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A station for a urinalysis device, the station comprising: - a housing, intended to be positioned within a toilet bowl, - an annular housing about an axis of rotation, positioned within the housing, the annular housing being configured to at least partially receive a cartridge mounted for rotation about the axis of rotation within the station and comprising a plurality of test holders, - an analyser (606, 1200), mounted in the housing, and configured to obtain information relating to the test support after injection of urine, when the test support is in an analysis zone of the annular housing, - an injector, mounted in the housing, and configured to inject a controlled volume of urine onto a test support, when the test support is in an injection zone of the annular housing, in which the analysis zone and the injection zone are coincident. - a housing, intended to be positioned within a toilet bowl, - an annular housing about an axis of rotation, positioned within the housing, the annular housing being configured to at least partially receive a cartridge mounted for rotation about the axis of rotation within the station and comprising a plurality of test holders, - an analyser (606, 1200), mounted in the housing, and configured to obtain information relating to the test support after injection of urine, when the test support is in an analysis zone of the annular housing, - an injector, mounted in the housing, and configured to inject a controlled volume of urine onto a test support, when the test support is in an injection zone of the annular housing, in which the analysis zone and the injection zone are coincident.
A method for preparing a liquid starter culture comprising at least one microorganism selected from the group of microbial strains of the species Streptococcus thermophilus having a microbial cell concentration of said at least one microorganism of more than 1 x 10 9 CFUs/ml, wherein said method includes at least a step in which a culture medium is added with an effective amount of at least one basic neutralizing agent containing a mixture of calcium carbonate and potassium monohydrogenphosphate, wherein said neutralizing agent is present in such an amount as to enable to keep the pH value of said medium within a given range, during the stage of exponential growth of the microbial biomass in said medium, wherein said given pH range is 5.0 to 5.7, and wherein the concentration of the total amount of calcium carbonate and of potassium monohydrogenphosphate in the culture is of 8 g/l to 20 g/l.
Gripping method for annular components of tyres for vehicle wheels, comprising: positioning a support structure circumferentially around an annular component of a tyre; radially approaching, to the annular component, gripping elements carried by the support structure and circumferentially distributed around a central axis, the method being characterised by bringing into contact on the annular component a plurality of feeler pins slidably carried by each of said gripping elements; continuing radially approaching the gripping elements to the annular component, making them slide along the feeler pins which came into contact with the annular component until the gripping elements reach a gripping position; and locking the feeler pins with respect to the gripping elements. positioning a support structure circumferentially around an annular component of a tyre; radially approaching, to the annular component, gripping elements carried by the support structure and circumferentially distributed around a central axis, the method being characterised by bringing into contact on the annular component a plurality of feeler pins slidably carried by each of said gripping elements; continuing radially approaching the gripping elements to the annular component, making them slide along the feeler pins which came into contact with the annular component until the gripping elements reach a gripping position; and locking the feeler pins with respect to the gripping elements.
A method for detecting an inkjet drive bubble in a print head, the print head having a number of nozzles and a drive bubble formation mechanism positioned over a nozzle passage of the nozzle, within an ink chamber associated with each nozzle, the drive bubble formation mechanism creating a drive bubble within the ink chamber to expel a droplet out of the inkjet nozzle over the nozzle passage, the method comprising: sending a firing command to the drive bubble formation mechanism in the ink chamber in fluid communication with the inkjet nozzle; taking at least one impedance measurement after the firing command is sent to the drive bubble formation mechanism in the inkjet chamber; and taking at least another impedance measurement, wherein the at least one impedance measurement and the at least another impedance measurement represent the drive bubble's coverage of an impedance sensor positioned near the drive bubble formation mechanism inside the ink chamber for detecting a presence of the drive bubble in the ink chamber; wherein, when at the time that the at least one impedance measurement is taken, an impedance value exceeds an impedance threshold value a presence of a drive bubble in the inkjet chamber is detected, and wherein, when at the time that the at least another impedance measurement is taken, an impedance value is below the impedance threshold value a collapse of the drive bubble is detected. sending a firing command to the drive bubble formation mechanism in the ink chamber in fluid communication with the inkjet nozzle; taking at least one impedance measurement after the firing command is sent to the drive bubble formation mechanism in the inkjet chamber; and taking at least another impedance measurement, wherein the at least one impedance measurement and the at least another impedance measurement represent the drive bubble's coverage of an impedance sensor positioned near the drive bubble formation mechanism inside the ink chamber for detecting a presence of the drive bubble in the ink chamber; wherein, when at the time that the at least one impedance measurement is taken, an impedance value exceeds an impedance threshold value a presence of a drive bubble in the inkjet chamber is detected, and wherein, when at the time that the at least another impedance measurement is taken, an impedance value is below the impedance threshold value a collapse of the drive bubble is detected.
A method for driving a screw to a certain depth by using a screw depth adjuster comprising the steps of: (a) rotating a driving member on a threaded rod to move forward/backward to the position required for pushing a flared sleeve to move forward/backward on the threaded rod synchronously; (b) pushing a control member into a second passage of the driving member for positioning the driving member and mounting a polygonal stopper of the control member into the polygonal second passage because that a cross section of the polygonal second passage and shape of the polygonal second passage of the adjustment portion matches shape of the polygonal stopper of the control member; thereby the driving member is locked by the control member, unable to be moved and rotated and so is the flared sleeve; thus the screw is driven to the certain depth and unable to be moved any further. (a) rotating a driving member on a threaded rod to move forward/backward to the position required for pushing a flared sleeve to move forward/backward on the threaded rod synchronously; (b) pushing a control member into a second passage of the driving member for positioning the driving member and mounting a polygonal stopper of the control member into the polygonal second passage because that a cross section of the polygonal second passage and shape of the polygonal second passage of the adjustment portion matches shape of the polygonal stopper of the control member; thereby the driving member is locked by the control member, unable to be moved and rotated and so is the flared sleeve; thus the screw is driven to the certain depth and unable to be moved any further.
A vaccine composition characterized in that it contains a polypeptide which is a mutant of the human Interleukin-15 (IL-15) consisting of SEQ ID No.1, at least one vaccine adjuvant selected between aluminum salts or water-in-oil emulsions and pharmaceutically acceptable excipients or carriers.
A method (600, 700, 900, 1100) for communicating data, the method comprising: receiving (610, 710, 910, 1110) a traffic flow; selecting (620, 720, 920, 1150) transport control protocol, TCP, parameters for transporting the traffic flow in accordance with a characteristic of the traffic flow; and transporting (640, 740, 940, 1170) the traffic flow over a TCP connection (351-353, 356-358, 451-458, 1052-1054) configured in accordance with the selected TCP parameters, characterized in that the method further comprises selecting the characteristic of the traffic flow by: identifying, in a history table, an entry associated with a data object carried by or requested by the traffic flow, wherein the history table records traffic patterns from past flows or a recurring group of flows, and which records information about traffic flows including at least one of an origin address, a traffic type, a size of packets and congestion detected numbers; and determining the characteristic of the traffic flow based on a historical statistic listed in the entry in the history table. receiving (610, 710, 910, 1110) a traffic flow; selecting (620, 720, 920, 1150) transport control protocol, TCP, parameters for transporting the traffic flow in accordance with a characteristic of the traffic flow; and transporting (640, 740, 940, 1170) the traffic flow over a TCP connection (351-353, 356-358, 451-458, 1052-1054) configured in accordance with the selected TCP parameters, characterized in that the method further comprises selecting the characteristic of the traffic flow by: identifying, in a history table, an entry associated with a data object carried by or requested by the traffic flow, wherein the history table records traffic patterns from past flows or a recurring group of flows, and which records information about traffic flows including at least one of an origin address, a traffic type, a size of packets and congestion detected numbers; and determining the characteristic of the traffic flow based on a historical statistic listed in the entry in the history table. identifying, in a history table, an entry associated with a data object carried by or requested by the traffic flow, wherein the history table records traffic patterns from past flows or a recurring group of flows, and which records information about traffic flows including at least one of an origin address, a traffic type, a size of packets and congestion detected numbers; and determining the characteristic of the traffic flow based on a historical statistic listed in the entry in the history table.
Method for determining respiratory gas content in a respiratory tract, which is present in the respiratory tract of an at least partially artificially ventilated patient after several breaths performed under the participation of a ventilation apparatus, where the several breaths exhibit at least one earlier breath set and at least one subsequent breath following the earlier breath set, where the earlier breath set exhibits one earlier breath or a plurality of successive earlier breaths, where the method comprises quantitative acquisition of inspiratory and expiratory respiratory gas flows through at least one respiratory gas flow sensor and summation of acquired inspiratory and expiratory flow values to the respiratory tract content of respiratory gas, characterized in that a respiratory tract content starting value, with which the determination of the respiratory gas content in a respiratory tract for the subsequent breath begins, depending on a respiratory gas quantity difference between an inspiratory respiratory gas quantity supplied to the patient during the earlier breath set and an expiratory respiratory gas quantity exhaled by the patient during the earlier breath set, is set to a reset starting value lying nearer to zero than to a difference value indicating quantitatively the respiratory gas quantity difference or to a continuity starting value lying nearer to the difference value than to zero.
A self-diagnosing method for diagnosing a selective catalytic reduction system of a vehicle, said vehicle comprises an internal combustion engine, wherein said SCR system is arranged downstream of the engine, wherein the SCR system comprises at least one exhaust gas sensor (11, 12) being sensitive to nitrogen oxides (NOx) gas, and wherein the method comprises a first diagnosing sequence (S 1) of: - ensuring that said vehicle is in a stationary state; - controlling said engine to operate in a high NOx output engine operating state and in a low NOx output engine operating state; - registering an output signal of said at least one exhaust gas sensor (11, 12) when said engine operates in each of said high NOx output engine operating state and low NOx output engine operating state; and - diagnosing NOx measurement performance of said at least one exhaust gas sensor (11, 12) on the basis of said registered sensor output. - ensuring that said vehicle is in a stationary state; - controlling said engine to operate in a high NOx output engine operating state and in a low NOx output engine operating state; - registering an output signal of said at least one exhaust gas sensor (11, 12) when said engine operates in each of said high NOx output engine operating state and low NOx output engine operating state; and - diagnosing NOx measurement performance of said at least one exhaust gas sensor (11, 12) on the basis of said registered sensor output.
A system for removing material from a workpiece comprising: a mounted-point grinding tool configured to move from a first position to a second position within the system traversing at least a portion of a slot in a workpiece and removing material from a surface of the workpiece; and a first nozzle configured to deliver coolant to the mounted-point grinding tool, wherein the first nozzle is configured to move with the mounted point grinding tool from the first position to the second position so that the distance between the first nozzle and the mounted-point grinding tool remains substantially unchanged, wherein at least a portion of the first nozzle is configured to extend into the slot as the mounted-point grinding tool removes material from the surface of the workpiece. a mounted-point grinding tool configured to move from a first position to a second position within the system traversing at least a portion of a slot in a workpiece and removing material from a surface of the workpiece; and a first nozzle configured to deliver coolant to the mounted-point grinding tool, wherein the first nozzle is configured to move with the mounted point grinding tool from the first position to the second position so that the distance between the first nozzle and the mounted-point grinding tool remains substantially unchanged, wherein at least a portion of the first nozzle is configured to extend into the slot as the mounted-point grinding tool removes material from the surface of the workpiece.
A head-mounted device, comprising: a head-mounted housing; optical modules supported in the head-mounted housing, wherein each optical module has a display and a lens configured to present an image from the display to a corresponding eye box; optical self-mixing sensors configured to measure the lenses of the optical modules, wherein each optical module has an array of the optical self-mixing sensors, wherein each lens has a lens surface, and wherein the array of optical self-mixing sensors in each optical module is configured to measure deformation of the lens surface in that optical module by measuring distances between the optical self-mixing sensors of the array and the lens surface; and actuators, wherein each actuator is associated with a respective one of the optical modules and is configured to move the lens of that optical module relative to the display of that optical module based on the lens measurements. a head-mounted housing; optical modules supported in the head-mounted housing, wherein each optical module has a display and a lens configured to present an image from the display to a corresponding eye box; optical self-mixing sensors configured to measure the lenses of the optical modules, wherein each optical module has an array of the optical self-mixing sensors, wherein each lens has a lens surface, and wherein the array of optical self-mixing sensors in each optical module is configured to measure deformation of the lens surface in that optical module by measuring distances between the optical self-mixing sensors of the array and the lens surface; and actuators, wherein each actuator is associated with a respective one of the optical modules and is configured to move the lens of that optical module relative to the display of that optical module based on the lens measurements.
A method, comprising: receiving surface data indicative of a measured surface geometry of a component (30,50); processing the surface data to provide model data indicative of a solid model of the component (30,50); processing the model data to determine a center of gravity distance of the component (30,50); characterized by further comprising the steps of determining a moment weight of the component (30,50) based on the center of gravity distance of the component (30,50) and a measured weight of the component (30,50); and communicating the moment weight with the component (30,50), wherein the component (30,50) is a rotor blade of a gas turbine engine having a rotational axis, and wherein the center of gravity distance is a distance between the rotational axis and a center of gravity point of the rotor blade. receiving surface data indicative of a measured surface geometry of a component (30,50); processing the surface data to provide model data indicative of a solid model of the component (30,50); processing the model data to determine a center of gravity distance of the component (30,50); characterized by further comprising the steps of determining a moment weight of the component (30,50) based on the center of gravity distance of the component (30,50) and a measured weight of the component (30,50); and communicating the moment weight with the component (30,50), wherein the component (30,50) is a rotor blade of a gas turbine engine having a rotational axis, and wherein the center of gravity distance is a distance between the rotational axis and a center of gravity point of the rotor blade.
A composite material containing a matrix and a fibrous reinforcement, in particular a textile embedded in said matrix, characterised in that said matrix comprises a poly(phospho-sialate) type geopolymer of the following empirical formula II: w SiO 2:Al 2 O 3: x P 2 O 5: y ZrO 2 wherein: w is equal to or greater than 1.00 and equal to or less than 3.00; x is equal to or greater than 0.20 and equal to or less than 2.00; y is equal to or greater than 0.02 and equal to or less than 0.30 and in that said matrix has a melting temperature which is greater than 700°C, in particular equal to or greater than 1200°C.
A polyaxial pedicle screw having a screwed shaft section for anchoring the pedicle screw in a vertebra, wherein a shaft head is configured at an axial end of the shaft section, said shaft head being pivotably and/or rotatingly coupled to a receiving sleeve for a longitudinal support, wherein the receiving sleeve comprises a fastening means for selective positional fastening of the receiving sleeve with respect to the shaft section, said fastening means at least consisting of an inlay mounted in the receiving sleeve and acting on the shaft head, and a locking element acting via the longitudinal support on the inlay and screwed directly into or onto the receiving sleeve, wherein the inlay is configured with inlay engagement elements, which are not covered or overlapped by the locking element, for the introduction of a provisional compressive force parallel to the locking element on the inlay, characterized in that the end face of the inlay is widened to a flange-like collar and formed into a concave trough.
A sensor arrangement configured to detect a motion of an object, comprising: - a processor; - a motion sensor configured to detect data about the motion of the object; - a vibration sensor configured to detect a vibration of the sensor arrangement, wherein - only if the vibration is lower than a threshold value, then an output signal of the sensor arrangement signaling the motion of the object is output, and - the vibration sensor is an accelerometer configured to detect an acceleration of the sensor arrangement, characterized in that: - the processor is configured to calculate a radar acceleration deduced from the motion of the object on the basis of a radar signal detected by the motion sensor; and - the processor is configured to calculate a difference between the acceleration detected by the accelerometer and the radar acceleration. - a processor; - a motion sensor configured to detect data about the motion of the object; - a vibration sensor configured to detect a vibration of the sensor arrangement, wherein - only if the vibration is lower than a threshold value, then an output signal of the sensor arrangement signaling the motion of the object is output, and - the vibration sensor is an accelerometer configured to detect an acceleration of the sensor arrangement, - the processor is configured to calculate a radar acceleration deduced from the motion of the object on the basis of a radar signal detected by the motion sensor; and - the processor is configured to calculate a difference between the acceleration detected by the accelerometer and the radar acceleration.
Apparatus for producing dispersions and solids by way of controlled precipitation, coprecipitation and self-organisation processes, including a microjet reactor and a spray-drier unit, wherein the microjet reactor is configured in such a way that, in the reactor chamber of the microjet reactor, a jet of solvent containing at least one target molecule and a jet of nonsolvent, which are conveyed by high-pressure pumps, exit from nozzles and collide at a collision point at an angle of 90° to 180°, wherein the microjet reactor has a gas inlet for introducing gas into the reactor chamber and an product outlet for discharging the products in a stream of gas, characterised in that the product outlet is followed immediately by the spray-drier unit, which is configured as a length of piping adjoining the product outlet of the microjet reactor and supplied from the side with one or more streams of air or inert gas, and that a feedback control system is provided to optimise and maintain the operating parameters for the spray-drier unit, the temperature of the stream of air or inert gas and/or the volumetric flow rate of the stream of air or inert gas being regulated via measurement of the temperature, as a controlled variable, at the end of the length of piping constituting the spray-drier unit.