A method of identifying a source of a marking fluid applied to a person or an object comprises applying a marking fluid including one or more security markers to a person or an object and illuminating the applied marking fluid to excite the security markers. Photoluminescent emission from the security markers in response to the excitation is measured and compared with one or more pre-defined photoluminescent signatures associated with the source of the marking fluid. The source of the marking fl...

An inhaler (1) for dispensing accurate and reproducible doses of powder. The inhaler includes an expulsion channel (2) opening out in an outlet orifice (3), and is characterized by a combination of or: a pre-dosing device (100) having the powder in individual reservoirs (101), each reservoir (101) containing one dose of powder, and; a transfer device (200) for transferring a dose of powder in full into the expulsion channel (2) on each actuation of the inhaler. The inhaler also includes an air f...

Pharmaceutical compositions and methods are described comprising at least one Y2 receptor-binding peptide, such as peptide YY(PYY), Neuropeptide Y (NPY) or Pancreatic Peptide (PP) and one or more mucosal delivery-enhancing agents for enhanced nasal mucosal delivery of the peptide YY, for treating a variety of diseases and conditions in mammalian subjects, including obesity.

A method and apparatus for bead seating a tubeless tire onto a rim. Two separate reservoirs are provided with an inflation reservoir being at a slightly lower pressure than a charging reservoir. Both reservoirs are filled at the same time via a pressure differential valve. A push button causes the pressure to change slightly in the charging reservoir. A quick release valve, sensing the slight pressure change, substantially instantaneously releases the air in the charging reservoir. The release o...

A discharge apparatus for media has a medium pump and a compressed air pump, as well as control means through which, in stroke-dependent manner, precompression only takes place in the air pump during a first partial stroke and then during a further partial stroke delivery takes place from both pumps following a pressure-dependent opening of the delivery valve and finally during a further partial stroke delivery only takes place from the air pump. In order that the medium pump does not deliver to...

A lifting carriage for use on an industrial truck is connected to a lifting frame which moves vertically along a lift mast. The lifting carriage includes a rotatable guide roller arrangement for adjusting the position of the lifting carriage. The guide roller arrangement includes a first pair of horizontally spaced guide rollers and a second pair of horizontally spaced guide rollers which are vertically spaced from the first pair of horizontally spaced guide rollers. The position of guide roller...

A method and/or apparatus for reducing the maximum speed of a lift truck when a fork carriage exceeds a fork carriage trip height and a limit switch positioned at the trip height to detect trip height has failed. Using lift truck control signals, a calculated fork carriage height is determined and compared to the trip height which corresponds to the limit switch position. When the calculated height reaches the trip height and the limit switch does not provide a sensed signal, a latch is set in a...

In a method for operating an industrial truck, a load-lifting member (1) is moved up and down vertically on a lift mast (2). A discrete control signal is provided to control the vertical speed of the load-lifting member (1) by at least one single or multistage switch. In switching on and then holding the switch (13) in the on position, the load-lifting member (1) is first accelerated from zero to a first vertical speed value (V.sub.1) and after the passage of a period of time T.sub.1, it is acce...

A dispensing unit for simultaneously puncturing a plurality of sealed pressurized containers so that each container has open communication with a common dispensing tube that in turn has a closed valve end which, when threadably connected to a hose, will dispense all of the pressurized contents of the containers.

A swallowable capsule for obtaining samples of gastric and/or intestinal fluids, the capsule defining an inner fluid receiving chamber having an inlet port which is normally sealed off from the exterior of the capsule by way of a blocking means including a mass the properties of which change upon contact with the suitable fluids present in the digestion tract, causing the means to communicate the inlet port with the outside of the capsule allowing a sample of the fluid to be aspirated into the c...