The present invention provides antibodies to truncated isoforms of CCAAT-displacement protein/Cut homeobox (CDP/Cux) which are useful in diagnostic and prognostic methods for detecting cancer. Further provided are methods for detecting RNA transcripts encoding p75 for the detection of cancer.

A thermal ablation probe (14) has a temperature sensor (28) on the end and metal electrodes (16) for high frequency power application with star shaped flexible arms (26) having a spiral, zigzag or meander central section (M) adjusted and retracted by a flexible adjuster (36) and protruding from an insulating sheath (18). Includes Independent claims for the manufacture of the prove using microslit...

Information carriers (2), e.g. transponders or bar-codes, attached to the tunnel structure, contain a representation of the local coordinates. A reader extracts this information and a computer processes it, coupling it with a stored 3-D visualization of the tunnel or mine structure. A monitor displays the location determined. An Independent claim is included for the corresponding method.

A system and method for detecting, monitoring, and identifying objects within an area having at least one surveillance system and one position locating system for independently detecting and monitoring objects located within an area. The surveillance system information and the position locating system information is provided to the system, and the system compares the information to determine if th...

The invention relates to a device ( 1 ) for reducing the current consumption during the starting process of a single-phase a.c. asynchronous motor (M). Said device consists of a thermistor which can be mounted in series with the main winding of the motor. Advantageously, a starting capacitor ( 8 ) can be mounted in series with an auxiliary winding ( 3 ). Current and voltage peaks of the starting c...

An umbrella or sunshade (100) is provided that includes a support pole assembly and a tilt assembly (126). The support pole assembly includes a first support pole (102) and a second support pole (116) The second support pole has a proximal end and a distal end and is curved therebetween. The second support pole is coupled with and extends generally transverse to the first support pole. The tilt as...

A cord-reinforced tire structural member is formed by successively arranging strips of a predetermined width w of about pi in. and bonding together edge parts of adjacent strips 3. The number of cords included in each of the strips 3 is determined for the type of the cords. A tire structural member 4 is formed by successively arranging a number of the strips 3, equal to a tire size in inch in a ...

Hollow products(1) are carried by their supporting ring(1a) by three or more transporting systems(2a-2d), at least one of which is powered and each of which runs circulates in a plane(B1-B4). Each plane forms an angle( alpha a- alpha d) of 0-90 deg. with the plane(A) of the supporting ring on the side facing away from the product. - Each of the four transporting system(2a-2d) comprises a continuou...

The present invention relates to an analyzing device (1) used with an analytical tool (2) mounted to the device, where the analytical tool provides a reaction field including sample liquid and includes a first and a second electrodes (20A, 20B) for applying voltage to the reaction field. The analyzing device (1) includes a connector (10) coming into contact with the first and the second electrodes...

The tissue treatment device has a number of HF electrodes (11,12,..20), supplied with a HF voltage via 2 or more HF generators (1,2,..10), providing independently adjusted power outputs. The HF generators (1,2,..10) each have a control unit (1a) coupled to a common control device (22), for adjusting the voltage and/or current parameters provided by the HF generators individually, in groups, or in ...

A niobium powder is described which when formed into an electrolytic capacitor anode, the anode has the capacitance of at least 62,000 CV/g. Methods of making flaked niobium powder which have high capacitance capability when formed into electrolytic capacitor anodes is also described. Besides niobium, the present invention is also applicable to other metals, including valve metals.

A film having a good adhesive property comprises a base film and a coated layer formed on at least one surface of the base film. The coated layer comprises a mixture whose main constituents are a polyester resin and a melamine compound, and not less than 60% by weight of constituents forming the coated layer is the polyester resin. Additionally or alternatively, the coated layer has carboxylic aci...

A vehicle speed control system is installed to a vehicle equipped with an engine and a continuously variable transmission (CVT). The vehicle control system is comprised of a controller arranged to execute a vehicle speed control, to suspend the vehicle speed control when a throttle opening is increased to be greater than a target throttle opening for the vehicle speed control and to restart the su...

A railway vehicle operation-control system includes at least one central processing unit being connected to a plurality of devices, which are connected in parallel, via information communication means, the plurality of the devices having at least one operational state-monitoring function which transmits information on operational states of each device to the central processing unit; wherein a tota...

A primer useful in the preparation of an anti-fouling surface contains (I) a copolymer formed from acrylates, free carboxyl group containing monomer and an aromatic sulfonic acid or salt, an acrylic polymeric resin and a cross-linking agent.

A robot cleaner capable of returning to an external recharging device. The robot cleaner includes a driving portion for driving a plurality of wheels, at least one camera installed on a body of the robot cleaner, the camera for photographing external surroundings, and a controller for photographing an image through a camera for recognition of a connection position where the external recharging dev...

There is provided a method for a silver powder capable of decreasing the viscosity of a photosensitive paste using the silver powder and improving the film state, sensitivity and linearity of the paste even if the particle diameter of the silver powder is small. The surface of a silver powder produced by a wet reducing method is smoothed by a surface smoothing process for mechanically causing part...

To provide an organic electroluminescent device, a manufacturing method thereof, and an electronic apparatus, which can reduce wiring line resistance, lower power consumption, suppress heating and uniformize brightness. There is provided a method of manufacturing an organic electroluminescent device comprising, on a first electrode, a light-emitting functional layer surrounded by a first partition...

The invention concerns a composition for warm compaction comprising a composition comprising a water-atomised standard stainless steel powder including, in addition to iron and 10-30% by weight of chromium, optional alloying elements and inevitable impurities, 0.8%-2.0% by weight of a warm compaction lubricant.

Polyurethane dispersions are disclosed that are prepared from low free-diisocyanate polyurethane prepolymers modified by the addition of pendent anionic, cationic, or nonionic moieties.