A process is described for the agglomeration of fine particles utilizing a combustible agglomerating agent dispersed in an aqueous emulsion. The process is particularly directed to the handling of fine metal containing particles, originating as by-products or waste products of metallurgical processes, which are to be stored or recycled to metal extractive process steps. The amount of agglomerant added as aqueous emulsion to the particles, is calculated by correlating in an empirical formula the ...

An article of jewelry has a metal finding having in its surface a recess defined by a base wall, side walls and end walls. A multiplicity of cylindrical gemstones are disposed in the recess in abutting relationship along their axial dimension and they have their ends disposed closely adjacent the side walls. The metal of the finding about the side walls is disposed over the ends of the cylindrical gemstones to retain them securely in the recess. The cylindrical gemstones have a diameter of not m...

In a business environment, a document with data can be distributed to one or more receivers on a regular basis. Between distribution intervals, the document may or may not be updated with different data. In one implementation, a document distribution system includes a hashcode generator for a document. The hashcode generator can generate a hashcode that is unique for the document. The system includes a comparator to compare a hashcode for a previously-distributed document with the hashcode gener...

In a process for utilizing slag containing oxidic iron particles, adding a reducing agent and reducing oxidic iron particles of the slag are charging the slag into a reactor vessel onto a residual iron metal containing dissolved carbon, slowly and continuously over an extended period of time, electric heating the slag and the iron melt over an extended period of time, injecting a carbon-containing reducing agent with inert gas over an extended period of time by a lance into a region close to the...

A method of making a microarray by coating a flat substrate with a polymerizable hydrogel layer which contains anchoring moieties dispersed uniformly therethroughout. Following curing, a continuous layer of uniform thickness is securely attached to the upper surface of the substrate through an array region thereof. A plurality of different probes are then attached to create microspots at distinct spatial locations on the surface of this slab layer by linking the probes to the anchoring moieties ...

A musical content utilizing apparatus has a data input portion B11, transformation process portion B13 and utilization process portion B15 implemented via programmed processes. The data input portion B11 inputs musical content data comprising different kinds of content material data about music and content definition data defining the handling of the content material data. The transformation process portion B13 transforms the content definition data in accordance with stylesheets stored in a sty...

Quinazolinones of formulae 1a, 1b, 1c and 1d are disclosed. They are useful for treating cellular proliferative diseases and disorders associated with KSP kinesin activity. ##STR00001##

A musical content utilizing apparatus has a data input portion B11, transformation process portion B13 and utilization process portion B15 implemented via programmed processes. The data input portion B11 inputs musical content data comprising different kinds of content material data about music and content definition data defining the handling of the content material data. The transformation process portion B13 transforms the content definition data in accordance with stylesheets stored in a sty...

Quinazolinones of formulae 1a, 1b, 1c and 1d are disclosed. They are useful for treating cellular proliferative diseases and disorders associated with KSP kinesin activity. ##STR1##

A machine for utilizing muscular energy is disclosed which can be driven, through separate operating means, by movement of a user's legs and by upper body (i.e. arms and torso) movement. The movement of the legs and the upper body movement need not be synchronized, and each part of the user's body can work at the rate most suited to it. A bicycle with a driven rear wheel is a typical example of such a machine. Both of the separate operating means can be arranged to drive a common spindle so that...