Abstract:
Disclosed is a process for preparing a compound of the formula: wherein X1, X2, X3, X4, and X5 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, halo, alkyl, alkoxy, aryl, and aryloxy, and R is a protecting group, in which a compound having the formula wherein X1, X2, X3, X4, and X5 are as defined above, is treated with the following, in any sequence: (a) a non-nucleophilic strong base; (b) a chiral amino alcohol; and (c) a compound having the formula wherein L is a leaving group and R is as defined above. The compounds made by this process are useful intermediates for preparing compounds that are inhibitors of farnesyl protein transferase.
Abstract:
The invention relates to intermediates of the formulae ##STR1## said intermediates being useful in a process for producing a compound of the formula ##STR2## wherein Bn is benzyl and R.sub.1, .sub.2 and R.sub.3 are as defined in the specification,
Abstract:
The present invention provides two monoclonal antibodies capable of binding to taxol and taxol-like substances which are produced by hybridomas designated 69E4A8E, having ATCC Accession No. HB11281 and 29B7B3C, having ATCC Accession No. HB11280. The present invention also provides a method for detecting the presence of taxol or a taxol-like substance in a sample, a method for screening for a ligand in a subject which is not being treated with taxol, an endogenous taxol-like substance in human serum detected by this screening method, a method of quantitatively determining the amount of taxol or taxol-like substance in a biological fluid sample and a kit for assaying for taxol or a taxol-like substance in a sample.
Abstract:
A method for calibrating an ellipsometer, and an ellipsometer including a processor programmed to control the analyzer, polarizer, and other ellipsometer components, and to process the data measured by the ellipsometer to perform the calibration method automatically. Where the ellipsometer's polarizer rotates and the analyzer remains fixed during measurement, the method determines coarse approximations of values A.sub.0 and P.sub.0, and then processes reflectivity data obtained at two or more analyzer angles to determine refined approximations of the values A.sub.0 and P.sub.0, where P.sub.0 is the angle of the polarizer's optical axis at an initial time, and A.sub.0 is the offset of the actual orientation angle of the analyzer from a nominal analyzer angle. Preferably the ellipsometer is a spectroscopic ellipsometer, the reflectivity data determine a tan.psi. spectrum and a cos.DELTA. spectrum for each of the analyzer angles, and the coarse approximations of A.sub.0 and P.sub.0 are refined by processing the reflectivity data by performing regression on A.sub.0 and P.sub.0 until the differences among the tan.psi. and cos.DELTA. spectra for several analyzer angles are minimized. Where the ellipsometer's analyzer rotates and the polarizer remains fixed during measurement, the method coarsely determines values A'.sub.0 and P'.sub.0, and then processes reflectivity data obtained at two or more polarizer angles to determine refined approximations of the values A'.sub.0 and P'.sub.0, where P'.sub.0 is the angle of the analyzer's optical axis at an initial time, and A'.sub.0 is the offset of the actual orientation angle of the polarizer from a nominal polarizer angle.
Abstract:
The invention provides a system for producing nanotubes, nanofibers and nanorods, the system comprising a wire array shaped as a cylinder such that the cylinder defines a void; a first furnace positioned within the void; a second furnace positioned opposite the first furnace to define a channel adapted to receive a portion of the cylinder as the cylinder rotates about its axis; a device for depositing spun fiber onto the wire array as the cylinder rotates; and a device for removing the deposited fiber from the array after the deposited fiber is heated within the channel. The invention also provides a method for producing nanotubes, the method comprising: supplying a cylindrical wire array, wherein the array defines an internal void; positioning a first furnace within the void; positioning a second furnace opposite the first furnace so as to define a channel between the first furnace and second furnace, the channel adapted to receive a portion of the cylindrical array as the array rotates about its axis; depositing spun fiber onto the array as the array rotates; heating the deposited fiber as it enters the channel; and removing the deposited fiber as it exits the channel.
Abstract:
A system for defining structures within an image is described. The system includes reading of an input file, preprocessing the input file while preserving metadata such as scale information and then detecting features of the input file. In one version the detection first uses an edge detector followed by identification of features using a Hough transform. The output of the process is identified elements within the image.
Abstract:
A nonreciprocal device is described. It includes a housing, a waveguide layer and at least one layer of magnetic nanofiber composite. The magnetic nanofiber composite layer is made up of a polymer base layer, a dielectric matrix comprising magnetic nanofibers. The nanofibers have a high aspect ratio and wherein said dielectric matrix is embedded in the polymer base layer.
Abstract:
A peer-to-peer network comprises a plurality of intelligent terminal nodes, each intelligent terminal node being operable to establish, maintain, and tear-down communication sessions with another intelligent terminal node, a plurality of network service nodes coupled to the plurality of intelligent terminal nodes, the plurality of network service nodes comprise at least one of the plurality of intelligent terminal nodes, at least one user P2P function module operable to store, locate and distribute service resource information related to user policies, and at least one network P2P function module operable to store, locate and distribute service resource information related to operator provider policies, and operable to exert stricter security control than the at least one user P2P function module.
Abstract:
A power system for a dielectric barrier discharge system, such as used for generating ozone, can include a full bridge inverter stage and parallel resonant tank outputting a signal for powering a dielectric barrier discharge cell stack. The inverter stage is controlled using a combination of pulse width modulation (PWM) and frequency modulation (FM) to enable soft switching through all load conditions—from full load to light load. A current control loop error amplifier compensator can provide a duty cycle adjustment signal to a phase shift PWM controller chip that generates the switching signals for the inverter stage. A feedback signal is also used to adjust a clock frequency time constant of the PWM controller chip to provide the FM. In one embodiment, the feedback signal is an output of an inverting amplifier connected at an output of the current control loop error amplifier compensator.
Abstract:
A power system for a dielectric barrier discharge system, such as used for generating ozone, can include a full bridge inverter stage and parallel resonant tank outputting a signal for powering a dielectric barrier discharge cell stack. The inverter stage is controlled using a combination of pulse width modulation (PWM) and frequency modulation (FM) to enable soft switching through all load conditions—from full load to light load. A current control loop error amplifier compensator can provide a duty cycle adjustment signal to a phase shift PWM controller chip that generates the switching signals for the inverter stage. A feedback signal is also used to adjust a clock frequency time constant of the PWM controller chip to provide the FM. In one embodiment, the feedback signal is an output of an inverting amplifier connected at an output of the current control loop error amplifier compensator.