Author: claimsbot

1. A composition comprising:
(1) a ligand characterized by the following general formula:
wherein R1 and R20 are each independently a ring having from 4-8 atoms in the ring, provided that R1 or R20 do not equal T-J, where T-J is as given by the general formula above and defined below;
T is a bridging group of the general formula \u2014(T\u2032R2R3)\u2014, where T\u2032 is selected from the group consisting of carbon and silicon, R2 and R3 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, and optionally substituted alkyl, heteroalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, alkoxy, aryloxy, silyl, boryl, phosphino, amino, alkylthio, arylthio, and combinations thereof, provided that two or more R2 andor R3 groups may be joined together to form one or more optionally substituted ring systems having from 3-50 non-hydrogen atoms;
J is an optionally substituted five-membered heterocycle, containing at least one nitrogen atom as part of the ring;
(2) a metal precursor compound characterized by the general formula Cr(L)n where each L is independently selected from the group consisting of halide, alkyl, substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, substituted heteroalkyl heterocycloalkyl, substituted heterocycloalkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, alkoxy, aryloxy, hydroxy, boryl, silyl, amino, amine, hydrido, allyl, diene, seleno, phosphino, phosphine, ether, thioether, carboxylates, thio, 1,3-dionates, oxalates, carbonates, nitrates, sulfates, ethers, thioethers and combinations thereof, wherein two or more L groups may be combined in a ring structure having from 3 to 50 non-hydrogen atoms; n is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6; and
(3) optionally, one or more activators.
2. The composition of claim 1, wherein the ligand is characterized by the following general formula:
wherein R1, R20, and T are described above; and X1 is nitrogen or \u2014C(R8)n\u2033\u2014, X2, X3, and X4 are selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur, \u2014C(R8)n\u2032\u2014, \u2014N(R8)n\u2033\u2014, and provided that X1 is \u2014C(R8)n\u2033 or at least one of X2, X3, or X4 is \u2014C(R8)n\u2032
each n\u2032 is 1 or 2 and each n\u2033 is 0 or 1; and,
each R8 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, nitro, and optionally substituted alkyl, heteroalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, alkoxy, aryloxy, silyl, boryl, phosphino, amino, alkylthio, arylthio, and combinations thereof, and optionally two or more R1, R20, R2, R3, and R8 groups may be joined to form one or more optionally substituted ring systems.
3. The composition of claim 2, wherein X4 is \u2014C(R8)n\u2033\u2014, wherein n\u2033=1, and R8 is optionally substituted phenyl.
4. The composition of claim 3, wherein R8 is phenyl.
5. The composition of claim 1, wherein R2 and R3 are joined together to form one or more optionally substituted ring systems having from 3-50 non-hydrogen atoms.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A security element including:
a plurality of focusing elements,
a plurality of image regions where each image region is associated with a focusing element,
each image region is printed with at least two layers,
the first layer is offset by a first predetermined amount from a reference axis in the image region,
the second layer is offset by a second predetermined amount from a reference axis in the image region,
each layer being in different colours, and
each image region includes at least a first and second sub-region, wherein a first image is formed in a first range of viewing angles from the first sub-region and a second image is formed in a second range of viewing angles from the second sub-region.
2. A security element according to claim 1 wherein the second image is a complementary colour version of the first image.
3. A security element according to claim 1 including that the image region is printed with a third layer wherein the third layer is a different colour to either the first or second layer and that the third layer is offset by a third predetermined amount from the reference axis in the image region.
4. A security element according to claim 1 including that at least one of the layers of the image region are printed with a colour that corresponds to the RGB colour channel of a colour image with RGB channels or to the CMYK colour channel of a colour image with CMYK colour channels.
5. A security element according to claim 1 including that the at least two layers are contrasting colours.
6. A security element according to claim 1 including that at least one offset is a function of a gray-scale value of the colour channel of the colour of the corresponding layer.
7. A security element according to claim 1 including that the focusing elements are located on one side of a transparent or translucent substrate and that the image regions are located on the opposite side of the transparent or translucent substrate.
8. A security element according to claim 1 including that the focusing elements are located a distance from image regions which is substantially half the focal length of the focusing elements or the focusing elements are located a distance from image regions which is substantially the same or less than the focal length of the focusing elements.
9. A security element according to claim 1, wherein the focusing elements are selected from the group of refractive or diffractive part cylindrical lenses, prisms or zone plates; refractive or diffractive part spherical lenses or polygon based micro lenses; a sampling screen having printed parallel lines; and line elements, dot elements or elements of other shapes.
10. A security element according to claim 1 including that the image regions have a width substantially equal to or greater than half the width of the focusing elements.
11. A security element according to claim 1 including that the image regions have a width substantially equal to, or that differs from by a predetermined amount. the focal point width of the focusing elements at the image plane.
12. A security element according to claim 1 including that the image regions are applied using gravure printing, offset printing, flexographic printing, screen printing or embossing.
13. A security document including the security element of claim 1.
14. A method of forming a security element including the steps of:
providing a transparent or translucent substrate,
applying a plurality of focusing elements to a first surface of the transparent or translucent substrate,
applying a plurality of image regions to the opposite surface of the substrate with at least two layers,
wherein the first layer is offset by a first predetermined amount and the second layer is offset by a second predetermined amount from a reference axis in each image region,
each layer is printed in different colours and wherein
each image region includes at least a first and second sub-region, wherein a first image is formed in a first range of viewing angles from the first sub-region and a second image is formed in a second range of viewing angles from the second sub-region.
15. A method according to claim 14, wherein the second image is a complementary colour version of the first image.
16. A method according to claim 14. wherein each image region includes a third layer, different in colour to either the first or second layer, wherein the third layer is offset by a third predetermined amount from the reference axis in the image region.
17. A method according to claim 14. wherein each layer colour corresponds uniquely to a colour channel colour in the RGB or CMYK colour spacer.
18. A method according to claim 14, wherein at least one offset is a function of a gray-scale value of the colour channel of the colour of the corresponding layer.
19. A method according to claim 14, wherein the focusing elements are applied according to the steps of applying a radiation curable ink to the substrate; embossing the radiation curable ink to create focusing elements in the form of cylindrical lenses, spherical lenses, or diffractive structures: and curing the radiation curable ink.
20. A method according to claim 14, wherein the image regions have a width substantially equal to or greater than half the width of the focusing elements or substantially equal to the focal point width of the focusing elements in the image plane, or the image regions have a width that differs from the focal point width of the focusing elements at the image plane by a predetermined amount.
21. A method according to claim 14, wherein the image regions are applied by one or more of gravure printing, offset printing, flexographic printing, screen printing, and embossing.

1. A method of treating depression resulting from sleep disorders that are caused by a mental disease or a neurological disease, comprising administering an effective amount of a composition to a human subject having the depression, wherein the composition comprises arachidonic acid andor a compound having arachidonic acid as a constituent fatty acid, wherein the effective amount of the composition includes 240 mg of arachidonic acid per day.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the compound having arachidonic acid as a constituent fatty acid is an alcohol ester of arachidonic acid or a triglyceride, a phospholipid, or a glycolipid in which part or all of the constituent fatty acid is arachidonic acid.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the triglyceride in which part or all of the constituent fatty acid is arachidonic acid is a triglyceride in which a middle-chain fatty acid is bound at positions 1 and 3 and arachidonic acid is bound at position 2, wherein the middle-chain fatty acid is one selected from fatty acids having 6-12 carbons.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the composition comprises triglycerides that contain a triglyceride in which part or all of the constituent fatty acid is arachidonic acid.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein the ratio of arachidonic acid in the triglycerides that contain a triglyceride in which part or all of the constituent fatty acid is arachidonic acid is 10% by weight or more relative to the total fatty acids constituting the triglycerides.
6. The method of claim 4, wherein the triglycerides that contain a triglyceride in which part or all of the constituent fatty acid is arachidonic acid are extracted from a microorganism belonging to genus Mortierella, genus Conidiobolus, genus Pythium, genus Phytophthora, genus Penicillium, genus Cladosporium, genus Mucor, genus Fusarium, genus Aspergillus, genus Rhodotorula, genus Entomophthora, genus Echinosporangium and genus Saprolegnia.
7. The method of claim 4, wherein the triglycerides that contain a triglyceride in which part or all of the constituent fatty acid is arachidonic acid are triglycerides containing eicosapentaenoic acid at an amount not exceeding one fifth (weight ratio) of arachidonic acid.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the composition comprises triglycerides that contain 5 mole % or more of a triglyceride in which a middle-chain fatty acid is bound at positions 1 and 3 and arachidonic acid is bound at position 2, wherein the middle-chain fatty acid is one selected from fatty acids having 6-12 carbons.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the mental disease is schizophrenia or depression.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the neurological disease is cerebral degenerative diseases, dementia, or Parkinson’s disease.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein the composition is a food composition or a pharmaceutical composition.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein the food composition is a functional food, nutrient supplement, modified milk for premature infants, modified milk for babies, baby food, food for pregnant women, or food for elderly people.
13. The method of claim 1, wherein the composition further comprises docosahexaenoic acid or a compound having docosahexaenoic acid as a constituent fatty acid.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein the compound having docosahexaenoic acid as a constituent fatty acid is an alcohol ester of docosahexaenoic acid or a triglyceride, a phospholipid or a glycolipid in which part or all of the constituent fatty acid is docosahexaenoic acid.
15. The method of claim 13, wherein the weight ratio of arachidonic aciddocosahexaenoic acid in the combination of said arachidonic acid and said docosahexaenoic acid is in the range of 0.1-15.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A gas pressure mechanism that receives and supplies gas pressure to an auto-loading firearm during the firearm’s reloading operation, said gas pressure mechanism comprising:
a pair of twin body members symmetrically adapted to nestle against a firearm’s barrel, each twin body member comprising a front cylinder in fluid communication with a rear cylinder;
wherein each of said rear cylinders include a rear gas port for fluid communication with an interior of the barrel such that gases of combustion is bled through each of said rear gas ports from the interior of the barrel to the interior of the rear cylinders,
wherein said rear gas ports are situated for fluid communication with the front of the firearm’s shell chamber in a rear region of the barrel in order to capture and receive the gas pressure developed immediately behind a shell load as it travels through the barrel after firing and deliver the gas pressure forward to the front cylinder,
wherein each of said front cylinders include a front gas port for fluid communication with the interior of the shotgun barrel such that the gas pressure delivered from said rear cylinder passes through the front gas ports and is received in the front cylinders to recoil and counter-recoil the shotgun’s piston to its rear most position, said front cylinder further includes a pressure release hole as a means of releasing excess gas pressure from the mechanism, said pressure release hole is covered by said piston until said piston is in its rear most position,
an adjustment cap member having a stop, wherein said cap member selectively adjusts a cap end in a rearward or forward direction to selectively partially cover said front gas ports in order to control the volume of gas pressure that enters and is released through the front gas ports and into said front cylinders.
2. The gas pressure mechanism as recited in claim 1, wherein said twin body members are symmetrically constructed in order to locate on opposite sides of said firearm’s barrel.
3. The gas pressure mechanism as recited in claim 2, wherein said front cylinders are disposed in spaced parallel relation to each other and are fixed to a front mounting bracket that is adapted to fasten rigidly to the barrel.
4. The gas pressure mechanism as recited in claim 3, wherein said rear cylinders are disposed in spaced parallel relation to each other and are fixed to a rear mounting bracket that is adapted to fasten rigidly to the barrel.
5. The gas pressure mechanism as recited in claim 4, wherein said front cylinders define a front passage and said rear cylinder define a rear passage, said front and rear passages having an outside diameter adapted to conform to the diameter of a shotgun’s barrel.
6. A gas pressure mechanism that receives and supplies gas pressure to an auto-loading shotgun during the shotgun’s reloading operation, said gas pressure mechanism comprising:
at least one body member adapted to press against a shotgun’s barrel, said at least one body member comprising a front cylinder in fluid communication with a rear cylinder;
wherein said rear cylinder includes at least one rear gas bore for fluid communication with an interior of the shotgun barrel such that gases of combustion is bled through said at least one rear gas bore from the interior of the barrel to the interior of the rear cylinder,
wherein said at least one rear gas bore for fluid communication with the shotgun’s shell chamber in a rear region of the shotgun’s barrel in order to captures and receives the gas pressure developed immediately behind a shell load as it travels through the barrel after firing and deliver the gas pressure forward to the front cylinder,
wherein said front cylinder includes at least one front gas bore for fluid communication with the interior of the shotgun barrel such that the gas pressure delivered passes through the at least one front gas bore into the interior of the front cylinder in order to recoil and counter-recoil the shotgun’s piston to its rear most position, said front cylinder further includes at least one pressure release hole as a means of releasing excess gas pressure from the gas pressure mechanism, an adjustment cap member having notches and a stop, wherein said cap member selectively and releasably adjusts a cap end in a rearward or forward direction to selectively partially cover said at least one front gas bore.
7. The gas pressure mechanism as recited in claim 6, wherein said front cylinder is fixed to a front mounting bracket that is adapted to fasten rigidly to the shotgun barrel.
8. The gas pressure mechanism as recited in claim 7, wherein said rear cylinder is fixed to a rear mounting bracket that is adapted to fasten rigidly to the shotgun’s barrel.
9. A gas pressure mechanism that receives and supplies gas pressure to an auto-loading shotgun during the shotgun’s reloading operation, said gas pressure mechanism comprising:
at least one body member constructed for attaching to a shotgun’s barrel, said at least one body member comprising a front cylinder in fluid communication with a rear cylinder, said at least one body member fixed to a bracket that is adapted to mount to the shotgun barrel,
wherein said rear cylinder includes at least one rear gas bore for fluid communication with an interior of the shotgun barrel, said at least one rear gas bore is situated for fluid communication with the shotgun’s shell chamber in a rear region of the shotgun’s barrel such that the at least one rear gas bore captures and receives the gas pressure developed immediately behind a shell load as it travels through the barrel after firing and delivers the gas pressure forward to the front cylinder,
wherein said front cylinder includes at least one front gas bore for fluid communication with the interior of the shotgun barrel such that the delivered gas pressure passes through the at least one front gas bore and received in the interior of the front cylinder, said front cylinder further includes at least one pressure release hole as a means of releasing excess gas pressure from the mechanism, and an adjustment cap on said front cylinder that includes a cap end, wherein adjusting said cap end in a rearward or forward direction to selectively partially cover said front gas bore to adjust travel of said piston.
10. The gas pressure mechanism as recited in claim 9, wherein said adjustment cap member selectively adjusts said cap end relative to said at least one front gas bore.
11. The gas pressure mechanism as recited in claim 10, wherein said cap end selectively controls the volume of gas pressure that can enter and release through said at least one front gas bore.
12. The gas pressure mechanism as recited in claim 11, wherein said cap member further includes a plurality of notches that engage a stop to selectively control positioning said cap end.
13. The gas pressure mechanism as recited in claim 9, further including a channel disposed between and in fluid communication with said front and rear cylinders.
14. The gas pressure mechanism as recited in claim 13, wherein said channel defines a fluid path between said front and rear cylinders.