Concentrates containing glyphosate herbicide which on dilution give spray solutions having higher herbicidal unit activity than prior art solutions comprise: (a) solubilised glyphosate equivalent to at least 40 grams per litre of glyphosate acid; and (b) a surfactant which is (i) an amine having the formula where R represents a straight- or branched-chain alkyl or alkenyl group having f...

A multi-slice magnetic resonance (MR) acquisition sequence for acquiring data from a section of interest wherein the sections surrounding the section of interest are presaturated, then multiple slices from the section of interest are selected and data is acquired from the selected multiple slices.

Water-dispersible tablets comprise a drug (I) and a swellable clay (II). The tablets disperse in water within 3 min. to form a dispersion capable of passing through a screen with a mesh size of 710 microns. (I) is selected from analgesic propionic acid derivs., tranquillising benzodiazepines, antiviral nucleoside analogues, antiprotozoal naphthoquinones, allopurinol, oxopurinol, anticonvulsant 1,2...

The four isomer compound derived from racemic cis/trans-3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid and (S)(cyano)(3-phenoxyphenyl) methanol is twice as effective as cypermethrin against certain insect species, but quite unexpectedly is significantly less toxic to mammals and certain species of fish at rates giving commercial control of target crop insects.

Ligands of formula in which B represents a group W represents the group in which x and Z represent a heterocycle. An additional subject of the invention is the mono- or polymetallic complexes formed by these ligands with metal ions chosen from lanthanide ions, transition metal ions, barium, bismuth, lead and the radioisotopes <99m>Tc, <111>In, <90>Y, <64>Cu and <169>Yb, ...

((2-Amino-3,4-dioxo -1-cyclo-buten-1-yl) amino)alkyl)acid derivs. of formula (I) and their salts are new: R1 = H, 1-6C alkyl or 7-12C phenylalkyl; R2 = H, 1-6C alkyl, 2-6C alkenyl or 7-12C phenylalkyl; or R1 + R2 = Z; Z = -CH2CH2-, -CH2C(R6)(R7)CH2- or -CH2C(R8)(R9)-C(R10)(R11)CH2-; R6, R8, R10 = H, 1-6C alkyl or OH; R7, R9, R11 = H or 1-6C alkyl; A = 1-6C alkylene or 2-6C alkenylene; X = CO2R3, P...

Substd. alkenoic acid derivs. of formula (I), their isomers and salts are new; where R1, R2 = H, 1-6C alkyl or benzyl. Pref., claimed are 4-(4-carboxyphenylthio)-7-(4-(4-phenoxy butoxy)phenyl)hept-5(Z)enoic acid and 4(S)-(4-carboxyphenylthio)-7-(4-(4-phenoxy butoxy)phenyl))hept-5(Z)enoic acid.

Gas medium passes through expansions and contractions in the flow path, and in the flow direction, to give different speeds and pressures while contacting fluid medium. The fluid is delivered by high pressure jet(s) into the gas flow which has passed through contraction(s) in path. Pref. fluid is sprayed into the gas by a high pressure jet (8, 9) at 5-600 bar, (more than 60 bar). Chicanes (20-22) ...

Bisphosphonic acid derivs. of formula (I) and their geometrical, optically active isomers and salts are new. In (I), R1, R2, R3 and R4 = opt. branched, opt. unsatd. 1-10C alkyl, opt. unsatd. 3-10C cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, silyl, SiR3 or H, where at least one or R1, R2, R3 and R4 is H, and at least one is not H; Q1 = H, OH, halo, NH2 or OR1; R1 = 1-4C lower alkyl or acyl; Q2 = opt. branched, opt....

Bisphosphonic acid derivs. of formula (I) and their geometrical, optically active isomers and salts are new. In (I), R1, R2, R3 and R4 = opt. unsubstd. 1-10C alkyl or 3-10C cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, silyl (SiR3) or H; where at least one of R1, R2, R3 and R4 is H and at least one is other than H; Q1 = H, OH, halo, NH2, or OR; where R' = 1-4C alkyl or acyl; Q2 = gp. of formula (i); Y = opt. substd....

A system for fabricating optical elements includes a source of optical radiation that provides an optical beam, the system includes an intensity controller in the path of the beam. The intensity controlled beam is directed toward a substrate disposed on a stage. The stage is adopted to be controllably translated in accordance with an optical intensity map.

Bis(2-ethyl-1-hexyl) tetrabromophthalate produced by the reaction of tetrabromophthalic anhydride with 2-ethyl-1-hexanol in the presence of titanium isopropoxide catalyst may be purified by contacting the reaction mixture with sodium carbonate decahydrate with agitation for a time and at a temperature sufficient to enhance product quality, followed by isolation of bis(2-ethyl-1-hexyl) tetrabromoph...

a) Foot of a solar powered outdoor luminaire. b) Foot characterised in that the housing is formed by:   - at least one first part (8) and the seat (9) of the post is laterally open to the side of the housing so that the latter can be fitted round the post, and   - a cover (14) which is fastened to the housing to close the lateral opening of the seat (9).

A hay feed wall (46) extends longitudinally of the mixer chamber with its lower edge closely adjacent to a chopper auger (32). A control wall (48) extends laterally from a chamber side wall over the chopper auger (32) to the feed wall (46) to cause hay bales to be channeled into the chopper auger (32) whereupon the hay is chopped by the knives (40) on the outer peripheral edge of the auger flighti...

BACTERIOGENIC MINERAL PLUGGING of the Invention A process is provided for reducing the porosity/permeability of a subsurface geological formation. The process generally involves the precipitation of minerals from an aqueous system. The minerals are precipitated in the presence of microorganisms. The process may be suitably utilized to enhance the recovery of oil from oil reservoirs or to control t...

PCT No. PCT/GB88/01054 Sec. 371 Date Aug. 10, 1989 Sec. 102(e) Date Aug. 10, 1989 PCT Filed Dec. 7, 1988 PCT Pub. No. WO89/05096 PCT Pub. Date Jun. 15, 1989.Dispensing apparatus is provided for dispensing a frozen product, such as ice cream, in portions. The apparatus uses a prefilled container of product which is located in a housing of the apparatus. The container is deformable and has an outlet...

The invention relates to methods for manipulating nucleic acids so as to optimize the binding characteristics of an encoded binding protein by providing two or more nucleic acids encoding binding proteins having at least one set of splicing sites, the set of splicing sites flanking opposite ends of one or more encoded binding domains; mixing the nucleic acids to produce a parent population of mixe...

The present invention relates to compounds of formula (1) or (2) which are useful as radioprotective agents. wherein n is an integer from 0 to 3, m is an integer from 4 to 9, Z is a C2-C6 alkylene group, A is H, -SH, -SPO3H2, -N(CH2)q-SH, -N(CH2)q-SPO3H2, wherein q is an integer 2 to 4, and B1 and B2 are each independently H, -(CH2)q-SH, or -(CH2)q-SPO3H2, wherein n is an inte...

A modular, polymorphic network interconnecting a plurality of electronically reconfigurable devices via a modular, polymorphic interconnect, to permit a fixed, physical configuration of operating hardware devices to take on a plurality of logically addressable configurations. The modular, polymorphic interconnect further permits allocation and deallocation of selected electronically reconfigurable...

A cryogenic cooler (10) includes a dewar (14) spaced from a cold finger (12). In the space (18) between the dewar and the cold finger, a trace amount of a noncondensable gas, preferably neon, is added to the air to maintain the thermal conductivity between the cold finger and the dewar and thereby to prevent temperature cycling in the cooler.