Abstract: A new soldering technique and solder alloy for wetting and joining hard-to-wet materials including titanium alloys such as nitinol uses a solder alloy containing tin and an active wetting promoting element such as aluminum in the presence of ultrasound. As shown in the Figure, molten solder alloy (10) is applied to the hard-to-wet material (18) with the application of ultrasonic energy (14) which removes coatings (20) such as tenacious surface oxides to leave the base material (18) which is readily wetted by the solder alloy (20).

Abstract: Methods of promoting wound healing or treating a wound healing disorder in a patient and methods of preventing or treating a skin disorder in a patient are disclosed. As an active ingredient Eps 8 is disclosed.

Abstract: Method of using of polypeptides or nucleic acids encoding these for the diagnosis and/or prevention and/or treatment of diseases of skin cells and/or of wound healing and/or its pathological disorders, and their use for the identification of pharmacologically active substance.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of alpha 1-antichymotrypsin (ACT) polypeptides according to SEQ ID No. 1 to SEQ ID No. 4 and/or nucleic acids encoding them, or an antibody or a fragment thereof directed against the polypeptide, or of a cell which is expressing the polypeptide or a nucleic acid encoding it, for diagnosis, treatment and/or prevention of diabetes-associated and/or arterial wounds which heal poorly and for identifying pharmacologically active substances which exert an influence on the expression or function, particularly the activity of ACT.

Abstract: A toy includes a body that has a fixed part, a movable part secured to the fixed part, and a flexible elastomer skin. The flexible elastomer skin covers at least a portion of the fixed part and couples to the movable part. The flexible skin moves in response to movement of the movable part.

Abstract: Image capturing apparatus comprises plural image capture devices at spaced-apart intervals along plural routes. A selector selects a navigation path including at least a portion of one or more of the routes. An image processor sequentially combines one or more image frames from each of a plurality of the image capture devices to produce an image sequence which, when viewed at a suitable rate, simulates motion along said selected navigation path. A method for producing an image sequence which, when viewed at a suitable rate, simulates motion along a selected navigation path is also provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of an MRP8/MRP14 heterodimer, or of its individual components in combination, of at least one nucleic acid encoding the entire heterodimer or its individual components in combination, or of a cell which is expressing the entire heterodimer, or its individual components in combination, for treating and/or preventing skin diseases, wounds, and/or wound-healing disturbances having a reduced quantity of MRP8/MRP14 heterodimers, in particular diabetes-associated wounds, and to methods for identifying pharmacologically active substances which exert an influence on the function or expression of MRP8/MRP14 heterodimers.

Abstract: A computing apparatus comprises a processor unit 10 and a foot control unit 13, in addition to a device for presenting information to a user such as a microdisplay. Movement of the foot, which drives operation of a selection element, provides user input to the processor unit. The foot control unit contains a position sensor 27 that detects position relative to a reference unit 26 in the processor unit 10. A stream of relative position data is used to indicate alternative options at the information presentation device. Selection may be carried out by various alternative methods in different embodiments—if the position sensor 27 is also an orientation sensor, this may be by rotation of the foot. This arrangement is particularly suitable for a wearable computing apparatus.

Abstract: An image capture detection system including a short range radio transmitter (13) and a short range radio receiver and decoder (12) installed in or on an image capture device (10). The system further comprises a remote detection unit (14) also comprising a short range radio transmitter (18) and a short range radio receiver and decoder (16). In use, the remote detection unit (14) transmits intermittent query signals (22) which are received by the receiver (12) in the image capture device (10) when the remote detection unit (14) is within a predetermined distance or range thereof. In response to receipt of the query signals (22), the transmitter (13) in the image capture device (10) is arranged to transmit an indicator signal (24) which is received by the remote detection unit (14). The remote detection unit (14) is arranged to generate a warning signal in response to receipt of the indicator signal ((24).

Abstract: Synchronization of bulk data transfers to end node devices in a multimedia network involves sending an initial schedule message prior to broadcast or multicast of a content file. The content file could be a promotion or other file that must be efficiently sent to a large number of end node devices, such as television set top boxes. The schedule message contains at least a data transmission time for the content file so that an end node device is aware of when to listen for the later bulk data transmission of the content file. The schedule message may contain other parameters such as promotion identification, message duration, frequency, multicast address and UDP port.

Abstract: Polypeptides or nucleic acids encoding the polypeptides of a family of G-protein coupled receptors and their for use for prevention, diagnosis and/or treatment of disorders, for example skin disorders, and/or diagnosis and/or treatment in wound healing, and/or its pathological disorders and/or for identification of pharmacologically active substances.

Abstract: A face recognition and information system comprises a headset bearing a camera 10 which is used to capture images in the direction of a user's gaze. The images are processed and any faces in those images are identified from a database which may be held in control means 16. Once the face has been identified information relating to that person will be outputted through a visual display 14 or an earpiece 18 to unobtrusively provide information relating to the person identified.

Abstract: A scalable messaging system for data transmission between the network devices, such as set top boxes, and a central system server, such as a server which maintains a database of event logs for the network. Individual routers at the data center broadcast an announcement packet indicating that they are available to accept messages from the network devices. The announcement message contains at least an identification of the router and the manner in which messages may be sent to it, e.g., one or more connection socket numbers and/or network addresses. The frequency at which availability messages are sent by the routers is preferably dependent upon the relatively loading of the individual router. Thus, the more heavily loaded a particular router becomes, the less often it will broadcast an availability message; the more lightly loaded it becomes, the more often such messages are broadcast.

Abstract: A scalable messaging system for data transmission between the network devices, such as set top boxes, and a central system server, such as a server which maintains a database of event logs for the network. Individual routers at the data center broadcast an announcement packet indicating that they are available to accept messages from the network devices. The announcement message contains at least an identification of the router and the manner in which messages may be sent to it, e.g., one or more connection socket numbers and/or network addresses. The frequency at which availability messages are sent by the routers is preferably dependent upon the relatively loading of the individual router. Thus, the more heavily loaded a particular router becomes, the less often it will broadcast an availability message; the more lightly loaded it becomes, the more often such messages are broadcast.

Abstract: Method of using of polypeptides or nucleic acids encoding these for the diagnosis and/or prevention and/or treatment of diseases of skin cells and/or of wound healing and/or its pathological disorders, and their use for the identification of pharmacologically active substance.

Abstract: A multimedia network involves sending an initial schedule message prior to broadcast or multicast of a content file. The content file could be a promotion or other file that must be efficiently sent to a large number of end node devices, such as television set top boxes. The schedule message contains at least a bulk transfer end time for the content file so that the end node devices are aware of when the later bulk data transmission of the content file should be completed. The schedule message may contain other parameters such as promotion identification, message start time, duration, frequency, multicast address and port number. The bulk message containing the promotion is then sent using an efficient bulk transfer messaging technique, such as a multicast Universal Data Protocol (UDP) message which does not require acknowledgment of individual packets or individual addresses of the end node devices to be maintained.

Abstract: Method of using of polypeptides or nucleic acids encoding these, of the gene family NM23, for the analysis and/or diagnosis and/or prevention and/or treatment of disorders of skin and/or intestinal disorders and/or wound healing and/or disorders of wound healing and/or for the identification of pharmacologically active substances.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are cloning vectors which include: (a) a cloning site which permits the cloning of a nucleic acid in defined orientation; (b) at least one cleavage site adjacent to the cloning site, the cleavage site being rarely-occurring in nucleic acids; and (c) a long region which is located on the side of the cloning site opposite to the cleavage site (b), wherein the long region and the region between the cloning site and the cleavage site (b) contain neither the cloning site nor at least two frequently-occurring cleavage sites.

Abstract: Axial sections of a casing assembly such as that of a rocket are maintained interconnected by latching prongs on which thermally responsive Nitinol rings are positioned. Operational control over the latching prongs is achieved by selection of material properties and dimensions of the Nitinol rings during manufacture thereof.