Abstract: A pulling tool includes a elongated main support body having a plurality of retention holes formed on opposite sides thereof. An actuator stem member is threadably mounted in the support body. A pair of jaw members is slidably mounted on opposite side of the support body. The jaw members have extended hook portions adapted to engage an outer periphery of a wheel element removably mounted on a stationary wheel mounting member. A pair of tubular holders is slidably mounted on opposite sides of the support body, and retained against outer faces of the jaw members to prevent lateral outward movement of the jaw members on the support body and to orient the jaw members substantially perpendicularly to the support body.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for locating at least one object, in which a) a microphone device of the at least one object at least one acoustic signal of at least one acoustic source is received, b) the temporal profile of the at least one acoustic signal is automatically searched by a data processing device by the means of pre-defined criteria for at least one pattern, whereby c) the at least one pattern is an onset of the at least one acoustic signal or comprises an onset of the at least one acoustic signal and d) the localization of the at least one object occurs in dependency of the reception of the pattern by the means of a time synchronization.

Abstract: An apparatus provides for the non-destructive testing of samples. The samples can in this respect also be formed from critical materials which change their properties during manufacture, for example on a hardening or solidification. In an apparatus in accordance with the invention, at least one ultrasonic pressure wave transducer is arranged at a forward cell. The forward cell is filled with a liquid and is placed with an open side at one side onto a surface (A) of a conversion prism, in the form of a solid body, so that the liquid and the surface (A) are in touching contact. The conversion prism is placed with a further surface (B) onto a surface of a sample to be tested. At least one ultrasonic pressure wave transducer can be positioned or is positioned at the forward cell at at least two positions (T1, T2) so that the positions are arranged at an equal spacing from the center of the surface (A) of the conversion prism, said surface being placed onto the sample.

Abstract: A process for forming a fiber optical cable assembly comprises the steps of (a) subjecting a first high yenacity reinforcement yarn such as para-aramid that is coated with a water-impermeable thermally reversible cross-linked polymeric coating to a temperature of from 45 to 200° C. for sufficient time to convert the protective coating via bond cleavage into a water-swellable super absorbent polymer, (b) combining one or more of the first reinforcement yarns from step (a) with one or more optical glass fiber transmission media and (c) applying a protective sleeve over at least one assembly of step (b).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a nucleic acid molecule encoding a peptide capable of being internalized into a cell, wherein said nucleic acid molecule consists of (a) a nucleic acid molecule encoding a peptide having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2; (b) a nucleic acid molecule having the DNA sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein T is U if the nucleic acid molecule is RNA; or (d) a nucleic acid molecule encoding a peptide having at least 80% sequence identity with that of SEQ ID NO: 2, wherein at least at two positions selected from the group consisting of positions 1, 7 and 8 of SEQ ID NO: 2 a cysteine is present and wherein at least at four positions selected from the groups consisting of position 2, 4, 6, 9 or 10 of SEQ ID NO: 2 an arginine or a lysine is present. The present invention also relates to a peptide encoded by the nucleic acid of the invention, a fusion molecule comprising the peptide of the invention and a composition comprising the peptide or the fusion molecule of the invention.

Abstract: The invention relates to the recombinant expression of a peptide of interest in the form of a fusion protein comprising a solubility tag. The fusion protein comprises at least two portions separated by a cleavable peptide sequence wherein one portion is devoid of cysteine residues and the second portion comprises an effective number of cross-linkable cysteine residues. After cell lysis and isolation of the fusion protein, the fusion protein is subsequently cleaved into a mixture of first and second portions. Oxidative cross-linking is used to selectively precipitate one of the two portions to facilitate simple and effective separation of the peptide of interest.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for preparing a non-hydratable crystal form from a hydratable crystal form of 3-bromo-1-(3-chloro-2-pyridinyl)-N-[4-cyano-2-methyl-6-[(methylamino)-carbonyl]phenyl]-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide (Compound 1).

Abstract: Isolated nucleic acid fragments and recombinant constructs comprising such fragments encoding a delta-8 desaturase along with a method of making long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) using this delta-8 desaturase in plants and oleaginous yeast are disclosed.

Abstract: There is provided a process for forming a contained second layer over a first layer, including the steps: forming the first layer having a first surface energy; treating the first layer with a reactive surface-active composition to form a treated first layer having a second surface energy which is lower than the first surface energy; exposing the treated first layer with radiation; and forming the second layer. There is also provided an organic electronic device made by the process.

Abstract: A method for reworking a bonded display (e.g., a bonded LCD) having a substrate (e.g., plate or film) adhesively bonded to a face (e.g., front face) of the display. The method provides for efficient and clean removal of the substrate from the bonded display when necessary (e.g., when defect(s) are present) to afford a de-bonded display that is undamaged such that the resulting de-bonded display (e.g., de-bonded LCD) can subsequently be re-bonded as a component in a device being manufactured.

Abstract: A method is provided for controlling microorganisms comprising coating a surface with a removable, antimicrobial film-forming composition. More specifically, the removable, antimicrobial film-forming composition comprises at least one antimicrobial agent and at least one acid-activated rheology agent.

Abstract: A process is described for preparing a plant protein preparation for a foodstuff. In the process, a proteinaceous vegetable raw material is introduced into a salty, aqueous extractant for the extraction of proteins, whereby a salty plant protein solution is obtained. The proteins are precipitated by lowering the temperature and/or the ionic strength of the plant protein solution and separated from the aqueous extractant as a moist protein-rich substance. The process is distinguished by the fact that the plant protein solution, before or after the protein precipitation step, or the protein-rich substance, before or after introduction into the foodstuff and before finishing the foodstuff, is heated to a temperature of ?45° C. and held at this temperature for a period of time, the period of time and the temperature being chosen so that the use properties and processing properties of the protein-rich substance are not altered by this step.

Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase in a transformed host cell.

Abstract: The invention relates to aqueous coating compositions comprising a cross-linkable binder resin and a liquid carrier, wherein said cross-linkable binder resin comprises a copolymer A) comprising: 5 to 64 % by weight of a reaction product of at least one fatty acid having at least one ethylenically double bond and one hydroxyl group in the molecule with a polyalcohol having a hydroxyl functionality of 2 to 8, wherein the % by weight are relative to the binder solids of copolymer A).

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a network measurement configuration apparatus which selects an IP meter for measurement traffic of a network, and sets a measurement rule in the IP meter. In order to achieve the above object, there is provided a network measurement configuration apparatus connected to a network having a plurality of measurement devices arranged therein, which measures traffic data of the network based on a measurement rule, comprising, a receiving means which receives a user request including path information and a measurement type, a measurement device selecting means which selects a measurement device responsible for a measurement based on the user request, and a measurement rule setting means which sets a measurement rule in the measurement device thus selected.

Abstract: A process for dispersion spinning non-melt-processible fluoropolymer fiber in which a mixture of an aqueous dispersion of non-melt-processible polytetrafluoroethylene or modified polytetrafluoroethylene fluoropolymer particles and an aqueous solution of matrix polymer is formed. The non melt-processible particles have an SSG of less than about 2.40. The aqueous dispersion contains an aliphatic alcohol ethoxylate nonionic surfactant having a 20% residuals temperature determined by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) of less than about 290° C. and is essentially free of surfactants containing aromatic groups. The dispersion has a fluorinated surfactant content of less than about 300 ppm. The mixture is extruded into a coagulation bath containing a concentration of ions which coagulate the matrix polymer to form an intermediate fiber structure. The intermediate fiber structure is sintered to decompose the matrix polymer and coalesce.

Abstract: Sequences of B12-dependent dehydratases with improved reaction kinetics are presented. Use of these B12-dependent dehydratases reduce the rate of the enzyme's suicide inactivation in the presence of glycerol and 1,3-propanediol. The enzymes were created using error-prone PCR and oligonucleotide-directed mutagenesis to target the DhaB1 gene, which encodes the ?-subunit of glycerol dehydratase. Mutants with improved reaction kinetics were rapidly identified using high throughput assays.

Abstract: A process is provided for rotolining the interior surface of an oil pipe having an inner diameter of at least 2 in (5.1 cm) and no greater than 6 in (15.2 cm) and length of at least 10 ft (3 m), comprising introducing particles of rotolining composition comprising fluoropolymer and no greater than 2 wt % of metal powder into the interior of said pipe, heating the pipe to a temperature above the melting temperature of the fluoropolymer, rotating the pipe around its longitudinal axis during the heating and rocking the pipe end-to-end thereof during the rotating so as to distribute the composition over the entire interior of the pipe, the combination of heating and distributing causing the particles to melt and coalesce to form a rotolining on the pipe over its entire interior.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid formulation, more particularly to a pellet-type formulation that produces CO2 gas in a constant rate when contacting liquid acid. The pellet-type formulation of the invention is characterized in that the pellet is produced by the following: preparing a pellet by extrusion molding a composition that comprises a major amount of Sodium Carbonate (Na2CO3) and a minor amount of gelatin, and additionally a minor amount of synthetic resin that hardly reacts with acid; coating said pellet with a resin that hardly reacts with acid; and forming a recess or a hole at the center of the pellet. The present invention also relates to a process of preparing a pellet-type formulation that produces CO2 gas in a constant rate when contacting liquid acid.

Abstract: A cryostorage device (100) is described that includes at least one data storage device (200) and at least one sample receptacle device (300) with at least one sample chamber (301, 302, etc.) for the uptake of a suspension sample, the at least one sample chamber (301, 302, etc.) being connected to the data storage device (200) and having a elongated, hollow shape that extends from an inlet end (320) over a predetermined length to an outlet end (330) and being attached to the at least one data storage device (200) in a flexible and movably hanging manner.