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A digital microfluidics system for manipulating samples in liquid droplets within disposable cartridges that comprise a bottom layer, a top layer, and a gap between the bottom and top layers (3,4); the digital microfluidics system comprising: (a) a base unit with at least one cartridge accommodation site that are configured for taking up a disposable cartridge; (b) at least one electrode array substantially extending in a first plane and comprising a number of individual electrodes, said at least one electrode array being located at said cartridge accommodation site(s) of the base unit, and said electrode array being supported by a bottom substrate; (c) at least one cover plate with a top substrate, the at least one cover plate being located at said cartridge accommodation site(s); and (d) a central control unit for controlling the selection of the individual electrodes of said at least one electrode array and for providing these electrodes with individual voltage pulses for manipulating liquid droplets within said cartridges by electrowetting, characterized in that the at least one accommodation site is configured for taking up a slidingly inserted disposable cartridge which is movable in a direction substantially parallel with respect to the electrode array of the respective cartridge accommodating site, and the at least one cover plate further comprises an electrically conductive material that extends in a second plane and substantially parallel to the electrode array of the cartridge accommodation site the at least one cover plate is assigned to, and wherein said electrically conductive material of the cover plate is not connected with a source of an electrical potential. (a) a base unit with at least one cartridge accommodation site that are configured for taking up a disposable cartridge; (b) at least one electrode array substantially extending in a first plane and comprising a number of individual electrodes, said at least one electrode array being located at said cartridge accommodation site(s) of the base unit, and said electrode array being supported by a bottom substrate; (c) at least one cover plate with a top substrate, the at least one cover plate being located at said cartridge accommodation site(s); and (d) a central control unit for controlling the selection of the individual electrodes of said at least one electrode array and for providing these electrodes with individual voltage pulses for manipulating liquid droplets within said cartridges by electrowetting,
Method, in which the speed of the rotor of an electronically commutated synchronous machine is determined and/or controlled by means of a plurality of, in particular three, rotor position sensors fixed to the stator and a timing device, wherein the angle traversed by the rotor and the time that has lapsed during this are measured, wherein - one or more first correction constants (φ Hc) are provided for carrying out the method and, for correcting the influence of nonuniform positioning and/or expansion of position markers on the rotor, the measured angle traversed by the rotor is corrected by the one or more first correction constants (φ Hc) characterized in that - the one or more first correction constants (φ Hc) are determined in a learning process and are calculated taking determined measurement data into consideration, - one or more second correction constants (φ Ec) are provided for carrying out the method, which are determined during the manufacture of the synchronous machine, and inaccuracies in the angles spanned between the rotor position sensors are corrected by means of the one or more second correction constants (φ Ec), wherein - determination of the correction constants (φ Hc, φ Ec) only takes place when uniform running of the rotor has been identified. - one or more first correction constants (φ Hc) are provided for carrying out the method and, for correcting the influence of nonuniform positioning and/or expansion of position markers on the rotor, the measured angle traversed by the rotor is corrected by the one or more first correction constants (φ Hc) - the one or more first correction constants (φ Hc) are determined in a learning process and are calculated taking determined measurement data into consideration, - one or more second correction constants (φ Ec) are provided for carrying out the method, which are determined during the manufacture of the synchronous machine, and inaccuracies in the angles spanned between the rotor position sensors are corrected by means of the one or more second correction constants (φ Ec), wherein - determination of the correction constants (φ Hc, φ Ec) only takes place when uniform running of the rotor has been identified.
An inhibitory nucleic acid that is 100% complementary to at least nucleotides 2-7 or 2-8 of the 5' end of SEQ ID NOs: 2 or 3 for use in a method of reducing levels of serum LDL, reducing levels of serum triglycerides, and/or increasing levels of serum HDL in a subject in need; the method comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of said inhibitory nucleic acid.
A computer system that acts as an intermediary between client devices and content servers, the computer system comprising one or more computing devices, wherein the computer system is programmed to at least: receive, from a first client device associated with an originating user, a content request for a content page hosted by a content server, wherein the content request is either a shared content request associated with a shared browsing session or a private content request associated with a private browsing session; retrieve the content page from the content server for transmission to the first client device; determine whether the content request is a shared content request or a private content request based at least partly on information received from the first client device; store a representation of the content page in a data store of the computer system, wherein the content page is marked according to the determining; conditional upon the marking of the content page indicating that the content page is private, provide access to the representation of the content page that is restricted to the first client device or the originating user; and conditional upon the marking of the content page indicating that the content page is shared, provide access to the representation of the content page in response to an access request for shared content received from a second client device associated with a second user, wherein the access is such that the second user may view the representation of the content page. receive, from a first client device associated with an originating user, a content request for a content page hosted by a content server, wherein the content request is either a shared content request associated with a shared browsing session or a private content request associated with a private browsing session; retrieve the content page from the content server for transmission to the first client device; determine whether the content request is a shared content request or a private content request based at least partly on information received from the first client device; store a representation of the content page in a data store of the computer system, wherein the content page is marked according to the determining; conditional upon the marking of the content page indicating that the content page is private, provide access to the representation of the content page that is restricted to the first client device or the originating user; and conditional upon the marking of the content page indicating that the content page is shared, provide access to the representation of the content page in response to an access request for shared content received from a second client device associated with a second user, wherein the access is such that the second user may view the representation of the content page.
Method for regulating the drive of a vertical mill with a grinding plate which can be rotated about the vertical, the grinding plate being able to be driven by at least one electric motor and a drivetrain comprising at least one transmission, - wherein an actual rotational speed and in respect of the drivetrain a drivetrain torque or its dynamic are recorded, detected and/or determined and supplied to a regulating device together with a prespecified or prespecifiable target rotational speed, - wherein the regulating device generates an output signal for a target torque based on the actual rotational speed and the target rotational speed as well as the drivetrain torque or its dynamic in such a manner that the resulting target torque is reduced or increased in the same direction as a torque resulting from the grinding process. - wherein an actual rotational speed and in respect of the drivetrain a drivetrain torque or its dynamic are recorded, detected and/or determined and supplied to a regulating device together with a prespecified or prespecifiable target rotational speed, - wherein the regulating device generates an output signal for a target torque based on the actual rotational speed and the target rotational speed as well as the drivetrain torque or its dynamic in such a manner that the resulting target torque is reduced or increased in the same direction as a torque resulting from the grinding process.
Pneumatic vehicle tyre comprising a tread with at least one abrasion indicator (5, 15), which extends in a circumferential groove with a groove base and is made up of indicator parts (6, 7, 8; 16, 17, 18) of different heights, the heights (h 1, h 2, h 3; h 4, h 5, h 6) of which are determined in the radial direction from the deepest point of the circumferential groove, the indicator parts (6, 7, 8; 16, 17, 18) having symbols which, when viewed in plan view, provide written information that changes with increasing abrasion of the tread, the symbols of the indicator parts (6, 7, 8; 16, 17, 18) providing information about driving characteristics that change with the profile depth of the pneumatic vehicle tyre, characterized in that at least one indicator part (6, 8; 16, 17) has, extending from the indicator surface (6a, 8a; 16a, 17a), two slits (11, 12; 13, 14; 21, 22; 23, 24), which run orthogonally in relation to one another, cross one another and have different depths (t 1, t 2; t 3, t 4; t 6, t 7).
A method for a user equipment, UE, comprising determining if a signal pertaining to control information is received in a first time period, wherein the signal indicates whether control information is present; and deciding whether to attempt to decode the control information depending on the determination, characterized in that the signal comprises a sequence of symbols, where the length of the sequence depends on the maximum length of a control channel search space of a control channel carrying the control information. determining if a signal pertaining to control information is received in a first time period, wherein the signal indicates whether control information is present; and deciding whether to attempt to decode the control information depending on the determination, characterized in that the signal comprises a sequence of symbols, where the length of the sequence depends on the maximum length of a control channel search space of a control channel carrying the control information.
A method of making a medical device having antimicrobial properties, the method comprising: reducing a diazonium sulfanilamide salt or a diazonium diaminodiphenyl sulfone salt in the presence of a reducing agent and a surface of a medical device, thereby attaching at least one of a sulfanilamide or a diaminodiphenyl sulfone to the surface of the medical device.
A manifold (450, 550) for use in a medicament dispenser device for the delivery of medicament powder from an open blister pocket (404a, 404b) of each of plural blister packs (400a, 400b), the manifold (450, 550) comprising a body, said body defining a chimney (452, 552) having only a single chimney inlet (453, 553) for entry of a total airflow (483, 583) and plural chimney exits (454a, 454b, 554a, 554b) for directing a first airflow portion (485, 585) from said chimney inlet (453, 553) to said chimney exits (454a, 454b, 554a, 554b); the body further defining a chamber (460, 560) having plural chamber inlets (473a, 473b, 573a, 573b) and a chamber exit (474, 574); the manifold (450, 550) structured so that, in use, the total airflow (483, 583) drawn through the chimney inlet (453, 553) to create airflow therein is separated into the first portion (485, 585) directed at the open blister pockets (404a, 404b), and a second portion (486, 586) which is directed through one or more bleed holes (480, 580a, 580b) as bleed air (486, 586), wherein the chimney exits (454a, 454b, 554a, 554b) and chamber inlets (473a, 473b, 573a, 573b) are arranged to form plural pairings of chimney exit and chamber inlet, each said pairing in use associated with an open blister pocket (404a, 404b) of a different one of said plural blister packs (400a, 400b); wherein the chimney exit (454a, 454b, 554a, 554b) and chamber inlet (473a, 473b, 573a, 573b) of each of the plural pairings lie side-by-side each other such that, when said open blister pockets (404a, 404b) of the associated blister packs (400a, 400b) are positioned adjacent thereto, said first airflow portion (485, 585) is directed from the chimney exit (454a, 454b, 554a, 554b) to the chamber inlet (473a, 473b, 573a, 573b) of each pairing via the associated open blister pocket (404a, 404b) to entrain said medicament powder and enable transport thereof in the airflow from the chamber inlet (473a, 473b, 573a, 573b) to said chamber exit (474, 574), and wherein the one or more bleed holes (480, 580a, 580b) are provided between the chimney (452,552) and the chamber (460, 560) such that the second portion (486, 586) of the total airflow (483, 583) is directed into the chamber (460, 560) to disruptively impact the airflow that transports the entrained medicament powder.
A chemical core for an oxygen generator, the chemical core being capable on ignition of producing oxygen by chemical reaction; wherein the chemical core comprises a first cylindrical portion, a tapered portion, and a second cylindrical portion of smaller cross-sectional area than the first cylindrical portion; wherein the tapered portion is positioned between the first cylindrical portion and the second cylindrical portion; and wherein a first end of the chemical core has a larger cross-sectional area than a second end of the chemical core such that the ratio of the cross-sectional area of the first end to the cross-sectional area of the second end is 1.20:1 or more. wherein the chemical core comprises a first cylindrical portion, a tapered portion, and a second cylindrical portion of smaller cross-sectional area than the first cylindrical portion; wherein the tapered portion is positioned between the first cylindrical portion and the second cylindrical portion; and wherein a first end of the chemical core has a larger cross-sectional area than a second end of the chemical core such that the ratio of the cross-sectional area of the first end to the cross-sectional area of the second end is 1.20:1 or more.
A downhole crown-shaped separating device for separating oil and water, comprising a oil pump joint, a coupling collar, a tube joint, a central tube and a well-flushing valve which are fixedly connected with one another from top to bottom in sequence; characterized in that the crown-shaped separating device further comprises N sections of separators sleeved on the central tube, and N+1 separator joints sleeved on the central tube sequentially from top to bottom, N being the natural number, one section of the separator being provided between two adjacent separator joints, wherein each section of separator includes an upper locating sleeve, a lower locating sleeve, a plurality of sedimentation cups sleeved on the central tube sequentially from top to bottom, in which the two neighboring sedimentation cups are nested into each other and form a gap between them, the uppermost sedimentation cup on each section of separator being fixedly connected to the central tube by the upper locating sleeve, and the lowermost sedimentation cup on each section of separator being fixedly connected to the central tube by the lower locating sleeve, and a plurality of ribbed separating bowls, each sedimentation cup being provided with the ribbed separating bowl embedded therein, wherein the sedimentation cup is crown-shaped and has a multi-ribbed polygon bottom, the rib of which forms an pitch angle (α) of 30 to 60 degrees with the horizontal line, and the middle part of the sedimentation cup is a hollow cylinder, the upper edge of the sedimentation cup being zigzag-shaped which corresponds to the shape of the bottom, the sedimentation cup having a cup holder for holding said sedimentation cup which forms an annular space with the central tube, and wherein a group of intake holes are provided on the central tube corresponding to the annular space, a bar-shaped gap is opened on the cup holder of the sedimentation cup, the ribbed separating bowl has same shape as that of the bottom of the sedimentation cup, the ribbed separating bowl is provided with several liquid passages, and the outer diameter of the sedimentation cup is smaller than that of the separator joint.
Furniture comprising a supporting portion which is movable up and down between a base position and a rising position in order to assist a person when getting up from the furniture and comprising several wheels, each of which is rotatable about a respective rotation axis for moving the furniture, wherein the furniture comprises a brake system to prevent the rotation of one or several of said wheels about their respective rotation axis, wherein the brake system comprises a basic brake device with a brake element to prevent rotation of at least one said wheel about its rotation axis, wherein this brake element is to this end displaceable between a rotation position in which said at least one wheel is arranged so as to be rotatable about its rotation axis, and a braking position in which the rotation of said at least one wheel about its rotation axis is prevented, the brake system furthermore comprises a second brake device with a blocking element (5, 6), wherein this blocking element (5, 6) is connected to the brake element and can assume at least a first position and a second position, wherein_in the first position of the blocking element (5,6), the brake element is freely movable between its rotation position and braking position, and wherein, in the second position of the blocking element (5,6), the brake element is held in its braking position by the blocking element (5, 6) and wherein the transition between the first and the second position of the blocking element (5, 6) is coupled to the movement of the supporting portion between its base position and the rising position in such a way that, in the base position, the blocking element (5, 6) is in the first position, in the rising position, the blocking element (5, 6) is in the second position, and that, during the movement of the supporting portion from the base position to the rising position, the blocking element (5, 6) moves from the first position to the second position in order thus to bring or hold the brake element in its braking position, characterized in that each wheel is additionally arranged so as to be rotatable about a second axis in order to change the direction of movement of the wheel, and in that the basic brake device comprises a transmission mechanism which is connected to the brake element and to all wheels, in order to transmit the movement of the brake element to these wheels, wherein said brake element is a central brake element which is configured to prevent the rotation of all said wheels about their respective rotation axes, wherein, the brake element is displaceable between at least three positions, being said rotation position, wherein said wheel is additionally arranged so as to be rotatable about its second axis in order to change the direction of movement of the wheel, said braking position and a fixing position, wherein said wheel is arranged so as to be rotatable about its rotation axis in order to move the wheel and prevent the rotation of said wheel about the second axis.
Sensor device for a towing vehicle coupling or as a component of a towing vehicle coupling, with which a trailer vehicle, in particular a semitrailer, can be coupled to a towing vehicle, in particular a truck, wherein the towing vehicle coupling has a coupling element for detachably coupling a coupling counter element, which are/can be secured to the towing vehicle and the trailer vehicle, and in the coupled state forming a joint, they can rotate relative to one another about at least one joint rotational axis, wherein the sensor device has a follower, which is mounted on a bearing body such that it can rotate relative to the coupling element about a follower rotational axis, in particular rotatably mounted on a bearing body and which can be carried by the coupling counter element in rotation during rotation about the at least one joint rotational axis that is rotatable about the follower rotational axis for detecting a rotation of the coupling counter element relative to the coupling element about the at least one joint rotational axis, and wherein the sensor device has at least one sensor for detecting a respective rotational position of the follower relative to the bearing body in and/or the coupling element in relation to the follower rotational axis, wherein the follower is mounted such that it moves relative to the coupling element for providing or maintaining a follower coupling to the coupling counter element with at least one degree of freedom of movement that is different to the rotatability about the follower rotational axis, wherein the follower comprises an end face penetrated by the follower rotational axis, which is designed and/or provided for following by the coupling counter element, characterised in that it comprises a holding device for holding the bearing body against rotation with respect to the follower rotational axis on the coupling element, wherein the holding device supports the bearing body with at least one degree of freedom of movement suitable for providing or maintaining the follower coupling of the follower to the coupling counter element, which is different from the rotatability about the follower rotational axis, with respect to the coupling element