Blood separation systems and methods introduce blood into an annular separation channel between a low-G wall and a high-G wall while rotating the separation channel about an axis, for separation of the blood into blood components. The annular separation channel has an annular boundary wall. The systems and methods direct a first blood component into a constricted channel along the low-G wall. The ...

Compounds according to formula I: in which formula R1 and R2, which may be the same or different, represent halogen, (C1-C6) hydrocarbyl, optionally substituted with one or two hydroxyl group on one or more fluorine atoms, or, together with the carbon atom to which they are both attached, R1 and R2 form a (C3-C6)carbocyclic ring, or one of R1 and R2 taken together with R3 forms a direct bond, such...

The invention relates to a method and a device for the geometric measurement and speed determination of vehicles (5) moving along a road in the longitudinal direction of the same, by means of at least one laser scanner (1) which is mounted above the level of the road. Said laser scanner scans the road or a vehicle moving along said road in the direction of travel (2), within a defined measuring ra...

Method for payment through the Internet while utilizing a multi position character code, wherein a first Internet connection is established between a customer and a merchant and a payment order is put by the customer. A first section of the character code is transferred from a computer associated to the customer to a computer associated to the merchant through the first Internet connection. The co...

The invention relates to a method for the production of low-bulk density foam particles made of thermoplastic polymers, comprising the following steps: a) a foaming agent is added to a thermoplastic polymer melt, b) the polymer melt containing the foaming agent is cooled and extruded by means of a nozzle, c) the polymer melt containing the foaming agent is cut at the rear of the nozzle at reduced ...

The present invention relates to a stable aqueous suspension concentrate composition which comprises one or more fungicidal active ingredients and water soluble or water dispersable polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether, which does not form gel in the preparation process, and does not form cake during storage. The stable suspension concentrate is characterized in using appropriate water soluble solvent to a...

A method for detecting, quantifying, staging, reporting, and/or tracking of a disease includes providing analysis software configured to detect, quantify, stage, report, and/or track a disease utilizing images of a patient. The analysis software is executable on a personal computer of a patient. Patients are then imaged utilizing a medical imaging apparatus and medical images of the patient produc...

The present invention relates to a fiber-reinforced cement based or cementitious material, and process for making, where the reinforcing fiber is a chemically treated cellulose or non-cellulose fiber. The fiber reinforced cementitious material includes (I) cement, (ii) optionally, sand, aggregate, or sand and aggregate, and (iii) chemically treated fibers having a polyvalent cation content of from...

The present invention relates to a receptacle for preventing an accident due to errors due to wiring defects in wiring in advance by detecting the errors due to the wiring defects when initially wiring to the receptacle. The receptacle includes a main body, a cover for covering the main body, an input terminal and an output terminal received between the main body and the cover, a solenoid provided...

The equipment (1) is for offering goods, particularly food and drink, for sale and comprises a frame (2) for carrying and movement of goods by human muscular force. The frame is in the rest state is stable and is supported by at least two wheels (3,5) rollable over the ground and a support component supporting on the ground. - The frame is provided with a hand grip (7,8) with which force can be ex...

Bu bulus, mikobakteri türlerinin saptanmasinda kullanilan hsp65 PCR-REA moleküler tür saptama yönteminin elektroforez asamasinda DNA restriksiyon parçalarinin boylarinin dogru ve kolay ölçülmesini saglayan molekül boy belirleyicileri ile ilgilidir.; This invention consists of DNA molecular size markers which are used to determine in a correct and easy way the size of DNA fragments in the evaluatio...

A system controls a plant process which includes manipulated variables (e.g. input states) and control variables (e.g. output states). The system includes sensor circuitry for providing measures of the control variables and a memory for storing a correction time constant and upper and lower limits for at least one control variable. The upper and lower limits are separated by a band of values withi...

A digital broadcast receiver and an upgrading method thereof that can achieve an upgrade stabilization. The digital broadcast receiver includes a tuner to receive broadcast data of a selected channel, a demultiplexer to separate new middleware data and information data corresponding to the new middleware data from the broadcast data, a memory to pre-store previous middleware data and to store the ...

The present invention relates to new, advantageous DTP-based combination vaccine formulations, and concomitantly administered combination vaccine kits. Methods of administration of these vaccines and kits are also provided.

An intraocular lens comprises, as one face thereof, a Fresnel prism. Such a lens can be used for the treatment of a macular condition requiring a change of focus, e.g. age-related macular degeneration.

The invention is directed to an absorbent article, comprising: a topsheet; a backsheet; an airlaid mixture material disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet. In one aspect of the invention, the airlaid mixture material includes a) cellulosic fibers, and b) thermoplastic fibers having a surface treated with a surfactant including a phosphate ester, a sulfate ester, or a derivative thereof. T...

The present invention relates to an absorbent article (1) in the form of a sanitary napkin, a panty liner or a female incontinence napkin, comprising a front portion (2) and a rear portion (3) which includes an absorbent body (4, 5, 6) enclosed between a liquid-permeable casing sheet (7) and a liquid-impermeable casing sheet (8), wherein the absorbent body is comprised of a central pad (4) that ex...

The invention relates to novel, polyaddition compounds containing uretdion groups, a method for the production thereof and the use thereof as starting components in the production of polyurethane plastics.; La invencion se refiere a nuevos compuestos de poliadicion que contienen grupos uretdiona, a un metodo para su produccion y a su uso como un componente de inicio en la produccion de plasticos d...

A method for surface modification of oxide ceramics including the alumina ceramics used as heat resistant parts, wear resistant parts, the semiconductor fabricating parts, etc., and oxide ceramics produced by the method, in which the surface modification is carried out by permeating a glass into the surface of the oxide ceramics through heat treatment, so that the flexural strength, the heat resis...

A reflective semiconductor optical amplifier light source is disclosed. The reflective semiconductor optical amplifier light source includes a transmissive type semiconductor optical amplifier for creating and amplifying spontaneous emission light, a reflector for reflecting amplified spontaneous emission light outputted from the semiconductor optical amplifier such that amplified spontaneous emis...