A system uses reduced pressure to provide a therapeutic force to a person' s breast area. The system includes a dressing assembly (2) shaped and configured to be placed on the breast area, a releaseable circumferential connector for holding the dressing assembly against at least a portion of the breast area, and a sealing subsystem for providing a fluid seal over the dressing assembly against a pe...

The present invention provides a method for preparing DMF for sucralose production, including, e.g., isolating DMF from a composition comprising DMF, water, and methanol, using a single-tower rectification system. In various embodiments of the present invention, the composition, after the removal of water and methanol, may be further dried/dehydrated, such as, by using a dehydration agent and/or f...

A method, activity monitoring station and system automatically track lost or stolen items. The method begins by searching a sales activity database for at least one sales data record containing information for items sold or offered for sale on at least one Internet site, and searching a loss database for at least one loss data record containing information relating to lost or stolen items. The at ...

A flat belt conveyor (10) that is flexible along its length and has a chevron drive and a matching drive drum (14) with helical drive (37) surfaces on its periphery to drive and track the belt (12). The flat belt may comprise a series of flexible modules (42), or belt segments, of one or more lengths joined end to end to form an endless belt of desired length.; Un transportador de banda plana (10)...

A method of forming a selective emitter in a photovoltaic (PV) crystalline silicon semiconductor wafer involves forming a mask on a front side surface of the wafer to create masked and unmasked areas on the front side surface. A first silicon oxide layer is electrochemically formed at the unmasked areas of the front side surface such that the silicon oxide layer extends into an emitter of the wafe...

This invention relates to a conjugate of a polymer moiety and an interferon- moiety, an erythropoietin moiety, or a growth hormone moiety.; La invención concierne a un conjugado de una porción polimérica y una porción de interferón, una porción de eritropoyetina, o una porción de hormona de crecimiento.

The present invention is directed to novel 5-oxazolidin-2-one substituted 1,3,8-thazaspiro[4.5]decan-4-one derivatives useful in the treatment of disorders and conditions mediated by the ORL-1 receptor. The present invention is further directed to processes for the preparation of said derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said derivatives and methods for the treatment of ORL-1 mediat...

Disclosed is a fermentation product which contains an equol-producing microorganism having a maintained equol-producing ability in a living state. In the production of a fermentation product by using an equol-producing microorganism and using a soybean powder or a soy milk as a raw material, (1) fermentation is carried out by using the equol-producing microorganism in the presence of a daidzein at...

A process for preparing a detergent alcohol mixture comprising the steps of providing one or more poly-branched poly-olefins, wherein the poly-branched poly-olefins must contain one non-branched terminal olefin and one or more additional branched olefins in the molecule; hydroformylating said poly-branched poly-olefins to produce a poly-branched olefin containing aldehyde product with one or more ...

Acyclic polyaldehydes and polyalcohols having 11, 16 or 21 carbon atoms and comprising at least two aldehyde or hydroxyl alcohol groups, at least three branches, and three or less carbon-carbon double bonds.; Los polialcoholes y polialdehídos acíclicos que tienen 11, 16 o 21 átomos de carbono y que comprende al menos dos grupos de alcohol aldehído o hidroxilo, al menos tres ramificaciones, y tres ...

The invention relates to a composite tooth for working the ground or rock, said tooth comprising a ferroalloy which is at least partially reinforced with titanium carbide in a defined shape, said reinforced part comprising an alternate macro-microstructure of millimetric areas concentrated with micrometric globular particles of titanium carbide, which are separated by millimetric areas essentially...

The invention relates to a composite milling cone for percussion crushers, said milling cone comprising a ferroalloy which is at least partially reinforced with titanium carbide in a defined shape, said reinforced part comprising an alternate macro-microstructure of millimetric areas concentrated with micrometric globular particles of titanium carbide, which are separated by millimetric areas (2) ...

The invention relates to a composite impactor for percussion crushers, said impactor comprising a ferroalloy which is at least partially reinforced with titanium carbide in a defined shape, said reinforced part comprising an alternate macro-microstructure of millimetric areas concentrated with micrometric globular particles of titanium carbide, which are separated by millimetric areas essentially ...

Provided is an excretory fluid detection device in which an electrical connector to be connected electrically to an excretory fluid detection sensor is not uncomfortable to a user, and the occurrence of skin problems can be prevented. An excretory fluid receiver (3) for attaching to a suitable chassis is provided. The receiver has an excretory fluid detection sensor (41), and one end (46) of the s...

Novel modified lignin polymers containing anionic, cationic, and/or alkoxy substitution are disclosed. Further, new cleaning compositions including the novel substituted lignin polymers are disclosed. Methods of forming the modified lignin polymers and cleaning compositions are disclosed.; Se describen polímeros de lignina modificada novedosos que contienen sustituciones aniónicas, catiónicas y/o ...

New fabric care compositions including soil release polymers containing anionic substitution, nitrogen containing substitution, and alkoxy substitution are disclosed. In particular, fabric care compositions containing modified polysaccharides having anionic substitution, nitrogen containing substitution, and alkoxy substitution and methods of forming the same are disclosed.; Se describen nuevas co...

New cleaning compositions including novel suds boosting and stabilization biopolymers containing alkoxy, anionic and nitrogen containing substitution are disclosed. In particular, cleaning compositions including suds boosting and stabilization biopolymers containing modified polysaccharides having alkoxy, anionic and nitrogen containing substitution and methods of forming the same are disclosed.; ...

A cleaning composition comprising from 0.05% to 30% by weight of surfactant and from 0.01% to 10% by weight of substituted starch, wherein the substituted starch has: - a total degree of substitution in the range of from 0.001 to 0.6, - a degree of substitution of anionic substituent in the range of from 0.001 to 0.04 and/or a degree of substation of nonionic substituent in the range of from 0.01 ...

New cleaning compositions including novel amphoteric dispersant polymers containing anionic and nitrogen containing substitution are disclosed. In particular, cleaning compositions containing modified polysaccharides having anionic and nitrogen containing substitution and methods of forming the same are disclosed.; Se describen composiciones de limpieza nuevas que incluyen polímeros dispersantes a...

Disclosed are methods for improving the production of heavy/viscous crude oil from subterranean formations comprising secondary production through use of a displacement fluid (typically a waterflood) wherein the subterranean formation is subjected to cyclic periods of overinjection of the displacement fluid followed by underinjection of the displacement fluid, but keeping the overall cumulative vo...