In an embodiment, a monolithic tile made for use in a composite armor is disclosed. Also disclosed are compositions and methods for treating an HCV infection and inhibiting HCV replication. The sheet transfer device has a suction device for gripping a sheet from the hopper. Each auger element is arranged with a forwardmost tangent to the auger flight located behind the axes of the rotary disks and with an outer end thereof spaced outwardly of the respective end of the entrance mouth.