Abstract: This invention provides a method of detecting a high oncogenic-risk type human papillomavirus in a subject which comprises: obtaining from a subject a specimen containing cervical cells and treating the specimen so as to recover nucleic acid molecules present in the cervical cells; contacting the resulting nucleic acid molecules with multiple pairs of single-stranded labeled oligonucleotide primers capable of specifically hybridizing with a different high oncogenic-risk type of human papillomavirus; amplifying any nucleic acid molecules to which a pair of primers hybridizes so as to obtain a double-stranded amplification product and treating any double-stranded amplification product so as to obtain single-stranded nucleic acid molecules; contacting any resulting single-stranded nucleic acid molecules with multiple single-stranded labeled oligonucleotide probes which are capable of specifically hybridizing with such high oncogenic-risk types of human papillomavirus; contacting any resulting hybrids with a mark

Abstract: An apparatus for accurately and conveniently weighing the load carried in a vehicle provides a readout of the weight of the cargo by sensing the relative vertical movement of the load-carrying portion of the vehicle, which is proportional to the weight of the load, and by converting the sensed relative vertical motion to a readout of the weight of the load.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring the level, volume or rate of flow of an electrically conductive fluid, such as water, includes a reference conductor connected to a reference potential and a plurality of additional, vertically spaced conductors affixed to an insulating surface. The reference conductor is normally placed at the lowest point of the liquid container whereas the other conductors are positioned within the liquid container at various points above the reference conductor. When the level of the liquid is above the position of one or more of the additional conductors, the liquid effects an electrical conduction path between the conductors below the liqid level and the reference conductor and thus with the reference potential. The conductors are connected through a logic circuit to a plurality of display elements, which are selectively actuated to provide an indication of the level of the liquid corresponding to the uppermost conductor covered by the liquid and thereby connected to the reference potential.