Abstract: Disclosed is a building board construction with increased surface strength. More specifically, increased nail pull strength is achieved via the application of an external surface coating. The surface coating is ideally applied to a paper faced gypsum building board. In one possible embodiment, the coating is formed from a water soluble polymer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel lower eukaryotic host cell producing human-like glycoproteins characterized as having a terminal ?-galactose residue and essentially lacking fucose and sialic acid residues. The present invention also provides a method for catalyzing the transfer of a galactose residue from UDP-galactose onto an acceptor substrate in a recombinant lower eukaryotic host cell, which can be used as a therapeutic glycoprotein.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel lower eukaryotic host cell producing human-like glycoproteins characterized as having a terminal ?-galactose residue and essentially lacking fucose and sialic acid residues. The present invention also provides a method for catalyzing the transfer of a galactose residue from UDP-galactose onto an acceptor substrate in a recombinant lower eukaryotic host cell, which can be used as a therapeutic glycoprotein.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel lower eukaryotic host cell producing human-like glycoproteins characterized as having a terminal ?-galactose residue and essentially lacking fucose and sialic acid residues. The present invention also provides a method for catalyzing the transfer of a galactose residue from UDP-galactose onto an acceptor substrate in a recombinant lower eukaryotic host cell, which can be used as a therapeutic glycoprotein.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of forming a composite biometric image. The method comprises sensing first and second successive partial images of a biometric object with a sensor during relative movement of the biometric object and the sensor. The sensor comprises an array of sensing elements defining an area smaller than an area of the biometric object to be formed as the composite biometric image and thus the first and second successive partial images overlap each other along a direction of the relative movement. The method also comprises acquiring at least a first image portion and a second image portion from each of the first and second sensed partial images, the first image portion and the second image portion of each comprising different sensed image data along a direction orthogonal to a direction of relative movement of the biometric object and the sensor, the first image portions overlapping with each other, and the second image portions overlapping with each other.

Abstract: Waste compaction apparatus has a screw conveyor which conveys material along a passage toward an exit nozzle which constricts the flow, to cause compaction. The screw conveyor is slidably mounted on a shaft, biased toward the nozzle. This allows the screw conveyor to move axially during compaction to help remove or avoid blockages within the apparatus.

Abstract: Waste compaction apparatus has a screw conveyor which conveys material along a passage toward an exit nozzle which constricts the flow, to cause compaction. The screw conveyor is slidably mounted on a shaft, biased toward the nozzle. This allows the screw conveyor to move axially during compaction to help remove or avoid blockages within the apparatus.

Abstract: An ultrasound system includes a transducer array having a plurality of transducer elements for transmitting ultrasound pulses and for receiving-echo pulses in response thereto, a circuit for energizing each transducer element, or batches of elements of the array, in turn, to generate an ultrasound pulse, and for receiving echo signals from at least two transducer elements resulting from transmission of an ultrasound pulse from another transducer element so that data used to create an image of the echo signals comes from the two transducer elements, a control device for controlling the order in which the transducers are energized and the order in which the transducers receive an echo pulse so as to carry out the energization and reception sequentially, a circuit for acquiring sequentially the data in analog form for a whole aperture, for acquiring sequentially the data for successive apertures and for processing the data for beam-formation for each aperture in correspondence with an analog echo pulse received

Abstract: A compaction apparatus (2) has a screw conveyor (4) for conveying, waste material through a passage (6) and compacting it therein. An exit nozzle (10) is arranged to communicate with the passage (6). The nozzle (10) has a transverse internal cross-sectional area which enlarges and reduces respectively in response to increasing and decreasing material pressure.

Abstract: An ultrasound system comprising a transducer array and means for energising each element, or batches of elements, of the array in turn to generate an ultra sound pulse, means for processing an echo pulse received by each transducer, and control means for controlling the order in which a transducer or transducers are energised and the order in which a transducer or transducers receive an echo pulse, characterised in that the echoes resulting from the transmission of an ultrasonic pulse from any one transducer element are received by at least one other transducer element.

Abstract: Waste collection apparatus 10 comprises a first fluid duct 12 having an inlet at 14. A fan 16 creates a first fluid flow path 18 to draw waste material into the inlet 14, for collection. A second duct 20 directs air back along the periphery of the flow path 18 to deflect waste material up into the main path 18. Rotating air jets 32 are located near the inlet 14 to sweep an area to either side of the vehicle, to deflect waste material in to the path 18. The apparatus includes a compactor, which can be used alone.

Abstract: A compaction apparatus (2) has a screw conveyor (4) for conveying waste material through a passage (6) and compacting it therein. An exit nozzle (10) is arranged to communicate with the passage (6). The nozzle (10) defines a duct which enlarges and contracts response to increasing and decreasing material pressure, respectively.

Abstract: An ultrasound system comprising a transducer array and means for energizing each element, or batches of elements, of the array in turn to generate an ultra sound pulse, means for processing an echo pulse received by each transducer, and control means for controlling the order in which a transducer or transducers are energized and the order in which a transducer or transducers receive an echo pulse, characterized in that the echoes resulting from the transmission of an ultrasonic pulse from any one transducer element are received by at least one other transducer element.

Abstract: Waste collection apparatus 10 comprises a first fluid duct 12 having an inlet at 14. A fan 16 creates a first fluid flow path 18 to draw waste material into the inlet 14, for collection A second duct 20 directs air back along the periphery of the flow path 18 to deflect waste material up into the main path 18 Rotating air jets 32 are located near the inlet 14 to sweep an area to either side of the vehicle, to deflect waste material in to the path 18. The apparatus includes a compactor, which can be used alone.