Abstract:
The invention relates to the use of either an aqueous extract or an organic extract of the plant Thymus to prepare a pharmaceutical composition useful to inhibit the growth of Helicobacter pylori and the urease activity of Helicobacter pylori. In case of an aqueous extract, a minimum amount of 0.5 mg of the dry plant in the extract is required but the preferred amounts are above 1.2 mg. The aqueous extract may be used either as a drink, with or without additional ingredients, or transformed into a capsule or a paste. The invention also relates to in-vitro methods for inhibiting the growth of the urease activity of Helicobacter pylori.
Abstract:
A method of obtaining a mask for X-ray lithography having a thin oxidized metal membrane supported on an annular silicon base. The method consists of the following steps: (a) deposition of a metal layer on a silicon wafer; (b) oxidation of the metal layer to form a continuous thin oxide layer; (c) etching selectively a portion of the backside of said substrate, obtaining a thin membrane of oxidized metal at the etched portion; and (d) obtaining a pattern delineation through a photoresist on said membrane framed by the silicon substrate. A most preferred deposited metal is aluminum which is converted to aluminum oxide. Then a portion of the silicon substrate is removed in order to expose the aluminum oxide membrane attached to the remaining silicon substrate. The mask prepared according to the present invention does not suffer from any distortion and preserves its accuracy even under the stresses incurred during the mask preparation and use.
Abstract:
A head position detector system includes a cue definition apparatus arranged to be securely mounted on a head whose position is to be monitored, a single camera electro-optical detector arranged to view the cue definition apparatus, a cue processing apparatus receiving an output of the detector and a memory apparatus for storing updated cue addresses for providing an output indication of head position to utilization apparatus.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a new technique and device for mass transport operation and physical separation, being substantially quantitative and involving selective barriers. According to the new technique, the mass transport through the selective barrier and physical separation are carried out in the same device. The device consists of a mixing-reservoir into which is fitted snugly a mixer-separator, having a channel in the vertical axis of the mixer-separator, the mixer-separator being provided with means for accumulating a gas pocket to decrease the pressure exerted on the barrier. The completely solid-free liquid passing through the selective barrier is removed by pushing in the mixer-separator, said liquid being accumulated in a collecting container. Typical examples of such selective barriers are: membrane, bed of adsorbent material, paper, plastic, glass and metal filters or any other porous material, hollow fibers etc. The new technique and device can be successfully utilized in any operation involving separation of solids from liquids and particularly useful in immunoassay, sterilization, ultra-filtration, desalination by reverse osmosis, etc.
Abstract:
The invention comprises a bridged, transformerless charger which will permit the use of inexpensive low power diodes and a battery saver which may be used to permit excess energy to charge batteries.
Abstract:
The invention proposes an approach utilizing novel and artificially intelligent hybrid sensor arrays with multiplexed detection capabilities for disease-specific biomarkers from the exhaled breath of a subject. The technology provides a rapid and highly accurate diagnosis in various COVID-19 infection and transmission scenarios.
Abstract:
A system having an electronic device. The electronic device has an array of chemically sensitive sensors. The sensors detect volatile organic compounds and have field effect transistors. The transistors have non-oxidized, functionalized silicon nanowires. The nanowires have surface Si atoms. The device has a plurality of functional groups that form a direct Si—C bond with the silicon nanowires, wherein Si is a surface Si atom and C is a carbon atom of the functional group. The functional groups are selected from the group consisting of: alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heterocyclyl, heteroaryl, alkylaryl, alkylalkenyl, alkylalkynyl, alkylcycloalkyl, alkylheterocyclyl and alkylheteroaryl groups, and derivatives thereof, wherein said functional groups are other than methyl and 1-butyl. The plurality of functional groups are attached to 50-100% of the surface Si atoms.
Abstract:
There may be provided a radiation sensing device that includes a first TMOS with temperature dependent electrical parameters; wherein the first TMOS is exposed to radiation, and a second TMOS transistor that is sheltered from radiation. The radiation sensing device performs a differential measurement, and applied various measures for noise reduction, and maintaining the stability of the radiation sensing device.
Abstract:
An electro-optic system, the electro-optic system that may include an input port that is configured to receive a bandpass signal that conveys information; wherein the bandpass signal is a radio frequency (RF) signal; an optical carrier source that is configured to generate an optical carrier signal having an optical carrier frequency; at least one electrical bias circuit that is configured to generate at least one electrical bias signal; an electro-optic modulation circuit that is linear at the optical field; a manipulator that is configured to (a) receive the at least one electrical bias signal and the bandpass signal, (b) generate, based on the at least one electrical bias signal and the bandpass signal, at least one modulating signal; wherein the electro-optic modulation circuit is configured to modulate the optical carrier by the at least one modulating signal to provide an output optical signal that comprises at least one optical pilot tone and at least one optical sideband that conveys the information.