No effective remedy exists for the treatment of chronic pain resulting from inflammation and neuropathy. The adrenal medullary peptide, histogranin (HN), and its chemically stable analogue, ¢Ser1!HN, alleviate the same type of pain as that blocked by spinal adrenal medullary implants. However, the administration of these peptides is more advantageous than the transplantation of adrenal medullary t...

No effective remedy exists for the treatment of chronic pain resulting from inflammation and neuropathy. The adrenal medullary peptide, histogranin (HN), and its chemically stable analogue, ¢Ser1!HN, alleviate the same type of pain as that blocked by spinal adrenal medullary implants. However, the administration of these peptides is more advantageous than the transplantation of adrenal medullary t...

Interactive Program Guide (IPG) data for television is delivered to integrated receiver-decoders (IRDs) (130) in a decoder population via, for example, a satellite network (110,120). The IPG data provides scheduling information for global and local programming services which are carried via the satellite network as well as another network such as a CATV network (150) or a terrestrial broadcast net...

A peripheral device is provided for a personal computer enabling the PC to provide the functions of a set-top box for television reception. Communication of television and control signals between the television and PC can be provided over the cable wiring already provided in the subscriber premises. Alternatively, wireless communication can be provided between the television and the PC. The invent...

Ceramic high-temperature superconductors (1) which are used as current limiters in alternating-current lines should have a bypass layer (2) whose electrical resistivity is increased by more than 10 times with respect to that of a noble metal. In order to achieve this, the noble-metal bypass layer (2) of the high-temperature superconductor (1), preferably of silver is alloyed with a base metal, pre...

Among methods and means to safeguard property and buildings from flood waters and other environmental hazards, it is known sandbags, earthen or rock dykes cannot provide quick, light weight barriers to thwart flow intrusions into publi c and personal property when a rapid response is necessary. In this invention light we ight layers are sequentially applied upon a building structure replacing the ...

Apparatus, methods and computer program products are disclosed for interfacing a client based, multi-threaded API that is written in a first programming language (such as JAVA) with a server based, single-thread API that is written in a second program ming language (such as C or C++). The invention uses an object factory to generate a server object for each client. Programmed-method invocations pe...

Apparatus, methods, systems and computer program products are disclosed for a thin-class that uses a logical object in a client-server environment. The logica l object contains programmed-methods and instance variables. The logical object is used exactly li ke traditional OOP objects, but the programmed methods for the logical object can b e distributed between the client and server. Thus, a metho...

Apparatus, methods and computer program products are disclosed for an alarm API for monitoring devices in a network. A client application instantiates an API th at contains a logical-object. The application invokes a method of the logical object that is a utomatically executed on a server and performs an operation on a management information servi ce containing alarm records about the monitored de...

A method and apparatus determining an individual's sensitivity to ultrasonic signals. As a result, devices which avail themselves of humans' ability to perceive ultrasonic signals, such as certain hearing aids and devices for echo location, tinnitus masking, and diagnosis and treatment of vestibular function disorders, can be effectively adjusted for the user.

In a digital cellular communications network, calls to and from a fax machine or other data equipment coupled to a digital phone require special encoding circuit ry. Calls to and from a fax machine or other data device using amplitude and/or phas e modulated tones can be handled more efficiently by monitoring such incoming call s for the presence of audio control tones. Upon the detection of such ...

Device for at least one of direct and indirect application of a coating medium o n a fully formed but still wet material web, the coating medium being at least one o f a fluid and pasty medium. The device includes a roll having a circumference and capable of g uiding a material web along a part of the circumference in a belt contact region, a coati ng mechanism capable of applying a coating medium...

A system (1) for monitoring the emission of organic fluids (2) by an incontinent person (3), wherein a remote control and signalling device (4) carried by a wearable absorbent retaining element (6) has a humidity sensor (7) and a transmitter (17) cooperating with the sensor (7) to emit an alarm signal (A(t)) when a humidity level measured inside the absorbent retaining element (6) is exceeded. The...