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A window blind apparatus comprising: a plurality of slats juxtaposed to each other; a link mechanism for linking said slats to each other; a raising and lowering mechanism for raising and lowering said slats; and a tilting mechanism for tilting said slats in synchronism with the raising and lowering of said slats, said link mechanism including a front edge link member connected to a front edge portion of each of said slats and a rear edge link member connected to a rear edge portion of each of said slats, said tilting mechanism including a swingable member coupled at its front edge portion to an upper end portion of said front edge link member and coupled at its rear edge portion to an upper end portion of said rear edge link member, a rotatable arm member secured at its one end portion to an intermediate portion between the front edge portion and the rear edge portion of said swingable member, and rotating means for rotating said rotatable arm member, characterized in that, said raising and lowering mechanism is for raising said slats starting with a lowermost one of said slats and lowering said slats starting with said lowermost one of said slats; wherein said rotating means includes a coupling arm member which is rotatably coupled at its one end portion to another end portion of said rotatable arm member and is rotatable, a rotator which is rotatably coupled to another end portion of said coupling arm member, a rotating mechanism for rotating said rotator, and a hampering mechanism for hampering the rotation of said rotator by more than a fixed degree. a plurality of slats juxtaposed to each other; a link mechanism for linking said slats to each other; a raising and lowering mechanism for raising and lowering said slats; and a tilting mechanism for tilting said slats in synchronism with the raising and lowering of said slats, said link mechanism including a front edge link member connected to a front edge portion of each of said slats and a rear edge link member connected to a rear edge portion of each of said slats, said tilting mechanism including a swingable member coupled at its front edge portion to an upper end portion of said front edge link member and coupled at its rear edge portion to an upper end portion of said rear edge link member, a rotatable arm member secured at its one end portion to an intermediate portion between the front edge portion and the rear edge portion of said swingable member, and rotating means for rotating said rotatable arm member, characterized in that, said raising and lowering mechanism is for raising said slats starting with a lowermost one of said slats and lowering said slats starting with said lowermost one of said slats; wherein said rotating means includes a coupling arm member which is rotatably coupled at its one end portion to another end portion of said rotatable arm member and is rotatable, a rotator which is rotatably coupled to another end portion of said coupling arm member, a rotating mechanism for rotating said rotator, and a hampering mechanism for hampering the rotation of said rotator by more than a fixed degree.
A method of controlling an artificial light plant growing system wherein the artificial light plant growing system is isolated from natural light and comprising a controller for executing the method, the method comprising receiving information indicative of a production demand D(t) for a plant type to be grown in the artificial light plant growing system and information indicative of an energy supply C E (t) for a light source of the artificial light plant growing system, and controlling operation of the light source of a plant growing environment of the artificial light plant growing system in dependence on the received information so that the a production rate P(t) of a plant of said plant type grown in the system versus the production demand D(t) and energy supply C (t) is optimised, wherein the production rate P(t) of a plant is proportional to the amount of light L(t) provided to the plant and the amount of light L(t) provided to the plant is determined based on a relationship L(t) = f(D(t),C E (t)).
A method of generating a homogenous population of mammalian protein-induced pluripotent stem cells (piPSCs), comprising: culturing mammalian somatic cells in the presence of a combination of QQ-reagent modified reprogramming proteins comprising QQ-reagent modified Sox2 and QQ-reagent modified Oct4, wherein the QQ reagent comprises polyethylenimine and DOTAP/DOPE repeating reprogramming cycles of the foregoing culturing step to create reprogrammed piPSCs; wherein the cultured mammalian cells are passaged in a whole dish; and passaging the cultured mammalian cells in a whole dish under a feeder-free condition, with the proviso that colony picking is not performed, to generate a homogenous population of mammalian protein induced pluripotent stem cells. culturing mammalian somatic cells in the presence of a combination of QQ-reagent modified reprogramming proteins comprising QQ-reagent modified Sox2 and QQ-reagent modified Oct4, wherein the QQ reagent comprises polyethylenimine and DOTAP/DOPE repeating reprogramming cycles of the foregoing culturing step to create reprogrammed piPSCs; wherein the cultured mammalian cells are passaged in a whole dish; and passaging the cultured mammalian cells in a whole dish under a feeder-free condition, with the proviso that colony picking is not performed, to generate a homogenous population of mammalian protein induced pluripotent stem cells.
A method of producing L-lysine by fermentation or of increasing a fermentation yield of L-lysine, which comprises the steps of: modifying an aconitase gene and/or regulatory element thereof in a chromosome of an L-lysine producing bacterium so that the activity and/or the expression amount of the aconitase of the bacterium are reduced but not eliminated; and producing L-lysine by fermentation with the bacterium obtained by the modification of step, wherein modifying the aconitase gene and/or regulatory element thereof includes: (i) a substitution of the initiation codon of the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 of the aconitase gene in the chromosome of an L-lysine producing Escherichia coli to GTG; (ii) a substitution of the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4 of a promoter of the aconitase gene in the chromosome of an L-lysine producing Escherichia coli to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3; (iii) a substitution of the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6 of a promoter of the aconitase gene in the chromosome of an L-lysine-producing Corynebacterium glutamicum or Corynebacterium pekinese to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5; (iv) a deletion of 90 nucleotides before the termination codon in the nucleotide sequence of the aconitase gene of SEQ ID NO: 1 in the chromosome of an L-lysine producing Escherichia coli; or (v) an addition in the nucleotide sequence of a transcription repressor (SEQ ID NO: 7) of the aconitase gene, preferably an addition of the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID No: 8 and 7 in tandem. modifying an aconitase gene and/or regulatory element thereof in a chromosome of an L-lysine producing bacterium so that the activity and/or the expression amount of the aconitase of the bacterium are reduced but not eliminated; and producing L-lysine by fermentation with the bacterium obtained by the modification of step, (i) a substitution of the initiation codon of the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 of the aconitase gene in the chromosome of an L-lysine producing Escherichia coli to GTG; (ii) a substitution of the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4 of a promoter of the aconitase gene in the chromosome of an L-lysine producing Escherichia coli to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3; (iii) a substitution of the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6 of a promoter of the aconitase gene in the chromosome of an L-lysine-producing Corynebacterium glutamicum or Corynebacterium pekinese to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5; (iv) a deletion of 90 nucleotides before the termination codon in the nucleotide sequence of the aconitase gene of SEQ ID NO: 1 in the chromosome of an L-lysine producing Escherichia coli; or (v) an addition in the nucleotide sequence of a transcription repressor (SEQ ID NO: 7) of the aconitase gene, preferably an addition of the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID No: 8 and 7 in tandem.
A low ignition propensity cigarette paper comprising: a coating portion including a hydrophobic starch and a hydrophilic starch, and a plurality of pores including a micrometer-size pore and a nanometer-size pore, wherein the hydrophobic starch and the hydrophilic starch cover the micrometer-size pore and the nanometer-size pore, and wherein a mixing ratio of the hydrophilic starch and the hydrophobic starch is about 18 wt% to about 22 wt%: about 8 wt% to about 12 wt%. a coating portion including a hydrophobic starch and a hydrophilic starch, and a plurality of pores including a micrometer-size pore and a nanometer-size pore,
A medical assembly for incontinence repair comprising: an implant having a first portion, a second portion and a mid portion between the first portion and the second portion; a first sleeve configured to enclose the first portion of the implant and a second sleeve configured to enclose the second portion of the implant; a tab coupled to the implant; a first elongate member configured to removably couple the implant with the first sleeve, wherein the first elongate member extends from the first portion to the mid portion of the implant and past the mid portion and exits the implant through the mid portion; a second elongate member configured to removably couple the implant with the second sleeve, wherein the second elongate member extends from the second portion to the mid portion of the implant and past the mid portion and exits the implant through the mid portion; characterised in that the first elongate member and the second elongate member are coupled to the tab and to each other at the tab; and the assembly is further provided with a third elongate member configured to pass through the mid portion of the implant and form a loop configured to couple the mid portion of the implant with the tab. an implant having a first portion, a second portion and a mid portion between the first portion and the second portion; a first sleeve configured to enclose the first portion of the implant and a second sleeve configured to enclose the second portion of the implant; a tab coupled to the implant; a first elongate member configured to removably couple the implant with the first sleeve, wherein the first elongate member extends from the first portion to the mid portion of the implant and past the mid portion and exits the implant through the mid portion; a second elongate member configured to removably couple the implant with the second sleeve, wherein the second elongate member extends from the second portion to the mid portion of the implant and past the mid portion and exits the implant through the mid portion; characterised in that the first elongate member and the second elongate member are coupled to the tab and to each other at the tab; and the assembly is further provided with a third elongate member configured to pass through the mid portion of the implant and form a loop configured to couple the mid portion of the implant with the tab.
An aluminum chlorohydrate salt which comprises arginine and wherein the aluminum chlorohydrate salt has (i) an amount of Peak 1 material relative based on a total of Peaks 3, 4, and 5 of at least 20%, as measured by size exclusion chromatography, or (ii) an amount of Peak 1 material relative based on a total of Peaks 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 of at least 17%, as measured by size exclusion chromatography. (i) an amount of Peak 1 material relative based on a total of Peaks 3, 4, and 5 of at least 20%, as measured by size exclusion chromatography, or (ii) an amount of Peak 1 material relative based on a total of Peaks 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 of at least 17%, as measured by size exclusion chromatography.
Motive power unit for a pedal vehicle, in particular a bicycle, said motive power unit comprising a control unit (38, 106) arranged to produce a first and second control signal, a first (5, 105) and second (4, 104) motor as well as an epicyclic train (24, 124) having a planet holder (14, 114), a ring (12, 112') and a sun gear (13, 113), said first motor (5, 105) being connected to the epicyclic train (24, 124), said motive power unit also comprising a bottom-bracket spindle (11, 111), the second motor (4, 104) being meshed on the bottom-bracket spindle (11, 111) and the first motor (5, 105) being connected to the sun gear (13, 113), the planet holder (14, 114) being connected to an output sprocket (23, 123) of the motive power unit, said first (5, 105) and respectively second (4, 104) motors being provided with a first and respectively a second sensor arranged to measure the angular velocity of the motor with which it is associated, said first and second sensors being connected the control unit (38, 106), said motive power unit comprising a measuring (12, 112') element arranged to produce a measurement signal indicating a torque supplied by the first motor (5, 105), said second control signal being a torque control signal that is supplied to the second motor (4, 104), characterized in that the ring (12, 112') is connected to the bottom-bracket spindle (11, 111) in order to form a first input of the epicyclic train (24, 124), in that the control unit (38, 106) is arranged to produce the first and second control signal on the basis of the angular speeds measured by the sensors and predetermined set values as well as the measurement signal indicating the torque, and in that said first control signal is a rotation speed control signal that is supplied to the first motor (5, 105),.
An intravenous line organizing system comprising: - patient attachment means for attaching the system to a patient; - a base channel element attached to the patient attachment means, the base channel element defining: an elongated channel; and a plurality of cavities that are distributed along the channel and further recessed with respect to said elongated channel; - at least one clip element having a distal end being shaped to receive an intravenous line and a proximal end being removably inserted into the elongated channel of the base channel element so as to selectively assume: a floating configuration, wherein the at least one clip element is rotatable with respect to the base channel element, the proximal end of the at least one clip element being slidably retained within the elongated channel for displacement along a direction of the elongated channel and above the plurality of cavities in response to movements of the patient, and a locked configuration, wherein the at least one clip element is fixed with respect to the base channel element by pushing the proximal end of the at least one clip element from the elongated channel within one of the plurality of the cavities. - patient attachment means for attaching the system to a patient; - a base channel element attached to the patient attachment means, the base channel element defining: an elongated channel; and a plurality of cavities that are distributed along the channel and further recessed with respect to said elongated channel; an elongated channel; and a plurality of cavities that are distributed along the channel and further recessed with respect to said elongated channel; - at least one clip element having a distal end being shaped to receive an intravenous line and a proximal end being removably inserted into the elongated channel of the base channel element so as to selectively assume: a floating configuration, wherein the at least one clip element is rotatable with respect to the base channel element, the proximal end of the at least one clip element being slidably retained within the elongated channel for displacement along a direction of the elongated channel and above the plurality of cavities in response to movements of the patient, and a locked configuration, wherein the at least one clip element is fixed with respect to the base channel element by pushing the proximal end of the at least one clip element from the elongated channel within one of the plurality of the cavities. a floating configuration, wherein the at least one clip element is rotatable with respect to the base channel element, the proximal end of the at least one clip element being slidably retained within the elongated channel for displacement along a direction of the elongated channel and above the plurality of cavities in response to movements of the patient, and a locked configuration, wherein the at least one clip element is fixed with respect to the base channel element by pushing the proximal end of the at least one clip element from the elongated channel within one of the plurality of the cavities.
A mobile communication system comprising: a base station (eNB); and a user terminal configured to transmit a measurement report including a measurement result of radio environments, to the base station (eNB), wherein the base station (eNB) is configured to transmit, to the user terminal, request information requesting the user terminal to make detailed location information available using Global Navigation Satellite System, GNSS, the user terminal is configured to attempt to make the detailed location information available so as to include the detailed location information in the measurement report, in a case where the user terminal receives the request information from the base station (eNB), and in a case where the user terminal receives the request information and user's manipulation that disables the GNSS, the user terminal is configured to disable the GNSS and include another information into the measurement report, wherein the another information is different from GNSS location information and is used to determine location of the user terminal. a base station (eNB); and a user terminal configured to transmit a measurement report including a measurement result of radio environments, to the base station (eNB), wherein the base station (eNB) is configured to transmit, to the user terminal, request information requesting the user terminal to make detailed location information available using Global Navigation Satellite System, GNSS, the user terminal is configured to attempt to make the detailed location information available so as to include the detailed location information in the measurement report, in a case where the user terminal receives the request information from the base station (eNB), and in a case where the user terminal receives the request information and user's manipulation that disables the GNSS, the user terminal is configured to disable the GNSS and include another information into the measurement report, wherein the another information is different from GNSS location information and is used to determine location of the user terminal.
A method of assigning virtual Ethernet bindings, the method comprising: accessing a network device to obtain information related to hardware of the network device, wherein the network device is a switch and the hardware is switching hardware; selecting an uplink binding from a plurality of physical uplinks based on the information; and mapping a virtual network interface of a virtual machine to the selected uplink binding. accessing a network device to obtain information related to hardware of the network device, wherein the network device is a switch and the hardware is switching hardware; selecting an uplink binding from a plurality of physical uplinks based on the information; and mapping a virtual network interface of a virtual machine to the selected uplink binding.
A device for machining a workpiece using a collimated laser beam, comprising a laser generating device and comprising a beam-forming and deflecting optical system arranged between a collimating lens and a focusing lens, comprising at least two optical elements (2, 3), which are arranged one behind the other in the direction (z) of the collimated laser beam and which are formed by wedges (5, 6) with a respective wedge angle (α i), wherein at least one optical element is connected to a drive for the rotation of the optical element about the optical axis (c), whereby an optical wedge can be rotated relative to the at least one other optical wedge, characterized in that the optical wedges (5, 6), which are arranged one behind the other, in each case cover only a part of the laser beam.
A wavelength conversion element (32; 33) comprising: a substrate; a reflecting section disposed on one surface side of the substrate; a wavelength conversion layer disposed on a side of the reflecting section, and emitting fluorescence (Lf) in response to irradiation with excitation light (Le), the side of the reflecting section facing away from the substrate; and a reflecting surface (12A; 15A) disposed between the reflecting section and a surface of the wavelength conversion layer, the surface of the wavelength conversion layer facing away from the reflecting section, the reflecting surface having an uneven shape and totally reflecting light out of the fluorescence, the light out of the fluorescence being incident on the reflecting surface at an angle no smaller than a critical angle. a substrate; a reflecting section disposed on one surface side of the substrate; a wavelength conversion layer disposed on a side of the reflecting section, and emitting fluorescence (Lf) in response to irradiation with excitation light (Le), the side of the reflecting section facing away from the substrate; and a reflecting surface (12A; 15A) disposed between the reflecting section and a surface of the wavelength conversion layer, the surface of the wavelength conversion layer facing away from the reflecting section, the reflecting surface having an uneven shape and totally reflecting light out of the fluorescence, the light out of the fluorescence being incident on the reflecting surface at an angle no smaller than a critical angle.