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An apparatus for locking a transducer connector to a transducer interface of an ultrasound system, comprising: a sensor configured to acquire data regarding a position of the transducer connector relative to the transducer interface; a locking system configured to facilitate locking of the transducer connector to the transducer interface; and a processing circuit communicably coupled to the sensor and the locking system, the processing circuit configured to: interpret the data acquired by the sensor; and provide a lock command to the locking system to lock the transducer connector to the transducer interface based on the data indicating the transducer connector is engaged with the transducer interface; characterized in that, the locking system comprises an indicator configured to: flash a designated color when it is determined that the transducer connector is not in mechanical and software compatibility with the ultrasound system / the locking system; flash a different designated color when it is determined that the transducer connector is in mechanical and software compatibility with the ultrasound system / the locking system. a sensor configured to acquire data regarding a position of the transducer connector relative to the transducer interface; a locking system configured to facilitate locking of the transducer connector to the transducer interface; and a processing circuit communicably coupled to the sensor and the locking system, the processing circuit configured to: interpret the data acquired by the sensor; and provide a lock command to the locking system to lock the transducer connector to the transducer interface based on the data indicating the transducer connector is engaged with the transducer interface; interpret the data acquired by the sensor; and provide a lock command to the locking system to lock the transducer connector to the transducer interface based on the data indicating the transducer connector is engaged with the transducer interface; characterized in that, the locking system comprises an indicator configured to: flash a designated color when it is determined that the transducer connector is not in mechanical and software compatibility with the ultrasound system / the locking system; flash a different designated color when it is determined that the transducer connector is in mechanical and software compatibility with the ultrasound system / the locking system. flash a designated color when it is determined that the transducer connector is not in mechanical and software compatibility with the ultrasound system / the locking system; flash a different designated color when it is determined that the transducer connector is in mechanical and software compatibility with the ultrasound system / the locking system.
A method of isolating T cells having antigenic specificity for a mutated human p53 amino acid sequence encoded by a cancer-specific p53 mutation, the method comprising: inducing autologous antigen presenting cells (APCs) of a patient to present at least one mutated human p53 amino acid sequence, wherein inducing APCs of the patient to present the at least one mutated human p53 amino acid sequence comprises (i) or (ii): (i) pulsing the APCs with a peptide comprising the mutated human p53 amino acid sequence or a pool of peptides, each peptide in the pool comprising a different mutated human p53 amino acid sequence; or (ii) introducing a nucleotide sequence encoding the mutated human p53 amino acid sequence into the APCs; co-culturing autologous T cells of the patient with the autologous APCs that present the mutated human p53 amino acid sequence; and selecting the autologous T cells that (a) were co-cultured with the autologous APCs that present the mutated human p53 amino acid sequence and (b) have antigenic specificity for the mutated human p53 amino acid sequence presented in the context of a major histocompatibility complex molecule expressed by the patient to provide isolated T cells having antigenic specificity for the mutated human p53 amino acid sequence encoded by the cancer-specific p53 mutation. inducing autologous antigen presenting cells (APCs) of a patient to present at least one mutated human p53 amino acid sequence, wherein inducing APCs of the patient to present the at least one mutated human p53 amino acid sequence comprises (i) or (ii): (i) pulsing the APCs with a peptide comprising the mutated human p53 amino acid sequence or a pool of peptides, each peptide in the pool comprising a different mutated human p53 amino acid sequence; or (ii) introducing a nucleotide sequence encoding the mutated human p53 amino acid sequence into the APCs; (i) pulsing the APCs with a peptide comprising the mutated human p53 amino acid sequence or a pool of peptides, each peptide in the pool comprising a different mutated human p53 amino acid sequence; or (ii) introducing a nucleotide sequence encoding the mutated human p53 amino acid sequence into the APCs; co-culturing autologous T cells of the patient with the autologous APCs that present the mutated human p53 amino acid sequence; and selecting the autologous T cells that (a) were co-cultured with the autologous APCs that present the mutated human p53 amino acid sequence and (b) have antigenic specificity for the mutated human p53 amino acid sequence presented in the context of a major histocompatibility complex molecule expressed by the patient to provide isolated T cells having antigenic specificity for the mutated human p53 amino acid sequence encoded by the cancer-specific p53 mutation.
Method for estimating the state of health of an electrochemical cell for storing electrical energy, the method comprising: • a step for applying to the cell at least one current peak of intensity I 1, the current peak flowing through the cell; • a step for measuring the variation, as a function of the time t that has passed after the application of the current peak, of the voltage U across the terminals of the cell; the method being characterized in that it comprises a step for calculating at least one coefficient α I 1 and at least one coefficient U 0, I 1 such that the function t → α I 1 × t + U 0, I 1 is a linear approximation of the variation of the voltage U as a function of t for t ≥ C, where C > 0. • a step for applying to the cell at least one current peak of intensity I 1, the current peak flowing through the cell; • a step for measuring the variation, as a function of the time t that has passed after the application of the current peak, of the voltage U across the terminals of the cell;
A method of controlling antenna switching, comprising: facilitating a first radio module to use a first antenna for performing a first operation; detecting that a second radio module will attempt to use the first antenna for a periodic transmission of a reference signal as a part of transmit antenna selection for performing a second operation while the first radio module is using the first antenna for performing the first operation; and determining whether to refrain from switching use of the first antenna from the first radio module to the second radio module based on a type of the first operation. facilitating a first radio module to use a first antenna for performing a first operation; detecting that a second radio module will attempt to use the first antenna for a periodic transmission of a reference signal as a part of transmit antenna selection for performing a second operation while the first radio module is using the first antenna for performing the first operation; and determining whether to refrain from switching use of the first antenna from the first radio module to the second radio module based on a type of the first operation.
A method for the preparation of a cross-linked hydrophilic coating of a hydrophilic polymer on a substrate polymer surface of a medical device, said method comprising the steps of: (i) providing a medical device comprising a substrate polymer having the substrate polymer surface, (ii) providing a polymer solution comprising 1-20% by weight of a hydrophilic polymer, 0-5% by weight of additive(s), a photoinitiator, and the balance of a vehicle with plasticizing effect on the hydrophilic polymer, said vehicle comprising at least one solvent and at least one plasticizer having a solubility in water of at least 6 g/L, a boiling point above 210°C at 760 mmHg, and a Hansen δ H parameter of less than 20, (iii) applying said polymer solution to said substrate polymer surface, (iv) evaporating at least a part of the vehicle from said polymer solution present on said substrate polymer surface, and curing said hydrophilic polymer by application of UV-radiation. (i) providing a medical device comprising a substrate polymer having the substrate polymer surface, (ii) providing a polymer solution comprising 1-20% by weight of a hydrophilic polymer, 0-5% by weight of additive(s), a photoinitiator, and the balance of a vehicle with plasticizing effect on the hydrophilic polymer, said vehicle comprising at least one solvent and at least one plasticizer having a solubility in water of at least 6 g/L, a boiling point above 210°C at 760 mmHg, and a Hansen δ H parameter of less than 20, (iii) applying said polymer solution to said substrate polymer surface, (iv) evaporating at least a part of the vehicle from said polymer solution present on said substrate polymer surface, and curing said hydrophilic polymer by application of UV-radiation.
A process for the formation of nickel silicide or of cobalt silicide comprising the stages consisting in: - bringing the surface of a silicon-comprising substrate into contact with an aqueous solution comprising gold ions and fluorine ions in order to form particles of metallic gold, - depositing by an electroless route, on the substrate covered with particles of metallic gold, a layer essentially composed of nickel or of cobalt, - applying a rapid thermal annealing at a temperature of between 300°C and 750°C, so as to form the nickel silicide or the cobalt silicide, characterized in that the aqueous solution comprises a surface-active agent chosen from the compounds comprising at least one anionic or nonionic polar group and an alkyl chain comprising from 10 to 16 carbon atoms. - bringing the surface of a silicon-comprising substrate into contact with an aqueous solution comprising gold ions and fluorine ions in order to form particles of metallic gold, - depositing by an electroless route, on the substrate covered with particles of metallic gold, a layer essentially composed of nickel or of cobalt, - applying a rapid thermal annealing at a temperature of between 300°C and 750°C, so as to form the nickel silicide or the cobalt silicide,
A process for oxidative biostabilization of citrus pulp in a system comprising a reactor provided with a first end for inlet of fresh pulp and a second end for outlet of active biostabilized pulp, comprising the following steps: feeding an amount of fresh pulp with an amount per unit time to a mixer device; mixing said amount of fresh pulp with an amount of active biostabilized pulp to obtain a reaction mixture; distributing the reaction mixture to a first open-chamber reactor for oxidative biostabilization in air of the reaction mixture; causing, preferably by means of a turner, said reaction mixture to advance along said reactor between said first end and said second end of said first reactor; blowing air from beneath, into said first reactor to produce active biostabilized pulp; and cyclically transferring a partial amount of active biostabilized pulp from an intermediate area of the reactor or an area downstream of said second end to an area close to or upstream of said first end, upstream of said mixer, wherein said active biostabilized pulp is a partially biostabilized citrus pulp which presents the following characteristics: acidity: 6<pH<8; Potential Dynamic Respiration Index: 500<DRI<1000 mgO2/KgSV/h; humidity: H<40%. feeding an amount of fresh pulp with an amount per unit time to a mixer device; mixing said amount of fresh pulp with an amount of active biostabilized pulp to obtain a reaction mixture; distributing the reaction mixture to a first open-chamber reactor for oxidative biostabilization in air of the reaction mixture; causing, preferably by means of a turner, said reaction mixture to advance along said reactor between said first end and said second end of said first reactor; blowing air from beneath, into said first reactor to produce active biostabilized pulp; and cyclically transferring a partial amount of active biostabilized pulp from an intermediate area of the reactor or an area downstream of said second end to an area close to or upstream of said first end, upstream of said mixer, wherein said active biostabilized pulp is a partially biostabilized citrus pulp which presents the following characteristics: acidity: 6<pH<8; Potential Dynamic Respiration Index: 500<DRI<1000 mgO2/KgSV/h; humidity: H<40%.
A motorcycle wheel comprising: a rim on which a tire is mounted; a hub that is located at a center thereof and supports a wheel axle; and a plurality of spokes that connect the rim and the hub, the rim, the hub, and the plurality of spokes being integrally formed, wherein the plurality of spokes include a first spoke and a second spoke disposed adjacent to each other in a circumferential direction of the wheel, and the first spoke includes at least one first spoke piece, the second spoke includes at least one second spoke piece, wherein the first spoke piece has a larger dimension in an axial direction of the wheel than the second spoke piece, and, regarding a cross-sectional shape along the circumferential direction, each of the first and second spoke pieces (20, 22) is formed in a rectangular shape in which a dimension (W1, W2) thereof in the axial direction is longer than a dimension (T1, T2) thereof in the circumferential direction, characterised in that a radius of arc of a corner portion of the first spoke piece is set so as to be smaller than that of arcs of a corner portion of the second spoke piece, and an end surface in the axial direction of the first spoke piece has roughness set so as to be lower than that of an end surface in the axial direction of the second spoke piece. a rim on which a tire is mounted; a hub that is located at a center thereof and supports a wheel axle; and a plurality of spokes that connect the rim and the hub, the rim, the hub, and the plurality of spokes being integrally formed, wherein the plurality of spokes include a first spoke and a second spoke disposed adjacent to each other in a circumferential direction of the wheel, and the first spoke includes at least one first spoke piece, the second spoke includes at least one second spoke piece, wherein the first spoke piece has a larger dimension in an axial direction of the wheel than the second spoke piece, and, the plurality of spokes include a first spoke and a second spoke disposed adjacent to each other in a circumferential direction of the wheel, and the first spoke includes at least one first spoke piece, the second spoke includes at least one second spoke piece, wherein the first spoke piece has a larger dimension in an axial direction of the wheel than the second spoke piece, and, regarding a cross-sectional shape along the circumferential direction, each of the first and second spoke pieces (20, 22) is formed in a rectangular shape in which a dimension (W1, W2) thereof in the axial direction is longer than a dimension (T1, T2) thereof in the circumferential direction, characterised in that a radius of arc of a corner portion of the first spoke piece is set so as to be smaller than that of arcs of a corner portion of the second spoke piece, and an end surface in the axial direction of the first spoke piece has roughness set so as to be lower than that of an end surface in the axial direction of the second spoke piece.
Friction assembly for a railway disc brake system for railway rolling stock, said friction assembly comprising a brake head on the one hand, and on the other hand at least one wear plate made of friction material comprising a first face which is the friction face, and a second face opposite to said first face, said wear plate being suitable for being integrally secured to said brake head, said friction assembly further comprising a part able to collect the particles emitted by said wear plate, said part being characterized in that it comprises a connection able to engage with a fastening element serving to fasten said friction assembly to a brake shoe such that said part is held in a position of being integrally secured to said brake head when said fastening element is fastening the friction assembly to said brake shoe.
A straddled vehicle comprising: a head pipe; a steering device turnably supported by the head pipe; a front wheel rotatably supported by the steering device; a front cover disposed in front of the head pipe; and a headlight unit disposed in the front cover, wherein the headlight unit includes a headlight portion, a first position light portion, a housing holding the headlight portion and the first position light portion, and a clear cover disposed in front of the headlight portion and the first position light portion with regard to a front-and-rear direction of the vehicle, the clear cover allowing light to transmit therethrough, the first position light portion is disposed above the headlight portion with regard to an up-and-down direction of the vehicle, and the first position light portion includes a light source, a first light guide disposed behind the clear cover with regard to the front-and-rear direction of the vehicle, the first light guide extending along a longitudinal direction of the clear cover, the first light guide guiding light emitted from the light source, and a first light diffuser disposed behind the clear cover with regard to the front-and-rear direction of the vehicle, the first light diffuser extending along the longitudinal direction of the clear cover, characterised by the first light diffuser being disposed in front of the first light guide and the first light diffuser having a greater width than the first light guide. a head pipe; a steering device turnably supported by the head pipe; a front wheel rotatably supported by the steering device; a front cover disposed in front of the head pipe; and a headlight unit disposed in the front cover, wherein the headlight unit includes a headlight portion, a first position light portion, a housing holding the headlight portion and the first position light portion, and a clear cover disposed in front of the headlight portion and the first position light portion with regard to a front-and-rear direction of the vehicle, the clear cover allowing light to transmit therethrough, the first position light portion is disposed above the headlight portion with regard to an up-and-down direction of the vehicle, and the first position light portion includes a light source, a first light guide disposed behind the clear cover with regard to the front-and-rear direction of the vehicle, the first light guide extending along a longitudinal direction of the clear cover, the first light guide guiding light emitted from the light source, and a first light diffuser disposed behind the clear cover with regard to the front-and-rear direction of the vehicle, the first light diffuser extending along the longitudinal direction of the clear cover, characterised by the first light diffuser being disposed in front of the first light guide and the first light diffuser having a greater width than the first light guide.
Connecting link for connecting two drive rod parts (2, 3) of a facing point lock, wherein the connecting link has a first opening and a third opening for establishing a positive-locking connection of the connecting link with one of the drive rod parts (2, 3) and also a second opening for establishing a positive-locking connection of the connecting link with the other drive rod part (2, 3), characterised in that a first insert can be received in the first opening in at least two different orientations, non-rotatably due to a positive fit, in such a way that this allows a connection distance (c) between the two drive rod parts (2, 3) to be adjusted, a second insert can be received in the second opening in at least two different orientations, non-rotatably due to a positive fit, in such a way that this allows a connection distance (c) between the two drive rod parts (2, 3) to be adjusted, and a third insert can be received in the third opening in at least two different orientations, non-rotatably due to a positive fit, in such a way that this allows a connection distance (c) between the two drive rod parts (2, 3) to be adjusted. wherein the connecting link has a first opening and a third opening for establishing a positive-locking connection of the connecting link with one of the drive rod parts (2, 3) and also a second opening for establishing a positive-locking connection of the connecting link with the other drive rod part (2, 3), characterised in that a first insert can be received in the first opening in at least two different orientations, non-rotatably due to a positive fit, in such a way that this allows a connection distance (c) between the two drive rod parts (2, 3) to be adjusted, a second insert can be received in the second opening in at least two different orientations, non-rotatably due to a positive fit, in such a way that this allows a connection distance (c) between the two drive rod parts (2, 3) to be adjusted, and a third insert can be received in the third opening in at least two different orientations, non-rotatably due to a positive fit, in such a way that this allows a connection distance (c) between the two drive rod parts (2, 3) to be adjusted.
Tyre for a vehicle of heavy duty type, having a radial carcass reinforcement comprising a crown reinforcement formed of at least two working crown layers each comprising metal reinforcing elements inserted between two calendering layers of elastomer compound comprising a reinforcing filler consisting of at least carbon black, the crown reinforcement being capped radially by a tread, said tread being connected to two beads via two sidewalls, the crown reinforcement comprising at least one layer of circumferential reinforcing elements, characterized in that the reinforcing elements of the working crown layers are metal cords having a diameter of less than 1.3 mm, in that at least one thread of each metal cord of at least one working crown layer is of at least UHT grade, in that the tensile elastic modulus at 10% elongation of at least the radially outermost calendering layer of at least the radially outermost working crown layer is less than 8.5 MPa, and in that at least said radially outermost calendering layer of at least the radially outermost working crown layer has an electrical resistivity per unit volume p, expressed in ohm.cm, such that log(p) is greater than 8.