Fuel oil compositions containing specific mixtures of esters of unsaturated monocarboxylic acids show improved lubricity properties.

Provided are compounds and compositions thereof that are useful for treating inflammation, particularly pulmonary inflammations including asthma and asthma-related pathologies such as allergy. Also provided are methods for using such compounds and compositions of the invention to treat patients suffering from, or predisposed to develop inflammation.

An implant with a surface modified for improved bio-compatiability consisting of a metal or an alloy thereof, said implant surface comprising a modified outer layer is disclosed, wherein said metal preferably is titanium, zirconium, hafnium or tantalum, and most preferably titanium, and said modified outer layer preferably comprises a hydride of said metal. Also a method for the production of such...

A process is described for making a gypsum board having improved water resistance. The resulting gypsum board products are also described. The process comprises adding an aqueous siloxane emulsion to an aqueous slurry of a calcium sulfate material and host particles, where the siloxane emulsion is stable under the condition in which the slurry is maintained. The process further includes passing sa...

A semiconductor apparatus comprises a substrate, a semiconductor chip fixedly secured on one side of the substrate, a spirally shaped coil formed on the other side of the substrate and electrically connected to the semiconductor chip, and a conductive pattern formed on a surface of the one side of the substrate facing to the semiconductor chip for stabilizing an inductance characteristic of the co...

The array has acoustical subunits (32a-32c) each having a column of micromachined ultrasonic transducer interconnected cells, where the subunits are reconfigurable. Access switches and matrix switches are electrically coupled to the subunits. The subunits are switchably connectable to selected system channels (58) by the access switches and access lines. A switch state control circuit controls the...

The present invention relates to a compound having a chroman ring, which has good thermal and optical stability, adequate optical anisotropy, adequate dielectric anisotropy and superior compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds, a liquid crystal composition comprising the compound, and a liquid crystal device comprising the composition. A compound represented by formula (1) below is provi...

A composition comprising a mixture of a calcium sulfate material, water, and a tetrametaphosphate compound is disclosed. Desirably, the inclusion of the tetrametaphosphate compound (e.g., salt or ion) in a pre-set treatment of a calcium sulfate material enhances the resistance to permanent deformation (e.g., sag), dimensional stability, and/or compressive strength of the composition while also pre...

Composite particles made of a binder and filler material are provided for use in subterranean formations. The filler is finely divided mineral and optional fiber. The particles are proppants useful to prop open subterranean formation fractures. The particles are also useful for water filtration and artificial turf for sports fields. Methods of making the composite particles are also disclosed.

The present invention relates to distillate fuels or distillate fuel blend stocks comprising a blend of a Fischer-Tropsch derived product and a petroleum derived product that is hydrocracked under conditions to preserve aromatics. The resulting distillate fuel product is a low sulfur, moderately aromatic distillate fuel. The resulting distillate fuel or distillate fuel blend stock exhibits excelle...

An apparatus for a SCORM-based e-learning contents service in a digital broadcasting system and a method thereof that makes it possible to implement a SCORM-based e-learning method that is a PC-based leaning method currently recognized as the standard of the e-learning industries in an MPEG-2-based digital broadcasting system. The apparatus includes a set top box for transmitting information about...

Disclosed is an address comparator configured to flow a current only for an initial short time, but not at other times, such as when an address is input thereto for a repair operation. The address comparator includes a plurality of unit address comparators comparing addresses received for the repair operation, a PMOS transistor turned on for a short time, an NMOS transistor controlling a current f...

A process is described for the production of a composite sheet material comprising a plastic film (F) and a web (V) of textile fibers (T) combined with said plastic film (F). The process comprises the following phases: a) feeding the plastic film (F) to a lamination station; b) feeding the web (V) to said lamination station; c) applying an adhesive to one surface of the film or to one s...

The apparatus has a de-interlacing unit (210) to de-interlace input image signals using an interlaced scanning process and to output a de-interlaced image signal using a progressive scanning process. A saw-tooth artifact processor (220) is provided for removing saw-tooth artifacts in the de-interlaced image signal based on a diffusion value and a median value of the de-interlaced image signal. An ...

An optical fiber includes a radial axis, a longitudinal axis, a first window surface adapted for receiving pump radiation and transmitting the pump radiation into the optical fiber, a second surface adapted for totally internally reflecting pump radiation received within the optical fiber, and an active region within the optical fiber for generating radiation at a characteristic wavelength when pu...

Inventive methods and apparatus are useful for collecting magnetic materials in one or more magnetic fields and resuspending the particles into a dispersion medium, and optionally repeating collection/resuspension one or more times in the same or a different medium, by controlling the direction and rate of fluid flow through a fluid flow path. The methods provide for contacting derivatized particl...

Capsules, for example for the delivery of pharmaceuticals, are produced from two films (18) of a water-soluble polymeric material, by deforming the films to form a multiplicity of recesses, and filling the recesses, using two adjacent rotary dies (14, 15; 42) with recesses (16) into which the films (18) are deformed. The dies (14, 15; 42) act as electrodes for welding the films together by dielect...

A three-dimensionally embossed non-woven fabric, which is comprised of fibers and/or filaments (3) oriented primarily in the moving direction (2) of the machine, and has zones (5, 7) with regularly alternating elevations (4a, 8a) and indentations (4b, 8b), which are separated from one another by non-embossed areas (6) that are continuous in the moving direction (2) of the machine. These non-emboss...

The invention concerns a multiple connector terminal (100), individual linking modules (200) and self-contained remote assemblies (300). The terminal is connected to a plurality of telecommunication lines (102) and comprises interfacing means with the lines, a plurality of individual connectors (104) and distributing means. Each module (200) can be indissociably mounted on one of the connectors an...

The invention relates to a method, a mobile communication terminal and a system for enabling a VPN connection to be established between a first (150) and a second (160) computer connected to a network such as the Internet. A first mobile terminal (154) is arranged for local Bluetooth communication with the first (150) computer. Likewise, a second mobile terminal (164) is arranged for local Bluetoo...