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A thermal block assembly for use in a biological analysis system comprising: a heating and cooling element; a sample block having an upper surface with one or more cavities configured to accommodate a sample holder, the sample block including a lower surface configured to be thermally coupled to the heating and cooling element, the lower surface including one or more slots; one or more temperature sensors configured to extend through the one or more slots of the lower surface of the sample block; and one or more thermal pads between the one or more temperature sensors and heating and cooling element, wherein the one or more thermal pads are made of a material that has a lower thermal conductivity than the sample block.
A device for forming a three dimensional shape to elongated material, the device comprising a body (2, 4) defining a central cavity (11, 13) inside the body (2, 4), the central cavity (11, 13) having an inner wall, and a material track (3, 5) along which the elongated material is guided in the device, the material track (3, 5) being provided to the inner wall of the central cavity (11, 13) and comprising an opening extending along the material track (3, 5) and open to the central cavity (13, 15), and a shutter element (8, 33, 34) arranged to prevent the elongated material escaping from the material track (3, 5) to the central cavity (13, 15) via the opening, characterized in that the shutter element comprises a movable shutter wall, or alternatively a tube or a straw through which the elongated material is guided, which is introduced into the material track together with or separately from the elongated material for blocking at least a part of the opening during guiding the elongated material along the material track (3, 5), wherein the movable shutter wall is provided to move in a wall groove provided to the body (2, 4) and in connection of the material track (3, 5), the wall groove extending along the material track (3, 5), and the tube or the straw (33, 34) is made to be removed from the material track (3, 5) or to tear or rupture along the length of it such that the elongated material may enter the central cavity (11, 13).
An antibody binding to human colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor (CSF-1R), characterized in that the antibody binds to human CSF-1R Extracellular Domain of SEQ ID NO: 64, and does not bind to human CSF-1R fragment delD4 of SEQ ID NO: 65.
A process for fermentation of syngas, the process comprising: introducing the syngas into a reactor vessel through a gas sparger, the gas sparger located below a liquid level in the reactor vessel, wherein the gas sparger includes holes having a diameter of 10 mm or less, the syngas being introduced such that the syngas pressure drop across the sparger is 3.4 to 17.2 kPa (0.5 to 2.5 psi) and at a flow rate effective for maintaining a pressure inside of the reactor vessel of at least 6.9 kPag (1 psig), wherein the syngas has a CO/CO 2 molar ratio of at least 0.75; and providing an agitation energy input to the reactor vessel of 0.01 to 12 kWatts/m 3 medium, wherein the process is effective for providing a volumetric CO mass transfer coefficient of 100 to 1500 per hour and a STY of at least 10 g ethanol/(L·day). introducing the syngas into a reactor vessel through a gas sparger, the gas sparger located below a liquid level in the reactor vessel, wherein the gas sparger includes holes having a diameter of 10 mm or less, the syngas being introduced such that the syngas pressure drop across the sparger is 3.4 to 17.2 kPa (0.5 to 2.5 psi) and at a flow rate effective for maintaining a pressure inside of the reactor vessel of at least 6.9 kPag (1 psig), wherein the syngas has a CO/CO 2 molar ratio of at least 0.75; and providing an agitation energy input to the reactor vessel of 0.01 to 12 kWatts/m 3 medium, wherein the process is effective for providing a volumetric CO mass transfer coefficient of 100 to 1500 per hour and a STY of at least 10 g ethanol/(L·day).
A method for manufacturing or repairing a part comprising building a fixture for retaining the part using an additive manufacturing apparatus, wherein material is consolidated using an energy beam, the fixture built on a build plate retained in a set position within the additive manufacturing apparatus, after building the fixture, removing the build plate with fixture attached from the additive manufacturing apparatus, mounting the part to the fixture, carrying out a process on the part and/or the fixture with the part mounted in the fixture after removal of the build plate from the additive manufacturing apparatus, and re-mounting the build plate, with fixture and part attached, in the set position within the additive manufacturing apparatus to consolidate material onto the part and causing the additive manufacturing apparatus to consolidate material onto the part when the build plate, with the fixture and part attached thereto, is retained in the set position, wherein the build plate comprises mounting formations (110a, 110b, 110c) complementary to mounting formations (109a, 109b, 109c) located in a build chamber of the additive manufacturing apparatus to form a kinematic mount enabling mounting of the build plate in a repeatable position within the build chamber, wherein mounting and re-mounting of the build plate in the set position comprises engaging the complementary mounting formations (110a, 110b, 110c, 109a, 109b, 109c).
A polycarbonate resin comprising a structure represented by the following formula in the molecule: (In the formula, X has a structure represented by any one of the following formulae to. In the formulae to, each of R 1 to R 4 independently represents an organic group having a carbon number of 1 to 30. The organic group may have an arbitrary substituent, and any two or more members of R 1 to R 4 may combine with each other to form a ring).
Composition comprising: (a) at least one carotenoid, wherein the carotenoid is lutein, and (b) at least one vitamin K or vitamin K derivative selected from the group consisting of vitamin K1, vitamin K2 and vitamin K3, for use in a method of treatment and/or prophylaxis of conditions or diseases which are associated with a reduction in the amount of collagen or with a pathological degradation of collagen. (a) at least one carotenoid, wherein the carotenoid is lutein, and (b) at least one vitamin K or vitamin K derivative selected from the group consisting of vitamin K1, vitamin K2 and vitamin K3,
A method comprising: detecting, by a first computing device, a second computing device when the second computing device is in physical proximity to the first computing device; establishing a secure wireless connection between the first and second computing devices (100, 130) while the first and second computing devices (100, 130) remain in physical proximity to each other; for each file stored on the second computing device, determining, by the first computing device, whether the file or a corresponding file stored on the first computing device is the later version; and for each file stored on the second computing device, updating, by the first computing device, one of the file and the corresponding file stored on the first computing device to the later version, characterised by determining, by the first computing device, whether a recently accessed file stored on the first computing device is stored on the second computing device, wherein the recently accessed file is one of the most recently accessed files on the first computing device; determining whether the second computing device has sufficient storage space to accommodate the recently accessed file; if the second computing device does not have the sufficient storage space, deleting least recently used files from the second computing device in order to accommodate the recently accessed file; and copying, by the first computing device, the recently accessed file to the second computing device if the file is not stored on the second computing device upon determining the second computing device has the sufficient storage space. detecting, by a first computing device, a second computing device when the second computing device is in physical proximity to the first computing device; establishing a secure wireless connection between the first and second computing devices (100, 130) while the first and second computing devices (100, 130) remain in physical proximity to each other; for each file stored on the second computing device, determining, by the first computing device, whether the file or a corresponding file stored on the first computing device is the later version; and for each file stored on the second computing device, updating, by the first computing device, one of the file and the corresponding file stored on the first computing device to the later version, characterised by determining, by the first computing device, whether a recently accessed file stored on the first computing device is stored on the second computing device, wherein the recently accessed file is one of the most recently accessed files on the first computing device; determining whether the second computing device has sufficient storage space to accommodate the recently accessed file; if the second computing device does not have the sufficient storage space, deleting least recently used files from the second computing device in order to accommodate the recently accessed file; and copying, by the first computing device, the recently accessed file to the second computing device if the file is not stored on the second computing device upon determining the second computing device has the sufficient storage space.
A cylinder block of an internal combustion engine, the cylinder block comprising a cylinder bore wall (14, 52) capable of holding a piston such that the piston reciprocates, wherein: at least one part of the cylinder bore wall (14, 52) in a cylinder axial direction includes a plurality of layers that are different from one another in density, and the plurality of layers include a first layer (20a, 30a, 40a, 56a, 60a) and a second layer (20b, 30b, 30c, 40b, 40c, 56b, 56c, 60b), the first layer (20a, 30a, 40a, 56a, 60a) is located closer to a cylinder head in the cylinder axial direction, and the second layer (20b, 30b, 30c, 40b, 40c, 56b, 56c, 60b) is located farther from the cylinder head and has a lower density than the first layer (20a, 30a, 40a, 56a, 60a); and further wherein: the cylinder block has a water jacket through which engine coolant flows, the cylinder bore wall includes a cylinder liner and a main wall, the main wall is located on an outer circumferential side of the cylinder liner and on an inner side of the water jacket in a cylinder radial direction, and characterized in that the at least one part of the cylinder bore wall is at least one part of the main wall in the cylinder axial direction. at least one part of the cylinder bore wall (14, 52) in a cylinder axial direction includes a plurality of layers that are different from one another in density, and the plurality of layers include a first layer (20a, 30a, 40a, 56a, 60a) and a second layer (20b, 30b, 30c, 40b, 40c, 56b, 56c, 60b), the first layer (20a, 30a, 40a, 56a, 60a) is located closer to a cylinder head in the cylinder axial direction, and the second layer (20b, 30b, 30c, 40b, 40c, 56b, 56c, 60b) is located farther from the cylinder head and has a lower density than the first layer (20a, 30a, 40a, 56a, 60a); and further wherein: the cylinder block has a water jacket through which engine coolant flows, the cylinder bore wall includes a cylinder liner and a main wall, the main wall is located on an outer circumferential side of the cylinder liner and on an inner side of the water jacket in a cylinder radial direction, and characterized in that the at least one part of the cylinder bore wall is at least one part of the main wall in the cylinder axial direction.
A method for the automated processing of workpiece surfaces by, for example, polishing, grinding or painting, in which at least one tool with an end effector, which is designed for the respective surface processing, is moved relative to a respective surface to be processed, wherein before, during and after processing in a processing region before, next to and after carrying out the respective processing in the direction of feed movement of the end effector, spatially resolved measurement signals, which represent the processing result currently achieved, are recorded and fed to an electronic evaluation and control unit using at least one sensor, which electronic evaluation and control unit is present on the respective end effector, wherein the electronic evaluation and control unit carries out a target/actual value comparison to determine whether a predetermined work result has been achieved or not, wherein the result of the target/actual value comparison causes the processing of the respective surface to terminate or parameters with which the respective tool is operated to be adjusted accordingly and the respective surface processing is repeated in the respective surface region with changed parameters or these parameters are adjusted during a further feed movement. before, during and after processing in a processing region before, next to and after carrying out the respective processing in the direction of feed movement of the end effector, spatially resolved measurement signals, which represent the processing result currently achieved, are recorded and fed to an electronic evaluation and control unit using at least one sensor, which electronic evaluation and control unit is present on the respective end effector, wherein the electronic evaluation and control unit carries out a target/actual value comparison to determine whether a predetermined work result has been achieved or not, wherein the result of the target/actual value comparison causes the processing of the respective surface to terminate or parameters with which the respective tool is operated to be adjusted accordingly and the respective surface processing is repeated in the respective surface region with changed parameters or these parameters are adjusted during a further feed movement.
Three-dimensional measurement method, comprising the steps of: acquiring, a stereo image of an object taken by first and second cameras; extracting, edges of said object from the acquired stereo image; selecting, edges existing on a same plane of the object from the edges extracted on the stereo image; three-dimensionally restoring, at least two first edges among the edges existing on the same plane by a stereo method, the first edges residing in a predetermined angle range with reference to a cross angle of 90° made by crossing with an epipolar line; calculating, a three-dimensional plane including the three-dimensionally restored first edges using the three-dimensionally restored at least two first edges; and three-dimensionally restoring, a second edge among the edges existing on the same plane as the first edges by projecting the second edge on the three-dimensional plane, the second edge residing beyond a predetermined angle range with reference to a cross angle of 90° made by crossing with an epipolar line. acquiring, a stereo image of an object taken by first and second cameras; extracting, edges of said object from the acquired stereo image; selecting, edges existing on a same plane of the object from the edges extracted on the stereo image; three-dimensionally restoring, at least two first edges among the edges existing on the same plane by a stereo method, the first edges residing in a predetermined angle range with reference to a cross angle of 90° made by crossing with an epipolar line; calculating, a three-dimensional plane including the three-dimensionally restored first edges using the three-dimensionally restored at least two first edges; and three-dimensionally restoring, a second edge among the edges existing on the same plane as the first edges by projecting the second edge on the three-dimensional plane, the second edge residing beyond a predetermined angle range with reference to a cross angle of 90° made by crossing with an epipolar line.
A method for adjusting a hearing device comprising frequency transposition means to hearing preferences of a user of said hearing device, said frequency transposition means being configurable by at least two frequency modification parameters (C R, F k, F HL, W), said method comprising the steps of: a1) manually adjusting at least two control elements each associated with a different one of at least two auditory perceptive dimensions (H, D, V, A); b1) automatically setting said at least two frequency modification parameters (C R, F k, F HL, W) based on said adjusting of said at least two control elements; c1) performing an auditory performance test to assess the auditory performance of the user for at least one of the at least two auditory perceptive dimensions (H, D, V, A); and subsequently d1) performing steps a1) and b1), step a1) then being based on the outcome of the auditory performance test, wherein the at least two auditory perceptive dimensions are distinction and audibility. a1) manually adjusting at least two control elements each associated with a different one of at least two auditory perceptive dimensions (H, D, V, A); b1) automatically setting said at least two frequency modification parameters (C R, F k, F HL, W) based on said adjusting of said at least two control elements; c1) performing an auditory performance test to assess the auditory performance of the user for at least one of the at least two auditory perceptive dimensions (H, D, V, A); and subsequently d1) performing steps a1) and b1), step a1) then being based on the outcome of the auditory performance test,
Method for controlling the motor of an at least partially electrically driven bicycle, wherein • at least the region which is situated ahead in the direction of travel of the bicycle is detected by means of the data from an environment sensor system, and • at least one driving-dynamics variable of the operation of the bicycle is detected, and • an obstacle is identified depending on the detected region and the at least one driving-dynamics variable, characterized in that • the motor is actuated, depending on the identification of the obstacle, in such a way that the propulsion of the bicycle is increased, is increased by the motor in such a way that the front wheel is relieved of loading, in particular lifts off from the roadway. • at least the region which is situated ahead in the direction of travel of the bicycle is detected by means of the data from an environment sensor system, and • at least one driving-dynamics variable of the operation of the bicycle is detected, and • an obstacle is identified depending on the detected region and the at least one driving-dynamics variable, characterized in that • the motor is actuated, depending on the identification of the obstacle, in such a way that the propulsion of the bicycle is increased, is increased by the motor in such a way that the front wheel is relieved of loading, in particular lifts off from the roadway.
Heterophasic polypropylene composition comprising a. a crystalline matrix being a multimodal propylene random copolymer of ethylene and/or C4-C12 alpha-olefin(s) as further comonomers and b. an amorphous propylene-ethylene elastomer optionally comprising of C4-C12 alpha -olefin(s) as further comonomers dispersed in said crystalline matrix (a), wherein the heterophasic polypropylene composition is characterised by i. a xylene cold solubles fraction according to ISO 1652 in the range of 5.0 to 16.5 wt.-%, ii. an comonomer content of the XCS fraction (Co) in the range of 8.0 to 16.5 wt.-%, iii. and optionally fulfilling the inequation 0.80 ≤ XCS / Co XCS ≤ 1.20, wherein XCS denominates the xylene cold solubles fraction according to ISO 1652 in [wt.-%] and Co is the comonomer content of said XCS fraction in [wt.-%]. a. a crystalline matrix being a multimodal propylene random copolymer of ethylene and/or C4-C12 alpha-olefin(s) as further comonomers and b. an amorphous propylene-ethylene elastomer optionally comprising of C4-C12 alpha -olefin(s) as further comonomers dispersed in said crystalline matrix (a), i. a xylene cold solubles fraction according to ISO 1652 in the range of 5.0 to 16.5 wt.-%, ii. an comonomer content of the XCS fraction (Co) in the range of 8.0 to 16.5 wt.-%, iii. and optionally fulfilling the inequation 0.80 ≤ XCS / Co XCS ≤ 1.20, wherein XCS denominates the xylene cold solubles fraction according to ISO 1652 in [wt.-%] and Co is the comonomer content of said XCS fraction in [wt.-%].
Apparatus for treating a string of sausages comprising a plurality of sausages which are arranged one behind the other and have a sausage casing which is composed of an organic material which has a twisted portion in the region between two sausages, comprising a conveyor device for transporting the string of sausages through a tubular microwave applicator which is connected to a microwave generating device for generating microwave radiation which is to be supplied to the microwave applicator, characterized in that the twisted portions are stretched by pulling in the longitudinal direction of the string.
A fixed-point detector, comprising: a plurality of fixed-point detecting patterns (2, 3) each having a pair of diffraction gratings (11A, 11B, 11C) for diffracting incident light in different directions and being arranged at an appropriate distance from one another in a measurement-axis direction; a fixed-point detecting light source which irradiates the pair of diffraction gratings (11A, 11B, 11C) of each of the fixed-point detecting patterns (2, 3) with light while moving in the measurement-axis direction with respect to the plurality of fixed-point detecting patterns(2, 3); and a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements (5A, 5B, 5C) which move together with the fixed-point detecting light source, while receiving light beams (LA, Lb, Lc) diffracted by the respective diffraction gratings (11A, 11B, 11C) of the plurality of fixed-point detecting patterns (2, 3) and converting the diffracted light beams (LA, Lb, Lc) into electric signals, wherein different combinations of two photoelectric conversion elements (5A, 5B, 5C) for receiving two light beams (LA, Lb, Lc) diffracted by the diffraction gratings (11A, 11B, 11C) of the respective fixed-point detecting patterns (2, 3) are employed; wherein a fixed point (P1, P2) is defined as a point at which a level of an electric signal converted by one of the photoelectric conversion elements (5A, 5B, 5C) is equal to a level of an electric signal converted by the other thereof, wherein two diffraction gratings (11A, 11B, 11C) of each of the fixed-point detecting patterns (2, 3) are arranged apart from each other; and wherein the two diffraction gratings (11A, 11B, 11C) are irradiated with respective light beams from the fixed-point detecting light source and a distance between the light beams incident on the two diffraction gratings (11A, 11B, 11C) is set to a predetermined distance to allow levels of two electric signals detected by two photoelectric conversion elements (5A, 5B, 5C) corresponding to the respective two diffraction gratings (11A, 11B, 11C) to be equal at a point. a plurality of fixed-point detecting patterns (2, 3) each having a pair of diffraction gratings (11A, 11B, 11C) for diffracting incident light in different directions and being arranged at an appropriate distance from one another in a measurement-axis direction; a fixed-point detecting light source which irradiates the pair of diffraction gratings (11A, 11B, 11C) of each of the fixed-point detecting patterns (2, 3) with light while moving in the measurement-axis direction with respect to the plurality of fixed-point detecting patterns(2, 3); and a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements (5A, 5B, 5C) which move together with the fixed-point detecting light source, while receiving light beams (LA, Lb, Lc) diffracted by the respective diffraction gratings (11A, 11B, 11C) of the plurality of fixed-point detecting patterns (2, 3) and converting the diffracted light beams (LA, Lb, Lc) into electric signals,