Abstract: An acidic aqueous electrolyte solution for production of a nickel cathode is provided which includes nickel ions, and 2,5-dimethyl-3-hexyne-2,5-diol. The 2,5-dimethyl-3-hexyne-2,5-diol may be present in the acidic aqueous electrolyte solution in an amount ranging from about 5 ppm to about 300 ppm. Also provided is a process for electrowinning or electrorefining a nickel cathode which includes providing an acidic aqueous electrolyte solution including nickel ions, and 2,5-dimethyl-3-hexyne-2,5-diol; and electrolytically depositing nickel to form a nickel cathode. Addition of 2,5-dimethyl-3-hexyne-2,5-diol results in a reduction of striations and other defects which may occur on the surface of cathodes made by electrowinning or electrorefining.

Abstract: This invention concerns compounds of formula N-oxides, pharmaceutically acceptable addition salts, quaternary amines and stereochemically isomeric forms thereof, their use, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and processes for their preparation.

Abstract: A high volume high pressure common rail pump for a fuel system includes pairs of pump head assemblies in phase with each other but oriented in opposition to one another about a rotating cam shaft. Pump pistons in the pump head assemblies simultaneously undergo pumping strokes via a shared two lobe cam of the rotating cam shaft. The pump may include two pairs of pump head assemblies, and each head assembly may include two pump pistons. The cam shaft includes two cams sufficiently out of phase with one another that the cam shaft always has a positive torque even when the cam lobes are symmetrical. In addition, because the pumping is done simultaneously on opposite sides of the cam shaft, the forces on the cam shaft are balanced and its support bearings experience less wear and tear.

Abstract: A computer subassembly aspect is disclosed comprising a case defining an interior, a primary circuit board located in the interior of the case, and a BIOS chip socket mounted on the primary circuit board. The case has an opening formed therein that is aligned with a position of the BIOS chip socket on the primary circuit board to permit insertion of a BIOS chip into the BIOS chip socket through the opening. A method of assembling a computer is also disclosed that comprises assembling a subassembly of a laptop computer in a first location, with the subassembly including a BIOS chip socket for receiving a BIOS chip but lacking a BIOS chip, transporting the subassembly from the first location to a second location, and installing a BIOS chip into the BIOS chip socket of the subassembly when the subassembly is in the second location.

Abstract: A high volume high pressure common rail pump for a fuel system includes pairs of pump head assemblies in phase with each other but oriented in opposition to one another about a rotating cam shaft. Pump pistons in the pump head assemblies simultaneously undergo pumping strokes via a shared two lobe cam of the rotating cam shaft. The pump may include two pairs of pump head assemblies, and each head assembly may include two pump pistons. The cam shaft includes two cams sufficiently out of phase with one another that the cam shaft always has a positive torque even when the cam lobes are symmetrical. In addition, because the pumping is done simultaneously on opposite sides of the cam shaft, the forces on the cam shaft are balanced and its support bearings experience less wear and tear.

Abstract: A system and method for booking and expensing travel products and services utilizing multiple data sources and presenting information pulled from the multiple data sources in one user-friendly format. The following features are included: graphical city selection; policy enforcement; request and approval queues: in-browser agent support; request prioritization; email confirmation and integration; data incorporation into expense reports; and expense report audits. For example, an employee books a ticket, has the booking approved by a manager if needed, receives email confirmation and integrates the booking information into the employee's calendar. The employee also submits, for example, the booking information into an expense report, which can be audited by an employer.

Abstract: A system that includes an electronic device (such as a portable computer), a writing instrument, and a receptacle located on the device for removably receiving the writing instrument. The receptacle includes an opening on the device and a channel in communication with the opening and extending inwardly with respect to the device. The system further includes an adapter structure configured to change an effective width of the channel between at least two widths to thereby hold writing instruments of different widths in the receptacle.

Abstract: A power management system for a combustion engine is disclosed. The power management system has a fuel injector, a sensor, and a controller in communication with the sensor and the fuel injector. The fuel injector is operable to inject multiple shots of fuel into the combustion engine during a single injection event. The sensor is configured to sense a speed of the combustion engine and generate a signal indicative of the sensed speed. The controller is configured to limit the number of shots per injection event in response to the signal.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a detection element having a detection element property that changes when exposed to a corrosive substance, a testing device coupled to the detection element, the testing device configured to measure the detection element property, and a processor in communication with the testing device, the processor configured to indicate the presence of the corrosive substance using the detection element property. In an embodiment, the detection element is metal and the detection element property is resistivity. In another embodiment, the apparatus further includes a comparison element coupled to the testing device and shielded from the corrosive substance, the comparison element having a comparison element property, and wherein the processor is configured to compare the detection element property to the comparison element property to determine whether the detection element property is within a predetermined range of the comparison element property.

Abstract: An apparatus for determining whether a mechanical component in a chemical composition analyzer is defective, the apparatus including a mechanical component, a transducer coupled to the mechanical component, the transducer configured to measure a mechanical component property, and a processor in communication with the transducer, the processor configured to determine whether the mechanical component is defective using the mechanical component property. In an embodiment, the processor is configured to compare the mechanical component property to a baseline to determine whether the mechanical component property is within a predetermined range of the baseline, and responsive to the determination that the mechanical component property is not within the predetermined range of the baseline, indicate that the mechanical component is defective. In other embodiments, the mechanical component is a valve and the apparatus is incorporated into a chemical composition analyzer.

Abstract: This invention concerns the use of a compound of formula (I?), a N-oxide, a pharmaceutically acceptable addition salt, a quaternary amine and a stereochemically isomeric form thereof, wherein Z is halo; C1-6alkyl; C1-6alkylcarbonyl; C1-6alkyloxy -carbonyl; aminocarbonyl; C1-6alkyl substituted with hydroxy, carboxyl, cyano, amino, amino substituted with piperidinyl, amino substituted with C1-4alkyl substituted piperidinyl, mono- or di(C1-6alkyl)amino, aminocarbonyl, mono- or di(C1-6alkyl)aminocarbonyl, C1-6alkyloxycarbonyl, C1-6alkyloxy, piperidinyl, piperazinyl, morpholinyl, thiomorpholinyl; polyhaloC1-4alkyl; cyano; amino; mono- or di(C1-6alkyl)aminocarbonyl; C1-6alkyloxycarbonyl; C1-6alkylcarbonyloxy; aminoS(?O)2—; mono- or di(C1-6alkyl)aminoS(?O)2; —C(?N—Rx)NRyRz; Q is optionally substituted C3-6cycloalkyl, phenyl, pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, benzthiazolyl, benzoxazolyl, benzimidazolyl, indazolyl, or imidazopyridyl, or Q is a radical of formula (b-1), (b-2), or (b-3), L is optionally subs

Abstract: A system that includes an electronic device (such as a portable computer), a writing instrument, and a receptacle located on the device for removably receiving the writing instrument. The receptacle includes an opening on the device and a channel in communication with the opening and extending inwardly with respect to the device. The system further includes an adapter structure configured to change an effective width of the channel between at least two widths to thereby hold writing instruments of different widths in the receptacle.

Abstract: A compact, self-contained lighting system is attachable to a surgical tool to enable a user to selectively direct light at a site where the tool is to be applied. The system has a power unit that may contain rechargeable power cells, a malleable electrical connection element, and a light-emitting element powered thereby to emit high intensity white light, preferably from an LED. The system ensures against tissue damage due to inadvertent overheating by continuously removing byproduct heat from the light-emitting element, via the connection element, to the power unit with portions of each of these components serving as respective heat sinks and/or as thermal conduits to facilitate this process. The removed heat is dissipated to the ambient atmosphere, the surgical tool and even the user, and permits safe prolonged operations in confined regions of a patient's body.

Abstract: This invention concerns the use of a compound of formula (I) a N-oxide, a pharmaceutically acceptable addition salt, a quaternary amine and a stereochemically isomeric form thereof, wherein Z is halo; C1-6alkyl; C1-6alkyl substituted with hydroxy, carboxyl, cyano, amino, mono- or di(C1-6alkyl)amino, aminocarbonyl, mono- or di(C1-6alkyl)aminocarbonyl, C1-6alkyloxycarbonyl or C1-6alkyloxy; polyhaloC1-4alkyl; C1-4alkyloxy; cyano; amino; aminocarbonyl; mono- or di(C1-6alkyl)aminocarbonyl; C1-6alkyloxycarbonyl; C1-6alkylcarbonyloxy; H2N—S(?O)2—; mono- or di(C1-6alkyl)amino-S(?O)2; —C(?N—Rx)NRyRz; Q is an optionally substituted carbocycle or an optionally substituted heterocycle; L is substituted phenyl or an optionally substituted monocyclic 5 or 6-membered partially saturated or aromatic heterocycle or a bicyclic partially saturated or aromatic heterocycle; aryl is optionally substituted phenyl; for the manufacture of a medicament for the prevention or the treatment of diseases mediated through TNF-? and/or I

Abstract: Disclosed are nucleic acid circuits and methods of using same to make proteins.

Abstract: A control system for a fuel injector is disclosed. The control system has a valve element movable between a first position and a second position, an armature connected to the valve element, a solenoid configured to move the armature and connected valve element, and a controller in communication the solenoid. The controller is configured to energize the solenoid at a first current level to initiate movement of the valve element from the first position toward the second position, at a second current level less than the first current level during movement of the valve element from the first position toward the second position, at a third current level less than the second current level after the valve element has reached the second position, and at a fourth current level less than the third current level after the valve element has been in the second position for a predetermined period of time.

Abstract: A multiaxial hinge assembly that enables rotation about a first axis between a clockwise limit and a counterclockwise limit and also enables rotation about a second axis that is orthogonal to the first includes a rotational direction indicator to provide an indication of a direction of rotation about the first axis to reduce the likelihood of rotation against the clockwise or counterclockwise limits and possible damage to the hinge assembly, or connected apparatus, or both. In one example, the multiaxial hinge assembly may be used for mounting the display of a hybrid notebook/tablet PC to provide an indication to a user of the direction in which the display may be counter-rotated when the hinge is positioned at either the clockwise or counterclockwise limits.

Abstract: An ink container for an ink jet printer adapted to supply ink via a tube to an ink jet cartridge. The cartridge includes a bottle, a cap engaging the bottle to form an ink containing cavity, an ink exit channel from the ink containing cavity through the cap, an air inlet channel through the cap into the ink containing cavity, and an air entrance opening from the air inlet channel into the ink containing cavity. The air entrance opening has a perimeter to area ratio that is greater than 2/R where R is the equivalent radius of the air entrance opening. This perimeter to area ratio (or shape factor) allows for easy formation and break off of bubbles at the air inlet channel. If such bubbles remain attached to the air inlet opening they can prevent some of the ink in the container from flowing therefrom for printing.

Abstract: A computer subassembly aspect is disclosed comprising a case defining an interior, a primary circuit board located in the interior of the case, and a BIOS chip socket mounted on the primary circuit board. The case has an opening formed therein that is aligned with a position of the BIOS chip socket on the primary circuit board to permit insertion of a BIOS chip into the BIOS chip socket through the opening. A method of assembling a computer is also disclosed that comprises assembling a subassembly of a laptop computer in a first location, with the subassembly including a BIOS chip socket for receiving a BIOS chip but lacking a BIOS chip, transporting the subassembly from the first location to a second location, and installing a BIOS chip into the BIOS chip socket of the subassembly when the subassembly is in the second location.

Abstract: A roller, particularly an applicator roller, comprising a handle connected to a flexible shaft at a first location and an applicator portion connected to the flexible shaft at a second location, spaced from the first location. The applicator portion preferably comprises an elongate portion, the elongate portion preferably extending substantially perpendicular to the flexible shaft. The shaft is preferably more flexible about an axis parallel to the elongate portion than an axis perpendicular to the elongate portion. Preferably the flexible shaft comprises a substantially oval cross-section. Alternatively the flexible shaft may comprise a substantially round cross-section.