In a device for examining the ability of a human being to feel a change in temperature applied to tissue the device has means (1) supplying heat or cold of controlled temperature to said tissue. The means (1) are arranged in a casing (6) which is designed as a probe to be inserted into a body cavity of said human and controlled from the outside.

In a device for examining the ability of a human being to feel a change in temperature applied to tissue the device has means (1) supplying heat or cold of controlled temperature to said tissue. The means (1) are arranged in a casing (6) which is designed as a probe to be inserted into a body cavity of said human and controlled from the outside.

An absorbent structure in an absorbent article such as a diaper, incontinence guard, sanitary napkin, wound dressing, bed protection and the like, formed from at least two superposed layers ( 5'; 5'' ) of one or more web-shaped absorption materials ( 5 ), said layers ( 5'; 5 '') having different widths as seen in the transverse direction of the article. The absorbent structure ( 4 ) made of said l...

An absorbent structure in an absorbent article such as a diaper, incontinence guard, sanitary napkin, wound dressing, bed protection and the like, formed from at least two superposed layers ( 5'; 5'' ) of one or more web-shaped absorption materials ( 5 ), said layers ( 5'; 5 '') having different widths as seen in the transverse direction of the article. The absorbent structure ( 4 ) made of said l...

A sanitary napkin 1 includes an absorbent core 4, the core 4 being bent substantially in an inverted V-shape along a first groove provided on a lower side of the core 4 in its transverse middle and along a pair of second grooves provided on an upper side of the core 4 along its side edges so as to form a protuberant region being convex toward a body side of the napkin 1. The core 4 is provided on ...

An integral disposable elasticized absorbent article is provided for use as infant training pants or adult incontinent underpants, briefs and the like. The article comprises an absorbent body having a liquid pervious top layer, a liquid impervious backsheet and a liquid absorbent layer therebetween. A pair of elasticized members (belts) are secured to the absorbent body, with one elasticized membe...

A cosmetic raw material possesses excellent compounding stability in cosmetic products. The cosmetic raw material is produced from a vinyl-type polymer having a carbosiloxane dendrimer structure in its side molecular chain. The cosmetic raw material is composed of the vinyl-type polymer having a carbosiloxane dendrimer structure in its side molecular chain, and a solution or a dispersion of a liqu...

Fuel supplied under pressure from a separate fuel tank (1) is passed through a gasification device (13-15) prior to the nozzle (6, 7) and hot burner parts (8-12). The gasification device heats the fuel passing through it and is formed by a long tube housing a damper (14) comprising an essentially incombustible and heat resistant fibre or filter material, and a porous heat distributing device (15) ...

A terminal controller software component for a communications network system, said terminal controller (TC) intended for maintaining and updating information related to the configuration of a terminal in order to establish, through the use of said information, a user context associated with an access session opened in said terminal in order to supply said user context to a user agent (UA) via a pr...

Improved mold manifold and hot runner nozzle using thin film elements include at least one active or passive thin film element disposed along a melt channel between the manifold inlet and the hot runner nozzle. Preferably, the thin film element may comprise a thin film heater in direct contact with the molten resin and position to aid in the heat and flow management of the resin within the melt ch...

A communication scheme capable of guaranteeing the order of packets in the communication media exchange during the communication so as to be able to continue the communication smoothly even after the communication media exchange is disclosed. The source host transmits a first check packet through the first communication path and stops transmission of user data packets upon transmitting the first c...

The invention comprises a PSA apparatus for the separation of a heavy component from a light component in a feed stream. The apparatus includes an adsorbent bed comprising either a mixture or a composite adsorbent comprising two or more adsorbents, wherein at least one of the adsorbents is comparatively weak and the other is comparatively strong. Another embodiment of the invention is a PSA prepur...

For use with a subscriber line, for simultaneously sending a telephone call from a PSTN compatible telephone terminal on the subscriber site, and IP packets from a first computer, over the subscriber line, the adaptor has a converter for converting signals from the telephone terminal into IP packets, and a multiplexer, for sending simultaneously the IP packets representing the telephone call and t...

A sealed alkaline-zinc storage battery is disclosed which includes a battery can, a hollow positive electrode disposed within the battery can for electrical contact therewith and containing nickel hydroxide as a positive active material, a negative electrode disposed inwardly of the positive electrode and containing zinc as a negative active material, a separator disposed between the positive and ...

A lithium secondary battery includes an internal electrode body including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, the positive electrode and the negative electrode being wound via the separator so that the positive electrode and the negative electrode are not brought into direct contact with each other, an organic electrolyte, and a battery case containing the internal electrode b...

High strength zirconium alloys with improved strength and creep resistance having 1.5 to 6 weight percent bismuth, and niobium.

High strength zirconium alloys with improved strength and creep resistance having 1.5 to 6 weight percent bismuth, and 1 to 4 weight percent tin and 0.5 to 3 weight percent niobium, the balance zirconium.

A method of manufacturing a battery can-forming material, comprising the steps of spreading metal powder on a hot-rolled steel plate (hot coil) or applying said metal powder in the form of paste to a surface thereof; annealing and then rolling the hot-rolled steel plate having the metal powder applied to the surface thereof to form a metal layer consisting of the metal powder on the surface thereo...

Cette porte sectionnelle de fermeture est remarquable en ce chaque panneau de la porte sectionnelle à l'exception des panneaux supérieur et inférieur sont agencées avec des profils complémentaires (3a-3b) s'emboîtant et se guidant sur des profils complémentaires des panneaux adjacents, à la manière d'une rotule et en ce que ledit guidage de desdits profilés entre eux s'effectue selon une angulatio...

The present invention relates to compounds of the general formula (see formula I) wherein the substituents are described in the application and to pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof. The compound of the invention are useful in the treatment of diseases related to the orphanin FQ(OFQ) receptor, which include psychiatric, neurological and physiological disorders, such as anxiety...