A fungicidal composition contains boric acid butyl ester obtained by processing mixture containing esters of 4C aliphatic alcohols, such as n-butanol, iso-butanol and/or sec-butanol and boric acid, blended with fungicidal/fungistatic agents and fragrance component. The boric acid butyl ester is obtained by processing boric acid/oxide and butanol at 200[deg]C in reaction chamber, followed by replac...

DNA sequences coding for human polypeptides with protease activity and capable of inducing apoptosis, related to the interleukin-1beta converting enzyme are disclosed.

The present invention concerns a method for molding ceramic, glass and/or metal powders comprising the steps of (a) forming a slurry mixture comprising said powder, a dispersant for said powder, two components of a two-component system and an organic solvent; (b) transferring said slurry mixture into a mold; (c) heating said mold containing said slurry at a temperature between 25 DEG C and 100...

There is disclosed a downhole packer for use in a well bore, and in particular, a packer which can be used for downhole testing. In an embodiment of the invention, a packer tool (10) for mounting on a work string to provide a seal against a tubular (32) is disclosed, the packer tool comprising a body (12) with one or more packer elements (18) and a sleeve (14), the packer tool being set by movemen...

A pair of ring shaped electrodes are arranged in neighboring disposition in a peripheral zone of coagulation and cutting instrument, over the vein (100).

The method and process for producing youthful appearing, small-pored, and smooth skin comprises pretreating the skin topically with retinoic acid, applying a contaminate in oil to the skin, and removing the contaminate by exploding or rupturing it with laser light. When treating the face, removing the contaminate requires only about 4 minutes. The laser light itself does not injure the skin but th...

The invention concerns the use of a coagulation-flocculation-decantation device for water treatment to degrease water inside the device itself so as to eliminate therefrom more than 20% of hexane-extractable matter without resorting to separate degreasing means by flotation. The invention also concerns a plant comprising a coagulation-flocculation-decantation device by ballasted flocs having a coa...

A system and a method for controlling NO_X emissions from a boiler that combusts carbonaceous fuels. The method includes the steps of (a) introducing carbonaceous fuel and combustion air into a furnace of the boiler for combusting the carbonaceous fuel in oxidizing conditions and producing flue gas including NO_X and CO, and (b) leading flue gas from the furnace to a catalyst s...

A device and method for generating user notifications associated with tasks that are pending completion on a mobile device. When additional input is required from a user of the mobile device to complete performance of a task and is not being received from the user within a predefined time period, at least one form of user notification is generated. The particular form or forms of user notification...

A lubricating oil of enhanced life as evidenced by a reduction in viscosity increase, nitration, and TBN depletion and equivalent or improved oxidation and TAN increase performance relative to commercial oils comprises a major amount of a base oil of lubricating viscosity and a minor amount of a mixture of one or more metal sulfonate(s) and/or phenate(s) and one or more metal salicylate(s) deterge...

The invention relates to a method for denitrifying waste waters in a clarification plant, comprising at least one preliminary clarification tank (2) with an inlet (1), at least one biological clarification stage (6) and at least one final clarification tank (8). The inventive method is characterized in that the nitrified waste water (9) contained in the final clarification tank (8) is recycled wit...

The invention provides the use of an antigen which is a mucosally immunogenically active substance comprising the 50kD C fragment of tetanus toxin, an immunogenic fragment thereof, or a derivative thereof formed by amino acid deletion, substitution or insertion for the manufacture of a vaccine composition for administration to a mucosal surface to induce an immune response in the mucosal surface a...

The invention relates to compounds of formula (I): and their use as targeting vectors that bind to receptors associated with angiogenesis. Such compounds may thus be used for diagnosis or therapy of, for example, malignant diseases, heart diseases, endometriosis, inflammation-related diseases, rheumatoid arthritis and Kaposi's sarcoma.

An automatically operable safety shield system for use with a syringe, the safety shield system including an holder having proximal and distal portions and defining an enclosure into which the syringe may be inserted, an outer shield having proximal and distal portions, mounted outwards from the inner holder being axially movable relative to the inner holder between retracted and extended position...

The present invention is directed to an automatic injection device containing a pre-loaded charge of medicament for automatically self-administering the medicament upon actuation thereof. The automatic injection device includes a dry compartment located within a housing for storing a predetermined dry charge of the medicament therein, a wet compartment within the housing for storing a predetermine...

A solid mixture for the preparation of concretes with a mechanical strength after 28 days that is greater than or equal to 110 MPa comprising cement, calcareous aggregates and admixtures characterised by the fact that any additions with latent hydraulic activity are less than 5% by weight compared to the cement.

An object of the present invention is to give durable excellent stain-proofing property to the surface of a coat formed on the surface of a substrate of a building board without deteriorating the surface of the coat. The present invention provides a stain-proofing agent which comprises silica fine particles, an aqueous solvent and, as a stain-proofing improver, an alkali metal compound and/or an a...

Pharmaceutical composition which comprises an insulin sensitivity enhancer in combination with other antidiabetics differing from the enhancer in the mechanism of action, which shows a potent depressive effect on diabetic hyperglycemia and is useful for prophylaxis and treatment of diabetes.

Depilation paste contains fructose, glucose and water, and does not contain acid. Independent claims are included for the following: (1) depilation method; and (2) depilation kit comprising depilating material and elastic plucking band.

Thermic cracking equipment, cooling device and active coal -producing equipment and technological row (4. graph), materializes the recycling of rubber, rubber waste (including wire rubber) plastics and plastic refuse and other organic materials and refuse by infrared radiance. After milling the basic material (1. graph) to the suitable size, it is added in the cracking reactor (1 graph). The heat ...