Abstract: The invention relates generally to the field of cancer detection, diagnosis, subtyping, staging, prognosis, treatment and prevention. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods for the detection, and/or diagnosing and/or subtyping and/or staging of lung cancer in a patient. Based on a particular panel of biomarkers, the present invention provides methods to detect, diagnose at an early stage and/or differentiate small cell lung cancer (SCLC) from non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and within NSCLC to differentiate between squamous cell carcinomas (SCC), adenocarcinomas (AC), within SCC to discriminate G2 and G3 stage and within lung cancer to differentiate for lung cancers with or without neuroendocrine origin. It further provides the use of said panel of biomarkers in monitoring disease progression in a patient, including both in vitro and in vivo imaging techniques.

Abstract: A blasting system includes a wireless link between a blast controller and a plurality of electronic detonators. Each detonator includes a respective electronic initiator and an explosive charge. Charge storage devices of the initiators are chargeable by a carrier of a first signal having a first frequency (f1) in the order of 400 MHz-500 MHz and which is broadcasted by the blast controller. Each initiator further includes logic circuitry driven by a clock signal which is derived from the first signal and having a clock frequency of about 4 kHz, which is substantially less than the first frequency.

Abstract: A high-speed rotary atomiser for applying powder coating includes a housing together with a rotatable bell disc arranged at the front of housing A guidance air arrangement in the form of a rotationally symmetrical air guidance body coaxial to bell disc is provided for shaping the powder cloud generated by the high-speed rotary atomizer, which air guidance body is mounted on the front of housing. Air guidance body has a jacket surface to which guidance air be so supplied that it flows forwards along jacket surface as a substantially rotationally symmetrical air curtain along jacket surface. The air curtain flowing over the jacket surface of air guidance body impinges on the powder cloud generated by bell disc and shapes it according to the quantity and velocity of the air curtain and according to the geometry of air guidance body.

Abstract: A high-speed rotary atomiser for applying powder coating includes a housing (1) together with a rotatable bell disc (16) arranged at the front of housing (1). A motor (13) driving bell disc (16) is accommodated in housing (1). At least one powder supply channel emerging at the front of housing (1) passes through housing (1). A guidance air arrangement in the form of a rotationally symmetrical air guidance body (37) coaxial to bell disc (16) is provided for shaping the powder cloud generated by the high-speed rotary atomiser, which air guidance body (37) is mounted on the front of housing (1). Air guidance body (37) has a jacket surface (39, 43) to which guidance air can be so supplied that it flows forwards along jacket surface (39, 43) as a substantially rotationally symmetrical air curtain. In addition, air guidance body (37) has an axial through-bore (38) through which the coating powder flows towards bell disc (16).

Abstract: An apparatus for the supply of bags formed into stacks to a point where in each case the top bag of the stack is to be opened, contains two parallel conveyors, e.g. in the form of revolving chains, which are synchronously driven. The stacks are held together by two holding members. The holding members are so inserted with a widened foot in the holders of the conveyor that they can be slid out of the holders again through a stop member. These holders have a small mutual spacing, so that the stacks of bags can be juxtaposed on the apparatus with a small reciprocal spacing.

Abstract: An apparatus for packing articles contains successively in a conveying direction a feed station, where the articles to be packed are fed into the installation, a station for opening the pack and a station for sealing the filled pack. The two stations, optionally also a compressing station, are successively located on rails, to which they can be fixed in random positions. Consequently it is possible to modify the mutual spacings of the stations and the absolute positions of the stations. This makes it possible to adapt the apparatus to different pack sizes, different articles to be packed and further differing circumstances, whilst still allowing short conveying paths.

Abstract: An apparatus for forming stacks of individual articles, particularly diapers, contains a supply mechanism, which transfers the diapers successively and tangentially to a transfer device. The transfer device contains a plurality of revolving, tangentially positioned receptacles, which individually receive the articles. At a sequencing station the articles are then radially slid out of the receptacles, so that with a low impact speed and without spacing they form a stack.

Abstract: The invention relates to a paint spraying machine for the painting of motor-vehicle bodies in particular. The machine is equipped with at least one movement device which is connected dynamically to one or more paint spraying appliances. The paint spraying appliances move in two spatial axes lying transversely relative to the conveying direction of the bodies and pivot about one of these axes. The movement device is assigned further linear-movement and pivoting devices which impart to the paint spraying appliances a movement in a third spatial axis lying along the conveying direction.