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Method for determining the risk of an Avian Pathogenic E. coli (APEC) infection in an avian flock, the method comprising determining the quantitative ratio of the amount of specific virulence factors, each with respect to the amount of E. coli reference gene ybbW (SEQ ID NO: 6) or functional fragments thereof, in a pooled sample deriving from the avian flock, wherein the specific virulence factors include at least the genes iroN (SEQ ID NO.: 1) and ompT (SEQ ID NO: 2) or functional fragments thereof. determining the quantitative ratio of the amount of specific virulence factors, each with respect to the amount of E. coli reference gene ybbW (SEQ ID NO: 6) or functional fragments thereof, in a pooled sample deriving from the avian flock, wherein the specific virulence factors include at least the genes iroN (SEQ ID NO.: 1) and ompT (SEQ ID NO: 2) or functional fragments thereof.
A composition comprising from 30% to 75% by weight of an anionic surfactant, from 3% to 18% of a primary solvent selected from the group consisting of 2,3-butanediol, 1,2-butanediol, 1,3-butanediol, and mixtures thereof, from 0.1% to 18% of a secondary solvent selected from the group consisting of a monoalcohol of formula wherein each of R 3, R 4, and R 5 is independently selected from H or a substituted or unsubstituted, linear or branched C 1 -C 6 alkyl group, glycerine, propoxylated glycerine, ethoxylated glycerine, 1,2-propylene glycol, diethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, and mixtures thereof, and water.
A system for providing an improved document velocity along a document transport path in a scanning system comprising: (a) a roller system (16, 18, 20, 24, 26) comprising a roller for conveying a document along the document transport path; (b) a motor for driving the roller with a motor velocity; (c) a document location sensor for detecting an edge of the document; and (d) a processor configured to: (i) monitor a velocity profile of the document transport path; and (ii) control the motor velocity; wherein the processor is configured to decrease the motor velocity to compensate for expected changes in velocity of the document along the transport path, thereby conveying the document at a more constant velocity along the document transport path; wherein the roller system (16, 18, 20, 24, 26) includes an urging roller for urging the document into the document transport path and a separation device for separating individual sheets of documents; wherein the document location sensor detects a trailing edge of the document; wherein the processor is configured to decrease the motor velocity at a time when the trailing edge of the document is released from a nip of the separation device to compensate for an expected change in velocity of the document due to release from the nip of the separation device, wherein the urging roller has an urging roller sensor that is configured to detect the trailing edge of the document by sensing a stop in a rotation of the urging roller, and wherein the processor is configured to calculate the time to decrease the motor velocity using the detected trailing edge of the document, the distance from a nip of the urging roller to the nip of the separation device, and a programmed transport speed. (a) a roller system (16, 18, 20, 24, 26) comprising a roller for conveying a document along the document transport path; (b) a motor for driving the roller with a motor velocity; (c) a document location sensor for detecting an edge of the document; and (d) a processor configured to: (i) monitor a velocity profile of the document transport path; and (ii) control the motor velocity; (i) monitor a velocity profile of the document transport path; and (ii) control the motor velocity;
An ultraviolet-light-emitting diode comprising: an n-type ZnO layer formed on a transparent substrate and exhibiting only intrinsic luminescence in the vicinity of a band gap thereof, the half bandwidth of said ZnO layer in the rocking curve of surface of ZnO crystal phase being one degree or less, in X-ray diffraction method, and a p-type semiconductor layer selected from the group consisting of SrCu 2 O 2, CuAlO 2 and CuGaO 2, said p-type layer being formed directly on said n-type ZnO layer to provide a p-n junction therebetween, wherein said transparent substrate is an yttria-stabilized zirconia single crystal substrate having an atomically flat surface, wherein said light-emitting diode further includes a transparent negative electrode layer formed on said transparent substrate, and wherein the ZnO layer, which has a carrier concentration within the range of 1x10 17 to 1x10 20 /cm 3, is heteroepitaxially grown on said transparent negative electrode layer to serve as a luminescent layer, the p-type semiconductor layer being formed on said ZnO layer to serve as a hole-injection layer, said p-type semiconductor layer including a positive electrode layer formed thereon. an n-type ZnO layer formed on a transparent substrate and exhibiting only intrinsic luminescence in the vicinity of a band gap thereof, the half bandwidth of said ZnO layer in the rocking curve of surface of ZnO crystal phase being one degree or less, in X-ray diffraction method, and a p-type semiconductor layer selected from the group consisting of SrCu 2 O 2, CuAlO 2 and CuGaO 2, said p-type layer being formed directly on said n-type ZnO layer to provide a p-n junction therebetween, wherein said transparent substrate is an yttria-stabilized zirconia single crystal substrate having an atomically flat surface, wherein said light-emitting diode further includes a transparent negative electrode layer formed on said transparent substrate, and wherein the ZnO layer, which has a carrier concentration within the range of 1x10 17 to 1x10 20 /cm 3, is heteroepitaxially grown on said transparent negative electrode layer to serve as a luminescent layer, the p-type semiconductor layer being formed on said ZnO layer to serve as a hole-injection layer, said p-type semiconductor layer including a positive electrode layer formed thereon.
A packer apparatus for providing an annular seal in a downhole well casing or an open borehole, the apparatus comprising: a body arranged to be disposed in a well casing; an activation member mounted to the body, wherein the activation member is moveable relative to the body to deform an elastomeric packer element outwardly relative to the body to form an annular seal in a well casing in use; and a plurality of pistons arranged to move the activation member relative to the body, each said piston defining a respective pressure chamber arranged to be filled with fluid in response to an increase in fluid pressure in the body to move each of the plurality of pistons relative to the body and cause the activation member to move relative to the body, characterised in that each said piston comprises an annular pressure port to enable wellbore fluid to be exhausted from the apparatus during activation of the respective piston.. a body arranged to be disposed in a well casing; an activation member mounted to the body, wherein the activation member is moveable relative to the body to deform an elastomeric packer element outwardly relative to the body to form an annular seal in a well casing in use; and a plurality of pistons arranged to move the activation member relative to the body, each said piston defining a respective pressure chamber arranged to be filled with fluid in response to an increase in fluid pressure in the body to move each of the plurality of pistons relative to the body and cause the activation member to move relative to the body, characterised in that each said piston comprises an annular pressure port to enable wellbore fluid to be exhausted from the apparatus during activation of the respective piston..
Method for classifying a terrain type in an area, wherein said terrain type is water, rock, construction, or infrastructure, the method comprising the steps of - obtaining a plurality of overlapping aerial images of the area, wherein overlapping images are not images which only differ by the wavelength band they use; - calculating a terrain type index for each part of each of the aerial images which lies in the area, where the terrain type index represents the specific terrain type; - determining at least one effective terrain type index for each part of the area based on the calculated terrain type index for the corresponding part of each of the aerial images, wherein the effective terrain type index for a part of the area is determined via taking the statistical average, or a weighted statistical average, of the corresponding terrain type indices from the corresponding parts of the images, which correspond to this part of the area; and - classifying the parts of the area for which at least one pre-determined conditions is met as containing the terrain type, wherein at least one of the at least one predetermined condition relates to a value of the determined at least one effective terrain type index. - obtaining a plurality of overlapping aerial images of the area, wherein overlapping images are not images which only differ by the wavelength band they use; - calculating a terrain type index for each part of each of the aerial images which lies in the area, where the terrain type index represents the specific terrain type; - determining at least one effective terrain type index for each part of the area based on the calculated terrain type index for the corresponding part of each of the aerial images, wherein the effective terrain type index for a part of the area is determined via taking the statistical average, or a weighted statistical average, of the corresponding terrain type indices from the corresponding parts of the images, which correspond to this part of the area; and - classifying the parts of the area for which at least one pre-determined conditions is met as containing the terrain type, wherein at least one of the at least one predetermined condition relates to a value of the determined at least one effective terrain type index.
A terminal device for use in a communications network, the device comprising a processor and a memory, the memory containing instructions executable by the processor, wherein the terminal device is operable to: obtain accurate location information relating to a location of the terminal device, wherein the accurate location information comprises GNSS data; introduce an inaccuracy into the obtained accurate location information by removing some least significant bits of the obtained accurate location information to form imprecise location information relating to a location of the terminal device, wherein the inaccuracy introduced by removing said some least significant bits is in the order of a range of a proximity service; and transmit a proximity service discovery message, wherein the discovery message includes the imprecise location information. obtain accurate location information relating to a location of the terminal device, wherein the accurate location information comprises GNSS data; introduce an inaccuracy into the obtained accurate location information by removing some least significant bits of the obtained accurate location information to form imprecise location information relating to a location of the terminal device, wherein the inaccuracy introduced by removing said some least significant bits is in the order of a range of a proximity service; and transmit a proximity service discovery message,
A foldable personal vehicle (1, 100, 200) constituting a tricycle and having an operational state and a storage state, and having a longitudinal axis lying in a vertical plane of symmetry of the vehicle, the vehicle comprising: - a body member (10, 210) having a front portion (11 F, 211 F), a rear portion (11 R, 211 R), an upper surface holding a seat, front and rear ends (12 F, 211 F, 12 R, 211 R) spaced from each other along the longitudinal axis, a right rear side surface (15 R, 215 R) and a left rear side surface (15 R, 215 R) both disposed adjacent the rear end of the body member and spaced from each other in a direction perpendicular to the plane of symmetry; - a front bar (52, 252) holding a front wheel (W F) of the vehicle, pivotable between its operational orientation and storage orientation; - two rear legs (70, 270) each pivotally articulated to the rear portion (11 R, 211 R) of the body member via a rear pivot axis (X RP) to take operational and storage orientations, and holding a rear wheel (W R) of the vehicle; - a rotatable rear steering port (87, 287) configured to fixedly receive therein a rear steering handle for using said handle when the vehicle is in its operational state; - a steering mechanism connecting said port with the front bar so that rotation of the port by the handle causes at least a lower portion of the front bar to rotate for steering the vehicle when in its operational state, characterized in that the front bar is pivotally articulated at least indirectly to the front portion (11 F, 211 F) of the body member via a front pivot axis (X FP) and the steering mechanism comprises at least one steering element extending at least partially within the body member and configured to be bent in the vicinity of the front pivot axis, when the front bar is pivoted from its operational orientation to its storage orientation. - a body member (10, 210) having a front portion (11 F, 211 F), a rear portion (11 R, 211 R), an upper surface holding a seat, front and rear ends (12 F, 211 F, 12 R, 211 R) spaced from each other along the longitudinal axis, a right rear side surface (15 R, 215 R) and a left rear side surface (15 R, 215 R) both disposed adjacent the rear end of the body member and spaced from each other in a direction perpendicular to the plane of symmetry; - a front bar (52, 252) holding a front wheel (W F) of the vehicle, pivotable between its operational orientation and storage orientation; - two rear legs (70, 270) each pivotally articulated to the rear portion (11 R, 211 R) of the body member via a rear pivot axis (X RP) to take operational and storage orientations, and holding a rear wheel (W R) of the vehicle; - a rotatable rear steering port (87, 287) configured to fixedly receive therein a rear steering handle for using said handle when the vehicle is in its operational state; - a steering mechanism connecting said port with the front bar so that rotation of the port by the handle causes at least a lower portion of the front bar to rotate for steering the vehicle when in its operational state,
An image forming method, comprising jetting an ink composition from a jetting head to a recording medium by an ink jet method, wherein: the jetting head has plural nozzle holes for jetting liquid droplets and a silicon atom-containing film on an internal surface of the nozzle holes; and the ink composition comprises: a pigment selected from the group consisting of a self-dispersing pigment and a resin-coated pigment in which at least a portion of a surface of a pigment particle is coated with a water-insoluble resin; at least one selected from the group consisting of polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinyl alcohol and polyethylene glycol, the content of which is from 0.01 % by mass to less than 1.00% by mass based on the total mass of the composition; a resin particle that is insoluble or hardly soluble in water; a wax particle that is insoluble or hardly soluble in water; and water. the jetting head has plural nozzle holes for jetting liquid droplets and a silicon atom-containing film on an internal surface of the nozzle holes; and the ink composition comprises: a pigment selected from the group consisting of a self-dispersing pigment and a resin-coated pigment in which at least a portion of a surface of a pigment particle is coated with a water-insoluble resin; at least one selected from the group consisting of polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinyl alcohol and polyethylene glycol, the content of which is from 0.01 % by mass to less than 1.00% by mass based on the total mass of the composition; a resin particle that is insoluble or hardly soluble in water; a wax particle that is insoluble or hardly soluble in water; and water. a pigment selected from the group consisting of a self-dispersing pigment and a resin-coated pigment in which at least a portion of a surface of a pigment particle is coated with a water-insoluble resin; at least one selected from the group consisting of polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinyl alcohol and polyethylene glycol, the content of which is from 0.01 % by mass to less than 1.00% by mass based on the total mass of the composition; a resin particle that is insoluble or hardly soluble in water; a wax particle that is insoluble or hardly soluble in water; and water.
An apparatus for wavelength selective transfer of optical energy, comprising: a first signal waveguide (10, 152); a second signal waveguide (12, 150) located a distance from said first signal waveguide (10, 152); and a bridge (14, 154) comprising at least one waveguiding element between said first signal waveguide and said second signal waveguide, characterised in that said bridge comprises a series of graded index, GRIN, rods (14, 154) between said first signal waveguide (10, 152) and said second signal waveguide (12, 150), wherein said series acts as a resonant bridge between said first signal waveguide (10, 152) and said second signal waveguide (12, 150); wherein each said graded index, GRIN, rod (14, 154) supports at least two modes; and wherein the effective index of the fundamental mode in said first signal waveguide matches one of said two modes; wherein each said graded index, GRIN, rod (14, 154) comprises a higher dispersion than that of said first signal waveguide (10, 152) and said second signal waveguide (12, 150) such that there is sufficient differentiation of net coupling between said first signal waveguide (10, 152) and said second signal waveguide (12, 150); and wherein the spacing between each graded index, GRIN, rod (14,154) and between the series of GRIN rods and said first signal waveguide (10, 152) and said second signal waveguide (12, 150) are selected to produce a desired coupling efficiency and length at which maximum coupling occurs. a first signal waveguide (10, 152); a second signal waveguide (12, 150) located a distance from said first signal waveguide (10, 152); and a bridge (14, 154) comprising at least one waveguiding element between said first signal waveguide and said second signal waveguide, characterised in that said bridge comprises a series of graded index, GRIN, rods (14, 154) between said first signal waveguide (10, 152) and said second signal waveguide (12, 150), wherein said series acts as a resonant bridge between said first signal waveguide (10, 152) and said second signal waveguide (12, 150); wherein each said graded index, GRIN, rod (14, 154) supports at least two modes; and wherein the effective index of the fundamental mode in said first signal waveguide matches one of said two modes; wherein each said graded index, GRIN, rod (14, 154) comprises a higher dispersion than that of said first signal waveguide (10, 152) and said second signal waveguide (12, 150) such that there is sufficient differentiation of net coupling between said first signal waveguide (10, 152) and said second signal waveguide (12, 150); and wherein the spacing between each graded index, GRIN, rod (14,154) and between the series of GRIN rods and said first signal waveguide (10, 152) and said second signal waveguide (12, 150) are selected to produce a desired coupling efficiency and length at which maximum coupling occurs.
Coffee machine for the preparation of pressure-extracted coffee with a low particle content, comprising a) a brewing unit for the extraction of coffee with a liquid under pressure, the brewing unit comprising a brewing sieve; and b) an outlet for dispensing coffee, the outlet being disposed downstream of the brewing unit; wherein the coffee machine comprises a filter element for reducing the particle content of coffee, which is disposed downstream of the brewing sieve and is connected fluidically to the brewing sieve and to the outlet, characterized in that the filter element comprises at least one filter which has a maximum pore size of 80 μm, or consists thereof. a) a brewing unit for the extraction of coffee with a liquid under pressure, the brewing unit comprising a brewing sieve; and b) an outlet for dispensing coffee, the outlet being disposed downstream of the brewing unit;
A vehicle glove box comprising; - at least one main body which is located in front of the front passenger seat and which is positioned on the vehicle panel so that personal belongings are placed therein, - at least one cover which is positioned on passenger side of the main body so that stuff are placed inside the main body and which can be opened and closed, - at least one opening handle which enables the user to open the cover so that the inside of the main body can be used, - at least one slot which is located on the lower part of the main body towards which the cover will move and into which the cover enters when the cover is opened via the opening handle, - at least one spring which located on the lower part of the slot and which prevents the cover from falling suddenly by generating a reactive force after the cover is released after opening, and enables the cover to be opened slowly, characterized by - at least one rotating member which is attached to the cover so that the cover moves inside the slot without slipping, wherein the movement of the cover inside the slot is carried out via the rotating members. - at least one main body which is located in front of the front passenger seat and which is positioned on the vehicle panel so that personal belongings are placed therein, - at least one cover which is positioned on passenger side of the main body so that stuff are placed inside the main body and which can be opened and closed, - at least one opening handle which enables the user to open the cover so that the inside of the main body can be used, - at least one slot which is located on the lower part of the main body towards which the cover will move and into which the cover enters when the cover is opened via the opening handle, - at least one spring which located on the lower part of the slot and which prevents the cover from falling suddenly by generating a reactive force after the cover is released after opening, and enables the cover to be opened slowly,