Riefler escapement electric motor every 30 seconds, to eliminate the effect of changes in drive force on the mechanism. Working Riefler precision pendulum clocks on display to the public are located in the lobby of Olin Hall at Carleton College in Northfield, MN, the Deutsches Museum in Munich, the National Watch and Clock Museum in Columbia PA, the Musée international d'horlogerie in La Chaux-de-Fonds and the Musée d'horlogerie in Le Locle (both in Switzerland), the Deutsches Uhrenmuseum in Furtwangen, and at the US Naval Observatory (by appointment only) in Washington DC. Riefler escapement The Riefler escapement is a mechanical escapement for precision
Controlled internal drug release by AHI Plastic Moulding Company in Hamilton, New Zealand, in conjunction with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (New Zealand). Developmental trials began in 1981. The CIDR-S was licensed in 1986 and the CIDR-G in 1988. Controlled internal drug release Controlled internal drug release (CIDR) devices are used in livestock for the synchronization of estrus. They are T-shaped devices with a silicone-coated nylon core. The silicone coating is impregnated with progesterone. CIDRs are inserted intra-vaginally using a specialized applicator. The flexible wings collapse for facilitated insertion and expand once placed appropriately within the vagina. The expansion of the wings retains