Abstract:
A circuit interrupter with end-of-life protection has four components: 1) a control circuit to activate an electromagnetic unit upon detecting a predetermined condition; 2) a fuse coupled between the control circuit and the power supply; 3) an end life sensing circuit coupled to the control circuit; and 4) an end life indicating circuit coupled to the end life sensing circuit and the power supply. The end life sensing circuit includes a light emitting device and a light sensitive device controlled by the light-emitting device. The end life indicating circuit includes a visual indicator to indicate that the circuit interrupter reaches the end of its life. Another circuit interrupter with end-of-life protection has three components: 1) a control circuit to activate an electromagnetic unit upon detecting a predetermined condition; 2) a fuse coupled between the control circuit and the power supply; and 3) an end life sensing and indicating circuit coupled to the control circuit. The end life sensing and indicating circuit includes a light-emitting device which is turned off to indicate that the circuit interrupter reached the end of its life.
Abstract:
Provided are methods for treating a mammal undergoing sepsis, or at risk for sepsis. Also provided are methods of preventing or treating a physiological effect of sepsis in a mammal. Additionally provided are methods of inhibiting an inflammatory response in a mammal. Further provided is the use of an α 2A -adrenergic antagonist for the manufacture of a medicament for preventing or treating a physiologic effect of sepsis in a mammal, and the use of an α 2A -adrenergic antagonist for the treatment of a mammal having sepsis or at risk for sepsis.
Abstract:
A method is provided of assaying for antigen-specific cytotoxic T-cells in a mammal, comprising contacting a sample from said mammal with a composition comprising isolated inverted microsomes from an animal cell, or membrane fragments thereof, in association with an externally disposed peptide antigen and a Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) Class I protein, and detecting antigen-specific cytotoxic T-cells bound to said microsomes, where the microsomes can be fluorescently labelled, such as with a naturally-fluorescent protein, e.g. Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) of Aequorea Victoria.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a fibrous protein-immobilization system composition comprising a fiber comprising fiber-forming material, and a protein attached to the fiber-forming material.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a molded article with a metallic appearance and a process for making the same. Particularly, the present invention relates to a molded article having a part that comprises a layer with a sandwich structure.
Abstract:
A rigid blow molded article comprising: (a) sides of the article forming at least one corner wherein the corner is characterized by a mathematically fitting a sphere of best fit into the corner so there is at a circular arc section in the at least one corner, wherein radius of curvature of the sphere of best fit is less than 5.7 mm; (b) the corner having an average thickness from 0.1 mm to 1 mm; and (c) the sides forming the corner comprise at least an outer layer of an outer layer material having an elastic modulus (E') less than 370 MPa measured by dynamical mechanical analysis ("DMA") per ASTM D4065, with a frequency sweep conducted at the fixed temperature of the cold-crystallization peak temperature("T cc ") of the PET copolymer resin minus 15 degree Centigrade (T cc -15degree Centigrade temperature) at 1 Hz, wherein the T cc is measured by way of differential scanning calorimetry ("DSC") at a temperature ramp rate of 10 degree Centigrade per minute.
Abstract:
An opaque blow molded article, comprising a first thermoplastic material, a second thermoplastic material and an additive selected from the group consisting of an alcohol, oil, siloxane fluid, water, and a combination thereof. The first thermoplastic material and said second thermoplastic material have a solubility parameter difference from about 0.1 cal 1/2 cm -3/2 to about 20 cal 1/2 cm -3/2 , and a refractive index difference from about 0.1 to about 1.5.
Abstract:
A blow-molded container comprises a layer having a thermoplastic material and an additive,wherein the thermoplastic material and the additive have a Solubility Parameter difference of from about0.5cal1/2cm-3/2to about20cal1/2cm-3/2,and have a Refractive Index difference of from about0.001to about0.1.Such a container has a desirable glossy appearance.
Abstract:
A blow-molded container comprises a layer having a thermoplastic material and an additive, wherein the thermoplastic material and the additive have a Solubility Parameter difference of from about 0.5cal1/2cm-3/2to about20cal1/2cm-3/2, and have a Refractive Index difference of from about0.1to about 1.5. Such a container has a desirable glossy appearance.