Abstract: Described are substituted imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazine compounds, which are coelenterazine analogues, kits comprising the analogues, and methods of using the compounds for the detection of luminescence in luciferase-based assays. Also described are methods from making the compounds, such as a method using aminopyrazine acetophosphonates as synthesis intermediates.

Abstract: A system for drying structures including an enclosed housing with a plurality of outlet openings, a plurality of flexible outlet hoses each connected to a respective outlet opening, and a vacuum motor engaged with the housing such that an outlet of the vacuum motor is exhausted into an interior of the housing so as to pressurize the interior of the housing such that compressed air is directed through the plurality of outlet hoses. Also a method of drying an interior of a structure, including placing a pressurized drying system adjacent a region of a structure, forming a plurality of openings in surfaces of the structure where the surfaces define enclosed spaces, inserting distal ends of outlet hoses of the pressurized drying system into respective openings of the surfaces of the structure, and engaging the pressurized drying system so as to generate a flow of pressurized air and to direct the pressurized air into the enclosed spaces.

Abstract: A protected file is retained in secondary storage for a retention period, and a corresponding stub file is retained in primary storage for the retention period. The stub file retains attributes of the file indicating a location of the file data in the secondary storage and indicting that the stub file is to be retained for the retention period. A system administrator may instruct a primary file server that a secondary file server supports retention based protection and it is desired to protect stub files corresponding to protected files that are migrated to the secondary file server. The primary file server may request the secondary file server to return a protection status of the file after migration. This enables automatic policy-based migration to both file level retention (FLR) and non-FLR retention protected secondary storage from diverse applications accessing FLR or non-FLR files in the primary storage.

Abstract: A protected file is retained in secondary storage for a retention period, and a corresponding stub file is retained in primary storage for the retention period. The stub file retains attributes of the file indicating a location of the file data in the secondary storage and indicting that the stub file is to be retained for the retention period. A system administrator may instruct a primary file server that a secondary file server supports retention based protection and it is desired to protect stub files corresponding to protected files that are migrated to the secondary file server. The primary file server may request the secondary file server to return a protection status of the file after migration. This enables automatic policy-based migration to both file level retention (FLR) and non-FLR retention protected secondary storage from diverse applications accessing FLR or non-FLR files in the primary storage.

Abstract: This invention provides methods of modifying feeding behavior, including increasing or decreasing food consumption, e.g., in connection with treating obesity, bulimia or anorexia. These methods involve administration of compounds are selective agonists or antagonists or the Y5 receptor. One such compound has the structure: In addition, this invention provides an isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding a Y5 receptor, an isolated Y5 receptor protein, vectors comprising an isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding a Y5 receptor, cells comprising such vectors, antibodies directed to the Y5 receptor, nucleic acid probes useful for detecting nucleic acid encoding Y5 receptors, antisense oligonucleotides complementary to any unique sequences of a nucleic acid molecule which encodes a Y5 receptor, and nonhuman transgenic animals which express DNA a normal or a mutant Y5 receptor.

Abstract: The systems and methods described herein include systems and methods for serving data including streams of content, such as video content, audio content, and other types of content, and for serving the data at a selected level of service. The server provides a flexible platform that can examine an incoming request for content and based on certain attributes associated with that request, make a determination of the level of service that the request is to receive and a determination of whether the system currently has the capacity to handle the request at that level of service. Additionally and optionally, the server allows a network service provider/administrator to determine which attributes are relevant in determining the proper level of service and what level of service, or characteristics of that level of service will be associated with the attribute.

Abstract: A method for inhibiting the formation of scale in waters having a high barium content and low pH comprises the addition of an aqueous solution of a phosphonate of formula: wherein Z=—CHR1PO3R2 R=H, CH3, C2H5 or M R1=H, CH3, CR3, C6H5, SO3H2 M=alkali metal or ammonium ion n=2-6, preferably 2-4 m=2-6, preferably 2-4 a=2-10, preferably 2-4 b=2-10, preferably 2-6 x=0-6, preferably 0-3 y=0-6, preferably 0-2 provided that when y=o at least one of n or m is greater than 2.

Abstract: In a process for producing polyurethane foam by allowing a reaction mixture comprising at least one polyisocyanate component and at least one polyfunctional active hydrogen component to react, a compound selected from the group consisting of oxynitrate salts of metals of Group IV B of the Mendeleef periodic table, is employed as a cell opening additive. Such oxynitrate salts are also effective to modify tin tolerance of urethane formulations. The oxynitrate compounds are effective in both free rise and molded foam processes. Cell opening is accomplished, for instance, by reacting toluene diisocyanate with a polypropoxy/polyethoxy polyol in the presence of an oxynitrate salt of a Group IV B metal, such as zirconium oxynitrate, to form a foam having more open cells than a similar foam without oxynitrate.

Abstract: In a process for producing polyurethane foam by allowing a reaction mixture comprising at least one polyisocyanate component and at least one polyfunctional active hydrogen component to react, a compound selected from the group consisting of oxynitrate salts of metals of Group IV B of the Mendeleef periodic table, is employed as a cell opening additive. Such oxynitrate salts are also effective to modify tin tolerance of urethane formulations. The oxynitrate compounds are effective in both free rise and molded foam processes. Cell opening is accomplished, for instance, by reacting toluene diisocyanate with a polypropoxy/polyethoxy polyol in the presence of an oxynitrate salt of a Group IV B metal, such as zirconium oxynitrate, to form a foam having more open cells than a similar foam without oxynitrate.

Abstract: In a process for producing polyurethane foam by allowing a reaction mixture comprising at least one polyisocyanate component and at least one polyfunctional active hydrogen component to react, a compound selected from the group consisting of oxynitrate salts of metals of Group IV B of the Mendeleef periodic table, is employed as a cell opening additive. Such oxynitrate salts are also effective to modify tin tolerance of urethane formulations. The oxynitrate compounds are effective in both free rise and molded foam processes. Cell opening is accomplished, for instance, by reacting toluene diisocyanate with a polypropoxy/polyethoxy polyol in the presence of an oxynitrate salt of a Group IV B metal, such as zirconium oxynitrate, to form a foam having more open cells than a similar foam without oxynitrate.

Abstract: In a process for producing polyurethane foam by allowing a reaction mixture comprising at least one polyisocyanate component and at least one polyfunctional active hydrogen component to react, a compound selected from the group consisting of oxynitrate salts of metals of Group IV B of the Mendeleef periodic table, is employed as a cell opening additive. Such oxynitrate salts are also effective to modify tin tolerance of urethane formulations. The oxynitrate compounds are effective in both free rise and molded foam processes. Cell opening is accomplished, for instance, by reacting toluene diisocyanate with a polypropoxy/polyethoxy polyol in the presence of an oxynitrate salt of a Group IV B metal, such as zirconium oxynitrate, to form a foam having more open cells than a similar foam without oxynitrate.

Abstract: An antistatic additive for polymers, particularly polyurethanes is disclosed comprising an ionizable metal salt and an enhancer comprising a non-ionizable salt or ester of an organic acid.

Abstract: An antistatic agent for polymers, particularly polyurethanes is disclosed comprising an ionizable metal salt and an enhancer comprising a phosphate ester.