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A method for quantitating a target nucleic acid sequence in a test sample comprising: (a) contacting the test sample with a nucleic acid amplification reaction mixture comprising at least two primers, wherein the at least two primers hybridize to the same strand of the target nucleic acid sequence but hybridize to distinct nucleotide sequences on the strand, and each of the at least two primers is present in the reaction mixture in a different amount; (b) subjecting the reaction mixture to amplification conditions under which each of the at least two primers simultaneously and independently produces one of at least two amplicons, wherein the number of copies of each amplicon produced differs by at least two orders of magnitude; (c) hybridizing the at least two amplicons with at least two probes, wherein each of the at least two probes is specific to one of the at least two amplicons, each probe is detectable within a detection range, wherein the sum of the detection ranges for each of the at least two probes is greater than the detection range for each probe, such that the at least two probes together are detectable across a wide dynamic range, and the at least two probes produce distinguishable detection signals; (d) detecting at least one of the at least two probes; and (e) determining the initial amount of target nucleic acid sequence in the test sample. (a) contacting the test sample with a nucleic acid amplification reaction mixture comprising at least two primers, wherein the at least two primers hybridize to the same strand of the target nucleic acid sequence but hybridize to distinct nucleotide sequences on the strand, and each of the at least two primers is present in the reaction mixture in a different amount; (b) subjecting the reaction mixture to amplification conditions under which each of the at least two primers simultaneously and independently produces one of at least two amplicons, wherein the number of copies of each amplicon produced differs by at least two orders of magnitude; (c) hybridizing the at least two amplicons with at least two probes, wherein each of the at least two probes is specific to one of the at least two amplicons, each probe is detectable within a detection range, wherein the sum of the detection ranges for each of the at least two probes is greater than the detection range for each probe, such that the at least two probes together are detectable across a wide dynamic range, and the at least two probes produce distinguishable detection signals; (d) detecting at least one of the at least two probes; and (e) determining the initial amount of target nucleic acid sequence in the test sample.
3D printing method, wherein elementary volumes, or voxels, of a material are sequentially transformed by irradiation, comprising the following steps: breaking down the volume of a part of an object to be printed which does not require a maximum resolution into identical blocks; associating, for printing, with each block a brick (41A, 41B, 41C) of the same outline comprising hollow portions; and characterized by the step of carrying out a succession of irradiations in order to print the voxels of the bricks, each irradiation providing an array of irradiation beams focused in an array of points distributed in the material in the same way during two successive irradiations, the array of points being offset in the material between two successive irradiations. breaking down the volume of a part of an object to be printed which does not require a maximum resolution into identical blocks; associating, for printing, with each block a brick (41A, 41B, 41C) of the same outline comprising hollow portions; and characterized by the step of carrying out a succession of irradiations in order to print the voxels of the bricks, each irradiation providing an array of irradiation beams focused in an array of points distributed in the material in the same way during two successive irradiations, the array of points being offset in the material between two successive irradiations.
An electric apparatus provided with power generating function, comprising: a power generator; a main body; an operation panel provided on one side surface of the main body; and an operation means provided on the operation panel, to be exposed to the outside of the electric apparatus; wherein the power generator has a power generation device that generates an electromotive force when deformed, wherein the operation panel can be rotated with respect to the main body by an operation force applied to the operation means, wherein the power generation device of the power generator generates an electromotive force when deformed by a force from the operation panel rotated by the operation force, wherein the operation panel can be rotated with respect to the main body about a rotating shaft (11a, 30a, 31a) provided along at least one side of the sides of the operation panel, characterized in that a plurality of power generation device modules each formed by layering a plurality of the power generation devices are installed adjacent to each other in a direction perpendicular to the rotating shaft of the operation panel, and wherein the plurality of power generation device modules each include the power generation devices, the number of layers of which increases gradually from a position near the rotating shaft (11a, 30a, 31a) of the operation panel to a position far from the rotating shaft (11a, 30a, 31a). a power generator; a main body; an operation panel provided on one side surface of the main body; and an operation means provided on the operation panel, to be exposed to the outside of the electric apparatus; wherein the power generator has a power generation device that generates an electromotive force when deformed, wherein the operation panel can be rotated with respect to the main body by an operation force applied to the operation means, wherein the power generation device of the power generator generates an electromotive force when deformed by a force from the operation panel rotated by the operation force, wherein the operation panel can be rotated with respect to the main body about a rotating shaft (11a, 30a, 31a) provided along at least one side of the sides of the operation panel, characterized in that a plurality of power generation device modules each formed by layering a plurality of the power generation devices are installed adjacent to each other in a direction perpendicular to the rotating shaft of the operation panel, and wherein the plurality of power generation device modules each include the power generation devices, the number of layers of which increases gradually from a position near the rotating shaft (11a, 30a, 31a) of the operation panel to a position far from the rotating shaft (11a, 30a, 31a).
An automated lane change control method for at least automatically controlling steering in a host vehicle, comprising: detecting a preceding vehicle traveling in a same travel lane as the host vehicle; determining whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied based on a correlation between the host vehicle and the preceding vehicle; and executing automatically a lane change by the host vehicle via an automated control after a first predetermined time has elapsed from determining that the predetermined condition is satisfied, the control method being characterized by: assessing whether or not a previous lane change made by the host vehicle is in accordance with an intent of a driver; setting a second predetermined time that is longer than the first predetermined time as a time over for prohibiting the lane change to be performed through the automated control upon assessing that the previous lane change was in accordance with the intent of the driver; and prohibiting (S200, S204, S206) the lane change performed through the automated control in an interval that starts when a prohibiting condition that prohibits the lane change performed through the automated control is satisfied and ends when the second predetermined time elapses. detecting a preceding vehicle traveling in a same travel lane as the host vehicle; determining whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied based on a correlation between the host vehicle and the preceding vehicle; and executing automatically a lane change by the host vehicle via an automated control after a first predetermined time has elapsed from determining that the predetermined condition is satisfied, the control method being characterized by: assessing whether or not a previous lane change made by the host vehicle is in accordance with an intent of a driver; setting a second predetermined time that is longer than the first predetermined time as a time over for prohibiting the lane change to be performed through the automated control upon assessing that the previous lane change was in accordance with the intent of the driver; and prohibiting (S200, S204, S206) the lane change performed through the automated control in an interval that starts when a prohibiting condition that prohibits the lane change performed through the automated control is satisfied and ends when the second predetermined time elapses. assessing whether or not a previous lane change made by the host vehicle is in accordance with an intent of a driver; setting a second predetermined time that is longer than the first predetermined time as a time over for prohibiting the lane change to be performed through the automated control upon assessing that the previous lane change was in accordance with the intent of the driver; and prohibiting (S200, S204, S206) the lane change performed through the automated control in an interval that starts when a prohibiting condition that prohibits the lane change performed through the automated control is satisfied and ends when the second predetermined time elapses.
A strand for saw wire, containing: in mass%, C: 0.87% to 1.2%; Si: 0.02% to 2.0%; Mn: 0.1% to 1.0%; and Cr: 0.5% or less, wherein regarding contents of C, Si, Mn and Cr, a value of parameter P represented by a following equation 1 is 1000 or more, a P content is 0.015% or less, an S content is 0.015% or less, an N content is 0.01% or less, and optionally further containing, in mass%, at least one kind selected from a group consisting of: Ni: 1.0% or less, Cu: 0.5% or less, Mo: 0.5% or less, V: 0.5% or less, and B: 0.0050% or less, and a balance is composed of Fe and inevitable impurities, a metallic structure contains wire-drawn pearlite in an area ratio of 98% or more, a diameter is 0.05 mm to 0.18 mm, a tensile strength is 4000 MPa or more, a difference in Vickers hardness between a surface portion in which a depth from a surface of the strand for saw wire is within a range of the diameter × 0.2 or less and a center portion in which a distance from a center of the strand for saw wire is within a range of the diameter x 0.2 or less, is 100 or less, and a twist number in a twist test in which a grip-to-grip distance is 100 mm, and a tension equal to a tensile strength × a cross-sectional area of wire × 0.5 is applied, is 5 or more: P = 1098 × C + 98 × Si − 20 × Mn + 167 × Cr wherein in the equation 1,, [Si], [Mn] and [Cr] indicate contents in mass% of C, Si, Mn and Cr, respectively. in mass%, C: 0.87% to 1.2%; Si: 0.02% to 2.0%; Mn: 0.1% to 1.0%; and Cr: 0.5% or less, wherein regarding contents of C, Si, Mn and Cr, a value of parameter P represented by a following equation 1 is 1000 or more, a P content is 0.015% or less, an S content is 0.015% or less, an N content is 0.01% or less, and optionally further containing, in mass%, at least one kind selected from a group consisting of: Ni: 1.0% or less, Cu: 0.5% or less, Mo: 0.5% or less, V: 0.5% or less, and B: 0.0050% or less, and a balance is composed of Fe and inevitable impurities, Ni: 1.0% or less, Cu: 0.5% or less, Mo: 0.5% or less, V: 0.5% or less, and B: 0.0050% or less, and a balance is composed of Fe and inevitable impurities, a metallic structure contains wire-drawn pearlite in an area ratio of 98% or more, a diameter is 0.05 mm to 0.18 mm, a tensile strength is 4000 MPa or more, a difference in Vickers hardness between a surface portion in which a depth from a surface of the strand for saw wire is within a range of the diameter × 0.2 or less and a center portion in which a distance from a center of the strand for saw wire is within a range of the diameter x 0.2 or less, is 100 or less, and a twist number in a twist test in which a grip-to-grip distance is 100 mm, and a tension equal to a tensile strength × a cross-sectional area of wire × 0.5 is applied, is 5 or more: P = 1098 × C + 98 × Si − 20 × Mn + 167 × Cr wherein in the equation 1,, [Si], [Mn] and [Cr] indicate contents in mass% of C, Si, Mn and Cr, respectively.
An Aspergillus host cell comprising in its genome at least one polynucleotide encoding soy lipoxygenase protein, at least one nucleic acid construct comprising a heterologous promoter operably linked to a polynucleotide encoding an Ssa2 protein, and at least one nucleic acid construct comprising a heterologous promoter operably linked to a polynucleotide encoding an Hsc82 protein.
A dose delivery device, comprising: a body including a mouthpiece having an outlet, the body defining a flow path extending from an inlet to the outlet; a dose chamber containing a dose to be delivered to a subject via the mouthpiece; a seal that closes fluid communication between the flow path and the dose chamber; and a cover that at least partially covers a portion of the body, wherein the cover is connected to the seal such that removal of the cover from the portion of the body covered by the cover causes the seal to open fluid communication between the flow path and the dose chamber. a body including a mouthpiece having an outlet, the body defining a flow path extending from an inlet to the outlet; a dose chamber containing a dose to be delivered to a subject via the mouthpiece; a seal that closes fluid communication between the flow path and the dose chamber; and a cover that at least partially covers a portion of the body, wherein the cover is connected to the seal such that removal of the cover from the portion of the body covered by the cover causes the seal to open fluid communication between the flow path and the dose chamber.
A gas charge container comprising: a sample holder configured to hold a needle-shaped material having a needle tip portion, wherein the sample holder is adapted to be cooled during use; a deuterium gas supply portion configured to charge a deuterium gas into the needle-shaped material held by the sample holder; characterised by a movable heating portion configured to heat the needle tip portion of the needle-shaped material held by the sample holder; wherein the gas charge container further comprises a cooling portion configured to keep the heating portion away from the needle-shaped material held by the sample holder after the heating of the needle-shaped material so as to cool the needle-shaped material by heat transfer to the cooled sample holder; wherein the movable heating portion heats only the needle tip of the needle-shaped material held by the sample holder. a sample holder configured to hold a needle-shaped material having a needle tip portion, wherein the sample holder is adapted to be cooled during use; a deuterium gas supply portion configured to charge a deuterium gas into the needle-shaped material held by the sample holder; characterised by a movable heating portion configured to heat the needle tip portion of the needle-shaped material held by the sample holder; wherein the gas charge container further comprises a cooling portion configured to keep the heating portion away from the needle-shaped material held by the sample holder after the heating of the needle-shaped material so as to cool the needle-shaped material by heat transfer to the cooled sample holder; wherein the movable heating portion heats only the needle tip of the needle-shaped material held by the sample holder.
A method of oxygen-free coupling of methane to olefins, wherein: methane of a feed gas is directly converted to olefins, aromatics and hydrogen by a catalyst having a metal element doped in the lattice of a material made from Si bonded with one or more of C, N and O; wherein the catalyst has a structure exhibiting long-range disorder and short-range order, the catalyst is formed by a process having a melting step at 1300-2200 °C and a cooling step wherein the rate of cooling is 50 to 800 °C per second; and the amount of the metal element is more than 0.001wt.%, but less than 10wt.% of total weight of the catalyst; wherein the dopant metal elements of the said catalysts are one or more of alkali metals, alkaline earth metals and transition metals, aluminium (Al), lanthanum (La), cerium (Ce), germanium (Ge), indium (In), tin (Sn), lead (Pb) and bismuth (Bi). methane of a feed gas is directly converted to olefins, aromatics and hydrogen by a catalyst having a metal element doped in the lattice of a material made from Si bonded with one or more of C, N and O; wherein the catalyst has a structure exhibiting long-range disorder and short-range order, the catalyst is formed by a process having a melting step at 1300-2200 °C and a cooling step wherein the rate of cooling is 50 to 800 °C per second; and the amount of the metal element is more than 0.001wt.%, but less than 10wt.% of total weight of the catalyst; wherein the dopant metal elements of the said catalysts are one or more of alkali metals, alkaline earth metals and transition metals, aluminium (Al), lanthanum (La), cerium (Ce), germanium (Ge), indium (In), tin (Sn), lead (Pb) and bismuth (Bi).
A metal supported solid oxide fuel cell stack assembly (10, 200, 300, 400) comprising: (i) a metal base plate; (ii) an at least one fuel cell stack mounted on the base plate; and (iii) a metal end plate; each at least one fuel cell stack arranged mounted between said base plate and said end plate, and comprising at least one fuel cell stack layer (50, 50a, 60), each at least one fuel cell stack layer comprising at least one fuel cell (101, 102, 410) and at least one electrically insulating compression gasket, characterised in that: a skirt is attached to and between the base plate and the end plate to enclose the at least one fuel cell stack and is under tension to and between the base plate and the end plate to maintain a compressive force through the at least one fuel cell stack; and at least one electrically insulating gasket is sandwiched between an outer surface of said at least one fuel cell stack and an adjacent inner surface of said skirt, the insulating gasket preventing oxidant flow around the outside of the fuel cell stack. (i) a metal base plate; (ii) an at least one fuel cell stack mounted on the base plate; and (iii) a metal end plate; a skirt is attached to and between the base plate and the end plate to enclose the at least one fuel cell stack and is under tension to and between the base plate and the end plate to maintain a compressive force through the at least one fuel cell stack; and at least one electrically insulating gasket is sandwiched between an outer surface of said at least one fuel cell stack and an adjacent inner surface of said skirt, the insulating gasket preventing oxidant flow around the outside of the fuel cell stack.
A method in a collaboration system for sharing data, the method comprising: detecting an establishment of a conversation between a plurality of participants, each of the plurality of participants (202a-202e) being at a client system; and after detecting the establishment of the conversation, creating a shared clipboard (104a, 104b) for the conversation, the shared clipboard being operable to contain zero, one, or more items of data (206, 208, 210); and providing each of the plurality of participants in the conversation access to the contents of the shared clipboard so that each of the plurality of participants can add items of data to the shared clipboard and copy items of data from the shared clipboard; and during the established conversation, enforcing a permission of an item of data when a participant requests to add the item of data to the shared clipboard, the permission restricting the sharing of the item of data, wherein when at least one of the plurality of participants does not have access rights to the item of data based on the permission of the item of data, preventing the item of data from being added to the shared clipboard; and providing presence information of the shared clipboard by presenting to a participant indications of interactions of the other participant with the shared clipboard. detecting an establishment of a conversation between a plurality of participants, each of the plurality of participants (202a-202e) being at a client system; and after detecting the establishment of the conversation, creating a shared clipboard (104a, 104b) for the conversation, the shared clipboard being operable to contain zero, one, or more items of data (206, 208, 210); and providing each of the plurality of participants in the conversation access to the contents of the shared clipboard so that each of the plurality of participants can add items of data to the shared clipboard and copy items of data from the shared clipboard; and during the established conversation, enforcing a permission of an item of data when a participant requests to add the item of data to the shared clipboard, the permission restricting the sharing of the item of data, wherein when at least one of the plurality of participants does not have access rights to the item of data based on the permission of the item of data, preventing the item of data from being added to the shared clipboard; and providing presence information of the shared clipboard by presenting to a participant indications of interactions of the other participant with the shared clipboard.
A dry composition for providing an edible, oral negative contrast agent for CT imaging of the gastrointestinal tract intended for oral intake, the contrast agent being a fluid, aqueous foam displaying a CT density contrast value in the range -300 to -800 HU, wherein the dry composition comprises: - a surfactant, the surfactant being a protein; - a hydrocolloid; and - a buffering agent, wherein - the weight ratio surfactant:hydrocolloid in the dry composition is from 8:1 to 2:1; - the content of the buffering agent in the dry composition is at least 20 wt.%; and - the content of the surfactant and the hydrocolloid in the dry composition is at least 35 wt. % - a surfactant, the surfactant being a protein; - a hydrocolloid; and - a buffering agent, wherein - the weight ratio surfactant:hydrocolloid in the dry composition is from 8:1 to 2:1; - the content of the buffering agent in the dry composition is at least 20 wt.%; and - the content of the surfactant and the hydrocolloid in the dry composition is at least 35 wt. %