Abstract: The invention relates to a method for predicting the response to an interferon-based treatment in a patient infected with hepatitis C virus. This method consists in determining the presence of apolipoprotein CIII and/or of a multimeric form of human serum albumin in a sample of biological fluid from the patient.

Abstract: A power switch system includes a transducer that converts mechanical power to electrical power that is provided to a monitor in response to the application of mechanical power to the transducer. The electrical power provided by the transducer can obviate the need for having the monitor draw power from a power source of an instrument when the instrument is in an OFF state.

Abstract: A facility providing image data exchange between client terminals (1) and at least a service terminal (2), via a communications networks. Each client terminal (1) includes data display means (5) and first processing means, configured for placing in a request for accessing an image, intended for the server terminal (2), display characteristics of the client terminal. The server terminal (2) includes a second processing means capable i) of extracting from an request for accessing an image, received from a client terminal, the characteristics of its display means, ii) of establishing a correspondence between the different data types of the image and the display characteristics, and iii) of determining from the display characteristics corresponding to the data types of the image, those which are the closest to the extracted display characteristics so that the image data associated with the type of data corresponding to the determined characteristics are transmitted to the client terminal.