The present invention is directed to a system and method for adjusting the relative stiffness of a synthetic turf system's synthetic ribbons. A stiffening agent is applied to the synthetic turf system such that its synthetic ribbons that are responsive to the stiffening agent will stiffen subsequent to the application of the stiffening agent.

This invention relates to pharmaceutically acceptable amphiphilic antioxidant compounds, compositions and dosage forms comprising said compounds, and methods and uses reliant on said compounds. The compounds, compositions, dosage forms, uses and methods are useful in, for example, the treatment of diseases or conditions associated with oxidative stress.

At least one user is given access to a respective home operator over a communication network such as an IP network, via an access network and through any of a plurality of supported visited networks. The user is communicated a list of the supported visited networks and is thus given the possibility of selecting one of the supported visited networks as the path for reaching the respective home oper...

The present invention provides a communication terminal configured as a Mobile Node, MN, for use in network system that supports mobile Internet communication and has a plurality of Routers each having a unique communication address via which MNs communicate with the Internet via different Routers at different locations where each Router has an associated Mobile Node Location List identifying each...

The invention relates to a process for preparing butadiene from n-butane comprising the steps (A) providing an n-butane-containing feed gas stream, (B) feeding the n-butane-containing feed gas stream into a first dehydrogenation zone and nonoxidatively catalytically dehydrogenating n-butane to 1-butene, 2-butene and optionally butadiene to obtain a first product gas stream comprising n-butane, 1-b...

A repeater mediates traffic between a network transceiver and a user transceiver in a wireless communication system. The repeater comprises a network unit that maintains a network link with the network transceiver, a user unit that maintains a user link with the user transceiver, a two-way communication pathway between the network unit and the user unit; that facilitate the communication of signal...

A repeater mediates traffic between a network transceiver and a user transceiver in a wireless communication system. The repeater comprises a network unit that maintains a network link with the network transceiver, a user unit that maintains a user link with the user transceiver, a two-way communication pathway between the network unit and the user unit; that facilitate the communication of signal...

A method and system for booting a microprocessor controlled device. A microprocessor that is designed to read from a linear storage device executes code from a non linear storage device through an interface or emulator that writes and retrieves specially formatted boot instructions to/from the non linear storage device.

A probe for current test is provided. The probe includes a probe body having a plate-like connection portion whose end face becomes a connection face to a probe board, a solder layer formed on at least one side face of said connection portion, and a guide portion formed on the connection portion. The guide portion penetrates the connection portion in its thickness direction from the one side face ...

Apparatus for rapidly vibrating tubes containing samples, e.g. biological samples, comprises a tube-support disk and concentric bearings for mounting the disk in a ring that is resiliently-suspended from a frame, the bearings comprising two rolling bearings mounted one within the other. The invention enables the tubes containing samples to be subjected to curvilinear reciprocating motion at high f...

The invention concerns novel substituted 1,3-diphenylprop-2-en-1-one derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions comprising same, their therapeutic uses, in particular for treating cerebral ischemia. The invention also concerns a method for preparing said derivatives.

There is a crank (4) mounted on one side of a frame (1) and is connected, rotatably, on its other side with a carrier coupling (5). In the axial direction of the rotatable connection of the crank with the carrier coupling is a crank extension (4c) that is connected with a drive-side guide coupling rotary linkage (10a). The carrier coupling and the guide coupling (10) are in the same spacing from t...

An apparatus and method for providing treatment feedback relating to a patient undergoing therapeutic treatment of tissue during dynamic motion therapy are provided. The apparatus includes a platform (104) configured to support a body of the patient; an oscillator (112) connected to the platform and configured to impart an oscillating force at a predetermined frequency on the platform for transmit...

The present invention relates to a display element drive method performing write at a low speed for still image display and in particular, to a method for driving a display element using cholesteric liquid crystal (electronic paper). The display element includes a plurality of scan electrodes and data electrodes intersecting one another in the opposed state. The drive method executes an empty scan...

The present invention relates to an active energy beam-curable ink comprising polymerizable monomers, wherein relative to the total of all the polymerizable monomers, the polymerizable monomers comprise from 95 to 99.99% by weight of a monofunctional monomer and from 0.01 to 5% by weight of a polyfunctional monomer, and a cured film of thickness 10 µm formed using the active energy beam-curable in...

A layer arrangement is proposed, particularly for transfer films or laminated films, which exhibits at least two superposed synthetic resin layers, between which there is provided an interface surface having a refractive structure producing a lens-like effect, the novelty claimed being a special design of the structure having a diffractive effect.

The invention relates to a method for regenerating DeNOx catalysts having an increased SO2/SO3 conversion rate as a result of the cumulation of iron compounds, and is characterized in that the catalysts are treated with an essentially aqueous acid solution, preferably having a pH between 0.5 and 4, and with an addition of antioxidants.

Glycolic acid having a high purity is obtained by subjecting glycolic acid or a glycolic acid solution containing contaminants to double-chamber electrodialysis combined with one or more treatments selected from among treatment with an activated carbon, treatment with an ion exchange resin, concentration treatment and cooling crystallization.

An object of the present invention is to provide a composition for preventing harmful organisms exerting an excellent control effect against plant diseases and/or insecticidal effect. Disclosed is a composition for preventing harmful organisms comprising a diamine derivative represented by the formula (1), and one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of other fungicides, insecticid...

Read and write data steering logic in the I/O of a memory array is tested by providing a data bus lane for each addressable subunit of a memory array storage location. Each bus lane is connected to the data input of a comparator. A BIST controller writes test patterns to the memory through the write steering logic and reads the test patterns in parallel to test the write steering logic. The BIST c...