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A shoe for use in a resistance exercise system for sports enhancement of the type in which one or more elastic resistance bands are attached between a user's torso and one or more limbs or extremities, whereby the shoe is adapted to be worn by the user comprising a shoe body having forward and rearward portions, and further including: an outsole; a shoe upper attached to the outsole along a junction; a first strap secured within the shoe and extending over said forward portion at least between two first strap locations on said junction on opposite sides of said shoe upper, said strap having slack so as to be loosely spaced above said shoe upper; a first connection ring member disposed about and freely movable along said first strap, said ring and strap being configured and constructed to be connected at said ring to an elastic resistance band and such that, when the ring is pulled by a force applied thereto through an elastic resistance band, the ring is free to both traverse the strap and pull it in the direction of the force, wherein said slack is sufficient to permit the ring to be so pulled transversely outwardly of the shoe beyond said junction. an outsole; a shoe upper attached to the outsole along a junction; a first strap secured within the shoe and extending over said forward portion at least between two first strap locations on said junction on opposite sides of said shoe upper, said strap having slack so as to be loosely spaced above said shoe upper; a first connection ring member disposed about and freely movable along said first strap, said ring and strap being configured and constructed to be connected at said ring to an elastic resistance band and such that, when the ring is pulled by a force applied thereto through an elastic resistance band, the ring is free to both traverse the strap and pull it in the direction of the force, wherein said slack is sufficient to permit the ring to be so pulled transversely outwardly of the shoe beyond said junction.
A vehicle system, comprising: a first vehicle bus, wherein the first vehicle bus includes one or more electronic control units, ECUs, configured to operate, wherein the one or more ECUs are configured to communicate with a remote server; a second vehicle bus, wherein the second vehicle bus is configured to communicate to the one or more ECUs, wherein the second vehicle bus includes one or more vehicle driving ECUs configured to operate vehicle driving functionality; a gateway controller configured to control communication between the first vehicle bus and the second vehicle bus; and a honeypot configured to emulate vehicle data, wherein the honeypot is further configured to monitor activity from a remote attacker, characterized in that the honeypot is configured to emulate the gateway controller, wherein the second vehicle bus and the one or more vehicle driving ECUs are not connected to the remote server. a first vehicle bus, wherein the first vehicle bus includes one or more electronic control units, ECUs, configured to operate, wherein the one or more ECUs are configured to communicate with a remote server; a second vehicle bus, wherein the second vehicle bus is configured to communicate to the one or more ECUs, wherein the second vehicle bus includes one or more vehicle driving ECUs configured to operate vehicle driving functionality; a gateway controller configured to control communication between the first vehicle bus and the second vehicle bus; and a honeypot configured to emulate vehicle data, wherein the honeypot is further configured to monitor activity from a remote attacker, characterized in that the honeypot is configured to emulate the gateway controller, wherein the second vehicle bus and the one or more vehicle driving ECUs are not connected to the remote server.
A hybrid network (400A; 400B; 400C) for use in a full duplex communication system, wherein the hybrid network (400A; 400B; 400C) comprises: a first circuit coupled between an output of a communication channel and a shared output of a transmitter and the communication channel; a second circuit coupled between a first output of the transmitter and the shared output of the transmitter; a third circuit coupled between the shared output of the transmitter and an inverting input of an inverting programmable gain amplifier; a fourth circuit coupled between the inverting input of the amplifier and a second output of the transmitter; and a fifth circuit coupled between an output of the inverting programmable gain amplifier and the inverting input of the inverting programmable gain amplifier, wherein the output of the inverting programmable gain amplifier is coupled to an input of a receiver, wherein the inverting programmable gain amplifier comprises a feedback configuration, such that the inverting input of the inverting programmable gain amplifier is a virtual ground. a first circuit coupled between an output of a communication channel and a shared output of a transmitter and the communication channel; a second circuit coupled between a first output of the transmitter and the shared output of the transmitter; a third circuit coupled between the shared output of the transmitter and an inverting input of an inverting programmable gain amplifier; a fourth circuit coupled between the inverting input of the amplifier and a second output of the transmitter; and
A packaging film, comprising: one or more layers (12; 14; 16), wherein one or more of the layers includes at least one of an anti-fog additive and an infrared blocking and/or absorbing or reflecting additive, wherein the one or more layers (12; 14; 16) are arranged in a tube-like form with one or more side gussets, and wherein the film is provided in roll form, characterized in that the film comprising at least one stretchable polymer with a prestretch capability of greater than 50% selected from metallocene linear low-density polyethylene ("mLLDPE"), ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer ("EVA") and ethylene-propylene copolymer, and that the film further comprising an anti-fog additive and an infrared blocking and/or absorbing or reflecting additive, wherein the anti-fog additive is a sorbitan ester, glycerol ester, fatty acid ester, polyglycerol ester, polyfluroethylene, or combinations of two or more thereof and the infrared blocking and/or absorbing or reflecting additive is one of, or a combination of two or more of, carbon black, titanium oxide white, silver metal flake, phthalocyanine, and cobalt aluminate spinel. one or more layers (12; 14; 16), wherein one or more of the layers includes at least one of an anti-fog additive and an infrared blocking and/or absorbing or reflecting additive, wherein the one or more layers (12; 14; 16) are arranged in a tube-like form with one or more side gussets, and wherein the film is provided in roll form, characterized in that the film comprising at least one stretchable polymer with a prestretch capability of greater than 50% selected from metallocene linear low-density polyethylene ("mLLDPE"), ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer ("EVA") and ethylene-propylene copolymer, and that the film further comprising an anti-fog additive and an infrared blocking and/or absorbing or reflecting additive, wherein the anti-fog additive is a sorbitan ester, glycerol ester, fatty acid ester, polyglycerol ester, polyfluroethylene, or combinations of two or more thereof and the infrared blocking and/or absorbing or reflecting additive is one of, or a combination of two or more of, carbon black, titanium oxide white, silver metal flake, phthalocyanine, and cobalt aluminate spinel.
A liquid crystal device, comprising: a liquid crystal layer comprising an alignable polymer network and a liquid crystal compound orientationally ordered according to one direction in the polymer network; and first and second polarizing layers which are disposed on both sides of the liquid crystal layer, and of which light absorption axes form an angle within the range from 80 degrees to 100 degrees or from -10 degrees to 10 degrees, wherein an initial ordering direction of the liquid crystal compound forms an angle within the range from 40 degrees to 50 degrees with the light absorption axis of the polarizing layer, wherein the initial ordering direction is an optical axis of the liquid crystal layer formed by the liquid crystal compound in a state where the external action is not present, wherein the ordering direction of the liquid crystal compound is switchable by an external action, wherein the liquid crystal device is configured to be interchangeable between a light transmission mode and a light blocking mode according to the change of the ordering direction and wherein both of hazes in the light transmission mode and the light blocking mode are 10% or less, wherein the haze is evaluated using a hazemeter (NDH5000SP) in accordance with a method in which light is transmitted through a measuring target, and incident into an integrating sphere, light is separated into diffusion light and parallel light by the measuring target and these lights are reflected in the integrating sphere and then collected in a light receiving device, wherein haze is measured through the collected light, wherein total transmission light obtained this way is a sum (DT+PT) and the haze is defined as a percentage (Haze (%) = 100 x DT/TT) of the diffusion light to the total transmission light. a liquid crystal layer comprising an alignable polymer network and a liquid crystal compound orientationally ordered according to one direction in the polymer network; and first and second polarizing layers which are disposed on both sides of the liquid crystal layer, and of which light absorption axes form an angle within the range from 80 degrees to 100 degrees or from -10 degrees to 10 degrees,
A method of retrieving fetal cells from an endocervical sample comprising the steps of: removing mucus from the endocervical sample, thereby disassociating fetal cells and maternal cells in the endocervical sample; and isolating disassociated fetal cells from maternal cells in the endocervical sample using immunomagnetic labeling of the fetal cells in suspension. removing mucus from the endocervical sample, thereby disassociating fetal cells and maternal cells in the endocervical sample; and isolating disassociated fetal cells from maternal cells in the endocervical sample using immunomagnetic labeling of the fetal cells in suspension.
An antibody or antibody fragment that binds NKG2D and is capable of impairing the expansion of NKG2D+ T cells or NK cells without depleting such cells, for use in treating an autoimmune disease or an inflammatory disorder associated with NKG2D-mediated activation, wherein the autoimmune disease is not type 1 diabetes.
An aluminum AA6xxx alloy intermediate metal product, comprising: a primary phase of solid aluminum formed by cooling liquid metal in a continuous casting device at a strip thickness of 7 mm - 50 mm; and a secondary phase including an alloying element, wherein the secondary phase is spheroidized by hot or warm working the primary phase and secondary phase at a reduction of section of approximately 30% to 80% and, wherein the secondary phase is further spheroidized by sustaining a peak metal temperature in the primary phase and the secondary phase that is approximately 15 °C - 45 °C below a solidus temperature of the metal product, wherein the peak metal temperature is sustained for a duration of approximately 1-3 minutes prior to the hot or warm working. a primary phase of solid aluminum formed by cooling liquid metal in a continuous casting device at a strip thickness of 7 mm - 50 mm; and a secondary phase including an alloying element, wherein the secondary phase is spheroidized by hot or warm working the primary phase and secondary phase at a reduction of section of approximately 30% to 80% and, wherein the secondary phase is further spheroidized by sustaining a peak metal temperature in the primary phase and the secondary phase that is approximately 15 °C - 45 °C below a solidus temperature of the metal product, wherein the peak metal temperature is sustained for a duration of approximately 1-3 minutes prior to the hot or warm working.
A nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: a) a nucleic acid sequence comprising a sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9; b) a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 2, 4, 6, 8 or 10; c) a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide being at least 95% identical to the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2, 4, 6, 8 or 10, wherein said nucleic acid sequence encodes a polypeptide having dehydratase activity; d) a nucleic acid sequence which is at least 95% identical over its entire sequence to the nucleic acid sequence of a) or b), wherein said nucleic acid sequence encodes a polypeptide having dehydratase activity. a) a nucleic acid sequence comprising a sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9; b) a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 2, 4, 6, 8 or 10; c) a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide being at least 95% identical to the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2, 4, 6, 8 or 10, wherein said nucleic acid sequence encodes a polypeptide having dehydratase activity; d) a nucleic acid sequence which is at least 95% identical over its entire sequence to the nucleic acid sequence of a) or b), wherein said nucleic acid sequence encodes a polypeptide having dehydratase activity.
An apparatus for automatically performing chemical, biochemical or biological analyses in microtitre plates which comprises at least - subsystems for performing different operations on microtitre plates selected from the group comprising agitation, thermal incubation and optical reading for the detection of optical characteristics; - a transporting subsystem for the automated movement of microtitre plates in three directions X, Y and Z in order to transport plates from one subsystem to another subsystem within the apparatus and for the movement of means for liquid handling in the three directions X, Y and Z; characterized in that - the means for liquid handling, comprising at least two movably designed liquid handling probes being able to carry out several liquid handling operations at the same time, wherein said means for liquid handling are integrated in the transporting subsystem; - an insertion/removal subsystem comprising at least one drawer for inserting, removing and storing microtitre plates and other equipment for sampling and dilution operations, wherein said insertion/removal subsystem is mechanically operated by means of the transporting subsystem and free from any electrical components implemented in that subsystem. - subsystems for performing different operations on microtitre plates selected from the group comprising agitation, thermal incubation and optical reading for the detection of optical characteristics; - a transporting subsystem for the automated movement of microtitre plates in three directions X, Y and Z in order to transport plates from one subsystem to another subsystem within the apparatus and for the movement of means for liquid handling in the three directions X, Y and Z; characterized in that - the means for liquid handling, comprising at least two movably designed liquid handling probes being able to carry out several liquid handling operations at the same time, wherein said means for liquid handling are integrated in the transporting subsystem; - an insertion/removal subsystem comprising at least one drawer for inserting, removing and storing microtitre plates and other equipment for sampling and dilution operations, wherein said insertion/removal subsystem is mechanically operated by means of the transporting subsystem and free from any electrical components implemented in that subsystem.
A foodstuff grinding attachment for grinding meat, for connection to a rotary drive outlet (102, 152) presented by a host device (100, 150); the attachment comprising a main body part having a generally tubular hollowed portion for attachment to the host device (100, 150); a rotatable scroll-type extruding tool having a cutting blade and being capable of rotating within a cavity formed in said tubular portion of the main body part and provided with means to couple with said rotary drive outlet (102, 152) when the main body part is attached to the host device (100, 150); means permitting foodstuff to be introduced into the cavity of said tubular body portion and into engagement with the extruding tool for grinding and transport towards an outlet port of the attachment; wherein said main body part comprises first and second separable components configured to be secured together for operation of the attachment and wherein said components are adapted to be separable from one another to provide access to said cavity for cleaning; characterized in that the first and second components (330, 340) are configured to be slidable relative to one another in a direction substantially parallel to the axis about which said extruding tool rotates; said slidable movement of said components being made in one direction for securing them together and in the opposite direction to separate them.
Cooktop having a cooktop plate and having a plurality of heating devices (4, 104, 204) which are arranged adjacent to each other underneath the cooktop plate and cover more than half of the surface area of the cooktop plate, wherein an operator control device is provided on the cooktop and underneath the cooktop plate having displays and a plurality of identical operator control elements (11, 111, 211), wherein the operator control device has an operator control surface with the displays and operator control elements (11, 111, 211) being disposed underneath, characterized in that each of the identical operator control elements (11, 111, 211) has an operator control element housing including a light channel which is laterally surrounded by opaque material, wherein on top of the operator control element housing is provided a narrow elongate capacitive sensor element, extending at least along two or three sides and resting on a bottom side of the operator control surface, wherein an arrangement of the identical operator control elements (11, 111, 211) in the operator control device corresponds to an arrangement of the heating devices (4, 104, 204) underneath the cooktop plate.
An electro-active lens comprising: a first substrate; a second substrate; a liquid crystal material disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a surface relief structure formed in the first substrate opposite the second substrate, the surface relief structure defining a Fresnel lens having a plurality of concentric rings (206a-f) and at least one prism structure (201a-e) disposed between a pair of concentric rings in the plurality of concentric rings (206a-f), wherein the Fresnel lens and the at least one prism structure (201a-e) are defined so as to each focus light of a particular wavelength to the same focal point wherein the mth ring in the plurality of concentric rings (206a-f) has an inner radius greater than: r m = 2 mfλ 0, where m is an integer greater than 1, f is the focal length of the Fresnel lens, and λ 0 is a design wavelength of the electro-active lens. a first substrate; a second substrate; a liquid crystal material disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a surface relief structure formed in the first substrate opposite the second substrate, the surface relief structure defining a Fresnel lens having a plurality of concentric rings (206a-f) and at least one prism structure (201a-e) disposed between a pair of concentric rings in the plurality of concentric rings (206a-f), wherein the Fresnel lens and the at least one prism structure (201a-e) are defined so as to each focus light of a particular wavelength to the same focal point wherein the mth ring in the plurality of concentric rings (206a-f) has an inner radius greater than: r m = 2 mfλ 0, where m is an integer greater than 1, f is the focal length of the Fresnel lens, and λ 0 is a design wavelength of the electro-active lens.
A lens having an optical axis and a light source recess for disposing a light source, the lens further comprising: two light emitting surfaces only; a first light emitting surface facing to the light source recess; and a second light emitting surface intersecting with the first light emitting surface and being on same side of the light source recess with the first light emitting surface, an intersecting line formed between the first light emitting surface and the second light emitting surface, and spaced with the optical axis, a profile of section of the first and second light emitting surfaces, which is taken along the optical axis and perpendicular to the intersecting line, having at least one tangent line which has an acute angle with the optical axis along the emitting orientation of the light emitted from the first and second light emitting surfaces. two light emitting surfaces only; a first light emitting surface facing to the light source recess; and a second light emitting surface intersecting with the first light emitting surface and being on same side of the light source recess with the first light emitting surface, an intersecting line formed between the first light emitting surface and the second light emitting surface, and spaced with the optical axis, a profile of section of the first and second light emitting surfaces, which is taken along the optical axis and perpendicular to the intersecting line, having at least one tangent line which has an acute angle with the optical axis along the emitting orientation of the light emitted from the first and second light emitting surfaces.
A patient interface structure for delivery of a supply of air at positive pressure to the entrance of a patient's airways for treatment of sleep disordered breathing, comprising: a base; a seal-forming structure, wherein the base comprises a top portion and a lower portion defining a plenum, the seal-forming structure being arranged on the top portion of the base to form a seal on an underside of a patient's nose in use; and wherein the patient interface structure is adapted: for connection of a seal positioning and stabilizing structure to the top portion of the base adjacent said seal-forming structure and for connection of at least one of an air delivery tube, a swivel elbow or a frame to the lower portion of the base, characterized in that the base is flexible, configured to conform to wrap around the underside of the nose of the patient in use when under tension and assists decoupling the seal-forming structure from a tube drag force. a base; a seal-forming structure, wherein the base comprises a top portion and a lower portion defining a plenum, the seal-forming structure being arranged on the top portion of the base to form a seal on an underside of a patient's nose in use; and wherein the patient interface structure is adapted: for connection of a seal positioning and stabilizing structure to the top portion of the base adjacent said seal-forming structure and for connection of at least one of an air delivery tube, a swivel elbow or a frame to the lower portion of the base, characterized in that the base is flexible, configured to conform to wrap around the underside of the nose of the patient in use when under tension and assists decoupling the seal-forming structure from a tube drag force. for connection of a seal positioning and stabilizing structure to the top portion of the base adjacent said seal-forming structure and for connection of at least one of an air delivery tube, a swivel elbow or a frame to the lower portion of the base, characterized in that the base is flexible, configured to conform to wrap around the underside of the nose of the patient in use when under tension and assists decoupling the seal-forming structure from a tube drag force.