An< accurate, stable and very fast corner finder (for feature based vision) has been developed', based on a novel definition of corners, using:no image derivatives. This note describes the algorithm and the results obtained from its use.

ing for muscarinic receptors (m1, m2, m3, m4, m5) have been identified and cloned. Pharmacologically, four subtypes (M1, M2, M3, M4) have been defined. 6—8) Among these muscarinic receptor subtypes, M3 receptors are localized in smooth muscle and mucosal glands and mediate contraction and mucus secretion. M1 receptors, localized to the post-ganglionic cholinergic nerve terminals and glands, fac...

A model for computing image ow in image sequences containing a very wide range of instantaneous ows is proposed. This model integrates the spatio-temporal image derivatives from multiple temporal scales to provide both reliable and accurate instantaneous ow estimates. The integration employs robust regression and automatic scale weighting in a generalized brightness constancy framework. In addi...

Mutants of Pseudomonas aeruginosa were isolated which grew with acetanilide (N-phenylacetamide) as the sole carbon source for growth. The mutants could also use acetanilide as a nitrogen source but grew better in the presence of ammonium salts. The acetanilide-utilizing mutants produced amidases which differed in substrate specificity and electrophoretic mobility from the wild-type A amidase an...

Cosmetic acceptability and primary skin irritation are the two main parameters for assessing the suitability of any topical formulation meant for protection against the painful bites of mosquitoes. In the present study four newer analogs of N,N-diethyl-2-phenylacetamide (DEPA), were synthesized and formulated for topical application as insect repellent. They were assessed for their irritant beh...

The amidase from Rhodococcus erythropolis MP50 demonstrated, in the presence of hydroxylamine, acyltransferase activity and catalyzed the formation of hydroxamates from amides and hydroxylamine. The rates of acyltransferase activity of the purified amidase for the substrates acetamide, phenylacetamide, and 2-phenylpropionamide were higher than the corresponding rates for the hydrolysis reaction...

The CoI2(PPh3)2/Zn system effectively catalyzes the [2 + 2 + 2] ene-diyne cycloaddition of 1,6-heptadiynes with allenes in a highly regio- and chemoselective fashion to yield substituted benzene derivatives in good to excellent yields.

A new strategy for Rh(I)-catalyzed [2+2+2] cycloadditions of 1,6-diynes with potassium (Z)-(2-bromovinyl)trifluoroborate as the third two-atom unit has been realized, which provides a facile entry to polysubstituented benzene derivatives.