A system for measuring a glucose level in a blood sample includes a test strip and a meter. The test trip includes a sample chamber or other testing zone, a working electrode, a counter electrode, fill-detect electrodes, and an auto-on conductor. A reagent layer is disposed in the testing zone. The auto-on conductor causes the meter to wake up and perform a test strip sequence when the test strip ...

In accordance with the present invention, a method for manufacturing tungsten carbide components is provided. The method includes forming a composite material out of tungsten carbide powder and binder powder, pressing the composite material into a plurality of components, heating the plurality of components, optionally under pressure, to liquefy the binder, cooling the plurality of components unti...

The method involves holding a hair pass (10) using the guide fingers (23) of one hand which is the guide hand (20), and then cutting the hair held between the guide fingers using the scissors (62) held on the other hand (60). The hair is cut along the guide fingers while continuously or gradually moving the guide hand in steps. The movement of the guide hand and the cutting of the hair pass are co...

The invention relates to the identification of a new member of a family of tumour suppressor genes (apoptosis stimulating proteins, ASP's) which encode polypeptides capable of modulating the activity of p53 and polypeptides capable of modulating the activity of said tumour suppressor polypeptide.

To determine the size of a sample on a test strip (4), the test strip is exposed to radiation in a control wavelength range so that at least an evaluation zone of the test field (7) is exposed. The test field contains a control substance, which interacts with a sample matrix so that it reacts with the electromagnetic waves according to its level of contact with the sample matrix. The sample size i...

A method for manufacturing a tyre includes making at least one semi-finished elementary product of elastomeric material and depositing it in adjacent turns on a toroidal support. Making the at least one elementary product includes extruding the elastomeric material through an extruder head including a bushing defining a tapered extrusion channel. An extruder includes a chamber, at least one helica...

This invention provides novel methods of detecting or treating aberrant cell cycle regulation associated with expression of a nuclear protein encoded by a gene that is linked to map position 8q22.3 of the human genome, and to novel reagents that are useful therefor. More particularly, the invention provides novel nucleic acid and proteinaceous probes, for detecting a gene that is linked to map pos...

The present invention involves the use of quantitative RT-PCR to identify AC133 as a marker. AC133 is prevalent on endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs), which are important cells in angiogenesis. Therefore, the invention is applied to ascertain the quantity of EPCs in a subject, and to diagnose and monitor angiogenesis, for example, in injured tissues and in cancer development and progression.

This invention comprises a transparent laminate having at least one layer of glass and having self-adhered directly to the layer of glass a thermoplastic polymer layer having low haze and the laminate is capable of sustaining repeated or prolonged stress after breakage of the glass layer while maintaining the structural integrity of the laminate. Preferably, this invention is directed to a transpa...

A thermoplastic polyurethane pellet comprising a thermoplastic body, thermally expandable micropsheres and a binding agent.

The invention discloses an in-situ polymerization method for preparation of nylon 6/epoxide resin/silica dioxide nanocomposite, which consists of the following steps:a)preparing epoxide resin siloxane solution by graft reaction and hydrolytic reaction; b) before or in the aminocaprolactam cycle-open reaction, introducing the epoxide resin siloxane solution into the mediator of the said aminocaprol...

A method is described herein for packaging a plurality of glass sheets by: (1) coating a top surface of each glass sheet with a removable top protective film; (2) coating a bottom surface of each glass sheet with a removable bottom protective film; and (3) stacking the coated glass sheets next to one another such that the top protective film of one glass sheet is adjacent to the bottom protective ...

A method of manufacturing a support body for a pneumatic run flat tire capable of more simplifying a mold and the structure of a vulcanizer. The metal support part (18) comprises three parts formed of a center part (30) and outer parts (32) on both sides thereof. Rubber leg parts (20) are vulcanized/molded to be formed integrally with the outer parts (32) as the parts forming the support part (18)...

The invention relates to expandable compositions containing a) a mixture of ai) thermoplastic polyurethane and aii) ethylene-propylene (EPM) rubbers and/or modified ethylene-propylene (EPM) rubbers, and b) at least one sponging agent.

A method for forming a semiconductor device having isolation structures decreases leakage current. A channel isolation structure decreases leakage current through a channel structure. In addition, current electrode dielectric insulation structures are formed under current electrode regions to prevent leakage between the current electrodes.

A process for the production of a polymeric film comprising a copolyester having an acid component and a diol component, said acid component comprising a dicarboxylic acid and a sulfomonomer containing a sulfonate group attached to the aromatic nucleus of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid, said process comprising the steps of: (i) melt-extruding a layer of said copolyester; (ii) stretching the extruda...

A card reader (1) which reads or writes data from or to a card inserted through a card insertion port (2) into a card reader body via a card transport path (3) is described. The card reader comprises a shutter (6) provided near the card insertion port to open or close the card transport path. A first detector (7) is provided for detecting the card inserted therein near a first end of the card inse...

Disclosed is a system and a method for issuing and purchasing lottery tickets used to bet on the box office ranking of culture contents. The method issues and purchases lottery tickets used to bet on the box office rankings of culture contents by using a lottery ticket integration server, an off-line lottery ticket system, and a counter system interworking with one another via a communication netw...

Expanded beads including cell walls which define a plurality of cells and which comprise a base resin containing a polypropylene resin, each of the beads having a through hole extending therein from one end to the other end. The expanded beads have a maximum diameter Do (mm), an average cell diameter L CV in a radial direction, an average cell diameter L CH in a circumferential direction and a m...

The data transmission system has at a first coil (40) near the lower end of the drill train, in an annular space (38) between the external wall and the internal conduit of the drill section. Transducers (44, 56) apply a signal representative of the data to the coil. The drill sections have conductive walls. A second coil (46), at the upper end of the train of drills, delivers (48) the signal.