Novel fillers comprising combeite glass-ceramic are provided. hardenable restorative compositions comprising particulate combeite glass-ceramic provide improved biocompatibility in bone restorations. Hard, shaped bodies for orthopaedic, dental and other uses are also provided.

The subject invention provides a method of producing enzymatically active CPB which comprises treating a recombinant cell containing DNA encoding ProCPB, so that the DNA directs expression of the ProCPB, recovering from the cell the ProCPB so expressed, treating the recovered ProCPB under conditions permitting folding of the ProCPB, subjecting the folded ProCPB to enzymatic cleavage to produce enz...

A method for machining a ceramic substrate containing Al, including providing a slurry between a substrate and a machine tool, the slurry containing alumina abrasive and an additive including a phosphorus compound, and moving the substrate relative to the machine tool.

Process for removing deposits from water-carrying systems and devices for water supply, or from their individual parts, in which the deposits are dissolved by means of an aqueous treatment solution and removed in dissolved form from the system or the device or their individual parts, wherein the deposits are dissolved by means of an aqueous treatment solution comprised of a combination of (i) a re...

The molded component producing device includes a gyroscope (8). The gyroscope axis (K) is not parallel to the longitudinal axis (L) of the main shaft (6). There are drives to rotate both the main shaft and the gyroscope about their respective axes. Vibrations are induced by a device having one or more unbalanced weights (10) on the main shaft.

4-Aminopicolinic acids, having halogen, alkoxy, alkylthio, aryloxy, heteroaryloxy or trifluormethyl substituents in the 3-, 5- and 6-positions, and their amine and acid derivatives of formula (I) wherein X represents H, halogen, C1-C6 alkoxy, C1-C6 alkylthio, aryloxy, nitro, or trifluoromethyl; Y represents halogen, C1-C6 alkoxy, C1-C6 alkylthio, aryloxy, heteroaryloxy or trifluoromethyl; Z repres...

Apparatus for stimulating healing of wounds which comprises an envelope for receiving an affected part of the body, said envelope including a substantially air-tight cover (12) and a porous pad (22, 24, 26) within the cover, said pad being adapted to contact the wound surface, and connection means (100) for connecting the interior of the envelope to a source of negative pressure, wherein the porou...

The use of active agent(s) (A) selected from 4-oxo-quinoline-3-carboxylic acid derivatives (including naphthyridine or quinolizine analogs) (I) or (II) for topical and/or local treatment or prophylaxis of bacterial diseases in humans or animals is new. The use of one or more active agent(s) (A) selected from 4-oxo-quinoline-3-carboxylic acid derivatives (including naphthyridine or quinolizine ana...

Membrane filter system having at least one vessel and plurality of individually removable aerated filter modules arranged in the at least one vessel and structured and arranged for a suspension to be filtered to flow through in parallel. At least one filter module has a plurality of membrane units. A plurality of spaces are formed in the at least one vessel by plates arranged cross-wise with respe...

PCT No. PCT/US93/08786 Sec. 371 Date Jan. 27, 1994 Sec. 102(e) Date Jan. 27, 1994 PCT Filed Sep. 16, 1993 PCT Pub. No. WO94/06448 PCT Pub. Date Mar. 31, 1994Human monoclonal antibodies and fragments thereof which bind and neutralize respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) antigenic subgroups A and B are disclosed. Also disclosed are diagnostic and immunotherapeutic methods of using the monoclonal antibo...

Each received piece of configuration data is added at a next currently free location in a volatile buffer. The contents of the volatile buffer are compressed after adding each received piece of configuration data. The compression result is stored in a non-volatile flash memory. If the compression result was shorter than a limit, it is allowed to be overwritten in the flash memory by a next compres...

The invention is directed to compositions containing physiologically active compounds of general formula (I):- wherein R 1 is aryl or heteroaryl; R 2 represents hydrogen, acyl, cyano, halo, lower alkenyl or lower alkyl optionally substituted by a substituent selected from cyano, heteroaryl, heterocycloalkyl, -Z 1 R 8 , -C(=O)-NY 3 Y 4 , -CO 2 R 8 , -NY 3 Y 4 , -N(R 6 )-C(=O)-R 7 , -N(R 6 )-C(...

A floor plank (10) is a laminate of two layers (14,16) of flexible plastic sheet material laminated together in offset relationship to define an offset marginal portion (42,58) for each of the layers (14,16). Each of the offset marginal portions (42,58) has oppositely facing adhesive coated surfaces. A foam layer and/or a fibreglass sheet (18) can also be included in the laminate structure of the ...

A method of controlling phytopathogenic diseases on useful plants or on propagation material thereof, which comprises applying to the useful plants, the locus thereof or propagation material thereof a combination of components A) and B) in a synergistically effective amount, wherein component A) is a compound of formula I wherein R 1 is difluoromethyl or trifluoromethyl; Y is ۥCHR 2 - or a...

The invention concerns an interactive card comprising devices and a programme capable of storing audiovisual data and or providing maximum of information sought directly by pressing the town keys and the menu keys and thus makes it possible to see and hear the information on the screen and the loudspeakers. Said card can be in many configurations and forms. It is characterized by interactive devic...