Abstract: A synergistic combination of a vanilloid receptor VR-1 antagonist and an NSAID or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of either or both compounds thereof.

Abstract: A synergistic combination of a vanilloid receptor VR-1 antagonist and an NSAID or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of either or both compounds thereof.

Abstract: A liquid beverage concentrate having low viscosity, low water activity, and extended shelf life at ambient temperatures. The liquid beverage concentrate contains a sugar alcohol, a sweetener, a non-dairy creamer, a stabilizing gum, and water. It can optionally contain one or more flavorings, acidulants, colorings, preservatives, and emulsifying agents. The liquid beverage concentrate enables relatively high ratios of finished beverage to concentrate while remaining of sufficiently low viscosity to allow the use of conventional beverage pumps and dispensers.

Abstract: Firmware updates for embedded systems are accomplished by using PROM in favor of conventional ROM, dividing the PROM into pages zero, one, two, etc., that can each contain an entire version of the embedded system. Pages of PROM are addressable by MSB address bits that originate from a circuit that selects page zero upon power-up, and that is responsive to a command in the firmware of the embedded system to increment the value of the MSB address bits. Upon initial fabrication, a product containing the embedded system has entirely unprogrammed PROM. An initial embedded system is zapped into page zero when the product is tested after being turned on for the first time. Replacement versions can be zapped into successive pages as the need arises. Each version includes an initialization routine and its own Get Next Page (GNP) bit.