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A drug delivery device comprising: a first module adapted for receiving a drug bolus to be delivered; a memory, the memory being adapted for storing a plurality of pre-programmed bolus delivery patterns, with each bolus delivery pattern defining the rate or rates at which the drug bolus is administered to the user; a dispensing unit adapted for delivering the received drug bolus to the user; a screen adapted for providing to a user a graphical representation (80,80',80",80"') of each of the plurality pre-programmed bolus delivery patterns in accordance with the received drug bolus to be delivered; and a second module adapted for receiving a user selection identifying the graphical representation (80,80',80",80'") of one of the plurality of pre-programmed bolus delivery patterns; the dispensing unit being configured to deliver the received drug bolus to the user at a drug delivery rate in accordance with the pre-programmed bolus delivery pattern of the graphical representation selected by the user; characterized in that: the plurality of pre-programmed bolus delivery patterns are adapted to meals containing different foods having more than one glycemic index; and at least one of the plurality of pre-programmed bolus delivery patterns is recommended to the user for selection based upon inputted parameters associated with the user which are in accordance with nutritional characteristics of a contemplated meal comprising different foods having more than one glycemic index, with the glycemic index of the different foods of the contemplated meal being entered one after the other. a first module adapted for receiving a drug bolus to be delivered; a memory, the memory being adapted for storing a plurality of pre-programmed bolus delivery patterns, with each bolus delivery pattern defining the rate or rates at which the drug bolus is administered to the user; a dispensing unit adapted for delivering the received drug bolus to the user; a screen adapted for providing to a user a graphical representation (80,80',80",80"') of each of the plurality pre-programmed bolus delivery patterns in accordance with the received drug bolus to be delivered; and a second module adapted for receiving a user selection identifying the graphical representation (80,80',80",80'") of one of the plurality of pre-programmed bolus delivery patterns; the dispensing unit being configured to deliver the received drug bolus to the user at a drug delivery rate in accordance with the pre-programmed bolus delivery pattern of the graphical representation selected by the user; characterized in that: the plurality of pre-programmed bolus delivery patterns are adapted to meals containing different foods having more than one glycemic index; and at least one of the plurality of pre-programmed bolus delivery patterns is recommended to the user for selection based upon inputted parameters associated with the user which are in accordance with nutritional characteristics of a contemplated meal comprising different foods having more than one glycemic index, with the glycemic index of the different foods of the contemplated meal being entered one after the other.
An injection molding apparatus comprising: a barrel; a nozzle enclosing an end of the barrel and defining a nozzle tip portion with an opening in fluid communication with an inside of the barrel; and an extrusion screw positioned at least partially inside the barrel and rotatable relative to the barrel, the extrusion screw including a screw tip configured to prevent formation of a cold slug in the opening of the nozzle; wherein relative axial movement between the barrel and the extrusion screw opens or closes the opening of the nozzle tip portion to permit or prevent, respectively, material flow through the opening of the nozzle tip portion; and wherein the screw tip comprises: a screw tip portion; a non-threaded cylindrical portion; and an angled transition portion connecting the screw tip portion to the non-threaded cylindrical portion; and wherein the screw tip portion is shaped to match the geometry of the opening of the nozzle tip portion; characterized in that the angled transition portion is shaped to match the geometry of an inner surface of a side wall of the nozzle tip portion such that the screw tip is configured to seal the opening in the nozzle tip portion. a barrel; a nozzle enclosing an end of the barrel and defining a nozzle tip portion with an opening in fluid communication with an inside of the barrel; and an extrusion screw positioned at least partially inside the barrel and rotatable relative to the barrel, the extrusion screw including a screw tip configured to prevent formation of a cold slug in the opening of the nozzle; wherein relative axial movement between the barrel and the extrusion screw opens or closes the opening of the nozzle tip portion to permit or prevent, respectively, material flow through the opening of the nozzle tip portion; and wherein the screw tip comprises: a screw tip portion; a non-threaded cylindrical portion; and an angled transition portion connecting the screw tip portion to the non-threaded cylindrical portion; and a screw tip portion; a non-threaded cylindrical portion; and an angled transition portion connecting the screw tip portion to the non-threaded cylindrical portion; and wherein the screw tip portion is shaped to match the geometry of the opening of the nozzle tip portion; characterized in that the angled transition portion is shaped to match the geometry of an inner surface of a side wall of the nozzle tip portion such that the screw tip is configured to seal the opening in the nozzle tip portion.
A method for producing a thermoresponsive microfiltration membrane or ultrafiltration membrane, by means of the following method steps: a) a filtration membrane is wetted or coated with a dopamine solution, b) the dopamine of the dopamine solution is polymerized in order to produce a polydopamine layer, and c) the polydopamine-coated filtration membrane is immersed into a coating solution with an end-functionalized poly( N -isopropylacrylamide), and the poly( N- isopropylacrylamide) is bound to the polydopamine layer. a) a filtration membrane is wetted or coated with a dopamine solution, b) the dopamine of the dopamine solution is polymerized in order to produce a polydopamine layer, and c) the polydopamine-coated filtration membrane is immersed into a coating solution with an end-functionalized poly( N -isopropylacrylamide), and the poly( N- isopropylacrylamide) is bound to the polydopamine layer.
A method for preparing a cellulose reactive functionalized polyvinylamide adduct using a continuous process comprising: continuously reacting a substantially aqueous reaction mixture of a vinylamide polymer and a cellulose reactive agent at a temperature of 1°C to 60 °C and a reaction pH set point of 8.5 to 12, for 1 minutes to 300 minutes, wherein: i) the temperature of incoming water is measured; ii) the pH of the reaction mixture is adjusted to maintain an approximately constant reaction rate based on the following equation: pH = − 0.0404 T + 10.961 where: pH = reaction pH set point T = reaction Temperature (°C); iii) between 10% and 90% of the cellulose reactive agent is consumed, and the molar ratio of the amide functionality on the vinylamide polymer to cellulose reactive agent is between 10 to 1 and 1 to 1; and iv) the concentration of the vinylamide polymer prior to and during formation of the adduct is 0.25-15% of the total reaction mixture, thereby forming the adduct. continuously reacting a substantially aqueous reaction mixture of a vinylamide polymer and a cellulose reactive agent at a temperature of 1°C to 60 °C and a reaction pH set point of 8.5 to 12, for 1 minutes to 300 minutes, wherein: i) the temperature of incoming water is measured; ii) the pH of the reaction mixture is adjusted to maintain an approximately constant reaction rate based on the following equation: pH = − 0.0404 T + 10.961 where: pH = reaction pH set point T = reaction Temperature (°C); iii) between 10% and 90% of the cellulose reactive agent is consumed, and the molar ratio of the amide functionality on the vinylamide polymer to cellulose reactive agent is between 10 to 1 and 1 to 1; and iv) the concentration of the vinylamide polymer prior to and during formation of the adduct is 0.25-15% of the total reaction mixture, thereby forming the adduct. i) the temperature of incoming water is measured; ii) the pH of the reaction mixture is adjusted to maintain an approximately constant reaction rate based on the following equation: pH = − 0.0404 T + 10.961 where: pH = reaction pH set point T = reaction Temperature (°C); where: pH = reaction pH set point T = reaction Temperature (°C); iii) between 10% and 90% of the cellulose reactive agent is consumed, and the molar ratio of the amide functionality on the vinylamide polymer to cellulose reactive agent is between 10 to 1 and 1 to 1; and iv) the concentration of the vinylamide polymer prior to and during formation of the adduct is 0.25-15% of the total reaction mixture, thereby forming the adduct.
A method of evaluating a resin, characterized in that the method comprises evaluating a deterioration degree of the resin based on a characteristic peak (B0, B1, B2) which is observed in thermal analysis of the resin by a temperature increase, wherein: the thermal analysis is thermogravimetry-mass spectrometry (TG-MS), the resin is a crosslinked vinylpyridine resin, the characteristic peak (B0, B1, B2) is other than a peak (C0, C1, C2) which is finally observed out of peaks representing depolymerization resulting from random scission of a main chain of the resin in the course of temperature increase in the thermal analysis, the characteristic peak (B0, B1, B2) has a characteristic that as the deterioration of the resin progresses, its peak top temperature shifts to lower temperatures in the thermal analysis, the peak (C0, C1, C2) which is finally observed does not have a characteristic that as the deterioration of the resin progresses, its peak top temperature shifts to lower temperatures in the thermal analysis, and the resin is evaluated based on a temperature difference between the characteristic peak (B0, B1, B2), and the peak (C0, C1, C2) which is finally observed. the thermal analysis is thermogravimetry-mass spectrometry (TG-MS), the resin is a crosslinked vinylpyridine resin, the characteristic peak (B0, B1, B2) is other than a peak (C0, C1, C2) which is finally observed out of peaks representing depolymerization resulting from random scission of a main chain of the resin in the course of temperature increase in the thermal analysis, the characteristic peak (B0, B1, B2) has a characteristic that as the deterioration of the resin progresses, its peak top temperature shifts to lower temperatures in the thermal analysis, the peak (C0, C1, C2) which is finally observed does not have a characteristic that as the deterioration of the resin progresses, its peak top temperature shifts to lower temperatures in the thermal analysis, and the resin is evaluated based on a temperature difference between the characteristic peak (B0, B1, B2), and the peak (C0, C1, C2) which is finally observed.
A method, comprising: receiving, by a device and from a base station, a polar encoded physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, payload; decoding, by the device, the polar encoded PDCCH payload using a successive cancellation list decoding algorithm to obtain candidate PDCCH payloads and to generate path metrics, PMs, wherein each PM of the PMs corresponds to one candidate PDCCH payload of the candidate PDCCH payloads; characterised by performing, by the device, a cyclic redundancy check on each of the candidate PDCCH payloads to determine, from the PMs, a passing PM; determining, by the device and based on the PMs, a confidence value associated with the passing PM; determining, by the device, whether the confidence value satisfies a threshold; discarding, by the device and based on determining that the confidence value does not satisfy the threshold, the passing PM; or outputting, by the device and based on determining that the confidence value does satisfy the threshold, a candidate PDCCH payload corresponding to the passing PM; and transmitting, by the device and based on the candidate PDCCH payload, data to the base station. receiving, by a device and from a base station, a polar encoded physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, payload; decoding, by the device, the polar encoded PDCCH payload using a successive cancellation list decoding algorithm to obtain candidate PDCCH payloads and to generate path metrics, PMs, wherein each PM of the PMs corresponds to one candidate PDCCH payload of the candidate PDCCH payloads; characterised by performing, by the device, a cyclic redundancy check on each of the candidate PDCCH payloads to determine, from the PMs, a passing PM; determining, by the device and based on the PMs, a confidence value associated with the passing PM; determining, by the device, whether the confidence value satisfies a threshold; discarding, by the device and based on determining that the confidence value does not satisfy the threshold, the passing PM; or outputting, by the device and based on determining that the confidence value does satisfy the threshold, a candidate PDCCH payload corresponding to the passing PM; and discarding, by the device and based on determining that the confidence value does not satisfy the threshold, the passing PM; or outputting, by the device and based on determining that the confidence value does satisfy the threshold, a candidate PDCCH payload corresponding to the passing PM; and transmitting, by the device and based on the candidate PDCCH payload, data to the base station.
A method of producing boron oxide by sulfatizing a sulfide-free ore and/or concentrate comprising (o) providing a sulfide-free ore and/or concentrate comprising sulfide-free borate mineral(s); (a) contacting the sulfide-free ore and/or concentrate with gaseous SO 3 for sulfatizing the sulfide-free borate mineral(s) thereby forming metal sulfate(s) and boron oxide. (o) providing a sulfide-free ore and/or concentrate comprising sulfide-free borate mineral(s); (a) contacting the sulfide-free ore and/or concentrate with gaseous SO 3 for sulfatizing the sulfide-free borate mineral(s) thereby forming metal sulfate(s) and boron oxide.
Inert mixture comprising: - at least one polyol selected from the group consisting of: glycerol, erythritol, mannitol, pentaerythritol, xylitol, dulcitol, sorbitol, ribitol, maltitol, and inositol; - at least one inorganic salt soluble in said polyol, said inorganic salt being of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of: lithium, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, strontium, barium, titanium, vanadium, chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, and aluminum and of at least one anion selected from the group consisting of: a halide, a silicate, and a sulfate; and - at least one nucleating agent selected from the group consisting of carbon powder, metal powder, and silicon carbide; wherein: - the molar ratio of the at least one polyol to the at least one inorganic salt is in the range from 99:1 to 50:50; and - the at least one nucleating agent is present in the form of particles having a size in the range from 1 to 50 microns, measured by the laser diffractometry method according to the ISO standard 13320:2009. - at least one polyol selected from the group consisting of: glycerol, erythritol, mannitol, pentaerythritol, xylitol, dulcitol, sorbitol, ribitol, maltitol, and inositol; - at least one inorganic salt soluble in said polyol, said inorganic salt being of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of: lithium, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, strontium, barium, titanium, vanadium, chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, and aluminum and of at least one anion selected from the group consisting of: a halide, a silicate, and a sulfate; and - at least one nucleating agent selected from the group consisting of carbon powder, metal powder, and silicon carbide; - the molar ratio of the at least one polyol to the at least one inorganic salt is in the range from 99:1 to 50:50; and - the at least one nucleating agent is present in the form of particles having a size in the range from 1 to 50 microns, measured by the laser diffractometry method according to the ISO standard 13320:2009.
A motor control and regulating device, in particular for an electronically driven skateboard or longboard, characterized in that it has a sensor system configured for detection of forces acting sideways on the skateboard or longboard relative to a travel direction, a sensor system configured for control of rpm of the electric motor, a sensor system configured for measurement of rpm and direction of rotation of non-driven rollers of the skateboard or longboard, a sensor configured for detection of a turning angle of the skateboard or longboard relative to the travel direction, and an electronic data processor with an integrated controller, which controls the rpm and direction of rotation of the electric motor by processing signals received by the sensor systems.
A method of using a Charged Particle Microscope, comprising: - A specimen holder, for holding a specimen; - A source, for producing an irradiating beam of charged particles; - An illuminator, for directing said beam so as to irradiate the specimen; - A detector, for detecting a flux of emergent radiation emanating from the specimen in response to said irradiation, which method comprises: - Irradiating said specimen with a train of pulses, and using said detector to perform positionally resolved detection of the attendant emergent radiation, characterized by the following steps: - In said illuminator, providing an aperture plate comprising an array of apertures; - Providing a deflecting device comprising a resonant RF cavity through which the beam passes and using said deflecting device to scan said beam across said array, thereby alternatingly interrupting and transmitting the beam so as to produce said train of beam pulses. - A specimen holder, for holding a specimen; - A source, for producing an irradiating beam of charged particles; - An illuminator, for directing said beam so as to irradiate the specimen; - A detector, for detecting a flux of emergent radiation emanating from the specimen in response to said irradiation, - Irradiating said specimen with a train of pulses, and using said detector to perform positionally resolved detection of the attendant emergent radiation, - In said illuminator, providing an aperture plate comprising an array of apertures; - Providing a deflecting device comprising a resonant RF cavity through which the beam passes and using said deflecting device to scan said beam across said array, thereby alternatingly interrupting and transmitting the beam so as to produce said train of beam pulses.
A loudspeaker (30,130, 230) having a frame (34. 134, 234) and comprising: a suspension system secured to the frame; a voice coil (66, 166, 266) disposed within the frame and suspended by at least the suspension system; a contactor (50, 150, 250) movable by the voice coil; a front contact receiver (54, 154, 254) that is not continuously engaged with the contactor or the voice coil, the front contact receiver being configured to limit frontward movement of the contactor and the voice coil, and a rear contact receiver that is not continuously engaged with the contactor or the voice coil, the rear contact receiver being configured to limit rearward movement of the contactor and the voice coil, wherein the contactor is a rear contactor secured to the voice coil, and the loudspeaker includes a separate dome-shaped front contactor, wherein the dome-shaped front contactor is configured to contact the front contact receiver and the rear contactor is configured to contact the rear contact receiver to limit displacement of the rear contactor and the voice coil. a suspension system secured to the frame; a voice coil (66, 166, 266) disposed within the frame and suspended by at least the suspension system; a contactor (50, 150, 250) movable by the voice coil; a front contact receiver (54, 154, 254) that is not continuously engaged with the contactor or the voice coil, the front contact receiver being configured to limit frontward movement of the contactor and the voice coil, and a rear contact receiver that is not continuously engaged with the contactor or the voice coil, the rear contact receiver being configured to limit rearward movement of the contactor and the voice coil, wherein the contactor is a rear contactor secured to the voice coil, and the loudspeaker includes a separate dome-shaped front contactor, wherein the dome-shaped front contactor is configured to contact the front contact receiver and the rear contactor is configured to contact the rear contact receiver to limit displacement of the rear contactor and the voice coil.
Method for determining the angular position of a rotor of a motor, wherein at least one magnet is indirectly or directly connected to a motor axle, wherein at least one magnetically sensitive storage device with a number of storage cells is arranged such that at least some of the storage cells are magnetised by the magnet, wherein the storage cells are read out and wherein the angular position is determined from a geometric position of the magnetised cells.
A method for manufacturing an optical waveguide, comprising: a first step of inserting an acicular section at the tip of a discharge unit into an uncured cladding; a second step of moving the acicular section within the uncured cladding while discharging an uncured material from the acicular section, to thereby form an uncured core (11A, 12A, 13A, 14A) surrounded by the uncured cladding; a third step of removing the acicular section from the uncured cladding; and a fourth step of curing the uncured cladding and the uncured core (11A, 12A, 13A, 14A), wherein: the ratio of the viscosity of the material for forming the uncured core (11A, 12A, 13A, 14A) to the viscosity of the uncured cladding is 1.5 to 6 at the temperature in the second step and wherein the moving speed of the acicular section is 5 to 30 mm/s; and/or the discharge pressure of the acicular section is 10 to 1,000 kPa. a first step of inserting an acicular section at the tip of a discharge unit into an uncured cladding; a second step of moving the acicular section within the uncured cladding while discharging an uncured material from the acicular section, to thereby form an uncured core (11A, 12A, 13A, 14A) surrounded by the uncured cladding; a third step of removing the acicular section from the uncured cladding; and a fourth step of curing the uncured cladding and the uncured core (11A, 12A, 13A, 14A), wherein: the ratio of the viscosity of the material for forming the uncured core (11A, 12A, 13A, 14A) to the viscosity of the uncured cladding is 1.5 to 6 at the temperature in the second step and wherein the moving speed of the acicular section is 5 to 30 mm/s; and/or the discharge pressure of the acicular section is 10 to 1,000 kPa. the ratio of the viscosity of the material for forming the uncured core (11A, 12A, 13A, 14A) to the viscosity of the uncured cladding is 1.5 to 6 at the temperature in the second step and wherein the moving speed of the acicular section is 5 to 30 mm/s; and/or the discharge pressure of the acicular section is 10 to 1,000 kPa.