The invention refers anti to a method of antigenic peptide identification and to the relative use for the preparation of a specific vaccine against HIV-1 for the populations of sub-Saharan Africa.

The invention relates to a method and an electronic device for implementing the method for measuring mental load. The electronic device generates (600) at least two different cognitively loading tasks for the person participating in the measurement, the first task determining a reference level and at least one other task determining the loading capacity level. The electronic device determines (602...

A user interface enables a critical care clinician (such as a respiratory therapist, nurse, resident, or attending physician) to quickly ascertain a patient condition as part of a patient care management procedure. A system according to invention principles comprises a user interface display providing a quick and convenient way to display key vital parameters and their acceptable ranges within the...

An autoilluminating rechargeable lamp system includes a set of one or more self-standing rechargeable lighting fixtures (luminaries) removably supported on a recharging and support member. The luminaries each include a light diffusor that may resemble a candle that turn on when removed from the recharging and support member. The luminaries may also turn on when power to the recharging and support ...

A micro-encapsulated insecticide composition (A) comprises a pyrethrin (I) encapsulated in particles with a wall of synthetic polymer (II), having an average particle diameter of 5-100 mum and a wall thickness of 0.03-1 mum. An Independent claim is included for an aqueous insecticidal suspension containing microcapsules as described above.

A throttle body has a main body made of resin. A throttle valve, a motor, and a gear mechanism, are disposed within the main body, so that the rotation of the motor is transmitted to the throttle valve via the gear mechanism. The gear mechanism includes a drive gear, mounted to an output shaft of the motor, and an intermediate gear disposed between the drive gear and the throttle valve. A metal pl...

The throttle includes a throttle housing (2) that has a throttle valve (4) within a first main body (3), which is formed from resin. A motor housing (8) has a motor (11) within a second main body (9). The first and the second main bodies are formed as separate components. A linking unit (27) links the main bodies together.

The head for the extrusion or coextrusion of tubular thermoplastic preforms, particularly for machines that produce containers by the blowing technique, is composed of superposed plates or discs, in whose superposed faces there are formed, by operations of for example drilling, turning and milling, the symmetrical parts forming the chambers that are to carry the stream of plastic coming from the e...

The present invention refers to a sail with laminated structure, and relevant construction method, in which the bearing layer is composed of a fan-shaped series of bundles of parallel threads, partially overlapped and oriented according to the direction of the lines of force of the stress applied to the sail operation.