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A method for screening mutant prokaryotic cells to identify producers of a cytotoxic agent active against a target cell, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing cells of a producer prokaryotic species; (b) generating a pool of mutant producer cells by transposon mutagenesis of the cells of step (a) with an activating transposon (Tn A), wherein the Tn A comprises an outward-facing promoter (Tn A P) capable of increasing transcription of a gene at or near its insertion site in the DNA of said producer cells; (c) co-encapsulating individual members of the pool of step (b) with one or more target cells in microdroplets, the microdroplets comprising a volume of aqueous growth media suspended in an immiscible carrier liquid, thereby generating a library of microdroplets each comprising a single mutant producer cell and one or more target cell(s); (d) incubating the microdroplet library of step (c) under conditions suitable for co-culture of the single mutant producer cell and target cell(s) to produce a library of microcultures, whereby mutant producer cells producing a cytotoxic agent active against the target cell(s) outgrow target cells in each microculture; and (e) screening the library of microcultures of step (d) for microcultures in which target cells have been outgrown or overgrown to extinction by mutant producer cells. (a) providing cells of a producer prokaryotic species; (b) generating a pool of mutant producer cells by transposon mutagenesis of the cells of step (a) with an activating transposon (Tn A), wherein the Tn A comprises an outward-facing promoter (Tn A P) capable of increasing transcription of a gene at or near its insertion site in the DNA of said producer cells; (c) co-encapsulating individual members of the pool of step (b) with one or more target cells in microdroplets, the microdroplets comprising a volume of aqueous growth media suspended in an immiscible carrier liquid, thereby generating a library of microdroplets each comprising a single mutant producer cell and one or more target cell(s); (d) incubating the microdroplet library of step (c) under conditions suitable for co-culture of the single mutant producer cell and target cell(s) to produce a library of microcultures, whereby mutant producer cells producing a cytotoxic agent active against the target cell(s) outgrow target cells in each microculture; and (e) screening the library of microcultures of step (d) for microcultures in which target cells have been outgrown or overgrown to extinction by mutant producer cells.
A wireless communication network node comprising a combined antenna arrangement (2', 2"), at least one radio arrangement, a first power splitter arrangement (4, 16) and a second power splitter arrangement (4', 16'), and a first power amplifier and a second power amplifier, wherein the combined antenna arrangement (2, 2") comprises a first set of antenna devices (6, 19) and a second set of antenna devices (6', 19') wherein the first power amplifier is connected to an input port (7, 17) of the first power splitter arrangement (4, 16), wherein each of at least two output ports (8, 18) of the first power splitter arrangement (4, 16) is connected to at least one corresponding antenna device (6a, 6b, 6c, 6d) of the first set of antenna devices (6, 19) via a corresponding multi-band filter (9a, 9b, 9c, 9d; 20a, 20b, 20c, 20d, 20e, 20f, 20g, 20h) and a corresponding phase shifter of a first set of phase shifters (10, 21), wherein the second power amplifier is connected to an input port (7', 17') of the second power splitter arrangement (4', 16') and each of at least two output ports (8', 18') of the second power splitter arrangement (4', 16') is connected to a corresponding antenna device (6a, 6b, 6c, 6d) of the second set of antenna devices (6', 19') via another corresponding multi-band filter (9a', 9b', 9c', 9d'; 20a', 20b', 20c', 20d', 20e', 20f, 20g', 20h') and a corresponding phase shifter of a second set of phase shifters (10', 21'), wherein each multi-band filter is arranged for at least two frequency bands (B 1, B 2), wherein the first and second sets of antenna devices of the combined antenna arrangement (2', 2") comprise antenna devices of a first polarization and a second polarization, and wherein the first polarization is orthogonal to the second polarization.
A flash-spin fluid comprising (a) 5 to 30 wt. % of total spin fluid being a polymer of one or more polymer types, (b) a primary spin agent selected from the group consisting of dichloromethane, cis-1,2-dichloroethylene and trans-1,2-dichloroethylene, and (c) a co-spin agent selected from the group consisting of 1H,6H-perfluorohexane, 1H-perfluoroheptane, and 1H-perfluorohexane, wherein the co-spin agent is present in an amount sufficient to form an azeotrope or azeotrope-like composition with the primary spin agent in the spin fluid, wherein the azeotropic or azeotrope-like compositions are determined at 40°C, and wherein the azeotrope-like composition is the composition of fluids wherein the boiling point pressure is different by less than 5% from the dew point pressure. (a) 5 to 30 wt. % of total spin fluid being a polymer of one or more polymer types, (b) a primary spin agent selected from the group consisting of dichloromethane, cis-1,2-dichloroethylene and trans-1,2-dichloroethylene, and (c) a co-spin agent selected from the group consisting of 1H,6H-perfluorohexane, 1H-perfluoroheptane, and 1H-perfluorohexane,
Solar cell structure having at least one transparent photovoltaic cell, in particular a dye solar cell or a thin-film semiconductor cell, where a photoactive layer of the photovoltaic cell has an absorption of less than 80% at the absorption maximum, characterized in that the solar cell structure is designed essentially as a layer structure in which at least one photovoltaic cell is arranged between a first polymer layer doped with one or a mixture of a plurality of fluorescent materials and a further, second polymer layer likewise provided with one or a mixture of a plurality of fluorescent materials, where the doped first polymer layer covers the at least one transparent photovoltaic cell, where the solar cell structure designed as a layer structure has a first mirrored edge and a second mirrored edge as well as likewise mirrored front and rear edges, and where the one fluorescent material or the mixture of a plurality of fluorescent materials contains organic fluorescent dyes or contains inorganic phosphorescent emitters.
A slide bearing for supporting a load, the slide bearing being made of synthetic resin and comprising; an upper case; a lower case combined with the upper case; and a center plate in an annular shape, the center plate being placed between the upper case and the lower case and allowing relative rotation between the upper case and the lower case, wherein the center plate is integrally formed with one of the lower case or the upper case; wherein a joining surface of the one of the lower case or the upper case to the center plate has a plurality of grip parts grasped by a center-plate joining surface of the center plate to the one of the lower case or the upper case; characterized in that the grip parts are protrusions arranged in a pattern with a plurality of protrusions on each line in a radial direction and on each line in a circumferential direction, respectively. an upper case; a lower case combined with the upper case; and a center plate in an annular shape, the center plate being placed between the upper case and the lower case and allowing relative rotation between the upper case and the lower case, wherein the center plate is integrally formed with one of the lower case or the upper case; wherein a joining surface of the one of the lower case or the upper case to the center plate has a plurality of grip parts grasped by a center-plate joining surface of the center plate to the one of the lower case or the upper case; characterized in that the grip parts are protrusions arranged in a pattern with a plurality of protrusions on each line in a radial direction and on each line in a circumferential direction, respectively.
A power supply method, comprising: converting an input first alternating current into a first high voltage direct current; outputting, by a battery group, a standby high voltage direct current when the first high voltage direct current is abnormal, wherein a third high voltage direct current is output after the battery group and the first high voltage direct current are connected in parallel; rectifying an input second alternating current, and converting the second alternating current into a second high voltage direct current; when detecting that the second high voltage direct current is normal, inputting the second high voltage direct current to a DC/DC, Direct Current/ Direct Current, module, where the third high voltage direct current that is output after the battery group and the first high voltage direct current are connected in parallel is in a standby state at this time; and when detecting that the second high voltage direct current is abnormal, inputting the third high voltage direct current to the DC/DC module; and converting, by the DC/DC module, the input second high voltage direct current or the third high voltage direct current into a low voltage direct current, and outputting the low voltage direct current to a load for use. converting an input first alternating current into a first high voltage direct current; outputting, by a battery group, a standby high voltage direct current when the first high voltage direct current is abnormal, wherein a third high voltage direct current is output after the battery group and the first high voltage direct current are connected in parallel; rectifying an input second alternating current, and converting the second alternating current into a second high voltage direct current; when detecting that the second high voltage direct current is normal, inputting the second high voltage direct current to a DC/DC, Direct Current/ Direct Current, module, where the third high voltage direct current that is output after the battery group and the first high voltage direct current are connected in parallel is in a standby state at this time; and when detecting that the second high voltage direct current is abnormal, inputting the third high voltage direct current to the DC/DC module; and converting, by the DC/DC module, the input second high voltage direct current or the third high voltage direct current into a low voltage direct current, and outputting the low voltage direct current to a load for use.
A sheet conveying apparatus comprising: a first conveying roller (20a, 20b) for conveying a sheet; and a second conveying roller (30, 55) disposed on a downstream side of the first conveying roller (20a, 20b) in a conveyance direction of the sheet, characterized in that in a case where the second conveying roller (30, 55) rotates at a first speed by a driving force being transmitted to the second conveying roller (30, 55), the first conveying roller (20a, 20b) rotates by being driven with respect to the second conveying roller (30, 55), and in a case where the second conveying roller (30, 55) rotates at a second speed faster than the first speed by the driving force being transmitted to the second conveying roller (30, 55), the first conveying roller (20a, 20b) rotates at the second speed. a first conveying roller (20a, 20b) for conveying a sheet; and a second conveying roller (30, 55) disposed on a downstream side of the first conveying roller (20a, 20b) in a conveyance direction of the sheet, characterized in that in a case where the second conveying roller (30, 55) rotates at a first speed by a driving force being transmitted to the second conveying roller (30, 55), the first conveying roller (20a, 20b) rotates by being driven with respect to the second conveying roller (30, 55), and in a case where the second conveying roller (30, 55) rotates at a second speed faster than the first speed by the driving force being transmitted to the second conveying roller (30, 55), the first conveying roller (20a, 20b) rotates at the second speed.
A submersible pump assembly with an electric motor with a stator, with a rotor, with a shaft which is connected to the rotor in a rotationally fixed manner and which carries at least one impeller of a single-stage or multi-stage centrifugal pump, and with a rotor can between the rotor and the stator, characterized in that the rotor can consists of plastic or composite material and is manufactured in the extrusion or pulltrusion method.
A nonwoven article comprising a plurality of polycrystalline, aluminosilicate ceramic filaments entangled to form a cohesive nonwoven mat, wherein each of the aluminosilicate ceramic filaments in the mat have an average diameter of less than 2 microns (μm), and wherein the aluminosilicate ceramic filaments comprise an average of about 15 wt% to about 80 wt% crystalline mullite, as measured according to the Mullite Content Measurement Procedure set out in the Examples section of the description.
Method of preparing methionine or tryptophan, comprising the step of culturing a E. coli cell, which already overproduces methionine or tryptophan and is further genetically modified over its wild type in such a way that it has a reduced ppGppase activity relative to its wild type, wherein the E. coli cell has a (p)ppGpp-synthetase activity which is essentially unchanged relative to its wild type and wherein the ppGppase is at least one selected from the group comprising the amino acid sequences SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:4 and SEQ ID NO:6.
Double-sheath fibre having a core region and a sheath region, wherein the sheath region has an inner region and an outer region with a refractive index that is lower with respect to that of the inner region and the core region, wherein the outer region surrounds the inner region, wherein the inner region has an inner structure that effects a spatial overlap of modes of higher order with the core region, which is lower than the spatial overlap of a fundamental mode with the core region, wherein the inner structure is formed by channels mainly extending in fibre length direction, wherein the ratio of the diameter d of the channels to the centre distance Λ of adjacent channels is less than 0.5, preferably less than 0.3, wherein the centre distance Λ is greater than 20 times the wavelength of an electromagnetic radiation propagating in the fibre, wherein the diameter of the outer region is selected such that the fundamental mode has a spatial overlap with the core region that is at least 25% greater than all other modes of the electromagnetic radiation propagating in the double-sheath fibre, characterised in that the inner structure consists of two concentric rings of hexagonally arranged channels, wherein the core region is formed by the absence of a channel.
A circuit interrupter (100, 900) comprising: a first contact and a second contact, at least one of which is movable with respect to the other; a first conductor electrically connected to the first contact; a second conductor electrically connected to the second contact; an arc extinguisher; an electromagnetic structure disposed to guide an arc that develops between the contacts (120, 140) toward said arc extinguisher; and a permanent magnet (710, 920) disposed to guide the arc toward said arc extinguisher regardless of the polarity of the contacts (120, 140), characterized in that: said permanent magnet (710, 920) is disposed within a core (750, 950) of the electromagnetic structure; and said permanent magnet (710, 920) is constructed such that it pivotably orients itself with respect to an electromagnetic field produced by the electromagnetic structure. a first contact and a second contact, at least one of which is movable with respect to the other; a first conductor electrically connected to the first contact; a second conductor electrically connected to the second contact; an arc extinguisher; an electromagnetic structure disposed to guide an arc that develops between the contacts (120, 140) toward said arc extinguisher; and a permanent magnet (710, 920) disposed to guide the arc toward said arc extinguisher regardless of the polarity of the contacts (120, 140), said permanent magnet (710, 920) is disposed within a core (750, 950) of the electromagnetic structure; and said permanent magnet (710, 920) is constructed such that it pivotably orients itself with respect to an electromagnetic field produced by the electromagnetic structure.
A method (200, 300) for minimizing propagation time of at least one queued-up datalink transport protocol data unit, TPDU, when a transport layer does not allow transmission of a pending datalink TPDU until a previous datalink TPDU has been acknowledged, the method comprising: setting a predetermined threshold of time that is less than a current retry timer value; determining whether there is at least one pending datalink TPDU in a queue awaiting initial transmission, while a current datalink TPDU previously transmitted is waiting for an acknowledgment (240, 340); when there is at least one pending datalink TPDU in the queue, retransmitting the current datalink TPDU after the predetermined threshold of time has passed (246, 346), unless the acknowledgement for the current datalink TPDU arrives beforehand (218, 318); and when there is no pending datalink TPDU in the queue and the current retry timer value expires before receiving the acknowledgement for the current datalink TPDU, doubling the retry timer value and retransmitting the current datalink TPDU (234, 334). setting a predetermined threshold of time that is less than a current retry timer value; determining whether there is at least one pending datalink TPDU in a queue awaiting initial transmission, while a current datalink TPDU previously transmitted is waiting for an acknowledgment (240, 340); when there is at least one pending datalink TPDU in the queue, retransmitting the current datalink TPDU after the predetermined threshold of time has passed (246, 346), unless the acknowledgement for the current datalink TPDU arrives beforehand (218, 318); and when there is no pending datalink TPDU in the queue and the current retry timer value expires before receiving the acknowledgement for the current datalink TPDU, doubling the retry timer value and retransmitting the current datalink TPDU (234, 334).
An apparatus for imaging or measuring luminescence from one or more sectors (1910A; 19108; 1910C) of a multi-well assay plate having a plurality of wells, a sector comprising one or more, but less than all, of the plurality of wells, said apparatus comprising: (a) (i) an imaging system comprising a camera configured to image said luminescence, or (ii) a light detector comprising one or more photodiodes configured to measure said luminescence; (b) a plurality of electrical connector contacts adapted to sequentially connect a source of electrical energy to one or more, but less than all, of said one or more sectors (1910A; 1910B; 1910C), wherein said electrical connector contacts are configured to contact a bottom surface of said multi-well assay plate; and (c) a plate holder for holding said multi-well assay plate, wherein the electrical connector contacts and the plate holder are adapted to move relative to one another to allow for sequentially contacting the one or more, but less than all, of said one or more sectors (1910A; 1910B; 1910C). (a) (i) an imaging system comprising a camera configured to image said luminescence, or (ii) a light detector comprising one or more photodiodes configured to measure said luminescence; (b) a plurality of electrical connector contacts adapted to sequentially connect a source of electrical energy to one or more, but less than all, of said one or more sectors (1910A; 1910B; 1910C), wherein said electrical connector contacts are configured to contact a bottom surface of said multi-well assay plate; and (c) a plate holder for holding said multi-well assay plate, wherein the electrical connector contacts and the plate holder are adapted to move relative to one another to allow for sequentially contacting the one or more, but less than all, of said one or more sectors (1910A; 1910B; 1910C).
A light source comprising: a plurality of LED light sources arranged in a 2-dimensional array, each of the plurality of LED light sources having: a semiconductor diode structure adapted to generate light; and a light output section above the semiconductor diode structure adapted to output light from the semiconductor diode structure; at least one of the plurality of LED light sources further comprising a light reflecting structure at least partially enclosing side surfaces of the semiconductor diode structure and adapted to reflect light from the semiconductor diode structure towards the light output section; at least one of the plurality of the LED light sources having a light reflecting structure with an aperture formed over the light output section of the semiconductor diode structure; and an optically transmissive structure (20,30,50) overlapping the light output sections of the plurality of LED light sources so as to receive light from the light output sections of the plurality of LED light sources and having a light exit section (22,32,60) adapted to output the received light, wherein the area of the light exit section of the optically transmissive structure is less than the footprint area of the plurality of LED light sources, the optically transmissive structure comprises one or more optical collimators, wherein the area of the aperture is less than the area of the semiconductor diode structure, and wherein the collimator covers a part of the light output section of the semiconductor diode structure over which part the aperture is formed. a plurality of LED light sources arranged in a 2-dimensional array, each of the plurality of LED light sources having: a semiconductor diode structure adapted to generate light; and a light output section above the semiconductor diode structure adapted to output light from the semiconductor diode structure; at least one of the plurality of LED light sources further comprising a light reflecting structure at least partially enclosing side surfaces of the semiconductor diode structure and adapted to reflect light from the semiconductor diode structure towards the light output section; at least one of the plurality of the LED light sources having a light reflecting structure with an aperture formed over the light output section of the semiconductor diode structure; and an optically transmissive structure (20,30,50) overlapping the light output sections of the plurality of LED light sources so as to receive light from the light output sections of the plurality of LED light sources and having a light exit section (22,32,60) adapted to output the received light, wherein the area of the light exit section of the optically transmissive structure is less than the footprint area of the plurality of LED light sources, the optically transmissive structure comprises one or more optical collimators, wherein the area of the aperture is less than the area of the semiconductor diode structure, and wherein the collimator covers a part of the light output section of the semiconductor diode structure over which part the aperture is formed.