Abstract: Sensor systems can be used to measure an analyte concentration. Sensor systems can include a base having a distal side configured to face towards a person's skin. An adhesive can couple the base to the skin. A transcutaneous analyte measurement sensor can be coupled to the base and can be located at least partially in the host. A transmitter can be coupled to the base and can transmit analyte measurement data to a remote device.

Abstract: Sensor systems can be used to measure an analyte concentration. Sensor systems can include a base having a distal side configured to face towards a person's skin. An adhesive can couple the base to the skin. A transcutaneous analyte measurement sensor can be coupled to the base and can be located at least partially in the host. A transmitter can be coupled to the base and can transmit analyte measurement data to a remote device.

Abstract: Sensor systems can be used to measure an analyte concentration. Sensor systems can include a base having a distal side configured to face towards a person's skin. An adhesive can couple the base to the skin. A transcutaneous analyte measurement sensor can be coupled to the base and can be located at least partially in the host. A transmitter can be coupled to the base and can transmit analyte measurement data to a remote device.

Abstract: An oscillation system suitable to convert a manual water monitor into an automated oscillating water monitor, without adversely changing the ergonomic orientations of the water monitor, comprising a flange configured to couple the water monitor to a standpipe and provide a source of motive water, and a conversion device to convert motive water to monitor oscillations.

Abstract: Sensor systems can be used to measure an analyte concentration. Sensor systems can include a base having a distal side configured to face towards a person's skin. An adhesive can couple the base to the skin. A transcutaneous analyte measurement sensor can be coupled to the base and can be located at least partially in the host. A transmitter can be coupled to the base and can transmit analyte measurement data to a remote device.

Abstract: Sensor systems can be used to measure an analyte concentration. Sensor systems can include a base having a distal side configured to face towards a person's skin. An adhesive can couple the base to the skin. A transcutaneous analyte measurement sensor can be coupled to the base and can be located at least partially in the host. A transmitter can be coupled to the base and can transmit analyte measurement data to a remote device.

Abstract: A clip retains eyeglasses to a cap. The clip includes an inner blade, outer blade, and bottom segment connected to the inner and outer blades. The bottom segment separates the inner blade from the outer blade forming a slot, and biases the inner blade towards the outer blade. An arm connected to the outer blade wedgingly retains a temple arm of eyeglasses. A display device is connected to the outer blade where visible to an observer, and provides promotional emblems, logo, picture, photo, colors, team symbol and the like. The display device may be removable and replaceable.

Abstract: Printers and methods for operating a printer are provided. One method comprises receiving a print order associated with image data for use in printing a plurality images; converting the image data into actions to print the plurality of images on a receiver medium with print adjacent areas between the printed images, the converting being performed in accordance with printer settings; printing a first set of color patches in the print adjacent areas when the each of the first set of calibration color patches can be printed in the print adjacent areas; printing a second set of color patches in the print adjacent areas when each of the first set of color patches cannot be printed in the print adjacent areas; and sensing the color of each printed color patch and recalibrating the printer settings based upon the sensed colors.

Abstract: This invention relates to improved silyl linkers, methods for their preparation and their use in the solid phase synthesis of aromatic carbocycles, especially electron deficient aromatic carbocycles.

Abstract: Solid phase combinatorial synthesis is carried out in a multi-reactor synthesizer comprising an array of separate reactor cells containing a solid reaction support medium. Subsets of reactor cells are interconnected with one another in a desired pattern, and, in a first reaction step, reagents are circulated through the subsets. After the first reaction step is completed, the reactor cells are rearranged into a new configuration of subsets, and the same, or other, reagents are circulated through the new subsets. The process can be repeated to produce large numbers of compounds differing from one another.

Abstract: Peptide mimics, having a constrained peptide backbone conformation, are HIV protease inhibitors. A compound of this invention is, for example, 3-Benzyl-5(alaninyl-1-aminoethyl)-2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-N-azepinyl-2-propiony l-valinyl-valinyl methyl ester.

Abstract: An agricultural implement guidance control system has a wand sensor housing which contains a vertical shaft attached to the wand bracket and thus to the sensing wands. Affixed to the shaft is a photoelectric light source which projects a beam of light at a pair of photoelectric sensors. The photoelecltric sensors are mounted on a printed circuit board which is mounted to a slide plate. The slide plate is supported by slide supports and the slide supports have grooves in which the edges of the slide plates are positioned. The slide plate is able to slide left or right inside the grooves. An adjustment screw threadably engages a flange on the slide plate. The rotation of the adjustment screw causes the adjustable positioning of the slide plate to the left or right depending upon the rotation of the screw. Calibration of the guidance system with respect to the position of the sensing wands is accomplished by selective rotation of the adjustment screw.

Abstract: An agricultural implement guidance control system has a counterbalanced sensing wand assembly. The wand position sensing assembly is designed to compensate for the adverse effects of operations on a field which has a side slope, i.e., slopes to the left or right of the implement as it travels in the field. Without the counterbalanced wand position sensing assembly, the wands would pivot toward the downhill side of the implement as a result of gravity acting upon the wands. Specifically, the wand position sensing assembly is designed so that the weight of the wand bracket assembly counterbalances the weight of the wands on the pivot point which is established by the rotating shaft. The wand position sensing assembly can also include a variable compensation assembly which permits the operator to adjust the counterbalance effect. The variable compensation assembly includes a shaft, a counterweight and a retention unit. The shaft is attached to the center of the U-shaped rod support.

Abstract: Vasopressin-like peptide whose structures have been modified by an alpha-methyl amino acid at the 4 or 7 position are set forth. These compounds have potent vasopressin antagonist activities.

Abstract: Certain vasopressin-like compounds whose structures have a .beta.,.beta.-diethyl-.beta.-mercaptopropionic acid at position 1 have unexpectedly potent V.sub.2 -antagonist activity. A species of the group is [1-.beta.,.beta.-diethyl-.beta.-mercaptopropionic acid)-2-(O-ethyl-D-tyrosine)-4-valine-8-arginine-9-desglycine]vasopressin.

Abstract: A fishing lure holder is provided which safely and releasably secures the fishhook tips of fishing lures and which neatly displays the lures for convenient selection by fishermen. The preferred fishing lure holder includes a support body defining a U-shaped trough, means for mounting the body to a support surface with the trough opening upwardly, and resilient, synthetic resin material received within the trough. In use, the holder is preferably mounted to the upper surface of a boat gunwale or to the lower surface of a boat seat by hook-and-loop fasteners or by screws. Lures can then be neatly arranged on the holder for convenient removal therefrom by embedding the tips of the hooks in the material with the shank of the hooks and bodies of the lures extending downwardly along the exterior of the holder.

Abstract: Peptides whose structures resemble those of vasopressin antagonists but have both a carboxamido amino acid unit and a basic amino acid unit in the side chain have good antagonist activity. A species of the invention is [1-(.beta.-mercapto-.beta.,.beta.-cyclopentamethylenepropionic acid)-2-(O-ethyl)-D-tyrosine-4-valine-8-glutamine-9-desglycine]-vasopressi n.

Abstract: Vasopressin derivatives having unexpected VSP site binding activity whose structures are characterized by a Mpr unit at position 1 and a Pen unit at position 6 are prepared by standard peptide synthetic methods also using an oxidative cyclization of a linear peptide dimercaptan. A representative species is [1-.beta.-mercaptopropionic acid-2-(O-ethyl)-D-tyrosine-4-valine-6-penicillamine-8-arginine]vasopressi n.

Abstract: Peptides having vasopressin antagonist activity are prepared by a peptide synthesizer to insert a N-methylarginine at the 7-position of the structure. An example of this series of compounds is [1-(.beta.-mercapto-.beta.,.beta.-cyclopentamethylenepropionic acid)-2-(O-ethyl-D-tyrosine)-4-valine-7-desproline-8-N-methylarginine-9-de sglycine]-vasopressin.

Abstract: Certain vasopressin-like peptides, which have an acyclic unit at position 1 and which have an .omega.-amino- or guanidinoalkyl substituent attached to the cysteine in the 6-position of the ring, have V.sub.1 -vasopressin and oxytocin antagonist activity. A species of this series of new compounds is [1-desaminopenicillamine-2-(O-ethyl-D-tyrosine)-8-(1,4-diaminobutane)-9-de sglycinamide]-vasopressin.