A method for detection of ionizing radiation comprises the steps of (i) directing ionizing radiation towards an object to be examined; (ii) preventing Compton scattered radiation, preferably at least 99% of the radiation Compton scattered in said object, from being detected; and (iii) detecting ionizing radiation spatially resolved as transmitted through said object to reveal a spatially resolved ...

The suitability of resin-impregnated papers for composite laminates is determined by a method in which the NIR spectra are measured and compared with those of reference samples.

A wall compound applicator appliance that has a work station including a reservoir for containing a supply of wall compound, an air compressor, an applicator tool, a portable compressed air tank to operate the applicator tool, and a carrying strap assembly to attach the tank to a user with the tank connected to the applicator tool. The applicator tool has a cylindrical, tubular body to receive a s...

Method and apparatus for precision longitudinal registration of a movable tire building drum (120, 620) to an automated tire building system (100) work station (110, 610), wherein the automated tire building system comprises one or more work stations with application drums (112), and the tire building drum is moved longitudinally forward (105) into and out of each work station, comprising: providi...

A method for improving the processability of foam premixes containing HFC and/or pentane-based blowing agents in polyols is provided, which method comprises adding trans-1,2-dichloroethylene to said premix in an amount effective to enhance said processability.

The invention describes the LAGE-1 tumor associated gene, including fragments, allelic variants and splice variants thereof. Also included are polypeptides and fragments thereof encoded by such genes, antibodies relating thereto. Methods and products also are provided for diagnosing and treating conditions characterized by expression of a LAGE-1 gene product.

This invention relates to methods of detecting or inferring the presence of malignant or premalignant cells in a human that express 5T4. Provided are methods for detecting 5T4 RNA in blood, plasma, serum, other bodily fluids, cells, and tissues. The invention thereby provides an aid for the detection, diagnosis, monitoring, treatment, or evaluation of neoplastic disease.

Polyurethane article black colorants which comprise a novel blue polymeric anthraquinone colorant, rather than the previous standard polymeric triphenylmethane blue-type colorants are provided. Such a novel blend of colorants to produce black colorations within the target polyurethane foams exhibits very low color degradation within polyurthane foams, primarily due to the stability and resiliency ...

A memory controller controls access to one or more memory units. The memory controller includes access control logic operable to receive a memory access request that references at least one memory address. It further includes a fake response record operable to record a fake response indication for an address for which a response is to be faked. The access control logic is operable on receipt of a ...

A vehicle of the industrial truck type comprises a chassis ( 3 ), at least three wheels ( 4 ) arranged to support the chassis while resting on the ground and a lifting unit ( 8 ) connected to the chassis having one or more members ( 9 ) arranged to carry loads and a power arrangement to raise and lower the load-carrying members relative to the chassis. The lifting unit is carried by the chassis vi...

PURPOSE: Provided is a structural element of closed-cell polyurethane rigid foam having good thermal insulation and improved sound absorption properties. CONSTITUTION: The element comprises a panel of polyurethane rigid foam with a proportion of closed cells of more than 90%, with a surface having 1 to 18 depressions per square centimeter, the depressions having a diameter of from 0.1 to 10 mm and...

A composition which comprises 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluorobutane (HFC-365mfc) and 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane (HFC-245fa) in a weight ratio HFC-365mfc/HFC- 245fa of from 60:40 to 75:25.

An interactive respiratory regulator comprising a recording device wording t he respiratory pattern of a user and issuing a corresponding respiratory signal, an instruction signal generator for the generation of an instruction signal that can be perceived by the user in order to influence his respiratory behaviour, a control device controlling the instruction signal generator, a processing device ...

A self-service terminal (12) having a wireless communication port (28) for interacting with a user's portable device (60 or 70) is described. The terminal (12) may be an ATM, and includes a biometric device (35) for capturing biometric data from a user at the terminal (12). The terminal (12) is operable to receive biometric data from portable devices (60 or 70) within the vicinity (76) of the term...

The present invention relates to the use of a hydrophilic membrane to provide by the process of pervaporation through the membrane water suitable for agricultural irrigation, industrial use, hydrating or rehydrating of food or agricultural or pharmaceutical compositions. The present invention also relates to a water purification apparatus which includes the hydrophilic membrane, comprising one or ...

A cushioning molded product is provided which is produced by binding a vegetable fiber with a copolymer of a saccharide and an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid to conduct molding. Further a process is provided for producing a cushioning molded product from a copolymer of a saccharide and an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, and a vegetable fiber, the process comprising (a) mixing or adhering the copolymer a...

Soft and elastic polymer products arc obtained by stretching a composition comprising a biodegradable polyhydroxyalkanrate copolymer comprising at least two randomly repeating monomer units. The first randomly repeating monomer unit has the structure (I), wherein R<1 >is H, or C1 or C2 alkyl, and n is 1 or 2. The second randomly repeating monomer unit has the structure (II), wherein R2 is a C3-C19...

A phenolic resin composition in which the phenolic resin can be smoothly cured at a low temperature while inhibiting the generation of free formaldehyde and trapping free phenol. An epoxy compound is dispersed or dissolved as a hardener in an aqueous phenolic resin solution. The epoxy compound functions not only as a hardener for the phenolic resin but as a trapping agent for free phenol. The phen...

A system for making a coated substrate, comprising a coating composition, said coating composition comprising an alkenyl functional compound and a hydride functional compound, and a substrate having a precious metal catalyst disposed on at least one surface of the substrate in an amount effective to catalyze cure of the coating composition when the coating composition is applied to the substrate w...

The present invention is a rare earth-containing oxide member comprising a substrate comprising at least one element selected from group consisting of C, Si, Al, Ni, Ti, Fe, Mo, Ta and W, or an alloy comprising at least one element selected from group consisting of Si, Al, Ni, Ti, Fe, Mo, Ta and W; and a compound oxide laminated to the substrate, the compound oxide comprising a rare earth element ...