The invention comprises taking colour pictures of back- lighted analysis microtubes and using the colour information in the images to identify areas of the image which are relevant for interpreting the result of other possible artefacts, as well as detecting abnormal samples and/or reactions characterised by changes in the colour properties of the reaction.

An access assembly is provided. The access assembly includes an access membe r defining a central longitudinal axis and having a longitudinal opening therethrough for reception and passage of surgical instrument, the access member dimensioned for positioning within tissue to provide access to underlying tissue, and first and second seal members mounted to the access member in juxtaposed relation, ...

A mold is provided for making a cutting tool insert from a material to be molded, the cutting tool insert having an edge defined by two intersecting surfaces. The mold includes a first surface, a second surface intersecting with the first surface to define an edge, and an air gap between the first surface and the second surface at the edge, the width of the air gap varying in a controlled way alon...

An assembly support has a supporting element which is connected to the vehicle body and has an upper shell with a connected closing plate, and reinforcing bars are arranged in the region of fastening openings between the upper shell and the closing plate. A bridge support is connected to the supporting element, the bridge support is held with free limb ends in bearing eyes of the supporting elemen...

An accessory for use with an air gun to effect particulate pick-up on a surface comprising a flexible member having one end fitted about the end of the air gun and with the other end having a substantially larger opening. The air gun is operated and the second opening is kept close to the surface to be cleaned such that particulate matter is forced upwardly into the flexible member from where it m...

An accessory for use with an air gun to effect particulate pick-up on a surface comprising a flexible member having one end fitted about the end of the air gun and with the other end having a substantially larger opening. The air gun is operated and the second opening is kept close to the surface to be cleaned such that particulate matter is forced upwardly into the flexible member from where it m...

A refillable bottom dispensing package forming a closed space in which fluid material can be stored and from which such material can be dispensed, the package having a rigid wall adjacent a bottom thereof, the wall having a hole, a resilient valve regulating dispensing of the fluid material contained in the package through the hole, the valve being closed to the passage of fluid material through t...

Use of a polynucleotide encoding or a polypeptide comprising at least the extra-cellular IPT-3 and IPT-4 domains of hepatocyte growth factor receptor for the screening and/or development of pharmacologically active agents useful in the treatment of cancer, preferably a cancer with dysregulation of hepatocyte growth factor receptor.

A socket for mounting on a substrate includes a terminal exposure part that exposes the plurality of substrate connection terminals of the contacts at lower opposin g edges of the socket, and a central part that includes a bottom surface bulging part that protrudes downwardly to define a bottom surface of the socket housing. An insulative contact support board that houses the contacts is housed in...

An expansion anchor comprising a tubular body, which extends along a longitudinal axis and is structured so as to have a head at one end, adapted to be engaged inside a hole obtained in a wall; the head comprising a deformable body made of a first plastic material having a predetermined mechanical rigidity, and at least one longitudinal rigid insert, which is firmly integrated in the deformable bo...

The present disclosure relates to a cost efficient method of bleaching a pulp by means of ozone. The method comprises subjecting an oxygen delignified pulp to an ozone bleaching stage followed by a chlorine dioxide bleaching stage and a peroxide bleaching stage. The peroxide bleaching stage is performed directly after the chlorine dioxide stage without any intermediate wash.

Syringe (1) including a cylinder (2) and a piston (4), in which the outlet end (6) of the cylinder (2) is integrated with a luer connector or a valve male luer lock connector (7).

A mobile communication device maintains a stored list of a plurality of carrier identifications, where each carrier identification is stored in association with one of a plurality of country codes. The mobile device is also associated with a home wireless carrier that is identifiable by a home carrier identification stored in its memory. The mobile device reads the home carrier identification from...

A composite panel is formed from a honeycomb core panel with a foam material filling the tubular cells and a fibrous reinforcing cover shee ts extending over the top and bottom of the panel. The cover sheets are filled with a set resin material which extends from the cover sheets into the porous fibrous materia l of the walls of the core panel so as to form an integral structure of the resin exten...