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A method of making (tris(2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl) phosphine) x based polysulfone hydroxide (TPQPOH-x) comprising: chloromethylating polysulfone (PSf) dissolved in an inert solvent for a selected reaction time; and combining tris(2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl) phosphine and chloromethylated polysulfone (CMPSf) in a polar, aprotic solvent under conditions leading to synthesis of (tris(2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl) phosphine) x based polysulfone hydroxide; wherein x is defined as the mole ratio of the basic group to the M1, M1 being defined as the repeating unit of the polysulfone polymer. chloromethylating polysulfone (PSf) dissolved in an inert solvent for a selected reaction time; and combining tris(2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl) phosphine and chloromethylated polysulfone (CMPSf) in a polar, aprotic solvent under conditions leading to synthesis of (tris(2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl) phosphine) x based polysulfone hydroxide; wherein x is defined as the mole ratio of the basic group to the M1, M1 being defined as the repeating unit of the polysulfone polymer.
A computer implemented method for energy savings management for cells of a sector or base station of a communication network, wherein the sector or base station comprises at least two co-located cells that operate on different frequency bands, the method comprising obtaining default energy savings plan, wherein the default energy savings plan calls for fully shutting down at least one of the cells of the sector or base station for a first time period and provides a first amount of energy savings; evaluating energy savings achievable by using partial shutdown in cells of the sector or base station and characterized by: determining a second time period of partial shutdown that is needed for achieving the first amount of energy savings; obtaining a third time period that is usable for energy savings actions; and choosing to use partial shutdown in the cells of the sector or base station, if the second time period is shorter than the third time period, and else choosing to use the default energy savings plan. obtaining default energy savings plan, wherein the default energy savings plan calls for fully shutting down at least one of the cells of the sector or base station for a first time period and provides a first amount of energy savings; evaluating energy savings achievable by using partial shutdown in cells of the sector or base station and characterized by: determining a second time period of partial shutdown that is needed for achieving the first amount of energy savings; obtaining a third time period that is usable for energy savings actions; and choosing to use partial shutdown in the cells of the sector or base station, if the second time period is shorter than the third time period, and else choosing to use the default energy savings plan. determining a second time period of partial shutdown that is needed for achieving the first amount of energy savings; obtaining a third time period that is usable for energy savings actions; and choosing to use partial shutdown in the cells of the sector or base station, if the second time period is shorter than the third time period, and else choosing to use the default energy savings plan.
A compression sealing gasket comprising an annular main body made of an elastomer material and having a main axis A, the main body comprising an annular radially outer face and an annular radially inner face parallel and coaxial to each other, wherein the gasket comprises an insert mounted on the inner face, wherein the inner face comprises a throat extending coaxially to main axis A and in which an insert is fitted, wherein said gasket further comprises a coating covering the inner face of main body and the insert, characterized in that the coating is made by chemical vapor deposition or by atomic layer deposition. wherein the gasket comprises an insert mounted on the inner face, wherein the inner face comprises a throat extending coaxially to main axis A and in which an insert is fitted, wherein said gasket further comprises a coating covering the inner face of main body and the insert, characterized in that the coating is made by chemical vapor deposition or by atomic layer deposition.
Filter medium comprising a nonwoven layer, which has bicomponent fibres, and a melt-blown layer, which comprises polyester fibres having an average diameter of less than 1.8 μm, wherein the thickness of the nonwoven layer is less than 0.4 mm at a contact pressure of 0.1 bar, and at least 25% of the polyester fibres of the melt-blown layer have a diameter (d) of less than 1 μm.
Method for generating a three-dimensional component by selective laser melting comprising: generating at least one process-influencing device (21; 26; 28; 32) by selective laser melting during generation of the three-dimensional component and activating the process-influencing device (21; 26; 28; 32) to act on an already completed area (15; 15a, 15b) of the three-dimensional component prior to completion of the three-dimensional component, characterised in that an electrical conductor is generated as the process-influencing device, which conductor is exposed to a current flow in order to act on the area (15, 15a, 15b) that is already completed. generating at least one process-influencing device (21; 26; 28; 32) by selective laser melting during generation of the three-dimensional component and activating the process-influencing device (21; 26; 28; 32) to act on an already completed area (15; 15a, 15b) of the three-dimensional component prior to completion of the three-dimensional component, characterised in that an electrical conductor is generated as the process-influencing device, which conductor is exposed to a current flow in order to act on the area (15, 15a, 15b) that is already completed.
A method of forming bonds between discrete components of disposable articles, the method comprising: providing a top sheet layer in a machine direction, the top sheet layer having a first and a second cross-machine direction edge; folding over a portion of said top sheet layer at said two cross-machine direction edges; coupling a first side panel to the folded over portion of said first cross-machine direction edge of said top sheet layer at a first edge of said first side panel; coupling a second side panel to the folded over portion of said second cross-machine direction edge of said top sheet layer at a first edge of said second side panel; overlapping said first and second side panels; and bonding said first and second side panels to each other. providing a top sheet layer in a machine direction, the top sheet layer having a first and a second cross-machine direction edge; folding over a portion of said top sheet layer at said two cross-machine direction edges; coupling a first side panel to the folded over portion of said first cross-machine direction edge of said top sheet layer at a first edge of said first side panel; coupling a second side panel to the folded over portion of said second cross-machine direction edge of said top sheet layer at a first edge of said second side panel; overlapping said first and second side panels; and bonding said first and second side panels to each other.
Plant-based treatment plant for purifying waste water, having at least one plant container, a feed unit, a discharge unit and plants, wherein waste water to be purified can be fed to the plant-based treatment plant by using the feed unit, wherein purified water can be discharged from the plant-based treatment plant by using the discharge unit, wherein the plants are arranged in the plant container and are formed in such a way that they are arranged in the plant container without any substrate, wherein a plant container preferably has at least two plant troughs, wherein at least one further container (20, 24, 26, 146, 162, 172, 186, 188, 197) can be provided, wherein the plant-based treatment plant is used in such a way that at least part of the plant container is arranged on a building roof, wherein plants of at least two different plant species are provided in the plant container, characterized in that, depending on the type of waste water - for example industrial and/or sanitary waste water - the waste water to be purified can be purified in a predefined sequence of plants of different plant species, and in that the plants are located at a defined point in the plant container and there stand on the bottom of the plant container or on a pond liner, if the plant container is provided with a pond liner.
A composition comprising a tight junction antagonist, for use in a method of treatment of asthma in a subject in need thereof, said treatment comprising contacting the lung epithelium of the subject with the composition, wherein the tight junction antagonist is a peptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15.
Device for producing hot gas with integrated heating of a heat transfer medium comprising a brick-lined combustion chamber for producing hot gas and a boiler, which is arranged in the direction of flow of the hot gas downstream of the combustion chamber and is connected to the combustion chamber via a hot gas pipe, for heating the heat transfer medium, wherein at least one brick-lined hot gas cyclone integrated with the hot gas pipe is arranged between the combustion chamber and the boiler, so that the hot gas flowing out of the combustion chamber is completely directed through the at least one hot gas cyclone, characterised in that in the direction of flow of the hot gas downstream of the hot gas cyclone a by-pass pipe branches off from the hot gas pipe, so that the hot gas flow after exiting the hot gas cyclone is divided into a first and a second partial flow, wherein the second partial flow is fed via the bypass pipe into the boiler for heating the heat transfer medium, in that the outlet of the boiler is connected to the hot gas pipe in a manner suitable for conducting gas, so that the cooled second partial flow exiting the boiler can at least intermittently be mixed in with the first partial flow to regulate the hot gas temperature in the first partial flow, and in that the outlet of the boiler and the combustion chamber are connected to one another in a manner suitable for conducting gas, so that the cooled second partial flow exiting the boiler can be at least partly, in particular fully, conveyed back as a cooling gas flow into the combustion chamber.
A method for growing cells in a bone marrow fluid or blood sample collected from a living subject by culturing the cells in a medium, the method comprising culturing the cells, without substantial contact with an anticoagulant, in a medium containing allogeneic serum, wherein the cells have been collected without substantial contact with an anticoagulant from the living subject, wherein the anticoagulant is heparin, a heparin derivative, or a salt thereof, and wherein the amount of anticoagulant in the medium during culture is less than 0.02 U/mL, with respect to the volume of the medium.
A method for nucleic acid sequencing comprising: (a) providing a plurality of reaction volumes in contact with or capacitively coupled to a plurality of chemical-sensitive field effect transistors (chemFETs) wherein the chemFETs each have a floating gate with zero or substantially zero trapped charge thereby substantially reducing or eliminating chemFET output level variation or variability,; (b) providing a plurality of nucleic acid templates, sequencing primers, and polymerase to the reaction volumes such that respective reaction volumes contain one or more substantially identical nucleic acid templates with sequencing primers hybridized thereto; (c) providing a known nucleotide containing solution to the reaction volumes; (d) detecting incorporation of the known nucleotide as electrical signals generated by chemFETs associated with selected reaction volumes where the polymerase extends the sequencing primers; (e) removing the known nucleotide containing solution from the reaction volumes; (f) repeating steps c-e with additional known nucleotide containing solutions to detect the incorporation of approximately 10-1000 nucleotides in at least a portion of the plurality of nucleic acid templates; and wherein the incorporation and/or detecting step is carried out in a low ionic strength environment. (a) providing a plurality of reaction volumes in contact with or capacitively coupled to a plurality of chemical-sensitive field effect transistors (chemFETs) wherein the chemFETs each have a floating gate with zero or substantially zero trapped charge thereby substantially reducing or eliminating chemFET output level variation or variability,; (b) providing a plurality of nucleic acid templates, sequencing primers, and polymerase to the reaction volumes such that respective reaction volumes contain one or more substantially identical nucleic acid templates with sequencing primers hybridized thereto; (c) providing a known nucleotide containing solution to the reaction volumes; (d) detecting incorporation of the known nucleotide as electrical signals generated by chemFETs associated with selected reaction volumes where the polymerase extends the sequencing primers; (e) removing the known nucleotide containing solution from the reaction volumes; (f) repeating steps c-e with additional known nucleotide containing solutions to detect the incorporation of approximately 10-1000 nucleotides in at least a portion of the plurality of nucleic acid templates; and wherein the incorporation and/or detecting step is carried out in a low ionic strength environment.
A biosensor system comprising • a biosensor cartridge, comprising a sensor surface and magnetic particles, • a first biosensor magnet assembly for generating a magnetic field in the biosensor cartridge, the first biosensor magnet assembly comprising two magnetic subunits (20a, 20b) each having a core (22a; 22b) with a top surface (24a, 24b, 24c, 24d) separated by a gap, and characterized in that the biosensor system is arranged such that the cartridge and the sensor surface are positioned above the top surfaces (24a, 24b, 24c, 24d) of the cores (22a, 22b), and in that the two subunits (20a, 20b) are adapted to generate in the cartridge a magnetic field between the first subunit and the second subunit with magnetic field lines essentially in parallel to the sensor surface to exert forces at magnetic particles in the cartridge, and • a second magnet assembly that is arranged above the sensor surface for exerting a force on magnetic particles in the cartridge, and where the magnetic subunits (20a, 20b) and the second magnet assembly are arranged such that forces can be generated towards the sensor surface and away from the sensor surface by electrical control of a control means. • a biosensor cartridge, comprising a sensor surface and magnetic particles, • a first biosensor magnet assembly for generating a magnetic field in the biosensor cartridge, the first biosensor magnet assembly comprising two magnetic subunits (20a, 20b) each having a core (22a; 22b) with a top surface (24a, 24b, 24c, 24d) separated by a gap, and characterized in that the biosensor system is arranged such that the cartridge and the sensor surface are positioned above the top surfaces (24a, 24b, 24c, 24d) of the cores (22a, 22b), and in that the two subunits (20a, 20b) are adapted to generate in the cartridge a magnetic field between the first subunit and the second subunit with magnetic field lines essentially in parallel to the sensor surface to exert forces at magnetic particles in the cartridge, and • a second magnet assembly that is arranged above the sensor surface for exerting a force on magnetic particles in the cartridge, and where the magnetic subunits (20a, 20b) and the second magnet assembly are arranged such that forces can be generated towards the sensor surface and away from the sensor surface by electrical control of a control means.
A plating method for an RF device, the plating method comprising: (a) pre-treating the RF device made from a substrate material; (b) forming a copper plating layer by applying copper plating to the RF device; and (c) forming a thin-film layer over the copper plating layer, the thin-film layer made of a precious metal, wherein a thickness of the precious-metal thin-film layer is thinner than a skin depth at a working frequency band, and wherein a thickness of the copper plating layer is set to be thicker than a skin depth at a working frequency band. (a) pre-treating the RF device made from a substrate material; (b) forming a copper plating layer by applying copper plating to the RF device; and (c) forming a thin-film layer over the copper plating layer, the thin-film layer made of a precious metal, wherein a thickness of the precious-metal thin-film layer is thinner than a skin depth at a working frequency band, and wherein a thickness of the copper plating layer is set to be thicker than a skin depth at a working frequency band.
A spacer profile (14; 30; 40; 54; 80; 90; 110; 130; 150; 160; 180; 200; 220; 240; 260) for insulating glass panes, said profile having a profile cross section based on a rectangular shape, wherein, when forming the insulating glass panes, two side walls (16, 17; 32, 33; 44, 45; 60, 61; 84, 85; 94, 95; 114, 115; 134, 135; 166, 167; 186, 187; 204, 205; 224, 225; 244, 245; 264, 265) of the profile, which are spaced at distance from each other in parallel, abut against the glass panels (11, 12) to be kept apart from each other, wherein a first and a second transverse wall (20, 22; 34, 35; 48, 49; 62, 63; 86, 87; 96, 97; 116, 117; 136, 137; 154; 168, 172; 188; 194; 226, 206, 207; 226; 227; 246, 247; 266, 267) extending between the side walls are present, wherein the first transverse wall (20; 34; 48; 62; 87; 97; 117; 137; 168; 188; 207; 227; 247; 267) is arranged adjacent to the edge of the pane and the second transverse wall (22; 35; 49; 63; 86; 96; 116; 136; 154; 172; 194; 206; 226; 246; 266) is arranged toward the interspace between the panels, wherein the spacer profile comprises a binder matrix and, embedded in the matrix of the binder, particulate adsorbent for water vapor, the binder matrix is permeable to water vapor, and the binder is foamed, characterized in that the proportion of the particulate adsorbent in the total mass of the spacer profile is 30 to 65% by weight.
A microprotrusion array for use in therapy, said array comprising a plurality of microprotrusions extending from an approximately planar base, each microprotrusion comprising an end portion distal to the base and an upper portion proximal to the base, at least the end portion comprising parathyroid hormone in a water-soluble polymer matrix, wherein the PTH is human parathyroid hormone; wherein the water-soluble polymer matrix comprises: (i) 7.5-12.8% dry weight of hPTH; (ii) 35-70% dry weight of at least one dextran; and (iii) 10-35% dry weight of sorbitol; wherein dextran is present in the end portion of the microprotrusions in an amount greater than that of any of the other components and sorbitol is present in an amount less than dextran; wherein the base is comprised of a water-insoluble polymer; wherein the upper portion of each microprotrusion is comprised of a water-insoluble polymer; and wherein the microprotrusion array comprises a dose of hPTH and at least 80% of the dose is disposed in the end portions of the microprotrusions; wherein said use comprises the transdermal administration of the dose of hPTH to a mammalian subject by: applying the microprotrusion array to a skin site of the subject; inserting all or a portion of the plurality of microprotrusions into the skin, and maintaining the array on the skin site for 15 minutes or less, whereby at least a portion of the end portions of the plurality of microprotrusions detach from the microprotrusion array; whereby the use achieves an average time to maximum hPTH plasma concentration (T max) of ten minutes or less. (i) 7.5-12.8% dry weight of hPTH; (ii) 35-70% dry weight of at least one dextran; and (iii) 10-35% dry weight of sorbitol; applying the microprotrusion array to a skin site of the subject; inserting all or a portion of the plurality of microprotrusions into the skin, and maintaining the array on the skin site for 15 minutes or less, whereby at least a portion of the end portions of the plurality of microprotrusions detach from the microprotrusion array; whereby the use achieves an average time to maximum hPTH plasma concentration (T max) of ten minutes or less.
A method of configuring a touch-controlled luminaire using an electronic mobile device, comprising: wirelessly receiving, at the electronic mobile device from the touch-controlled luminaire, a touch event profile indicative of a manner in which a surface of the touch-controlled luminaire was touched; associating, at the electronic mobile device, a lighting control action with the touch event profile; and wirelessly transmitting, by the electronic mobile device to at least one lighting controller for controlling the touch controlled luminaire, an association, based on said associating, between the lighting control action and the touch event profile. wirelessly receiving, at the electronic mobile device from the touch-controlled luminaire, a touch event profile indicative of a manner in which a surface of the touch-controlled luminaire was touched; associating, at the electronic mobile device, a lighting control action with the touch event profile; and wirelessly transmitting, by the electronic mobile device to at least one lighting controller for controlling the touch controlled luminaire, an association, based on said associating, between the lighting control action and the touch event profile.