Interactive interfaces to video information provide a displayed view of a quasi-object called a root image. The root image consists of a plurality of basic frames selected from the video information, arranged such that their respective x and y directions are aligned with the x and y directions in the root image and the z direction in the root image corresponds to time, such that base frames are sp...

A system for adaptively transporting video over networks wherein the available bandwidth varies with time. The system comprises a video/audio codec that functions to compress, code, decode and decompress video streams that are transmitted over networks having available bandwidths that vary with time and location. Depending on the channel bandwidth, the system adjusts the compression ratio to accom...

A heat-sensitive stencil master making system includes a thermal head having an array of a number of heater elements which extends in a main scanning direction substantially perpendicular to a sub-scanning direction in which the thermal head is moved relatively to heat-sensitive stencil master material when imagewise perforating the heat-sensitive stencil master material. Each of the heater elemen...

The invention relates to a process for the sulfurization of phosphorus-containing compounds which comprises contacting the phosphorus compound to be sulfurized with a sulfur transfer reagent of formula (I) wherein R<1> is aryl which can be substituted by halogene, (C1 - C6) alkyl, (C1 - C6) alkoxy R<2> is (C1 - C6) alkyl, which could also form a cycle together with R<1>

The invention relates to compounds of the formula I and to pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R<1>, R<2>, R<3>, Q, X, Y and Z are as defined herein. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds of formula I, methods of using said compounds of formula I in the treatment of infections, and methods of preparing said compounds of formula I.

A substituted N<6>-oxa cycloalkyl substituted adenosine derivative of formula (I) and a method for using the composition as an A1 heart adenosine receptor, wherein R1 is an unsubstituted or substituted monocyclic heterocyclic group containing from 3 to 15 atoms, at least one of which is selected from 0, and wherein R1 does not contain an epoxide group.

A method and apparatus for distributing computer resources in a network environment. A network of computer systems is partitioned into at least one computing system partition, and is configured into at least one redundancy group. The computing system partitions include applications, computing system nodes, and copies of a database schema. The copies of the database schema are replicated at each co...

An optical pickup device comprises an objective lens unit (40) having an objective lens, a support member for supporting the objective lens and an objective-lens driving mechanism for driving the objective lens in a radial direction and a focusing direction of an optical disc in such a way that a light beam is focused on an information recording surface of the optical disc; and a main unit (50) ha...

An arrangement for providing secure transmission of information. The bulk of the information is transmitted over non-secure channels such as broadcast media which terminate on a plurality of receiving stations. However, a residue of data is transmitted over a protected channel, such as a point-to-point channel, established for example, by a telephone connection. Interception of a complete message,...

This invention relates to new derivatized solid supports and compounds having the formula: emical bond or a suitable inorganic or organic linker; Z may be -SO2- or -S-S-; R may be -OH, an H-phosphonate, an alkanephosphonate, a phosphotriester, a phosphite triester, a phosphite diester, a phosphorothioate, a phosphorodithioate, a phosphoroamidate, a phosphoroamidite, -OR1 -SR1, a nucleotid...

The chucking fixture has a shrink section (20) with a guide-in section (24) on the outer end. The internal diameter of the guide-in section is dimensioned so that the tool (12) by its shank (13) fits into it and is guided in it with the shrink section in its cold state. The guide-in section changes into the holding section (22) through a conical portion. The mounting (14) for the chucking fixture ...

Methods and compounds, including compositions therefrom, are provided for determining the sequence of nucleic acid molecules. The methods permit the determination of multiple nucleic acid sequences simultaneously. The compounds are used as tags to generate tagged nucleic acid fragments which are complementary to a selected target nucleic acid molecule. Each tag is correlative with a particular nuc...

A wiring board having a conductor layer (2) formed on a substrate (1) and a connecting pad (4) disposed in a connecting pad disposition portion (2) provided in part of the conductor layer surface (2), the conductor layer (2) having a resin inflow prevention portion (26) which is provided adjacently to the said connecting pad disposition portion (2a) and which has a surface roughness greater than t...

The present invention relates to 12, 13-dihydroxy derivatives of tylosin, new semisynthetic compounds of the macrolide class, and to a process for their preparation. According to the present invention by the oxidation of 13-hydroxy derivative a 12,13-dihydroxy compound is obtained, which can be subsequently subjected to a series of reactions such as oximation, reduction (catalytic, electrochemical...

A system of assembling wheels is disclosed, which comprises a steering angle correcting and phase matching unit for correcting the steering angle and also matching the phase of a hub of a car body suspended by a hanger being conveyed while being moved in synchronism with the car body and a wheel setting and hub nut tightening unit for setting a wheel on the phase-matched hub and tightening a nut t...

The present invention relates to 12, 13-dihydroxy derivatives of tylosin, new semisynthetic compounds of the macrolide class, and to a process for their preparation. According to the present invention by the oxidation of 13-hydroxy derivative a 12,13-dihydroxy compound is obtained, which can be subsequently subjected to a series of reactions such as oximation, reduction (catalytic, electrochemical...

A method and preparation for the stimulation of tear secretion in a subject in need of such treatment is disclosed. The method comprises administering to the ocular surfaces of the subject a purinergic receptor agonist such as uridine 5'-triphosphate [UTP], dinucleotides, cytidine 5'-triphosphate [CTP], adenosine 5'-triphosphate [ATP], or their therapeutically useful analogs and derivatives, in an...

Process for synthesizing polyol fatty acid polyesters which includes the steps of reacting an excess of lower alkyl ester with polyol to esterify hydroxyl groups thereof and form polyol fatty acid polyester, separating at least a portion of the unreacted lower alkyl ester from the polyol fatty acid polyester, and recycling the separated unreacted lower alkyl ester for further reaction with polyol ...

A vibration welding apparatus and a vibration welding method in which the weight of a vibrating member is reduced and large synthetic resin members can be vibration welded. A vibration welding apparatus for joining two synthetic resin members, such as vehicular lamp lens members, through vibration welding is provided with a vibration generating mechanism, a vibrating member vibrated in a predeterm...

A method and apparatus for low-cost production of a lens for a vehicular lamp formed by integrally joining a plurality of synthetic resin lens members through vibration welding. The s apparatus includes a fixed portion and a vibrating portion, each have a lens fixing jig composed of a pair of respective holding jigs. The method includes the steps of supporting the respective lens members with one ...