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A toner cartridge for use within an image forming device, the toner cartridge comprising: a body with an interior reservoir to contain toner, the body comprising a top side and a bottom side; a retainer formed by the body; an electrical connector captured by the retainer and operatively connected to the bottom side of the body, the electrical connector including a receptacle with an open space to engage with the image forming device characterized by the electrical connector being movable relative to the body in a plane substantially perpendicular to a vertical cartridge insertion direction; and an outlet in communication with the interior reservoir to move the toner from the interior reservoir, the outlet positioned vertically above the electrical connector. a body with an interior reservoir to contain toner, the body comprising a top side and a bottom side; a retainer formed by the body; an electrical connector captured by the retainer and operatively connected to the bottom side of the body, the electrical connector including a receptacle with an open space to engage with the image forming device characterized by
A receiving part for receiving a rod for coupling the rod to a bone anchoring element, the receiving part including a receiving part body with a channel for receiving the rod, and an accommodation space (9,15) for accommodating a head of the bone anchoring element, the accommodation space having an opening for introducing the head; and a pressure element (8,8') located at least partly in the accommodation space, the pressure element having a first section and a second flexible portion to clamp the head; wherein said pressure element is sized so as to be insertable from the opening; wherein the receiving part has a first end and a second end and a substantially U-shaped recess at the first end which forms the channel for the rod and wherein the opening is provided at the second end; and wherein the pressure element can take up an insertion position in the receiving part body in which introduction of the head is permitted wherein the insertion position is defined by a stop which prevents further movement of the pressure element when the head is inserted and wherein the pressure element (8,8') can be pushed into the receiving part body until the upper edge of the first section abuts against said stop; characterized in that the second flexible portion of the pressure element has a plurality of slits extending from a free end of the second flexible portion into the first section.
A radiopaque structure (20, 21, 22) for use in an implantable medical device, comprising: at least one radiopaque unit (221, 222), wherein each radiopaque unit (221, 222) includes at least one radiopaque object (2111, 2112, 2113, 2114, 2211, 2212, 2221,2222) and wherein in at least one incidence direction of a light source, the at least one radiopaque object (2111, 2112, 2113, 2114, 2211, 2212, 2221, 2222) in the radiopaque unit (221, 222) are divided into n regions according to the thickness in the incidence direction; wherein a projection area S m of m regions of the n regions and the effective thickness d m of the m regions accord with S m -0.0136(d m) a ≥0, wherein a is more than or equal to -0.95 and less than or equal to -0.85, and m is more than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to n and the projection area of m regions of n regions is defined by S m = ∑ i = 1 m S i and the effective thickness d m of the m regions is defined by d m = ∑ i = 1 m S i d i / S m, and wherein, in the incidence direction, the projection area S m of the m regions of the n regions is less than or equal to 1 mm 2 and the effective thickness d m of the m regions of the n regions ranges from 0.02 mm to 0.1 mm. at least one radiopaque unit (221, 222), wherein each radiopaque unit (221, 222) includes at least one radiopaque object (2111, 2112, 2113, 2114, 2211, 2212, 2221,2222) and wherein in at least one incidence direction of a light source, the at least one radiopaque object (2111, 2112, 2113, 2114, 2211, 2212, 2221, 2222) in the radiopaque unit (221, 222) are divided into n regions according to the thickness in the incidence direction; wherein a projection area S m of m regions of the n regions and the effective thickness d m of the m regions accord with S m -0.0136(d m) a ≥0, wherein a is more than or equal to -0.95 and less than or equal to -0.85, and m is more than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to n and the projection area of m regions of n regions is defined by S m = ∑ i = 1 m S i and the effective thickness d m of the m regions is defined by d m = ∑ i = 1 m S i d i / S m, and wherein, in the incidence direction, the projection area S m of the m regions of the n regions is less than or equal to 1 mm 2 and the effective thickness d m of the m regions of the n regions ranges from 0.02 mm to 0.1 mm.
Method for determining a degree of polymerization (DP, DE) of a polymer, contained in a sample, comprising the following steps: a) illuminating the sample using a laser beam and obtaining a Raman spectrum representative of the sample; b) identifying a peak of interest ( P i) and determining a position ( v i) of the peak of interest in the Raman spectrum; c) on the basis of the position ( v i) of the peak of interest, using a calibration function ( f) to determine the degree of polymerization (DP, DE) of the polymer, the calibration function expressing a variation in the position of the peak of interest as a function of the degree of polymerization of the polymer; the method being characterized in that the peak of interest is located in a spectral band extending between 2800 cm -1 and 3020 cm -1. a) illuminating the sample using a laser beam and obtaining a Raman spectrum representative of the sample; b) identifying a peak of interest ( P i) and determining a position ( v i) of the peak of interest in the Raman spectrum; c) on the basis of the position ( v i) of the peak of interest, using a calibration function ( f) to determine the degree of polymerization (DP, DE) of the polymer, the calibration function expressing a variation in the position of the peak of interest as a function of the degree of polymerization of the polymer;
A hinge assembly for mounting a toilet seat to a toilet bowl, the hinge assembly comprising: a hinge post; a threaded fastener extending through the hinge post and configured to extend into a bore in the toilet bowl; a bushing positioned around a portion of the threaded fastener; and a nut threadably coupled to the threaded fastener, the nut including an expandable section configured to extend into the bore in the toilet bowl, characterized by the expandable section defining at least two slots that divide the expandable section into two axially extending segments to facilitate expansion of the nut; wherein the nut has a surface that is engaged by a surface of the bushing so that the expandable section of the nut expands as the nut moves relative to the threaded fastener to secure the hinge post to the toilet bowl; wherein the surface of the bushing that engages the nut includes a frustoconical lower surface, and wherein the frustoconical lower surface enters the expandable section of the nut as the nut moves relative to the threaded fastener; and wherein each axially extending segment has an upper end that is obliquely angled relative to a longitudinal axis of the nut such that one side of each segment end is lower, i.e. closer to a bottom of the adjacent slot, than the other side of the segment end. a hinge post; a threaded fastener extending through the hinge post and configured to extend into a bore in the toilet bowl; a bushing positioned around a portion of the threaded fastener; and a nut threadably coupled to the threaded fastener, the nut including an expandable section configured to extend into the bore in the toilet bowl,
An apparatus, comprising: a receiving bay (992, 2014) configured to receive an insertable multi-lane microfluidic cartridge, each lane comprising a PCR reaction zone configured to accept a polynucleotide-containing sample; a plurality of sets of heaters, each set of heaters thermally coupled to a PCR reaction zone in the multi-lane cartridge, each set of heaters comprising a plurality of heaters (1003, 1005, 1007, 1009) together configured to cyclically heat the PCR reaction zone under thermal cycling conditions, the plurality of heaters further configured to maintain a substantially uniform temperature throughout the PCR reaction zone during each phase of the thermal cycling a detector (999, 2009) configured to detect the presence of one or more amplified polynucleotides in the multi-lane cartridge; and a processor configured to independently control each heater in order to cyclically heat each PCR reaction zone of the multi-lane cartridge, the processor further configured to perform independent PCR reactions on polynucleotide-containing samples in the PCR reaction zones of the multi-lane cartridge. a receiving bay (992, 2014) configured to receive an insertable multi-lane microfluidic cartridge, each lane comprising a PCR reaction zone configured to accept a polynucleotide-containing sample; a plurality of sets of heaters, each set of heaters thermally coupled to a PCR reaction zone in the multi-lane cartridge, each set of heaters comprising a plurality of heaters (1003, 1005, 1007, 1009) together configured to cyclically heat the PCR reaction zone under thermal cycling conditions, the plurality of heaters further configured to maintain a substantially uniform temperature throughout the PCR reaction zone during each phase of the thermal cycling a detector (999, 2009) configured to detect the presence of one or more amplified polynucleotides in the multi-lane cartridge; and a processor configured to independently control each heater in order to cyclically heat each PCR reaction zone of the multi-lane cartridge, the processor further configured to perform independent PCR reactions on polynucleotide-containing samples in the PCR reaction zones of the multi-lane cartridge.
A standing wave electron linear accelerating apparatus comprising: an electron gun configured to generate electron beams, a pulse power source configured to provide a primary pulse power signal, a power divider coupled downstream from the pulse power source and configured to divide the primary pulse power signal outputted from the pulse power source into a first pulse power signal and a second pulse power signal, a first accelerating tube arranged downstream from the electron gun, coupled to the power divider and configured to accelerating the electron beams with the first pulse power signal, a second accelerating tube arranged downstream from the first accelerating tube, and configured to receive the second pulse power signal from the power divider and accelerate the electron beams with the second pulse power signal, a phase shifter coupled to output of the power divider and configured to continuously adjust a phase difference between the first pulse power signal and the second pulse power signal so as to generate accelerated electron beams with continuously adjustable energy at output of the second accelerating tube, and a target having a surface, wherein said target is arranged downstream from the second accelerating tube and configured to be hit by the accelerated electron beams to generate X-rays; characterised in that said target is mounted on a rotatable base configured to rotate so that an angle of the incident direction of the accelerated electron beams with respect to the surface of the target is varied as the energy of the electron beams is adjusted. an electron gun configured to generate electron beams, a pulse power source configured to provide a primary pulse power signal, a power divider coupled downstream from the pulse power source and configured to divide the primary pulse power signal outputted from the pulse power source into a first pulse power signal and a second pulse power signal, a first accelerating tube arranged downstream from the electron gun, coupled to the power divider and configured to accelerating the electron beams with the first pulse power signal, a second accelerating tube arranged downstream from the first accelerating tube, and configured to receive the second pulse power signal from the power divider and accelerate the electron beams with the second pulse power signal, a phase shifter coupled to output of the power divider and configured to continuously adjust a phase difference between the first pulse power signal and the second pulse power signal so as to generate accelerated electron beams with continuously adjustable energy at output of the second accelerating tube, and a target having a surface, wherein said target is arranged downstream from the second accelerating tube and configured to be hit by the accelerated electron beams to generate X-rays; characterised in that said target is mounted on a rotatable base configured to rotate so that an angle of the incident direction of the accelerated electron beams with respect to the surface of the target is varied as the energy of the electron beams is adjusted.
A curable composition, comprising: an organopolysiloxane having an average composition formula of Formula 1; and an organopolysiloxane that has an alkenyl group and an epoxy group, and that does not have an aryl group: [Formula 1] (R 1 R 2 2 SiO 1/2) a (R 3 R 4 SiO 2/2) b (R 5 SiO 3/2) c (SiO 2) d where R 1 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 2 or more carbon atoms, R 2 is an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R 3 and R 4 are each independently an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms or an aryl group having 6 to 25 carbon atoms, R 5 is an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms or an aryl group having 6 to 25 carbon atoms, with the proviso that at least one of R 1, R 3 and R 4 is an alkenyl group; a is a positive number, b is a positive number, c is a positive number, d is 0 or a positive number, b/a is 5 or more, b/c is 5 or more, and b/(b+c) is 0.7 or more. an organopolysiloxane having an average composition formula of Formula 1; and an organopolysiloxane that has an alkenyl group and an epoxy group, and that does not have an aryl group: [Formula 1] (R 1 R 2 2 SiO 1/2) a (R 3 R 4 SiO 2/2) b (R 5 SiO 3/2) c (SiO 2) d where R 1 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 2 or more carbon atoms, R 2 is an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R 3 and R 4 are each independently an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms or an aryl group having 6 to 25 carbon atoms, R 5 is an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms or an aryl group having 6 to 25 carbon atoms, with the proviso that at least one of R 1, R 3 and R 4 is an alkenyl group; a is a positive number, b is a positive number, c is a positive number, d is 0 or a positive number, b/a is 5 or more, b/c is 5 or more, and b/(b+c) is 0.7 or more.
A method of operating a node in a communication network, the method comprising: receiving a request from a first radio access node in the communication network for information on a second radio access node in the communication network, the information relating to whether a first base key that was used to determine a first encryption key for encrypting communications between a communication device and the first radio access node can be used for determining a second encryption key for encrypting communications between the communication device and the second radio access node; determining whether the first base key can be used by a second radio access node, wherein the step of determining comprises determining that the first base key can be used by the second radio access node if the first radio access node and the second radio access node are part of the same security zone, wherein the first radio access node and the second radio access node are part of the same security zone if the first radio access node and the second radio access node are: (a) running as separate virtual machines on the same hardware; (b) two containers within the same virtual machine; (c) implemented on boards in the same physical rack; (d) determined by a security policy as belonging to the same security zone; or (e) physically located in the same site; and sending information on the second radio access node to the first radio access node, the information indicating whether the first base key can be used by the second radio access node. receiving a request from a first radio access node in the communication network for information on a second radio access node in the communication network, the information relating to whether a first base key that was used to determine a first encryption key for encrypting communications between a communication device and the first radio access node can be used for determining a second encryption key for encrypting communications between the communication device and the second radio access node; determining whether the first base key can be used by a second radio access node, wherein the step of determining comprises determining that the first base key can be used by the second radio access node if the first radio access node and the second radio access node are part of the same security zone, wherein the first radio access node and the second radio access node are part of the same security zone if the first radio access node and the second radio access node are: (a) running as separate virtual machines on the same hardware; (b) two containers within the same virtual machine; (c) implemented on boards in the same physical rack; (d) determined by a security policy as belonging to the same security zone; or (e) physically located in the same site; and sending information on the second radio access node to the first radio access node, the information indicating whether the first base key can be used by the second radio access node.
A method for image reconstruction based on energy information from a photon counting x-ray detector (12A-D), wherein said method includes: - registering photon counts by the photon counting x-ray detector (12A-D) according to detected energy based on a plurality of energy thresholds defining corresponding energy bins; characterized by: - selecting energy bins from which registered photon counts are to be used for image reconstruction by selecting between two different image reconstruction modes: i) a first image reconstruction mode for improved signal-to-noise-ratio in which registered photon counts from low energy bins with a high fraction of noise counts are included in the image reconstruction; and ii) a second image reconstruction mode for improved spatial resolution in which registered photon counts from the low energy bins with a high fraction of noise counts are excluded in the image reconstruction; and - effectuating image reconstruction based on the selected image reconstruction mode. from a photon counting x-ray detector (12A-D), wherein said method includes: - registering photon counts by the photon counting x-ray detector (12A-D) according to detected energy based on a plurality of energy thresholds defining corresponding energy bins; - registering photon counts by the photon counting x-ray detector (12A-D) according to detected energy based on a plurality of energy thresholds defining corresponding energy bins; characterized by: - selecting energy bins from which registered photon counts are to be used for image reconstruction by selecting between two different image reconstruction modes: i) a first image reconstruction mode for improved signal-to-noise-ratio in which registered photon counts from low energy bins with a high fraction of noise counts are included in the image reconstruction; and ii) a second image reconstruction mode for improved spatial resolution in which registered photon counts from the low energy bins with a high fraction of noise counts are excluded in the image reconstruction; and - effectuating image reconstruction based on the selected image reconstruction mode. - selecting energy bins from which registered photon counts are to be used for image reconstruction by selecting between two different image reconstruction modes: i) a first image reconstruction mode for improved signal-to-noise-ratio in which registered photon counts from low energy bins with a high fraction of noise counts are included in the image reconstruction; and ii) a second image reconstruction mode for improved spatial resolution in which registered photon counts from the low energy bins with a high fraction of noise counts are excluded in the image reconstruction; and - effectuating image reconstruction based on the selected image reconstruction mode.
A method of crystallizing a membrane protein, comprising: a) loading a crystallization device comprising multiple receptacles with a pre-defined amount of at least one matrix-forming compound capable of forming a crystallization matrix for a membrane protein, wherein said matrix-forming compound is amphiphilic, wherein loading the crystallization device comprises the following steps: ai) modifying the state of aggregation of said at least one matrix-forming compound from a solid to a fluidic state which allows dispensing said at least one matrix-forming compound, and aii) dispensing a defined amount of said at least one matrix-forming compound into at least one receptacle of the crystallization device, wherein said dispensed matrix-forming compound solidifies within said receptacle, wherein the crystallization matrix is not formed prior to the dispensing step and wherein said matrix forming compound is not mixed with the membrane protein to be crystallized prior to the dispensing step; and b) contacting the defined amount of the at least one matrix-forming compound capable of forming a crystallization matrix for a membrane protein contained in the at least one receptacle of the loaded crystallization device with a liquid to form a crystallization matrix and with the membrane protein to be crystallized. a) loading a crystallization device comprising multiple receptacles with a pre-defined amount of at least one matrix-forming compound capable of forming a crystallization matrix for a membrane protein, wherein said matrix-forming compound is amphiphilic, wherein loading the crystallization device comprises the following steps: ai) modifying the state of aggregation of said at least one matrix-forming compound from a solid to a fluidic state which allows dispensing said at least one matrix-forming compound, and aii) dispensing a defined amount of said at least one matrix-forming compound into at least one receptacle of the crystallization device, wherein said dispensed matrix-forming compound solidifies within said receptacle, wherein the crystallization matrix is not formed prior to the dispensing step and wherein said matrix forming compound is not mixed with the membrane protein to be crystallized prior to the dispensing step; and ai) modifying the state of aggregation of said at least one matrix-forming compound from a solid to a fluidic state which allows dispensing said at least one matrix-forming compound, and aii) dispensing a defined amount of said at least one matrix-forming compound into at least one receptacle of the crystallization device, wherein said dispensed matrix-forming compound solidifies within said receptacle, b) contacting the defined amount of the at least one matrix-forming compound capable of forming a crystallization matrix for a membrane protein contained in the at least one receptacle of the loaded crystallization device with a liquid to form a crystallization matrix and with the membrane protein to be crystallized.