Abstract: The present invention relates to a apparatus for quantitative continuous real-time monitoring to monitor a continuous reaction of biochemical reagent and the reaction, such as DNA. More particularly, the present invention is directed to a miniaturized apparatus for real-time monitoring of biochemical reaction, which comprises capillary tubes (100) wherein biochemical reaction mixture flow; a thermal conduction block (120) which is coiled with capillary tube several rounds in order and composed of several blocks for temperature control of which temperatures are different from each other for heating or cooling the biochemical reaction mixture which flow in capillary tube, and a temperature controller which controls the temperature of above temperature control block; a radiation part (130) to radiate the reaction mixture flowing through the capillary tube and a light receiving section (140) which receives and measures the intensity of the fluorescence generated from the capillary tubes.

Abstract: The present invention relates a novel cell-killing peptide, particularly to a cell-killing peptide that exploits a specific region at the C-terminus of Noxa protein, a “BH3-only” member of Bcl-2 family causing apoptosis and fusion proteins containing the same. According to the present invention, the cell-killing peptide (CKP) effectively kills a cancer cell such as HeLa or HCT116 when it is conjugated with PTD or CTD domain. Therefore, the cell-killing peptide of the present invention is still stronger to kill cells, compared with conventional substances such as TRAIL, and will be applied widely for various cell therapies, especially in cancer treatment.

Abstract: The compounds of a certain formula (1), in which R1, R2, R3, R31, R4, R5, R6 and R7 have the meanings as given in the description, are novel effective PDE4 inhibitors.

Abstract: An ink for inkjet printing including a pigment, a water-dispersible resin, water, and a water-soluble organic solvent, wherein the water-dispersible resin is an anionic resin having a film elongation of 400-1,000%, a tensile strength of 20 to 50 N/mm2 and an absolute value for the zeta potential (mV) of 40 or greater, the amount of the anionic resin, reported as a weight ratio relative to the pigment, is within a range from (0.5 to 2.5)/1, and the surface tension of the ink is within a range from 30 to 50 mN/m.

Abstract: A method of forming a dense image in non-aqueous inkjet composite printing wherein a black ink and at least one color ink are ejected in the same printing scan, comprising the step of: using the black ink comprising a pigment, a pigment dispersant, and a solvent, wherein an acid value of the pigment (PA), a base value of the pigment (PB), an acid value of the pigment dispersant (DA), and a base value of the pigment dispersant (DB), all measured by using a glass electrode as an indicator electrode and a silver/silver chloride electrode as a reference electrode, satisfy the following formula (1): |WP?P+WD?D|<3.0??(1) wherein ?P=PA?PB; ?D=DA?DB; WP represents the pigment content in % by mass in the ink; WD represents the pigment dispersant content in % by mass in the ink; and the unit of PA, PB, DA, and DB is meq/g.

Abstract: A ship comprises a bilge water sump collecting bilge water and contaminants. A first contaminant separation device is provided comprising a conveyor arrangement with an endless belt comprising adsorbing/absorbing material. The conveyor arrangement has a first portion submergible into the bilge water and contaminants in the bilge water sump, and a second portion being spaced from the first portion and provided with means for releasing adsorbed/absorbed contaminants from the conveyor belt and means for collecting the contaminants released. The conveyor arrangement is further provided with means for driving the endless belt along a moving path defined by guiding means.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula Ia***** in which the substituents have the definitions provided in the specification, are novel, effective PDE4 inhibitors.

Abstract: The invention relates to products, including foods such as confectionary and pet foods, comprising nut skins or polyphenol-containing nut skin extracts. Exemplary nut skins are peanut and almond skins. The products may also contain cocoa polyphenol and/or L-arginine, and are useful for inducing vasodilation.

Abstract: The invention relates to an optoelectronic sensor having a transmitter (12) for the transmission of transmitted light (22), a receiver (14) for the reception of the transmitted light (28) and for the provision of an electronic received signal (I), an evaluation unit (16) for the recording of the received signal (I) and for the outputting of a detection signal when an opaque object (36) to be detected enters into the transmitted light beam.

Abstract: The compounds of formula I in which A, R1, R2 and R3 have the meanings as given in the description, are novel effective PDE4 inhibitors.

Abstract: A method and device for cleaning air. The air to be cleaned is directed as a continuous flow in succession through a) a first zone wherein the air is treated with ozone and possibly also water, ammonia or other aerosol growth promoters; b) a second zone wherein the air is subjected to ultraviolet light; c) a third zone wherein the air is maintained for a sufficient time to allow aerosol growth; d) a fourth zone where particles in the air are given an electrical charge; e) a fifth zone wherein the air is passed through an electrostatic filter; and f) a sixth zone wherein the air flows over a catalyst to break down residual ozone.

Abstract: Correlation detectors 21 and 22 employ two different correlation detecting methods to determine correlations. Correlation comparators 23 and 24 output correlation values DF1 and DF2, and motion vectors MV1 and MV2 in directions representing largest correlation values. A correlation comparator 25 selects one of the motion vectors larger in correlation, as a motion vector MV3, to output an interpolation control signal FS1 to determine an interpolation method at an interpolator 3. The interpolator 3 is operative in accordance with the interpolation control signal FS1, to select any one out of two different one-side interpolations and a both-side interpolation, to generate interpolation pixel data fp0.

Abstract: An optoelectronic sensor (10) is provided having a transmitter (12) for operating light, a light receiver (14) for the generation of an electrical received signal from incident light and an evaluation unit (16) which can detect an object in the beam path from the transmitter (12) for operating light to the light receiver (14) from the received light, wherein a first alignment light transmitter (13a) is provided. In this respect, a second alignment transmitter (13b) is provided, with the first alignment light transmitter (13a) and the second alignment light transmitter (13b) being able to be individually activated and the evaluation unit (16) being designed to determine alignment information on the adjustment of the sensor (10) from a received first alignment signal of the light receiver (14) with an activated first alignment light transmitter (13a) and from a received second alignment signal of the light receiver (14) with an activated second alignment light transmitter (13b).