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An electrochemical-based analytical test strip for the determination of an analyte in a bodily fluid sample, the electrochemical-based analytical test strip comprising: an electrically insulating base layer; and a patterned conductor layer disposed over the electrically-insulating layer, the patterned conductor layer including at least one electrode (14b, 14c), wherein the at least one electrode has electrochemically inert areas and at least one electrochemically active area, the electrochemically inert areas and the at least one electrochemically active area being of a predetermined size and a predetermined distribution such that electrochemical response of the electrode (14b, 14c) during use of the electrochemical-based analytical test strip is essentially equivalent to a predetermined electrochemical response; wherein the test strip is characterized by the electrochemically inert areas and at least one electrochemically active area of predetermined size and predetermined distribution being configured in a regular array and such that the electrochemical response of the electrochemical-based analytical test strip is dominated by overlapping diffusion layers and non-linear diffusion. an electrically insulating base layer; and a patterned conductor layer disposed over the electrically-insulating layer, the patterned conductor layer including at least one electrode (14b, 14c), wherein the at least one electrode has electrochemically inert areas and at least one electrochemically active area, the electrochemically inert areas and the at least one electrochemically active area being of a predetermined size and a predetermined distribution such that electrochemical response of the electrode (14b, 14c) during use of the electrochemical-based analytical test strip is essentially equivalent to a predetermined electrochemical response; wherein the test strip is characterized by the electrochemically inert areas and at least one electrochemically active area of predetermined size and predetermined distribution being configured in a regular array and such that the electrochemical response of the electrochemical-based analytical test strip is dominated by overlapping diffusion layers and non-linear diffusion.
Transfer wheel (1, 101) for transferring a strip, in particular a run-flat reinforcement strip or a sidewall strip, to a tire building drum, wherein the strip has a leading end, a trailing end and a strip body extending from the leading end to the trailing end, wherein the transfer wheel (1, 101) is rotatable about a wheel axis and defines a retaining area extending in a circumferential direction about said wheel axis for retaining the strip to the transfer wheel (1, 101), wherein the retaining area is divided into a first end section for retaining one of the leading end and the trailing end, a second end section for retaining the other of the leading end and the trailing end, and a main section in the circumferential direction between the first end section and the second end section for supporting the strip body, wherein the transfer wheel (1, 101) comprises a first group of retaining segments, a first mounting member (21, 121) that defines a plurality of first mounting positions (P1-P8) for receiving the first group of retaining segments at the first end section, wherein the first group of retaining segments comprises at least one first body retaining segment with at least one body retaining element for retaining the strip body to the respective first body retaining segment and a first end retaining segment with at least one end retaining element different in operation from the at least one body retaining element for retaining said one of the leading end and the trailing end to the first end retaining segment, characterized in that the first mounting member (21, 121) is arranged for interchangeably receiving one first body retaining segment of the at least one first body retaining segment or the first end retaining segment in each first mounting position (P1-P8) of the plurality of first mounting positions (P1-P8), wherein the transfer wheel (1, 101) comprises at least one first control member for controlling the at least one body retaining element and at least one second control member for controlling the at least one end retaining element, wherein the transfer wheel (1, 101) at each first mounting position (P1-P8) comprises a first connector for operationally connecting said at least one first control member to the at least one body retaining element of the first body retaining segment and a second connector for operationally connecting said at least one second control member to the at least one end retaining element of the first end retaining segment, wherein the operational connections are made depending on which one of the first body retaining segment and the first end retaining segment is mounted to the respective first mounting position (P1-P8).
Gearing component set with a bearing ring and a strain wave gearing which can be mounted thereat and which has a drive component, an elastic transmission component provided with external teeth, and a wheel provided with internal teeth, wherein the transmission component can be plugged onto the drive component and at that can be elliptically deformed by the drive component in such a manner that the external teeth of the transmission component can be brought into mesh with the internal teeth of the wheel in opposite areas of a large ellipse axis, wherein the wheel or the transmission component comprises a bearing surface and is supportable with the bearing surface at a bearing surface of the bearing ring by means of rolling elements, characterized in that the rolling elements are formed in a spherical manner and the wheel or the transmission component and the bearing ring are each provided with respectively at least one reception area (10, 11) through which rolling elements can be inserted into a roller bearing between the bearing surface of the wheel or of the transmission component, respectively, and the bearing surface of the bearing ring when the two reception areas (10, 11) are in a corresponding position with respect to one another.
Device for emitting a packet of collimated or focused relativistic electrons, comprising: - a first gas cloud, - a laser suitable for emitting a first focused laser pulse into the first gas cloud to create therein a first wave of electrical and magnetic fields of laser-plasma acceleration of electrons present in the gas cloud and thus form a packet of relativistic electrons which is propagated out of the first gas cloud, and - a device for collimating or focusing the packet of relativistic electrons obtained by laser-plasma acceleration comprising a gas cloud, the width of the gas cloud of the collimation or focusing device being between 10 μm and 2 mm, the collimation or focusing device being placed on the path of propagation of the packet of relativistic electrons, the gas cloud of the collimation or focusing device being separated from said gas cloud by a vacuum, the packet of relativistic electrons being propagated in the vacuum between the first gas cloud and the gas cloud of the collimation or focusing device, characterized in that the device for emitting a packet of collimated or focused relativistic electrons comprises two distinct lasers suitable for emitting two distinct laser pulses (18; 34), of which the first pulse is focused in said first gas cloud to create therein said first wave of electrical and magnetic fields of laser-plasma acceleration of the electrons present in said first gas cloud, and of which the other is focused in said gas cloud of the collimation or focusing device to create therein a wave of focusing electrical and magnetic fields, and in that the length L e and the electron density n e of the gas cloud of the collimation or focusing device are such that: L e L 0 × n e n 0 < 1 2 in which n 0 = 10 18 electrons/cm 3 and L 0 = 1 mm. - a first gas cloud, - a laser suitable for emitting a first focused laser pulse into the first gas cloud to create therein a first wave of electrical and magnetic fields of laser-plasma acceleration of electrons present in the gas cloud and thus form a packet of relativistic electrons which is propagated out of the first gas cloud, and - a device for collimating or focusing the packet of relativistic electrons obtained by laser-plasma acceleration comprising a gas cloud, the width of the gas cloud of the collimation or focusing device being between 10 μm and 2 mm, the collimation or focusing device being placed on the path of propagation of the packet of relativistic electrons, the gas cloud of the collimation or focusing device being separated from said gas cloud by a vacuum, the packet of relativistic electrons being propagated in the vacuum between the first gas cloud and the gas cloud of the collimation or focusing device,
A method for protecting a 1,2-diol group or a 1,3-diol group, comprising reacting a 1,2-diol group or a 1,3-diol group with a group represented by Formula in the presence of a base, in the formula, R 1a and R 1b are the same as or different from each other and each represent a hydrogen atom or a carboxy protective group; and * is a binding position.
Device for distributing, on a surface of a living body, a product containing an active component or forming a cosmetic product, and the release/discharge, at least as far as this surface, of energy in the form of (a) light wave(s), the device comprising a distribution zone of product on said surface and at least one light source emitting at least one light ray towards the surface wherein - the device comprises a housing and a capsule releaseably coupled to the housing, wherein the capsule comprises a reservoir (11, 102) containing the product, - the capsule comprises a movable element, preferably a ball, forming at least part of the distribution zone - wherein the reservoir (11, 102) has at least one moveable and/or deformable wall, such as a piston, such that the volume of the reservoir (11, 102) can be reduced for dispensing the product, by moving and/or deforming said at least one wall, and wherein the housing comprises the at least one light source. - the device comprises a housing and a capsule releaseably coupled to the housing, wherein the capsule comprises a reservoir (11, 102) containing the product, - the capsule comprises a movable element, preferably a ball, forming at least part of the distribution zone - wherein the reservoir (11, 102) has at least one moveable and/or deformable wall, such as a piston, such that the volume of the reservoir (11, 102) can be reduced for dispensing the product, by moving and/or deforming said at least one wall, and
A solid oxide ceramic, comprising: a) a substrate defining a surface, the substrate including at least one material selected from the group consisting of yttria-stabilized zirconia, lanthanum strontium titanate, lanthanum strontium manganite, and nickel oxide-YSZ composite; and b) a seal coating at least a portion of the surface, the seal including a glass composition including a sanbornite (BaO•2SiO 2) crystal phase, a hexacelsian (BaO•Al 2 O 3 •2SiO 2) crystal phase, and residual glass phase, characterized in that the seal has a coefficient of thermal expansion equal to or less than that of the substrate at said surface, wherein the glass composition includes crystals having an average particle size (d 50) in a range of between 200 nm and 50 μm, wherein the glass composition comprises between 42 vol% and 80 vol% of the sanbornite crystal phase, and wherein the seal has a thickness in a range of between 1 μm and 500 μm at room temperature. a) a substrate defining a surface, the substrate including at least one material selected from the group consisting of yttria-stabilized zirconia, lanthanum strontium titanate, lanthanum strontium manganite, and nickel oxide-YSZ composite; and b) a seal coating at least a portion of the surface, the seal including a glass composition including a sanbornite (BaO•2SiO 2) crystal phase, a hexacelsian (BaO•Al 2 O 3 •2SiO 2) crystal phase, and residual glass phase, wherein the glass composition includes crystals having an average particle size (d 50) in a range of between 200 nm and 50 μm, wherein the glass composition comprises between 42 vol% and 80 vol% of the sanbornite crystal phase, and wherein the seal has a thickness in a range of between 1 μm and 500 μm at room temperature.
A method for determining distance correction values (ΔA) of a desired distance between a laser processing nozzle, which is arranged on a laser processing head, and a workpiece during the laser processing of the workpiece, wherein during laser processing, the distance of the laser processing nozzle, which is moved along a desired movement path, from the workpiece is measured capacitively and is controlled to the corrected desired distance, characterized in that the workpiece is scanned both by means of the laser processing nozzle and a measurement head, which is arranged in place of the laser processing nozzle on the laser processing head and which has a lower lateral sensitivity of the capacitance measurement than the laser processing nozzle, in each case with specification of a desired distance, and the scanned movement path of the laser processing nozzle is determined, and the distance correction values (ΔA) for the desired distance of the laser processing nozzle along the desired movement path during the laser processing of the workpiece are determined from the movement paths which are determined with the laser processing nozzle and with the measurement head.
A metal-ion battery comprising: an anode including aluminum as an anode active material; a cathode including a layered, active material, wherein the layered, active material is pyrolytic graphite; and an electrolyte disposed between the anode and the cathode to support reversible deposition and dissolution of aluminum at the anode and reversible intercalation and de-intercalation of anions at the cathode. an anode including aluminum as an anode active material; a cathode including a layered, active material, wherein the layered, active material is pyrolytic graphite; and an electrolyte disposed between the anode and the cathode to support reversible deposition and dissolution of aluminum at the anode and reversible intercalation and de-intercalation of anions at the cathode.
A method of classifying for hair transplantation procedures a single follicular unit based on a number of hairs in the single FU, comprising: processing an image of a body surface containing the single FU to produce a segmented image of the single FU; calculating a contour of the segmented image of the single FU; calculating an outline profile of the segmented image which disregards concavities in the contour of the segmented image of the single FU; determining the number of concavities which are defects in the outline profile; and classifying the single FU at least partially based on the determined number of concavities which are defects in the outline profile, the method further comprising: selecting a region of interest in close proximity to the single FU; determining if the region of interest contains an image of a separate hair which is not a contiguous part of the contour of the single FU; and determining whether the separate hair is within a maximum distance from one or more hairs defining the contour of the single FU, wherein classifying the single FU is additionally based on whether the separate hair is determined to be within a maximum distance from the hair(s) defining the contour of the single FU, wherein the single FU is classified as including each separate hair located within the maximum distance from the hair(s) defining the contour of the single FU. processing an image of a body surface containing the single FU to produce a segmented image of the single FU; calculating a contour of the segmented image of the single FU; calculating an outline profile of the segmented image which disregards concavities in the contour of the segmented image of the single FU; determining the number of concavities which are defects in the outline profile; and classifying the single FU at least partially based on the determined number of concavities which are defects in the outline profile, selecting a region of interest in close proximity to the single FU; determining if the region of interest contains an image of a separate hair which is not a contiguous part of the contour of the single FU; and determining whether the separate hair is within a maximum distance from one or more hairs defining the contour of the single FU, wherein classifying the single FU is additionally based on whether the separate hair is determined to be within a maximum distance from the hair(s) defining the contour of the single FU, wherein the single FU is classified as including each separate hair located within the maximum distance from the hair(s) defining the contour of the single FU.
A laser fusing method for a glass sheet, comprising jetting an assist gas to an irradiation portion which is irradiated with a laser beam while radiating the laser beam from a front surface side of a glass sheet to generate a molten glass portion so that a recessed portion is formed in the molten glass portion and the recessed portion is propagated to a back surface of the glass sheet, thereby cutting and dividing the glass sheet, wherein the jetting of the assist gas comprises: jetting the assist gas in a direction inclined with respect to the front surface of the glass sheet so that a part of the molten glass portion of the glass sheet is thickened toward a side to which the assist gas is jetted and another part of the molten glass portion of the glass sheet is blown off toward the side to which the assist gas is jetted, to thereby form the recessed portion and an inclined wall portion, the inclined wall portion being inclined oppositely to an inclination of a jetting direction of the assist gas and formed of the thickened part of the molten glass portion in the recessed portion; and subsequently guiding the assist gas to the back surface side of the glass sheet along the inclined wall portion so that a wall portion facing the inclined wall portion in the recessed portion is formed as a cut surface having a convex curved-surface shape. jetting the assist gas in a direction inclined with respect to the front surface of the glass sheet so that a part of the molten glass portion of the glass sheet is thickened toward a side to which the assist gas is jetted and another part of the molten glass portion of the glass sheet is blown off toward the side to which the assist gas is jetted, to thereby form the recessed portion and an inclined wall portion, the inclined wall portion being inclined oppositely to an inclination of a jetting direction of the assist gas and formed of the thickened part of the molten glass portion in the recessed portion; and subsequently guiding the assist gas to the back surface side of the glass sheet along the inclined wall portion so that a wall portion facing the inclined wall portion in the recessed portion is formed as a cut surface having a convex curved-surface shape.
A system for treating a bronchial tree comprising a controller and catheter system, comprising: an elongate body (200A; 200E; 2030; 2530); and an ablation assembly (520; 2004; 2504) coupled to a distal end of the elongate body (200A; 200E; 2030; 2530) and configured for positioning in an airway of a bronchial tree of a patient, the ablation assembly (520; 2004; 2504) configured to deliver ablative energy to a nerve trunk that extends along a wall of the airway so as to selectively damage a target portion of the nerve trunk to attenuate nerve signals therein, wherein the ablation assembly (520; 2004; 2504) comprises an ultrasound element configured to deliver ultrasonic sound waves to the nerve trunk, characterized in that the controller is adapted to control the ultrasound element to emit ultrasonic waves, when coupled to a suitable excitation source, sufficient to damage the target portion of the nerve trunk without permanently injuring the non-targeted tissues disposed radially between the ablation assembly (520; 2004; 2504) and the target portion of the nerve trunk. an elongate body (200A; 200E; 2030; 2530); and an ablation assembly (520; 2004; 2504) coupled to a distal end of the elongate body (200A; 200E; 2030; 2530) and configured for positioning in an airway of a bronchial tree of a patient, the ablation assembly (520; 2004; 2504) configured to deliver ablative energy to a nerve trunk that extends along a wall of the airway so as to selectively damage a target portion of the nerve trunk to attenuate nerve signals therein, wherein the ablation assembly (520; 2004; 2504) comprises an ultrasound element configured to deliver ultrasonic sound waves to the nerve trunk, characterized in that the controller is adapted to control the ultrasound element to emit ultrasonic waves, when coupled to a suitable excitation source, sufficient to damage the target portion of the nerve trunk without permanently injuring the non-targeted tissues disposed radially between the ablation assembly (520; 2004; 2504) and the target portion of the nerve trunk.
A femtosecond laser docking apparatus comprising: a suction cone including an upper frusto-conical portion; and a suction ring including a mechanical stop that extends at least partially around a circumference of a top of the suction ring, characterized in that the suction cone further includes a lower spherical portion, wherein the mechanical stop also engages the lower spherical portion of the suction cone to prevent the suction cone from being lowered further toward an eye, in a z-direction, beyond the mechanical stop. a suction cone including an upper frusto-conical portion; and a suction ring including a mechanical stop that extends at least partially around a circumference of a top of the suction ring, characterized in that the suction cone further includes a lower spherical portion, wherein the mechanical stop also engages the lower spherical portion of the suction cone to prevent the suction cone from being lowered further toward an eye, in a z-direction, beyond the mechanical stop.
An expression vector that enables high-level production of a foreign gene-derived protein in a mammalian host cell, which comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 except for nucleotides No. 1784 to No. 2578 thereof, which have been substituted with the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 or 5.