The glucose concentration in a whole blood sample may be determined by providing an electrochemical sensor adapted to measure glucose and hematocrit concentrations. The hematocrit concentration of the whole blood sample is measured using the electrochemical sensor via electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The initial glucose concentration of the whole blood sample is measured using the electroch...

There is provided a polyolefin resin composition comprising:(i) a polyolefin resin, and(ii) an anti-blocking agent in an amount of from 500 to 15,000 ppm by weight based on the weight of the polyolefin resin, which anti-blocking agent is made of a natural mineral and has specific particle diameters.

FIELD: production of articles out of microporous film. SUBSTANCE: the invention presents a high-speed method to manufacture articles out of a microporous film. The method is dealt with a process of manufacture of articles out of a microporous film, that are penetrable for moist steam and acting as a barrier in respect to a liquid. Manufacture of the indicated articles is carried out(by a high-spee...

A purification process of thermoprocessable tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) copolymers comprising the following steps: A) the polymer latex is transformed into gel form, under mechanical stirring, by addition of an acid electrolyte having pH values ≤ 2; B) washing of the polymer gel with aqueous solutions having pH from 1 to 7.

FIELD: changing the physical structure of metals. ^ SUBSTANCE: method include plastic deformation of a conductor by winding a wire in a monospiral or by twisting the wire in to a spiral. By deforming, the dislocation density in the conductor is provided to be no less than 1012-1015 cm-2. Further increase of the dislocation density in the metal conductor up to 1012-1015 reaches by thermal treatment...

A petroleum well for producing petroleum products that incorporates a system adapted to controllably route communications and/or electrical power having a time-varying current through a piping structure in the well, and methods of producing petroleum products use such a well, are provided by the present invention. The system comprises a first induction choke, a second induction choke, and a contro...

There is disclosed a plant fiber composite material that is environmentally benign. There is also disclosed products of the plant fiber composite material, a processing method for the plant fiber composite material, and extruded or molded products using the plant fiber composite material.

New bank/market organizational model whith rights reserved for future services relating to the deposit and/or withdrawal of cash between the operator or of a "mobile counter" and a customer holding a smart card and/or credit card, as well as for other services relating to the use of the "mobile counter".

Proposed is a transaction method between a customer and one of a plurality of service terminals (4) which supply selectable products and/or services, subject to costs, on location, as well as a sales system for carrying out the transaction method, whereby, by means of a portable mobile device (1) of the customer, an order record (6), comprising a service terminal identification (62) of the service...

Aq. dispersions of etherated amino resins (I), contg. (A) 10-50% etherated or partly etherated amino resin, (B) 0-15% 1-10C linear or branched alkanol, (C) 89.9-32.5% water and (D) 0.1-5.5% anionic emulsifiers. Also claimed are: (i) a process for the prodn. of (I), by mixing (A) with (D) and combining the mixt. with water in a suitable mixer; (ii) one-component paints contg. dispersions (I) and aq...

The invention concerns the transformation of expanded polymers, in particular styrene polymers of the polystyrene type and styrene copolymers. More particularly it concerns a method for transforming polymers in an expanded solid state into a non-expanded amorphous state in the form of a re-usable malleable pasty magma. The method comprises a step for treating the polymer with a transforming soluti...

A system and methods for shipping a package (12) from a package sender (16) to an intended recipient (18), utilizing Internet communications (30) to place shipping orders, request on demand package pickup, maintain and utilize pre-stored profile information, view shipping history, track orders, etc. A package sender (16) with an Internet-accessible computer (20) accesses an Internet site and assoc...

A method of producing an aqueous solution of water- soluble polyacrylamide (PAM) and includes the steps of providing a monovalent or divalent cation salt solution, and preferably a calcium salt solution, and adding water- soluble PAM particles to the salt solution such that the PAM particles are essentially all dissolved within about 10 seconds. The PAM particles are characterized by a particle si...

A current impedance device for routing a time-varying electrical current in a piping structure comprises an induction choke enveloping a portion of the piping structure which is characterised in that a downhole device is electrically connected to the piping structure between one side of the choke and another side of the choke and that a voltage potential is developed across the choke when time-var...

The maintenance tracking commences with reading of identification data attached to the equipment (2) itself, and a corresponding inspection record is created for transmission to a central data system (6). Tracking files (7) are updated from the incoming inspection records.

The method for starting the vehicle fitted with an automatic transmission, an input clutch and a heat engine controlled by a computer is initiated by the detection (a) of the desire to start the vehicle and closed by the total closure (f) of the clutch. It comprises the servo-control of the engine to a speed instruction, the partial closure of the clutch whilst maintaining the engine servo-control...

Workpiece polishing and finishing procedure uses polishing material with abrasive stuck permanently to deformable backing material The procedure for polishing and finishing a workpiece (1) surface uses a polishing material (2) such as felt with an abrasive, e.g. cerium oxide, stuck permanently to a backing material (3), applying pressure to the latter when the polishing element is in contact with...

The textile preform is made from interwoven filaments (12) or lengths of filament, employing a support of appropriate shape. The filaments are applied in intersecting layers in two or more directions, tensioned and held on the support by spikes (18), and the procedure includes a stage in which the spikes are removed and reimplanted in different positions to avoid any concentration of faults inhere...

The pipe connector has a hollow holder (2) with rear end part (4) to hold the pipe and a front end part (3) to hold a connecting spring (7). A ring-shaped locking element (16) made with an open shape and of deformable elastic material is movably connected to the holder. The locking element has a first shaped tab (21) and a second tab (22) parallel to the first with the two tabs defining a hollow ...

The invention relates to a control device (HC) for operating one or more foot pedal control devices (26; 26) in a vehicle. According to the invention, the control device (HC) comprises means (11, 20, 22; 11, 21 23) for transmitting the movement and force, exerted by the driver by his/her own muscular strength on the actuator (13) of the control device (HC), hydrostatically to the foot pedal contro...