Abstract: A thread is provided for a screw connection between a first module and a second module. A first connecting element of the first module has a first screw thread profile and a second connecting element of the second module has a second screw thread profile. The first screw thread profile is configured such that the first connecting element is suited to be screw-connected to the second connecting element. The first screw thread profile has a reduced cross-sectional thread area in relation to a standardized screw thread.

Abstract: A sealing interface for sealing between a desiccant container and a base of an air dryer cartridge for a vehicle includes a first housing structure assignable to the desiccant container, wherein at least one first sealing structure is formed by the first housing structure; a second housing structure assignable to the base of the air dryer cartridge, wherein at least one second sealing structure is formed by the second housing structure; a sealing element, especially elastic and isotropic sealing element, arranged, in a mounted state, between the first sealing structure and the second sealing structure. With regard to a longitudinal axis of the sealing interface, at least one axial sealing surface and at least one radial sealing surface for contacting the sealing element in the mounted state are formed by the first sealing structure and/or the second sealing structure.

Abstract: A warp-knitted capacitive touch sensor system includes conductive and non-conductive yarns using interlooped stitches that are interlaced, intertwined, and/or spliced into a single conductive pathway having only two connection points to the electronic interface device, across a desired width or length of the textile material.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods and kits for the selective ablation of pain-sensing neurons. The methods comprise administration of a vanilloid receptor agonist to a ganglion in an amount that causes death of vanilloid receptor-bearing neurons. Accordingly, the present invention provides methods of controlling pain and inflammatory disorders that involve activation of vanilloid receptor-bearing neurons.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods and kits for the selective ablation of pain-sensing neurons. The methods comprise administration of a vanilloid receptor agonist to a ganglion in an amount that causes death of vanilloid receptor-bearing neurons. Accordingly, the present invention provides methods of controlling pain and inflammatory disorders that involve activation of vanilloid receptor-bearing neurons.

Abstract: A system and method for providing a quarantine network to address threats emanating from viruses and worms. A quarantine network quarantines an infected terminal's traffic from the normal traffic flow. During the quarantine period, all of the traffic is analyzed by a quarantine network component. Based upon the results of this analysis, the network can restrict the access of infected terminals to various services, as well as prevent other devices from becoming infected by blocking infected materials such as attachments from reaching their respective recipients.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods and kits for the selective ablation of pain-sensing neurons. The methods comprise administration of a vanilloid receptor agonist to a ganglion in an amount that causes death of vanilloid receptor-bearing neurons. Accordingly, the present invention provides methods of controlling pain and inflammatory disorders that involve activation of vanilloid receptor-bearing neurons.

Abstract: A method and system of handling traffic flows across a network is disclosed. The method includes issuing a request for establishing a first communication pathway end to end over the network, the communications pathway including the radio communication channel and the packet communication channel, the request identifying multiple traffic flows with their associated attributes. The method further includes identifying any of the traffic flows which require a different flow treatment across the network, and establishing the first communication pathway, and at least one second communication pathway end to end over the network, the second communication pathway providing a different flow treatment.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods and kits for the selective ablation of pain-sensing neurons. The methods comprise administration of a vanilloid receptor agonist to a ganglion in an amount that causes death of vanilloid receptor-bearing neurons. Accordingly, the present invention provides methods of controlling pain and inflammatory disorders that involve activation of vanilloid receptor-bearing neurons.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods and kits for the selective ablation of pain-sensing neurons. The methods comprise administration of a vanilloid receptor agonist to a ganglion in an amount that causes death of vanilloid receptor-bearing neurons. Accordingly, the present invention provides methods of controlling pain and inflammatory disorders that involve activation of vanilloid receptor-bearing neurons.

Abstract: A variety of technologies can be used to annotate electronic documents. In one embodiment, an annotation module is provided on a client machine as a plugin for a web browser application. The annotation module provides a user interface which allows the user to interact with the web browser application to annotate a document displayed using the browser application. Other embodiments are described.

Abstract: A system and method for providing a quarantine network to address threats emanating from viruses and worms. A quarantine network quarantines an infected terminal's traffic from the normal traffic flow. During the quarantine period, all of the traffic is analyzed by a quarantine network component. Based upon the results of this analysis, the network can restrict the access of infected terminals to various services, as well as prevent other devices from becoming infected by blocking infected materials such as attachments from reaching their respective recipients.

Abstract: The invention proposes a method and system for handling transmission of packets and/or signalling in a system including a node, e.g. SGSN, for transmitting data packets and/or signalling to another entity or receiving data packets and/or signalling from the another entity, e.g. GGSN. The node has a distributed architecture which includes at least two processing units each having their own address or identifier and being able to transmit and/or receive packets and/or signalling to or from the another entity. The node is adapted to send, in case one or more of its processing units is at least temporarily no longer usable or to be used for sending or receiving packets and/or signalling, information to the another entity for informing the another entity thereon. The information sent from the node to the another entity may contain an address or identifier of another processing unit to be used for receiving and transmitting packets and/or signalling instead of the processing unit no longer to be used.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods and kits for the selective ablation of pain-sensing neurons. The methods comprise administration of a vanilloid receptor agonist to a ganglion in an amount that causes death of vanilloid receptor-bearing neurons. Accordingly, the present invention provides methods of controlling pain and inflammatory disorders that involve activation of vanilloid receptor-bearing neurons.

Abstract: A method of handling traffic flows across a network wherein each traffic flow is associated with at least one flow treatment attribute determining the flow treatment requirement for that traffic flow and wherein the network comprises at least one user terminal, at least one radio network node with means for establishing a radio communication channel between said user terminal and said radio network node and at least one packet network node with means for establishing a packet communication channel in the network, the method comprising: issuing a request for establishing a first communication pathway end to end over the network, said communications pathway including said radio communication channel and said packet communication channel, said request identifying multiple traffic flows with their associated attributes; identifying any of said traffic flows which require a different flow treatment across the network; and establishing said first communication pathway, and at least one second communication pathway

Abstract: This invention pertains to the surprising discovery of novel compositions and methods which selectively treat chronic pain while not significantly affecting basal nociceptive, acute pain, responses. The invention provides for compositions and methods of treating chronic pain by administering beta-endorphin-expressing recombinant expression systems such as adenovirus or adeno-associated virus into a subarachnoid or epidural space. The recombinant virus infects the pia mater connectve tissue cells and the infected cells express the fusion protein, wherein the fusion protein is secreted into the spinal cord parenchymal tissue in an amount effective to treat the chronic pain but not significantly affecting basal nociceptive responses.