Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a water management system for use on board a passenger transport vehicle. The water management system may be used to address and manage excess humidity, water leaks, or any other instance when water or other liquid may collect at a certain location. The disclosure provides a system for managing excess water and for optionally delivering the water to another location. The removal location may be a disposal outlet or it may be a beneficial use of the collected water on-board the vehicle.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a water management system for use on board a passenger transport vehicle. The water management system may be used to address and manage excess humidity, water leaks, or any other instance when water or other liquid may collect at a certain location. The disclosure provides a system for managing excess water and for optionally delivering the water to another location. The removal location may be a disposal outlet or it may be a beneficial use of the collected water on-board the vehicle.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a water management system for use on board a passenger transport vehicle. The water management system may be used to address and manage excess humidity, water leaks, or any other instance when water or other liquid may collect at a certain location. The disclosure provides a system for managing excess water and for optionally delivering the water to another location. The removal location may be a disposal outlet or it may be a beneficial use of the collected water on-board the vehicle.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a water management system for use on board a passenger transport vehicle. The water management system may be used to address and manage excess humidity, water leaks, or any other instance when water or other liquid may collect at a certain location. The disclosure provides a system for managing excess water and for optionally delivering the water to another location. The removal location may be a disposal outlet or it may be a beneficial use of the collected water on-board the vehicle.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a water management system for use on board a passenger transport vehicle. The water management system may be used to address and manage excess humidity, water leaks, or any other instance when water or other liquid may collect at a certain location. The disclosure provides a system for managing excess water and for optionally delivering the water to another location. The removal location may be a disposal outlet or it may be a beneficial use of the collected water on-board the vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a method of combating fruit flies by bringing into contact the male and the female species with fipronil characterized in that a) the male species are lured onto a material containing a pheromone or a parapheromone and fipronil b) the male species take up fipronil via contact with this material and c) transfer fipronil to the females via contact. The present invention also pertains to a method of combating fruit flies by bringing into contact the female species with fipronil according to the above-defined method. The present invention further provides a method of substantially eradicating from a land area fruit flies comprising the above method.

Abstract: A canister for use with a chemical oxygen generation cell. In some embodiments, the canister includes two main canister assemblies. One assembly houses the briquette, the ignition cone, and one or more filters. A second assembly houses a thimble and one or more filters. Once the components are placed within each assembly, the two assemblies can then be easily joined together to form the cell. In some embodiments, the sealed canister is constructed with at least one weakened area along at least one canister wall. Upon premature activation of the cell, pressure within the sealed canister causes at least one controlled rupture in the weakened area of the canister to vent gases and prevent an explosion.

Abstract: A lignocellulosic composite material and a method for preparing the lignocellulosic composite material are disclosed. The composite material is formed from lignocellulosic particles and a binder resin. The binder resin comprises a polyisocyanate, at least one of insecticide and/or fungicide that are dispersed throughout the polyisocyanate. The insecticide and/or fungicide is also dispersed throughout the lignocellulosic particles. Since the insecticide and/or fungicide is dispersed throughout the composite material, the composite material is insect resistant and is able to withstand insect attacks and prevent fungus growth and decay.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a new agricultural composition and a method for protecting, enhancing the resistance of plants to infections by plant pathogens and increasing abiotic stress tolerance against cold, salinity and drought. The composition comprises a formulated mixture of resistance elicitors stimulating a number of signal transduction pathways within the plant. The formulated mixture is acting to stimulate a number of such signal transduction pathways thereby maximising the plants' potential resistance-related response to infection. The composition gives a stronger, more sustainable, and broader range of pathogen control than an elicitor preparation based upon a single active ingredient. The active ingredients consist of chitosan (C), &ohgr;-fatty acids (O), phosphate (P) and seaweed-derived extracts (S) (COPS). The composition can be applied to the plants by spraying, via fertigation systems or by coating seeds and can be applied to the leaves of the plants or to the roots.

Abstract: A method of controlling information stored on a computer network. The method of the present invention comprises a means for indexing and storing information about information stored on the network in a database. Clients connected to the network that wish to access information stored on the network, are first approved by the indexing means and the storage device on which the information is stored is directed to deliver the requested information to the client. In addition, devices connected to the network communicate by means of a common command format.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for controlling the population of insects are disclosed. The compositions include a feeding stimulant for a particular insect, an effective amount of a 1-arylpyrazole or nicotinyl insecticide to kill an desired insect, at a concentration which is not typically toxic when applied to a plant in the absence of a feeding stimulant and the insect consumes an ordinary amount of toxin during the course of normal feeding, but is toxic when applied in conjunction with a feeding stimulant which causes the insect to consume more of the toxin than would normally be consumed during normal feeding. The use of normally non-toxic amounts of insecticides allows one to minimize the residual insecticide present on the crops.

Abstract: The invention concerns the transfer of messages between objects within an OOP program. Each message is transmitted to a message filter which then chooses the most appropriate mechanism to transmit that message to the destination object. The path chosen could be a system messaging technique for messages of a type to be transmitted anywhere within the computer or alternatively could be in the form of a direct call for messages to be transmitted to objects within the same program thread. The message path best suited to the message type and destination object is used to transmit the message.

Abstract: A system and method for compressing a data sequence having a plurality of records, where each record has a plurality of fields with each field being arranged to contain a data item. The system compares a data item in a current field of a current record with a data item of a corresponding field of a preceding record. If there is a match, the current data item is replaced by a token indicating the match.

Abstract: An improved method and system for storing iterative data associated with an iterative process within a cache. A first iteration of an iterative process, having a plurality of steps, is executed. During the execution of each one of the plurality of steps, iterative data associated with each one of the plurality of steps is stored within the cache, and identified with the appropriate one of the plurality of steps. During the execution of a second iteration of the iterative process, iterative data generated by one of the plurality of steps is compared with the stored iterative data from the first iteration which is identified with the one of the plurality of steps. If the identified iterative data matches the generated iterative data then a method address stored within the identified iterative data is used to retrieve the method from main memory and execute it without using a standard look up table.

Abstract: A master copy of a software file has within it a predetermined block of data. When a copy of the file is made that block of data within the copied file is located and overwritten with data identifying the copied file. When an unauthorized copy is found, the data identifying the copy can be read and the source of the unauthorized copy may be traced. The invention is particularly suited to use with software distribution over a computer network in which details such as the time the copied file was made and the name of the authorized user can be embedded within the copy.

Abstract: A process of software installation over a data processing network is described. New pieces of software being installed over a data processing network require changes to the configuration of the workstation upon which they are being installed. The configuration file associated with the use of the new software being installed specifies the changes to the configuration of the workstation upon which the new software is being installed. This configuration build file is combined with configuration build files associated with the software files already upon the workstation to produce the composite build file. The composite build file is then used to reconfigure the workstation. The process allows for clashes between changes required by each piece of software to be resolved on a priority basis. Configuration change statements within each of the configuration build files can be combined into single configuration change statements.

Abstract: One type of bookbinding strip consists of a male strip with plural flexible studs projecting therefrom and a female strip with complementary holes and grooves in the outer surface thereof extending from each hole. The studs are inserted through holes in the punched paper, then through the holes in the female strip. The present invention compresses the strips toward each other with the paper therebetween and then, upon manual actuation of a lever, causes blocks carrying rollers to bend 90.degree. the portion of the studs projecting beyond the female strip, causing these portions to snap into the grooves. Since the grooves on each end of the strip extend toward the middle of the strip, two blocks are used, each moving inward toward the center upon actuation of the lever.