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A microfluidic test chip (20, 80, 160, 260, 300) comprising: a substrate; a first resistive structure (27, 310) comprising one or more first resistive elements (175, 315A, 315B) on the substrate operable to selectively heat the substrate and to selectively sense a temperature of the substrate to control the temperature of at least the substrate; a microfluidic channel structure (30, 162) on the substrate, the microfluidic channel structure (30, 162) comprising one or more microfluidic channels and a second resistive structure comprising a plurality of second resistive elements located in the microfluidic channel structure (30, 162) and associated with or within the one or more microfluidic channels; wherein the first resistive structure (27, 310) is electrically independent from the second resistive structure; characterized in that at least some of the second resistive elements are operable to selectively pump fluid and to selectively apply heat within the microfluidic channel structure (30, 162) such that different portions of the substrate may be maintained at different temperatures. a substrate; a first resistive structure (27, 310) comprising one or more first resistive elements (175, 315A, 315B) on the substrate operable to selectively heat the substrate and to selectively sense a temperature of the substrate to control the temperature of at least the substrate; a microfluidic channel structure (30, 162) on the substrate, the microfluidic channel structure (30, 162) comprising one or more microfluidic channels and a second resistive structure comprising a plurality of second resistive elements located in the microfluidic channel structure (30, 162) and associated with or within the one or more microfluidic channels; wherein the first resistive structure (27, 310) is electrically independent from the second resistive structure; characterized in that at least some of the second resistive elements are operable to selectively pump fluid and to selectively apply heat within the microfluidic channel structure (30, 162) such that different portions of the substrate may be maintained at different temperatures.
A method of separating rhodium from platinum and/or palladium comprising: - chloridizing a raw material including rhodium and at least platinum and/or palladium at a heating temperature between 750° C and 880° C in chlorine atmosphere, wherein rhodium chloride RhCl 3 and at least a soluble platinum chloride PtCl 4 and/or a soluble palladium chloride PdCl 3 are generated; - water-leaching chloridized material and dissolving platinum and/or palladium into a solution; - filtering the solution; and - leaving the rhodium chloride RhCl 3 in a filtered residue of the solution; wherein - the raw material including rhodium and at least platinum and/or palladium has a grain diameter of 500 micrometer or smaller; and - carbon particles are mixed with the raw material. - chloridizing a raw material including rhodium and at least platinum and/or palladium at a heating temperature between 750° C and 880° C in chlorine atmosphere, wherein rhodium chloride RhCl 3 and at least a soluble platinum chloride PtCl 4 and/or a soluble palladium chloride PdCl 3 are generated; - water-leaching chloridized material and dissolving platinum and/or palladium into a solution; - filtering the solution; and - leaving the rhodium chloride RhCl 3 in a filtered residue of the solution; wherein - the raw material including rhodium and at least platinum and/or palladium has a grain diameter of 500 micrometer or smaller; and - carbon particles are mixed with the raw material.
A battery storage system, comprising: a battery compartment accommodating a plurality of battery cells; an electrical component compartment accommodating electrical components electrically connectable with the battery cells; a disconnector for electrically connecting the electrical components to the battery cells and for electrically disconnecting the electrical components from the battery cells; wherein the disconnector comprises at least three mechanical switches, which are coupled with each other to be switched simultaneously; wherein the battery cells are connected in a first group and a second group of battery cells, which are galvanically separated in the battery compartment; wherein the electrical component compartment accommodates an intermediate line for electrically connecting the first group with the second group; wherein one of the mechanical switches is connected between a first input of the first group and the intermediate line; wherein one of the mechanical switches is connected between a second input of the second group and the intermediate line. a battery compartment accommodating a plurality of battery cells; an electrical component compartment accommodating electrical components electrically connectable with the battery cells; a disconnector for electrically connecting the electrical components to the battery cells and for electrically disconnecting the electrical components from the battery cells; wherein the disconnector comprises at least three mechanical switches, which are coupled with each other to be switched simultaneously; wherein the battery cells are connected in a first group and a second group of battery cells, which are galvanically separated in the battery compartment; wherein the electrical component compartment accommodates an intermediate line for electrically connecting the first group with the second group; wherein one of the mechanical switches is connected between a first input of the first group and the intermediate line; wherein one of the mechanical switches is connected between a second input of the second group and the intermediate line.
A method for obtaining data for manufacturing a dental component and a physical dental model (60, 61, 62) of at least a part of a dental structure, comprising obtaining a first data record for manufacturing the dental component, the first data record comprising information based on a portion of a digital dental model (50, 51, 52); and obtaining a second data record for manufacturing the physical dental model (60, 61, 62), the second data record comprising information based on at least the portion of the digital dental model (50, 51, 52); characterised in that obtaining the first data record comprises obtaining a data record comprising information, which is based on the portion of the digital dental model (50, 51, 52), said portion has been generated using a first scanning resolution; and obtaining the second data record comprises obtaining a data record comprising information, which is based at on least the portion of the digital dental model (50, 51, 52), said portion has been generated using a second scanning resolution, the second scanning resolution being lower than the first scanning resolution.
Circuit (20, 50) for stabilising the voltage of a vehicle's electrical system, in particular for motor vehicles, which is electrically connected between the vehicle's electrical system to be stabilised and a first energy storage device, the circuit comprising: - a diode element which contains one or more parallel-connected semiconductor switches, wherein the diode element performs the function of a diode and enables current flow through the diode element in one direction only; - a monitoring and control circuit which determines the intensity of a current flowing through the diode element and, according to the current intensity determined, controls the semiconductor switch or switches of the diode element; and - a second energy storage device which is electrically connected to the diode element and can be electrically connected to the vehicle's electrical system, characterised in that - the monitoring and control circuit is designed to drive the semiconductor switch or switches in such a way that it or they admit(s) current flow in the direction from the first energy storage device to the vehicle's electrical system, but block(s) it in the opposite direction, and - the diode element further comprises a diode connected in parallel with the semiconductor switch or switches, wherein - the semiconductor switch or switches of the diode element is/are a field effect transistor or transistors. - a diode element which contains one or more parallel-connected semiconductor switches, wherein the diode element performs the function of a diode and enables current flow through the diode element in one direction only; - a monitoring and control circuit which determines the intensity of a current flowing through the diode element and, according to the current intensity determined, controls the semiconductor switch or switches of the diode element; and - a second energy storage device which is electrically connected to the diode element and can be electrically connected to the vehicle's electrical system, characterised in that - the monitoring and control circuit is designed to drive the semiconductor switch or switches in such a way that it or they admit(s) current flow in the direction from the first energy storage device to the vehicle's electrical system, but block(s) it in the opposite direction, and - the diode element further comprises a diode connected in parallel with the semiconductor switch or switches, wherein - the semiconductor switch or switches of the diode element is/are a field effect transistor or transistors.
The compound of formula Ia: in which: R 1 is selected from hydrogen and methyl; R 2 is selected from pyridinyl and phenyl; wherein phenyl or pyridinyl can be substituted with a group selected from trifluoromethyl, 1,1-difluoroethyl and 2-fluoropropan-2-yl; R 3 is selected from hydrogen and OH; R 4 is selected from 2-(phosphonooxy)methyl and phosphonooxy; and Z is selected from N and CH; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. R 1 is selected from hydrogen and methyl; R 2 is selected from pyridinyl and phenyl; wherein phenyl or pyridinyl can be substituted with a group selected from trifluoromethyl, 1,1-difluoroethyl and 2-fluoropropan-2-yl; R 3 is selected from hydrogen and OH; R 4 is selected from 2-(phosphonooxy)methyl and phosphonooxy; and Z is selected from N and CH; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
A beam transport system for a hadron therapy facility with at least two patient treatment stations (12 i), comprising: a main beam transport line into which a hadron beam is injected; a secondary beam transport line (18 i) branching off from said main beam transport line for delivering said hadron beam into one of said patient treatment stations (12 i); a switching electromagnet (20 i) for deviating said hadron beam from said main beam transport line into said secondary beam transport line (18 i), said switching electromagnet (20 i) comprising an electromagnet coil (22 i); an energising circuit associated with said electromagnet coil (22 i) for energising the latter so as to produce a hadron beam deviation from said main beam transport line into said secondary beam transport line; and a discharge circuit capable of dissipating the electromagnetic energy stored in the switching electromagnet, when the energisation of said electromagnet coil is interrupted; characterized in that said discharge circuit comprises a discharge accelerating circuit (32, 32', 32", 32 i) capable of generating a voltage opposing the counter electromotive force induced in the electromagnet coil (22, 22 i) when the energisation of said electromagnet coil producing said hadron beam deviation is interrupted, wherein said voltage stays substantially constant or increases as the current induced in the electromagnet coil decreases. a main beam transport line into which a hadron beam is injected; a secondary beam transport line (18 i) branching off from said main beam transport line for delivering said hadron beam into one of said patient treatment stations (12 i); a switching electromagnet (20 i) for deviating said hadron beam from said main beam transport line into said secondary beam transport line (18 i), said switching electromagnet (20 i) comprising an electromagnet coil (22 i); an energising circuit associated with said electromagnet coil (22 i) for energising the latter so as to produce a hadron beam deviation from said main beam transport line into said secondary beam transport line; and a discharge circuit capable of dissipating the electromagnetic energy stored in the switching electromagnet, when the energisation of said electromagnet coil is interrupted; characterized in that said discharge circuit comprises a discharge accelerating circuit (32, 32', 32", 32 i) capable of generating a voltage opposing the counter electromotive force induced in the electromagnet coil (22, 22 i) when the energisation of said electromagnet coil producing said hadron beam deviation is interrupted, wherein said voltage stays substantially constant or increases as the current induced in the electromagnet coil decreases.
A method for producing a composite molded body wherein a composite molded body is molded by joining a preform (a) pre-molded using a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin and a preform (b) pre-molded using a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin, said method comprising the steps of: containing reinforcing fibers having a weight average fiber length of 1 mm or more in at least one of said preforms (a) and (b) (1, 2); using a thermoplastic resin for said preform (a) and using said thermoplastic resin or a thermoplastic resin for said preform (b); forming a thin film of a thermoplastic resin on a surface of either said preform (a) or (b) (1, 2), or on surfaces of both of said preforms (a) and (b) (1, 2); and melting said thermoplastic resin and a part of said preforms (a) and (b) (1, 2) by heating at a condition where said thin film of said thermoplastic resin is placed at a boundary surface of joint, and molding said composite molded body by joint due to said melting, wherein said thermoplastic resin, thermoplastic resin and thermoplastic resin have a main component of a crystalline thermoplastic resin, and satisfy the following relationships: crystallization temperature of thermoplastic resin < crystallization temperature of thermoplastic resin, and crystallization temperature of thermoplastic resin < crystallization temperature of thermoplastic resin, and wherein said thermoplastic resin and thermoplastic resin have a main component of a polyphenylene sulfide, and said thermoplastic resin comprises a copolymerized polyphenylene sulfide. containing reinforcing fibers having a weight average fiber length of 1 mm or more in at least one of said preforms (a) and (b) (1, 2); using a thermoplastic resin for said preform (a) and using said thermoplastic resin or a thermoplastic resin for said preform (b); forming a thin film of a thermoplastic resin on a surface of either said preform (a) or (b) (1, 2), or on surfaces of both of said preforms (a) and (b) (1, 2); and melting said thermoplastic resin and a part of said preforms (a) and (b) (1, 2) by heating at a condition where said thin film of said thermoplastic resin is placed at a boundary surface of joint, and molding said composite molded body by joint due to said melting, wherein crystallization temperature of thermoplastic resin < crystallization temperature of thermoplastic resin, and crystallization temperature of thermoplastic resin < crystallization temperature of thermoplastic resin, and wherein said thermoplastic resin and thermoplastic resin have a main component of a polyphenylene sulfide, and said thermoplastic resin comprises a copolymerized polyphenylene sulfide.
A fluorescence endoscope device comprising: a light source configured to irradiate a subject with excitation light and reference light; a fluorescence-image acquisition portion (38, 41) configured to capture an image of fluorescence generated at the subject due to the irradiation with the excitation light from the light source to obtain a fluorescence image; a reference-image acquisition portion (39, 41) configured to capture an image of return light returning from the subject due to the irradiation with the reference light from the light source to obtain a reference image; a corrected-fluorescence-image generating portion configured to correct the fluorescence image obtained by the fluorescence-image acquisition portion (38, 41) using the reference image obtained by the reference-image acquisition portion (39, 41) to generate a corrected fluorescence image; an effective-area defining portion configured to define an effective area having a brightness in a predetermined variation range in the corrected fluorescence image generated by the corrected-fluorescence-image generating portion; a region-extracting portion configured to extract a high-brightness region having a brightness higher than or equal to a predetermined threshold in the corrected fluorescence image; and an indication portion configured to show whether or not the high-brightness region extracted by the region-extracting portion exists inside the effective area in an identifiable manner. a light source configured to irradiate a subject with excitation light and reference light; a fluorescence-image acquisition portion (38, 41) configured to capture an image of fluorescence generated at the subject due to the irradiation with the excitation light from the light source to obtain a fluorescence image; a reference-image acquisition portion (39, 41) configured to capture an image of return light returning from the subject due to the irradiation with the reference light from the light source to obtain a reference image; a corrected-fluorescence-image generating portion configured to correct the fluorescence image obtained by the fluorescence-image acquisition portion (38, 41) using the reference image obtained by the reference-image acquisition portion (39, 41) to generate a corrected fluorescence image; an effective-area defining portion configured to define an effective area having a brightness in a predetermined variation range in the corrected fluorescence image generated by the corrected-fluorescence-image generating portion; a region-extracting portion configured to extract a high-brightness region having a brightness higher than or equal to a predetermined threshold in the corrected fluorescence image; and an indication portion configured to show whether or not the high-brightness region extracted by the region-extracting portion exists inside the effective area in an identifiable manner.
A method performed in a device (4a, 4b) for decompression of headers of Internet Protocol, IP, packets, the method comprising: - receiving a transmission unit comprising an aggregated first IP packet (13; 25) and a reference IP packet (12; 24), wherein the transmission unit further comprises a bitmap identifying header information elements in the first IP packet (13; 25) to be redundant or non-redundant, - reconstructing a header of the first IP packet based on a header of the reference IP packet (12; 24) and the bitmap, and - decompressing the header of the first IP packet (13; 25). - receiving a transmission unit comprising an aggregated first IP packet (13; 25) and a reference IP packet (12; 24), wherein the transmission unit further comprises a bitmap identifying header information elements in the first IP packet (13; 25) to be redundant or non-redundant, - reconstructing a header of the first IP packet based on a header of the reference IP packet (12; 24) and the bitmap, and - decompressing the header of the first IP packet (13; 25).
A microfluidic device having a cavity defining a microfluidic volume, comprising: a plurality of meshes provided in the cavity, each mesh having a plurality of apertures and an outer surface; said plurality of meshes being arranged in a layered configuration with the apertures of adjacent layers offset with respect to one another to define a plurality of circuitous pathways therethrough, wherein the apertures in each mesh are arranged in a grid, whereby the grid of one mesh is rotated with respect to the grid of an adjacent mesh; the outer surface of each mesh having a functionalising material applied thereto; wherein each mesh is formed of nickel. a plurality of meshes provided in the cavity, each mesh having a plurality of apertures and an outer surface; said plurality of meshes being arranged in a layered configuration with the apertures of adjacent layers offset with respect to one another to define a plurality of circuitous pathways therethrough, wherein the apertures in each mesh are arranged in a grid, whereby the grid of one mesh is rotated with respect to the grid of an adjacent mesh; the outer surface of each mesh having a functionalising material applied thereto; wherein each mesh is formed of nickel.
A method for use in a computer system comprising at least one computer, the at least one computer comprising at least a first media manager that enables the at least one computer to communicate using a first network connection technology and a second media manager that enables the at least one computer to communicate using a second network connection technology that is different than the first network connection technology, the method comprising an act of: providing a common management interface that enables an administrator to establish a first set of one or more network connection settings for the first media manager to use in configuring the at least one computer to communicate using the first network connection technology and a second set of one or more network connection settings for the second media manager to use in configuring the at least one computer to communicate using the second network connection technology characterized in that in response to input received from the administrator via the common management interface, creating a first network connection profile for the first media manager comprising the first set of network connection settings and a second network connection profile for the second network media manager comprising the second set of network connection settings; and providing the first and second network connection profiles to the at least one computer in a network configuration file receiving the network configuration file at the at least one computer; accessing the first and second network connection profiles from the network configuration file; using the first set of network connection settings to configure the first media manager to enable the computer to communicate using the first network connection technology according to the first set of network connection settings; and using the second set of network connection settings to configure the second media man-ager to enable the computer to communicate using the second network connection technology according to the second set of network connection settings. providing a common management interface that enables an administrator to establish a first set of one or more network connection settings for the first media manager to use in configuring the at least one computer to communicate using the first network connection technology and a second set of one or more network connection settings for the second media manager to use in configuring the at least one computer to communicate using the second network connection technology in response to input received from the administrator via the common management interface, creating a first network connection profile for the first media manager comprising the first set of network connection settings and a second network connection profile for the second network media manager comprising the second set of network connection settings; and providing the first and second network connection profiles to the at least one computer in a network configuration file