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A test element for detecting at least one analyte in a body fluid, the test element comprising a housing having at least one base element and at least one cover element, the test element comprising at least one fluid channel formed within the housing, wherein the fluid channel comprises a capillary region and a measurement region, the capillary region and the measurement region having differing aspect ratios, the fluid channel comprising at least two sections having differing depths, wherein the aspect ratio of the capillary region is defined by a quotient of the maximum depth of the capillary region divided by a maximum width of the capillary region, wherein the aspect ratio of the measurement region is defined as a maximum depth of the measurement region divided by the maximum width of the measurement region, wherein a longer side of the test element defines a z-direction, wherein the depth is defined as an extension of a cross-section in an x-direction perpendicular to a plane of extension of the test element, and wherein the width is defined as the extension of the cross-section in a y-direction being perpendicular to the z-direction and the x-direction, wherein the capillary region has a first depth and wherein the measurement region has a second depth, wherein the first depth is larger than the second depth, wherein, in between the capillary region and the measurement region, the fluid channel comprises a transition region, wherein the transition region is defined as a region of the fluid channel adapted to provide an adaption of the depth of the capillary region to the measurement region, the cover element comprising at least one test field having at least one test chemical, the test chemical being adapted to change at least one optically measurable property in the presence of the analyte, wherein the cover element is mounted to the base element by using at least one adhesive, the adhesive contacting the test field in a manner that the adhesive is interposed in between the test field and the base element, wherein the adhesive fully or partially covers the test field such that the adhesive is in direct contact with a test field surface or a part thereof.
Nozzle assembly for a fuel injector, comprising a nozzle body and a nozzle needle which, for the purposes of opening up and closing at least one injection opening, is received, such that it can perform stroke movements, in a high-pressure bore of the nozzle body, wherein a conical section, which transitions into a blind-hole-like end section, of the high-pressure bore interacts sealingly, in order to form a valve seat, with a conical sealing surface of the nozzle needle, which conical sealing surface is adjoined by a peg which can protrude into the blind-hole-like end section, wherein, for the permanent guidance of the nozzle needle in the high-pressure bore, a guide region close to the valve seat is formed, upstream of the valve seat, between the nozzle needle and the nozzle body, the radial guide clearance of which guide region is smaller than a radial gap between a cylindrical part of the blind-hole-like end section of the high-pressure bore and a cylindrical part of the peg of the nozzle needle, wherein the peg of the nozzle needle interacts, so as to form a throttle, with the cylindrical part of the blind-hole-like end section, and here, the formation of a throttle is dependent on the stroke of the nozzle needle, characterized in that the radial gap is smaller than 20 μm, preferably smaller than 10 μm, and in that at least two injection openings are provided which are arranged with an axial spacing to one another, wherein at least one injection opening opens into the high-pressure bore in the region of the blind-hole-like end section and at least one further injection opening opens into the high-pressure bore in the region of the conical section downstream of the valve seat.
Eyewear for a subject having an eye provided with a myopia control solution, said myopia control solution inducing a temporal variation of an ocular feature of said eye, said eyewear comprising: - at least one ophthalmic lens having an adjustable optical feature, to be placed in front of said eye of said subject for improving the vision of the subject; - a control unit, comprising one or more memories and one or more processors, adapted to control said ophthalmic lens by setting said adjustable optical feature to a current value; said one or more memories having in memory data relative to said temporal variation of said ocular feature of said eye, said one or more processors being programmed to determine said current value of said adjustable optical feature based on said data such as to correct a variable defect of the vision of the subject caused by said temporal variation of said ocular feature of said eye. - at least one ophthalmic lens having an adjustable optical feature, to be placed in front of said eye of said subject for improving the vision of the subject; - a control unit, comprising one or more memories and one or more processors, adapted to control said ophthalmic lens by setting said adjustable optical feature to a current value; said one or more memories having in memory data relative to said temporal variation of said ocular feature of said eye, said one or more processors being programmed to determine said current value of said adjustable optical feature based on said data such as to correct a variable defect of the vision of the subject caused by said temporal variation of said ocular feature of said eye.
A modified V2 fHbp having increased stability over a wild type V2 fHbp, wherein the modified V2 fHbp has at least 95% identity to Seq ID No: 1 and comprises one or more amino acid substitutions at positions equivalent to position 30, 31, 37, 38, 41, 102, 107, 109, 132 and 133 in Seq ID No: 1.
A process for interconnecting photovoltaic cells comprising the step of attaching a support film to the photovoltaic cells, the support film comprising a polymer material and a plurality of metal wires for interconnecting the photovoltaic cells thus forming an electrode, characterized in that the support film further comprises a plurality of metal nanowires electrically connected to the metal wires.
A non-contact cleaner for paint spray equipment comprising a conical support having an open top with a first opening, a ring having a second opening, the ring contained within said conical support and spaced downwardly from said first opening thus forming a chamber between said ring and said first opening, said first and second opening being adapted to receive a paint spray tip to be cleaned, a first set of a plurality of circumferentially spaced air nozzles positioned within said chamber, a source of pressurized air fluidly connected to said air nozzles, at least one solvent nozzle contained in said conical support below said second opening, said at least one solvent nozzle being directed towards said paint spray tip when the paint spray tip is positioned in said first and second openings, a source of pressurized paint solvent fluidly connected to said at least one solvent nozzle. a conical support having an open top with a first opening, a ring having a second opening, the ring contained within said conical support and spaced downwardly from said first opening thus forming a chamber between said ring and said first opening, said first and second opening being adapted to receive a paint spray tip to be cleaned, a first set of a plurality of circumferentially spaced air nozzles positioned within said chamber, a source of pressurized air fluidly connected to said air nozzles, at least one solvent nozzle contained in said conical support below said second opening, said at least one solvent nozzle being directed towards said paint spray tip when the paint spray tip is positioned in said first and second openings, a source of pressurized paint solvent fluidly connected to said at least one solvent nozzle.
An optical system consisting of a first lens unit having positive refractive power, a second lens unit having negative refractive power and configured to move in focusing, and a third lens unit having negative refractive power that are arranged in order from an object side to an image side, wherein a distance between adjacent two of the lens units changes in focusing, and characterized in that the optical system satisfies the following inequalities: 0.10 < TL3 / TL < 0.40, 0.70 < SD3 / TL3 < 0.90, 0.05 < DM3 / TL3 < 0.14, and 0.45 < LD / f ≦ 0.533, where TL is a distance on an optical axis from a lens surface closest to the object side to a lens surface closest to the image side, TL3 is a distance on the optical axis from a lens surface closest to the object side in the third lens unit to a lens surface closest to the image side in the third lens unit, SD3 is a sum of thicknesses, on the optical axis, of lenses in the third lens unit, DM3 is the largest of the thicknesses, on the optical axis, of the lenses in the third lens unit, LD is a distance on the optical axis from the lens surface closest to the object side to an image plane, and f is a focal length of the optical system at infinity focusing. wherein a distance between adjacent two of the lens units changes in focusing, and characterized in that the optical system satisfies the following inequalities: 0.10 < TL3 / TL < 0.40, 0.70 < SD3 / TL3 < 0.90, 0.05 < DM3 / TL3 < 0.14, and 0.45 < LD / f ≦ 0.533, where TL is a distance on an optical axis from a lens surface closest to the object side to a lens surface closest to the image side, TL3 is a distance on the optical axis from a lens surface closest to the object side in the third lens unit to a lens surface closest to the image side in the third lens unit, SD3 is a sum of thicknesses, on the optical axis, of lenses in the third lens unit, DM3 is the largest of the thicknesses, on the optical axis, of the lenses in the third lens unit, LD is a distance on the optical axis from the lens surface closest to the object side to an image plane, and f is a focal length of the optical system at infinity focusing.
A constant velocity joint boot assembly, comprising: a flexible boot having a flexible portion extending between a first end and a second end along an axis, the first end being disposed about a portion of a constant velocity joint and the second end being disposed about a portion of a shaft assembly, the first end defining a skirt having an engineered portion provided with an integrally molded raised bumper that elastically absorbs and/or reflects impact energy, wherein the integrally molded raised bumper defines a prevailing surface that is disposed at a tip of the integrally molded raised bumper, characterized in that the integrally molded raised bumper contains an insert, with a portion of the insert extending beyond the prevailing surface in a direction that extends away from the axis. a flexible boot having a flexible portion extending between a first end and a second end along an axis, the first end being disposed about a portion of a constant velocity joint and the second end being disposed about a portion of a shaft assembly, the first end defining a skirt having an engineered portion provided with an integrally molded raised bumper that elastically absorbs and/or reflects impact energy, wherein the integrally molded raised bumper defines a prevailing surface that is disposed at a tip of the integrally molded raised bumper, characterized in that the integrally molded raised bumper contains an insert, with a portion of the insert extending beyond the prevailing surface in a direction that extends away from the axis.
An aircraft, comprising: a plurality of circumferential corrugated stringers having a continuous, corrugated pattern disposed within a fuselage of the aircraft and configured substantially normal to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft, wherein each circumferential corrugated stringer comprises a top section (414a, 414b) and a bottom section (418a, 418b) and a skin coupled to the top section (414a, 414b) of each of the plurality of circumferential stringers, characterized in that: each stringer top section (414a, 414b) is contiguous with a bottom section (418a, 419b) of an adjacent circumferential stringer. a plurality of circumferential corrugated stringers having a continuous, corrugated pattern disposed within a fuselage of the aircraft and configured substantially normal to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft, wherein each circumferential corrugated stringer comprises a top section (414a, 414b) and a bottom section (418a, 418b) and a skin coupled to the top section (414a, 414b) of each of the plurality of circumferential stringers, characterized in that: each stringer top section (414a, 414b) is contiguous with a bottom section (418a, 419b) of an adjacent circumferential stringer. each stringer top section (414a, 414b) is contiguous with a bottom section (418a, 419b) of an adjacent circumferential stringer.
An apparatus comprising: an opening configured to receive a banknote into a banknote path; a plurality of inboard transport wheels (140, 150) positioned in the banknote path and configured to transport the banknote in a direction longitudinal to the banknote path; and one or more initial transport wheels (120, 130) positioned in the banknote path and nearer to the opening than the plurality of inboard transport wheels (140, 150), the one or more initial transport wheels (120, 130) configured to transport the banknote from the opening to a first of the plurality of inboard transport wheels (140, 150), characterized in that the one or more initial transport wheels (120, 130) cause the banknote to pivot around the first inboard transport wheel (140, 150) when a leading edge of the banknote contacts the first inboard transport wheel (140, 150), and in that pivoting causes banknote to contact a second of the plurality of inboard transport wheels (140, 150). an opening configured to receive a banknote into a banknote path; a plurality of inboard transport wheels (140, 150) positioned in the banknote path and configured to transport the banknote in a direction longitudinal to the banknote path; and one or more initial transport wheels (120, 130) positioned in the banknote path and nearer to the opening than the plurality of inboard transport wheels (140, 150), the one or more initial transport wheels (120, 130) configured to transport the banknote from the opening to a first of the plurality of inboard transport wheels (140, 150), characterized in that the one or more initial transport wheels (120, 130) cause the banknote to pivot around the first inboard transport wheel (140, 150) when a leading edge of the banknote contacts the first inboard transport wheel (140, 150), and in that pivoting causes banknote to contact a second of the plurality of inboard transport wheels (140, 150).
A holding structure for an electric razor and a charger comprising: an electric razor comprising a conducting terminal protruding from the body of the electric razor, and a charger which allows the electric razor to be mounted thereon and performs at least charge of the electric razor, and comprising a guide portion which is provided with a contact portion of the charger and is configured to guide the conducting terminal to a fixed position, wherein the contact portion is energized by an elastic member. an electric razor comprising a conducting terminal protruding from the body of the electric razor, and a charger which allows the electric razor to be mounted thereon and performs at least charge of the electric razor, and comprising a guide portion which is provided with a contact portion of the charger and is configured to guide the conducting terminal to a fixed position, wherein the contact portion is energized by an elastic member.
A method of managing services for a communication group (Group A, Group B), wherein the communication group comprises a nexus of a plurality of personal communication nodes for interactive communication, the method comprising: establishing a secure communication session among the communication group; receiving instructions from at least one of the plurality of personal communication nodes (102-104, 201, 304, 502-504) to instantiate an intelligent agent (106, 230, 330, 511) as a secure member of the communication group for secure group node communications, wherein receiving instructions to instantiate the intelligent agent comprises receiving audible or voice instructions through a first personal communication node in the communication group; instantiating the intelligent agent (106, 230, 330, 511) as a virtual assistant node in the communication group (Group A, Group B) by performing a security authorisation; and the instantiated intelligent agent (106, 230, 330, 511) recording and auditing communications among and between the plurality of personal communication nodes (102-104, 201, 304, 502-504) in the communication group (Group A, Group B). establishing a secure communication session among the communication group; receiving instructions from at least one of the plurality of personal communication nodes (102-104, 201, 304, 502-504) to instantiate an intelligent agent (106, 230, 330, 511) as a secure member of the communication group for secure group node communications, wherein receiving instructions to instantiate the intelligent agent comprises receiving audible or voice instructions through a first personal communication node in the communication group; instantiating the intelligent agent (106, 230, 330, 511) as a virtual assistant node in the communication group (Group A, Group B) by performing a security authorisation; and the instantiated intelligent agent (106, 230, 330, 511) recording and auditing communications among and between the plurality of personal communication nodes (102-104, 201, 304, 502-504) in the communication group (Group A, Group B).
A ship vicinity information display device, comprising: a sensor information acquirer configured to acquire a position of one ship, a receiver configured to receive information of a destination of another ship, a position of the other ship, and a heading of the other ship, said information being contained in an AIS information transmitted by the other ship; and processing circuitry configured to display, on a display unit, by superimposing based on the position of the one ship, a radar image of the vicinity of the one ship based on radar echoes obtained from a transmitting and receiving part of a radar antenna unit, an other-ship destination symbol indicating at least any one of a position of the destination of the other ship and a direction of the destination of the other ship, the direction being seen from the other ship, and an other-ship symbol of an isosceles triangle indicating the heading and position of the other ship; wherein the destination information of the other ship is a destination code indicating a code of the destination, and wherein the processing circuitry acquires the longitude and latitude of the destination of the other ship by using information stored in a destination position memory configured to store the destination code indicating the code of the destination and positional information of the destination in association with each other. a sensor information acquirer configured to acquire a position of one ship, a receiver configured to receive information of a destination of another ship, a position of the other ship, and a heading of the other ship, said information being contained in an AIS information transmitted by the other ship; and processing circuitry configured to display, on a display unit, by superimposing based on the position of the one ship, a radar image of the vicinity of the one ship based on radar echoes obtained from a transmitting and receiving part of a radar antenna unit, an other-ship destination symbol indicating at least any one of a position of the destination of the other ship and a direction of the destination of the other ship, the direction being seen from the other ship, and an other-ship symbol of an isosceles triangle indicating the heading and position of the other ship;
A vehicle brake system comprising - a brake assembly providing a service brake and a parking brake having a brake disc assembly in common, - a service brake circuit, - a parking brake circuit, and - a brake control arrangement (165, 1671, 1672, 1673, 1682) adapted to control the service brake by selectively providing a fluid communication between a pressurising arrangement and the service brake via the service brake circuit, the brake control arrangement (165, 1671, 1672, 1673, 1682) further being adapted to control the parking brake by selectively providing a fluid communication between the pressurising arrangement and the parking brake via the parking brake circuit, and by selectively draining the parking brake circuit, - a vehicle brake system comprising a draining circuit adapted to drain the service brake circuit to avoid overload of the brake disc assembly, wherein draining circuit is adapted to drain the service brake circuit while the parking brake circuit is drained characterised in that the draining circuit is adapted to drain the service brake circuit via the parking brake circuit. - a brake assembly providing a service brake and a parking brake having a brake disc assembly in common, - a service brake circuit, - a parking brake circuit, and - a brake control arrangement (165, 1671, 1672, 1673, 1682) adapted to control the service brake by selectively providing a fluid communication between a pressurising arrangement and the service brake via the service brake circuit, the brake control arrangement (165, 1671, 1672, 1673, 1682) further being adapted to control the parking brake by selectively providing a fluid communication between the pressurising arrangement and the parking brake via the parking brake circuit, and by selectively draining the parking brake circuit, - a vehicle brake system comprising a draining circuit adapted to drain the service brake circuit to avoid overload of the brake disc assembly, wherein draining circuit is adapted to drain the service brake circuit while the parking brake circuit is drained characterised in that the draining circuit is adapted to drain the service brake circuit via the parking brake circuit.
A polymer filament comprising. a reaction product of a prepolymer solution including at least one macromer, a polymerizable pharmaceutical agent, and at least one iodine-containing molecule; and wherein the polymerizable pharmaceutical agent Is chemically bound to the polymer filament via a degradable linkage; wherein the polymerizable pharmaceutical agent has a structure or wherein R 1 has a structure wherein each R 2 and R 3 can independently be H, CH 3, C 2 -C 6 alkyl, C 2 -C 6 substituted with a halogen or other C 1 -C 6 alkyl, NH 2, CO 2, CN, CF 3, F, Cl, Br, I, CCl 3 OH, or CH 2 OH; n is 1, 2, 3, or 4; m is 1, 2, 3, or 4; X 1, X 2, X 3, and X 4 are each N or CH; X 5 is O, CH 2, or NH; and p is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; and wherein the at least one iodine-containing molecule is or a combination thereof. wherein each R 2 and R 3 can independently be H, CH 3, C 2 -C 6 alkyl, C 2 -C 6 substituted with a halogen or other C 1 -C 6 alkyl, NH 2, CO 2, CN, CF 3, F, Cl, Br, I, CCl 3 OH, or CH 2 OH; n is 1, 2, 3, or 4; m is 1, 2, 3, or 4; X 1, X 2, X 3, and X 4 are each N or CH; X 5 is O, CH 2, or NH; and p is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; and