Abstract: Vasopeptidase inhibitors, especially omapatrilat, are useful in treating and/or slowing the progression of cognitive dysfunction and treating and/or preventing dementia of the Alzheimer's type and vascular dementia. The vasopeptidase inhibitor may be used in combination with other pharmaceutically active agents.

Abstract: A weldless connection system for U-beam particle separators is provided in which one end of each U-beam is provided with sides and a back that are separated from each other forming tabs. The tabs may be bent, or folded, about 90.degree. inward toward the channel formed by the U-beam. The back tab may be twice as long as the side tabs, and the extra half length of the tab can be folded about 180.degree. back at the back of the U-beam in a double thickness. Each tab has a hole therethrough. The double-length back tab has two holes; one hole is provided through each half. When the tabs are bent inward, the holes align. A bolt and washer placed through the aligned holes may be used to secure the tabs, and thus the U-beam, to a furnace roof structure. An alternate embodiment of the invention is provided in which only the sides of the U-beam form tabs which extend past the bottom of the U-beam.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a specialized contact device for interconnecting the centrally positioned conductor and coaxially disposed shield of a shielded cable to points on a circuit board of an electronic chassis having plural pairs of spaced male pin contacts. The device includes a insulative housing element which encloses a solid metallic core having first and second bores therein corresponding to the male pin contacts. A first female contact is positioned within one of said bores. A second female contact is soldered to the signal conductor of the coaxial cable and is insulated from the surface of the second bore by an injected synthetic resinous insulative material which upon curing positions the second female contact and maintains it in proper position. In a preferred embodiment, a laterally extending bore communicates with the second longitudinal bore, and provides a gate for the injection of the insulative material.

Abstract: A support lug casting for supporting a ferritic tube from an adjacent tube comprising male and female lugs formed on a ring shaped member and engaged around but not welded to each tube. The male lug of one tube engages into the female lug of an adjacent tube. The lugs and rings are made of austenitic material which resist corrosion and heat and which avoids the problem of welding dissimilar materials to each other since no welded connection is established between the austenitic casting and the ferritic tube. The casting is axially fixed on the tube by one or more ferritic stops or weld areas which are at one or both axial ends of each casting.