Abstract: An enantiomerically enriched compound of formula 1, wherein Ar is phenyl optionally substituted with one or more groups selected from haloalkyl, alkyl and halide. This compound can be isolated in crystalline form, and used in the preparation of (+)-16 [3-trifluoromethyl)phenoxy]-17,18,19,20-tetranor PGF2&agr; isopropyl ester.

Abstract: A removable electrode assembly for use in combination with a forceps having opposing end effectors and a handle for effecting movement of the end effectors relative to one another. The electrode assembly includes a housing which is removably engageable with the forceps and a pair of electrodes which are attachable to a distal end of the housing. The electrodes are removably engageable with the end effectors of the forceps such that the electrodes reside in opposing relation relative to one another. The electrode assembly also includes a cover plate which is removably attachable to the housing and at least one stop member for controlling the distance the electrodes move relative to one another.

Abstract: A polymeric film comprising a polyester film substrate comprising 0.1% to 10% by weight, relative to the weight of the polyester, of at least one UV absorber, and a heat sealable layer, wherein the substrate is a multilayer film having an outer substrate layer and an inner substrate layer, the inner substrate layer comprising 1% to 40% by weight of UV absorber, relative to the amount of UV absorber present in the outer substrate layer. The film is particularly suitable for use as a protective layer on a metal sheet.

Abstract: Arylalkylpiperazine compounds (1) wherein B is aryl or optionally substituted aryl; R1 is hydroxy; R2 and R3 are the same or different and are independently selected from hydrogen or C1-3 alkyl; m is 0, 1 or 2; D is a linking chain of atoms which may be optionally substituted and which contains from 1 to 8 atoms in the chain; E is a phenolic antioxidant group or a corresponding amino derivative thereof wherein the phenolic hydroxyl is replaced by amino, are disclosed. The compounds have both free radical scavenging activity and block excitatory amino acid activity. Some compounds of the present invention also display an affinity for voltage-sensitive sodium channels.

Abstract: A skate structure with longitudinally aligned wheels includes an inverted U-shaped frame, in the flanges of which there engage the ends of pivot pins for the wheels. The upper surface of the frame is provided with straps for the removable fixing of an article of footwear. The rear portion of the skate structure has an arm connected by a hinge. The upper element of the arm is provided with an element for securing a user's leg. The arm is pivotal about the axis of the hinge, but is prevented from rotating axially with respect to a longitudinal axis of the frame. During articulation, the arm interacts with an element that includes two inclined surfaces and provides traction for tightening the straps.

Abstract: There is provided a 3-(3-aryloxyphenyl)-1-(substituted methyl)-s-triazine-2,4,6-oxo or thiotrione compound having the structural formula I ##STR1## Further provided are a composition and a method comprising that compound for the control of undesirable plant species.

Abstract: There is provided a 3-(3-aryloxyphenyl)-1-(substituted methyl)-s-triazine-2,4,6-oxo or thiotrione compound having the structural formula I ##STR1## Further provided are a composition and a method comprising that compound for the control of undesirable plant species.

Abstract: A noise reduction apparatus and method for enhancing noisy speech signal which applies to the spectral component signals of a time-varying input signal either a spectral substraction process or a spectral scaling process followed by signal attenuation in regions of the frequency spectrum lying between identified formant regions.

Abstract: There is provided a 1-(3-heterocyclylphenyl)-s-triazine-2, 4,6-oxo or thiotrione compound having the structural formula I ##STR1## Further provided are a composition and a method comprising that compound for the control of undesirable plant species.

Abstract: Plant cells are transformed by:(i) transforming a plant cell whose growth is sensitive to inhibition by a sulfonamide or a salt thereof with a chimaeric gene comprising (a) a plant promoter, (b) a sulfonamide resistance gene having a sequence encoding a transit peptide fused to the 5'-end of the resistance gene and (c) a plant polyadenylation/terminator sequence;(ii) selecting a transformed plant cell whose growth is resistant to inhibition by a sulfonamide or salt thereof;(iii) optionally, regenerating from the transformed plant cell a genetically transformed plant which exhibit the said resistance;(iv) optionally, obtaining seed from the regenerated plant; and(v) optionally, propagating plants from the seed.The growth of weeds can be controlled at a locus where a transgenic plant obtained as above is being cultivated by applying to the locus an effective amount of a herbicide, such as asulam, which acts by inhibiting dihydropteroate synthase.

Abstract: There is provided a 1-(3-heterocyclylphenyl)-s-triazine-2,4,6-oxo or thiotrione compound having the structural formula I ##STR1## Further provided are a composition and a method comprising that compound for the control of undesirable plant species.

Abstract: There is provided a 3-(3-aryloxyphenyl)-1-(substituted methyl)-s-triazine-2,4,6-oxo or thiotrione compound having the structural formula I ##STR1## Further provided are a composition and a method comprising that compound for the control of undesirable plant species.

Abstract: There is provided a 3-(3-aryloxyphenyl)-1-(substituted methyl)-s-triazine-2,4,6-oxo or thiotrione compound having the structural formula I ##STR1## Further provided are a composition and a method comprising that compound for the control of undesirable plant species.

Abstract: The present invention provides 1-{[2-(cyclopropylcarbonyl)-4-fluorophenyl]sulfamoyl}-3-(4,6-dimethoxy-2-p yrimidinyl) urea which has the structural formula I ##STR1## Further provided-are compositions and methods comprising that compound for the control of undesirable plant species.