Abstract: A free-flowing granular detergent component or composition having a bulk density of at least 650 g/l comprises (i) at least 35% by weight of anionic surfactant; (ii) 0.5% to 10% by weight of a chelating agent; (iii) 0.5% to 30% by weight of a polymer or co-polymer wherein the weight ratio of chelating agent to polymer/copolymer is from 1:100 to 1:1. Additionally, processes for making the granular detergent component or composition comprise adding aqueous solutions of a chelating agent and a polymer or copolymer to a high active surfactant paste.

Abstract: The present invention provides the technique for isolating the toxin of the Sarcocystis protozoa, which may be later used in the production of specific antibodies against the sarcocystine responsible for the symptoms of sarcocystosis. The technique of the invention consists of separating the blood serum of an infected animal followed by dialysis thereof and finally the sample is dried. The technique is more effective when heart muscle material from an intermediate host with Sarcocystis cysts is used to contaminate a carnivorous mammal final host.

Abstract: A process for the manufacture of free flowing detergent granules having a bulk density of at least 600 g/l, comprises the steps of:a) neutralising anionic surfactant acid or acids in an excess of alkali to form a paste, and optionally mixing other surfactants with the paste, to give a total surfactant level in the paste of at least 40% by weight;b) mixing said paste with one or more powders to form a granular product; andc) optionally drying the granular product,wherein at least one of the powders in step b) is spray dried and comprises anionic polymer and cationic surfactant.

Abstract: Process for conditioning textile materials in order to enable them to have, especially, a pleasant handle and a very low or even non-existent yellowing, characterized in that the textile materials are brought into contact with a composition comprising a polyorgano-siloxane having, per mole, at least one unit of general formula: ##EQU1## in which: R can represent a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl radical;X can represent a hydrolysable radical;Z represents a residue containing (a) sterically hindered piperidyl group(s) of formulae: ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 is a divalent hydrocarbon radical, R'.sup.1 is a trivalent hydrocarbon radical, U and U' represent --O--, --NH-- or --N(alkyl)-, R.sup.2 can represent a C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl radical and R.sup.3 is H or R.sup.2,a and b are chosen from 0, 1 and 2,the sum a+b being not greater than 2.

Abstract: Compounds of Formula (I), and salts and prodrugs thereof, wherein said formula, R.sup.1 represents certain optionally substituted alkyl or C.sub.3-7 cycloalkyl; R.sup.2 represents (II) or (III), where m is 0, 1, 2 or 3; R.sup.9 is H or C.sub.1-6 alkyl; R.sup.10 is imidazolyl, triazolyl or tetrazolyl, and R.sup.11 is H, C.sub.1-6 alkyl or halo; R.sup.3 is C.sub.1-6 alkyl, halo or NR.sup.6 R.sup.7 ; R.sup.4 is C.sub.1-7 alkyl, C.sub.3-10 cycloalkyl, C.sub.3-10 cycloalkylC.sub.1-4 alkyl, C.sub.6-10 bicycloalkyl, optionally substituted aryl, or NR.sub.12 R.sub.13 ; R.sup.5 is H or C.sub.1-4 alkyl; n is 0, 1, 2 or 3; which are CCK and/or gastrin antagonists useful in therapy.

Abstract: Novel hydroxyalkylammonium-pyrimidine of the formula ##STR1## and nucleoside derivatives have been found to be useful as inhibitors of inflammatory cytokines. They can be used, inter alia, in the therapy of septic shock, cachexia, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis and AIDS. The compounds are typically prepared by reaction of an iodo substituted nucleoside with the appropriately substituted hydroxyalkylamine.

Abstract: A plant or part of a plant with or without roots is placed in contact with a solid and/or liquid nutrient composition which includes a compound which can be or which includes components which can be broken down into a sugar. The plant is able to survive without any or with only minimal supplies of water. It is believed that the nutrient composition increases the process of glycolysis in the plant and therefore increases the storage of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and other byproducts and thereby permits continued metabolism of the plant without requiring water.

Abstract: The load bearing capacity of girders, particularly those already installed in bridges, may be increased by providing, on each face of the girder, an external reinforcement which comprises a tension member divided into three stretches, namely a first stretch extending downwardly from the upper corner of the web adjacent the upper flange at one end of the girder and a first point of the lower edge of the lower flange of the girder at a predetermined distance from said one end a second stretch extending horizontally from said first point to a second point of the lower edge of the lower flange of the girder at a predetermined distance from the opposite end of the girder, and a third stretch extending upwardly from said second point to the upper corner of the web adjacent the upper flange at the opposite end of the girder, connecting the ends of said tension member stretches exclusively by means of friction forces to the girder, and either simultaneously or independently tensing said tension member stretches in or

Abstract: A fuel economizer having a non-magnetic body surrounding a fuel feed pipe and fitted with internal magnets. The fuel economizer includes two half casings of non-magnetic material, joined to each other by a clamp that keeps them attached to the pipe through which the fuel runs. A magnetic field perpendicular to the pipe is generated by a first magnet and a magnetic field axial to the pipe is generated by a second magnet. A third magnet has a perpendicular field with its poles inverted with respect to the first magnet. The magnets are separated an equal distance from each other. Utilizing low carbon iron pieces in the magnet housing, the flow is concentrated toward the inside of the conduit to prevent exit of the flow towards the outside of the economizer.

Abstract: A battery of reservoirs for storing fuel, gas, contaminants and/or fluids, including external means for structurally protecting the tanks and providing stability to protect the surrounding environment from fluid leaks. The external means comprise a plurality of two-tiered containers, each sealed off below and all around its sides by a wall the inner surface of which is covered by a membrane of a impermeable and chemically resistent material. A concrete lid seals each tank and has at least one orifice communicating with the load inlet of the corresponding tank. The walls of the container have at least one orifice through which a respective pipe passes for dispensing fuel and means for coupling slings for hoisting and lowering the container. Such coupling means are later used for attaching deadweights after installation.

Abstract: A process for the continuous preparation of a granular detergent composition or component having a bulk density greater than 650 g/l which comprises the steps of: i) dispersing a detergent active paste throughout a powder stream in a high speed mixer with a residence time of from 2 seconds to 30 seconds, ii) forming an agglomerate in a moderate speed mixer/agglomerator with a residence time of less than 2 minutes, in which, optionally, a finely divided powder may be added, iii) drying and/or cooling. Granular detergent compositions which are made by this process, and which have excellent solubility properties especially with respect to dispensing and rate of dissolution are also described.

Abstract: Novel N-substituted-(dihydroxyboryl)alkyl purine, indole and pyrimidine derivatives have been found to be useful as inhibitors of inflammatory cytokines. They can be used, inter alia, in the therapy of septic shock, cachexia, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis and AIDS. The compounds are typically prepared by reaction of an bromoalkyl boronic acid with the purine, indole or pyrimidine base.

Abstract: Novel hydroxyalkylammonium-pyrimidine of the formula ##STR1## and nucleoside derivatives have been found to be useful as inhibitors of inflammatory cytokines. They can be used, inter alia, in the therapy of septic shock, cachexia, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis and AIDS. The compounds are typically prepared by reaction of an iodo substituted nucleoside with the appropriately substituted hydroxyalkylamine.

Abstract: Process for conditioning textile materials in order to enable them to have, especially, a pleasant handle and a very low or even non-existent yellowing, characterized in that the textile materials are brought into contact with a composition comprising a polyorganosiloxane having, per mole, at least one unit of general formula: ##EQU1## in which: R can represent a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl radical;X can represent a hydrolysable radical;Z represents a residue containing (a) sterically hindered piperidyl group(s) of formulae: ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 is a divalent hydrocarbon radical, R'.sup.1 is a trivalent hydrocarbon radical, U and U' represent --O--, --NH-- or --N(alkyl)--, R.sup.2 can represent a C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl radical and R.sup.3 is H or R.sup.2,a and b are chosen from 0, 1 and 2,the sum a+b being not greater than 2.

Abstract: A process to obtain benzoxazines useful for the synthesis of Ofloxazine, Levofloxazine and derivatives. The benzoxacines (I) where Xb is an halogen and R.sub.1 is H, alkyl or alkenyl of up to 6 atoms of C or aryl, can be obtained by means of cycling a compound of formula (II) through the reaction with triphenylphosphine and ethyl azodicarboxilate. The compounds of formula (II) can be obtained through the reaction of a compound (III) with an adequate epoxide. Through the use of the adequate chiral epoxide it is possible to obtain the enantiomerically desired intermediate and, therefore and selectively, it is possible to obtain the desired final product with the adequate enantiomeric form without the need to carry out a resolution stage.The Compounds (I) are useful and key intermediates for the synthesis of the antimicrobials Oflixazine and Levofloxazine.

Abstract: A method for obtaining a traumatologic plastering with damp-proof and hard-wearing properties consisting of adding to a volume of one liter of containing product 96 through 99% of warm water having a value of 7.65 pH, the following components being added to obtain 1 liter of this product: 43 mg of Sodium, 7.30 mg of Potassium, 8.02 mg of Calcium, 1.20 mg of Magnesium, 0.40 mg of Americium, 580 mg of Nitrate, 0.53 mg of Nitrite, 25.6 mg of Sulfate, <0.004 mg of Cyanide, <0.05 mg of Phosphorus, <0.05 mg of Iron, <0.06 mg of Manganese, <0.05 mg of Copper, and <0.10 mg of Aluminum, the inorganic elements constituting a fluid or powdered mixture if not dissolved in water.

Abstract: The invention relates to recovery of an aprotic polar solvent from a saline aqueous solution of this solvent, by a process which consists in desalting the said solution by electrodialysis then in distilling the desalted solution.To avoid precipitation of metal hydroxides during the electrodialysis, the brine is kept at an acidic pH.

Abstract: A coil is produced by wrapping a primary winding of the coil onto a core rod of a wrapping machine, arranging a secondary winding of the coil on a winding form and pushing it coaxially over the primary winding, pulling the core rod out of the primary winding, simultaneously inserting an iron core into the primary winding, and moving along a housing which accommodates the iron core onto the ignition coil, and filling the housing with casting resin to form a plastic block which surrounds at least the primary winding.

Abstract: The cable service comprises containers for condiments and a support and holding body member; each container is provided with a head member provided with a dihedral concave recess forming a first horizontal area, in which there is the spout or the orifices and a second vertical area. The support and holding body member, for each container, is provided with a front wall which is engaged by the second area and the front wall is limited at the bottom by a horizontal edge, immediately under which there is situated the first area, penetrating in the body member furthermore the body member is provided with complementary retaining means which preferably act on the lower portion of the container. This provides protection for the spout and orifices and prevents the containers from coming accidentally apart.