Abstract: An anode active material for lithium ion batteries includes one or more unaggregated silicon particles having a mass-based chlorine content of from 5 to 200 ppm and a volume-weighted particle size distribution having diameter percentiles d50 of from 0.5 ?m to 10.0 ?m.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a bulk write circuit to generate a bulk write message to send to a destination agent to cause the destination agent to write data comprising register contents into a plurality of registers, at least some of the plurality of registers comprising non-consecutive registers. The bulk write message may include a first message header, a first chunk header including an address of a first register of a first subset of the plurality of registers, and a first payload portion having the register contents for the first subset of the plurality of registers. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a bulk write circuit to generate a bulk write message to send to a destination agent to cause the destination agent to write data comprising register contents into a plurality of registers, at least some of the plurality of registers comprising non-consecutive registers. The bulk write message may include a first message header, a first chunk header including an address of a first register of a first subset of the plurality of registers, and a first payload portion having the register contents for the first subset of the plurality of registers. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: Formula (I) in which: R1 and R2, which may be the same or different, each represents a lower alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl group; R3 represents a methyl group having ?- or ?-configuration; R4 represents a hydrogen atom or an etherifying or esterifying group; R5 represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group or a lower alkoxy group; X represents a group OR4, or a group NR6R7 wherein R6 represents a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic or araliphatic group, or an acyl group comprising an aliphatic, araliphatic or aryl group linked to the nitrogen atom by way of a carbonyl group; and R7 is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group; Y represents a lower alkylene, alkenylene or alkynylene group optionally substituted by a hydroxyl, etherified hydroxyl or esterified hydroxyl group; exhibit potent effects on modulation of cell growth and differentiation, while having low calcaemic activity.

Abstract: Compounds of the general formula ##STR1## wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or a hydroxyl protecting group, Y represents a hydrogen atom or an optionally protected hydroxyl group, X represents the residue of a dienophile and either R.sup.1 represents a halogen atom a hydrocarbylsulphonyloxy group or a group of the formula --Z--R.sup.3 (in which Z represents --O--, --S--, --SO--, --NR.sup.4 -- or --CR.sup.4 R.sup.5 -- and R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5, which may be the same or different, each represent a hydrogen atom or a straight or branched aliphatic group having 1-12 carbon atoms and which may optionally carry one or more substituents) and R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together represent an oxo group or an optionally substituted alkylidene group, except that R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together with the group --CH(CH.sub.3)CH-- to which they are attached do not represent a group having the branched 17.beta.-hydrocarbyl side chain skeleton of vitamin D.sub.2 or vitamin D.sub.