec” and “connectionSpec” are Java 2 Enterprise Edition Java Connector Architecture interfaces. Their properties are exposed as data in WSIF operations. Thus WSIF support for the Java 2 Enterprise Edition Java Connector Architecture is made functionally more complete.

Abstract: Disclosed is a solid arthropodicide composition comprising by weight (a) from 0.3 to 100% of a particulate component comprising particles of a solid carrier infiltrated with a mixture comprising (i) one or more carboxamide arthropodicides and (ii) a surfactant constituent; (b) from 0 to 50% of a surfactant component having dispersing and wetting properties; and (c) from 0 to 99.7% of one or more additional formulating ingredients. Also disclosed is a propagule contacted with a biologically effective amount of said composition.

Abstract: Disclosed is a solid arthropodicide composition comprising by weight (a) from 0.1 to 50% of one or more carboxamide arthropodicides; (b) from 0.5 to 95% of a particulate component comprising particles of a solid carrier infiltrated with a water-immiscible liquid constituent; (c) from 0.1 to 50% of a surfactant component having dispersing and wetting properties; and (d) from 0 to 99.3% of one or more additional formulating ingredients.

Abstract: A coating composition having an multicopper oxidase enzyme and an oxidizable substrate in combination with an organic binder polymer which may be dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous liquid vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention describes the encapsulation of water insoluble oils by coacervation and the subsequent reduction in oxidative degradation of these oils in microencapsulated forms. Water insoluble oils useful in the process of the invention include food oils such as PUFA, flavor oils, and agriculturally and pharmaceutically active oils.

Abstract: A computer program product comprises a computer useable medium. The computer useable medium has a computer readable program such that when the computer readable medium is executed on a computer, the computer is caused to provide a data interface between an adapter component and one or more application interface components for a runtime application. Further, the computer is caused to establish a cursor that iterates over a plurality of data objects within a data set of the runtime application. In addition, the computer is caused to establish an accessor that provides access to a data element of the data object. The computer is also caused to provide the cursor and the accessor to the adapter component so that the adapter component accesses data through the one or more application interface components of the runtime application.

Abstract: A computer program product comprises a computer useable medium. The computer useable medium has a computer readable program such that when the computer readable medium is executed on a computer, the computer is caused to configure an adapter such that the adapter is specific to a data source, provides a communication link to the data source, converts a format of the data source to a format native to a middleware system, and converts a format of metadata of the data source to a standard metadata format. Further, the computer is caused to configure an application interface component to convert an invocation of a function in the middleware system to an invocation of a function provided by an Enterprise Information System through the adapter, convert the data format of the middleware system to a format native to the Enterprise Information System accessed through the adapter, and maintain metadata describing a message format and a function provided by the adapter.

Abstract: In one aspect of the present invention a framework is presented for the generation and execution of code performing conversion to and from an arbitrary native or “wire” data format. The code facilitates a business application using a service provided by a service implementation in accordance with a native language of the implementation which may be different from the language of the business application. The main components of the framework include a model of the information necessary for the formatting of data which may be represented through the extensions to WSDL; a tool time support environment providing structured support for the generation of format handlers; and runtime support for the generated format handlers. In an alternative to this static invocation model, a dynamic usage scenario provides for invocation of format handlers dynamically obtained from a format handler factory. In both cases, the runtime uses a lazy approach to the conversion to and from the native format for improved performance.

Abstract: The invention relates to Web Services Invocation Framework (WSIF) operations. “interactionSpec” and “connectionSpec” are Java 2 Enterprise Edition Java Connector Architecture interfaces. Their properties are exposed as data in WSIF operations. Thus WSIF support for the Java 2 Enterprise Edition Java Connector Architecture is made functionally more complete.

Abstract: In one aspect of the present invention a framework is presented for the generation and execution of code performing conversion to and from an arbitrary native or “wire” data format. The code facilitates a business application using a service provided by a service implementation in accordance with a native language of the implementation which may be different from the language of the business application. The main components of the framework include a model of the information necessary for the formatting of data which may be represented through the extensions to WSDL; a tool time support environment providing structured support for the generation of format handlers; and runtime support for the generated format handlers. In an alternative to this static invocation model, a dynamic usage scenario provides for invocation of format handlers dynamically obtained from a format handler factory.

Abstract: In a digital channel bank, the binary signaling states (on-hook, off-hook) are updated periodically for each channel. Some number (n .gtoreq. 2) of the most recent of these samples are stored at the receive end of the digital system for each message channel. Under normal working conditions the output (to the switching machine) is directly influenced by the incoming real-time samples. However, when a carrier disturbance (i.e., out-of-frame condition) is detected, the updating process is stopped and the output is controlled by the older stored bits. That is, instead of sending the real-time signaling information of each channel to the switch, the signaling bits that were received and stored during a previous frame (e.g., 12 or more frames earlier) are now coupled to the switch. This assures a high probability that the proper signaling state is presented to the switch during short carrier disturbances.