Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a ceramic article containing industrial, domestic or natural sludge, the ceramic article, and treated domestic or natural sludge suitable as raw material for the production of the ceramic article. The sludge (which definition excludes digestate that is obtained from a Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) process comprising liquefaction of the organic fraction of MSW by addition of one or more enzymes) has been pretreated by a process comprising the optional step of drying the sludge to a moisture content of at most 10% by weight, resulting in dried sludge, and heating the sludge or dried sludge in a spouting bed incinerator and reducing the content of organic matter to less than 5% by weight. The invention furthermore relates to a process wherein the pretreatment comprises using the domestic or natural sludge as a food source for larvae.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of treating a warm-blooded animal having acute myeloid leukemia (AML) which is resistant to conventional chemotherapy, comprising administering to said animal a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula I wherein the radicals and symbols have the meanings as defined in the specification, together or in combination with a conventional compound or compound mixture useful in AML treatment, in particular a topoisomerase II inhibitor, an antimetabolite, or an antitumor antibiotic, for simultaneous, separate or sequential use, and to a pharmaceutical composition and a commercial package comprising said combination.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of treating a warm-blooded animal having acute myeloid leukemia (AML) which is resistant to conventional chemotherapy, comprising administering to said animal a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula I wherein the radicals and symbols have the meanings as defined in the specification, together or in combination with a conventional compound or compound mixture useful in AML treatment, in particular a topoisomerase II inhibitor, an antimetabolite, or an antitumor antibiotic, for simultaneous, separate or sequential use; and to a pharmaceutical composition and a commercial package comprising said combination.

Abstract: A generator for providing electric energy in a borehole during drilling thereof, the generator comprising an anchor which is movable in a reciprocating mode in response to pressure pulses in the drilling fluid caused by rapidly opening or closing a valve.