The present invention is directed to a composition for use in a combustion engine either as a fuel additive or as an additive for a crankcase lubricant. The composition may include a polyunsaturated aliphatic or alicyclic compound having at least three, but no more than six, double bonds to improve the combustion process by acting as pseudo-catalyst in the combustion reaction. The composition may ...

The present invention relates to a blade for a rotor of a wind turbine, which rotor comprises a hub, from which hub at least one blade extends substantially radially, which blade comprises a root area closest to the hub, which blade comprises a transition area away from the hub, which blade further comprises at least a first airfoil. The scope of the invention can be fulfilled by blades comprising...

Aqueous laundry detergent compositions useful for providing fabric cleaning and softness are described, in the form of a liquid or gel, having a pH of from 6 to 11 in a 1% solution containing a non-soap anionic surfactant; optional soap; nonionic surfactant; optional hydrotrope; fabric softening cationic cosurfactant having a molecular weight of less than 1000; fabric softening quaternized polymer...

Fully human monoclonal Abs includes (i) an antigen-binding variable region that exhibits very high binding affinity for IL- lα and (ii) a constant region that is effective at both activating the complement system though CIq binding and binding to several different Fc receptors.; Los Abs monoclonales completamente humanos incluyen (i) una región variable de enlace a antígeno que exhibe muy alta af...

The invention relates to a beverage dispenser (400) for preparing a warm instant drink. The beverage dispenser (400) comprises: a heating unit (100,200,300) for warm water; a container holder (40) for instant-ingredient; a mixing unit (46) for mixing instant-ingredient from the container holder with warm water from the heating unit,- and a nozzle (49) for supplying the prepared beverage. The heati...

Alpha amylases from Bacillus subtilis (AmyE), variants thereof, nucleic acids encoding the same, and host cells comprising the nucleic acids are provided. Methods of using AmyE or variants thereof are disclosed, including liquefaction and/or saccharification of starch. Such methods may yield sugars useful for ethanol production or high fructose corn syrup production. In some cases, the amylases ca...

A pipe joint for plastic pipe includes a bell member (10) and a spigot member (50). The bell member includes a tubular plastic body wall having a radially outer side including a pair of spaced apart circumferentially extending ribs (208,210) and a metal reinforcement ring (212) located between the ribs. The tubular plastic body wall includes a circumferential plastic ring portion (214) extending b...

A model of the geological properties in a volume of the earth is created by distributing a plurality of points in the volume in the absence of a grid. Each point has a location. A first vector is assigned to a first point of the plurality of points. The first vector has a length, a magnitude, and a direction derived from a geological property in the neighborhood of the location of the first point....

A support platform (100) for workers dealing with maintenance and construction of a means of transport (NT). The platform (100) comprises: - a motorised carriage (1); - a horizontal walkway (PDN) supported by the motorised carriage (1); and devices for lifting/lowering the walkway (PDN). The platform (100) is characterised in that the walkway (PDN) comprises a plurality of short planes (9A-9G) par...

The present invention provides a compound of Formula I: (I) and methods for improving memory in a subject by administering a therapeutically effective amount of the compound.; La presente invención proporciona un compuesto de Fórmula I: (ver fórmula I) y métodos para mejorar la memoria en un sujeto, administrando una cantidad terapéuticamente efectiva del compuesto.

Systems and methods according to the present invention yield milk products having reduced cholesterol. A method according to the present invention includes the steps of adding an edible oil to skim that was separated from whole milk; standardizing the particle size of the skim-and-oil mixture; combining the skim-and-oil mixture with homogenized cream that was separated from whole milk; and separat...

The present invention is directed to improvements in compositions containing a somatostatin- dopamine conjugate which retains both somatostatin and dopamine activity in vivo, methods for preparing such compositions, and method of using such compositions to treat mammals. In particular, the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising Dop2-DLys(Dop2)- cyclo[Cys-Tyr-DTrp-Lys-...

The present application relates to isolated proteins, particularly monoclonal antibodies, in particular CDR-grafted, humanized antibodies which bind to RAGE protein. Specifically, these antibodies have the ability to inhibit the binding of RAGE to its various ligands. The antibodies or portions thereof of described in the present application are useful for treating a disease or disorder characteri...

A storage enclosure includes a housing and first and second doors. The housing defines a front opening for permitting access to an interior of the housing. The first door is connected to the first and second side walls and is upwardly pivotable and inwardly slideable from a closed position covering a lower portion of the front opening to an open position uncovering the lower portion of the front o...

An apparatus (10) for the treatment of wastewater, particularly wastewater originating from a process (11) for the production of photovoltaic cells or the like, comprising: a first line (12) for the treatment of wastewater originating from the process (11), with a high level of acidity (AWC), a second line (13) for the treatment of wastewater with a low level of acidity (AWD), a third line (14) fo...

An engine for extracting energy from a heat source, comprising a support, a shaft rotatably coupled to the support and being rotatable in a first direction, a plurality of vessels coupled to and spaced about the shaft, a working fluid provided in the plurality of vessels, and a plurality of conduits connecting the vessels together in a circuitous fluid circuit. Each conduit has an outlet end conne...

The present invention relates to a process (1) for the combustion of materials (X), comprising the steps of: (a) inserting the preferably compacted materials (X) in a reaction chamber (3) and closing the chamber (3); (b) injecting a flow of combustible gas and a corresponding flow of a comburent gas, which are in the correct stoichiometric ratio to each other, into the reaction chamber (3), so as ...

Compositions and methods for treating or preventing unwanted immune responses are provided. The compositions relate to novel soluble CD83 (sCD83) polypeptides and nucleic acids encoding such polypeptides, improved (sCD83) formulations, and the use of such polypeptides and formulations in the treatment or prevention of allergy, autoimmune disease and transplant rejection. A sCD83 polypeptide is pro...

The invention relates to an annealed, cold-rolled, dual phase steel sheet having a strength of 980 to 1100 MPa and an elongation at break greater than 9%, comprising the following composition (as expressed in wt.-%): 0.055% ≤ C ≤ 0.095%, 2% ≤ Mn ≤ 2.6%, 0.005% ≤ Si ≤ 0.35%, S ≤ 0.005%, P ≤ 0.05%, 0.1 ≤ Al ≤ 0.3%, 0.05% ≤ Mo ≤ 0.25%, 0.2% ≤ Cr ≤ 0.5%, assuming that Cr

A ball joint assembly includes a ball stud, a generally cylindrical bearing, a housing and a retainer which retains the bearing in the housing. The generally cylindrical bearing has an upper end, a lower end, a generally cylindrical exterior sidewall, an upper flange located between the upper end and a ring groove formed in the exterior sidewall, a lower flange proximate the lower end and extendin...