Abstract: Provided herein are methods of purifying liposomal formulations by washing with acidic aqueous solutions.

Abstract: A single-torus ohmmeter for measuring a loop impedance Zx, includes a single transformer having a primary winding of Np coils and a secondary winding of a single coil forming a measurement loop of impedance Zx, in which, to compensate for a stray induction produced by a DC leakage current circulating in the measurement loop without canceling a measurement current Ip generating an alternating induction of constant average value for the measurement of the loop impedance Zx, the transformer includes a second secondary winding of Na coils whose output voltage Ub is delivered to a processing module providing a voltage intended to be added to an alternating measurement voltage Vp in an adder delivering the current to be injected into the primary winding after passage through a voltage-current converter supplying current to the primary winding via a shunt resistance.

Abstract: A single-torus ohmmeter for measuring a loop impedance Zx, includes a single transformer having a primary winding of Np coils and a secondary winding of a single coil forming the measurement loop, in which, to compensate for a stray induction produced by an AC leakage current circulating in the measurement loop without canceling a measurement current Ip generating an alternating induction of constant average value for the measurement of the loop impedance Zx, the transformer includes a second secondary winding of Na coils whose output voltage Ub representative of the AC leakage current is delivered to a processing module providing a voltage intended to be added to an alternating measurement voltage Vp in an adder delivering the current to be injected into the primary winding after passage through a voltage-current converter.

Abstract: A manifold assembly includes a manifold core defining an inlet tube, an outlet tube, a first projection configured to be fluidly coupled with a first bladder, and a second projection configured to be fluidly coupled with a second bladder. A connector is operably coupled to the manifold core and defines a first pathway region, a second pathway region, and release notches. A motor rotates the connector to a first position to fluidly couple the outlet tube with the first projection via the first pathway region and the inlet tube with the second projection via the second pathway region, to a second position to fluidly couple the first and projections with the release notches, and to a third position to fluidly couple the outlet tube with the second projection via the first pathway region and the inlet tube with the first projection via the second pathway region.

Abstract: Provided herein are liposomes comprising B-cell lymphoma (Bcl) protein inhibitors, compositions comprising such liposomes, and methods using such formulations for treating hyperproliferative disorders.

Abstract: A support surface assembly includes a covering defining an interior. Bladders are disposed within the interior. The bladders are operable between a deployed state and a non-deployed state. A manifold assembly is disposed within the interior of the covering. The manifold assembly includes a manifold core defining an inlet and multiple outlets. An engagement surface of the manifold core defines an inlet-connecting aperture in fluid communication with the inlet and multiple outlet-connecting apertures each in fluid communication with one of the multiple outlets. A connector includes an inner side that abuts the engagement surface of the manifold core. The inner side defines a recessed region. The connector is configured to be rotated by a motor to fluidly couple the inlet-connecting aperture with at least one of the outlet-connecting apertures to adjust the respective bladders between the deployed state and the non-deployed state.

Abstract: The invention relates to a component (1) made of plastic material and comprising a side. According to the invention, said side is at least partially in the shape of ascending steps, the rising side of the steps (4, 5) having a thickness (E1) of between 1 and 1.19 mm.

Abstract: A bedside unit provides assistance and/or services to a patient in a bed. The unit includes a first vertical tubular shaft fixed to the floor and a second tubular shaft arranged around the first shaft and moveable relative to the first shaft under the action of a height adjustment mechanism. The apparatus for providing assistance and/or services includes drawers, an overbed table and an egress bar which are arranged to be controllably pivotable about the second shaft. The unit also includes a patient transfer arm at the top of the first shaft and rotatable thereabout.

Abstract: A method for 3D recording of data on a medium formed from a transparent photosensitive material including at least one dopant. The method includes a first step of calibrating and checking a pulsed light source including calibrating the number of pulses, the level of fluence of each pulse emitted and the rate of the pulses and a step of inscribing an area of the material. The fluence of each pulse emitted, the number of pulses and the rate of the pulses are suitable for irradiating the material in the area so as to form fluorescent clusters stabilized from the dopant while minimizing the modification of the refractive index and the absorption coefficient of the medium in a wavelength range from visible to near infrared.

Abstract: A bedside unit provides assistance and/or services to a patient in a bed. The unit includes a first vertical tubular shaft fixed to the floor and a second tubular shaft arranged around the first shaft and moveable relative to the first shaft under the action of a height adjustment mechanism. The apparatus for providing assistance and/or services includes drawers, an overbed table and an egress bar which are arranged to be controllably pivotable about the second shaft. The unit also includes a patient transfer arm at the top of the first shaft and rotatable thereabout.

Abstract: An earth clamp for testing contact voltage, comprising a measuring circuit formed of a voltage inducing transformer and a current measuring transformer, adapted to be mutually coupled by an earth conductor whose earth impedance is to be measured, a microcontroller to deliver an alternating voltage to the voltage inducing transformer and, in response, to receive a reference voltage generated in the earth conductor and an earth current iB+iF induced in the current measuring transformer, the microcontroller being configured to extract an amplitude E of the reference voltage, an amplitude IB and an amplitude IF of the earth current and a phase shift ? between the reference voltage and the loop current iB and to calculate the earth impedance Zb at a determined frequency, the microcontroller also computing the contact voltage Uc at said determined frequency by the product of the earth impedance times the amplitude IF.

Abstract: A clamp for measuring a ground loop current includes a first jaw secured to a fixed support and a second jaw pivotally mounted on the fixed support, and pivotable between a position closing the clamp and an open position, and an elastic element for returning the movable jaw to the closed position. The clamp includes a device scaling down the force required for opening the clamp, by application of the force to a trigger. The device is mounted between the elastic return element and the trigger, upon opening the clamp.

Abstract: A pipe for a pipeline installation includes a UV-cured coating on the inner surface of the pipe, the coating having been obtained by UV-curing a coating composition including at least the following components: one or more oligomers, being photocurable (meth)acrylate resins; one or more (meth)acrylate monomers; one or more adhesion promoters; iron oxide or more photopolymerization initiators. A liquid coating composition may be applied to the interior surface of a pipe and cured.

Abstract: A siderail assembly configured to move between a storage position and a deployed position comprises a base, a siderail body, and a movement mechanism. The a base is configured to coupled to a person support apparatus. The siderail body includes a biasing portion configured to bias the siderail body toward the storage position. The movement mechanism is coupled to the base and the siderail body and is configured to move the siderail body between the deployed position and the storage position. The movement mechanism engages the biasing portion as the movement mechanism moves the siderail body from the storage position toward the deployed position. The movement mechanism overcomes the bias of the biasing portion to move the siderail body to the deployed position.

Abstract: A clamp for measuring a ground loop current includes a first jaw secured to a fixed support and a second jaw pivotally mounted on the fixed support, and pivotable between a position closing the clamp and an open position, and an elastic element for returning the movable jaw to the closed position. The clamp includes a device scaling down the force required for opening the clamp, by application of the force to a trigger. The device is mounted between the elastic return element and the trigger, upon opening the clamp.

Abstract: A method for 3D recording of data on a medium formed from a transparent photosensitive material including at least one dopant. The method includes a first step of calibrating and checking a pulsed light source including calibrating the number of pulses, the level of fluence of each pulse emitted and the rate of the pulses and a step of inscribing an area of the material. The fluence of each pulse emitted, the number of pulses and the rate of the pulses are suitable for irradiating the material in the area so as to form fluorescent clusters stabilized from the dopant while minimizing the modification of the refractive index and the absorption coefficient of the medium in a wavelength range from visible to near infrared.

Abstract: A method for 3D recording of data on a medium formed from a transparent photosensitive material including at least one dopant. The method includes a first step of calibrating and checking a pulsed light source including calibrating the number of pulses, the level of fluence of each pulse emitted and the rate of the pulses and a step of inscribing an area of the material. The fluence of each pulse emitted, the number of pulses and the rate of the pulses are suitable for irradiating the material in the area so as to form fluorescent clusters stabilized from the dopant while minimizing the modification of the refractive index and the absorption coefficient of the medium in a wavelength range from visible to near infrared.

Abstract: A siderail assembly configured to move between a storage position and a deployed position comprises a base, a siderail body, and a movement mechanism. The a base is configured to coupled to a person support apparatus. The siderail body includes a biasing portion configured to bias the siderail body toward the storage position. The movement mechanism is coupled to the base and the siderail body and is configured to move the siderail body between the deployed position and the storage position. The movement mechanism engages the biasing portion as the movement mechanism moves the siderail body from the storage position toward the deployed position. The movement mechanism overcomes the bias of the biasing portion to move the siderail body to the deployed position.

Abstract: A method for 3D recording of data on a medium formed from a transparent photosensitive material including at least one dopant. The method includes a first step of calibrating and checking a pulsed light source including calibrating the number of pulses, the level of fluence of each pulse emitted and the rate of the pulses and a step of inscribing an area of the material. The fluence of each pulse emitted, the number of pulses and the rate of the pulses are suitable for irradiating the material in the area so as to form fluorescent clusters stabilized from the dopant while minimizing the modification of the refractive index and the absorption coefficient of the medium in a wavelength range from visible to near infrared.

Abstract: The invention concerns the use of an oil composition for temporarily protecting and lubricating metal surfaces, characterised in that said composition contains: at least 30% of at least a saturated or unsaturated C?18 fatty acid triglyceride (Compound A); 5 to 30% of at least a C?18 fatty acid triglyceride with oleic acid content of at least 60 wt. % (Compound B); 5 to 30% of at least an ester derived from condensation of a C1-C12, preferably, C1-C2 aliphatic alcohol, with a C?18 fatty acid (Compound C); and optionally 5 to 20% of at least an amide derived from condensation of a C?18 ?fatty acid, and a C2-C6 mono- di- or tri-alkanolamine (Compound D). The invention also concerns a corresponding oil composition.