Apparatus for treating age-related macular degeneration, the apparatus comprising a light source which, in operation, serves to emit a therapeutic light beam presenting an emission wavelength lying in the range 1.2 μm to 1.3 μm, and preferably equal to 1.26 μm to 1.27 μm. The laser source is preferably comprises an optical fiber Raman laser.

The invention provides a method of treating timber. The method includes the step of immersing a sawn end of a freshly felled timber in a fluid having a viscosity suitable to permit drawing of the fluid through a part of a xylem capillary system of the timber as a result of a pressure differential existing between the sawn end and opposing end region of the freshly felled timber. The pressure diffe...

The invention provides a method of treating timber. The method includes the step of immersing a sawn end of a freshly felled timber in a fluid having a viscosity suitable to permit drawing of the fluid through a part of a xylem capillary system of the timber as a result of a pressure differential existing between the sawn end and opposing end region of the freshly felled timber. The pressure diffe...

A method, a system, and an apparatus for proving secure transmissions from a smartcard reader are described. A signal created by the smartcard reader dependent on the smartcard is encrypted. The signal comprises access information. The encrypted signal is transmitted to a remote location relative to the smartcard reader. The transmitted signal is translated at the remote location to another format...

A method, a system, and an apparatus for proving secure transmissions from a smartcard reader are described. A signal created by the smartcard reader dependent on the smartcard is encrypted. The signal comprises access information. The encrypted signal is transmitted to a remote location relative to the smartcard reader. The transmitted signal is translated at the remote location to another format...

The invention relates to a manufacturing substrate of sheet-like products. The substrate comprises a paper layer ( 9 ) having a first surface and a second surface, a barrier layer ( 10 ) formed on the first surface of the paper layer ( 9 ), and a release layer ( 11 ) formed on the barrier layer ( 10 ). On the second surface of the paper layer ( 9 ) there is a non-stick layer ( 12 ). The invention ...

The present invention relates to a food package and a method of controlling heating of a foodstuff using microwave energy by permitting entry of both decaying microwave energy and propagating microwave energy into the interior of the package in a manner that achieves even heating of the foodstuff, effective control over moisture content, effective control over the resulting crispness and texture o...

We describe peptides with cell-cycle inhibitory and apoptotic activity and their use in the treatment of diseases which would benefit from the inhibition of cell division, for example cancer.

Disclosed is a cooking state and completion indicator of instant foods such as instant noodles, which indicates a cooking state of the instant foods to allow consumers to easily identify the cooking state quickly, thereby allowing the consumers to ingest the cooked instant foods and to approximate a cooking completion time of the instant foods to prevent the consumers from wasting time while waiti...

This invention relates to compounds of the formulaand to pharmaceutically acceptable salts, prodrugs and solvates thereof, wherein R1 and R2 are as defined herein. The compounds of formula 1 are antibacterial and antiprotozoal agents that may be used to treat various bacterial and protozoal infections and disorders related to such infections. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositio...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a more suitable commercial broadcast (CM) for each viewer and to allow a program and the CM to be corresponding to each other more directly by selecting the correspondence between the program and the CM among a plurality of candidates. SOLUTION: A broadcast receiver has a storage section 106, in which CM programs are stored. A viewer registers its own preference of...

In order to properly discern a plurality of streams of blood flow having different contrast agent arrival times or blood concentration properties, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 200 comprises: an ultrasonic probe 1; a transceiver section 2; a quadrature detector section 3; a power calculating section 4 for calculating the power P of blood flow; a power peak holding section 21 for comparing the...

The invention relates to an oligonucleotide derivative which comprises at least one nucleoside building block of the formula (I)The invention furthermore relates to nucleoside building blocks, intermediates and processes for preparing the oligonucleotide derivatives and the nucleoside building blocks. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions and to uses of the oligonucleotide deri...

The invention relates to a novel process for the production of mouldings, in particular contact lenses, in which a soluble prepolymer containing crosslinkable groups is crosslinked in solution, and to mouldings, in particular contact lenses, obtainable by this process. The present invention likewise relates to novel prepolymers which can be employed in the novel process, in particular derivatives ...

Disclosed is an index data stream structure for digital contents metadata containing an encoded multi-key for digital contents metadata defined in the TV-Anytime forum (that is, TVA metadata), thereby allowing a receiver receiving the digital contents metadata to locate the metadata meeting a plurality of conditions, that is, composite conditions, in a prompt and efficient manner, by providing an ...

A system for conducting a survey uses an interactive item selection system displayed on a viewing surface of a television. The system includes a database for storing the survey in an electronic format. The survey is associated a product offered by a particular entity to a user of the interactive item selection system and/or a service performed by the particular entity for the user of the interacti...

A system for conducting a survey uses an interactive item selection system displayed on a viewing surface of a television. The system includes a database for storing the survey in an electronic format. The survey is associated a product offered by a particular entity to a user of the interactive item selection system and/or a service performed by the particular entity for the user of the interacti...

Substantially pure amorphous 9-deoxo-9a-aza-9a-methyl-9a-homoerythromycin A. In addition, this disclosure is directed to a process for the preparation thereof from crude 9-deoxo-9a-aza-9a-methyl-9a-homoerythromycin A via orthorhombic isostructural pseudopolymorphs of 9-deoxo-9a-aza-9a-methyl-9a-homoerythromycin A, of the general formula I: wherein S represents a water-miscible or water-immiscible ...

Substantially pure amorphous 9-deoxo-9a-aza-9a-methyl-9a-homoerythromycin A. In addition, this disclosure is directed to a process for the preparation thereof from crude 9-deoxo-9a-aza-9a-methyl-9a-homoerythromycin A via orthorhombic isostructural pseudopolymorphs of 9-deoxo-9a-aza-9a-methyl-9a-homoerythromycin A, of the general formula I: wherein S represents a water-miscible or water-immiscible ...

A method of storing clothes (1) mainly in closets, wardrobes, chests of drawers, racks or trunks in which garments and other pieces of cloth like T-shirts, sweaters, pants or trousers, towels, sheets, table clothes, etc, are folded and suspended from horizontal rods, bars, sticks (2), etc, that are stored on guide rails (3), as if they were folders in a filing cabinet. Includes several designs of ...