Abstract: A non-conductive substrate being at least partially coated with a paint including reduced graphene oxide and a thermosetting polymer, the non-conductive substrate being directly coated by the paint, a method for the manufacture of this coated non-conductive substrate, methods for detecting leaks or strain deformation and the uses of said coated non-conductive substrate.

Abstract: A controller for a tool drive that collects force data and displacement data from the tool drive. The controller generates a stiffness model representing a workpiece using the force data and the displacement data. The controller further collects a force signal from the tool drive. The controller determines deflection of the workpiece using the force signal and stiffness model. The controller determines a resonant frequency of the workpiece using the stiffness model. The controller modifies an oscillation frequency and/or a rotational frequency of a spindle of the tool drive based on the resonant frequency. The controller also determines a location of a tip of the tool drive using the force signal.

Abstract: The present invention provides an in vitro method for detecting tumor growth and diagnosing or prognosticating the risk of metastasis in a human subject that has been diagnosed with uveal melanoma, wherein the method comprises using, as an indicator, the levels of PMEL/ME20-S/gp 100 positive exosomes, obtained from a biological sample isolated from the human subject selected from the list consisting of blood, or serum, of at least melanocyte protein PMEL/ME20-S/gp 100, and obtaining a result of the method by comparing the levels of at least said protein with a reference value or with the levels of a control, wherein an increase of melanocyte protein PMEL/ME20-S/gp 100 is indicative of a risk of the patient having or suffering from metastasis.

Abstract: A method for preparing a thermally stable well servicing fluid in the form of an oil-in-water (O/W) macroemulsion, a water-in-oil (W/O) macroemulsion or a water-in-oil (W/O) microemulsion at the well drilling location is provided. The servicing fluid is prepared by mixing a hydrocarbon phase, a water phase and a surfactant phase to obtain either an O/W macroemulsion, a W/O macroemulsion or a W/O microemulsion. The surfactant phase comprises a first surfactant and/or a second surfactant. The first surfactant comprises a fatty acid mixture and a hygroscopic first additive. The second surfactant comprises a C4-C6 alcohol. Whether or not an O/W macroemulsion, W/O macroemulsion or a W/O microemulsion is produced is determined by the concentration of the phases, the first surfactant, the second surfactant and the timing upon which the first additive, water phase and second surfactant are introduced to the mixture.

Abstract: A system and method for providing information about an object. In one embodiment, a system includes a hand held device and a wireless radio frequency (RF) tag. The hand held device is wirelessly coupled to a central computer system, and includes a wireless radio frequency (RF) tag reader, and a display panel. The wireless RF tag is attached to an object offered for sale, and includes an identifier for the object. The hand held device is configured to: wirelessly scan the wireless tag; to extract the identifier from information wirelessly received from the wireless tag via the wireless scan; to wirelessly communicate the identifier to the central computer system as part of a request for information concerning the object; and upon receiving a response to the request for information, to display the information concerning the object via the display panel.

Abstract: The Snail transcription factor has been identified as a repressor of the expression of E-cadherin. The expression of Snail induces invasive and metastatic capacity in tumour cells. This invention presents: a new target protein, Snail, for the identification of new antitumoral compounds and a new diagnostic tumour marker, indicative of tissue invasion and metastatic capacity.

Abstract: A method for preparing a thermally stable well servicing fluid in the form of an oil-in-water (O/W) macroemulsion, a water-in-oil (W/O) macroemulsion or a water-in-oil (W/O) microemulsion at the well drilling location is provided. The servicing fluid is prepared by mixing a hydrocarbon phase, a water phase and a surfactant phase to obtain either an O/W macroemulsion, a W/O macroemulsion or a W/O microemulsion. The surfactant phase comprises a first surfactant and/or a second surfactant. The first surfactant comprises a fatty acid mixture and a hygroscopic first additive. The second surfactant comprises a C4-C6 alcohol. Whether or not an O/W macroemulsion, W/O macroemulsion or a W/O microemulsion is produced is determined by the concentration of the phases, the first surfactant, the second surfactant and the timing upon which the first additive, water phase and second surfactant are introduced to the mixture.

Abstract: The Snail transcription factor has been identified as a repressor of the expression of E-cadherin. The expression of Snail induces invasive and metastatic capacity in tumor cells. This invention presents: a new target protein, Snail, for the identification of new antitumoral compounds and a new diagnostic tumor marker, indicative of tissue invasion and metastatic capacity.

Abstract: The Snail transcription factor has been identified as a repressor of the expression of E-cadherin. The expression of Snail induces invasive and metastatic capacity in tumour cells. This invention presents: a new target protein, Snail, for the identification of new antitumoral compounds and a new diagnostic tumour marker, indicative of tissue invasion and metastatic capacity.

Abstract: The Snail transcription factor has been identified as a repressor of the expression of E-cadherin. The expression of Snail induces invasive and metastatic capacity in tumour cells. This invention presents: a new target protein, Snail, for the identification of new antitumoral compounds and a new diagnostic tumour marker, indicative of tissue invasion and metastatic capacity.

Abstract: The Snail transcription factor has been identified as a repressor of the expression of E-cadherin. The expression of Snail induces invasive and metastatic capacity in tumour cells. This invention presents: a new target protein, Snail, for the identification of new antitumoral compounds and a new diagnostic tumour marker, indicative of tissue invasion and metastatic capacity.

Abstract: The Snail transcription factor has been identified as a repressor of the expression of E-cadherin. The expression of Snail induces invasive and metastatic capacity in tumour cells. This invention presents: a new target protein, Snail, for the identification of new antitumoral compounds and a new diagnostic tumour marker, indicative of tissue invasion and metastatic capacity.

Abstract: The present invention is a toilet tank discharge device, which includes a single deposit with two perfectly dosed and measured water lots, which depend on the specific use, in order to first give a determined quantity and subsequently, only in those cases when required by the user, the entire content of the deposit.

Abstract: The Snail transcription factor has been identified as a repressor of the expression of E-cadherin. The expression of Snail induces invasive and metastatic capacity in tumor cells. This invention presents: a new target protein, Snail, for the identification of new antitumoral compounds and a new diagnostic tumor marker, indicative of tissue invasion and metastatic capacity.

Abstract: A thermally stable well servicing fluid includes a fluid portion in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion; and a surfactant mixture including an anionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of alkali metal salts of alkyl sulphates, alkali metal salts of alkyl sulphonates, and mixtures thereof, and a non-ionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of ethoxylated alkyl phenols, ethoxylated aliphatic alcohols and mixtures thereof, the surfactant mixture containing the anionic surfactant and the non-ionic surfactant at a ratio by weight of between about 70:30 to about 80:20, the fluid being stable at temperatures exceeding 220.degree. F.

Abstract: Use of a burner design featuring a tunnel of high length to diameter ratio enables the flash-smelting of sulfides to be carried out in a much more confined space than heretofore possible.

Abstract: An improvement in the process of extracting metal from aqueous acidic solution using a quaternary ammonium thiocyanate extractant wherein a special amount of thiocyanate ion is introduced into the aqueous solution prior to or contemporaneously with the extraction. Results achieved are better extractions with little or no additional loss of thiocyanate ion in the aqueous raffinate.