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A method of loading a molecule of interest into a sample well, the method comprising: contacting a sample comprising a molecule of interest to a surface of an integrated device, wherein the molecule of interest comprises a sequence template, wherein the integrated device comprises a plurality of sample wells in the surface of the integrated device, and wherein each sample well of the plurality of sample wells has a bottom surface distal to the surface of the integrated device and a top aperture distal to the bottom surface; and applying a layer comprising a crowding agent at an upper surface over the sample on the surface of the integrated device, wherein the crowding agent provided over the sample reduces a bulk volume of the sample such that the molecule of interest is excluded from the bulk volume of the sample and driven into a sample well of said plurality of sample wells. contacting a sample comprising a molecule of interest to a surface of an integrated device, wherein the molecule of interest comprises a sequence template, wherein the integrated device comprises a plurality of sample wells in the surface of the integrated device, and wherein each sample well of the plurality of sample wells has a bottom surface distal to the surface of the integrated device and a top aperture distal to the bottom surface; and applying a layer comprising a crowding agent at an upper surface over the sample on the surface of the integrated device, wherein the crowding agent provided over the sample reduces a bulk volume of the sample such that the molecule of interest is excluded from the bulk volume of the sample and driven into a sample well of said plurality of sample wells.
A feeder device of plugs of filter material with reduced longitudinal dimensions in machines for the tobacco industry, comprising: - a main feeder roller having a plurality of active peripheral flutes acting to hold a respective plug, the main roller being designed to pass the plugs on to respective flutes on corresponding handling rollers of a main line of feed of the plugs in the machine; - means (14, 16) for filling the peripheral flutes of the main roller, the filling means (14, 16) comprising at least first feeding and passing-on means and second feeding and passing-on means capable of feeding and passing on corresponding groups of the plugs to the respective primary feeding and passing-on rollers (18, 20), which rotate continuously and which have respective active peripheral flutes (19, 21) acting to hold the respective group of the plugs, and from these to corresponding groups of flutes of the main roller; - means 30, 32) for housing and releasing the plugs; - means (22, 24; 26, 28) for transferring the group of plugs withdrawn from the corresponding means (30, 32) for housing and releasing the selfsame plugs; - wherein each primary feeding and passing on roller (18, 20) continuously receives the respective group of plugs from the corresponding means (22, 24; 26, 28) for transferring the group of plugs; the feeder device being characterized in that each of the transferring means (22, 24; 26, 28) comprises a first and a second carrier (22, 24; 26, 28), movable in sequence between the corresponding housing and releasing means (30, 32) and the respective primary roller (18, 20); the groups of flutes being located one after the other. - a main feeder roller having a plurality of active peripheral flutes acting to hold a respective plug, the main roller being designed to pass the plugs on to respective flutes on corresponding handling rollers of a main line of feed of the plugs in the machine; - means (14, 16) for filling the peripheral flutes of the main roller, the filling means (14, 16) comprising at least first feeding and passing-on means and second feeding and passing-on means capable of feeding and passing on corresponding groups of the plugs to the respective primary feeding and passing-on rollers (18, 20), which rotate continuously and which have respective active peripheral flutes (19, 21) acting to hold the respective group of the plugs, and from these to corresponding groups of flutes of the main roller; - means 30, 32) for housing and releasing the plugs; - means (22, 24; 26, 28) for transferring the group of plugs withdrawn from the corresponding means (30, 32) for housing and releasing the selfsame plugs; - wherein each primary feeding and passing on roller (18, 20) continuously receives the respective group of plugs from the corresponding means (22, 24; 26, 28) for transferring the group of plugs;
A device comprising a float guided along a guiding device anchored in the sea bed with guiding means and including conversion means for converting relative displacements between the float and the guiding device into usable energy, the guiding means comprising at least one roller, one pinion or one wheel in contact with a rolling path of the guiding device, and the conversion means comprising at least one electric generator driven into rotation by said roller, said pinion or said wheel being mounted so as to rotate around an axis connected to the float, characterized in that the float consists of two detachable floating shells (18, 18') which may be assembled and disassembled around a substantially vertical axis
A vortex recirculating combustion head for a burner, comprising: a housing having a through-bore, an upstream end, and a downstream end, the upstream and downstream ends arranged at opposite sides of the through-bore, the housing configured to receive combustion air; a primary fuel inlet arranged adjacent to the upstream end of the housing configured to introduce a primary fuel stream into the housing; a plurality of fuel injectors arranged circumferentially around an external surface of the housing within a plenum including air; a secondary fuel inlet arranged downstream of the primary fuel inlet configured to introduce a secondary fuel stream into the housing, the secondary fuel inlet delivering secondary fuel through a manifold to the plurality of fuel injectors, the secondary fuel stream from the plurality of fuel injectors being mixed with air to provide a secondary air and gas flow; a flame retention head comprising a diffuser plate secured to the downstream end of the housing, the diffuser plate comprising a plurality of openings, a plurality of fins, and a ring; and, an extension member secured to an exterior surface of the flame retention head. a housing having a through-bore, an upstream end, and a downstream end, the upstream and downstream ends arranged at opposite sides of the through-bore, the housing configured to receive combustion air; a primary fuel inlet arranged adjacent to the upstream end of the housing configured to introduce a primary fuel stream into the housing; a plurality of fuel injectors arranged circumferentially around an external surface of the housing within a plenum including air; a secondary fuel inlet arranged downstream of the primary fuel inlet configured to introduce a secondary fuel stream into the housing, the secondary fuel inlet delivering secondary fuel through a manifold to the plurality of fuel injectors, the secondary fuel stream from the plurality of fuel injectors being mixed with air to provide a secondary air and gas flow; a flame retention head comprising a diffuser plate secured to the downstream end of the housing, the diffuser plate comprising a plurality of openings, a plurality of fins, and a ring; and, an extension member secured to an exterior surface of the flame retention head.
A hot-melt adhesive composition comprising a block copolymer composition which includes a block copolymer A represented by the following general formula and a block copolymer B represented by the following general formula, and a tackifying resin, characterized in that a weight ratio (A/B) of the block copolymer A and the block copolymer B in the block copolymer composition is 25/75 to 90/10, and an aromatic vinyl monomer unit content of the block copolymer A is 41% or greater: Ar1 a -D a -Ar2 a (Ar b -D b) n -X, in the general formulas and, Ar1 a and Ar b each represent an aromatic vinyl polymer block having a weight average molecular weight of 6,000 to 15,000; Ar2 a represents an aromatic vinyl polymer block having a weight average molecular weight of 40,000 to 400,000; D a and D b each represent a conjugated diene polymer block having a vinyl bond content of 1 mol% to 20 mol%; X represents a single bond, or a residue of a coupling agent; and n represents an integer of 2 or greater.
A wind turbine blade comprising a lightning protection system, the lightning protection system comprising: a lightning conductor located along a longitudinal portion of the wind turbine blade and being coupled to an electrical ground, a lightning receptor module arranged on an external surface of the wind turbine blade and electrically coupled to the lightning conductor, and an elongate receptor band installed on the external surface of the wind turbine blade, over the lightning receptor module, the receptor band arranged to receive a stroke of lightning and transfer electrical current from the lightning stroke to the lightning conductor through the lightning receptor module, characterised in that the elongate receptor band comprises a crease in a longitudinal cross-sectional profile of the elongate receptor band. a lightning conductor located along a longitudinal portion of the wind turbine blade and being coupled to an electrical ground, a lightning receptor module arranged on an external surface of the wind turbine blade and electrically coupled to the lightning conductor, and an elongate receptor band installed on the external surface of the wind turbine blade, over the lightning receptor module, the receptor band arranged to receive a stroke of lightning and transfer electrical current from the lightning stroke to the lightning conductor through the lightning receptor module, characterised in that the elongate receptor band comprises a crease in a longitudinal cross-sectional profile of the elongate receptor band.
A modular illumination apparatus comprising: a housing; a first opening or first set of openings defined in the housing for the location of illumination means or for emitting light from illumination means therethrough in use; and at least a second opening defined in a surface of the housing for the location of at least one of a number of possible functional components in use; wherein said housing includes two or more electrical connection means or points (20, 22, 24) provided in or associated with said second opening; and wherein each of the electrical connection means or points is configured to allow electrical connection with a respectively different form of functional component (4, 4', 4", 4"') in use, thereby allowing the functional component or components located in the second opening to be interchangeable; wherein the housing includes a sleeve member or a recess portion and the second opening is defined at a first end of the sleeve member or recess aperture; wherein the sleeve member or recess portion protrudes rearwardly or outwardly from the surface of the housing in which the first and/or second openings are defined; characterized in that the electrical connection means or points are arranged along or around a side wall of the sleeve member or recess portion; and in that the sleeve member or recess portion has a central longitudinal axis between the first end and an opposite second end, and the electrical connection means or points are arranged in a spaced apart manner along an axis parallel to the central longitudinal axis. a housing; a first opening or first set of openings defined in the housing for the location of illumination means or for emitting light from illumination means therethrough in use; and at least a second opening defined in a surface of the housing for the location of at least one of a number of possible functional components in use; wherein said housing includes two or more electrical connection means or points (20, 22, 24) provided in or associated with said second opening; and wherein each of the electrical connection means or points is configured to allow electrical connection with a respectively different form of functional component (4, 4', 4", 4"') in use, thereby allowing the functional component or components located in the second opening to be interchangeable; wherein the housing includes a sleeve member or a recess portion and the second opening is defined at a first end of the sleeve member or recess aperture; wherein the sleeve member or recess portion protrudes rearwardly or outwardly from the surface of the housing in which the first and/or second openings are defined; characterized in that the electrical connection means or points are arranged along or around a side wall of the sleeve member or recess portion; and in that the sleeve member or recess portion has a central longitudinal axis between the first end and an opposite second end, and the electrical connection means or points are arranged in a spaced apart manner along an axis parallel to the central longitudinal axis.
A visual prosthesis comprising: an image processor to process video data from an imager, including a saliency module for separating the video data into a plurality of video streams, including the saliency module selecting at least one video stream from a group containing luminance, color, texture, differently orientated structure, and motion and producing a selected at least one video stream; a visual stimulator to stimulate visual neurons on a patient; the saliency module further including a saliency-based component to process the at least one video stream before the video data are input to the visual stimulator, the saliency-based component being configured to apply a saliency algorithm on the selected at least one video stream; and means for selectively activating electrodes to provide a cue to a visual prosthesis subject as to which region, including regions outside the field of view of the subject, is most salient. an image processor to process video data from an imager, including a saliency module for separating the video data into a plurality of video streams, including the saliency module selecting at least one video stream from a group containing luminance, color, texture, differently orientated structure, and motion and producing a selected at least one video stream; a visual stimulator to stimulate visual neurons on a patient; the saliency module further including a saliency-based component to process the at least one video stream before the video data are input to the visual stimulator, the saliency-based component being configured to apply a saliency algorithm on the selected at least one video stream; and means for selectively activating electrodes to provide a cue to a visual prosthesis subject as to which region, including regions outside the field of view of the subject, is most salient.
A marine seismic survey system comprising: a survey vessel; a source cable coupled to the survey vessel and having a length of at least 1000 meters; a plurality of seismic sources configured to be towed by the survey vessel, wherein the seismic sources are electrically powered and are distributed behind the survey vessel for a multi-azimuth seismic survey, the seismic sources being distributed at spaced apart locations on the source cable with a spacing of 100 meters or more; and a plurality of sensor streamers configured to be towed by the survey vessel, wherein the source cable extends along the entire length of the sensor streamers. a survey vessel; a source cable coupled to the survey vessel and having a length of at least 1000 meters; a plurality of seismic sources configured to be towed by the survey vessel, wherein the seismic sources are electrically powered and are distributed behind the survey vessel for a multi-azimuth seismic survey, the seismic sources being distributed at spaced apart locations on the source cable with a spacing of 100 meters or more; and a plurality of sensor streamers configured to be towed by the survey vessel, wherein the source cable extends along the entire length of the sensor streamers.
A conjugated polymer, comprising a fully conjugated polymeric sequence of at least two alternating triads comprising: a first repeating unit which is a dioxyheterocyclic unit comprising 3,4-alkylenedioxythiophene, 3,4-alkylenedioxyselenophene, 3,4-alkylenedioxypyrole, or 3,4-alkylenedioxyfuran, which are substituted on the alkylene bridge; 3,4-dialkoxythiophene, 3,4-dialkoxyselenophene, 3,4-dialkoxypyrrole, or 3,4-dialkoxyfuran; or any combination thereof; and a second repeating unit selected from an aromatic molecule, thiophene, furan, pyrrole, selenophene, or any combination thereof, wherein the conjugated polymer is yellow in its neutral state and having an absorption maximum between 300 and 500 nm that upon oxidation is transmissive between 400-750 nm.
An array comprising i.) a two or three dimensional structure of predetermined shape whereby the structure is formed of nucleic acid molecules in particular, DNA molecules,; ii.) a) nucleic acid sequences having attached thereto metallic nanoparticles, whereby said nucleic acid sequences having attached thereto metallic nanoparticles are positioned at predetermined segments of the structured nucleic acid molecules in particular, DNA molecules, having a two or three dimensional structure of predetermined shape; and/or b) metallic nanoparticles being bound to the predetermined structure formed of nucleic acid molecules, in particular, DNA molecules, having a two or three dimensional structure of predetermined shape; whereby said metallic nanoparticles are arranged to allow formation of an area of electrical field enhancement due to plasmon resonance after excitation with electromagnetic waves; iii.) compound able to irradiate electromagnetic waves positioned in between two metallic nanoparticles which being attached to the nucleic acid sequences and/or bound to the predetermined structure, whereby said metallic nanoparticles are arranged to allow formation of plasmon resonance and said compound is positioned in said area of electrical field enhancement due to plasmon resonance.
A compound according to Formula I: wherein: X is CH or N; n is 0, 1 or 2; R 1 is independently OH, halo or (C 1-4)alkyl; R 2 is independently OH, halo, (C 1-4)alkyl, CH 2 F, CHF 2 or CF 3; and R 3 is CH 2 F, CHF 2 or CF 3; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. X is CH or N; n is 0, 1 or 2; R 1 is independently OH, halo or (C 1-4)alkyl; R 2 is independently OH, halo, (C 1-4)alkyl, CH 2 F, CHF 2 or CF 3; and R 3 is CH 2 F, CHF 2 or CF 3;
A method of displaying a navigation map, comprising the steps of: preprocessing photorealistic three-dimensional data, wherein the preprocessing step includes (i) constructing half-edge structures by splitting edges of objects in the photorealistic data, and (ii) marking edges in the half-edge structures as being view-dependent or view-independent; automatically determining a location of a vehicle; identifying a portion of the preprocessed three-dimensional data that is associated with objects that are disposed within a geographic area, the geographic area including the location of the vehicle; rendering a nonphotorealistic image based on half-edge structures in the identified portion of the preprocessed data, wherein the rendering step is performed dependent on whether edges of the half-edge structures are marked as view-dependent or view-independent; and electronically displaying the nonphotorealistic image to a user within the vehicle. preprocessing photorealistic three-dimensional data, wherein the preprocessing step includes (i) constructing half-edge structures by splitting edges of objects in the photorealistic data, and (ii) marking edges in the half-edge structures as being view-dependent or view-independent; automatically determining a location of a vehicle; identifying a portion of the preprocessed three-dimensional data that is associated with objects that are disposed within a geographic area, the geographic area including the location of the vehicle; rendering a nonphotorealistic image based on half-edge structures in the identified portion of the preprocessed data, wherein the rendering step is performed dependent on whether edges of the half-edge structures are marked as view-dependent or view-independent; and electronically displaying the nonphotorealistic image to a user within the vehicle.
An ink ribbon comprising: a core that is configured to be wound with an ink ribbon tape; and a mounting section that is mounted with an identification information recording part, wherein the mounting section includes at least one hole section which supports at least one end portion of the core to be rotatable, and the mounting section covers at least a part of the core via the ink ribbon tape wound around the core in a state where the core is rotatable, characterized in that in the identification information recording part identification information of the ink ribbon tape is recorded to be inputtable and outputtable, and the mounting section includes a positioning part which defines a position of the identification information recording part and which aligns a direction of the mounting section. a core that is configured to be wound with an ink ribbon tape; and a mounting section that is mounted with an identification information recording part, wherein the mounting section includes at least one hole section which supports at least one end portion of the core to be rotatable, and the mounting section covers at least a part of the core via the ink ribbon tape wound around the core in a state where the core is rotatable, characterized in that in the identification information recording part identification information of the ink ribbon tape is recorded to be inputtable and outputtable, and the mounting section includes a positioning part which defines a position of the identification information recording part and which aligns a direction of the mounting section.