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A method of determining the presence or absence in a sample of a biomarker, wherein the biomarker is an antibody indicative of infection with a mycobacterial disease the method comprising: (a) linking an antigen to colloidal gold to provide a gold-antigen species; (b) contacting the gold-antigen species with the sample to produce a mixture comprising the gold-antigen species and the sample; (c) adding a diagnosis agent to the mixture, wherein the addition of the diagnosis agent to the mixture produces a different colour depending on whether the sample contains or does not contain the antibody; and (d) observing the colour of the sample, wherein the antigen is a mycolic acid derived antigen selected from one or more of the following classes of compounds: (i) mycolic acids obtained from natural sources; (ii) synthetically prepared mycolic acids; (iii) salts of mycolic acids; (iv) esters of mycolic acids (i) and/or (ii); (v) sulfur-containing mycolic acids and/or salts or esters thereof. (a) linking an antigen to colloidal gold to provide a gold-antigen species; (b) contacting the gold-antigen species with the sample to produce a mixture comprising the gold-antigen species and the sample; (c) adding a diagnosis agent to the mixture, wherein the addition of the diagnosis agent to the mixture produces a different colour depending on whether the sample contains or does not contain the antibody; and (d) observing the colour of the sample, (i) mycolic acids obtained from natural sources; (ii) synthetically prepared mycolic acids; (iii) salts of mycolic acids; (iv) esters of mycolic acids (i) and/or (ii); (v) sulfur-containing mycolic acids and/or salts or esters thereof.
A screen control apparatus, comprising: a pocket adapted for stowing a screen therein a screen movable between a stowed position within the pocket and a deployed position outside of the pocket; at least one guide roller (60, 62, 64) carried on the screen arranged to travel along at least one guide rail (26, 28, 30) mounted in the pocket; and a damper assembly mounted within the pocket operable for controlling cable velocity characterized in that the screen control apparatus further comprises a cable routed around a plurality of pulleys rotatably mounted within the pocket, the cable being secured to the screen; and a magnet assembly (42, 110) including a stationary magnet (58, 112) mounted within the pocket and a moveable magnet (54, 114) carried on the cable, the moveable magnet (54, 114) movable into and out of magnetic attraction with the stationary magnet (58, 112) as the screen moves between the stowed and deployed positions. a pocket adapted for stowing a screen therein a screen movable between a stowed position within the pocket and a deployed position outside of the pocket; at least one guide roller (60, 62, 64) carried on the screen arranged to travel along at least one guide rail (26, 28, 30) mounted in the pocket; and a damper assembly mounted within the pocket operable for controlling cable velocity characterized in that the screen control apparatus further comprises a cable routed around a plurality of pulleys rotatably mounted within the pocket, the cable being secured to the screen; and a magnet assembly (42, 110) including a stationary magnet (58, 112) mounted within the pocket and a moveable magnet (54, 114) carried on the cable, the moveable magnet (54, 114) movable into and out of magnetic attraction with the stationary magnet (58, 112) as the screen moves between the stowed and deployed positions.
Beam shaper comprising: a light collector, a homogenizing rod, a cone section, and a lens, wherein said light collector is configured to collect light from a light source inserted in said light collector and direct it into said homogenizing rod through a first end thereof; wherein said light is homogenized by total internal reflection from the side surfaces of said homogenizing rod, wherein said beam shaper is manufactured as one piece from a material that is transparent for the wavelengths of light that the beam shaper is intended to be used with, wherein said light exits said homogenizing rod through a second end thereof and enters said cone section, from where it reaches said lens, which directs said light onto a spot, whose intensity distribution is an image of the second end; and wherein said cone section establishes a fixed distance between the second end and the lens. a light collector, a homogenizing rod, a cone section, and a lens, wherein said light collector is configured to collect light from a light source inserted in said light collector and direct it into said homogenizing rod through a first end thereof; wherein said light is homogenized by total internal reflection from the side surfaces of said homogenizing rod, wherein said beam shaper is manufactured as one piece from a material that is transparent for the wavelengths of light that the beam shaper is intended to be used with, wherein said light exits said homogenizing rod through a second end thereof and enters said cone section, from where it reaches said lens, which directs said light onto a spot, whose intensity distribution is an image of the second end; and wherein said cone section establishes a fixed distance between the second end and the lens.
An aqueous heat-curable binder composition for binding fibrous material comprising: 40∼95 parts by weight of one or more reducing sugars; 5∼60 parts by weight of one or more amino acids; and 0.1∼10 parts by weight of one or more polyglycidyl ether compounds of polyhydric alcohol, based on a total 100 parts by weight of reducing sugar and amino acid, wherein the aqueous heat-curable binder composition is curable at a temperature of 120°C or higher. 40∼95 parts by weight of one or more reducing sugars; 5∼60 parts by weight of one or more amino acids; and 0.1∼10 parts by weight of one or more polyglycidyl ether compounds of polyhydric alcohol, based on a total 100 parts by weight of reducing sugar and amino acid, wherein the aqueous heat-curable binder composition is curable at a temperature of 120°C or higher.
An siRNA for use in a method of treatment of glioblastoma by inhibiting glioblastoma cell migration comprising the step of inhibiting the expression of NHERF-1 by administering said siRNA, wherein inhibiting NHERF-1 expression inhibits glioblastoma cell migration, and wherein the target sequence of said siRNA is CAGAAGGAGAACAGTCGTGAA or AGCGAGGAGCTGAATTCCCAA.
A ferritic stainless steel comprising: by mass%, C: 0.030% or less, Si: 1.00% or less, Mn: 0.05 to 0.25 %, P: 0.045% or less, S: 0.0030% or less, Cr: 20.0 to 25.0%, Mo: 0.3 to 2.0%, N: 0.040% or less, Al: 0.50% or less, V: 0.20% or less, Nb: 0.001 to 0.500%, and/or Ti: 0.001 to 0.50% optionally further comprising: by mass%, one or more of Sn: 0.30% or less, Sb: 0.30% or less, Ni: 1.00% or less, Cu: 1.00% or less, W: 1.0% or less, Co: 1.00% or less, B: 0.0100% or less, Ga: 0.0100% or less, Mg: 0.0100% or less, Ca: 0.0100% or less, Zr: 0.10% or less, Y: 0.10% or less, REM: 0.10% or less, and Ta: 0.10% or less, and the steel having the balance consisting of Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein the ferritic stainless steel further satisfies both conditions (a) and (b) or satisfies the condition (b): (a) the ferritic stainless steel comprises one or more of B: 0.0050% or less, Ga: 0.0100% or less, Mg: 0.0100% or less, and Ca: 0.0100% or less, and satisfies Equation: 10 B + Ga + Mg + Ca > 0.010 and (b) the ferritic stainless steel satisfies Equations and: Si / Mn + Al + V < 0.35 0.40 < Al / Si + Mn + V < 3.00 wherein, in Equations to, B, Ga, Mg, Ca, Si, Mn, Al, and V each represent an amount in mass % of corresponding element thereof, and wherein when the corresponding element is not contained, 0 is substituted thereinto. (a) the ferritic stainless steel comprises one or more of B: 0.0050% or less, Ga: 0.0100% or less, Mg: 0.0100% or less, and Ca: 0.0100% or less, and satisfies Equation: 10 B + Ga + Mg + Ca > 0.010 and (b) the ferritic stainless steel satisfies Equations and: Si / Mn + Al + V < 0.35 0.40 < Al / Si + Mn + V < 3.00 wherein, in Equations to, B, Ga, Mg, Ca, Si, Mn, Al, and V each represent an amount in mass % of corresponding element thereof, and wherein when the corresponding element is not contained, 0 is substituted thereinto.
A disinfecting/sterilizing machine for disinfecting/sterilizing medicals apparatus, comprising: - a frame and a casing being conformed to define a tunnel comprising at least an upper wall and at least one side walls (32, 33), said tunnel having a first opening at a first end of the tunnel, and a second opening through the upper wall of said tunnel - a tank assembly comprising a tank with a cavity configured to receive at least one medical apparatus, and a tank support, said cavity of said tank having an upper tank opening, - a guiding system comprising slides configured to guide the tank assembly between a first end position wherein the tank projects externally from the first opening such as to be accessible for inserting or extracting a medical apparatus, and a second end position wherein said tank is positioned inside said tunnel and said upper tank opening faces said second opening, - a movable lid comprising a cover body configured to obstruct the second opening in a first closed position of the lid, and to expose said second opening in a second opened position of the lid such that the tank positioned inside the tunnel at said second end position of said tank assembly is accessible for inserting or extracting the at least one medical apparatus, configured so that the travel of tank assembly to pass from first end position up to second end position is less than 200% of the length L of the tank in the direction of the slides. - a frame and a casing being conformed to define a tunnel comprising at least an upper wall and at least one side walls (32, 33), said tunnel having a first opening at a first end of the tunnel, and a second opening through the upper wall of said tunnel - a tank assembly comprising a tank with a cavity configured to receive at least one medical apparatus, and a tank support, said cavity of said tank having an upper tank opening, - a guiding system comprising slides configured to guide the tank assembly between a first end position wherein the tank projects externally from the first opening such as to be accessible for inserting or extracting a medical apparatus, and a second end position wherein said tank is positioned inside said tunnel and said upper tank opening faces said second opening, - a movable lid comprising a cover body configured to obstruct the second opening in a first closed position of the lid, and to expose said second opening in a second opened position of the lid such that the tank positioned inside the tunnel at said second end position of said tank assembly is accessible for inserting or extracting the at least one medical apparatus,
A method in a radio base station of a wireless network, for supporting handover of a user equipment, wherein the radio base station controls the serving cell of the user equipment, the method comprising: - pre-allocating resources for handover of the user equipment to at least one target cell candidate, wherein the pre-allocated resources comprise a dedicated random access preamble for each at least one target cell candidate, - receiving a measurement report from the user equipment, the measurement report triggering a handover of the user equipment and comprising a first list of neighbour cells, - determining if a cell in the first list of neighbour cells corresponds to one of the at least one target cell candidates, and when the cell in the first list of neighbour cells corresponds to one of the at least one target cell candidates: transmitting a handover command to the user equipment comprising the dedicated random access preamble for the corresponding target cell candidate; wherein pre-allocating resources for handover of the user equipment to the at least one target cell candidate comprises for each at least one target cell candidate: - sending a request for handover of the user equipment to the target cell candidate, wherein the request is sent to a radio base station controlling the target cell candidate, and when the handover request is acknowledged: - receiving a response from the radio base station controlling the target cell candidate, the response comprising a dedicated random access preamble wherein the received response further comprises a time of handover activation; and wherein the handover command is transmitted only if the measurement report is received within the time of handover activation counted from the pre-allocation of resources. - pre-allocating resources for handover of the user equipment to at least one target cell candidate, wherein the pre-allocated resources comprise a dedicated random access preamble for each at least one target cell candidate, - receiving a measurement report from the user equipment, the measurement report triggering a handover of the user equipment and comprising a first list of neighbour cells, - determining if a cell in the first list of neighbour cells corresponds to one of the at least one target cell candidates, - sending a request for handover of the user equipment to the target cell candidate, wherein the request is sent to a radio base station controlling the target cell candidate, - receiving a response from the radio base station controlling the target cell candidate, the response comprising a dedicated random access preamble wherein the received response further comprises a time of handover activation; and wherein the handover command is transmitted only if the measurement report is received within the time of handover activation counted from the pre-allocation of resources.
A connection system for connecting two devices with a fluidic communication between the two devices, the connection system comprising a male portion which can be joined to a first device amongst the two devices, and a female portion which can be joined to a second device amongst the two devices, a drive part having a drawer portion provided with a radial bore, and a radially movable drive member inside the radial bore, a cavity, arranged on one of the portions amongst the male portion and the female portion, and a radial protrusion, arranged on the other one of the portions amongst the male portion and the female portion, the radial protrusion being designed to expel the drive member into the cavity during a translation of the drive part, in order to press the drive member against a sidewall of the cavity, the drive part being movable in translation according to a direction substantially parallel to an axis of insertion of the male portion into the female portion, between a disconnection position in which the drive member bears against a first side of the radial protrusion and spaced from the cavity to authorize the disconnection of the male portion and the female portion, and a connection position in which the drive member bears against a second side of the radial protrusion and simultaneously bears against a sidewall of the cavity in order to block the male portion in the female portion, wherein the drive part comprises a piston designed to slide in a chamber for actuating the connection system under the effect of a pressing force exerted by a fluid on said piston, the piston being attached to the drawer portion so as to displace the drive part up to one of the positions amongst the connection position and the disconnection position under the effect of said pressing force, the connection system further comprising control means for triggering the application of said pressing force on the piston, wherein the connection system comprises return means designed to return the drive part to one of the positions amongst the connection position and the disconnection position, so that the translation of the drive part under the action of said return force causes a simultaneous displacement of the male portion relative to the female portion, characterized in that the connection system further comprising blocking means designed to block the drive part in one of the positions, amongst the connection position and the disconnection position, other than that in which the drive part tends to be returned by the return means, the blocking means comprise a blocking part, having a first bearing surface, the blocking part being movable between a blocking position, in which the first bearing surface bears against the drive member to block the drive member against the first side of the radial protrusion, and an unblocking position, in which the first bearing surface is spaced from the drive member to enable the free displacement of the drive member inside the radial bore, and an elastic return member to return the blocking part to the locking position.
A metal workpiece (1,10) comprising a surface and an identifier (50,150) marked on said surface, wherein the identifier (50,150) has a plurality of cells each having a corresponding cell size, the identifier (50,150) having a plurality of bright cells corresponding to a first binary value and a plurality of dark cells (56,156) corresponding to a second binary value different from the first binary value, and being characterised in that: each one of the plurality of dark cells (56,156) includes a center portion being recessed relative to the surface thereby leaving a recess bounded by a peripheral wall in the corresponding dark cell (56,156), the recess having a depth of at least 100 microns and having an opening with a width ranging between 400 microns and 1750 microns and representing between 30 percent and 99 percent of the corresponding cell size such that the corresponding dark cell (56,156) appears dark to an optical reader, the depth, the width and the corresponding cell size of the corresponding dark cell (56,156) providing a shot blast resistance to the laser-marked identifier. and being characterised in that: each one of the plurality of dark cells (56,156) includes a center portion being recessed relative to the surface thereby leaving a recess bounded by a peripheral wall in the corresponding dark cell (56,156), the recess having a depth of at least 100 microns and having an opening with a width ranging between 400 microns and 1750 microns and representing between 30 percent and 99 percent of the corresponding cell size such that the corresponding dark cell (56,156) appears dark to an optical reader, the depth, the width and the corresponding cell size of the corresponding dark cell (56,156) providing a shot blast resistance to the laser-marked identifier.
Method of establishing and checking the axial preload in a tightening portion of at least one shank of the screw or stud type, the establishing of the preload involving a step of tensioning an extension portion of the shank comprising the tightening portion using a shank gripper member and a tensioner; characterized in that the checking method involves a step in which, prior to establishing the preload, the tensioner is brought into a rest configuration in which the tensioner has an initial length (T, T (θ)) between a first bearing surface and a second bearing surface and the gripper member is brought into contact with the first bearing surface of the tensioner in the rest configuration, then a step in which, having established the preload, the tensioner is returned to its initial length (T, T(θ)) in said rest configuration, and, with the gripper member still fixed at the same spot on the shank that is to be checked, the tensioner in the rest configuration is pressed firmly toward one of the ends of the extension portion until it is in abutment on the side of its first bearing surface and the movement (S(θ)) of the second bearing surface of the tensioner between its position during the placement phase and its position during the pressing phase is compared against a threshold.
A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment, UE, the method comprising: receiving information identifying a reserved resource allocation, wherein the reserved resource allocation is associated with a reserved resource; receiving information identifying another resource allocation, wherein the other resource allocation overlaps with the reserved resource allocation at an overlapped portion; characterized by: selectively performing a communication using the overlapped portion for the reserved resource allocation or the other resource allocation based at least in part on an explicit indication indicating whether the communication is to be performed using the overlapped portion for the reserved resource allocation or the other resource allocation. receiving information identifying a reserved resource allocation, wherein the reserved resource allocation is associated with a reserved resource; receiving information identifying another resource allocation, wherein the other resource allocation overlaps with the reserved resource allocation at an overlapped portion; characterized by: selectively performing a communication using the overlapped portion for the reserved resource allocation or the other resource allocation based at least in part on an explicit indication indicating whether the communication is to be performed using the overlapped portion for the reserved resource allocation or the other resource allocation.
A method for controlling a gearless wind turbine, the wind turbine having a generator with a stator and a generator rotor and in between an air gap with an air gap thickness, wherein - the generator is designed as an internal rotor, with the stator as the outer part and the generator rotor as the inner part, or - the generator is designed as an external rotor, with the generator rotor as the outer part and the stator as the inner part, comprising the steps of: - detecting a temperature of the outer part as an outer part temperature (T A), - detecting a temperature of the inner part as an inner part temperature (T I), - forming a temperature difference as the difference between the outer part temperature and the inner part temperature, - controlling the generator in dependence on the temperature difference in such a way that a reduction in the air gap thickness due to thermal expansion of the generator is counteracted, characterized in that - the air gap thickness is monitored and, when a specifiable minimum thickness is undershot, a safety shutdown is initiated, in order to prevent contact between the outer part and the inner part, and - every time the safety shutdown is initiated, a overshooting temperature, which indicates a temperature value by which the outer part temperature is intended to lie above the inner part temperature, is increased, wherein - the overshooting temperature is reduced again step by step if the safety shutdown has not been initiated within a testing time period. - the generator is designed as an internal rotor, with the stator as the outer part and the generator rotor as the inner part, or - the generator is designed as an external rotor, with the generator rotor as the outer part and the stator as the inner part, comprising the steps of: - detecting a temperature of the outer part as an outer part temperature (T A), - detecting a temperature of the inner part as an inner part temperature (T I), - forming a temperature difference as the difference between the outer part temperature and the inner part temperature, - controlling the generator in dependence on the temperature difference in such a way that a reduction in the air gap thickness due to thermal expansion of the generator is counteracted, characterized in that - the air gap thickness is monitored and, when a specifiable minimum thickness is undershot, a safety shutdown is initiated, in order to prevent contact between the outer part and the inner part, and - every time the safety shutdown is initiated, a overshooting temperature, which indicates a temperature value by which the outer part temperature is intended to lie above the inner part temperature, is increased, wherein - the overshooting temperature is reduced again step by step if the safety shutdown has not been initiated within a testing time period.