Abstract: A medical station for use during treatment of a patient receives input signals from an external signal source and/or transmits output signals to an external signal receiver. The medical station has a station housing that encloses internal components. A power supply unit supplies power to the medical station. A signal interface detects input signals of the external signal source and/or transmits output signals to the external signal receiver. The station housing includes a fastener adapted to releasably couple and decouple a signal converter module/converter module to mount the signal converter module/converter module securely on or in the station housing. The signal converter module has an electronic signal converter to convert input and/or output signals into one of the medical station and/or into an electronic format for use by the signal receiver, so that a connection is established between the signal converter and the signal interface.

Abstract: A low emission diesel fuel suitable for use in underground diesel-engined mining equipment comprises a straight run distillate fuel having an end point not greater than 300.degree. C. (about 660.degree. F.), a cetane number in the range of 55 to 60 a specific gravity not greater than 0.83 a sulfur content not greater than 0.1 wt percent and an aromatics content of 18 to 30 wt. percent. The T.sub.90 of the fuels is typically in the range of 255.degree. to 270.degree. C. (about 490.degree. F. to 525.degree. F.), with an initial boiling points typically in the range of 170.degree. to 190.degree. C. (about 340.degree. to 374.degree. F.). Ten percent points (T.sub.10) are typically in the range from about 200.degree. to 220.degree. C. (about 390.degree. to 430.degree. F.). The API gravity of the fuel is at least 38 and is typically in the range of 38 to 42 and the specific gravity is typically in the range of 0.82 to 0.83.

Abstract: A low emission diesel fuel suitable for use in underground diesel-engined mining equipment comprises a straight run distillate fuel having an end point not greater than 300.degree. C. (about 660.degree. F.), a cetane number in the range of 55 to 60 a specific gravity not greater than 0.83 a sulfur content not greater than 0.1 wt percent and an aromatics content of 18 to 30 wt. percent. The T.sub.90 of the fuels is typically in the range of 255.degree. to 270.degree. C. (about 490.degree. F. to 525.degree. F.), with an initial boiling points typically in the range of 170.degree. to 190.degree. C. (about 340.degree. to 374.degree. F). Ten percent points (T.sub.10) are typically in the range from about 200.degree. to 220.degree. C. (about 390.degree. to 430.degree. F.). The API gravity of the fuel is at least 38 and is typically in the range of 38 to 42 and the specific gravity is typically in the range of 0.82 to 0.83.

Abstract: Wood preservatives for protecting wood or wood-base materials against animal pests, and which contain a perfluoroalkane sulfonate of the formula C.sub. n F.sub.2n+1 --SO.sub.3 M where n is one of the integers from 1-14 and M denotes hydrogen or a cation, and a process for protecting wood or wood-base materials against animal pests with these compounds.