A novel technique is provided for drying a yeast for brewing and a method of producing alcoholic beverages by using the yeast. It is intended to provide a method of producing a dry yeast which has the optimum fermentability when directly used in fermentation and gives an appropriate flavor without needing prepropagation, and a method of producing alcoholic beverages by using the yeast. A metho...

A selective optical actuation system for a plurality of electrical devices (20) comprises a variable pulse frequency pulsed light source (10) and an optical fibre network (12, 13, 14) distributing the light pulses to actuation gateway for each device, comprising a photovoltaic converter (16) whose correspondingly pulsed electrical output is applied to a ferroelectric transformer (18). Only if the ...

The invention relates particularly to sensing devices and techniques which may be used to provide measurement data to aid an inertial navigation system, or attitude and heading reference system, and so bound the growth of errors which increase with time in such systems when operating autonomously. In one aspect, the invention relates to a method of determining the path length along a borehole from...

A method for actuating or installing downhole equipment in a wellbore using non-acoustic signals (e.g. radio frequency signals) to locate, inventory, install, or actuate one downhole structure in relation to another downhole structure is shown in Figure 3. The method comprises the steps of: (a) providing a first downhole structure (12) that comprises a non-acoustic (e.g., radio frequency) identifi...

The invention relates to quinazoline derivatives of the formula I:- wherein: m is an integer from 1 to 3; R 1 represents halogeno or C 1-3 alkyl; X 1 represents -O-; R 2 is selected from one of the following three groups: 1) C 1-5 alkylR 3 (wherein R 3 is piperidin-4-yl which may bear one or two substituents selected from hydroxy, halogeno, C 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 hydroxyalkyl and C 1-4 alko...

The signal supply method has the transmission signal provided by the main transmitter also supplied to one or more directional antenna elements for radiation of the signal in the direction of each of the repeaters, with the polarization direction of the field provided by each of the directional antenna elements orthogonal to the polarization direction of field provided by the main transmitter., ea...

The invention relates to charged filtration membranes and their use for separation of a protein from solvent, low molecular weight solutes or a mixture of proteins. Modification of the membranes to generate charge includes modification of membrane pores to alter charge within a pore and alter the size of a pore. Consequently, the protein is separated from other solutes in a mixture based on size a...

A device for auto-injection of a dose of medicament, comprises a housing arranged to contain a medicament container therein and a contact part intended to be applied against an injection site, a needle cover surrounding a needle arranged to the medicament container and extending at least the length of the needle, spring elements for, upon activation, pushing the needle past the end of the cover as...

PCT No. PCT/EP94/00575 Sec. 371 Date Oct. 3, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Oct. 3, 1995 PCT Filed Feb. 28, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO94/20627 PCT Pub. Date Sep. 15, 1994The present invention provides a method for identifying or selecting from a population of eukaryotic cells cultivated on or in a medium containing at least one compound, cells which have a metabolic advantage as a result of having being transfor...

There is disclosed a method and device for distributing media channels over an electronic communication network, comprising the steps of receiving a digital video input signal, and repacketizing said digital video input signal into an internet protocol video signal. Further there is disclosed a method and device for distributing media channels over an electronic communication network, comprising t...

A catheter-gripping device measures a catheter-insertion force during a medical procedure. A handle includes first and second handle members adapted to be held by a clinician and which are disposable in a closed-handle position to at least partially surround a medical catheter having a distal end insertable into a body lumen of a patient. The first slide subassembly is slidably attached to the fir...

A method and a device for preparation of bone cement. The constituent components of bone cement are mixed under vacuum in a closed mixing chamber, which has a vacuum connection (4), a moveable wall section (2), a device arranged to maintain the moveable wall section (2) in its initial position during the mixing process, an extrusion opening located opposite to the moveable wall section (2) and a d...

The system for transporting a stack (6) of printed material comprises a support (7) which fits against the rear of the stack. A conveyor belt (12) fits under the stack and transports it over a guide table (13). Two vertical conveyor belts (16, 17) support the sides of the stack during transport.

A blank-folded box-shaped package includes a top, a bottom opposite the top, two opposite lateral walls (I) connecting the top and the bottom, two opposite ends walls (U) connecting the top and the bottom, and two opposite peripheral shock absorbing end zones (R). Each end zone (R) is defined by one of the opposite end walls and extensions of the top, bottom and two opposite lateral walls. Also, e...

Apparatus for displaying information from at least one information source, the information being arranged, labeled or indexed to define a hierarchical information structure, the apparatus comprising: a display controller for displaying information and user selectable menu items on at least one display, each menu item corresponding to a node of the information hierarchy or to information in the at ...

This invention relates to benzopyran compounds of formula (I) wherein X is NR6, Y is a bond, SO or SO2, Z is C1-4alkyl group or phenyl group, W is hydrogen atom, hydroxy group, C1-6 alkoxy group, a halogen atom, C1-4alkyl group or C1-6alkylsulfonylamino group, R1 and R2 are independently of each other C1-3alkyl group, R3 is hydrogen atom, hydroxy group or methoxy group, m is an integer of 0 to 4, ...

The anti-lifting fastener is composed of a plastic part which at rest has a circular arc profile in which there is a transverse groove (2), emerging in the extrados part, which delimits a flexible articulation zone of small thickness. The parts of the part either side the groove form two rigid links (4). In the locking position the part is elastically deformed so that its links are abutted and its...

There is disclosed a pharmaceutical composition and method for treating sepsis, including septic shock and ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome), comprising administering an effective amount of an HMG1 antagonist. There is further disclosed a diagnostic method for monitoring the severity or potential lethality of sepsis or septic shock, comprising measuring the serum concentration of HMG1 in ...

A procedure and arrangement to control the lamella of a headbox's lip channel, when the mass flow goes in the headbox (3) through the lip channel (2), in which case single mass flows are held separate from each other with the lamella (1) before the flows are united after the lamella. The lamella's dimensions, mechanical characteristics and/or dynamic characteristics are changed at least in the lam...