Abstract: An ink jet printing process for improving the dye density and fixability of an ink jet image comprising: a) providing an ink jet recording element including a support having thereon an image-recording layer including a mixture of an anionic, addition polymer and a hydrophilic polymer; and b) applying droplets of a liquid ink on the image-recording layer in an image-wise manner, the ink including water, humectant and a water-soluble cationic or basic dye.

Abstract: Polymerases from the Pol I family which are able to efficiently use ddNTPs have demonstrated a much improved performance when used to sequence DNA. A number of mutations have been made to the gene coding for the Pol II family DNA polymerase from the archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus with the aim of improving ddNTP utilisation. “Rational” alterations to amino acids likely to be near the dNTP binding site (based on sequence homologies and structural information) did not yield the desired level of selectivity for ddNTPs. However, alteration at four positions (Q472, A486, L490 and Y497) gave rise to variants which incorporated ddNTPs better than the wild type, allowing sequencing reactions to be carried out at lowered ddNTP:dNTP ratios. Wild type Pfu-Pol required a ddNTP:dNTP ratio of 30:1; values of 5:1 (Q472H), 1:3 (L490Y), 1:5 (A486Y) and 5:1 (Y497A) were found with the four mutants; A486Y representing a 150-fold improvement over the wild type.

Abstract: An ink jet printing process for improving the dye density and fixability of an ink jet image comprising: a) providing an ink jet recording element comprising a support having thereon an image-recording layer comprising a mixture of an anionic, water-dispersible polyurethane and a hydrophilic polymer; and b) applying droplets of a liquid ink on the image-recording layer in an image-wise manner, the ink comprising water, humectant and a water-soluble cationic or basic dye.

Abstract: An ink jet printing process for improving the dye density and fixability of an ink jet image comprising: a) providing an ink jet recording element comprising a support having thereon an image-recording layer comprising a mixture of an anionic, water-dispersible polyester ionomer and a hydrophilic polymer; and b) applying droplets of a liquid ink on the image-recording layer in an image-wise manner, the ink comprising water, humectant and a water-soluble cationic or basic dye.

Abstract: An ink jet printing process for improving the dye density and fixability of an ink jet image comprising: a) providing an ink jet recording element comprising a support having thereon an image-recording layer comprising a mixture of a hydrophilic polymer and a polyolefin polymer or wax; and b) applying droplets of a liquid ink on the image-recording layer in an image-wise manner, the ink comprising water, humectant and a water-soluble cationic or basic dye.

Abstract: A process of forming a diffusion resistant lenticular element: a) contacting at least one dye-donor element having a support having thereon a dye layer having an image dye in a binder having an infrared-absorbing material associated therewith, the image dye comprising a nonionic dye capable of being converted to a cationic dye with an acid, with a lenticular element having a support with a lenticular array thereon on the opposite side thereof; b) imagewise-heating the dye-donor element with a laser; c) transferring a dye image to the support of the lenticular element; d) contacting the dye image with an acidic mordanting layer; and e) heating the lenticular element to cause the nonionic dye to convert to a cationic dye which is mordanted in the acidic mordanting layer.

Abstract: A color ink jet ink set for color printing comprising: (a) a yellow ink comprising a carrier and Direct Yellow 107, Direct Yellow 132 or Direct Yellow 86; (b) a magenta ink comprising a carrier and a water soluble, transition metal complex of an 8-heterocyclylazo-5-hydroxyquinoline dye; and (c) a cyan ink comprising a carrier and a sulfonated copper phthalocyanine dye.

Abstract: An ink jet ink composition comprising water, a humectant and a water-soluble azoindole dye.

Abstract: An ink jet ink composition comprising water, a humectant, and a delocalized cationic azo dye derived from the quatemization of a heterocyclic azoaminothiazole dye.

Abstract: An ink jet ink composition comprising water, a humectant and a water-soluble monomethine oxonol dye.

Abstract: An aqueous ink Jet ink composition comprising a humectant in an amount of up to about 70% by weight of the composition, and from about 0.

Abstract: An ink jet ink composition comprising water, a humectant, and a cationic azo dye derived from the quaternization of a pyrazoleazoindole dye.

Abstract: An aqueous ink jet ink composition comprising a humectant in an amount of up to about 70% by weight of the composition, and from about 0.

Abstract: A method for detecting a heart disorder comprises examination of a phase-plane plot (PPP) of a patient electrocardiogram (EKG). The PPP's degree of deterministic chaos may be measured by a processor. Analysis of the PPP may indicate a propensity for fibrillation that is, indicate both the risk of fibrillation and its actual onset (cases where risk is 100 percent). A second method for detecting a heart disorder comprises examination of a frequency-domain transform (such as an FFT) of a patient EKG. An automatic defibrillating device may comprise means for delivering a variable shock, the size of which is determined at least in part by the FFT's peak energy. A method for detecting drug toxicity comprises examination of a parameter time constant for an action-potential duration (APD) restitution curve which is constructed for the patient.

Abstract: An ink jet ink composition comprising water, a humectant, and a polyvalent transition metal complex of 8-heterocyclylazo-5-hydroxyquinoline.

Abstract: An ink jet printing method, comprising the steps of:A) providing an ink jet printer that is responsive to digital data signals;B) loading the printer with ink-receptive substrates;C) loading the printer with an ink jet ink composition comprising a carrier and a polyvalent transition metal complex of an 8-heterocyclylazo-5-hydroxyquinoline; andD) printing on an ink-receptive substrate using the ink jet ink in response to the digital data signals.

Abstract: A thermal dye transfer assemblage comprising:(a) a dye-donor element comprising a support having thereon a dye layer comprising a dye dispersed in a polymeric binder, the dye being:I) an electrically neutral, deprotonated, delocalized cationic dye precursor;II) a pendant basic dye of the formula D-(L-E).sub.m wherein D represents the residue of a dye, L represents a covalent linking group, E represents a moiety with basic properties and m is an integer of 1-3; orIII) a cationic dye precursor having the following structure: ##STR1## (b) a dye-receiving element comprising a support having thereon a polymeric dye image-receiving layer, the dye-receiving element being in a superposed relationship with the dye-donor element so that the dye layer is in contact with the polymeric dye image-receiving layer, the polymeric dye image-receiving layer comprising an acidic salt formed from the reaction of a weak, nitrogen-containing base with a strong protic acid dissolved or dispersed in a polymeric binder.

Abstract: A dye-donor element comprising a support having on one side thereof a dye layer comprising a dye precursor dispersed in a polymeric binder, the dye precursor having the following structure: ##STR1## and the support having on the other side thereof a slipping layer.

Abstract: Computers are linked together to form a network. Messages are sent over the links between the computers in compressed, segmented form, the size of the segments being appropriate to the transmission characteristics of the link. A message previously received or transmitted by a computer is stored in compressed and segmented form. If it is desired to forward or re-transmit this message, the segment size of the stored form is compared against the optimum segment size for the link over which the message is to be sent. If there is a close match, then the stored segmented, compressed message is retrieved for direct transmittal, without having to resegment or recompress the message.

Abstract: A thermal dye transfer assemblage comprising:(a) a dye-donor element comprising a support having thereon a dye layer comprising a dye dispersed in a polymeric binder, the dye being:I) an electrically neutral, deprotonated, delocalized cationic dye precursor;II) a pendant basic dye of the formula D-(L-E).sub.