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A sensor for the detection of an analyte in a biological sample comprising: - a substrate; - a working electrode formed on a surface of the substrate; - a counter electrode formed on the surface of the substrate; - a dielectric layer covering a portion of the working electrode and counter electrode and defining an aperture exposing other portions of the working electrode and counter electrode; - a measuring device for applying voltage potentials to the working electrode and counter electrode and measuring the current flow between the working electrode and counter electrode; and - a receptor functionalized or chemically functionalized onto a surface of the exposed portion of the working electrode, the receptor selectively binding to the analyte of interest and the analyte once bound being detectable by measuring the current flow between the working electrode and counter electrode, wherein the working electrode and the counter electrode are obtained from sputtering a metalized film on a plastic substrate and irradiating the metalized film using laser ablation to define the dimensions of the working electrode and the counter electrode, and wherein the receptor being functionalized onto the surface of the working electrode by cross-linking or biotinylating the surface and binding the receptor to the cross-linked or biotinylated surface. - a substrate; - a working electrode formed on a surface of the substrate; - a counter electrode formed on the surface of the substrate; - a dielectric layer covering a portion of the working electrode and counter electrode and defining an aperture exposing other portions of the working electrode and counter electrode; - a measuring device for applying voltage potentials to the working electrode and counter electrode and measuring the current flow between the working electrode and counter electrode; and - a receptor functionalized or chemically functionalized onto a surface of the exposed portion of the working electrode, the receptor selectively binding to the analyte of interest and the analyte once bound being detectable by measuring the current flow between the working electrode and counter electrode,
A dispenser for monitoring the status of a replaceable cartridge within the dispenser, the dispenser comprising: a controller for controlling activation of the dispenser; a verification system (92a, 155) for reading an authorization code on the replaceable cartridge when the replaceable cartridge is operatively connected to the dispenser; a cartridge detection system for detecting if a cartridge is within the dispenser or not present within the dispenser; and wherein the controller is configured to: i) modify activation of the dispenser if the verification system determines an authorized code is present and the cartridge detection system determines a replaceable cartridge is not present; and ii) modify activation of the dispenser if the verification system determines an unauthorized code is present and the cartridge detection system determines a replaceable cartridge is present. a controller for controlling activation of the dispenser; a verification system (92a, 155) for reading an authorization code on the replaceable cartridge when the replaceable cartridge is operatively connected to the dispenser; a cartridge detection system for detecting if a cartridge is within the dispenser or not present within the dispenser; and wherein the controller is configured to: i) modify activation of the dispenser if the verification system determines an authorized code is present and the cartridge detection system determines a replaceable cartridge is not present; and ii) modify activation of the dispenser if the verification system determines an unauthorized code is present and the cartridge detection system determines a replaceable cartridge is present. i) modify activation of the dispenser if the verification system determines an authorized code is present and the cartridge detection system determines a replaceable cartridge is not present; and ii) modify activation of the dispenser if the verification system determines an unauthorized code is present and the cartridge detection system determines a replaceable cartridge is present.
A method of selecting optimum gear of an automobile comprising the steps of: storing a universal characteristic curve of an engine of the automobile, gear ratios of a gearbox of the automobile, speed reduction ratios, and a tire radius of the automobile; collecting revolutions of the engine, an output torque of the engine, and a speed of the automobile in running; obtaining a current gear ratio by calculating the revolutions of the engine, the tire radius, the speed of the running automobile, and the speed reduction ratios; and determining a current gear based on the gear ratios of the gearbox; simulating gear shift; and obtaining the revolutions of the engine and the output torque of the engine by calculating gears other than the current gear; calculating fuel consumption rates of different gears based on a fuel consumption curve of the universal characteristic curve of the engine; comparing the fuel consumption rates of the different gears; and selecting an optimum gear from one of the gears having a lowest fuel consumption rate; deleting the calculation of fuel consumption rates of the different gears based on the fuel consumption curve of the universal characteristic curve of the engine of step if the revolutions of the engine and the output torque of the engine do not fall on data points of the universal characteristic curve of the engine; and determining whether the optimum gear is the current gear; and outputting the optimum gear if the determination is negative. storing a universal characteristic curve of an engine of the automobile, gear ratios of a gearbox of the automobile, speed reduction ratios, and a tire radius of the automobile; collecting revolutions of the engine, an output torque of the engine, and a speed of the automobile in running; obtaining a current gear ratio by calculating the revolutions of the engine, the tire radius, the speed of the running automobile, and the speed reduction ratios; and determining a current gear based on the gear ratios of the gearbox; simulating gear shift; and obtaining the revolutions of the engine and the output torque of the engine by calculating gears other than the current gear; calculating fuel consumption rates of different gears based on a fuel consumption curve of the universal characteristic curve of the engine; comparing the fuel consumption rates of the different gears; and selecting an optimum gear from one of the gears having a lowest fuel consumption rate; deleting the calculation of fuel consumption rates of the different gears based on the fuel consumption curve of the universal characteristic curve of the engine of step if the revolutions of the engine and the output torque of the engine do not fall on data points of the universal characteristic curve of the engine; and determining whether the optimum gear is the current gear; and outputting the optimum gear if the determination is negative.
A wafer inspection apparatus comprising: a light emitter configured to emit light onto a to-be-inspected surface of a wafer; an imaging unit configured to obtain a captured image, in which (i) an outline of an image formed by the light emitted from the light emitter and specularly reflected by the to-be-inspected surface and (ii) a region outside the outline are included, a moving unit configured to move a to-be-inspected position on the to-be-inspected surface by controlling a position of one of the wafer and the light emitter; and an inspecting unit configured to inspect the to-be-inspected surface by detecting, from the captured image, a scatter image formed by the light that is emitted from the light emitter and scattered by a defect of the to-be-inspected surface, the scatter image being formed in the region outside the outline, and further configured to examine a brightness distribution within the image near the outline to evaluate the surface roughness and to detect defects in a defect detection target region of a predetermined width located outwardly at a predetermined distance relative to the outline. a light emitter configured to emit light onto a to-be-inspected surface of a wafer; an imaging unit configured to obtain a captured image, in which (i) an outline of an image formed by the light emitted from the light emitter and specularly reflected by the to-be-inspected surface and (ii) a region outside the outline are included, a moving unit configured to move a to-be-inspected position on the to-be-inspected surface by controlling a position of one of the wafer and the light emitter; and an inspecting unit configured to inspect the to-be-inspected surface by detecting, from the captured image, a scatter image formed by the light that is emitted from the light emitter and scattered by a defect of the to-be-inspected surface, the scatter image being formed in the region outside the outline, and further configured to examine a brightness distribution within the image near the outline to evaluate the surface roughness and to detect defects in a defect detection target region of a predetermined width located outwardly at a predetermined distance relative to the outline.
A method of providing micronutrients to a plant, which includes applying to an area of the plant or soil/substrate surrounding the plant an effective amount of a plant fertiliser composition comprising a chelating polymer co-ordinately bonded to a micronutrient to form a chelate, the chelate transporting the micronutrient across a membrane of the plant and releasing the micronutrient for use by the plant, wherein the chelating polymer is a branched polyamine of the general formula: wherein X = N and W is greater than 0, and y, z and n are equal to or greater than 1, further characterized in that the composition is applied in combination with the micronutrients, either alone or in combination, Mn, Zn, Fe or Ni.
An image processing device, comprising: a segment dividing unit configured to divide, based on a plurality of shot images shot at different points in time, each of said shot images into at least two segments in the spatial direction in accordance with motion of subjects in said shot images; a loop moving image generating unit configured to generate an image playable as a loop moving image, from one of the motion segments of each of the plurality of shot images, said motion segment being one of the at least two segments in which a subject with motion is included, wherein, of the images of several continuous said motion segments, said loop moving image is a moving image of images between two images with a sum of absolute difference within a predetermined threshold being repeatedly displayed in order, the sum of absolute difference being a sum of absolute values of difference in luminance for each of the pixels at the same position in the two images; and a segment image generating unit configured to clip out, from a high-resolution image which is a still image which has a greater number of pixels than said shot images, an image of a region corresponding to a still segment which is one of the at least two segments in which a subject with no motion is included, and to generate a segment image which is one still image corresponding to said still segment in one or more of the plurality of shot images; wherein said loop moving image generating unit generates a playable image as said loop moving image, based on said shot images converted to the same resolution as that of said high-resolution image. a segment dividing unit configured to divide, based on a plurality of shot images shot at different points in time, each of said shot images into at least two segments in the spatial direction in accordance with motion of subjects in said shot images; a loop moving image generating unit configured to generate an image playable as a loop moving image, from one of the motion segments of each of the plurality of shot images, said motion segment being one of the at least two segments in which a subject with motion is included, wherein, of the images of several continuous said motion segments, said loop moving image is a moving image of images between two images with a sum of absolute difference within a predetermined threshold being repeatedly displayed in order, the sum of absolute difference being a sum of absolute values of difference in luminance for each of the pixels at the same position in the two images; and a segment image generating unit configured to clip out, from a high-resolution image which is a still image which has a greater number of pixels than said shot images, an image of a region corresponding to a still segment which is one of the at least two segments in which a subject with no motion is included, and to generate a segment image which is one still image corresponding to said still segment in one or more of the plurality of shot images; wherein said loop moving image generating unit generates a playable image as said loop moving image, based on said shot images converted to the same resolution as that of said high-resolution image.
A battery system, comprising: - a plurality of battery cells that are configured to generate thermal energy; - a housing for the plurality of battery cells, the housing comprising a first wall and a second wall positioned orthogonally to one another and proximate to the plurality of battery cells, the first wall and the second wall forming in part a cell compartment; - a unitary heat sink comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being completely embedded into the first wall, and the second portion being partially embedded into the second wall and including a partially exposed surface to the cell compartment; and - a thermal epoxy fixedly coupling the plurality of battery cells to the partially exposed surface. - a plurality of battery cells that are configured to generate thermal energy; - a housing for the plurality of battery cells, the housing comprising a first wall and a second wall positioned orthogonally to one another and proximate to the plurality of battery cells, the first wall and the second wall forming in part a cell compartment; - a unitary heat sink comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being completely embedded into the first wall, and the second portion being partially embedded into the second wall and including a partially exposed surface to the cell compartment; and - a thermal epoxy fixedly coupling the plurality of battery cells to the partially exposed surface.
A valbenazine ditosylate crystalline form A, wherein the X-ray powder diffraction pattern shows characteristic peaks at 2theta values of 5.9°±0.2°, 8.7°±0.2°, 11.0°±0.2°, 13.3°±0.2°, 15.8°±0.2°, and 19.8°±0.2° using CuKα radiation.
Wind turbine diagnostic device for diagnosing mechanical damage to generator components of at least one wind turbine, comprising at least one speed sensor for determining a variation over time of the rotational speed of a generator of a wind turbine, the speed sensor having at least one speed signal output for outputting the determined variation over time of the rotational speed, characterized in that the wind turbine diagnostic device has a frequency analysis module with at least one speed signal input, which is connected to the speed signal output by way of a speed signal line, and a frequency spectrum signal output for outputting a frequency spectrum, the frequency analysis module being designed for determining a frequency spectrum from the determined variation over time of the rotational speed; and has a comparator element, which comprises a frequency spectrum signal input, which is connected to the frequency spectrum signal output by way of a frequency spectrum signal line, the comparator element being designed for comparing a frequency spectrum with a prescribed standard frequency spectrum and for diagnosing mechanical damage to generator components on the basis of the comparison.
A rubber composition comprising: a tin functionalized elastomer; a reduced graphene oxide; and a crosslinking system. a tin functionalized elastomer; a reduced graphene oxide; and a crosslinking system.
Method of manufacturing an extruded, rolled and/or forged product based on an aluminium alloy in which: a) a liquid metal bath is produced containing: 4.2 to 5.2% by weight of Cu, 0.9 to 1.2% by weight of Li, 0.1 to 0.3% by weight of Ag, 0.1 to 0.25% by weight of Mg, 0.08 to 0.18% by weight of Zr, 0.01 to 0.15% by weight of Ti, optionally up to 0.2% by weight of Zn, optionally up to 0.6% by weight of Mn, a content of Fe and Si less than or equal to 0.1% by weight of each and other elements with a content of less than 0.05% each by weight, and 0.15% by weight in total, the remainder being aluminium, b) an raw form is cast from said liquid metal bath; c) said raw form is homogenised by a heat treatment in which the temperature at mid-thickness of the raw form reaches at least 510°C for a duration of at least 10 hours, d) said raw form thus homogenised is hot worked and optionally cold worked into an extruded, rolled and/or forged product; e) said product is solution heat treated at a temperature of at least 515°C and is quenched; f) said product is stretched with a permanent set of 0.5 to 5% g) said product is aged by heating to a temperature of 140 to 170°C for 5 to 70 hours. a) a liquid metal bath is produced containing: 4.2 to 5.2% by weight of Cu, 0.9 to 1.2% by weight of Li, 0.1 to 0.3% by weight of Ag, 0.1 to 0.25% by weight of Mg, 0.08 to 0.18% by weight of Zr, 0.01 to 0.15% by weight of Ti, optionally up to 0.2% by weight of Zn, optionally up to 0.6% by weight of Mn, a content of Fe and Si less than or equal to 0.1% by weight of each and other elements with a content of less than 0.05% each by weight, and 0.15% by weight in total, the remainder being aluminium, 4.2 to 5.2% by weight of Cu, 0.9 to 1.2% by weight of Li, 0.1 to 0.3% by weight of Ag, 0.1 to 0.25% by weight of Mg, 0.08 to 0.18% by weight of Zr, 0.01 to 0.15% by weight of Ti, b) an raw form is cast from said liquid metal bath; c) said raw form is homogenised by a heat treatment in which the temperature at mid-thickness of the raw form reaches at least 510°C for a duration of at least 10 hours, d) said raw form thus homogenised is hot worked and optionally cold worked into an extruded, rolled and/or forged product; e) said product is solution heat treated at a temperature of at least 515°C and is quenched; f) said product is stretched with a permanent set of 0.5 to 5% g) said product is aged by heating to a temperature of 140 to 170°C for 5 to 70 hours.
Process for the production of a coating by cold gas spraying using a coating material comprising Cr-containing particles having a Cr content > 95% by mass and of dissolved elements with a content of ≤ 5% by mass, wherein the Cr content of the coating material is > 20% by mass, wherein at least some of the Cr-containing particles have pores, wherein at least some of the Cr-containing particles have a mean porosity, determined by means of quantitative image analysis, of > 10% by volume, and wherein the Cr-containing particles have a mean surface area, measured by means of BET according to ISO 9277:1995, > 0.05 m 2 /g. wherein the Cr content of the coating material is > 20% by mass, wherein at least some of the Cr-containing particles have pores, wherein at least some of the Cr-containing particles have a mean porosity, determined by means of quantitative image analysis, of > 10% by volume, and wherein the Cr-containing particles have a mean surface area, measured by means of BET according to ISO 9277:1995, > 0.05 m 2 /g.
A container-interior drying method for drying an inner wall surface of a container, the method comprising: inserting a gas ejector nozzle into an interior of the container through an opening of the container; ejecting gas from the gas ejector nozzle into the interior of the container and sucking out gas through the opening of the container by a suction mechanism positioned so as to face the opening of the container, wherein the suction mechanism is formed of a gas flow amplifying unit including a gas supply part and a gas flow amplification path that has a suction inlet and an ejection outlet; supplying the gas ejector nozzle with gas to eject gas into the interior of the container; and supplying the gas supply part of the gas flow amplifying unit with gas to suck out gas through the opening of the container. inserting a gas ejector nozzle into an interior of the container through an opening of the container; ejecting gas from the gas ejector nozzle into the interior of the container and sucking out gas through the opening of the container by a suction mechanism positioned so as to face the opening of the container, wherein the suction mechanism is formed of a gas flow amplifying unit including a gas supply part and a gas flow amplification path that has a suction inlet and an ejection outlet; supplying the gas ejector nozzle with gas to eject gas into the interior of the container; and supplying the gas supply part of the gas flow amplifying unit with gas to suck out gas through the opening of the container.
A hearing aid having a number of selectable programmes for different listening situations where said number of selectable programmes comprises a number of background programmes and user selectable programmes, where said hearing aid is adapted for the use with different input sources, and where the hearing aid comprises means for automatically selecting an appropriate programme among said number of the selectable programmes in dependence of the input sources used instead of a currently selected first programme, said means for automatically selecting an appropriate programme comprising means for detecting the attachment, or the user activation, of an additional, or alternative, input source to said hearing aid and selecting said appropriate programme in dependence of said detection, characterized in that said number of selectable programmes comprises a number of background programmes associated with said user selectable programmes, and that said means for automatically selecting an appropriate programme is furthermore adapted to select the appropriate programme among said background programmes in dependence of the first programme currently selected at the time of said detection.