Abstract: A cigarette sidestream smoke treatment material made from a sheet of non-combustible active components provides a porous structure capable of treating sidestream smoke. The treatment material, as used in combination with a cigarette, provides a low sidestream smoke emitting cigarette unit. The material has a porosity which encourages a conventional free-burn rate of a conventional cigarette. The material may comprise a sorbent capable of sorbing components of the sidestream smoke, and an oxygen storage component which releases oxygen at free-burn rate temperatures to ensure that conventional free-burn rate is maintained and to enhance the oxidation treatment of the adsorbed non-aqueous components. Preferably, an oxidation catalyst is included in the material and most desirably the oxygen storage component may also function as the oxidation catalyst. Particularly preferred materials which perform the dual function are oxides of cerium.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for removing excess coating material from a honeycomb body of a catalytic converter. The coated honeycomb body is mounted on an eccentric tappet and is rotated around a first rotational axis with a first rotational frequency such that the distance from the center of gravity of the honeycomb body to the first rotational axis is at least 1.5 times the length of the honeycomb body. The honeycomb body is further rotated around a second rotational axis even out the coating material and provide a more uniform coating surface.

Abstract: A low sidestream smoke cigarette comprises a conventional tobacco rod, and a combustible treatment paper having a sidestream smoke treatment composition. The treatment composition comprises in combination, an oxygen storage and donor metal oxide oxidation catalyst and an essentially non-combustible particulate adjunct for said catalyst. Improvements are made in the treatment composition and/or the addition of metal oxides or carbonates thereto to improve ash characteristics.

Abstract: A method for applying washcoat dispersion to catalytic converter support bodies. The temperature of the washcoat dispersion and the temperature of the support body are controlled during the coating process. Preferably, the temperatures are substantially equal. The generally equal temperature results in an equal flow behavior of the washcoat dispersion and therefore results in a generally uniform depth of coating layers. Further, such a small temperature tolerance increases the consistency of the quality of the washcoat coating with regards to mass production of support bodies because the viscosity behavior of the washcoat dispersion is highly predictable.

Abstract: Using the method of invention makers of devices, tests, methods of assessment, software programming or hardware programming or other procedures for determining the health or health related status of a person can reach sufficient reliability in the measurements provided to the user that the true status of an individual can be described and the course of the measurements interpreted meaningfully as part of a physician or patient or member of the public seeking well-being and health adopting a prescribed or self prescribed plan for monitoring health and achieving desired health goals. Computer software or hardware programming for these methods and for methods disclosed in the co-pending provisional patent applications hereby expressly incorporated above and below by reference as part of the present disclosure enables the physician, health professional, patient, or healthy user to establish reliability in measurements in examinations and tests.

Abstract: The invention relates to a new pharmaceutical formulation containing an LTB4 antagonist of formula I 1

Abstract: A system and method is provided for medical researchers into drug procedure or intervention, or device efficacy, safety, economics or use, for developing and testing a decision model that determines for patients individually the probable efficacy, safety, economic benefits and use of drugs or medical devices. The model uses studies to determine the reliability of measurements, criteria of clinical significance, criteria of statistical significance, studies of the internal validity of patient assessments under both double-blind placebo controlled and non-double-blind non-placebo controlled conditions, methods of confirming the predictions from the clinical trial model, and studies of long-term predictions of health status from outcome measurements, and clinical trial or other medical research designs, to identify each individual's response to treatment.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for removing a contaminant from a fluid feed stream containing the contaminant. The method includes the steps of providing a feed stream and heating it in a first step to at least partially remove some of the contaminants and recover energy from a concentrate and distillate generated. Further heating the feed stream in a second heating step in a heated separator generates a saturated vapor fraction and a concentrated liquid contaminant fraction. The vapor fraction may be compressed to generate a temperature differential in the reboiler exchanger with the vapor fraction being passed into contact with a reboiler exchanger to provide a stream of condensed vapor from the reboiler. The stream may be circulated through the reboiler exchanger and the heated separator to maintain from about 1% to about 50% by mass vapor in the stream.

Abstract: A low sidestream smoke cigarette comprises a conventional tobacco rod and a non-combustible treatment material for the rod. The treatment material has a porosity less than about 200 Coresta units and a sidestream smoke treatment composition. The treatment composition comprises, in combination, an oxygen storage and donor metal oxide oxidation catalyst and an essentially non-combustible finely divided porous particulate adjunct for said catalyst. In addition, the invention provides a low sidestream smoke cigarette unit that comprises a cigarette with conventional cigarette paper surrounding a conventional tobacco rod and a non-combustible treatment material surrounding and being substantially in contact with the conventional cigarette paper.

Abstract: A low sidestream smoke cigarette comprises a conventional tobacco rod, and a combustible treatment paper having a sidestream smoke treatment composition. The treatment composition comprises in combination, an oxygen storage and donor metal oxide oxidation catalyst and an essentially non-combustible finely divided porous particulate adjunct for said catalyst.

Abstract: A cigarette sidestream smoke treatment material made from a sheet of non-combustible active components provides a porous structure capable of treating sidestream smoke. The treatment material, as used in combination with a cigarette, provides a low sidestream smoke emitting cigarette unit. The material has a porosity which encourages a conventional free-burn rate of a conventional cigarette. The material may comprise a sorbent capable of sorbing components of the sidestream smoke, and an oxygen storage component which releases oxygen at free-burn rate temperatures to ensure that conventional free-burn rate is maintained and to enhance the oxidation treatment of the adsorbed non-aqueous components. Preferably, an oxidation catalyst is included in the material and most desirably the oxygen storage component may also function as the oxidation catalyst. Particularly preferred materials which perform the dual function are oxides of cerium.

Abstract: A cigarette sidestream smoke treatment material made from a sheet of non-combustible active components provides a porous structure capable of treating sidestream smoke. The treatment material, as used in combination with a cigarette, provides a low sidestream smoke emitting cigarette unit. The material has a porosity which encourages a conventional free-burn rate of a conventional cigarette. The material may comprise a sorbent capable of sorbing components of the sidestream smoke, and an oxygen storage component which releases oxygen at free-burn rate temperatures to ensure that conventional free-burn rate is maintained and to enhance the oxidation treatment of the adsorbed non-aqueous components. Preferably, an oxidation catalyst is included in the material and most desirably the oxygen storage component may also function as the oxidation catalyst. Particularly preferred materials which perform the dual function are oxides of cerium.

Abstract: A device for holding magnetizable articles includes a revolving drum having externally-mounted magnets. Part-identification labeling surfaces are also included on the drum exterior. In a preferred embodiment, the drum is oriented horizontally and is supported by a contoured base. The drum is seated within side supports of the base, and adjustable knobs provide varied amounts of relative friction between the drum and the base. The drum is removable even if fully-loaded and may be replaced with a secondary drum. In another embodiment, the revolving apparatus is mounted vertically, allowing several drums to be used simultaneously.

Abstract: The present invention relates to vaccine composition(s) comprising at least two PspAs from strains selected from at least one family, the family being defined by PspAs from strains belonging to the family having greater than or equal to 50% homology in aligned sequences of a C-terminal region of an alpha helical region of PspA. Additionally, the families are further comprised of clades, wherein PspAs from strains which belong to a clade exhibit at least 75% sequence homology in aligned sequences of the C-terminal region of the alpha helix of PspA. Vaccine compositions of the present invention preferably comprise a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 6 strains representing a single clade each, and the at least two PspAs are optionally serologically or broadly cross-reactive.

Abstract: Provided is a drug carrier comprising particles of at least one pure active compound which is insoluble, only sparingly soluble or moderately soluble in water, aqueous media and/or organic solvents, wherein said active ingredient is solid at room temperature and has an average diameter, determined by photon correlation spectroscopy (PCS) of 10 nm to 1,000 nm, the proportion of particles larger than 5 .mu.m in the total population being less than 0.1% (number distribution determined with a Coulter counter), and, when introduced into water, aqueous media and/or organic solvents, the active compound has an increased saturation solubility and an increased rate of dissolution compared with powders of the active compound prepared using an ultrasonic probe, a ball mill or a pearl mill, the solid particles having been comminuted, without prior conversion into a melt, by using cavitation or shearing and impact forces with introduction of a high amount of energy.

Abstract: A method of capturing and removing contaminant particles moving within an evacuated interior region of an ion beam implanter is disclosed. The steps of the method include: providing a particle collector having a surface to which contaminant particles readily adhere; securing the particle collector to the implanter such that particle adhering surface is in fluid communication to the contaminant particles moving within the interior region; and removing the particle collector from the implanter after a predetermined period of time.

Abstract: A method of capturing and removing contaminant particles moving within an evacuated interior region of an ion beam implanter is disclosed. The steps of the method include: providing a particle collector having a surface to which contaminant particles readily adhere; securing the particle collector to the implanter such that particle adhering surface is in fluid communication to the contaminant particles moving within the interior region; and removing the particle collector from the implanter after a predetermined period of time.

Abstract: Low viscosity, highly concentrated surfactant suspensions for replacement therapy In diseases of the respiratory tract are described. The suspensions are characterised in that they contain calcium and/or magnesium ions bound to the surfactant and unbound in the suspension agent, as well as containing a certain amount of common salt.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the production of carbonic acid esters from carbonyl compounds and organic hydroxy compounds, such as alcohols and phenols, in the presence of oxidizing metal ions.

Abstract: A translation lookaside buffer for use with a virtual memory system including apparatus for storing virtual addresses, apparatus for storing a physical address associated with each of the virtual addresses, some of the physical addresses corresponding to pages in which the information sought by the virtual address resides, and others of the physical addresses corresponding to pages in which the physical address of information sought by the virtual address resides.