This invention describes the obtainment of impact-resistant materials from a block copolymer that comprises as monomers an alkadiene (conjugated diene) and a vinyl aromatic compound, which is used as impact modifier to obtain such materials and in which, at least, one of the blocks of the vinyl aromatic compound is polydisperse. The invention allows obtaining morphologies such as rods, points or c...

By introducing droplets of an aqueous suspension, in which particles of a diacyl peroxide are suspended and in which at least one polysaccharide crosslinkable by metal ions is dissolved, into a solution, which comprises metal ions crosslinking the polysaccharide, it is possible to prepare pellets which comprise particles of a diacyl peroxide embedded into a matrix. The pellets are suitable as a bl...

In an elevator apparatus, drive means has a first drive device including a first drive sheave, and a second drive device including a second drive sheave. Each of the first drive device and the second drive device is larger in dimension in a direction along a corresponding one of rotary shafts of the first drive sheave and the second drive sheave than in a direction perpendicular to the correspondi...

An absorbent structure can include a matrix of fibers, wherein the matrix is reinforced with a reinforcing member which strengthens the fibrous matrix against tearing, cracking and bunching in manufacture and/or use. In addition, the reinforcing member is shaped to provide resistance to permanent deformation in the thickness of the fibrous matrix. The reinforcing member has a three dimensional con...

Methods and apparatus for managing devices and content in a network environment. In one implementation, a network media environment includes: a first hub network including a first server and a first client, and said first server is connected to said first client; a second hub network including a second server and said first client, and said second server is connected to said first client, such tha...

A fryer for business use is provided which can prevent degradation of cooking oil, secure a good cooking environment and improve a work efficiency. To this end, the fryer of this invention comprises: a water tank 32, 82 to store water; an oil tank 9, 51 arranged above the water tank to store the cooking oil in contact with the stored water in the water tank; a heater 13, 52 arranged in an oil laye...

A method of evaluating a scattered light signal generated by a scattered light receiver when detecting especially fine particles in a carrier medium, wherein the scattered light signal runs through a filter algorithm operation to evaluate the scattered light signal subject to specific filter algorithms, the filter algorithm operation being based on a slope of the scattered light signal.

An electromagnetic interference preventing component (18) includes a high-permeability magnetic film in high-frequency in which a real number component μ′ of complex relative permeability at a transmission band frequency of an electronic device (10) incorporating the electromagnetic interference preventing component (18) is 10 or more, tan δ (=μ″/μ′) is 0.1 or less, and a ferromagnetic resonance f...

A multiple view directional display comprises a pixellated image display layer having a plurality of first pixels (P1) assigned to display a first image and a plurality of second pixels (P2) assigned to display a second image, and a parallax barrier aperture array (21) for directing light from the first pixels generally into a first viewing window (2) and for directing light from the second pixels...

A method of representing an object appearing in an image, comprises deriving a plurality of view descriptors of the object, each view descriptor corresponding to a different view of the object, the method comprising indicating for each view descriptor whether or not the respective view corresponds to a view of the object appearing in the image, wherein at least one view descriptor comprises a repr...

Disclosed is a surface treating agent for photolithography containing at least one of a fluorine monomer (A) described below and a fluorine polymer (B) containing the fluorine monomer. The fluorine monomer (A) is at least one fluorine monomer selected from (A-1) an a-substituted acrylate containing a fluoroalkyl group having 1-6 carbon atoms; (A-2) a fluorine-containing silsesquioxane monomer cont...

An infrared lens 1a includes first to third lenses L1 to L3 which are made of zinc sulfide and arranged in this order from an object side. Each of the first to third lenses L1 to L3 is configured as a positive meniscus lens of which convex surface is opposed to the object. The lenses L1 to L3 are formed by heat-press molding raw powder of zinc sulfide using a lens-shaped mold. In addition, a conca...

Cytotoxic factors having use in modulating cell death, and their use in methods of treating necrosis or apoptosis-related conditions are disclosed. The invention also relates to methods for identifying active agents useful in treating conditions related to cell death. The present inventors have found that different pathogens produce different cytotoxic factor(s) having anticancer activity. The sub...

Cytotoxic factors having use in modulating cell death, and their use in methods of treating necrosis or apoptosis-related conditions are disclosed. The invention also relates to methods for identifying active agents useful in treating conditions related to cell death. The present inventors have found that different pathogens produce different cytotoxic factor(s) having anticancer activity. The sub...

In one embodiment, a microreplication tool includes gas release features that allow gas to escape from microreplication cavities of the tool. The gas release features can be disposed at the bottoms of the respective cavities to avoid air entrapment within the cavities of the tool during the microreplication process. In this manner, the quality of the microreplicated product can be improved.

Certain compounds of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate thereof, wherein R 1 , R 2 , P, P', n, p, q, r and s are as defined in the specification, a process for preparing such compounds, a pharmaceutical composition comprising such compounds and the use of such compounds and composition in medicine.

Fungicidal mixtures, comprising A) the compound of the formula I and B) a pyrimidine derivative of the formula II, in which R is methyl, cyclopropyl or 1-propynyl, in a synergistically effective amount, methods for controlling harmful fungi using mixtures of compounds I and II and the use of the compounds I and II for preparing such mixtures are described.

A system and method to provide location signaling for service, such as a request for transport from a child to his or her parent(s) to be picked up from school, for example. A dedicated communication device has location capabilities and a control to request service for the bearer. At least one monitoring communication device, such as one for each parent, is operable to receive a location with a re...

The invention relates to a code sequence that is defined by the row of a code matrix, whereby said code matrix is obtained by the following steps: producing a Hadamard matrix having the length n and multiplying rows of the Hadamard matrix by -1.

A retractor for seat belt, a method of controlling the retractor, and a seat belt device. The retractor (100) comprises a stop state detection means (118) detecting that drive signals are not inputted into a power generating means (110) and a drawing direction rotation detection means (119) detecting that the power generating means (110) is rotated in the drawing direction of webbing (302). A cont...