Abstract: Methods and devices for forming, such as by printing, high quality, high throughput, ultraviolet curable gel ink images on corrugated substrates for packaging applications are disclosed. The methods and devices have excellent edge acuity and do not require precoating of the substrate prior to printing or nitrogen inerting during curing.

Abstract: A method of assessing the viability of a cell comprises incubating the cell in a culture medium. The culture medium includes a plurality of amino acids and the change in concentration in the medium of at least one amino acid is determined.

Abstract: A chemical agent of the diterpene family obtained from a member of the Euphorbiaceae family of plants for use in the treatment of prophylaxis of prostate cancer or a related cancer or condition.

Abstract: A filtration system includes two end manifolds formed from blocks which are adapted to receive two or more reverse osmosis filtration tubes and to provide separate flow channels for the feed and filtered flows through the tubes. The end manifolds are machined from a block of nylon or similar resilient material and have cylindrical grooves formed to receive the outer and inner tubes of the filtration tubes and annular grooves formed within these cylindrical grooves to restrain O rings which seal the outer and inner tubes have channels formed between the cylindrical grooves which receive the outer and inner tubes of the filtration tubes which channels provide separate flow paths for the feed and filtered flows.

Abstract: Ink compositions that includes one or more radiation curable oil soluble components and one or more thermal solvents are provided, as well as methods of preparing such ink compositions and methods of using such ink compositions are provided.

Abstract: A liferaft system has a container (10) which contains an inflatable liferaft (24) in a hermetically sealed bag (23) and an emergency pack (29) outside the bag (23). The emergency pack (29) is connected to the liferaft so that, upon inflation of the liferaft (24), the emergency pack (29) is automatically drawn into the liferaft (24). The container (10) is separable into two parts (11, 12) to allow deployment of the liferaft (24) and includes also a hatch (33) through which the emergency pack (29) can be removed and replaced without disturbing the liferaft (24).

Abstract: A conditioning garment has front and rear panels (11, 12) with a neck opening (13) between them. A manifold (17) extends along the lower edge of the front (11) panel and a manifold (24) extends along the lower edge of the rear panel (12). Tubes (27) extend between the manifolds (17, 24) and carry conditioned liquid over the torso of a wearer to heat/cool the torso. The tubes (27) are equally spaced and generally the same length to provide even heating/cooling. The garment (10) is easy to don and remove. The garment (10) can be modified by the addition of various chest compression devices, a neck support and a harness tensioning device. All these are designed to encounter increased +G-forces on the body of a wearer.

Abstract: A method of assessing the viability of a cell comprises incubating the cell in a culture medium. The culture medium includes a plurality of amino acids and the change in concentration in the medium of at least one amino acid is determined.

Abstract: The projection of magnetic gradient fields useful in Magnetic Resonance Imaging where projection of a gradient outside of a field generating assembly allows imaging of samples which will not physically fit inside the coil confines. The linearity of the projected gradient field is improved by arranging the position of the magnetic field generating coil conductors such that the second derivative of a gradient component is equal to zero. In one practical example the linearity is improved by providing a first circular coil which is positioned so that its center is offset along the axis of the field generating coil assembly by a distance equal to half the radius of the coil. In another example a pair of current carrying wires are selectively positioned offset from a region of interest.

Abstract: A lock mechanism primarily intended for a sliding door or window application. The lock mechanism includes a lock body (10) with a lock beak (21) rotatably mounted therewith and biased by a bias element (23) to a first position. The lock beak (21) is co-operable with a hook (20) of a strike (13) upon the hook engaging in the body whereby the lock beak (21) rotates to a second position against the bias of biasing element (23). Operating members (27 and 28) within the lock body (10) are operable by external actuating elements such that the operating members can be independently operated to cause the lock beak (21) to move from said first position to said second position and one of the operating members to retain the lock beak in said first position.

Abstract: A latching mechanism which is primarily intended for use with hung and sliding window systems. The latching mechanism includes a body 10 and latch element 25, the latch element being moveable between a latching position and a non-latching position. The latch element 25 is coupled to a slider 36 which is moveable by an operating slide 13 mounted with lock furniture 11. The slide element 13 is coupled to the slider 36 by a lost motion member 34 which is operable to release a snap hook from engagement with the slider 36 prior to the slider 36 being moved from its latching position.

Abstract: The invention relates to the projection of magnetic gradient fields for use in Magnetic Resonance Imaging. The projection of a gradient outside of a field generating assembly allows imaging of samples which will not physically fit inside the coil confines.

Abstract: A method and system for detecting an anomaly in a fluid system, comprising exposing a sample of the fluid system to a first, non-oscillating magnetic field, simultaneously exposing the sample to a second, oscillating magnetic field orthogonal to the first field, modulating one or both of the magnetic fields, and detecting and capturing a resulting NMR signal from the sample. An analysis of the captured signal, typically involving transformation of the signal into an NMR frequency domain spectrum, can be performed to look for specific changes in the signal indicative of the presence of a particular anomaly.

Abstract: A lock mechanism primarily intended for a sliding door or window application. The lock mechanism includes a lock body (10) with a lock beck (21) rotatably mounted therewith and biased by a bias element (23) to a first position. The lock beck (21) is co-operable with a hook (20) of a strike (13) upon the hook engaging in the body whereby the lock beck (21) rotates to a second position against the bias of biasing element (23). Operating members (27 and 28) within the lock body (10) are operable by external actuating elements such that the operating members can be independently operated to cause the lock beck (21) to move from said first position to said second position and one of the operating members to retain the lock beck in said first position.

Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat movable along a path a motor for driving the seat on the path, a sensor generating a signal indicating movement of the seat on the path, and a controller operating the motor to move said seat along the path. The sensor is preferably a Hall-effect device or a potentiometer. The controller is in communication with the sensor to receive the signal and form a feed-back control loop. The controller accelerates the seat at a controlled rate of acceleration to a controlled constant speed and decelerates the seat from the constant speed at a controlled rate of deceleration. The controller controls the rate of acceleration of the seat at a stored predetermined rate of acceleration by adjusting operation of the motor to maintain the predetermined rate of acceleration.

Abstract: A liquid aerating apparatus—in combination with a cylinder containing gas under pressure (53); a cylinder holder (30) for retaining a pressure gas cylinder; an aerating (61) head for retaining a bottle (63) which contains a liquid to be aerated; an intermediate chamber (38), for receiving gas discharged from the cylinder (531); a cylinder valve (32) for normally preventing discharge from the cylinder into the chamber and permitting it when desired; valve actuating means (17′) which have an inactive position, in which they do not act on the cylinder valve, and an active position, in which they cause the cylinder valve to be opened and gas to be discharged from the cylinder to the intermediate chamber; gas conduit mans (20 connecting the intermediate chamber with the aerating head; and auxiliary valve means (39) for sealing off the intermediate chamber from the conduit means when the cylinder valve is not fully closed and the valve actuating means are in the inactive position.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to chemical agents useful in the treatment and prophylaxis of protein kinase C (PKC) related conditions in mammals, including humans and primates, non-mammalian animals and avian species. More particularly, the present invention provides a chemical agent of the macrocyclic diterpene family obtainable from a member of the Euphorbiaceae family of plants or botanical or horticultural relatives thereof or derivatives or chermical analogues or chemically synthetic forms of the agents for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of PKC-related conditions in mammalian, animal and avian subjects. The subject chemical agents are also useful for modulating expression of genetic sequences including promotion and other regulatory sequences.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to chemical agents useful in the treatment and prophylaxis of inflammatory conditions or in the amelioration of symptoms resulting from or facilitated by an inflammatory condition in a mammalian animal including human and primate, non-mammalian animal and avian species. More particularly, the present invention provides a chemical agent of the macrocyclic diterpene family obtaining from a member of the Euphorbiaceae family of plants or botanical or horticultural relatives thereof or derivatives or chemical analogues or chemically synthetic forms of the agents for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of an inflammatory condition or in the amelioration of symptoms resulting from or facilitated by an inflammatory condition in a mammal, animal or avian species.

Abstract: A chemical agent of the diterpene family obtained from a member of the Euphorbiaceae family of plants for use in the treatment of prophylaxis of prostate cancer or a related cancer or condition.