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A system for laser processing a transparent material, comprising: the transparent material; a laser source configured to provide a laser beam comprising bursts of laser pulses; one or more focusing elements for focusing said laser beam relative to said transparent material; said laser beam and said one or more focusing elements producing a sufficient energy density within said transparent material to form a continuous laser filament therein, characterized in that said one or more focusing elements include an uncorrected or aberrated optical focusing element, said uncorrected or aberrated optical focusing element is configured to externally focus said laser beam relative to said transparent material to form a beam waist at a location that is external to said transparent material, and that said optical focusing element is further configured to provide a weakly focused laser beam distributed within said transparent material producing a spatially extended and spatially homogenous filament in said transparent material and that said continuous laser filament is formed within said transparent material. the transparent material; a laser source configured to provide a laser beam comprising bursts of laser pulses; one or more focusing elements for focusing said laser beam relative to said transparent material; said laser beam and said one or more focusing elements producing a sufficient energy density within said transparent material to form a continuous laser filament therein, characterized in that said one or more focusing elements include an uncorrected or aberrated optical focusing element, said uncorrected or aberrated optical focusing element is configured to externally focus said laser beam relative to said transparent material to form a beam waist at a location that is external to said transparent material, and that said optical focusing element is further configured to provide a weakly focused laser beam distributed within said transparent material producing a spatially extended and spatially homogenous filament in said transparent material and that said continuous laser filament is formed within said transparent material.
Alprazolam for use in a method for the cessation of an ongoing epileptic seizure in a subject in need thereof, wherein the seizure has not progressed to status epilepticus, wherein the subject is selected from patients with partial (focal) or generalized seizures, the method comprising oral administration of alprazolam, wherein the alprazolam is administered in the form of a condensation aerosol.
An antibody for use in the treatment of allergic asthma in a subject in need thereof, said antibody comprising: a. a heavy chain having SEQ ID NO:42; and b. a light chain having SEQ ID NO:40. a. a heavy chain having SEQ ID NO:42; and b. a light chain having SEQ ID NO:40.
A living body observation system comprising: an illuminating light generation section configured to generate first light, which is narrow-band light with a peak wavelength in a blue region, and second light, which is narrow-band light with a peak wavelength in a red region; an image pickup section configured to pick up an image of return light from an object illuminated by the light emitted from the illuminating light generation section; a computation section configured to calculate a difference degree that is a value indicating a degree of difference between a luminance value of a first image obtained by picking up an image of return light of the first light and a luminance value of a second image obtained by picking up an image of return light of the second light in a same pixel; an enhancement processing section configured to execute a process of increasing a luminance value of a pixel in the first image for which the respective pixel of the pixel-wise calculated difference degree exceeds a predetermined threshold in order to enhance a contrast of the pixel in which the difference degree exceeds the predetermined threshold relative to a pixel in which the difference degree calculated by the computation section does not exceed the predetermined threshold; and an observation image creation section configured to create an observation image by using the first image after the process by the enhancement processing section and the second image and output the created observation image to a display apparatus. an illuminating light generation section configured to generate first light, which is narrow-band light with a peak wavelength in a blue region, and second light, which is narrow-band light with a peak wavelength in a red region; an image pickup section configured to pick up an image of return light from an object illuminated by the light emitted from the illuminating light generation section; a computation section configured to calculate a difference degree that is a value indicating a degree of difference between a luminance value of a first image obtained by picking up an image of return light of the first light and a luminance value of a second image obtained by picking up an image of return light of the second light in a same pixel; an enhancement processing section configured to execute a process of increasing a luminance value of a pixel in the first image for which the respective pixel of the pixel-wise calculated difference degree exceeds a predetermined threshold in order to enhance a contrast of the pixel in which the difference degree exceeds the predetermined threshold relative to a pixel in which the difference degree calculated by the computation section does not exceed the predetermined threshold; and an observation image creation section configured to create an observation image by using the first image after the process by the enhancement processing section and the second image and output the created observation image to a display apparatus.
A fuel cell internal state detection system comprising an impedance value acquisition unit configured to obtain the impedance value of the fuel cell, the fuel cell internal state detection system detecting an internal state of a fuel cell on the basis of the impedance value of the fuel cell from the impedance value acquisition unit, the fuel cell internal state detection system characterized by further comprising: an estimation object state quantity setting unit configured to set an estimation object state quantity as an index of the internal state; an impedance usability judging unit configured to judge whether or not the obtained impedance value is usable for a calculation of the estimation object state quantity; an estimation object state quantity calculation unit configured to calculate the estimation object state quantity set by the estimation object state quantity setting unit on the basis of the obtained impedance value when the impedance value is judged to be usable for the calculation of the estimation object state quantity by the impedance usability judging unit; and an unusable-scene process execution unit configured to perform an unusable-scene process when the impedance value is judged not to be usable for the calculation of the estimation object state quantity by the impedance usability judging unit; wherein the impedance value acquisition unit is configured to obtain impedance values based on three or more frequencies; and the impedance usability judging unit is configured to determine whether at least one of three or more obtained impedance values belongs to an arc region or to a non-arc region in an impedance curve on a complex plane and to judge whether or not the impedance value is usable according to the determination result. an estimation object state quantity setting unit configured to set an estimation object state quantity as an index of the internal state; an impedance usability judging unit configured to judge whether or not the obtained impedance value is usable for a calculation of the estimation object state quantity; an estimation object state quantity calculation unit configured to calculate the estimation object state quantity set by the estimation object state quantity setting unit on the basis of the obtained impedance value when the impedance value is judged to be usable for the calculation of the estimation object state quantity by the impedance usability judging unit; and an unusable-scene process execution unit configured to perform an unusable-scene process when the impedance value is judged not to be usable for the calculation of the estimation object state quantity by the impedance usability judging unit; wherein the impedance value acquisition unit is configured to obtain impedance values based on three or more frequencies; and the impedance usability judging unit is configured to determine whether at least one of three or more obtained impedance values belongs to an arc region or to a non-arc region in an impedance curve on a complex plane and to judge whether or not the impedance value is usable according to the determination result.
A method of producing a balance shaft from a non-magnetic alloy by means of a machine comprising a rotary gripper and a machining laser mounted on a numerically controlled actuator, said method comprising the following steps: - providing a bar of said alloy, - rotating the bar along its longitudinal axis, - shaping the bar by laser machining to obtain a balance shaft comprising a pivot at each end, - carrying out a tribological finishing treatment, without performing a rolling operation after shaping. - providing a bar of said alloy, - rotating the bar along its longitudinal axis, - shaping the bar by laser machining to obtain a balance shaft comprising a pivot at each end, - carrying out a tribological finishing treatment, without performing a rolling operation after shaping.
A method for automatically changing a disc tool to a tool holder of a robot arm working with disc tools, the method comprising in a disc tool replacement machine: detecting, by a computer controlling operation of the disc tool replacement machine, that the robot has replaced a tool holder in a working area, and causing a gripper (102, 108) to move the tool holder released by the robot to a replacement area of the disc tool replacement machine for replacement of the disc tool, wherein the working area is at a determined distance away from the replacement area; determining that the tool holder is in the replacement area in the disc tool replacement machine; unfastening a fixing member of the tool holder by applying an unfastening force to the fixing member, wherein the fixing member fixes a disc tool to a backing plate of the tool holder through a through hole at a centre of the disc tool; removing the disc tool from the tool holder after said unfastening; inserting a new disc tool to the tool holder; fastening the fixing member of the tool holder by applying a fastening force to the fixing member, thus fixing the disc tool to the backing plate of the tool holder through the through hole; causing the gripper to move the tool holder to the working area to wait for the robot to change the tool holder; and when disc tool has been changed, signaling by the computer over a communication link provided with the robot that the disc tool replacement has been completed. detecting, by a computer controlling operation of the disc tool replacement machine, that the robot has replaced a tool holder in a working area, and causing a gripper (102, 108) to move the tool holder released by the robot to a replacement area of the disc tool replacement machine for replacement of the disc tool, wherein the working area is at a determined distance away from the replacement area; determining that the tool holder is in the replacement area in the disc tool replacement machine; unfastening a fixing member of the tool holder by applying an unfastening force to the fixing member, wherein the fixing member fixes a disc tool to a backing plate of the tool holder through a through hole at a centre of the disc tool; removing the disc tool from the tool holder after said unfastening; inserting a new disc tool to the tool holder; fastening the fixing member of the tool holder by applying a fastening force to the fixing member, thus fixing the disc tool to the backing plate of the tool holder through the through hole; causing the gripper to move the tool holder to the working area to wait for the robot to change the tool holder; and when disc tool has been changed, signaling by the computer over a communication link provided with the robot that the disc tool replacement has been completed.
A composition comprising an extract of coral for use in a method for treating or preventing a neurodegenerative disease, wherein said neurodegenerative disease is presbycusis.
A device for detecting electromagnetic radiation, the device comprising a substrate; an electromagnetic radiation sensitive structure arranged on and/or in the substrate; a plurality of pores formed within the electromagnetic radiation sensitive structure, characterized in that different ones of the plurality of pores differ regarding at least one physical parameter, so that each of the plurality of pores is sensitive to an assigned wavelength range of electromagnetic radiation, and so that a combination of detection signals of all the pores allows to obtain wavelength-resolved information about a spectrum of the electromagnetic radiation.
A method for producing an L-amino acid comprising: A) culturing a bacterium, which belongs to the family Enterobacteriaceae and has an L-amino acid-producing ability, in a medium containing glycerol to cause accumulation of the L-amino acid in the medium, and B) collecting the L-amino acid from the medium, wherein the culturing is performed as a fed-batch culture or a continuous culture, and a feed medium containing glycerol is added to the fermentation medium so that the glycerol concentration of the fermentation medium is 5 g/L or higher. A) culturing a bacterium, which belongs to the family Enterobacteriaceae and has an L-amino acid-producing ability, in a medium containing glycerol to cause accumulation of the L-amino acid in the medium, and B) collecting the L-amino acid from the medium,
A method for estimating object scatter in a photon-counting x-ray detector having at least two layers of diode segments of diodes segmented in the direction (104; 302) of the incoming x-rays, wherein the x-ray detector is a direct conversion x-ray detector using a direct-converter material and said direct-converter material is Silicon, wherein said method comprises: - performing photon-counting to obtain counts in a top layer and lower layer(s) of said at least two layers, and - estimating the object scatter contribution to the counts in a top layer of said at least two layers based on difference(s) in counts between the top layer and lower layer(s) under the assumption that object scatter has a slowly varying spatial distribution, wherein the lower layer is shielded from object scatter by virtue of the top layer. - performing photon-counting to obtain counts in a top layer and lower layer(s) of said at least two layers, and - estimating the object scatter contribution to the counts in a top layer of said at least two layers based on difference(s) in counts between the top layer and lower layer(s) under the assumption that object scatter has a slowly varying spatial distribution, wherein the lower layer is shielded from object scatter by virtue of the top layer.
A non-contact tool setting apparatus, comprising; a transmitter for emitting light, a receiver for receiving light emitted by the transmitter, and an analysis unit for analysing the light received by the receiver and generating a trigger signal therefrom, wherein the receiver comprises an imaging sensor having a plurality of pixels arranged in a two-dimensional array, the analysis unit generating the trigger signal by analysing the light intensity measured by a first subset of the plurality of pixels, the first subset of pixels comprising two or more pixels, characterised in that the light intensities measured by the pixels forming the first subset of pixels are combined to provide a resultant light intensity, the analysis unit generating the trigger signal when the resultant light intensity crosses a threshold. a transmitter for emitting light, a receiver for receiving light emitted by the transmitter, and an analysis unit for analysing the light received by the receiver and generating a trigger signal therefrom, wherein the receiver comprises an imaging sensor having a plurality of pixels arranged in a two-dimensional array, the analysis unit generating the trigger signal by analysing the light intensity measured by a first subset of the plurality of pixels, the first subset of pixels comprising two or more pixels, characterised in that the light intensities measured by the pixels forming the first subset of pixels are combined to provide a resultant light intensity, the analysis unit generating the trigger signal when the resultant light intensity crosses a threshold.
A composite material having surface layers, the composite material comprising a solid reinforcing material and a matrix, wherein the matrix comprises a binder resin selected from the group consisting of polymeric MDI, phenol formaldehyde, urea formaldehyde, melamine formaldehyde and combinations thereof, and solid polyurethane particles, wherein the binder resin is a solid binder or a liquid binder, wherein at least 50 weight percent of the composite material is the solid reinforcing material comprising wood, wherein the composite material is oriented strand board, and the matrix in the surface layers comprises particles of ground rigid polyurethane foam, and wherein the particles of ground rigid polyurethane foam are ground finely enough that the large-scale cellular foam structure is destroyed.
A liquid crystal composition having a nematic phase and negative dielectric anisotropy and including at least one quencher as a first additive and at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by formula as a first component: in formula, R 1 and R 2 are independently alkyl having 1 to 12 carbons, alkoxy having 1 to 12 carbons, alkenyl having 2 to 12 carbons, alkenyloxy having 2 to 12 carbons or alkyl having 1 to 12 carbons in which at least one hydrogen has been replaced by fluorine or chlorine; ring A and ring C are independently 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-cyclohexenylene, 1,4-phenylene, 1,4-phenylene in which at least one hydrogen has been replaced by fluorine or chlorine or tetrahydropyran-2,5-diyl; ring B is 2,3-difluoro-1,4-phenylene, 2-chloro-3-fluoro-1,4-phenylene, 2,3-difluoro-5-methyl-1,4-phenylene, 3,4,5-trifluoronaphthalene-2,6-diyl or 7, 8-difluorochroman-2, 6-diyl; Z 1 and Z 2 are independently a single bond, ethylene, methyleneoxy or carbonyloxy; a is 1, 2 or 3, b is 0 or 1; and the sum of a and b is 3 or less.
A vehicle comprising: a motor configured to drive a vehicle wheel; a battery configured to supply electric power to the motor; and a radiator configured to exchange heat between a coolant for cooling the motor and outside air, wherein the motor, the battery and the radiator are disposed at a rear portion of the vehicle, the battery is disposed in front of the motor with respect to the vehicle, and the radiator is disposed below a floor surface of the vehicle and in a gap between the motor and the battery in a front-rear direction of the vehicle, characterized in that, the radiator is disposed in a state of being inclined downward from the front to the rear of the vehicle and is covered with an undercover from below, the undercover includes an opening portion for supplying the outside air to the radiator in front of the radiator with respect to the vehicle, and the opening portion is an outlet portion of a duct recessed by the undercover such that a length in the vehicle width direction gradually increases toward the rear of the vehicle. a motor configured to drive a vehicle wheel; a battery configured to supply electric power to the motor; and a radiator configured to exchange heat between a coolant for cooling the motor and outside air, wherein the motor, the battery and the radiator are disposed at a rear portion of the vehicle, the battery is disposed in front of the motor with respect to the vehicle, and the radiator is disposed below a floor surface of the vehicle and in a gap between the motor and the battery in a front-rear direction of the vehicle, characterized in that, the radiator is disposed in a state of being inclined downward from the front to the rear of the vehicle and is covered with an undercover from below, the undercover includes an opening portion for supplying the outside air to the radiator in front of the radiator with respect to the vehicle, and the opening portion is an outlet portion of a duct recessed by the undercover such that a length in the vehicle width direction gradually increases toward the rear of the vehicle.
Quenching vessel being, in use, vertically elongated and provided with an inlet for gas at its upper end, an outlet for cooled gas at its lower end defining a pathway for a gas flow directed downwardly, the vessel being provided at its upper end with a first internal tubular wall part which wall part has an opening fluidly connected to the inlet for gas, wherein the tubular wall part is connected at its lower end to a divergent conical part having walls which are inclined outwardly in the direction of the pathway for gas, wherein an angle between the surface of the wall of the divergent conical part and the vertical axis is between 3° to 30°, wherein an arrangement of more than one nozzle for atomisation and spraying a liquid quench medium in a downward direction into the pathway for the gas flow are present in the space enclosed by the divergent conical part, and wherein the arrangement of more than one nozzle for atomisation and spraying liquid in a downward direction for injecting a quench medium comprises of a number of radially disposed arms extending from the wall of the quenching vessel and through openings in the wall of the divergent conical part to a central position and wherein the arms are provided with one or more downwardly directed nozzles.
An add-on for a self-injector (200, 500) comprising: an adaptor comprising at a first end a first fluid reservoir coupling sized and shaped to couple said adaptor to a fluid reservoir (250, 255, 350, 450, 550, 555, 590) and a second coupling at a second end of the adaptor, at least a portion of said reservoir (250, 255, 350, 450, 550, 555, 590) being made of glass or a plastic material, and a hollow needle that is bent at a 90-degree angle to define a bent fluid path between the first fluid reservoir coupling and the second coupling, wherein the second coupling is a Luer lock coupling and is configured to couple to a needle, and wherein said add-on coupled to said fluid reservoir (250, 255, 350, 450, 550, 555, 590) forms an integral self-injector cartridge unit (365, 535) configured to be sterilized and filled with an injectable. an adaptor comprising at a first end a first fluid reservoir coupling sized and shaped to couple said adaptor to a fluid reservoir (250, 255, 350, 450, 550, 555, 590) and a second coupling at a second end of the adaptor, at least a portion of said reservoir (250, 255, 350, 450, 550, 555, 590) being made of glass or a plastic material, and a hollow needle that is bent at a 90-degree angle to define a bent fluid path between the first fluid reservoir coupling and the second coupling, wherein the second coupling is a Luer lock coupling and is configured to couple to a needle, and wherein said add-on coupled to said fluid reservoir (250, 255, 350, 450, 550, 555, 590) forms an integral self-injector cartridge unit (365, 535) configured to be sterilized and filled with an injectable.