Compounds and pharmaceutical compositions active against hepatitis B virus are provided, as is a method for the treatment of hepatitis B virus infection in humans and other host animals is provided comprising administering an effective amount of a beta-L-(2'or 3'-azido)-2',3'-dideoxy-5-fluorocytosine of the formulawherein R is H, acyl, monophosphate, diphosphate, or triphosphate, or a stabilized p...

Laser type source of coherent luminous radiation including a resonant cavity, an amplification medium placed in the resonant cavity and a dynamic photosensitive material which is placed in the resonant cavity to form a self-adapting spectral and/or spatial filter, characterized in that the cavity is a ring laser cavity and in that the dynamic photosensitive material is placed at the intersection o...

Disclosed is a living body measuring apparatus with a built-in weight meter (1), comprising: a measuring platform; and electrodes (5), whereby said measuring platform being constructed in two-layered configuration having inner and outer boards (3,4), said electrodes being arranged on said outer board to measure a living body impedance, and said outer board of the measuring platform being formed fr...

A hand-held power tool, such as a spiral cutting tool (20), with improved operator control and visibility. The power tool includes a motor contained in a motor housing (22). The motor may be a variable speed motor controlled by a speed control user interface mounted on the housing. Each time a speed control button is actuated, the motor speed is changed. A display provides the operator of the tool...

The procedure consists of placing an extruded plastic or metal reinforcing mesh layer on top of one layer of non-woven carded fibres, covering it with a second layer of non-woven carded fibres, and subjecting the assembly to a mechanical consolidation process such as hydraulic bonding using very fine water jets at high pressure (40 - 200 bars). The fibres in the non-woven layers are at least 10 mi...

This invention provides a vehicle compartment radio LAN system for communicating with a terminal installed in a vehicle compartment through a repeater, wherein a repeater is provided in front of each seat row. Thus, a terminal installed in a front seat communicates by radio through a repeater (R1), a terminal installed in a second seat communicates by radio through another repeater (R2) and a term...

In a method and an apparatus for mixing video streams, the video mixing takes place in the compressed domain. The computational load is thereby reduced, which in turn saves costs. A Possible application is a multi-point control unit (MCU) provided as a centralized unit in a video conference.

An amount of data coded in the past is detected at a prescribed period. Criteria for deciding whether a pixel block of interest is to be coded by processing for motion-compensated coding of interframe difference, processing for coding of interframe difference without motion compensation or processing for intraframe coding are adjusted based upon the amount of code detected.

A method of manufacturing a can body by bonding a printed film sheet having an overcoating layer on its surface to the trunk of the can body. A continuous film (21) of a synthetic resin having an overcoating layer (22) formed on its one face and a printed layer (23) and an adhesive layer (24) formed on its other face is cut into a plurality of film sheets of a size for each can to have a slightly ...

A method for controlling the bombardment of a body (2) arranged in a sealed chamber (3) in which means (6) generate a plasma confined by a multipolar magnetic structure (13). The method comprises generating at least one energised electron stream (b1, b2, ..., bn) separately from the plasma generating means (6) so that said stream is confined by the multipolar magnetic structure (13) and bombards t...

Absorbent article such as a diaper and an incontinence guard provided with a pair of belt members (10a, b) intented to be fastened together around the waist of the wearer by fastening means (11, 12) and where said front portion (5), is provided with fastening means (8, 9) intended to be fastened to the belt members (10a, b), in such a way that the article will assume a pantlike shape, where the be...

Absorbent article such as a diaper and an incontinence guard provided with a pair of belt members (10 a, b) attached to the rear portion (6), alternatively to the front portion, of the article and which are intended to be fastened together around the waist of the wearer by fastening means (11, 12) and where said front portion (5), alternatively said rear portion, is provided with fastening means (...

A vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) having asymmetrical optical confinement is described. Polarization of VCSELs having symmetrical structures tend to be unpredictable and switchable. The VCSEL of the present invention has vertically etched apertures into the top bragg mirror in order to confine the optical path into an asymmetric structure. This has the effect of locking polarization...

Heterocyclyl-substd. propanoic acids and their derivs., of formula (I), are new. R = formyl, tetrazolyl, nitrile, COOH or a gp. that can be hydrolysed to COOH; X = N or CR14; R2 = H, OH, NH2, alkylamino, dialkylamino, halo, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy or alkylthio; R14 = H or 1-5 C alkyl; R3 = R2 or alkoxyimino; or CR3 + CR14 = 5 or 6 membered alkylene or alkenyl ring (opt. substd. by 1-2...

A DFT window generator 65 sequentially shifts the position of a window having a guard interval width DELTA and calculates the energy of an impulse response in a window at respective positions to obtain a window position where the maximum energy can be obtained, and the window position where the maximum energy can be obtained is set as the start edge position of the DFT window.

Absorbent articles (2) such as sanitary napkins, panty liners, and adult incontinence pads are disclosed that have a protective sheet (50) for protecting adhesive layers (40, 44) provided on opposite longitudinal side edges (30) of the absorbent article (2), such as on flaps (10) that are folded around leg openings of the garment and back flaps (210) that stay in widespread state in the garment. T...

A pants type disposable diaper includes a pants type outer cover 2 and an absorbent pad 3 attached on an inner surface of the outer cover 2, the outer cover 2 having first elastic members 11 which circumferentially extend in the vicinity of a waist-opening 13 of the outer cover 2 and second elastic members 12 which circumferentially extend in the vicinity of the uppermost points of a pair of leg-o...

A disposable diaper having a cover sheet 200 lying above a topsheet 2 thereof, the cover sheet being formed in a transversely middle zone thereof with an opening 14, the opening 14 being surrounded by a first elastic member 31 and a second elastic member 32, the first and second elastic members 31, 32 intersecting each other in proximity of the opening 14 and further extending respective halves of...

A new carbonaceous material having excellent properties such as a high anti-thermal shock resistance at a high temperature, high reliability and high environmental resistance in addition to lightness for energy saving and easiness of handling, being substantially not oxidized at 800 DEG C or higher in a low-oxygen atmosphere; said carbonaceous material having the oxidation-resistant protective lay...

There is disclosed an absorptive article including: a body including a liquid-permeable top sheet, a back sheet and an absorbent layer sandwiched between the top sheet and the back sheet; and wing members disposed on two side portions of the body and extending outwards in the widthwise direction from the body. The wing members are jointed to the two side portions of the body while being sandwiched...