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A sample preparation cartridge for use with a sample preparation device, the cartridge comprising: a housing defining plural separate segments (31, 32, 33) arranged around a central axis of the housing, said segments (31, 32, 33) containing analytes and/or beads or capture filters in use; and a moveable head arranged to rotate around said central axis and lower towards, or raise from, a desired segment (31, 32, 33) when it has been rotated to be positioned above the desired segment (31, 32, 33) in use; wherein the moveable head comprises a pipette tip and the pipette tip comprises a reservoir section capable of supporting fluids, and a nozzle section capable of dispensing and aspirating fluids from the segments (31, 32, 33); wherein the pipette tip is configured to pneumatically connect to a programmable control system for providing positive and negative airflow and the pipette tip is arranged to transfer, in use, analytes and/or beads or capture filters from one segment (31, 32, 33) to another in order to prepare a sample for analysis; the sample preparation cartridge further comprising: a shaft attached to the head and positioned at the central axis, the shaft being arranged to engage, in use, with a drive member in an analytical reader of the sample preparation device when the sample preparation cartridge is inserted therein so that the drive member can move the shaft and the head, the shaft comprising a passageway for allowing fluid communication between the pipette tip and the analytical reader. a housing defining plural separate segments (31, 32, 33) arranged around a central axis of the housing, said segments (31, 32, 33) containing analytes and/or beads or capture filters in use; and a moveable head arranged to rotate around said central axis and lower towards, or raise from, a desired segment (31, 32, 33) when it has been rotated to be positioned above the desired segment (31, 32, 33) in use; wherein the moveable head comprises a pipette tip and the pipette tip comprises a reservoir section capable of supporting fluids, and a nozzle section capable of dispensing and aspirating fluids from the segments (31, 32, 33); wherein the pipette tip is configured to pneumatically connect to a programmable control system for providing positive and negative airflow and the pipette tip is arranged to transfer, in use, analytes and/or beads or capture filters from one segment (31, 32, 33) to another in order to prepare a sample for analysis; the sample preparation cartridge further comprising: a shaft attached to the head and positioned at the central axis, the shaft being arranged to engage, in use, with a drive member in an analytical reader of the sample preparation device when the sample preparation cartridge is inserted therein so that the drive member can move the shaft and the head, the shaft comprising a passageway for allowing fluid communication between the pipette tip and the analytical reader.
Method for producing a plastic film from a total quantity of raw materials with a film extrusion machine, comprising the following steps: - detecting film parameters relating to desired properties of the plastic film - detecting raw material parameters relating to properties of the raw materials - grouping the raw material parameters into at least two raw material parameter groups - forming correlations between raw material parameter groups - forming correlations between the film parameters and the raw material parameter groups based on a film production model - detecting a selection of at least one raw material from at least one raw material parameter group - calculating at least one production parameter of the film extrusion machine based on the film production model - outputting the production parameter of the film extrusion machine. - detecting film parameters relating to desired properties of the plastic film - detecting raw material parameters relating to properties of the raw materials - grouping the raw material parameters into at least two raw material parameter groups - forming correlations between raw material parameter groups - forming correlations between the film parameters and the raw material parameter groups based on a film production model - detecting a selection of at least one raw material from at least one raw material parameter group - calculating at least one production parameter of the film extrusion machine based on the film production model - outputting the production parameter of the film extrusion machine.
An impression-taking pad used for impression-taking of an ear canal, said impression-taking pad comprises an elastic body having a hollowed dome-shaped contour adapted to be filled by an impression taking material via an opening and bonded to it, wherein the inner surface comprises axially aligned scallops.
An operating vehicle for transporting a storage container along a storage rack (1, 2) comprising a vehicle frame which forms two longitudinal sides (101, 102) located opposite one another, transverse sides (103, 104) extending transversely thereto, a receiving space for receiving the storage container and a passage (121, 122) each located at at least one of the longitudinal sides (101, 102), through which a storage container can be inserted into the receiving space in a receiving space insertion direction and from which the storage container can be removed in a receiving space removal direction, characterized in that the operating vehicle further comprises: two pairs (130, 140) of drive crawlers (131, 132, 141, 142) extending along the longitudinal sides (101, 102) for supporting the operating vehicle on support devices mounted on the storage rack, of which one pair each of the drive crawlers (131, 132, 141, 142) is disposed in an articulated manner on each longitudinal side (101, 102) of the operating vehicle, wherein of each pair (130, 140) a respective one drive crawler (131, 141) is disposed at a transverse side and a respective one drive crawler (132, 142) is disposed at a second transverse side, wherein the drive crawlers (131, 132, 141, 142) of each pair of drive crawlers (131, 132, 141, 142) are each articulated by means of a rotational device having a rotational axis and viewed along the longitudinal sides (101, 102), the rotational axes are located laterally of the receiving space. characterized in that the operating vehicle further comprises: two pairs (130, 140) of drive crawlers (131, 132, 141, 142) extending along the longitudinal sides (101, 102) for supporting the operating vehicle on support devices mounted on the storage rack, of which one pair each of the drive crawlers (131, 132, 141, 142) is disposed in an articulated manner on each longitudinal side (101, 102) of the operating vehicle, wherein of each pair (130, 140) a respective one drive crawler (131, 141) is disposed at a transverse side and a respective one drive crawler (132, 142) is disposed at a second transverse side, wherein the drive crawlers (131, 132, 141, 142) of each pair of drive crawlers (131, 132, 141, 142) are each articulated by means of a rotational device having a rotational axis and viewed along the longitudinal sides (101, 102), the rotational axes are located laterally of the receiving space.
A method of authenticating a user at a peripheral apparatus comprising the following steps performed by the peripheral apparatus: receiving a log-in request from a user at the peripheral apparatus, said log-in request identifying the user; sending a request to a social networking service, which is external to the peripheral apparatus, to authenticate the user's social networking service account based on said log-in request; receiving a social networking service user identification for the user from the social networking service; determining based on the user's social networking service user identification whether the user is authorised to access the peripheral apparatus; and allowing (S850, S860), in a case that the determining determines based on the user's social networking service user identification that the user is authorised to access the peripheral apparatus, the user access to the peripheral apparatus; wherein the determining comprises connecting to an administrator's social networking service account to determine whether the user's social networking service user identification is associated with a list on the social networking service (S1116, S1117, S1409, S1410). receiving a log-in request from a user at the peripheral apparatus, said log-in request identifying the user; sending a request to a social networking service, which is external to the peripheral apparatus, to authenticate the user's social networking service account based on said log-in request; receiving a social networking service user identification for the user from the social networking service; determining based on the user's social networking service user identification whether the user is authorised to access the peripheral apparatus; and allowing (S850, S860), in a case that the determining determines based on the user's social networking service user identification that the user is authorised to access the peripheral apparatus, the user access to the peripheral apparatus; wherein the determining comprises connecting to an administrator's social networking service account to determine whether the user's social networking service user identification is associated with a list on the social networking service (S1116, S1117, S1409, S1410).
A shroud (6, 7, 10) for a turbine engine, comprising: a first shroud segment having a first mate face and a second shroud segment having a second mate face, the first mate face being positioned circumferentially adjacent to the second mate face, a seal for sealing a gap between the first and second mate faces (22, 24), wherein the seal is received, at least in part, in a first slot formed on the first mate face and a second slot formed on the second mate face, wherein the first and second slots (25a, 25b) extend axially between a leading edge and a trailing edge of the respective shroud segment (20a, 20b), the first slot being open at the leading edge and at the trailing edge, the second slot being open at the leading edge and closed at the trailing edge, characterised in that the seal comprises axially extending first and second sides (52, 54) which are receivable respectively within the first slot and the second slot, the seal having an axial length (Ls) substantially equal to an axial length (L R) of the shroud segments (20a, 20b) and having a cutout on the second side at a trailing edge end of the seal, such that a closed trailing edge end of the second slot engages with a shoulder formed by the cutout on the second side of the seal, to limit axial movement of the seal toward the trailing edge. a first shroud segment having a first mate face and a second shroud segment having a second mate face, the first mate face being positioned circumferentially adjacent to the second mate face, a seal for sealing a gap between the first and second mate faces (22, 24), wherein the seal is received, at least in part, in a first slot formed on the first mate face and a second slot formed on the second mate face, wherein the first and second slots (25a, 25b) extend axially between a leading edge and a trailing edge of the respective shroud segment (20a, 20b), the first slot being open at the leading edge and at the trailing edge, the second slot being open at the leading edge and closed at the trailing edge, characterised in that the seal comprises axially extending first and second sides (52, 54) which are receivable respectively within the first slot and the second slot, the seal having an axial length (Ls) substantially equal to an axial length (L R) of the shroud segments (20a, 20b) and having a cutout on the second side at a trailing edge end of the seal, such that a closed trailing edge end of the second slot engages with a shoulder formed by the cutout on the second side of the seal, to limit axial movement of the seal toward the trailing edge.
A primary electrochemical cell comprising a housing; a positive and a negative terminal; an anode comprising a lithium metal; a cathode comprising iron disulfide (FeS 2), calcium hydroxide (Ca 2) and lithium carbonate (Li 2 CO 3), and conductive carbon; said cell further comprising an electrolyte inserted therein, said electrolyte comprising a lithium salt dissolved in a solvent mixture comprising the solvent dioxolane and at least one other solvent selected from the group consisting of dimethoxyethane and sulfolane, wherein the water content in said electrolyte is between about 100 and 2000 parts by weight water per million parts by weight electrolyte.
Device for preparing hot beverages, in particular coffee machine, - having a housing which has a movable cover element which has a service position and an operating position and in the service position releases access to a service opening in the housing and blocks access in the operating position, - having a number of movably mounted locking elements (4, 5) which have at least one unlocked position and one locked position, wherein at least one locking element (4, 5) further has a blocking position and wherein in the blocking position the locking elements (4, 5) are designed to prevent a movement of the cover element into the operating position, in the unlocked position to permit engagement of the cover element and in the locked position to pull the cover element onto the housing with a predetermined force, - having a function element which can be removed from the housing through the service opening and which when inserted into the housing moves the locking elements (4, 5) having the blocking position into the unlocked position. - having a housing which has a movable cover element which has a service position and an operating position and in the service position releases access to a service opening in the housing and blocks access in the operating position, - having a number of movably mounted locking elements (4, 5) which have at least one unlocked position and one locked position, wherein at least one locking element (4, 5) further has a blocking position and wherein in the blocking position the locking elements (4, 5) are designed to prevent a movement of the cover element into the operating position, in the unlocked position to permit engagement of the cover element and in the locked position to pull the cover element onto the housing with a predetermined force, - having a function element which can be removed from the housing through the service opening and which when inserted into the housing moves the locking elements (4, 5) having the blocking position into the unlocked position.
An NMR coil comprising a first and a second conductive ring (20a, 20b) arranged at a distance from each other, a plurality of mutually spaced apart connectors extending between said first and second conductive rings (20a, 20b), wherein each of at least several of said connectors comprises at least one reactance element (23a, 23b, 40, 42), wherein at least one of said reactance elements (23a, 23b, 40, 42) is a tunable reactance element with a reactance tunable independently of a reactance of at least one other reactance element (23a, 23b, 40, 42), and wherein at least part of said reactance elements (23a, 23b) comprises a capacitive element having a first electrode (26a, 26b) electrically connected to the first conductive ring and a second electrode (26b, 26c) electrically connected to the second conductive ring and electrically insulated from said first electrode (26a, 26b), characterized in that each of said connectors comprises an insulating rod and at least one electrically conductive layer arranged on or in said rod, wherein said first and second electrodes (23a, 23b, 23c) are interdigital electrodes (35a - 35d) formed by said conductive layer, and wherein said capacitive element comprises, in addition to said first electrode and said second electrode, a third electrode electrically insulated from said first and said second electrodes (26a, 26b), wherein said third electrode is movable in respect to said first and second electrodes (26a, 26b).
An electric-vehicle testing apparatus (110; 810; 1710; 1810) comprising: means for generating a first signal corresponding to accelerator operation amount by a driver and a second signal corresponding to brake operation amount by the driver in accordance with test conditions that include a target vehicle speed pattern indicating a variation in target vehicle speed along a time series; means for controlling torque of a test motor included in a test object for an electric-vehicle based on a first command value corresponding to the first signal; means for computing running resistance to be assumed when a vehicle runs using an actual vehicle speed obtained from a rotation speed of the test motor; means for computing braking force using the second signal and the actual vehicle speed obtained from the rotation speed of the test motor; and means for controlling torque of a load motor coupled to the test motor, based on a second command value corresponding to the running resistance and the braking force, characterized in that the means for computing the braking force determines, as the braking force, a smaller one of a first braking force candidate corresponding to the second signal and a sum of a second braking force candidate corresponding to an actual vehicle speed obtained from the rotation speed of the test motor and a first command value corresponding to creep torque of the vehicle. means for generating a first signal corresponding to accelerator operation amount by a driver and a second signal corresponding to brake operation amount by the driver in accordance with test conditions that include a target vehicle speed pattern indicating a variation in target vehicle speed along a time series; means for controlling torque of a test motor included in a test object for an electric-vehicle based on a first command value corresponding to the first signal; means for computing running resistance to be assumed when a vehicle runs using an actual vehicle speed obtained from a rotation speed of the test motor; means for computing braking force using the second signal and the actual vehicle speed obtained from the rotation speed of the test motor; and means for controlling torque of a load motor coupled to the test motor, based on a second command value corresponding to the running resistance and the braking force,
Gas supply system situated between a gas take-off point, such as a gas meter, provided in a building, and a gas pipe accommodated underground, comprising a branch pipe piece connected to the gas pipe, a connection pipe piece fed into the building, and a pressure-relief valve which is in an open position in the at-rest state and which can be brought to the closed position when a predetermined nominal flow intensity and/or a predetermined nominal pressure difference across the pressure-relief valve is exceeded, characterized by an emergency device provided with suction means for generating an underpressure in the gas pipe section between the gas take-off point and the pressure-relief valve, and sensor means for activating the suction means, which suction means are able to generate an underpressure of a magnitude such that the resultant flow intensity and/or the resultant pressure difference across the pressure-relief valve is greater than the predetermined nominal flow intensity and/or the predetermined nominal pressure difference across the pressure-relief valve and such that the pressure-relief valve closes under the influence of said flow intensity and/or said pressure difference.
A battery (100, 200, 401) comprising; an electrode material, an electrolyte material, a battery charge sensor (106, 206, 306) comprising a plasmonic sensing element (108, 208, 308) having a sensing volume (110, 210, 310) within the battery (100, 200, 401) and which upon illumination with electromagnetic radiation exhibits a localized surface plasmon resonance condition being dependent on a charge state of the battery (100, 200, 401).
A pharmaceutical composition comprising an antibody for use in a method of treating a cancer disease characterized by cancer cells expressing CLDN18.2, said antibody having the ability of specifically binding to CLDN18.2 on the cell surface and mediating killing of cells expressing CLDN18.2 by ADCC and/or CDC, wherein the method is a combination therapy with an agent selected from the group consisting of (i) oxaliplatin, and 5-fluorouracil or its prodrug capecitabine, (ii) epirubicin, oxaliplatin, and 5-fluorouracil or its prodrug capecitabine; (iii) 5-fluorouracil or its prodrug capecitabine, folinic acid and oxaliplatin, (iv) Irinotecan, (v) 5-fluorouracil or its prodrug capecitabine, and (vi) oxaliplatin.
A compressed air unit comprising: a housing including first and second housing portions (48,46) respectively providing an inlet and an outlet, and the first and second housing portions respectively providing an add-heat plenum inlet and an add-heat supply outlet respectively in fluid communication with the inlet and outlet; an impeller arranged in the housing between the inlet and the outlet for compressing fluid; and a duct fluidly connecting and extending between the add-heat supply outlet and the add-heat plenum inlet with a valve arranged in the duct for regulating the flow of fluid from the outlet to the inlet, the duct having a length along which fluid flows from the add-heat supply outlet to the add-heat plenum inlet; characterised in that: the duct is L-shaped; and the housing has a length from one end to the other that is greater than the length of the duct. a housing including first and second housing portions (48,46) respectively providing an inlet and an outlet, and the first and second housing portions respectively providing an add-heat plenum inlet and an add-heat supply outlet respectively in fluid communication with the inlet and outlet; an impeller arranged in the housing between the inlet and the outlet for compressing fluid; and a duct fluidly connecting and extending between the add-heat supply outlet and the add-heat plenum inlet with a valve arranged in the duct for regulating the flow of fluid from the outlet to the inlet, the duct having a length along which fluid flows from the add-heat supply outlet to the add-heat plenum inlet; characterised in that: the duct is L-shaped; and the housing has a length from one end to the other that is greater than the length of the duct. the duct is L-shaped; and the housing has a length from one end to the other that is greater than the length of the duct.
A method for making compositions for use as gypsum dry mix or gypsum tape joint compound additives comprising kneading at elevated temperature of from 50 to 120 °C a wet cellulose ether mixture containing from 60 to 80 wt.% of water, one or more cellulose ether, and from 0.5 to 25 wt.%, as solids, based on the total weight of cellulose ether solids, of a hydrophobic alkali swellable emulsion (HASE) polymer additive to form an additive, wherein the cellulose ether becomes coated with the HASE polymer; drying and grinding the additive to an average particle size of at least 50 wt.% < 200 μm (measured by light scattering).