Compounds of the formula, wherein X is O or S, useful for the inhibition of the replication of HIV-1 and reverse transcriptase mutants thereof, in vitro and in vivo.

The present invention relates to a novel method for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease using cerebrospinal fluid. More particularly, this method consists in contacting a sample of cerebrospinal fluid which contains a glutamine synthetase, having an apparent MT of about 42 000 daltons, with a labeled antibody specific for said glutamine synthetase under conditions that allow the formation of glut...

The housing is constituted by two pairs of profiles (1-1'), (2-2'), specifically composed of two internal U-shaped profiles (1-1') mounted with their opposing concavities over the external profiles (2-2'), also U-shaped and with likewise opposite concavities to form a tubular body (9) having a variable section, the height of which is modified by profiles (1-1') having different amplitude in their ...

A compact x-ray source and assembly is disclosed. The x-ray source is configured to operate without the need of a transformer within the x-ray source. Due in part to the elimination of components, and further due to the unique assembly of the x-ray source, the x-ray source is compact and can fit beneath, rather than above an x-ray transparent patient table. Accordingly, the x-ray source projects x...

A magnetic device is formed from a permanent magnet (12, 14) generating magnetic flux, and an armature (10) which can occupy either a first air gap in which the flux is in one direction, or a second air gap in which the flux is in the opposite direction, with a region of flux cancellation between the two air gaps. At least one electromagnet winding (36, 38) may be provided to which current can be ...

The invention relates to the mammography devices based on registration of a reduced-angle coherently scattered radiation when an object is rayed by a penetrating radiation. Registration of the radiation coherently scattered by an object allows to produce an image of an object in the form of distribution of its structural characteristics. The device comprises a system for forming a directed on a te...

The invention is a method or a device for wrapping the rubber strip around the forming drum while extruding an unvulcanized rubber strip from an injection device, wherein the rubber strip is pressed by a guide roll against the forming drum under tension, as well as a space for absorbing variations in an amount of extrusion of the rubber strip is formed between the guide roll and an extrusion outle...

A method of converting at least one strip of flexible material 12 into at least one stack of folded members 46. The method includes the steps of conveying a number of festoons 20 formed from a strip of flexible material 12 and depositing the respective festoons 20 into a stack of folded members 46. In the preferred method, the step of depositing the respective festoons 20 into a stack of folded me...

The invention relates to a method and apparatus for constructing a sensor system (100) sensitive to electromagnetic radiation for use in a digital imaging camera head. The sensor system (100) is capable of delivering an electrical signal containing the image information formed by electromagnetic radiation incident on the sensor system (100). The sensor system (100) is comprised of a number (N pcs....

The invention is a method for the cold agglomeration of mixtures of metallic and non-metallic powders (P) on to the outer perimetral edge (B) of a core (A), comprising the following operations: positioning the core (A) inside a mould (1) between a pair of core-pressing means (7, 7') opposite each other; distributing the powder mixture (P) on to the outer perimetral edge (B) of the core (A); agglom...

In a power output apparatus of the present invention, a control unit sets a WOT (wide open throttle) line L2, where the maximum torque of an engine attains, as a boundary between an over drive area and an under drive area in the case where a rotor shaft of an assist motor (40) is set in a state of over drive linkage. The control unit determines a target working point of an outer rotor shaft of a c...

A linking sleeve tube for solar water heater or solar heat collector features that its lower hole is used to link the full-gass heat-collecting vacuum tube with good sealing and its upper hole is used to link the long metal tube with good sealing to obtain a heat-collecting vacuum tube. The upper external surface of said sleeve tube is used to link the internal container of water tank or combinedh...

The screw conveyor 200A includes a first flight 211 and a second flight 212 for transporting cake to cake discharging ports 105 in the small diameter section 103. Each flight 211, 212 has a small clearance portion 211a, 212a defining a small clearance dl and a large clearance portion 211b, 212b defining a large clearance d2 between the tip of the flight and the inner peripheral surface of the smal...

A braking device of a vehicle provided with an electrical motor for driving the vehicle using a battery as a power source maximizes the generation of a regenerative braking force of an electrical motor in a range of electricity supply to a battery while satisfying the required braking force in response to a braking operational amount. Providing that the regenerative braking force which can be gene...

An adherent polyester film laminate [A] having a coating layer of a composition formed on one side or both sides of a polyester film, the composition comprising, as main components, (i) an aqueous polyester having a glass transition point of 40 to 85 DEG C and (ii) a fatty acid amide and/or a fatty acid bisamide; a polyester film laminate [B] a having a hard coat layer formed on the coating layer ...

A mining machine comprises a vehicle body having a cutter head mounted on the front for up and down movement, a conveyor for conveying cut material to the rear of the body, and a position sensing and control system (50) including light sources (58,62) and cameras (66) for capturing images of natural features of a surface in a mine. The images are digitized and changes between successive images of ...

LA PRESENTE INVENCION PROPORCIONA UN METODO Y UN SISTEMA PARA LA ORIENTACION DE CAMPO APROXIMADA DE UN DISPOSITIVO AUTONOMO Y UTILIZA UNA ONDA TRANSMITIDA QUE TIENE UNA PRIMERA FRECUENCIA DE PROPAGACION LENTA, CON LA QUE SE DETECTAN LOS REFLEJOS DE LOS OBSTACULOS EN UNA ZONA PROXIMA. DE ACUERDO CON LA PRESENTE INVENCION LOS MEDIOS DE RECEPCION ESTAN DISPUESTOS EN UN PLANO INCLINADO, O PREFERENTEME...

Estibador de horquilla elevadora frontal sobre cuyo chasis (12) está dispuesto, entre una unidad (16) elevadora y portadora de carga frontal y un monobloque (22) trasero, que sirve para alojar la batería y/u otros componentes de accionamiento y como contrapeso, un puesto (14) del conductor que presenta una unidad (34) de asiento del conductor giratoria en un eje (68) vertical con las siguientes ca...

The invention is an intravascular device for the formation of linear lesions which has particular utility in the treatment of atrial fibrillation, and flutter. The intravascular device has an outer delivery member (11) with a distal section which has an elongated opening (28), and a support element (26) co-extending with the opening. An EP device (12) having a plurality of electrodes (32) on its d...

The invention relates to a method for analyzing reactive strips. The reactive strips are developed by placing them in a receiving unit, especially a tank, where they are exposed to liquid reagents. According to the invention, the surface of the reactive strips is detected using an optical sensor, and afterwards the detected data is transmitted to an analyzing unit. A tank comprising an optical sen...