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A method for providing an antimicrobial surfactant, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a hyperbranched polyurea having blocked isocyanates at the end of the polymer branches by the polycondensation of AB 2 monomers, the AB 2 monomers having the general formula I wherein R 1 and R 2 are, respectively, aliphatic chains (CH 2) m and (CH 2) n wherein m and n are an integer in the range of 3 to 15, preferably 3 to 8, and wherein X is H, an aliphatic moiety or a polymerizable unit. (b) introducing tertiary amine ( t -amine) groups by reacting said blocked isocyanates of the hyperbranched polyurea with a functionalized t -amine compound of the general formula Y-(CH 2) n -NR 1 R 2 wherein Y is -OH, -NH 2, -NHR 3, -SH, or -C O-, wherein R 3 is C 1 -C 10 alkyl, preferably C 1 -C 3 alkyl; n = 2-12; R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from C 1 -C 10 alkyl; and (c) quaternization of said t-amine groups by reacting with an alkylating agent to obtain a quaternized hyperbranched polymer having antimicrobial surfactant properties. (a) providing a hyperbranched polyurea having blocked isocyanates at the end of the polymer branches by the polycondensation of AB 2 monomers, the AB 2 monomers having the general formula I wherein R 1 and R 2 are, respectively, aliphatic chains (CH 2) m and (CH 2) n wherein m and n are an integer in the range of 3 to 15, preferably 3 to 8, and wherein X is H, an aliphatic moiety or a polymerizable unit. (b) introducing tertiary amine ( t -amine) groups by reacting said blocked isocyanates of the hyperbranched polyurea with a functionalized t -amine compound of the general formula Y-(CH 2) n -NR 1 R 2 wherein Y is -OH, -NH 2, -NHR 3, -SH, or -C O-, wherein R 3 is C 1 -C 10 alkyl, preferably C 1 -C 3 alkyl; n = 2-12; R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from C 1 -C 10 alkyl; and Y is -OH, -NH 2, -NHR 3, -SH, or -C O-, wherein R 3 is C 1 -C 10 alkyl, preferably C 1 -C 3 alkyl; n = 2-12; R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from C 1 -C 10 alkyl; (c) quaternization of said t-amine groups by reacting with an alkylating agent to obtain a quaternized hyperbranched polymer having antimicrobial surfactant properties.
A carbon composite comprising: a porous carbonaceous core having a nanostructure; and a polymer electrolyte membrane disposed on the carbonaceous core, the polymer electrolyte membrane comprising a first ionic liquid, a first polymer layer disposed on the carbonaceous core and having a first ionic charge, and a second polymer layer disposed on the first polymer layer and having a second ionic charge, which is opposite to the first ionic charge of the first polymer layer, wherein the first and second polymer layers form a polymer bilayer; wherein the carbon composite comprises a second ionic liquid disposed on the carbonaceous core, the second ionic liquid having a third ionic charge which is opposite to the first ionic charge of the first polymer layer; and wherein the second ionic liquid is between the carbonaceous core and the first polymer layer. a porous carbonaceous core having a nanostructure; and a polymer electrolyte membrane disposed on the carbonaceous core, the polymer electrolyte membrane comprising a first ionic liquid, a first polymer layer disposed on the carbonaceous core and having a first ionic charge, and a second polymer layer disposed on the first polymer layer and having a second ionic charge, which is opposite to the first ionic charge of the first polymer layer, wherein the first and second polymer layers form a polymer bilayer; wherein the carbon composite comprises a second ionic liquid disposed on the carbonaceous core, the second ionic liquid having a third ionic charge which is opposite to the first ionic charge of the first polymer layer; and wherein the second ionic liquid is between the carbonaceous core and the first polymer layer. a first ionic liquid, a first polymer layer disposed on the carbonaceous core and having a first ionic charge, and a second polymer layer disposed on the first polymer layer and having a second ionic charge, which is opposite to the first ionic charge of the first polymer layer, wherein the first and second polymer layers form a polymer bilayer; wherein the carbon composite comprises a second ionic liquid disposed on the carbonaceous core, the second ionic liquid having a third ionic charge which is opposite to the first ionic charge of the first polymer layer; and wherein the second ionic liquid is between the carbonaceous core and the first polymer layer.
A blood sample collection system, comprising: a housing, the housing comprising: a blood collection port; and a baffle chamber; a collection needle formed through the housing and into the blood collection port; and a baffle formed within the baffle chamber to counteract a vacuum within a blood collection tube when pierced by the needle. a housing, the housing comprising: a blood collection port; and a baffle chamber; a blood collection port; and a baffle chamber; a collection needle formed through the housing and into the blood collection port; and a baffle formed within the baffle chamber to counteract a vacuum within a blood collection tube when pierced by the needle.
An optical system of a laser scanner comprising: a light projecting system for projecting a distance measuring light, a scanning mirror for rotatably irradiating said distance measuring light from said light projecting system around a single axis and for making a reflected distance measuring light from an object to be measured enter a light receiving system having a light receiving element, a transmission window for accommodating said scanning mirror and through which said distance measuring light and said reflected distance measuring light are transmitted, and a correction optical component provided on an optical path of said distance measuring light and said reflected distance measuring light for offsetting an optical action of said transmission window, wherein said transmission window is a substantially cylindrical body formed by a cylindrically curved surface or a conically curved surface, and said scanning mirror is an anamorphic reflection optical element and is configured to function as said correction optical component and to offset the optical action of said transmission window, and said light receiving system is configured to make said reflected distance measuring light reflected by said scanning mirror focus on said light receiving element.
A system for verifying an instrumentation value issued by an aircraft transponder and an aircraft with an Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) system comprising: an Air Data Test Module (ADTM) configured to pneumatically simulate at least one instrumentation value based upon an applied pressure set-point, the pneumatically simulated instrumentation value corresponding to the applied pressure set point; the ADTM including at least one pressure source and a manifold system pneumatically coupled to the at least one pressure source; the manifold system comprising two channels (CS1, CS2) configured to pressurize static ports (120a, 120b) of an aircraft, and two channels (CP1, CP2) configured to pressurize pitot ports (130a, 130b) of the aircraft, the manifold system being arranged to simultaneously pneumatically pressurize a first and a second pitot-static system (12,14) to simulate the at least one instrumentation value; an aircraft ADS-B transponder to transmit the at least one pneumatically simulated instrumentation value; a receiver module configured to receive the at least one pneumatically simulated instrumentation value transmitted by the transponder, and a signal processor operative to control the ADTM, command a prescribed instrumentation value to be simulated by the ADTM, compare the prescribed instrumentation value to the received instrumentation value, and issue a pass signal if the values match and a fail signal if the values do not match. an Air Data Test Module (ADTM) configured to pneumatically simulate at least one instrumentation value based upon an applied pressure set-point, the pneumatically simulated instrumentation value corresponding to the applied pressure set point; the ADTM including at least one pressure source and a manifold system pneumatically coupled to the at least one pressure source; the manifold system comprising two channels (CS1, CS2) configured to pressurize static ports (120a, 120b) of an aircraft, and two channels (CP1, CP2) configured to pressurize pitot ports (130a, 130b) of the aircraft, the manifold system being arranged to simultaneously pneumatically pressurize a first and a second pitot-static system (12,14) to simulate the at least one instrumentation value; an aircraft ADS-B transponder to transmit the at least one pneumatically simulated instrumentation value; a receiver module configured to receive the at least one pneumatically simulated instrumentation value transmitted by the transponder, and a signal processor operative to control the ADTM, command a prescribed instrumentation value to be simulated by the ADTM, compare the prescribed instrumentation value to the received instrumentation value, and issue a pass signal if the values match and a fail signal if the values do not match.
A hydrated crystalline form of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid having a 2-theta powder X-ray diffraction diagram comprising peaks at 10.58°, 11.2°, 12.65°, 13.66°, 16.28°, 18.45°, 20°, 20.4°, 22.5°, 25.5°, 25.88°, 26.47°, 28.52°, 30.28°, 30.8°, 34.09°, 38.19°, 40.69°, 41.82°, 43.74°, 46.04° degrees (+/- 0.1°).
Rotor (1, 71) for a camshaft adjustor, comprising a substantially circular rotor base body (3, 73) that has a front face (11, 91) having a contour (15, 89) extending in an axial direction, wherein the contour (15, 89) has an asymmetry in such a way that a position relative to the axial connection of the rotor base body (3, 73) to a camshaft (31, 112) is exactly predetermined, characterised in that the contour (15, 89) is formed with a number of individual indentations that are distributed asymmetrically across the inner periphery (13, 81) of the rotor base body (3, 73) with varying angular distances.
A compound represented by a general formula below, in the general formula, R 1 represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, R 2 represents an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, a halogen atom, a hydroxy group, or an amino group, R 3 represents an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, a halogen atom, an amino group, a carboxy group, or a group having a -SO 3 - M + group, or a group that is a combination of an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, an oxygen atom, a -SO 3 - M + group, or an arylsulfonylamino group, R 4 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, a halogen atom, an amino group, or a carboxy group, or a group that is a combination of an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, an oxygen atom, a -SO 3 - M + group, or an arylsulfonylamino group, M + represents H +, Li +, Na +, K +, Cs +, or an ammonium salt, k is an integer of 0 to 4, and when k is an integer of 2 or more, a plurality of R 2 's may be the same or different, and may be linked together to form a ring, n is an integer of 0 to 4, and when n is an integer of 2 or more, a plurality of R 3 's may be the same or different, and may be linked together to form a ring, m is an integer of 0 to 4, and when m is an integer of 2 or more, a plurality of -SO 3 - M + groups may be the same or different, with the proviso that n and m satisfy 1 ≤ n + m ≤ 4, and when m is 0, at least one of R 3 is a group having a -SO 3 - M + group. R 1 represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, R 2 represents an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, a halogen atom, a hydroxy group, or an amino group, R 3 represents an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, a halogen atom, an amino group, a carboxy group, or a group having a -SO 3 - M + group, or a group that is a combination of an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, an oxygen atom, a -SO 3 - M + group, or an arylsulfonylamino group, R 4 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, a halogen atom, an amino group, or a carboxy group, or a group that is a combination of an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, an oxygen atom, a -SO 3 - M + group, or an arylsulfonylamino group, M + represents H +, Li +, Na +, K +, Cs +, or an ammonium salt, k is an integer of 0 to 4, and when k is an integer of 2 or more, a plurality of R 2 's may be the same or different, and may be linked together to form a ring, n is an integer of 0 to 4, and when n is an integer of 2 or more, a plurality of R 3 's may be the same or different, and may be linked together to form a ring, m is an integer of 0 to 4, and when m is an integer of 2 or more, a plurality of -SO 3 - M + groups may be the same or different, with the proviso that n and m satisfy 1 ≤ n + m ≤ 4, and when m is 0, at least one of R 3 is a group having a -SO 3 - M + group.
A method of identifying a specimen container cap, the method comprising: providing a specimen container including a container cap; capturing backlit images of the container cap from a number of different viewpoints taken at different exposures lengths and using a plurality of different nominal wavelengths; selecting optimally-exposed pixels from the images at different exposure lengths at each nominal wavelength to generate optimally-exposed image data for each nominal wavelength; computing statistical data for each of the optimally-exposed pixels at the different wavelength and for each viewpoint to generate statistical data and then classifying the statistical data of each optimally-exposed pixel as a tube, a label or a cap; and identifying the shape of the container cap by comparing the shape of the pixels classified as being the cap to a database of reference cap internal and external shapes. providing a specimen container including a container cap; capturing backlit images of the container cap from a number of different viewpoints taken at different exposures lengths and using a plurality of different nominal wavelengths; selecting optimally-exposed pixels from the images at different exposure lengths at each nominal wavelength to generate optimally-exposed image data for each nominal wavelength; computing statistical data for each of the optimally-exposed pixels at the different wavelength and for each viewpoint to generate statistical data and then classifying the statistical data of each optimally-exposed pixel as a tube, a label or a cap; and identifying the shape of the container cap by comparing the shape of the pixels classified as being the cap to a database of reference cap internal and external shapes.
A concrete structure of conventional concrete, conventional concrete being defined as concrete having a compression strength lower than 75 MPa, said concrete structure comprising steel fibres having a middle portion and two ends, said middle portion of said steel fibre having a diameter ranging from 0.4 mm to 1.20 mm and a length to diameter ratio L/D ranging from 40 to 100, said two ends being anchorage ends for anchoring said steel fibre in said concrete, said anchorage ends being selected from the group consisting of enlarged ends that are conically formed, cold headed ends, bent ends, undulated ends or any combination thereof, said middle portion of said steel fibre having a tensile strength R m being at least 1000 MPa characterized in that said middle portion of the steel fibre having an elongation at maximum load A g+e being at least 4 %, said elongation at maximum load A g+e being defined as the elongation of said middle portion of said steel fibre at the maximum load said middle portion of said steel fibre may withstand in a tensile test.
Use, for cooling and lubricating a drive system of an electric or hybrid vehicle, of a composition having a kinematic viscosity, measured at 100°C in accordance with the standard ASTM D445, in the range 3 to 10 mm 2 /s, and comprising at least: - 70% to 90% by weight of base oil or a mixture of base oils having a kinematic viscosity, measured at 100°C in accordance with the standard ASTM D445, of 1.5 to 2.1 mm 2 /s and selected from polyalphaolefins; and - at least one thickening polymer selected from ester polymers; linear or star, hydrogenated or non-hydrogenated homopolymers or copolymers of styrene, butadiene and isoprene; polyacrylates; linear or comb polymethacrylates; and olefin copolymers, in particular ethylene/propylene copolymers. - 70% to 90% by weight of base oil or a mixture of base oils having a kinematic viscosity, measured at 100°C in accordance with the standard ASTM D445, of 1.5 to 2.1 mm 2 /s and selected from polyalphaolefins; and - at least one thickening polymer selected from ester polymers; linear or star, hydrogenated or non-hydrogenated homopolymers or copolymers of styrene, butadiene and isoprene; polyacrylates; linear or comb polymethacrylates; and olefin copolymers, in particular ethylene/propylene copolymers.
A method of generating a bitstream representative of audio content, the method comprising: determining that one or more of a plurality of hierarchical elements have information relevant in describing a sound field in three dimensions, wherein the plurality of hierarchical elements comprise spherical harmonic coefficients representative of the sound field, the determining comprising determining whether a spherical harmonic coefficient is above a threshold value, the threshold value being greater than zero; specifying, in the bitstream and based on the determining, which of the spherical harmonic coefficients are included in the bitstream; and specifying, in the bitstream, the determined one or more of the plurality of spherical harmonic coefficients. determining that one or more of a plurality of hierarchical elements have information relevant in describing a sound field in three dimensions, wherein the plurality of hierarchical elements comprise spherical harmonic coefficients representative of the sound field, the determining comprising determining whether a spherical harmonic coefficient is above a threshold value, the threshold value being greater than zero; specifying, in the bitstream and based on the determining, which of the spherical harmonic coefficients are included in the bitstream; and specifying, in the bitstream, the determined one or more of the plurality of spherical harmonic coefficients.
A method for expanding a dynamic range of a flow cytometer, comprising: illuminating a particle in multiple illumination zones with light having different intensities, wherein the multiple illumination zones are spaced apart along a flow path of the particle; separately detecting fluorescent light emitted by the particle while the particle is located in the multiple illumination zones to generate multiple signals, wherein each of the multiple signals is representative of the fluorescent light emitted by the particle in one of the multiple illumination zones; determining which of the multiple signals is located in a linear range; and altering the signal located in the linear range to compensate for the different intensities. illuminating a particle in multiple illumination zones with light having different intensities, wherein the multiple illumination zones are spaced apart along a flow path of the particle; separately detecting fluorescent light emitted by the particle while the particle is located in the multiple illumination zones to generate multiple signals, wherein each of the multiple signals is representative of the fluorescent light emitted by the particle in one of the multiple illumination zones; determining which of the multiple signals is located in a linear range; and altering the signal located in the linear range to compensate for the different intensities.
A method for the preparation of a tissue factor-bearing microvesicle having pro-coagulant activity comprising (i). expressing tissue factor or a variant thereof having pro-coagulant activity in an eukaryotic cell, (ii). recovering tissue factor-bearing microvesicles from the cells of step (i) and (iii). contacting the vesicles obtained in step (ii) with a negatively charged phospholipid in the absence of detergents under conditions adequate for the incorporation of said phospholipid into said vesicles, wherein said microvesicles are formed by lipid membranes, or fragments thereof, from said eukaryotic cell. (i). expressing tissue factor or a variant thereof having pro-coagulant activity in an eukaryotic cell, (ii). recovering tissue factor-bearing microvesicles from the cells of step (i) and (iii). contacting the vesicles obtained in step (ii) with a negatively charged phospholipid in the absence of detergents under conditions adequate for the incorporation of said phospholipid into said vesicles,
A system comprising: • a dipole antenna, and a dielectric substrate, • wherein the dipole antenna comprises: ∘ a first radiation arm, ∘ a second radiation arm, a feeding point, a reference ground, ∘ a microstrip feeding conductor, and ∘ a balun, wherein the first radiation arm and the second radiation arm are both soldered on the dielectric substrate, the first radiation arm and the second radiation arm are separately connected to the balun electrically, and the balun is electrically connected to the feeding point and the reference ground separately, ∘ wherein the microstrip feeding conductor is printed on the dielectric substrate, and the balun is connected to the feeding point by using the microstrip feeding conductor, and the microstrip feeding conductor and the balun are disposed oppositely and are distributed on different surfaces of the dielectric substrate, wherein a surface where the balun is disposed is a front surface and a surface where the microstrip feeding conductor is disposed is a rear surface, wherein a part of the first radiation arm and a part of the second radiation arm are provided on the front surface of the dielectric substrate, and the remaining parts of the first radiation arm and the second radiation arm extend out of an edge of the dielectric substrate. • a dipole antenna, and a dielectric substrate, • wherein the dipole antenna comprises: ∘ a first radiation arm, ∘ a second radiation arm, ∘ a first radiation arm, ∘ a second radiation arm, ∘ a microstrip feeding conductor, and ∘ a balun, wherein the first radiation arm and the second radiation arm are both soldered on the dielectric substrate, the first radiation arm and the second radiation arm are separately connected to the balun electrically, and the balun is electrically connected to the feeding point and the reference ground separately, ∘ wherein the microstrip feeding conductor is printed on the dielectric substrate, and the balun is connected to the feeding point by using the microstrip feeding conductor, and the microstrip feeding conductor and the balun are disposed oppositely and are distributed on different surfaces of the dielectric substrate, wherein a surface where the balun is disposed is a front surface and a surface where the microstrip feeding conductor is disposed is a rear surface,