Abstract: A system and method for distribution and management of electronic vouchers (coupons) provides for embedding a Promotion Code Generator in a Carrier Application in the form of software, installing the Carrier Application on a user's computing device, using the Promotion Code Generator to generate a promotion code when the user operates the software in a predetermined manner, and validating a promotion award upon submission of the promotion code by the user to an Award Service Website for exchange and/or redemption. In the preferred system, the Carrier Application is mobile game software that is installed or downloaded to a mobile computing device. Promotion partners can initiate promotions through a Promotion Partners Website by selecting the game software, and specifying parameters for preloading it with promotions. The status of a promotion is tracked via a Promotion Bank in the promotion partner's account.

Abstract: Described herein is the discovery that certain mycobacterial serine/threonine protein kinases, particularly protein kinase G (PknG), are effective therapeutic targets for the treatment of mycobacterial infections. Furthermore, the present application refers to the use of mycobacterial serine/threonine protein kinases for developing methods for detection and determination of these kinases for recognizing and monitoring diseases and for controlling therapy of diseases.

Abstract: The invention relates to one-armed batteries provided with an electromagnetic shut-off valve, comprising a battery cartridge for controlling the amount and ratio of the cold and warm water. The inlet holes for the cold and warm water, and the outlet hole for the mixed water are developed on the bottom plane of this battery cartridge, whereas at the upper part the operating element of the battery arm is situated. It is characteristic for the arrangement according to the invention that an in se known socket (7) consisting of a cylindrical body is fitted to the bottom of the battery cartridge (8), the jacket of said body has two circumpositioned seals (20). Three channels (13,14,15) are to be found in the socket (7), being in a sealed connection with the inlet holes (8) and the outlet hole (10) of the battery cartridge (8).

Abstract: A fluid cooled neodymium phosphate glass impulse laser comprising a passive release circuit. The laser may be designed with reduced size so as to be portable and is mainly used in medicine particularly for eye operations, in spectroscopy, in cosmetics, teaching and microtechnology. The proposed laser comprises a resonator of small size having a fluid cooled laser body and which may be disassembled without detuning the resonator, a closed cooling circuit, a supply unit of small size and low consumption and an electronic circuit. The resonator comprises a thick passive release composed of a F/2 center-colored LiF crystal and having a characteristic passive transmission power of 70%, a high reflection coefficient mirror and a partially reflecting output mirror having a characteristic transmission of 60%. The active material is composed of a phosphate glass bar of small diameter, generally 3mm, having a high concentration of Nd ions, generally from 1.2 to 1.4.times.10.sup.21 ions/cm.sup.3.

Abstract: The subject of the invention is an apparatus set up on a small area and at any place, thus in the home too, which is suitable for the development of both leg muscles and for the intensification of the kicking force. The apparatus consists of a ball-holding basket capable to move in the direction of kicking and upon completion of the kicking to return it quickly to its initial position. The apparatus may include such adjusting unit, whereby the load applied to the leg is controllable. The apparatus can be set up on the ground or fixed to a wall.

Abstract: A smoke detector is disclosed having a radiation source operated in a pulsed mode. Externally of a direct radiation region of the radiation source there is arranged a radiation receiver which, in the presence of smoke or other particles emanating from a combustion process and located in the radiation region, is impinged by scattered radiation and delivers an output signal to an evaluation circuit. The evaluation circuit contains switching elements which, when the number of source output signals or pulses exceeds a predetermined threshold value for the number of source output pulses, delivers an alarm signal. Near to the radiation receiver there is arranged a reference cell in the direct radiation beam of the radiation source, this reference cell controlling the emission of radiation by the radiation source.

Abstract: A smoke detector, especially for a fire alarm, comprising a radiation source possessing a substantially conical ring-shaped radiation characteristic or pattern and a radiation receiver arranged along the axis of the radiation source but externally of the direct radiation. The radiation receiver receives radiation which is scattered by smoke particles within the conical ring-shaped radiation region. In order to reduce the spurious radiation impinging on the radiation receiver the radiation region is bounded by elements located externally of the direct receiving region of the radiation receiver. Web means (which comprise the bounding elements opposite the radiation source) are provided which are specially-shaped to prevent dust from collecting on their radiation receiving surfaces, thereby keeping the smoke detector from becoming increasingly susceptible with time to the triggering of false alarms as the deposition of dust at the inner surface of the fire detector housing increases.

Abstract: An optical smoke detector comprising a radiation source which transmits radiation into a predetermined spatial region and a radiation receiver to which there is delivered the radiation which is scattered by particles located along the radiation path. The radiation source possesses a substantially conical ring-shaped radiation characteristic or pattern and the radiation receiver is arranged substantially at or along the cone axis.

Abstract: An optical smoke detector comprising a radiation source transmitting radiation throughout a predetermined spatial region and at least one radiation receiver to which there is delivered the radiation scattered by particles located in the radiation region. One or a number of elements conducting radiation by reflection are provided and arranged such that they remove radiation, which has been forwardly scattered at an acute angle with respect to the radiation direction, at a substantially ring-shaped zone about the region of direct radiation and delivers such removed forwardly scattered radiation to the radiation receiver.