Abstract: A measuring tape for measuring the distance between a first point and a second point comprises a housing having a blade outlet and a blade hub centrally located inside the housing, a flexible elongated blade having one fixed end connected to the blade hub and coiled into a roll around the blade hub, and having a free end extending from the housing through said blade outlet, and a tab fixed to free end of the blade for temporarily and removably hooking the free end of the blade to the first point, the tab extending in at least two directions transverse to a lengthwise edge of the blade at the free end of the blade.

Abstract: A measuring tape for measuring the distance between a first point and a second point. The tape has a flexible elongated blade with a tab fixed to free end of the blade for temporarily and removably hooking the free end of the blade to the first point. The tab extends in at least two directions transverse to a lengthwise edge of the blade at the free end of the blade. The blade has two sets of numbers imprinted thereon which correspond to units of measure. The first set of numbers is imprinted along a first lengthwise edge portion of the blade and is positioned on the blade such that the numbers are arranged in upright position one after the other and increase in value when read from the free end of the blade toward the fixed end of the blade.

Abstract: A composite metallurgical product includes a roll cast aluminum alloy core and a filler material bonded on the core. Assemblies joined by filler material are formed from this product by heating to flow the filler material into joints and subsequent solidification of the filler material in the joints. The composite product is made in several ways, including lamination at roll caster rolls, and lamination or thermal spraying at the exit side of a roll caster. The invention additionally provides for an angulation rolling method for varying percent of cladding on the composite, and a high-manganese aluminum alloy useful as core material in brazing sheet clad with aluminum-silicon brazing alloy.

Abstract: Certain carboxylic acids of the formula ##STR1## and the pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof, and certain esters and amides thereof, are useful for inhibiting the degradation of articular cartilage when administered to a mammalian subject afflicted with an arthritic disease. X is O, S, SO, SO.sub.2, NH, NCH.sub.3 or NCOCH.sub.3 ; and n is zero or one.

Abstract: A process for inducing the production of endogenous interferon in a vertebrate animal which comprises parenterally, intranasally or topically adminstering to the animal an interferon-inducing effective amount of composition containing as the essential active ingredient a compound of the formula ##STR1## or a non-toxic acid addition salt thereof wherein R.sub.7 and R.sub.8 are each alkyl of from 12 to 30 carbon atoms and Z is selected from the group consisting of N-(lower alkyl)-piperazino and N-(W-hydroxy-lower alkyl)-piperazino, said lower alkyl groups having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms.

Abstract: Combating viral infections in vertebrate animals by administering to the animals a monoamine, a diamine or a triamine.

Abstract: Combating viral infections in vertebrate animals by administering to the animals an amine selected from those having the formulae: ##STR1## and the non-toxic acid addition salts thereof wherein R.sub.1 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl of from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, aralkyl, aryloxyalkyl, hydroxyalkyl of from 2 to 8 carbon atoms and ##STR2## R.sub.2 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl of from 12 to 20 carbon atoms, aralkyl and aryloxyalkyl of from 12 to 24 carbon atoms and ##STR3## R.sup.o is alkoxy of from 1 to 18 carbon atoms; EACH OF R' and R" is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy of from 1 to 18 carbon atoms; R' and R" when taken together are methylenedioxy;Provided that the total number of carbon atoms in R.sup.o, R' and R" is from 5 to 48;R.sub.3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl of from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, hydroxyalkyl of from 2 to 8 carbon atoms, phenylcarbamoyloxy(lower alkyl), .omega.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## or a non-toxic acid addition salt thereof wherein R.sub.1 is alkyl of from 1 to 20 carbon atoms;R.sub.2 is alkyl of from 12 to 20 carbon atoms;R.sub.3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydroxyalkyl of from 2 to 8 carbon atoms; andR.sub.4 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl of from 1 to 8 carbon atoms and hydroxyalkyl of from 2 to 8 carbon atoms, said compounds are useful for combating viral infections in vertebrate animals.