Methods of treating systemic viral infections are disclosed comprising the parenteral administration of pharmacologically effective amounts of ozonides of terpenes in pharmaceutically acceptable carriers. Methods for treating viral lesions are also disclosed. In particular, a method for treating rfetroviral infections is disclosed. More particularly, a method for treating HIV infections is disclosed. In addition, methods for treating infections of non-retroviral viruses are disclosed. Further, m...

A method, and composition suitable for use therein, which produces enhanced microorganism growth in vitro. The microorganism, for example fungi (e.g. yeast) or bacteria cells, is cultured in a medium containing an exogenously added growth promoter selected from pinolinic acid and a metal picolinate, most preferably selected from picolinic acid, chromic tripicolinate and zinc dipicolinate. The method is applicable both to eukaryote and prokaryote cells.

An up to 125% fluorocarbon emulsion for use in or with animal bodies and organs thereof, maintains emulsion stability through normal sterilization procedures with selective osmotic and buffering agents, maintains the emulsion at within predetermined osmolarity levels and, when desired, free of excessive calcium precipitation, reduces in vivo and in vitro red blood cell injury, reduces adverse anemia effects, reduces viscosity and reduces the rate of oxidation, and tends to equilibrate its distri...

A flow meter including a variable area obstruction which is mounted in a conduit. Inputs to a differential pressure transducer are positioned in the conduit on opposite sides of the obstruction to measure fluid pressure differential across the obstruction. In one embodiment, a sleeve is secured within the conduit thereof substantially separated from the conduit so as to prevent fluid condensation on the sleeve, and to create a dead end pocket between the conduit and the sleeve for collecting liq...

A screened fluid flow regulator assembly which is adapted to be held by a pair of fittings within the mouth of a fluid flow channel, comprising a combined screen and flow regulator housing, a regulator within the housing and a cap for sealing the regulator in the housing.

In an exercising apparatus for supporting a bicycle, a pivotally mounted member connects to a rear axle of the bike to constrain movement of the axle about the pivot point of the support member. A support roller, located on the horizontally opposite side of the rear axle as is the pivot point, cooperates with the support member to support the rear wheel. A flywheel and variable load means are conneced to the roller to simulate the inertia and variable load experienced during the riding of a real...

A reusable, flexible surgical drape which is laid over a patient adjacent the surgical field and which retains surgical instruments thereon to facilitate access to the instruments. A plurality of magnets are embedded in the drape so as to retain magnetizable instruments placed on the drape by means of magnetic force. A non-magnetized portion is provided in the center of the drape for storage of non-magnetizable instruments. A plurality of filaments extend upwardly from the nonmagnetic portion an...

Compounds having a polyhydroxylated hydrophilic moiety, a highly fluorinated moiety and a functional junction group linking said moieties together, wherein said hydrophilic moiety is derived from a polyol or an aminopolyol, and wherein said highly fluorinated moiety consists of a fluorocarbon group wherein at lest 50% of the atoms bonded to the carbon skeleton are fluorine atoms, the other atoms bonded to the carbon skeleton being hydrogen, chlorine or bromine atoms, said highly fluorinated moie...

Disclosed is a self-contained, rapid cooling device that can be stored for indefinite periods without losing its cooling potential. A liquid in a first chamber undergoes a change of phase into vapor which cools the first chamber. A sorbent in a second chamber is in fluid communication with the vapor and removes the vapor from the first chamber. A heat sink material thermally coupled to the sorbent collects and irreversibly captures heat transferred from the vapor to the sorbent.

The present invention comprises an electrical test circuit for testing a signal in a digital circuit, to detect common analog signal deficiencies or "faults". More specifically, the test circuit can simultaneously detect one or all of three such faults in a digital circuit, including: (1) a voltage spike which occurs when the signal briefly jumps either high or low; (2) a float fault which occurs when the signal is floating for too long; and (3) a noise fault which occurs when the signal passes ...