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The use of an agent in a liquid-permeable top sheet in an absorbent article for modifying blood on the liquid-permeable top sheet, wherein the absorbent article comprises the liquid-permeable top sheet, a liquid-impermeable back sheet and an absorbent body between the liquid-permeable top sheet and the liquid-impermeable back sheet, wherein the liquid-permeable top sheet is a spunbond nonwoven fabric or an SMS nonwoven fabric and has a thickness of 0.10 to 0.30 mm and a basis weight of 5 to 30 g/m 2 in the excretory opening contact region, the liquid-permeable top sheet includes a blood modifying agent on the skin contact surface of the excretory opening contact region, and the blood modifying agent is a polyoxypropylene glycol-based compound having a water holding percentage of 1.5 to 40.0 mass% measured as described in the description. wherein the liquid-permeable top sheet is a spunbond nonwoven fabric or an SMS nonwoven fabric and has a thickness of 0.10 to 0.30 mm and a basis weight of 5 to 30 g/m 2 in the excretory opening contact region, the liquid-permeable top sheet includes a blood modifying agent on the skin contact surface of the excretory opening contact region, and the blood modifying agent is a polyoxypropylene glycol-based compound having a water holding percentage of 1.5 to 40.0 mass% measured as described in the description.
A position indicator cartridge being composed of a core body unit in which a coil is wound partly around a bar-shaped magnetic core and a pen tip part is formed in such a manner that at least a part around which the coil is not wound in the magnetic core is covered by a protective material, and a tubular body unit that houses at least a capacitor that forms a resonant circuit with the coil, wherein said position indicator cartridge is housed in a tubular chassis, the tubular body unit is composed of a first tubular body unit in which electronic circuit components are disposed and a second tubular body unit in which components for writing pressure detection are disposed, the second tubular body unit is divided into two parts of a longer part and a shorter part, and a writing pressure detecting member is provided near a joint part of the longer part and the shorter part, and when pressure is applied to the core body unit in a state in which the position indicator cartridge is housed in the chassis, the whole of a side of the longer part of the position indicator cartridge is moved to a side of the shorter part, and the capacitance of the writing pressure detecting member becomes capacitance according to writing pressure.
Composite for a helicopter landing site comprising at least two beams as well as a layer of hardened material, which is provided on one side of the beams, said layer being rigidly connected to the beams by means of bolts arranged on the beams characterised in that the layer is exclusively arranged between the surface of the beams, on which the bolts are connected to the beams and an area at a distance from this surface, so that the layer is exclusively indirectly connected to the beams, wherein forces are transmitted through the bolts, wherein between the beams and the layer a cover covering a free area extending between the beams is arranged as concealed formwork, over which the bolts project, wherein the hardened material has been poured onto the cover.
A method, performed by a computing system of an unmanned aerial vehicle, for ensuring that the unmanned aerial vehicle complies with specified export control requirements throughout the operation of the unmanned aerial vehicle, the method comprising: storing an indication of an initial specification of the unmanned aerial vehicle, the initial specification of the unmanned aerial vehicle specifying initial configuration information and an identification for each of a plurality of tamper-resistant trusted components of the unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein the initial configuration of the unmanned aerial vehicle is in compliance with the specified export control requirements and wherein at least one of the trusted components is configured to ensure that the range of the unmanned aerial vehicle does not exceed a predetermined distance; determining the distance of the unmanned aerial vehicle from a launch location; if the determination is that the unmanned aerial vehicle is at least a predetermined distance from the launch location, in response to determining that the unmanned aerial vehicle is at least the predetermined distance from the launch location, modifying the operation of the unmanned aerial vehicle by modifying the path of the unmanned aerial vehicle. storing an indication of an initial specification of the unmanned aerial vehicle, the initial specification of the unmanned aerial vehicle specifying initial configuration information and an identification for each of a plurality of tamper-resistant trusted components of the unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein the initial configuration of the unmanned aerial vehicle is in compliance with the specified export control requirements and wherein at least one of the trusted components is configured to ensure that the range of the unmanned aerial vehicle does not exceed a predetermined distance; determining the distance of the unmanned aerial vehicle from a launch location; if the determination is that the unmanned aerial vehicle is at least a predetermined distance from the launch location, in response to determining that the unmanned aerial vehicle is at least the predetermined distance from the launch location, modifying the operation of the unmanned aerial vehicle by modifying the path of the unmanned aerial vehicle.
A method of analysing a fluid comprising obtaining a 2D-IR spectrum of a sample of the fluid using a 2D-IR spectrometer configured to apply a sequence of IR pulses to the sample, wherein the sequence comprises a pump process followed by a probe pulse, where the pump process is a single pump pulse or a sequence of a first pump pulse and a second pump pulse, and a waiting time T w between applying the single pump pulse or the second pump pulse and applying the probe pulse is from 150 to 350 fs, wherein the method comprises determining whether or not one or more proteins are present in the fluid by observing the amide I band of the one or more proteins, characterized in that the fluid is an aqueous fluid which comprises H 2 O.
A method comprising: receiving, by a client device, a verification request comprising an interaction identifier; in response to receiving the verification request, comparing, by the client device, samplings of block headers, received from two or more full nodes, for blocks of respective blockchains that are maintained by the two or more full nodes; and determining, by the client device and based on the comparing, that a blockchain maintained by at least one of the two or more full nodes is valid in response to determining a match between each block header in the respective samplings of block headers received from the two or more full nodes or determining that respective block headers in the respective samplings of block headers do not match and verifying, by the client device, each of the respective block headers that are associated with the same blockchain by verifying a proof of work of those block headers; and verifying, by the client device, that the interaction identifier is in a valid block in the blockchain. receiving, by a client device, a verification request comprising an interaction identifier; in response to receiving the verification request, comparing, by the client device, samplings of block headers, received from two or more full nodes, for blocks of respective blockchains that are maintained by the two or more full nodes; and determining, by the client device and based on the comparing, that a blockchain maintained by at least one of the two or more full nodes is valid in response to determining a match between each block header in the respective samplings of block headers received from the two or more full nodes or determining that respective block headers in the respective samplings of block headers do not match and verifying, by the client device, each of the respective block headers that are associated with the same blockchain by verifying a proof of work of those block headers; and verifying, by the client device, that the interaction identifier is in a valid block in the blockchain. determining a match between each block header in the respective samplings of block headers received from the two or more full nodes or determining that respective block headers in the respective samplings of block headers do not match and verifying, by the client device, each of the respective block headers that are associated with the same blockchain by verifying a proof of work of those block headers; and verifying, by the client device, that the interaction identifier is in a valid block in the blockchain.
An apparatus comprising a diesel engine and an exhaust system comprising an oxidation catalyst (4, 4a, 4B, 4C) which comprises a flow-through type substrate having a plurality of passages configured therein and three catalyst layers (5, 6, 7, 5α, 6β, 7a, 7b, 7c) including at least one of Pt and Pd, wherein the oxidation catalyst (4, 4a, 4B, 4C) is composed of an upstream-side catalyst layer (5, 5α), a downstream-side inner catalyst layer (6, 6β) and a downstream-side outer catalyst layer (7, 7a, 7b, 7c) relative to a flow direction of exhaust gas, and the upstream-side catalyst layer (5, 5α) and the downstream-side inner catalyst layer (6, 6β) include Pt and Pd and the downstream-side outer catalyst layer (7, 7a, 7b, 7c) includes only Pt as catalyst metal, wherein a length of the downstream-side inner catalyst layer (6, 6β) and the downstream-side outer catalyst layer (7, 7a, 7b, 7c) are not less than half of the whole length of the flow-through type substrate and wherein the upstream-side catalyst layer (5, 5α) includes Pt and Pd at a ratio of 1:2 to 4:1 and 0.1 to 2.4 g/L of the amount of platinum.
A method for producing a negative electrode carbon material for a lithium secondary battery, the method comprising: coating a graphite particle with a first amorphous carbon film; a first heat treatment of subjecting the graphite particle coated with the first amorphous carbon film to a heat treatment in an oxidizing atmosphere to form a cavity continuing from the first amorphous carbon film to a surface layer of the graphite particle; and a second heat treatment of, following the first heat treatment, subjecting the graphite particle to a heat treatment in an inert gas atmosphere at a higher temperature than in the first heat treatment. coating a graphite particle with a first amorphous carbon film; a first heat treatment of subjecting the graphite particle coated with the first amorphous carbon film to a heat treatment in an oxidizing atmosphere to form a cavity continuing from the first amorphous carbon film to a surface layer of the graphite particle; and a second heat treatment of, following the first heat treatment, subjecting the graphite particle to a heat treatment in an inert gas atmosphere at a higher temperature than in the first heat treatment.
A method of controlling a backlight unit of a display device, the backlight unit comprising a plurality of light sources for illuminating a screen of the display device, the method comprising: detecting a faulty light source amongst the plurality of light sources; characterised by: at least some of the light sources comprising an actuator for controllably moving the light source within the backlight unit; and characterised by the method comprising: operating an actuator of the backlight unit to move at least one other light source that is a nearest neighbour to the faulty light source from a first position to a second position and adjusting the intensity of light that is output by the at least one other light source at the second position to allow the at least one other light source to compensate for the faulty light source. detecting a faulty light source amongst the plurality of light sources; characterised by: at least some of the light sources comprising an actuator for controllably moving the light source within the backlight unit; and characterised by the method comprising: operating an actuator of the backlight unit to move at least one other light source that is a nearest neighbour to the faulty light source from a first position to a second position and adjusting the intensity of light that is output by the at least one other light source at the second position to allow the at least one other light source to compensate for the faulty light source. at least some of the light sources comprising an actuator for controllably moving the light source within the backlight unit; and characterised by the method comprising: operating an actuator of the backlight unit to move at least one other light source that is a nearest neighbour to the faulty light source from a first position to a second position and adjusting the intensity of light that is output by the at least one other light source at the second position to allow the at least one other light source to compensate for the faulty light source.
An elevator system comprising: an elevator car; one or more sheaves; and one or more belts operably connected to the car and interactive with the one or more sheaves for suspending and/or driving the elevator car, each belt of the one or more belts comprising: one or more cords comprising: at least one non load-bearing core; and a plurality of wires arranged around the non load-bearing core; a jacket substantially retaining the one or more cords; wherein the non-load bearing core has a modulus of elasticity at least 10 times smaller than the elasticity of the plurality of wires wherein the plurality of wires comprise an inner ring of wires surrounding the at least one non load-bearing core, and an outer ring of wires surrounding the inner ring of wires; characterized in that, the wires of the inner ring twist in an opposite direction than the wires of the outer ring. an elevator car; one or more sheaves; and one or more belts operably connected to the car and interactive with the one or more sheaves for suspending and/or driving the elevator car, each belt of the one or more belts comprising: one or more cords comprising: at least one non load-bearing core; and a plurality of wires arranged around the non load-bearing core; a jacket substantially retaining the one or more cords; wherein the non-load bearing core has a modulus of elasticity at least 10 times smaller than the elasticity of the plurality of wires wherein the plurality of wires comprise an inner ring of wires surrounding the at least one non load-bearing core, and an outer ring of wires surrounding the inner ring of wires; characterized in that, the wires of the inner ring twist in an opposite direction than the wires of the outer ring. one or more cords comprising: at least one non load-bearing core; and a plurality of wires arranged around the non load-bearing core; a jacket substantially retaining the one or more cords; at least one non load-bearing core; and a plurality of wires arranged around the non load-bearing core; a jacket substantially retaining the one or more cords; wherein the non-load bearing core has a modulus of elasticity at least 10 times smaller than the elasticity of the plurality of wires wherein the plurality of wires comprise an inner ring of wires surrounding the at least one non load-bearing core, and an outer ring of wires surrounding the inner ring of wires; characterized in that, the wires of the inner ring twist in an opposite direction than the wires of the outer ring.
A cell capture system for receiving a fluid sample, the system comprising: (a) a cup comprising: (i) an upper portion, (ii) a ring having a periphery, wherein the upper portion is separably coupled to the ring by a frangible connection comprising a circumferential groove that defines a parting plane between the upper portion and the ring so that the upper portion can be separated from the ring upon application of torque sufficient to break the frangible connection, and (iii) a fluid permeable membrane attached to the periphery to produce a fluidic seal between the membrane and the ring, wherein a portion of the membrane is adapted to retain cells thereon; and (b) a base comprising a cylindrical wall configured to receive the ring. (a) a cup comprising: (i) an upper portion, (ii) a ring having a periphery, wherein the upper portion is separably coupled to the ring by a frangible connection comprising a circumferential groove that defines a parting plane between the upper portion and the ring so that the upper portion can be separated from the ring upon application of torque sufficient to break the frangible connection, and (iii) a fluid permeable membrane attached to the periphery to produce a fluidic seal between the membrane and the ring, wherein a portion of the membrane is adapted to retain cells thereon; and (i) an upper portion, (ii) a ring having a periphery, wherein the upper portion is separably coupled to the ring by a frangible connection comprising a circumferential groove that defines a parting plane between the upper portion and the ring so that the upper portion can be separated from the ring upon application of torque sufficient to break the frangible connection, and (iii) a fluid permeable membrane attached to the periphery to produce a fluidic seal between the membrane and the ring, wherein a portion of the membrane is adapted to retain cells thereon; and (b) a base comprising a cylindrical wall configured to receive the ring.
A polynucleotide donor cassette comprising a site specific nuclease binding domain, an analytical domain, and a plasmid domain, wherein the analytical domain is a polynucleotide sequence with at least 99% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 142.
An apparatus for examining a pathological interaction between different brain areas, comprising a stimulation unit which is configured such that it successively administers identical stimuli to a patient, wherein the stimuli stimulate neurons of the patient in the brain areas to be examined; a measuring unit for recording measured signals which reproduce a neural activity of the stimulated neurons at only one brain area of the brain; and a control and analysis unit for controlling the stimulation unit and for analyzing the measured signals, wherein the control and analysis unit is configured such that it controls the stimulation unit such that it administers the stimuli to the patient; and transforms the measured signals into the complex plane, examines the distribution of the phases of the measured signals recorded by the measuring unit in the complex number plane as a response to the stimuli administered to the patient and determines the probability with which the phase distribution differs from an equal distribution on the basis of the distribution of the phases of the measured signals that reproduce the neural activity of the stimulated neurons at only the one brain area of the brain in order to determine whether a pathological interaction between the brain areas is present.
A method of authenticating a first device, the method comprising: receiving, with a transceiver of the first device, a helper bit string from a second device that is remote from the first device; measuring a first response bit string of a physical unclonable function of the first device with respect to a challenge bit string, the physical unclonable function being provided by a component of the first device; subtracting, with a processor of the first device, the first response bit string from the helper bit string; reconstructing, with the processor of the first device, a random matrix using a pseudo-random number generator initialized with a seed; and decoding, with the processor of the first device, a result of the subtraction using the random matrix, a shared secret bit string being provided from the decoding if the helper bit string was encoded using a previously measured second response bit string that is within a threshold level of similarity to the first response bit string, the decoding outputting an error value otherwise. receiving, with a transceiver of the first device, a helper bit string from a second device that is remote from the first device; measuring a first response bit string of a physical unclonable function of the first device with respect to a challenge bit string, the physical unclonable function being provided by a component of the first device; subtracting, with a processor of the first device, the first response bit string from the helper bit string; reconstructing, with the processor of the first device, a random matrix using a pseudo-random number generator initialized with a seed; and decoding, with the processor of the first device, a result of the subtraction using the random matrix, a shared secret bit string being provided from the decoding if the helper bit string was encoded using a previously measured second response bit string that is within a threshold level of similarity to the first response bit string, the decoding outputting an error value otherwise.
A method of preventing instability in a vehicle-trailer combination, the method comprising; sensing relative movement between the vehicle and the trailer using first and second sensors (60, 70a, 70b); outputting a signal from each of the first and second sensors (60, 70a, 70b); determining first and second trailer yaw conditions in dependence on respective signals from the first and second sensors (60, 70a, 70b); applying a weighting factor to each of the first and second trailer yaw conditions in dependence on the expected accuracy of the respective first and second sensors, a higher weighting factor being associated with a greater expected accuracy; and determining a composite trailer yaw condition in dependence on the weighted first and second trailer yaw conditions; comparing the determined composite trailer yaw condition to a predetermined threshold yaw condition; and when the determined composite trailer yaw condition is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold yaw condition, outputting an alert signal indicative of the onset of instability in the vehicle-trailer combination.
Actuating unit for actuating a flush valve, comprising a support element with at least one bearing point, and at least one actuating element mounted movably at the bearing point, which can be moved from an initial position into a flush position and which is provided in such a way that the movement from the initial position to the flush position can provide an actuating movement for the flush valve in such a way that the flush valve can be moved from a closed position to an open position, wherein the actuating unit further comprises at least one sensor unit, which is provided and arranged such that the sensor unit detects when the at least one actuating element reaches the flush position, characterized in that the sensor unit has an active sensor part and a passive sensor part, wherein the active sensor part is provided to detect the passive sensor part in a spatial approach to the active sensor part. a support element with at least one bearing point, and at least one actuating element mounted movably at the bearing point, which can be moved from an initial position into a flush position and which is provided in such a way that the movement from the initial position to the flush position can provide an actuating movement for the flush valve in such a way that the flush valve can be moved from a closed position to an open position, wherein the actuating unit further comprises at least one sensor unit, which is provided and arranged such that the sensor unit detects when the at least one actuating element reaches the flush position, characterized in that the sensor unit has an active sensor part and a passive sensor part, wherein the active sensor part is provided to detect the passive sensor part in a spatial approach to the active sensor part.