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A biocompatible sorbent suitable for use in an ex vivo method of reducing contamination by one or more toxins in a biological substance, wherein the method comprises: (i) contacting the biological substance with an effective amount of a sorbent capable of sorbing the toxin; and (ii) sorbing the toxin; wherein the toxin comprises an exogenous toxin or a toxin produced by a micro-organism that can comprise one or more bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites; and wherein the sorbent comprises: (a) highly crosslinked styrene or divinylbenzene copolymers; and (b) a plurality of pores ranging from 50Å to 40,000Å with a pore volume of 0.5 cc/g to 5.0 cc/g, said sorbent having a size of 0.05 mm to 2 cm; wherein the sorbent has a pore structure such that the total pore volume of pore size in the range of 50 Å to 40,000 Å is 0.5 cc/g to 5.0 cc/g dry sorbent; wherein the ratio of the total pore volume of pore diameter in the range of 50Å to 40,000Å to the total pore volume of pore diameter in the range of 100Å to 1,000Å of the sorbent is smaller than 3:1. (i) contacting the biological substance with an effective amount of a sorbent capable of sorbing the toxin; and (ii) sorbing the toxin; wherein the toxin comprises an exogenous toxin or a toxin produced by a micro-organism that can comprise one or more bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites; and wherein the sorbent comprises: (a) highly crosslinked styrene or divinylbenzene copolymers; and (b) a plurality of pores ranging from 50Å to 40,000Å with a pore volume of 0.5 cc/g to 5.0 cc/g, said sorbent having a size of 0.05 mm to 2 cm; wherein the sorbent has a pore structure such that the total pore volume of pore size in the range of 50 Å to 40,000 Å is 0.5 cc/g to 5.0 cc/g dry sorbent; wherein the ratio of the total pore volume of pore diameter in the range of 50Å to 40,000Å to the total pore volume of pore diameter in the range of 100Å to 1,000Å of the sorbent is smaller than 3:1. (a) highly crosslinked styrene or divinylbenzene copolymers; and (b) a plurality of pores ranging from 50Å to 40,000Å with a pore volume of 0.5 cc/g to 5.0 cc/g, said sorbent having a size of 0.05 mm to 2 cm; wherein the sorbent has a pore structure such that the total pore volume of pore size in the range of 50 Å to 40,000 Å is 0.5 cc/g to 5.0 cc/g dry sorbent; wherein the ratio of the total pore volume of pore diameter in the range of 50Å to 40,000Å to the total pore volume of pore diameter in the range of 100Å to 1,000Å of the sorbent is smaller than 3:1.
(Amended) A hot melt adhesive comprising: a copolymer of ethylene/olefin having 3-20 carbons and a copolymer of ethylene/carboxylic acid ester, wherein the copolymer of ethylene/carboxylic acid ester includes a copolymer of ethylene with a (meth)acrylic acid ester; and the amount of the copolymer of ethylene/carboxylic acid ester is from 13 to 35 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight in total of the components and. a copolymer of ethylene/olefin having 3-20 carbons and a copolymer of ethylene/carboxylic acid ester, wherein
A falling film heat exchanger including heat exchanger tubes each arranged substantially horizontally, wherein a plurality of heat exchanger tubes are aligned in arrays spaced in a vertical direction, a guide plate (22A, 22B, 22C, 22D) having depressed portions is provided between an array of heat exchanger tubes arranged side by side in a horizontal direction and a next lower array of heat exchanger tubes arranged side by side in the horizontal direction, and characterized in that the guide plate is positioned with lowest parts of the depressed portions disposed near crest portions of the respective lower heat exchanger tubes, the lowest parts of the depressed portions of the guide plate are provided with flow-down holes for allowing liquid droplets (Da, Da, Db) to flow down onto the crests of the heat exchanger tubes, and thereby the guide plate (22A, 22B, 22C, 22D) is configured to convey the liquid flowing down on outer surfaces of the respective upper heat exchanger tubes onto the lower heat exchanger tubes having one-to-one correspondences to the upper heat exchanger tubes even when an inclination within a predetermined angle range set in advance occurs in a plane perpendicular to tube axes of the heat exchanger tubes. a plurality of heat exchanger tubes are aligned in arrays spaced in a vertical direction, a guide plate (22A, 22B, 22C, 22D) having depressed portions is provided between an array of heat exchanger tubes arranged side by side in a horizontal direction and a next lower array of heat exchanger tubes arranged side by side in the horizontal direction, and characterized in that the guide plate is positioned with lowest parts of the depressed portions disposed near crest portions of the respective lower heat exchanger tubes, the lowest parts of the depressed portions of the guide plate are provided with flow-down holes for allowing liquid droplets (Da, Da, Db) to flow down onto the crests of the heat exchanger tubes, and thereby the guide plate (22A, 22B, 22C, 22D) is configured to convey the liquid flowing down on outer surfaces of the respective upper heat exchanger tubes onto the lower heat exchanger tubes having one-to-one correspondences to the upper heat exchanger tubes even when an inclination within a predetermined angle range set in advance occurs in a plane perpendicular to tube axes of the heat exchanger tubes.
An aliphatic polyester resin composition containing a polyhydroxyalkanoate containing a repeating unit represented by the following general formula [-CHR-CH 2 -CO-O-] (wherein R is an alkyl group represented by C n H 2n+1 and n is an integer of 1 or more and 15 or less), an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin, and 0.05 to 20 parts by weight of pentaerythritol with respect to 100 parts by weight of the total amount of and, wherein the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer has a vinyl acetate content of 65 to 95 wt%, and the polyhydroxyalkanoate and the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin are compatible; wherein the compatibility between the PHA and the EVA is determined in the following manner: The polyester composition or a molded article of the polyester composition is stained with RuO 4 and observed with a transmission electron microscope at a magnification of 10000 to 40000. When the PHA and the EVA are dispersed to the extent that they cannot be discriminated from each other, this state is regarded as "compatible", and when a dispersion structure is formed in which the PHA forms a continuous phase and the EVA forms a dispersion phase, this state is regarded as "incompatible".
A mold stack comprising: a core insert assembly, the core insert assembly for defining an inner portion of a molded article to be molded, the core insert assembly including a sensor assembly configured to measure the in-mold pressure using entire active surface of the core insert assembly; the core insert assembly comprises a core inner part member and a core insert, the core insert for defining a portion of a molded article and the core inner part member for attachment to a core plate; the sensor assembly comprises a load cell sandwiched in-between the core inner part member and the core insert attached to the core inner part member and a load cell cover configured to physically envelope a portion of the load cell. a core insert assembly, the core insert assembly for defining an inner portion of a molded article to be molded, the core insert assembly including a sensor assembly configured to measure the in-mold pressure using entire active surface of the core insert assembly; the core insert assembly comprises a core inner part member and a core insert, the core insert for defining a portion of a molded article and the core inner part member for attachment to a core plate; the sensor assembly comprises a load cell sandwiched in-between the core inner part member and the core insert attached to the core inner part member and a load cell cover configured to physically envelope a portion of the load cell.
A rotary cutter for a mower, comprising: a cord for cutting grass and the like by rotating itself; a reel for housing the cord and reeling out the cord while intermittently rotating; a case for housing the reel; a cover for covering the case; a pressing body projecting from the case, being axially movable by being pressed, and rotating the reel integrally; and a resilient element being axially mounted between the cover and the reel, and resiliently-supporting the cover and the reel mutually, characterized in that upon rotation of the pressing body relative to the case the reel is axially moved relative to the pressing body by projections, which are provided on the case side of the reel, and sloping projections, which are provided on an inner face of the case and facing the projections, and the resilient element creating a clearance between the pressing body and the reel to insert the cord and closing the clearance to clamp the cord, respectively. a cord for cutting grass and the like by rotating itself; a reel for housing the cord and reeling out the cord while intermittently rotating; a case for housing the reel; a cover for covering the case; a pressing body projecting from the case, being axially movable by being pressed, and rotating the reel integrally; and a resilient element being axially mounted between the cover and the reel, and resiliently-supporting the cover and the reel mutually, characterized in that upon rotation of the pressing body relative to the case the reel is axially moved relative to the pressing body by projections, which are provided on the case side of the reel, and sloping projections, which are provided on an inner face of the case and facing the projections, and the resilient element creating a clearance between the pressing body and the reel to insert the cord and closing the clearance to clamp the cord, respectively.
An optical lattice clock comprising: atoms for making a clock transition between two levels of electronic states; and a laser light source configured to operate at an operational magic frequency for generating at least a pair of counterpropagating laser beams, each of which having a lattice-laser intensity I, wherein the pair of counterpropagating laser beams forms an optical lattice potential for trapping the atoms at around antinodes of a standing electromagnetic wave of the counterpropagating laser beams, wherein the operational magic frequency is a frequency that allows for nonlinear dependence of a lattice-induced clock shift (Δv c) of the clock transition on the lattice-laser intensity I, where the lattice-induced clock shift (Δv c) is a shift in a frequency for the clock transition of the atoms caused by variation ΔI of the lattice-laser intensity I, characterized in that the lattice-laser intensity I is set to an intensity I op that makes the lattice-induced clock shift insensitive to the variation ΔI at the operational magic frequency. atoms for making a clock transition between two levels of electronic states; and a laser light source configured to operate at an operational magic frequency for generating at least a pair of counterpropagating laser beams, each of which having a lattice-laser intensity I, wherein the pair of counterpropagating laser beams forms an optical lattice potential for trapping the atoms at around antinodes of a standing electromagnetic wave of the counterpropagating laser beams, wherein the operational magic frequency is a frequency that allows for nonlinear dependence of a lattice-induced clock shift (Δv c) of the clock transition on the lattice-laser intensity I, where the lattice-induced clock shift (Δv c) is a shift in a frequency for the clock transition of the atoms caused by variation ΔI of the lattice-laser intensity I, characterized in that the lattice-laser intensity I is set to an intensity I op that makes the lattice-induced clock shift insensitive to the variation ΔI at the operational magic frequency.
Heat engine for converting heat into useful work, comprising a first storage arrangement for a working gas, where it is divided into a first cold and a first warm chamber, and a first movable piston arrangement is configured such that it changes the overall volume of said first storage arrangement and presses said working gas to and fro between said two first chambers (3A, 4A), wherein said heat engine comprises a second storage arrangement for said working gas, and wherein the latter is divided into a second cold and a second warm chamber, and a second movable piston arrangement is configured in such a way that it changes the overall volume of said second storage arrangement and presses said working gas to and from between said two second chambers (3B, 4B), and wherein a connection between said first and said second storage arrangement (2A, 2B) is provided for a part quantity of said working gas to be exchanged between said two storage arrangements (2A, 2B) at least during a predefined constellation of said two piston arrangements (5A, 5B), characterized in that said connection between said storage arrangements (2A, 2B) comprises a working cylinder which is in particular adapted to change the overall volume of said two storage arrangements (2A, 2B).
A method for securing an electronic device against malware, comprising: using a first security agent embodied in microcode of a processor of an electronic device to intercept a communication comprising a request made by an operating system to a resource of the electronic device or information generated from the resource of the electronic device, the resource coupled to the processor; consult one or more security rules; and based on the one or more security rules, determining whether the communication is indicative of malware, wherein the communication comprises a processor instruction, characterized in that determining whether the communication is indicative of malware comprises a second security agent embedded in the operating system to monitor for file writes performed by one or more drivers of the operating system, wherein the first security agent monitors input and output commands of the operating system, and determines whether more write operations are performed than monitored by the second security agent; and wherein said one or more security rules are determined based on a number of times said one or more drivers are reported by the first security agent. using a first security agent embodied in microcode of a processor of an electronic device to intercept a communication comprising a request made by an operating system to a resource of the electronic device or information generated from the resource of the electronic device, the resource coupled to the processor; consult one or more security rules; and based on the one or more security rules, determining whether the communication is indicative of malware, wherein the communication comprises a processor instruction, characterized in that determining whether the communication is indicative of malware comprises a second security agent embedded in the operating system to monitor for file writes performed by one or more drivers of the operating system, wherein the first security agent monitors input and output commands of the operating system, and determines whether more write operations are performed than monitored by the second security agent; and wherein said one or more security rules are determined based on a number of times said one or more drivers are reported by the first security agent.
A humanized IgG antibody agent that binds specifically to protein 2Ig-B7H3 or 4Ig-B7H3, which antibody agent includes a CDRL1, CDRL2, CDRL3, CDRH1, CDRH2, and CDRH3 that are set forth in SEQ ID NO.: 34, SEQ ID NO.: 36, SEQ ID NO.: 38, SEQ ID NO.: 58, SEQ ID NO.: 60, and SEQ ID NO.: 62, respectively (Kabat numbering).
A method of preparing red colorants from a genipin-rich material from the fruit of Genipa Americana comprising (a) providing juice or extract from fruit of a plant of the Genipa americana, which contains sufficient genipin or derivatives of genipin capable of forming the aglycone genipin; (b) extracting the genipin/genipin derivatives from the fruit using a solvent selected from water, polar solvent, and mixtures thereof; (c) adjusting the pH of the step (b) extraction to form the genipin aglycone; by using acids (d) extracting the genipin aglycone from the mixture of step (c) using a non-polar solvent; (e) processing the extract of step (d) to form a material containing at least about 70% genipin using at least mixing, and solvent removal, thereby obtaining a genipin-rich material; and (f) mixing the genipin-rich material obtained in step (e) after hydrolysis under alkaline conditions with an amino acid, in the presence of extra organic acid, and under anaerobic conditions. (a) providing juice or extract from fruit of a plant of the Genipa americana, which contains sufficient genipin or derivatives of genipin capable of forming the aglycone genipin; (b) extracting the genipin/genipin derivatives from the fruit using a solvent selected from water, polar solvent, and mixtures thereof; (c) adjusting the pH of the step (b) extraction to form the genipin aglycone; by using acids (d) extracting the genipin aglycone from the mixture of step (c) using a non-polar solvent; (e) processing the extract of step (d) to form a material containing at least about 70% genipin using at least mixing, and solvent removal, thereby obtaining a genipin-rich material; and (f) mixing the genipin-rich material obtained in step (e) after hydrolysis under alkaline conditions with an amino acid, in the presence of extra organic acid, and under anaerobic conditions.
A steerable medical device, comprising: a device body, said device body defining a main lumen, at least one pull wire extending from a proximal end portion of the device towards a distal end portion of the device, and a pull wire ring (100a-e) located in the distal end portion of the device, said pull wire being attached to the pull wire ring (100a-e) and adapted to impart a bending movement to the device, wherein the pull wire ring (100a-e) comprises: a first end face and a second end face opposite of the first end face, an outer peripheral surface and an inner peripheral surface respectively extending between the first and second end face, fixation means for attaching at least one pull wire to the ring, characterized in the ring further comprising at least one eccentric recess (105a-e) extending from the first end face to the second end face, said recess defining a passage for at least one ancillary element selected from the group of electric lines, data cables and fiber optics; and the steerable device comprising the at least one ancillary element extending through the eccentric recess (105a-e) of the pull wire ring (100a-e) further towards the distal end of the device. a device body, said device body defining a main lumen, at least one pull wire extending from a proximal end portion of the device towards a distal end portion of the device, and a pull wire ring (100a-e) located in the distal end portion of the device, said pull wire being attached to the pull wire ring (100a-e) and adapted to impart a bending movement to the device, wherein the pull wire ring (100a-e) comprises: a first end face and a second end face opposite of the first end face, an outer peripheral surface and an inner peripheral surface respectively extending between the first and second end face, fixation means for attaching at least one pull wire to the ring, characterized in the ring further comprising at least one eccentric recess (105a-e) extending from the first end face to the second end face, said recess defining a passage for at least one ancillary element selected from the group of electric lines, data cables and fiber optics; and the steerable device comprising the at least one ancillary element extending through the eccentric recess (105a-e) of the pull wire ring (100a-e) further towards the distal end of the device. a first end face and a second end face opposite of the first end face, an outer peripheral surface and an inner peripheral surface respectively extending between the first and second end face, fixation means for attaching at least one pull wire to the ring, characterized in the ring further comprising at least one eccentric recess (105a-e) extending from the first end face to the second end face, said recess defining a passage for at least one ancillary element selected from the group of electric lines, data cables and fiber optics; and the steerable device comprising the at least one ancillary element extending through the eccentric recess (105a-e) of the pull wire ring (100a-e) further towards the distal end of the device.
A monitoring apparatus, comprising: a display; a receiver, configured to receive a plurality of kinds of measurement signals which are related to biological information of a subject; a first display region former, configured to form, on the display, a first display region in which at least one of the received measurement signals is displayed in real time; a second display region former, configured to form, on the display, a second display region at a position where is not overlapping with the first display region; and a history presenter, configured to form, in the second display region, a first history display region displaying a history related to a first one of the measurement signals, and a second history display region (41, 43) displaying a history related to a second one of the measurement signals; wherein in a case where data corresponding to a certain time in the history related to the first one of the measurement signals is specified in the first history display region, the history presenter is configured to display, in the second history display region (41, 43), data corresponding to the certain time in the history related to the second one of the measurement signals, where the first history display region and the second history display region have different display modes, characterized in that the second display region former is configured to cause the second display region to appear on the display in accordance with a prescribed operation; and wherein a displayed size of the first display region former is reduced so as to avoid the second display region that appeared. a display; a receiver, configured to receive a plurality of kinds of measurement signals which are related to biological information of a subject; a first display region former, configured to form, on the display, a first display region in which at least one of the received measurement signals is displayed in real time; a second display region former, configured to form, on the display, a second display region at a position where is not overlapping with the first display region; and a history presenter, configured to form, in the second display region, a first history display region displaying a history related to a first one of the measurement signals, and a second history display region (41, 43) displaying a history related to a second one of the measurement signals; wherein in a case where data corresponding to a certain time in the history related to the first one of the measurement signals is specified in the first history display region, the history presenter is configured to display, in the second history display region (41, 43), data corresponding to the certain time in the history related to the second one of the measurement signals, where the first history display region and the second history display region have different display modes, characterized in that the second display region former is configured to cause the second display region to appear on the display in accordance with a prescribed operation; and wherein a displayed size of the first display region former is reduced so as to avoid the second display region that appeared.