A biaxially oriented polyester film containing 0.05 to 3 wt% of agglomerates of primary particles of aluminuin oxide having an average particle size of 5 to 40 nm, the agglomerates having an average particle size of 50 to 400 nm. The film of the present invention is excellent in the wear resistance against various members sub as a metal pin, and suitable for various industrial purposes including a...

The present invention relates to a process for producing improved water-absorbent resin particles comprising the step of treating water-absorbent resin particles, which are crosslinked polymers of ethylenically unsaturated monomers comprising acrylic acid and/or acrylic acid salt as an essential element, with a modified silicone oil having a functional group which can react with a carboxyl group a...

Aromatic sulfonamides with a saturated heterocycle fused thereto are carbonic anhydrase inhibitors useful in the treatment of elevated intraocular pressure.

A metal backing for inclusion in the manufacture of a prosthetic component which has a synthetic plastics material bearing element and comprising a metallic element having a front portion with means for attachment to a bone and a rear portion at least part of which is formed by a grill having exposed front and rear faces and which is intended to be embedded within said bearing member during constr...

An improved method of addressing within a pipelined processor having an address bit width of m + n bits is disclosed, which includes storing m high order bits corresponding to a first range of addresses, which encompasses a selected plurality of data executing within the pipelined processor. The n low order bits of addresses associated with each of the selected plurality of data are also stored. A...

Novel 13-spiro-2'-[tetrahydrofuran]-milbemycins of the formula I (I) in which X represents one of the groups -CH(OR1)-, -C(=O)- or -C(=N-OH)-; R1 represents hydrogen or a OH-protecting group; R2 represents methyl, ethyl, isopropyl or sec.-butyl or the group -C(CH3)=CH-A in which A represents methyl, ethyl or isopropyl; and R3 represents hydrogen; C1-C10-alkyl; C1-C10-alkyl substituted by...

Apparatus for performing prosthesis surgery comprising a phantom implant component, means for holding said phantom implant component accurately and stationary relative to a cavity in a bone, said phantom component having a tapered insert portion the dimensions of which are identical to or larger than the insert portion of an implant component which is to be fitted.

We have developed procedures to examine the status of chromosome 18q with polymorphic genetic markers and DNA from formalin-fixed, paraffinembedded tumors. Allelic loss of chromosome 18q was assessed in 145 consecutively resected stage II or III colorectal carcinomas. Among patients with stage II disease, the five-year survival rate was 93 percent in those whose tumor had no evidence of allelic lo...

The germicidal composition contains diiodomethyl p-tolylsulphone (I) and at least one of 5-amino-1, 3-bis(2-ethylhexyl)-5methyl-hexahydropyrimidine (II) and chlorhexidine salt (III), dissolved in a solvent. Where, R=diacetate, digluconate or dihydrochloride. Pref. the solvent is alcohol and the wt. ratio (I):(II) or (III) is 1:1, or the ratio (I):(II):(III) is 1:1:1. the composition is added to a ...

Optical coherence tomography ("OCT") corneal mapping apparatus which includes, in a first aspect of the present invention: (a) an OCT apparatus which is comprised of apparatus for altering a reference beam path; (b) raster scanner for raster scanning sampling optical output from the OCT apparatus; (c) a curved mirror for transferring the sampling optical output from the raster scanner to an eye an...

A novel family of primate CSF-1-like polypeptides is provided via recombinant techniques, including compositions and methods for their production and use.

The present invention aims at reducing power consumption in a radio communication apparatus having a plurality of radio sections capable of selective switching by controlling power to be supplied to each of the radio sections. To this end, the apparatus includes: a power-supply condition memory section in which conditions for controlling power supply are previously set and stored; and a control se...

The invention relates to an apparatus for relocating sedimentary materials particularly from the bottom of water channels. The invention utilizes a water jet fluidizer to displace sedimentary materials and to suspend them in a water flow. The water flow containing the suspended, dispersed sedimentary material is contained within shaped ducting and redirected as a uni-directional flow, so that re-d...

Because of the lack of an appropriate method and equipment buildings of the urban and industrial type are not deinfested or cleared of rodents using asphyxiating atmospheres of nitrogen and/or carbon dioxide even though this type of deinfestation is increasingly replacing deinfestation with toxic gases, insecticides and poisons in the treatment of cereals in stores and silos and goods in sealed ro...

The device comprises a cement shaft A, intended for underground emplacement and situated in the lower portion for the connection to the electrical conduits, inside which is associated a turret C provided with means of extraction relative to the ground level and carrying a column F intended to accommodate the electrical and supplemental apparatus AC, such as water supply points, telephone, televisi...

Methods and compositions for delivery of therapeutic compounds to an animal by administration of a recombinant bacterium to the animal, the bacterium encoding the therapeutic protein.

PCT No. PCT/EP95/03823 Sec. 371 Date Mar. 21, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Mar. 21, 1997 PCT Filed Sep. 27, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/11184 PCT Pub. Date Apr. 18, 1996The present invention relates to novel colchicine derivatives of formula (1), where Y is a -CH2-CH-NH-R3 group or a -CH-CH2OR3 group and the other variables are as defined in claim 1, having antiproliferative, antitumoral and anti-inflammatory...

Device for controlling a valve device (15) which regulates a flow of washing liquid and which is placed between means (43) for pumping the washing liquid and two feed pipes (30,44,31,45,) of two respective spraying rotors (46,47) of a dishwasher, for the selective feeding of said rotors (46,47), comprises means (1,4,5;20;1,4,39,28) for selecting the working condition of said valve device (15), hou...