In a jaw model for demonstrating dental work, anchoring parts (2) designed as imitation tooth stumps and guided in bore holes (10) of a main body (1) are used for securing the workpieces which consist in particular of individual teeth or bridges. To be able to quickly adapt the position and number of the post-shaped anchoring parts (2) to different demonstration conditions, the anchoring parts (2) are spring-mounted in the bore holes (10) so that they can be easily transferred from a first locke...

Methods of controlling processes having operating conditions, one or more inputs, and one or more outputs. The methods comprise defining acceptable steady state conditions, operating the process, and sampling output on the basis of a dual segment output population model, detecting destabilizing process events which result in output not representing acceptable output parameters, defining operating conditions according to which output is rejected, and defining output parameters according to which ...

A model helicopter includes a body and an engine mounted in the body. A rotor is connected to the engine through a substantially vertical primary shaft. A radial fan cools the engine while a lateral opening is provided on a tail boom connected to the body. Air is sucked in from outside of the body by a radial fan in the body, with the air flowing through the lateral opening and being directed to the tail boom through a channel. This air imparts a torque on the body that counter-acts the torque t...

A vertebral model for illustrating the alignment and misalignment of the spine is disclosed. The model consists of first and second members movably mounted to each other, the first and second members each having a longitudinal axis. The model also has a third member interposed between the first and second members. The first and second members are movable relative to each other between a first position, wherein the first and second members are coaxially aligned, and a second position wherein the ...

A foldable model made out of a number of wire materials through deformation, assembling and welding to form a main body portion and several accessory portions, characterized in that the joining of the accessory portions with the main body portion are carried out by means of hinges and pivotal fastening latches so that those portions needing to be folded can be folded into or towards said main body portion to reduce the overall packing dimension of said model. The foldable animal model according ...

A model of consumer behavior in a transaction environment such as customers moving around a bank branch, is generated from an artificial life algorithm to create a number of agents. In each agent, a genetically encoded drive, equivalent for example to hunger, is defined so as to correspond to a transaction need such as the need for cash. Interaction rules, such as navigation rules, are set for interaction between the agents and a first representation of an environment, and the program is run and...

A jaw model for demonstration purposes has interchangeable spare parts (4). The base (1) of the jaw model is provided with compartments (11) for storing the spare parts (4).

According to the invention, a major role for the winged helix protein FKHL14/FOXC2 in regulating energy balance and adiposity is demonstrated. The invention relates to transgenic non-human mammalian animals being capable of expressing the human FKHL14/FOXC2 gene in its adipose tissue. The invention also relates to methods for identifying compounds useful for the treatment of medical conditions related to obesity or diabetes, said compounds being capable of stimulating expression of the human FKH...

A model vehicle runs on a running surface which comprises a substrate having an array of contact pins, the tops of the contact pins forming one electrode and the sides of the contact pins forming a second electrode. The model vehicle comprises wheels for running over the running surface, an electrically powered drive means, a first pick-up for engaging the tops of the contact pins, and a second pick-up for engaging the sides of the contact pins.

A metadata model defines model objects to represent one or more data sources. The metadata model comprises a data access layer, a business layer and a package layer. The data access layer contains data access model objects. The data access model objects include a data access model object that describes how to retrieve data from the data sources. The business layer contains business model objects. The business model objects include a business model object that describes a business view of data in...