The use of calcined petroleum coke as an additive in polymeric foams used as heat-insulating materials is described.; Βελτίωση της θερμικής αγωγιμότητας κυψελωτών αφρωδών υλικών με την προσθήκη κωκ πετρελαίου επεξεργασμένου σε υψικάμινο με ελεγχόμενη κοκκομετρία (πολυμερικά μονωτικά υλικά). Περιγράφεται η χρήση πετρελαϊκού κωκ επεξεργασμένου σε υψικάμινο (calcined petroleum coke) ως πρόσθετου σε π...

The invention concerns a household mixer-blender comprising a housing (1) with a reception seat (3) and containing an electric motor unit (4) whereof the output shaft (5) projects into the seat (3), a removable bowl (7) comprising a base (9) with a side wall (10) and urged to interlock in operating conditions on said seat and whereof the central part (12) carries a rotating tool (13) integral with...

Surface treated implantable articles and related methods are disclosed. The surface treated implantable articles can be substantially flash-free, include one or more rounded edges, or include an enhanced optical clarity, one or all of which can be produced by polishing. The polishing can include causing the implantable articles to be repeatedly impacted with polishing media when the articles are s...

The present invention relates to single oral dose pharmaceutical compositions comprising a combination of entacapone, levodopa and carbidopa, or salts thereof along with one or more sugar alcohols, wherein the entacapone is co-micronized with one or more sugar alcohols. The composition of the invention exhibits bioequivalence to commercially available entacapone, levodopa and carbidopa combination...

The invention relates to an insertion device comprising - a penetrating member (50) connected to transformation means (52), - a moving part (38) comprising guiding means (39) which guiding means (39) restrict the movement of the transformation means (52) and guide the penetrating member (50) from a first to a second position in a first direction, i.e. the direction of insertion, towards the inject...

The invention relates to a sludge reactor pump for conveying solid, liquid, evaporating and gaseous mixtures of liquids. According to the invention a liquid ring vacuum pump also has the characteristics of a radial pump. The conveying of solid matter and liquid is achieved by the formation of a phase partition using bores or slits around the periphery of a first stage and central slits in a second...

An adaptive cushion method and apparatus (20) for minimizing forces on body parts of a person on a chair or bed includes an overlay cushion (21) having a plurality of individual air bladder cells (22), each having thereon a novel stretchable piezoresistive force sensor(33), and an electro-pneumatic control system (20A) for inflating and deflating individual cells to pressures measured by a transdu...

The subject invention relates in part to a novel protein for binding Bacillus thuringiensis Cry toxins, and fragments of cadherins for enhancing Cry toxicity against dipterans. The subject invention also relates in part to the discovery that fragments of a midgut cadherin from a dipteran insect synergize Cry proteins that are active against dipterans. Thus, the subject invention includes the use o...

A method is provided that includes using an antisense approach to reverse and/or delay an autoimmune diabetes condition in vivo. The oligonucleotides are targeted to bind to primary transcripts CD40, CD80, CD86 and their combinations.; Se proporciona un método que incluye el uso de un método antisentido para revertir y/o demorar un padecimiento de diabetes autoinmune in vivo. Los oligonucleótidos ...

The application relates to treatments for improving antiviral therapies and to method for determining whether or not antiviral therapies wilt be effective. In particular, the present application provides a method for determining the likelihood that a subject having a viral infection of the liver will be responsive to antiviral therapy that includes stimulation of Interferon (IFN) activity, and kit...

Articles, compositions, kits, and methods relating to nanostructures, including those that can sequester molecules such as cholesterol, are provided. Certain embodiments described herein include structures having a core-shell type arrangement; for instance, a nanoparticle core may be surrounded by a shell including a material, such as a lipid bilayer, that can interact with cholesterol and/or othe...

The implantable pump (100) comprises a drug reservoir (108), a cannula (120) for conducting liquid from the reservoir, means (112, 124, 134) for forcing the liquid from the reservoir through the cannula, a sensor (148) for monitoring at least one parameter relating to liquid flowing through the cannula, and circuitry (132) for adjusting the forcing means based on the monitored parameter. In anothe...

The present invention provides antibodies that bind human CXCR4 and are characterized as having high affinity and strong neutralizing properties. The antibodies of the invention are useful in the treatment of tumorigenesis, including tumor growth, invasion, angiogenesis, or metastasis.; La presente invención proporciona anticuerpos que enlazan el CXCR4 humano y se caracterizan por tener alta afini...

The invention relates to a screen frame adapted for use in a shaker to separate solids from a liquid/solid mixture and to which woven wire mesh is to be attached, comprising an outer perimeter and a plurality of ribs extending between opposing regions of the perimeter, the ribs defining an upper horizontal face to which a screen is to be attached, wherein at least one rib extends downwardly from t...

This invention relates to the use of specific dosing regimens of telaprevir in combination with peg-IFN and RBV in the treatment of HCV patients, wherein the treatment comprises (a) a lead-in phase of administering to the subject pegylated interferon and ribavirin, and (b) a treatment phase of administering to the subject a combination of telaprevir, pegylated interferon and ribavirin.; Esta inven...

The invention relates to the use of an admixture in hydraulic binders, in particular in coatings based on plaster or based on anhydrous calcium sulphate, the admixture being an acrylic polymer with controlled chain ends.; La presente invención se relaciona con el uso de una mezcla en aglutinantes hidráulicos, en particular en compuestos basados en yeso o basados en sulfato de calcio anhidro, y la ...

A device having a housing; a cannula projecting fon/vardly from the housing; a connector useful for attaching the device to a fluid source or receptacle; a fluid flow path establishing fluid communication between the cannula and the connector; a retraction mechanism biasing the cannula away from its projecting position; and an actuator supported by the housing and configured to modify the fluid fl...

Described herein are methods for the bromine-facilitated synthesis of fluoro- sulfur compounds, that include SF4, SF5CI, SF5Br and SF6. The methods described herein generally require lower temperature and pressure, produce higher yields, require less time, do not use corrosive or costly reactants and solvents that are commonly used in the synthesis of the fluoro-sulfur compounds, and do not produc...

This invention relates to a cement binder composition and to the use of the binder composition in construction products. The cement binder composition is based on MgO that absorbs CO2 when hardening. The binder composition of the present invention also comprises at least one magnesium carbonate (either hydrated or unhydrated) having the formula xMgCO3- yMg(OH)2- zH2O, wherein x is at least 1, and ...

The present invention relates to the field of diabetes. More particularly, the invention relates to PEGylated insulin lispro compounds that are PEGylated with high molecular weight poly(ethylene glycol), are highly soluble at physiological pH, have an extended duration of action, and characterized by pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, and/or activity peak-trough ratios of less than 2. The invention...