A system and method for evaluating hand decontamination compliance in a medical care facility includes a plurality of patient stations; a plurality of hand hygiene stations; personnel tags for personnel in the medical care facility; readers at the patient stations and at the hand hygiene stations capable of detecting the presence of personnel tags; and a controller for detecting whether a personne...

A biocompatible meniscal repair device is disclosed. The tissue repair devic e includes a scaffold adapted to be placed in contact with a defect in a meniscus, the scaffold comprising a high-density, dry laid nonwoven polymeric material and a biocompatible foam. The scaffold provides increased suture pull-out strength.

A cardiovascular valve assembly comprised of a base member and an exchangeable valve member detachably mountable thereto. The base member includes a tubular body. The valve member includes a valve frame that suppor ts a plurality of valve leaflets. The diameter of the tubular body can be increas ed to receive an exchangeable valve member having larger dimensions.

A sealing jaw assembly is comprised of a passive jaw pad and an active ceramic jaw adapted to conduct a heating current for generating a sealing temperature in a profiled sealing head to form a seal in a polyolefin film material compressed between the jaws. The sealing head of the passive jaw has a triangular profile defining opposed inclined side walls and a joint. The side walls provide variable...

The invention relates to a method for the manufacture of an integrated mineral fiber product. In the method a first and a second primary mineral fiber web, which both are of a certain width, are obtained. The first and the second primary mineral fiber web are placed at least partly on top of each other, so that a combined primary web is obtained, which shows a first and second edge part and a midd...

The present invention relates to an arrangement in an elevator without counterweight, which comprises at least a control unit (5), a hoisting machine (3) and a traction sheave (4) connected to it, and an elevator car (1) suspended on hoisting ropes (2) fixed to an essentially immovable place at their first ends and adjustably at their second ends, which elevator car (1) is fitted to travel backwar...

A forming section has a lower wire loop (11), which constitutes a single-wire section (T) following a breast roll (12). A first dewatering zone (Z1) has at least one stationary, first forming shoe (40) followed by a pulsating strip cover (50). The first forming shoe has leading and trailing edges and underpressure affecting through holes of the cover. The holes are openings or slots substantially ...

The invention relates to a press section (P) in a paper or board machine, comprising in combination at least one dewatering press nip (1) and a smoothing press (4) positioned downstream in terms of the web running direction. The smoothing press is provided with a metal belt circle comprising a metal belt (5) adapted to extend around at least one guide element (6), on the outside of said belt being...

An agricultural bale cutter has a scoop shaped lower jaw frame supporting a first set of teeth at a lower end and is pivotally mounted to an upper jaw frame. A secon d set of teeth mounted on the upper jaw frame may therefore be moved between distal a nd proximal positions relative to the first set of horizontal teeth for cutting a bale that is held betweent the upper and lower jaw frames. The fra...

Disclosed is a combustion promoting device for an internal combustion engine which derives high combustion efficiency and high power from the internal combustion engine. The combustion promoting device is provided with a combustion promotion inductor formed of a super alloy having excellent heat resistance and thermal conductivity. The combustion promotion inductor is adapted to absorb high-temper...

SE REFIERE A COMPUESTOS HETEROCICLICOS BENZO-FUSIONADOS DE SULFAMIDA DE FORMULA (I), EN DONDE R1 Y R2 SON INDEPENDIENTEMENTE H Y ALQUILO INFERIOR; R4 ES H Y ALQUILO INFERIOR; a ES 1 A 2; R ES 2-((R5)b-CROMANILO), 2-((R5)b-2,3-DIHIDRO-BENZO[1,4]-DIOXINILO), 2-((R5)b-2,3-DIHIDRO-BENZO[1,4]-DIOXEPINILO), 2-((R5)b-BENZO[1,3]-DIOXOLILO), 2-((R5)b-2,3-DIHIDRO-NAFTO[2,3-b][1,4]-DIOXINILO, ENTRE OTROS; b ...

SE REFIERE A COMPUESTOS DE ANILINA DE FORMULA (I), EN DONDE a ES 0 A 2; b ES 0 A 4; U Y W SON CADA UNO CH, O UNO ES CH Y EL OTRO ES N; M1 ES -C(R6)< O N; M2 ES N O CH; n ES 1 o 2; p ES 0,1 o 2; X ES UN ENLACE UNICO, -NHC(O)-, -C(=N-OR10)-, ENTRE OTROS; Y ES -O-, -C(=O)-, ENTRE OTROS; Z ES UN ENLACE, -CH(R14)-(R14a-ALQUILENO(C1-C4))-; R1 ES R15- ALQUILO, R15-CICLOALQUILO, R15-ARILO, R15-HETEROARILO...

SE REFIERE A DERIVADOS DE PIRIMIDINA DE FORMULA (I), EN DONDE Ar ES DE FORMULA (III), K ES C(R1) O N; M ES C(H) O N; Q ES C(D) O N; D ES H, HALOGENO, -NO2, -CN, ENTRE OTROS; R1 Y R2 SON INDEPENDIENTEMENTE H, HALOGENO, HIDROXI, -CF3, ENTRE OTROS; O R2 ES -N(RE)-(CRFRG)n-RH-; R13 ES H, ALQUILO (C1-C6), ENTRE OTROS; A ES CICLOALQUILO(C3-C10), -ARILO(C6-C10), ENTRE OTROS; Z1 Y Z2 SON -C-, -N-, -CR7-; ...

SE REFIERE A DERIVADOS ESPIROCICLICOS DE FORMULA (I), EN DONDE m ES 0, 1 O 2; X ES O, S O N-CN; R ES F, Cl O CN; A ES UN GRUPO CICLOALQUILENO(C3-C6) OPCIONALMENTE SUSTITUIDO CON ALQUILO(C1-C4) Y B ES UN ENLACE SENCILLO O ALQUILENO(C1-C2). SON SELECCIONADOS: ACIDO CIS(O TRANS)-3-[(8'-CLORO-2'-OXO-2',3'-DIHIDRO-1'H-ESPIRO[CICLOHEXANO-1,4'-QUINAZOLIN]-5'IL)OXI]CICLOBUTANOCARBOXILICO, ACIDO 3-[(8'-CLO...

SE REFIERE A COMPUESTOS DERIVADOS DE AMINOTETRAHIDROPIRANOS DE FORMULA (I) DONDE Ar ES FENILO OPCIONALMENTE SUSTITUIDO CON R1, DONDE R1 ES HALOGENO, CN, OH, ALQUILO(C1-C6) OPCIONALMENTE SUSTITUIDO CON F, O ALCOXI(C1-C6) OPCIONALMENTE SUSTITUIDO CON F; V ES UN COMPUESTO DE FORMULA (i), (ii), (iii), ENTRE OTROS, DONDE R2 ES H, OH, HALOGENO, CN, ENTRE OTROS; R3a Y R3b SON CADA UNO H O ALQUILO(C1-C4) ...

REFERIDA A UN COMPUESTO 8-AZABICICLO[3.2.1]OCTANO DE FORMULA (I), DONDE R1 ES ORa, C(O)NRaRb, NHS(O)2Rc, CH2OH, ENTRE OTROS; A ES ALQUILENILO C1-C4; R2 ES CICLOALQUILO C3-C12 O ARILO C6-C10, OPCIONALMENTE SUSTITUIDOS CON ORa, HALO, ALQUILO C1-C3, ENTRE OTROS; G ES ALQUILENILO C1-C4; R3 ES H, C(O)R4, S(O)2Rc, ENTRE OTROS; R4 ES CICLOALQUILO C3-C6, ALQUILO C1-C6, ENTRE OTROS; Ra Y Rb SON H O ALQUILO...

REFERIDA A UN COMPUESTO DE FORMULA (I), DONDE m ES 0-1; n ES 1-2; LAS LINEAS DISCONTINUAS SON ENLACES SIMPLES O DOBLES; R1 ES C(O)-N(R10)2, C(O)-O-ALQUILO, C(O)-R14; R2 ES H, ALQUILO SUSTITUIDO O NO CON UNO O MAS GRUPOS OH, O-ALQUILO, -OARILO, -ALQUILEN-N(R10)2, ENTRE OTROS; R10 ES H, ALQUILO SUSTITUIDO O NO, R14, HETEROCICLOALQUILO, ENTRE OTROS; R14 ES CICLOALQUILO SUSTITUIDO O NO, ENTRE OTROS; R...

SE REFIERE A UN COMPUESTO DE FORMULA I, DONDE X ES O, S, SO2, NR1, ENTRE OTROS; R1 ES H, ALQUILO; R2, R3 Y R4 SON CADA UNO H, ALQUILO, -CO-ALQUILO, COO-ALQUILO, ENTRE OTROS; Ar ES ARILO SUSTITUIDO O NO CON UNO O MAS L1, HETEROARILO SUSTITUIDO O NO CON UNO O MAS L1; L1 ES HALOGENO, ALQUILO, CN, CF3, -O-(ALQUILO C1-C6), ENTRE OTROS; n ES 0-3; m ES 0-3. SON COMPUESTOS PREFERIDOS: 1-(4-CLORO-BENCENSUL...

SE REFIERE A UN RELLENO PARA UN ARTICULO DE CALZADO, CARACTERIZADO PORQUE COMPRENDE: MULTIPLES TUBOS DE SOPORTE DELANTEROS COMPRIMIBLES ELASTICOS, EN DONDE CADA UNO DE LOS TUBOS DE SOPORTE DELANTEROS DEFINE UNA BASE, Y UNA PARED QUE SE EXTIENDE DESDE DICHA BASE, EN DONDE LA BASE SE FORMA A PARTIR DE UN PRIMER MATERIAL, Y UNA PORCION DE DICHA PARED SE FORMA A PARTIR DE UN SEGUNDO MATERIAL MAS SUAVE...

SE REFIERE A UN METODO PARA ELABORAR MATERIAL COMPUESTO RESISTENTE A LAS BALAS QUE TIENE UNA MEJOR RESISTENCIA A LAS BALAS DE ALTA ENERGIA Y SIMILARES, CARACTERIZADO PORQUE EL METODO COMPRENDE: PROPORCIONAR UNA CAPA FIBROSA QUE COMPRENDE UNA RED DE FIBRAS DE ARAMIDA DE ALTA TENACIDAD; REVESTIR LA CAPA FIBROSA CON UNA RESINA DE POLIURETANO TERMOPLASTICO; Y, MOLDEAR LA CAPA FIBROSA A UNA PRESION DE ...