Abstract: Use of cathepsin S inhibitors for the treatment of an allergic condition, in particular an atopic allergic condition, more specifically for the treatment of hay fever, asthma, atopic dermatitis or a food allergy.

Abstract: Use of cathepsin S inhibitors for the treatment of an allergic condition, in particular an atopic allergic condition, more specifically for the treatment of hay fever, asthma, atopic dermatitis or a food allergy.

Abstract: The present invention relates to synthetic antigen-presenting matrices, their methods of making and their methods of use. One such matrix is cells that have been transfected to produce MHC antigen-presenting molecules with one or more accessory molecules. The matrices are used to activate naive CD4+ T cells as well as shift the ongoing activation state into a preferred differentiated population of either Th1 or Th2 cells.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for analyzing mixtures of components by a process selected from the group consisting of flow based separation processes and flow analysis processes. The method comprising the steps of: obtaining measurement signals by measuring process conditions at a plurality of positions throughout the system; applying signal processing to the measurement signals, said signal processing comprising multivariate data analysis for condensing the plurality of measurement signals to a smaller number of main signals being non-correlated; logging said main signals; and displaying said main signals versus time, where changes of said system conditions are indicated by one or more of the displayed main signals; detecting any error occurrence during an on going process, and determining what part of said system cause said error.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for monitoring the effect of in vivo administration of Cathepsin S inhibitors by measuring accumulation of an intermediate degradation product of invariant chain (Ii), in particular the p10 Ii fragment, in blood of dosed subjects.

Abstract: Method and plant for powder coating the surfaces of objects with polymeric powder having a melting and softening temperature near 100° C., said polymeric powder includes a polymer curable under the influence of electromagnetic radiation, the method including a first step in which the objects to be coated are prepared to retain powder charged with static electricity; a second step in which the objects are sprayed with powder charged with static electricity; a third step in which the objects are heated to a surface temperature of about 100° C. thereby melting the powder retained on the surfaces by being expose the objects to infrared radiation and heated air; a fourth step in which the objects are radiated by electromagnetic radiation for initiating of curing of the powder melted to reflow over the surfaces of the objects, the objects simultaneous with the radiation being cooled.

Abstract: Plant for powder coating the surfaces of objects with polymeric powder having a melting and softening temperature below 100° C. The polymeric powder includes a polymer curable under the influence of electromagnetic radiation. Objects to be coated are prepared to retain powder charged with static electricity. The objects are then sprayed with powder charged with static electricity and thereafter heated to a surface temperature of about 100° C. thereby melting the powder retained on the surface by exposure to infrared radiation and heated air. The objects are radiated by electromagnetic radiation for curing of the powder over the surface of the objects.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new color compositions which are especially suitable to be used in oxygen indicators. The compositions comprise iron(II), an agent containing pyrogallol entities and an organic acid.

Abstract: A transgenic mouse with alterations in the H2-Ma gene is prepared by introduction of an altered H2-Ma gene into a host mouse. The resulting transgenic mice do not produce functional H2-M molecules.

Abstract: A furnace plant which at least one furnace vessel with side walls and a bottom and at least one heat source which by radiation and convection heats molten metal and/or solid metal present in the furnace vessel. At least one two- or multiphase electromagnetic side stirrer is arranged in or near the wall of the furnace vessel to act through the wall and apply a stirrer field to the molten metal. The side stirrer comprises at least two phase windings arranged around an iron core having a vertical extent, H, which essentially covers the region, D.sub.max, between the bottom and the upper surface of the molten metal at a maximum bath depth used in the furnace 15 vessel. The side stirrer is arranged with a pole pitch.tau. which exceeds twice the distance from the iron core to the molten metal, .tau.>2 dw.

Abstract: An arrangement for calibration of at least one radiation-sensitive detector, comprising an aperture (90), at least one reference body (50, 60, 600) which emits radiation with a measurable intensity, at least one deflection member (160, 170, 620) which deflects radiation from the reference body, and at least one radiation-sensitive detector (30) which detects the radiation value and generates an output signal dependent on the detected radiation value. During reference measurement the deflection member is arranged to reproduce the aperture (90) on the reference body (50, 60, 600), and the deflection member (160, 170, 620) deflects the radiation such that the midpoint of the reproduction of the aperture (90) remains on substantially the same area of the surface of the reference body (50, 60, 600) during that time period in which the detector receives radiation which is transmitted from the reference body and which passes through the aperture (90).

Abstract: A device at a heat treatment oven of the type using a combination of radiation heat and convection heat, and where in connection to the oven chamber are provided means (4, 19) arranged to circulate the oven atmosphere through the oven chamber and a channel (20, 21) situated outside the oven chamber and back to the oven chamber, whereby the device incorporates a gas burner (7) arranged at combustion to emit its flame in a direction, which at least partly touches or coincides with the circulation channel (20, 21) for the oven atmosphere, and where the gas burner (7) is arranged to direct its flame into a vessel (22), provided in the circulation channel (20, 21) for the circulating atmosphere.

Abstract: A method and a device for improving the efficiency of slag-bath reactions, for example in connection with sulfur removal from steel melts, involves stirring the melt with at least one inductive stirrer in such a way that the stirring force includes both a horizontal and a vertical component.

Abstract: Scanner arrangement which incorporates at least one rotatable unit (15) provided with one or more reflecting facets (16) positioned in the beam path of the scanner arrangement so as to deflect the beam path during a scan. Reflection against the facets takes place within a material (17) having a refractive index greater than 1. The scanning facet against which reflection takes place appears to change from the aspect of the beam path within the material, whereas a transition surface between the material and air appears to be stationary from the aspect of the beam path, or at least moves in space irregularly with movement of the scanning facet.

Abstract: In an optical scanning device in which the active scanning means comprises a rotating polygon provided with a plurality of reflecting facets, the so-called optical invariant ##EQU1## wherein .phi. is the aperture of the scanning device, .alpha. is the field angle of the scan, the NETD is the so-called Noise Equivalent Difference Temperature, is increased by passing the beam path against the polygon so as to be reflected therefrom a multiple of times, and therein with substantially complete tracking of the facets while substantially filling the same completely over the full extension of the facets, with the exception of that facet located nearest the beam detector. This is effected with the aid of stationary beam-deflecting optical means which cause the mutual reproductions between facets with reflection of substantially full extension in the rotary direction of the polygon to take place against diametrically opposed facets at a magnification of approximately -1.

Abstract: Camouflage material incorporates means for specifying and providing predetermined degree of reflection of incident radar waves which is optimum for particular use environments. The overall pattern is the resultant of control of reflection of longer radar wavelengths by a layer of electrically conductive fibrils of controlled density and reflection of shorter radar wavelengths by thin mosaic layer of metal.

Abstract: A scanning system for optical scanning of a scene in at least one dimension has a multi-faceted reflective scanning rotor as the scanning element. In order to have a high scanning efficiency a so-called facet-tracing is provided such that the beam path is reflected by first and second areas of reflection on the rotor, both areas being disposed in a non-collimated beam path. An optical beam converging means is disposed in the beam path between the scene and the rotor for forming a primary image of the scene between the beam converging means and the rotor. A substantially spherical mirror is disposed in the beam path of the system between the first and the second areas of reflection. A radiation detector is disposed at the end of the beam path. A beam converging optical element, such as a positive lens or a substantially spherical mirror, is disposed in the beam path between the first substantially spherical mirror and the second area of reflection.