Each user of the so-called MATRIKS concept is offered an overall view of his or her financial product package via the internet, either at a local work station or on a home PC, irrespective of the product providers. The user has the possibility of optimising his or her product package, carrying out financial transactions and speaking to a personal financial adviser. The user can also search for pro...

A method of monitoring the status of a current ovulation cycle of an individual human female subject, involving repeated testing of the body fluid concentration of at least one analyte of significance in relation to the status of the ovulation cycle, such as urinary E3G, during at least the pre-ovulation phase of the current ovulation cycle of the individual subject, wherein testing for said analy...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce shift shock, etc., by inhibiting the changeover of an operation mode when a power transmission means is changed over from nondrive condition to drive condition. SOLUTION: A hybrid driver 10 is equipped with a controller 50 for hybrid control and a controller 52 for automatic speed change control, and in the case that a shift lever 42 is operated and an automatic spe...

The invention is related to a soft-tissue filter apparatus for a cephalostat, said apparatus being capable of positioning the patent (P) stationary for exposing radiographic images of the skull. The apparatus comprises an x-ray source (13) whose collimated (14) x-ray beam (XR) can be directed through the skull of the patient (P) onto an x-ray film (RF) contained in a cassette (23). The apparatus f...

An automatic well test system (20) utilizes a Coriolis flowmeter (68) that functions as a mass flowmeter and densitometer in combination with a water-cut monitor (66) to calculate volumetric flow rates and densities of materials draining from a test separator (24) in a combined or two-phase production stream. An oil-phase density value is corrected to eliminate the effect of its water content, and...

A process for producing a thermoelectric material based on two or more elements selected in the group constituted by Bi, Sb, Te and Se, which process comprises:i. an alloying step wherein determined amounts of the elements Bi, Sb, Te or Se are mixed until an homogenous powdered alloy is obtained;ii. an extrusion step of the powdered homogenous alloy obtained in the preceding step.The elements Bi, ...

The present invention suggests the introduction of an additional protocol element for a preventive display of transmission costs in the case of Internet and on-line services, at least for the transmission of larger quantities of data, such as, for example FTP files, sent by the provider, which can, at least, contain the scope of the data in the pending transmission, as well as other price criteria...

A method and apparatus for verifying the authenticity of a document relative to a previously programmed document are disclosed. The method provides a broadband light source; illuminates a document with the light source; collects reflected light; converts it into a corresponding electrical signal or signals; digitizes the electrical signals; and prepares a spectral signature of the document for fur...

A process for the production of shaped bodies made of self-skinning polyurethane and/or polyurea foam which comprises reacting in a closed mould a reactive composition based on an isocyanic component, a polyol component and a blowing system comprising a tertiary alcohol, in a quantity of less than 5% by weight, and tetrafluoroethane in quantities ranging from 2 to 4% by weight, said percentages be...

PURPOSE:To enable stapling at the optimum stapling position by making the stapling position changeable by a sheet post-treatment apparatus corresponding to the form selected by a selection means selecting whether a manuscript is a vertical or lateral writing manuscript. CONSTITUTION:An automatic manuscript feed apparatus 300 placing the first page of a manuscript S on the single side of platen gla...

In a reflective liquid crystal display, source/drain electrodes are formed on an insulation substrate and separated from each other. A pixel electrode is provided which has an end portion unitary formed with the source electrode and the pixel electrode extending over the insulation substrate. A semiconductor layer extends over the insulation substrate in contact directly with a gap between the sou...

Compounds having both calcium antagonist and antioxidant activity are disclosed. The compounds are useful in preventing or alleviating damage to tissues at the cellular level. Methods of treatment which employ these properties of the compounds and corresponding pharmaceutical compositions are also disclosed.

PURPOSE:To effectively apply high electric field to charge-transfer complexes formed in organic thin film layer and to put to practical use as display element and the like by a method wherein the organic thin film layer, which contains both donative molecules and acceptive molecules, is arranged between a pair of electrodes and, in addition, insulating layer, the permittivity of which is specified...

A coating composition suitable for forming an adhesive primer layer on a hydrophobic polyester resin support, wherein said coating composition essentially consists of (an) addition polymerizable monomer or mixture of such monomers having dissolved therein at least one of the polymers (i) and/or (ii), wherein : i) is a linear copolyester of isophthalic acid and at least one other dibasic carboxyl...

A method of analysis of vaginal secretions collected in an absorbent pad is disclosed. The method is effected by implementing the steps of (a) using an absorbent pad for collecting the vaginal secretions, the absorbent pad including an inner membrane for absorbing at least a portion of the secretion, the inner membrane being embedded among layers of the absorbent pad, and an external, viewable mem...

A device for transporting a human subject over a surface. The device is a dynamically balancing vehicle having a control loop for providing balance. The device includes a platform defining a fore-aft plane. The platform supports a payload including the human subject. A ground contacting module is included which may include one or more wheels. A ground-contacting member is movably coupled to the pl...

PCT No. PCT/FI93/00446 Sec. 371 Date May 12, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date May 12, 1995 PCT Filed Nov. 3, 1993 PCT Pub. No. WO94/11434 PCT Pub. Date May 26, 1994The invention relates to sealable and peelable polymer composition which comprises 5-35 weight-% styrene modified ethylene copolymer and 95-65 weight-% ethylene butyl acrylate copolymer. Ethylene copolymer is preferably ethylene butylacrylate copo...

A downhole fiber optic protection system is disclosed which includes at least one protector sub mounted in a downhole string, the protector sub having at least one recess formed in an outside diameter of the protector sub and optionally including component protectors mounted to the outside diameter of the protector sub whereby the one or more recesses in the outside of the protector sub provide pr...

PURPOSE: A method for planarization etch process of a semiconductor device is provided to minimize generation of micro-scratch by performing a planarization etch process. CONSTITUTION: A container(2) is filled with a slurry. The slurry is formed with an oxide layer slurry. The oxide layer slurry is colloid suspension, which is formed by mixing an abrasive particles(6a,6b) such as silica particles ...

PURPOSE:To obtain a higher critical current density by covering powder including mainly a bismuth oxide superconductive material having a specific critical temperature with a metallic sheath, and machining the material into a tape shape. CONSTITUTION:Powder including mainly a bismuth oxide superconductive material having a critical temperature above 100K is covered with a metallic sheath, and is e...