Abstract: A method for preparing probes, as well as several probes for use in qualitative or quantitative hybridization assays are disclosed. The method comprises constructing an oligonucleotide that is sufficiently complementary to hybridize to a region of rRNA selected to be unique to a non-viral organism or group of non-viral organisms sought to be detected, said region of rRNA being selected by comparing one or more variable region rRNA sequences of said non-viral organism or group of non-viral organisms with one or more variable region rRNA sequences from one or more non-viral organisms sought to be distinguished. Hybridization assay probes for Mycobaoterium avium, Mycobacterium intracellulare, the Mycobacterium tuberculosis-complex bacteria, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Legionella, Salmonella, Chlamydia trachomatis, Camplobacter, Proteus mirabilis, Enterococcus Enterobacter cloacae, E. coli, Pseudomonas group I, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, bacteria, and fungi also are disclosed.

Abstract: A method for preparing probes, as well as several probes for use in qualitative or quantitative hybridization assays are disclosed. The method comprises constructing an oligonucleotide that is sufficiently complementary to hybridize to a region of rRNA selected to be unique to a non-viral organism or group of non-viral organisms sought to be detected, said region of rRNA being selected by comparing one or more variable region rRNA sequences of said non-viral organism or group of non-viral organisms with one or more variable region rRNA sequences from one or more non-viral organisms sought to be distinguished. Hybridization assay probes for Mycobacterium avium, Mycobacterium intracellulare, the Mycobacterium tuberculosis-complex bacteria, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Legionella, Salmonella, Chlamydia trachomatis, Campylobacter, Proteus mirabilis, Enterococcus, Enterobacter cloacae, E. coli, Pseudomonas group I, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, bacteria, and fungi also are disclosed.

Abstract: A method for preparing probes, as well as several probes for use in qualitative or quantitative hybridization assays are disclosed. The method comprises constructing an oligonucleotide that is sufficiently complementary to hybridize to a region of rRNA selected to be unique to a non-viral organism or group of non-viral organisms sought to be detected, said region of rRNA being selected by comparing one or more variable region rRNA sequences of said non-viral organism or group of non-viral organisms with one or more variable region rRNA sequences from one or more non-viral organisms sought to be distinguished. Hybridization assay probes for Mycobacterium avium, Mycobacterium intracellulare, the Mycobacterium tuberculosis-complex bacteria, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Legionella, Salmonella, Chlamydia trachomatis, Campylobacter, Proteus mirabilis, Enterococcus, Enterobacter cloacae, E. coli, Pseudomonas group I, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, bacteria, and fungi also are disclosed.

Abstract: A method for preparing probes, as well as several probes for use in qualitative or quantitative hybridization assays are disclosed. The method comprises constructing an oligonucleotide that is sufficiently complementary to hybridize to a region of rRNA selected to be unique to a non-viral organism or group of non-viral organisms sought to be detected, said region of rRNA being selected by comparing one or more variable region rRNA sequences of said non-viral organism or group of non-viral organisms with one or more variable region rRNA sequences from one or more non-viral organisms sought to be distinguished. Hybridization assay probes for Mycobacterium avium, Mycobacterium intracellulare, the Mycobacterium tuberculosis-complex bacteria, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Legionella, Salmonella, Chlamydia trachomatis, Campylobacter, Proteus mirabilis, Enterococcus, Enterobacter cloacae, E. coli, Pseudomonas group I, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, bacteria, and fungi also are disclosed.

Abstract: A method for preparing probes, as well as several probes for use in qualitative or quantitative hybridization assays are disclosed. The method comprises constructing an oligonucleotide that is sufficiently complementary to hybridize to a region of rRNA selected to be unique to a non-viral organism or group of non-viral organisms sought to-be detected, said region of rRNA being selected by comparing one or more variable region rRNA sequences of said non-viral organism or group of non-viral organisms with one or more variable region rRNA sequences from one or more non-viral organisms sought to be distinguished. Hybridization assay probes for Mycobacterium avium, Mycobacterium intracellulare, the Mycobacterium tuberculosis-complex bacteria, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Legionella, Salmonella, Chlamydia trachomatis, Campylobacter, Proteus mirabilis, Enterococcus, Enterobacter cloacae, E. coli, Pseudomonas group I, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, bacteria, and fungi also are disclosed.

Abstract: A method for preparing probes, as well as several probes for use in qualitative or quantitative hybridization assays are disclosed. The method comprises constructing an oligonucleotide that is sufficiently complementary to hybridize to a region of rRNA selected to be unique to a non-viral organism or group of non-viral organisms sought to be detected, said region of rRNA being selected by comparing one or more variable region rRNA sequences of said non-viral organism or group of non-viral organisms with one or more variable region rRNA sequences from one or more non-viral organisms sought to be distinguished. Hybridization assay probes for Mycobacterium avium, Mycobacterium intracellulare, the Mycobacterium tuberculosis-complex bacteria, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Legionella, Salmonella, Chlamydia trachomatis, Campylobacter, Proteus mirabilis, Enterococcus, Enterobacter cloacae, E. coli, Pseudomonas group I, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, bacteria, and fungi also are disclosed.

Abstract: Process for the dimerization of ACN to substantially linear C.sub.6 dimers using organic phosphinites or phosphonites as catalyst, in the presence of a proton-donating solvent and optionally a hydrocarbon co-solvent, the ACN and solvent(s) being dry and at least one of the solvents having a boiling point higher than ACN and being capable of rapid phase separation with respect to the dimeric products. Enables the unreacted ACN to be removed by distillation and the solvent(s) and product to be readily separated. Preferably the catalyst partitions in favor of the solvent phase.

Abstract: A cursor circuit for an on-the-fly digital television display system. The host digital television display system employs an intermediate buffer which stores a coded representation of the symbol only during the period of its display. In order to obtain access of the encoded symbol in storage with a conventional light pen, the circuit secures the identity of the encoded symbol in the intermediate buffer during the first display frame. This identity is the address of the symbol as stored in a refresh buffer. This identity is made available for accessing the refresh buffer during a second display frame. This enables convenient access of the encoded symbol in an on-the-fly digital television display.

Abstract: A video generator is disclosed for use in a digital television display system, for converting randomly occurring data signals representing graphical patterns into a time-sequential video signal for use with a sequentially line scanned display device. The circuit is comprised of a threaded buffer connected to receive the data signals and adapted to sort the data signals into groups ordered by extremal scan line positions for the pattern represented. An intermediate buffer has a first input connected to the output of the threaded refresh buffer for storing the ordered data signals once during each display field before the display of the pattern represented and outputting the ordered data signals in synchronism with the line scans of the display. A graphical pattern generator is connected to the output of the intermediate buffer for decoding the ordered data signals outputted therefrom and generating on a first output line components of the pattern represented which lie along the display line to be scanned.

Abstract: Improved clamp means for mounting and firmly securing wires and the like comprises a conventional loop clamp or wire restraint and an anti-chafe support device of a nodal structure to prevent abrasion and chafing of the mounted wires. The anti-chafe support device can be made of a resilient material in strip form having raised nodes on one side and a longitudinal channel or groove on the other side to accommodate the loop clamp or wire restraint. A formed strip of suitable length is coiled and installed on the loop clamp or wire restraint so that the nodes are radially directed inwardly to provide a large gripping area for wires positioned against or between them. The nodes not only greatly increases wire retention force by providing a much greater gripping area but can also provide definite separation of wires positioned between spaced nodes.

Abstract: Apparatus is disclosed to implement a recursive technique to generate the coordinates of horizontal raster line components which intersect a conic-section shape to be represented. The apparatus cooperates with a refresh buffer which stores the video data in coded form to be read out ordered by raster line location and an intermediate buffer which permits these coded data to be read as many times as is needed during the course of displaying one frame of pictorial information, and then to be dropped, and a partial raster assembly storage which permits data to be written randomly along a given raster line.