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A protective panel having resistive touch panel function, the protective panel usable for protecting a front surface of a display device that is disposed so as to be visually recognized from outside, and the protective panel being suitable for being fitted in a panel fitting part of a casing provided with an opening such that an outer surface of the protective panel forms a flat plane identical with that of the casing with no gap formed therebetween, the protective panel comprising: a movable upper electrode sheet having an upper electrode provided on a lower surface thereof and a decorative layer provided to hide the upper electrode; and a lower electrode sheet having a lower electrode provided on an upper surface thereof, the upper electrode sheet and the lower electrode sheet being disposed such that the respective electrodes thereof face with each other, the protective panel comprising, on the lower surface of the upper electrode sheet, at a non-electrode part not provided with the upper electrode, a height difference adjustment part (45a, 46a) having a thickness substantially equal to that of the upper electrode, with a gap or another nonconductive part interposed between the height difference adjustment part and each of the upper electrode and the lower electrode so as to prevent short circuit therebetween, characterised in that: the height difference adjustment part (45a, 46a) comprises a pattern of dots that are distributed to be gradually sparser toward an edge of the protective panel. the height difference adjustment part (45a, 46a) comprises a pattern of dots that are distributed to be gradually sparser toward an edge of the protective panel.
A method for detecting a leak in a brake cylinder circuit of one of a plurality of brake circuits of a train brake system in which the brake circuits are supplied with brake fluid via a main air reservoir pipe, each brake circuit comprising an air reservoir serving as a local reservoir for the brake fluid and a relay valve for controlling the pressure (c) in the brake cylinder circuit, characterized in that a variable related to the brake fluid supplying the relay valve is measured and used as a variable characterizing the brake fluid or, based on the measurement results, the variable characterizing the brake fluid is derived for the at least one variable related to the supplying brake fluid, and the variable characterizing the brake fluid is compared to at least one reference value and, depending on the result of the comparison, a presence of a leak in the brake cylinder circuit of the brake circuit or an absence of leakage is indicated, a deviation outside a tolerance range indicating a leak, and an agreement or a deviation within the tolerance range indicating an absence of leakage, which is to say, for example, that a deviation by more than a tolerance limit indicates a leak, and an agreement or a deviation by less than the tolerance limit indicates an absence of leakage.
An ex vivo method of identifying a non-pregnant woman at risk for preterm delivery, comprising: (a) stimulating peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from a non-pregnant woman with lipopolysaccharide in the presence of cortisol; (b) determining the secretion level of one or more cytokines from the stimulated PBMCs, wherein the one or more cytokines comprise one or more of IL-13 and IL-1Ra; (c) comparing the secretion level of the one or more cytokines measured in (b) with the secretion level of cytokines from PBMCs from women who delivered at full term stimulated with lipopolysaccharide in the presence of cortisol; and (d) determining whether the secretion level of at least one of the one or more cytokines comprising one or more of IL-13 and IL-1Ra from the stimulated PBMCs is higher or lower than the secretion level of the same cytokines in the PBMCs of women who delivered at full term; thereby identifying whether the non-pregnant woman is at risk for preterm delivery. (a) stimulating peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from a non-pregnant woman with lipopolysaccharide in the presence of cortisol; (b) determining the secretion level of one or more cytokines from the stimulated PBMCs, wherein the one or more cytokines comprise one or more of IL-13 and IL-1Ra; (c) comparing the secretion level of the one or more cytokines measured in (b) with the secretion level of cytokines from PBMCs from women who delivered at full term stimulated with lipopolysaccharide in the presence of cortisol; and (d) determining whether the secretion level of at least one of the one or more cytokines comprising one or more of IL-13 and IL-1Ra from the stimulated PBMCs is higher or lower than the secretion level of the same cytokines in the PBMCs of women who delivered at full term;
Lufenuron or a veterinary acceptable salt thereof for use in the control of sea lice in a fish population by oral administration, wherein the oral administration comprises administering a daily dose of 1 to 30 mg lufenuron/kg of fish biomass for a time period of 3 to 14 days.
A method of responding to an orientation or motion of a portable electronic device, comprising: receiving a plurality of commands at the portable electronic device from a proximately-located short-range radio frequency, RF, device through a direct point-to-point short-range RF communication link; identifying the orientation or motion of the portable electronic device while the portable electronic device is proximately located to the short-range RF device; and selecting one of the plurality of commands received from the short-range RF device, at the portable electronic device, in response to identifying the orientation or motion of the portable electronic device; and performing the one of the plurality of commands that is selected by the portable electronic device without further input from a user. receiving a plurality of commands at the portable electronic device from a proximately-located short-range radio frequency, RF, device through a direct point-to-point short-range RF communication link; identifying the orientation or motion of the portable electronic device while the portable electronic device is proximately located to the short-range RF device; and selecting one of the plurality of commands received from the short-range RF device, at the portable electronic device, in response to identifying the orientation or motion of the portable electronic device; and performing the one of the plurality of commands that is selected by the portable electronic device without further input from a user.
A laminate comprising: a substrate made of a metal or an alloy; and a metal film (20, 70) formed of a copper powder having a hydrogen content of 0.002% by mass or less, an oxygen content of 0.03% by mass or more and 0.15% by mass or less, and a phosphorus content of 0.002% by mass or more and 0.028% by mass or less; and laminated on the substrate, wherein an interface between the substrate and the metal film (20, 70) is plastically deformed. a substrate made of a metal or an alloy; and a metal film (20, 70) formed of a copper powder having a hydrogen content of 0.002% by mass or less, an oxygen content of 0.03% by mass or more and 0.15% by mass or less, and a phosphorus content of 0.002% by mass or more and 0.028% by mass or less; and laminated on the substrate, wherein an interface between the substrate and the metal film (20, 70) is plastically deformed.
A device for detecting an analyte within a sample, the device comprising: a metallic layer; and a plurality of dielectric pillars extending through the metallic layer, the metallic layer and the dielectric pillars being designed such that a plurality of regions of concentrated light are supported on one side of the device in proximity to the ends of the plurality of dielectric pillars when an opposite side of the device is illuminated with infrared, visible, and/or ultraviolet light and the light propagates through the plurality of dielectric pillars, the plurality of regions of concentrated light comprising spatially-separated voxels above each of the plurality of dielectric pillars to which the light is substantially confined and the electric field strength of the light decaying exponentially with height above the plurality of dielectric pillars, wherein: two or more of the plurality of dielectric pillars have a non-rotationally symmetric cross-section and the plurality of dielectric pillars comprise a first pillar oriented with a first angular orientation, and a second pillar oriented with a different second angular orientation. a metallic layer; and a plurality of dielectric pillars extending through the metallic layer, the metallic layer and the dielectric pillars being designed such that a plurality of regions of concentrated light are supported on one side of the device in proximity to the ends of the plurality of dielectric pillars when an opposite side of the device is illuminated with infrared, visible, and/or ultraviolet light and the light propagates through the plurality of dielectric pillars, the plurality of regions of concentrated light comprising spatially-separated voxels above each of the plurality of dielectric pillars to which the light is substantially confined and the electric field strength of the light decaying exponentially with height above the plurality of dielectric pillars, wherein: two or more of the plurality of dielectric pillars have a non-rotationally symmetric cross-section and the plurality of dielectric pillars comprise a first pillar oriented with a first angular orientation, and a second pillar oriented with a different second angular orientation.
A breath-actuated inhaler (900; 1200) comprising: an inhaler body comprising a top portion and a bottom portion; a mouthpiece comprising a flow channel through which a user can inhale a dose of a medicament, wherein the mouthpiece is located at the bottom portion of the inhaler body; a compliance monitoring module (950; 1050; 1250; 1350) comprising a processor, a pressure sensor, and a wireless transmitter, wherein the compliance monitoring module is affixed to the top portion of the inhaler body, and wherein the pressure sensor is pneumatically coupled to the flow channel; the module being in fluid communication with the inhaler interior, and hence with an airflow path through the inhaler via one or more apertures in the inhaler body; characterized in that the inhaler further comprises a yoke (990; 1090) attached to a mouthpiece cover, wherein the compliance monitoring module further comprises control means configured to activate by motion of the yoke caused by opening of said mouthpiece cover to expose the mouthpiece, and thereby to switch on the pressure sensor and/or wake the pressure sensor from a low power state. an inhaler body comprising a top portion and a bottom portion; a mouthpiece comprising a flow channel through which a user can inhale a dose of a medicament, wherein the mouthpiece is located at the bottom portion of the inhaler body; a compliance monitoring module (950; 1050; 1250; 1350) comprising a processor, a pressure sensor, and a wireless transmitter, wherein the compliance monitoring module is affixed to the top portion of the inhaler body, and wherein the pressure sensor is pneumatically coupled to the flow channel; the module being in fluid communication with the inhaler interior, and hence with an airflow path through the inhaler via one or more apertures in the inhaler body; characterized in that the inhaler further comprises a yoke (990; 1090) attached to a mouthpiece cover, wherein the compliance monitoring module further comprises control means configured to activate by motion of the yoke caused by opening of said mouthpiece cover to expose the mouthpiece, and thereby to switch on the pressure sensor and/or wake the pressure sensor from a low power state.
An integrated circuit for controlling a process comprising: receiving, from a base station, allocation information indicating uplink resource blocks, which are consecutive in a frequency domain; and specifying an ACK/NACK channel, to which a response signal transmitted from the base station in a downlink is mapped, based on the allocation information, characterized in that: ACK/NACK channels respectively associated with at least two uplink resource blocks that are consecutive in the frequency domain are respectively mapped in a distributed manner to different groups of frequency bands; ACK/NACK channels respectively associated with uplink resource blocks that are non-consecutive in the frequency domain are respectively mapped to a same group of the frequency bands; and each group of the frequency bands comprises subcarrier groups, which are inconsecutive in a frequency domain and each of which comprises consecutive subcarriers. receiving, from a base station, allocation information indicating uplink resource blocks, which are consecutive in a frequency domain; and specifying an ACK/NACK channel, to which a response signal transmitted from the base station in a downlink is mapped, based on the allocation information, characterized in that: ACK/NACK channels respectively associated with at least two uplink resource blocks that are consecutive in the frequency domain are respectively mapped in a distributed manner to different groups of frequency bands; ACK/NACK channels respectively associated with uplink resource blocks that are non-consecutive in the frequency domain are respectively mapped to a same group of the frequency bands; and each group of the frequency bands comprises subcarrier groups, which are inconsecutive in a frequency domain and each of which comprises consecutive subcarriers. ACK/NACK channels respectively associated with at least two uplink resource blocks that are consecutive in the frequency domain are respectively mapped in a distributed manner to different groups of frequency bands; ACK/NACK channels respectively associated with uplink resource blocks that are non-consecutive in the frequency domain are respectively mapped to a same group of the frequency bands; and each group of the frequency bands comprises subcarrier groups, which are inconsecutive in a frequency domain and each of which comprises consecutive subcarriers.
An Archimedes screw plant for separating slurry, plant comprising: - a tubular sifting device, having a vertical axis, provided with a filtering punched wall housing inside it vertical pushing means (12, 13) provided with coils (12*, 13*), said vertical pushing means (12, 13) being able to vertically move and compress slurry; said vertical pushing means (12, 13) comprising at least two pushing elements (12, 13) substantially conformed to an Archimedes screw (augers) that, substantially, interpenetrate each other; - a slurry feeding device; - an evacuating device for the liquid fraction after its separation from the solid fraction, separation substantially occurring inside said device; - an evacuating device (19, 22) for the substantially dry separated solid after its separation from the liquid fraction, separation substantially occurring inside said tubular sifting device; the compacted product being vertically released; - plant wherein said tubular sifting device comprises inside it an upper compaction chamber of the separated solid where a solid plug of product is formed; at least a first portion of said compaction chamber being without said pushing elements (12, 13) and said filtering punched wall; and wherein - said tubular shifting device presents an upper exhaust opening for the separated solid, said upper opening being provided with an auxiliary contrast element for forming said solid plug of product; plant characterized by the fact that the size of said upper opening is substantially equal to that of any cross section of the device; and said auxiliary contrast element acting simultaneously upon all the material in transit from said upper opening. - a tubular sifting device, having a vertical axis, provided with a filtering punched wall housing inside it vertical pushing means (12, 13) provided with coils (12*, 13*), said vertical pushing means (12, 13) being able to vertically move and compress slurry; said vertical pushing means (12, 13) comprising at least two pushing elements (12, 13) substantially conformed to an Archimedes screw (augers) that, substantially, interpenetrate each other; - a slurry feeding device; - an evacuating device for the liquid fraction after its separation from the solid fraction, separation substantially occurring inside said device; - an evacuating device (19, 22) for the substantially dry separated solid after its separation from the liquid fraction, separation substantially occurring inside said tubular sifting device; the compacted product being vertically released; - plant wherein said tubular sifting device comprises inside it an upper compaction chamber of the separated solid where a solid plug of product is formed; at least a first portion of said compaction chamber being without said pushing elements (12, 13) and said filtering punched wall; and wherein - said tubular shifting device presents an upper exhaust opening for the separated solid, said upper opening being provided with an auxiliary contrast element for forming said solid plug of product;
An optical light mixer (101, 201, 301) providing a homogenized and uniform light beam, said optical light mixer (101, 201, 301) being formed of a solid transparent material, where light enters said optical light mixer (101, 201, 301) through an entrance surface and is reflected through said optical light mixer (101, 201, 301) to an exit surface where said light exits said optical light mixer (101, 201, 301) characterized in that said optical light mixer (101, 201, 301) comprises: - a first part formed as a pyramid frustum (107, 207, 307), said pyramid frustum (107, 207, 307) comprises plane side walls, a top surface (103, 203) and a bottom surface (111, 211), where said top surface (103, 203) of said pyramid frustum (107, 207, 307) has a smaller area than said bottom surface (111, 211) of said pyramid frustum (107, 207, 307) and where the top surface (103, 203) of said pyramid frustum (107, 207, 307) forms said entrance surface where part of said light is multiple reflected by said plane side walls; - a second part formed as a cone frustum (109, 209, 309), said cone frustum (109, 209, 309) comprises curved side walls, a top surface and a bottom surface, where said top surface of said cone frustum (109, 209, 309) has a smaller area than said bottom surface (105, 305) of said cone frustum (109, 209, 309) and the bottom surface (105, 305) of said cone frustum (109, 209, 309) forms said exit surface, where part of said light is reflected by said curved side walls; and wherein the top surface of the cone frustum (109, 209, 309) circumscribes and is in contact with the bottom surface (111, 211) of the pyramid frustum (107, 207, 307) such that the area of the bottom surface (111, 211) of said pyramid frustum (107, 207, 307) is smaller than the area of the top surface of said cone frustum (109, 209, 309). - a first part formed as a pyramid frustum (107, 207, 307), said pyramid frustum (107, 207, 307) comprises plane side walls, a top surface (103, 203) and a bottom surface (111, 211), where said top surface (103, 203) of said pyramid frustum (107, 207, 307) has a smaller area than said bottom surface (111, 211) of said pyramid frustum (107, 207, 307) and where the top surface (103, 203) of said pyramid frustum (107, 207, 307) forms said entrance surface where part of said light is multiple reflected by said plane side walls; - a second part formed as a cone frustum (109, 209, 309), said cone frustum (109, 209, 309) comprises curved side walls, a top surface and a bottom surface, where said top surface of said cone frustum (109, 209, 309) has a smaller area than said bottom surface (105, 305) of said cone frustum (109, 209, 309) and the bottom surface (105, 305) of said cone frustum (109, 209, 309) forms said exit surface, where part of said light is reflected by said curved side walls; and wherein the top surface of the cone frustum (109, 209, 309) circumscribes and is in contact with the bottom surface (111, 211) of the pyramid frustum (107, 207, 307) such that the area of the bottom surface (111, 211) of said pyramid frustum (107, 207, 307) is smaller than the area of the top surface of said cone frustum (109, 209, 309).
A drop cable connection apparatus for optical fiber communications, comprising a pre-connection terminator, a drop cable, and a drop device, wherein the drop cable comprises a first optical cable section and a second optical cable section, wherein one end of the first optical cable section is connected to the pre-connection terminator, the other end of the first optical cable section is in a signal connection to one end of the second optical cable section with a joint that is configured to fracture with pulling of the drop cable so that the pre-connection terminator is protected from damage, and the other end of the second optical cable section is connected to the drop device.
An extracellular vesicle comprising at least one polypeptide construct comprising: (i) at least one polypeptide of interest (Pol); (ii) at least one exosomal polypeptide; and, (iii) a polypeptide-based release system; wherein the polypeptide-based release system releases the at least one Pol from the at least one exosomal polypeptide upon endogenous activation, wherein the Pol is an RNA-binding protein and/or a DNA-binding protein, and wherein the polypeptide-based release system is a cis-cleaving release system. (i) at least one polypeptide of interest (Pol); (ii) at least one exosomal polypeptide; and, (iii) a polypeptide-based release system; wherein the polypeptide-based release system releases the at least one Pol from the at least one exosomal polypeptide upon endogenous activation, wherein the Pol is an RNA-binding protein and/or a DNA-binding protein, and wherein the polypeptide-based release system is a cis-cleaving release system.
A polynucleotide comprising a seed specific promoter and a heterologous expression enhancing element (NEENA) functionally linked to said promoter, and further comprising a nucleic acid sequence to be expressed under the control of said promoter, wherein the NEENA is selected from i) a nucleic acid molecule as shown in the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO. 7, ii) a nucleic acid molecule having at least 80% sequence identity to the nucleic acid sequence of i), wherein said nucleic acid molecule enhances the expression of the nucleic acid sequence to be expressed under the control of said promoter, and iii) a nucleic acid molecule of at least 100 consecutive bases of a nucleic acid sequence of i) or ii) which enhances the expression of the nucleic acid sequence to be expressed under the control of said promoter. i) a nucleic acid molecule as shown in the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO. 7, ii) a nucleic acid molecule having at least 80% sequence identity to the nucleic acid sequence of i), wherein said nucleic acid molecule enhances the expression of the nucleic acid sequence to be expressed under the control of said promoter, and iii) a nucleic acid molecule of at least 100 consecutive bases of a nucleic acid sequence of i) or ii) which enhances the expression of the nucleic acid sequence to be expressed under the control of said promoter.