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Improved carbon dioxide sensors are disclosed which are less sensitive to the moisture content of the environment and which are substantially insensitive to oxygen levels under normal working conditions. The CO₂ sensor comprises a pH indicator and long-lived reference luminophore and a porous sol-gel matrix. Combined CO₂ and O₂sensors are also described. Further disclose are methods of printing sensor onto substrates.

A carton of soft packets of cigarettes, having: an outer package; a group of soft packets of cigarettes housed inside the outer package, and each having an inner package having a first sheet of flexible packing material folded about a respective group of cigarettes; and at least one reusable rigid box housed inside the outer package and containing a soft packet of cigarettes, while the other soft packets of cigarettes serve as refills for the reusable rigid box; the inner package of each soft packet of cigarettes having a tear-off top portion separated from the rest of the inner package by a tear line.

There is provided a lighting module of the type having a solid-state light source, in particular a LED, a supporting plate, and a lens; the lens has a recess housing the light source; the lens is supported by and projects from the plate by means of supporting members (25) carried by the lens and for fitting the lens directly to the plate; and the supporting members are formed in one piece with the lens, and are spaced apart and separated from one another by cooling windows.

An energy storage system for powering electric user devices of a vehicle, the energy storage system having a battery; a capacitive element connected parallel to the terminals of the battery; and an inductive element connected in series to the battery, between the battery and the capacitive element; to effectively regulate power/energy flow between the battery and the capacitive element during transients, the ratio between the capacity of the battery measured in (Ah) and the capacitance of the capacitive element measured in (F) is less than 1, and the ratio between the capacity of the battery measured in (Ah) and the inductance of the inductive element measured in (μH) is less than 1.

The present invention relates to an antigenic fusionprotein, which carries multiple Galα1,3Gal epitopes. The fusion protein according to the invention may also be comprised of a heavily glycosylated mucin part, which mediates binding to selectins, such as PSGL-1, and a part, which exhibits immunoglobulin properties, such as the Fc part of IgG. The fusionprotein according to the invention is preferably used as an absorber to prevent a hyperacute rejection of a xenotransplant, such as a pig tissue or organ transplanted into a human patient. In addition, the invention relates to a method for the prevention of hyperacute rejection reaction in a patient who is to receive a xenotransplant.

The present invention provides improved methods, compositions, and devices for separating and/or detecting targets from biological, environmental, or chemical samples.

A hexagonal paving panel, the sides of which are alternately provided with upper and lower connecting elements in the form of tab or overlap elements (102, 103) and fixing pins. The panel (100) is provided with a central aperture (109) and with a downwardly extending collar (101) on its periphery. The central aperture serves as a drain hole, stabilizes the panel on a ground and improves storage of the panels in a stack. The bottom surface (114) of the panel is provided with recesses (20) having small depth and large obtuse angle, while the top surface is anti-slip. Upper overlap elements (103) alternately protrude from sides of the panel beyond the collar (101) while lower overlap elements (103) are formed by reduction of thickness of the collar. Each upper overlap element (102) is provided with connecting holes (105) and each lower overlap element (103) is provided with correspondingly shaped upright connecting protrusions (106) which enter into connecting holes (105) of the upper overlap element (102) of the adjacent panel. Panels are interconnected by clip-pins (116), removable with use of a disassembly tool (121). Borders of road surface laid out of the panels are covered with finishing strips (123). The panels may be produced entirely of plastics, mostly waste or recycled, or of rubber and skeleton frame. The panels are destined for covering yards, roads and walkways without special preparation of the ground base. The panels may carry substantial loads in a wide range of temperatures, between −30° C. and +60° C.

A steering wheel for a vehicle includes a circular member operated by a driver of the vehicle to control a steering shaft mounted for rotation inside a steering column, the free end of which is fitted with a box body for housing an air bag and having at least one control lever.

The present invention provides improved devices for separating and/or detecting targets from biological, environmental, or chemical samples.

A latch assembly includes a latch bolt having a power closure abutment, a first safety abutment and a closed abutment that is moveable between an open position, a first safety position and a closed position. The latch assembly includes a pawl including a pawl tooth having an engaged position defined by engagement between the pawl tooth and one of the first safety abutment and the closed abutment at which the pawl releaseably retains the latch bolt in one of the first safety position and the closed position, respectively, and a released position in which the latch bolt is free to move to the open position. The latch assembly also includes a closure element having a first abutment and a second abutment. The first abutment is releaseably engageable with the closure abutment. The closure element has a first position at which the closure element is disengaged from the closure abutment, a second position at which the first abutment of the closure element is engaged with the closure abutment and the latch bolt is in the first safety position, and a third position at which the first abutment of the closure element is engaged with the closure abutment and the latch bolt is in the closed position. When the closure element is in the first position and the latch bolt is in the first safety position, actuation of a power actuator causes the closure element to move through the second position to the third position, thereby closing the latch. During movement of the closure elements from the second position into the third position, the closure abutment is positioned generally between the first abutment and the second abutment.