Disclosed is a method for detecting a nucleic acid target sequence by formation of triple helix nucleic acid structures. The method may, but need not, involve amplifying the nucleic acid in vitro using cycles of denaturation and amplification to yield product duplexes, and detecting the product duplexes by hybridizing a third strand of nucleic acid to the product duplexes without denaturation. The...

An optical information storage disk (10) especially adapted for tamper-proof monitoring by an electronic article surveillance (EAS) system. The compact disk (10) hereof includes a generally planar, annular first disk surface (12) and an opposed, generally annular second disk surface (14), a plurality of generally concentric data tracks (24) on at least one of the disk surfaces, a centered aperture...

An injection site usable with a blunt cannula, comprises an injection site (812) having a pre-slit sealing member, the injection site being integrally formed with a spike connector (814) for insertion through the stopper of a vial, for connecting a cannula, through the injection site and spike connector, with the vial. The spike connector has a barb (818) which holds the connector in place in the ...

Cosmetic Compositions comprising an emulsion, preferably an aqueous emulsion, including at least one cosmetic resin material, e.g. a hydrocarbon resin such as polyisobutylene, are made by direct emulsification of the resin without a solvent or carrier therefor. The direct emulsification may be achieved by a special mixing regime, with particular emulsifiers. The absence of solvent or carrier for t...

La presente invención se refiere a un horno para calentar hojas de vidrio, que comprende una sección superior de recinto de horno y una sección inferior de recinto de horno, que juntas definen una cámara calentadora, alargada, que se extiende generalmente en forma horizontal, un elemento transportador que incluye una pluralidad de rodillos dispuestos en una relación alineada, espaciada, a través d...

A method of isolating a protein from a mixture containing the protein, the method including providing an antibody immobilized on a solid support, which antibody is reactive with the protein complexed with a ligand and substantially unreactive with the protein not complexed with the ligand; contacting the mixture, in the presence of the ligand, with the immobilized antibody to bind the protein, com...

An improved method and apparatus for the compressive treatment of material are disclosed. The method and apparatus use a gull winged confining means in conjunction with two surfaces to form a stuffing chamber. The wing of the confining means which faces the first, faster moving surface is provided with a precompacting zone where the wing and first moving surface are spaced more than at other posit...

PCT No. PCT/EP85/00280 Sec. 371 Date Jan. 7, 1986 Sec. 102(e) Date Jan. 7, 1986 PCT Filed Jun. 13, 1985 PCT Pub. No. WO86/00099 PCT Pub. Date Jan. 3, 1986.The invention is directed to a composite-type paper making wire or screen, comprising an upper or forming fabric and a lower or wear fabric including at least three sets of longitudinal threads and at least two sets of cross threads. Due to the ...

A tubular member 42 is provided as a supporting foot 40. Several cuts 43, arranged crosswise to one another, are arranged at the points of a flat pallet top 35 and pallet runners 36, which the end surface of the tubular member 42 adjoins. The free ends of these cuts 43 lie on a line 41 corresponding to the internal contour of the tubular member 42. With segments 44 formed by the cuts 43 folded, an...

A head support 10 for a coffin 12 has a top surface 14 with a head holding aperture 16, and in use at a least part of each lateral side 22 of the surface 14 fits the dimensions at the head of the coffin. The support 10 may comprise a sheet member 18 inclined in use and having a U-shaped aperture 16, each limb 20 of the U ending in a point 24, the member 18 being of a material, for example chipboar...

An implant is produced by coating a core material with a calcium phosphate compound and converting the coating layer into an apatite ceramic layer by a hydrothermal reaction.

The main goal of this invention patent is a procedure for forming an amorphous carbon film over a solid, which film has physical and chemical properties similar to those of diamond. Its ancillary objects are the solid bodies so coated and the self-sustained film obtained in a subsequent stage of dissolution of said substrate. The application field is quite wide, and we cite: tools, shafts and bush...

Die Erfindung betrifft eine Bindemittelmischung zur einstufigen Herstellung von Dichtwänden mit hohem spezifischem Schadstoff-Adsorptions/Absorptionsvermögen enthaltend Hüttensand, Anreger für den Hüttensand, Tonminerale und verbessernde Zusätze, die dadurch gekennzeichnet ist, daß sie einen Gehalt an a) 30,0 bis 83,3 Masse-% Hüttensand, b) 2,0 bis 10,0 Masse-% eines hydroxylionenbildenden Anreger...

A method of biologically decomposing a phenolic compound or a furan compound has the step of decomposing a phenolic compound or a furan compound by bringing an aqueous solution containing the phenolic compound or furan compound into contact with microorganisms derived from the intestine of a termite and having the ability to decompose the phenolic compound or furan compound. The microorganisms hav...

A liquid crystal panel module has a liquid crystal panel (1); a plurality of tape carrier packages arranged along a side of the liquid crystal panel (1); a semiconductor element (101) attached to the tape carrier packages for operating the liquid crystal panel (1); outer leads (30) disposed in the tape carrier packages on both sides of the semiconductor element (101) and connected to each other be...

An apatite coated article comprising a substrate having thereon an apatite layer which is formed by flame spraying apatite powder at from about 2,000 to 4,000 DEG C, and a process for producing such an apatite coated article.

In a waste water purification process having at least three tanks (1, 2, 3) which simultaneously take part in the biological treatment process and which are fitted with an aeration device (5) which can be switched off and with a circulation device (4) separately therefrom, a feed (15) connected to a recycle sludge feeder (16) from a clarification tank, the run-off (17) being taken into this clarif...

Implant material which contains biocompatible ions and which, in aqueous solutions, has the same potential as the natural bone material. A method for producing the implant material according to the invention is characterised in that the implant material is immersed in a dilute saline solution, and after formation of a static layer a glass micro-electrode is introduced into the layer and, in order ...

Supporting roll winding machine for the winding of material webs (5), in particular paper webs, having two supporting rolls (2, 3) on which the winding rollers (4.1, 4.2) are supported during winding, has a freely rotatable damping roller (12) which extends across the working width and can be laid approximately horizontally on the winding rollers (4.1, 4.2), which damping roller can be pressed awa...

Cholesterol and cholesterol esters are removed from egg yolk by a process wherein a) optionally after the addition of an emulsion-breaking agent to the egg yolk, the egg yolk plasma is separated from the LDL-granula fraction, b) cholesterol and cholesterol esters which are contained in the egg yolk plasma are adsorbed on a solid adsorption agent and c) the solid material loaded with cholesterol an...