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An analyzer system, comprising: a pressurized fluid inlet; a first valve in fluid communication with the pressurized fluid inlet and controlling the flow of fluid from the pressurized fluid inlet; an analyzer downstream of the first valve and in selective fluid communication with the pressurized fluid inlet; a first pressure measurement device detecting a fluid pressure downstream of the first valve; and a controller electrically coupled to the first valve, wherein the first pressure measurement device causes the controller to operate the first valve such that fluid downstream of the first valve is maintained at a substantially constant pressure, characterized in that the fluid pressure control device comprises an orifice having an internal diameter, the internal diameter of the orifice being smaller than at least a portion of the internal diameter of a lumen fluidly connecting the first valve and the analyzer, the orifice being configured to reduce pressure spikes. a pressurized fluid inlet; a first valve in fluid communication with the pressurized fluid inlet and controlling the flow of fluid from the pressurized fluid inlet; an analyzer downstream of the first valve and in selective fluid communication with the pressurized fluid inlet; a first pressure measurement device detecting a fluid pressure downstream of the first valve; and a controller electrically coupled to the first valve, wherein the first pressure measurement device causes the controller to operate the first valve such that fluid downstream of the first valve is maintained at a substantially constant pressure, characterized in that the fluid pressure control device comprises an orifice having an internal diameter, the internal diameter of the orifice being smaller than at least a portion of the internal diameter of a lumen fluidly connecting the first valve and the analyzer, the orifice being configured to reduce pressure spikes.
A differentially pumped vacuum system comprising apparatus having at least first and second chambers (11, 12, 14, 10); and a vacuum pump for differentially pumping fluid from the chambers, the pump comprising at least first and second pump inlets (124, 122, 120) each for receiving fluid from a respective pressure chamber and a plurality of pumping sections each comprising at least one pumping stage (112, 108, 106) positioned relative to the inlets so that fluid received from the first chamber passes through fewer pumping stages than fluid from the second chamber (12, 14, 10), wherein a downstream pumping section comprises at least one molecular drag stage and a regenerative stage downstream of said at least one molecular drag stage; wherein said second inlet is positioned such that fluid entering the pump from the second inlet passes through said downstream pumping section of said pump and fluid entering said pump from said first inlet passes through fewer pumping stages of said downstream pumping section than fluid entering from said second inlet; wherein the respective pumping mechanisms of the plurality of pumping stages are configured to pump fluid from the chambers to generate a first pressure above 0.1mbar in the first chamber and a second pressure lower than the first pressure in the second chamber (12, 14, 10), and the inlets (124, 122, 120) are attached to the apparatus such that at least 99% of the fluid mass pumped from the apparatus passes through at least one of the pumping stages of the pump.
A touch screen, comprising: a plurality of light emitting diodes (12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30) positioned adjacent a perimeter of a panel; a circuit electrically connected to the plurality of light emitting diodes to individually and sequentially switch on the light emitting diodes; and a plurality of photodiodes (52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70, 72, 74) positioned adjacent the perimeter of the panel so that each photodiode receives light from at least one of the light emitting diodes when switched on by the circuit, characterized in that photodiodes that receive light from different light emitting diodes are electrically connected in parallel to the circuit via lines. a plurality of light emitting diodes (12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30) positioned adjacent a perimeter of a panel; a circuit electrically connected to the plurality of light emitting diodes to individually and sequentially switch on the light emitting diodes; and a plurality of photodiodes (52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70, 72, 74) positioned adjacent the perimeter of the panel so that each photodiode receives light from at least one of the light emitting diodes when switched on by the circuit, characterized in that photodiodes that receive light from different light emitting diodes are electrically connected in parallel to the circuit via lines.
A method of providing an indicative diagnosis of the onset or occurrence of sepsis or septic shock, or determining the onset or occurrence of sepsis or septic shock, in a subject known to have an infection with an agent capable of giving rise to sepsis or suspected of having such an infection, which comprises: (a) directly contacting a test whole blood sample of 10-20μl obtained from said subject with an inducer capable of stimulating superoxide production in neutrophils, said inducer being phorbol myristate acetate and said contacting being at a temperature of 37-37.5°C under conditions suitable for such stimulation; (b) determining the increase of superoxide production above basal in said test sample after a pre-determined time period of 10 minutes to obtain a first test result, wherein superoxide production is detected by chemiluminescence detection using luminol and (c) comparing said first test result with a second comparator result which is a threshold derived by applying steps (a) and (b) to whole blood samples of healthy individuals and utilising the increase of chemiluminescence of said first test result above the increase of chemiluminescence of said second comparator result; whereby the onset, presence or absence of sepsis or septic shock in said subject is indicated or determined. (a) directly contacting a test whole blood sample of 10-20μl obtained from said subject with an inducer capable of stimulating superoxide production in neutrophils, said inducer being phorbol myristate acetate and said contacting being at a temperature of 37-37.5°C under conditions suitable for such stimulation; (b) determining the increase of superoxide production above basal in said test sample after a pre-determined time period of 10 minutes to obtain a first test result, wherein superoxide production is detected by chemiluminescence detection using luminol and (c) comparing said first test result with a second comparator result which is a threshold derived by applying steps (a) and (b) to whole blood samples of healthy individuals and utilising the increase of chemiluminescence of said first test result above the increase of chemiluminescence of said second comparator result;
Method for operating an optoelectronic sensor assembly, in which several light transmitters (6.1-6.9) are activated in each case individually, one after another chronologically, and cyclically to emit light pulses (2.1-2.9), and synchronously to that, corresponding light receivers (8.1-8.9) are activated to receive the light pulses (2.1-2.9), wherein in each cycle a predetermined number of light pulses (2.1-2.9) per light transmitter (6.1-6.9) are emitted, characterised in that from a number (n) of several cycles, for at least one of the cycles, at least one of the light transmitters (6.1-6.9) is not activated, whilst the corresponding light receiver (8.1-8.9) is activated at exactly that point in time at which, in a normal cycle, the light transmitter would be activated too.
A machine-to-machine, M2M, node comprising: a processor; and a memory coupled with the processor, the memory having stored thereon executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising: receiving crawler metadata associated with an M2M device; crawling the M2M device for one or more resources in accordance with the received crawler metadata wherein the crawler metadata indicates the one or more resources, an order in which the one or more resources are crawled, and a crawling schedule for crawling the M2M device, and wherein the order is based on a priority of each resource, and the crawling schedule indicates when the M2M device should be re-crawled; and publishing the one or more resources such that the one or more resources can be discovered by a web crawler. a processor; and a memory coupled with the processor, the memory having stored thereon executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising: receiving crawler metadata associated with an M2M device; crawling the M2M device for one or more resources in accordance with the received crawler metadata wherein the crawler metadata indicates the one or more resources, an order in which the one or more resources are crawled, and a crawling schedule for crawling the M2M device, and wherein the order is based on a priority of each resource, and the crawling schedule indicates when the M2M device should be re-crawled; and publishing the one or more resources such that the one or more resources can be discovered by a web crawler. receiving crawler metadata associated with an M2M device; crawling the M2M device for one or more resources in accordance with the received crawler metadata wherein the crawler metadata indicates the one or more resources, an order in which the one or more resources are crawled, and a crawling schedule for crawling the M2M device, and wherein the order is based on a priority of each resource, and the crawling schedule indicates when the M2M device should be re-crawled; and publishing the one or more resources such that the one or more resources can be discovered by a web crawler.
A radiographic imaging device comprising: a radiation detection element including a plurality of same sized hexagonal shaped pixels that detect radiation and are arrayed in a honeycomb pattern; a pixel density conversion section that performs interpolation processing such that first image data obtained from the radiation detection element is converted into second image data representing an image in which plural pixels are arrayed in a square grid pattern, wherein, in the radiographic imaging device, the pixel conversion is performed so that the following Formula is satisfied, √ S 1 ≤ d 2 max ≤ d 1 max < √ 2 × S 1 wherein d1max denotes the length of the longest diagonal of the hexagonal shaped pixels, S1 denotes the surface area of the hexagonal shaped pixels, and d2max denotes the length of the diagonals of the square grid of the second image data. a radiation detection element including a plurality of same sized hexagonal shaped pixels that detect radiation and are arrayed in a honeycomb pattern; a pixel density conversion section that performs interpolation processing such that first image data obtained from the radiation detection element is converted into second image data representing an image in which plural pixels are arrayed in a square grid pattern, wherein, in the radiographic imaging device, the pixel conversion is performed so that the following Formula is satisfied, √ S 1 ≤ d 2 max ≤ d 1 max < √ 2 × S 1 wherein d1max denotes the length of the longest diagonal of the hexagonal shaped pixels, S1 denotes the surface area of the hexagonal shaped pixels, and d2max denotes the length of the diagonals of the square grid of the second image data.
A positive electrode comprising a positive electrode collector, a first positive electrode active material layer which is disposed on the positive electrode collector and includes a first positive electrode active material, and a second positive electrode active material layer disposed on the first positive electrode active material layer, wherein the second positive electrode active material layer comprises a second positive electrode active material, and carbon nanotube structures in which 2 to 5,000 single-walled carbon nanotube units are bonded side by side in each carbon nanotube structure, wherein the carbon nanotube structures are included in an amount of 0.01 wt% to 1.0 wt% in the second positive electrode active material layer, and wherein the carbon nanotube structures are interconnected in the second positive electrode active material layer to form a network structure. wherein the second positive electrode active material layer comprises a second positive electrode active material, and carbon nanotube structures in which 2 to 5,000 single-walled carbon nanotube units are bonded side by side in each carbon nanotube structure, wherein the carbon nanotube structures are included in an amount of 0.01 wt% to 1.0 wt% in the second positive electrode active material layer, and wherein the carbon nanotube structures are interconnected in the second positive electrode active material layer to form a network structure.
A method for preparing a sorbent comprising the steps of: (i) forming agglomerates comprising a particulate support material, (ii) coating the agglomerates with a coating mixture powder consisting of a particulate copper sulphide and a particulate calcined, rehydratable alumina to form coated agglomerates, by adding the coating mixture to the agglomerates in a granulator and (iii) drying the coated agglomerates to form a dried sorbent. (i) forming agglomerates comprising a particulate support material, (ii) coating the agglomerates with a coating mixture powder consisting of a particulate copper sulphide and a particulate calcined, rehydratable alumina to form coated agglomerates, by adding the coating mixture to the agglomerates in a granulator and (iii) drying the coated agglomerates to form a dried sorbent.
An apparatus for producing X-ray images, comprising: at least one drive wheel; a base; an elevating column, rotationally fixed to said base; a control unit comprised in said base, adapted to control at least said at least one drive wheel and said elevating column; and a telescopic arm connected to said elevating column with a connecting element in a joint and rotatable around said elevating column, an X-ray tube assembly attached at the end of the telescopic arm, the X-ray tube assembly comprising an X-ray tube and a collimator; characterized in that said telescopic arm and said connecting element are located outside an outer segment of said elevating column allowing for free movement of said telescopic arm and said connecting element outside said outer segment of said elevating column, said connecting element being slidable along and outside the elevating column to allow obtaining X-ray images at a height just above the bottom of the elevating column, wherein said connecting element comprises an actuator for actuating the movement of said telescopic arm. at least one drive wheel; a base; an elevating column, rotationally fixed to said base; a control unit comprised in said base, adapted to control at least said at least one drive wheel and said elevating column; and a telescopic arm connected to said elevating column with a connecting element in a joint and rotatable around said elevating column, an X-ray tube assembly attached at the end of the telescopic arm, the X-ray tube assembly comprising an X-ray tube and a collimator;
A process for manufacturing a demineralized milk protein composition, characterized in that it comprises the following steps: (i)- providing a milk protein composition; (ii)- electrodialysis of the milk protein composition on an electrodialyzer (5, 200), the unit cells (15, 215) of which have three compartments (20, 26, 30; 220, 226, 230), and configured to substitute at least one cation by at least one hydrogen ion H + in the milk protein composition to obtain an at least partially demineralized and acidified milk protein composition; (iii)- electrodialysis of the milk protein composition obtained in step (ii) on an electrodialyzer (10, 205), the unit cells of which have three compartments (39, 43, 47; 239, 243, 247), and configured to substitute at least one anion by at least one hydroxyl ion OH - in the milk protein composition; (iv) obtaining the demineralized milk protein composition. (i)- providing a milk protein composition; (ii)- electrodialysis of the milk protein composition on an electrodialyzer (5, 200), the unit cells (15, 215) of which have three compartments (20, 26, 30; 220, 226, 230), and configured to substitute at least one cation by at least one hydrogen ion H + in the milk protein composition to obtain an at least partially demineralized and acidified milk protein composition; (iii)- electrodialysis of the milk protein composition obtained in step (ii) on an electrodialyzer (10, 205), the unit cells of which have three compartments (39, 43, 47; 239, 243, 247), and configured to substitute at least one anion by at least one hydroxyl ion OH - in the milk protein composition; (iv) obtaining the demineralized milk protein composition.
A method of preparing a compound of formula (Ia): comprising reacting a compound of formula (IIa): with in the presence of a dehydrating reagent to provide the compound of formula (Ia), wherein the dehydrating reagent comprises (i) trimethyl orthoformate and a catalytic amount of trifluoroacetic acid or (ii) titanium ethoxide.
A hobbing machine comprising - a workpiece spindle, by means of which a workpiece can be rotated about a workpiece axis, - a hobbing head, - at least one chamfering device (17, 18), - a first slide with a first slide guide system, wherein the hobbing head is arranged on the first slide, - a rail system, wherein the first slide, by means of its first slide guide system, is arranged in a displaceable manner on the rail system, characterized in that the hobbing machine also comprises - a second slide with a second slide guide system, wherein the at least one chamfering device (17, 18) is arranged on the second slide, in that also the second slide, by means of its second slide guide system, is arranged in a displaceable manner on the rail system, such that the first slide and the second slide can be displaced on an identical portion of the rail system, in that both the first slide and the second slide are designed in the form of driven slides, and in that a common motor drive is provided for the two driven slides. - a workpiece spindle, by means of which a workpiece can be rotated about a workpiece axis, - a hobbing head, - at least one chamfering device (17, 18), - a first slide with a first slide guide system, wherein the hobbing head is arranged on the first slide, - a rail system, wherein the first slide, by means of its first slide guide system, is arranged in a displaceable manner on the rail system, in that the hobbing machine also comprises - a second slide with a second slide guide system, wherein the at least one chamfering device (17, 18) is arranged on the second slide, - a second slide with a second slide guide system, wherein the at least one chamfering device (17, 18) is arranged on the second slide, in that also the second slide, by means of its second slide guide system, is arranged in a displaceable manner on the rail system, such that the first slide and the second slide can be displaced on an identical portion of the rail system, in that both the first slide and the second slide are designed in the form of driven slides, and in that a common motor drive is provided for the two driven slides.
System for managing the thermal comfort of a person, in particular on board a motor vehicle, this system being designed to use at least one state characteristic of the person, this characteristic being able to adopt a plurality of values, characterized in that this system comprises a processing unit designed to: a. acquire, using a sensor, data relating to the person, this sensor being a camera designed to acquire an image of the person, b. evaluate, on the basis of these acquired data, the probability of the state characteristic adopting a first value by associating a first confidence level with this first value, c. evaluate, on the basis of these acquired data, the probability of the state characteristic adopting a second value by associating a second confidence level with this second value, d. assign, to the state characteristic, an adjusted value that is a function of at least said first and second values and said associated confidence levels. a. acquire, using a sensor, data relating to the person, this sensor being a camera designed to acquire an image of the person, b. evaluate, on the basis of these acquired data, the probability of the state characteristic adopting a first value by associating a first confidence level with this first value, c. evaluate, on the basis of these acquired data, the probability of the state characteristic adopting a second value by associating a second confidence level with this second value, d. assign, to the state characteristic, an adjusted value that is a function of at least said first and second values and said associated confidence levels.
An in vitro method to aid the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or Mild Cognitive Impairment, comprising determining the level of expression of tropomyosin isoformP09493-3 in a patient's sample.
A catheter introducer apparatus for compressing a distal end assembly of a catheter for insertion into a sheath, which is configured to be inserted into a vessel of a living subject, the apparatus comprising: a compression conduit having a truncated conical-form cavity, and including a distal opening and a proximal opening, the proximal opening being configured to receive the distal end assembly of the catheter therein, the cavity tapering from the proximal opening to the distal opening so that successive respective portions of the distal end assembly are compressed as the catheter is advanced distally in the cavity; a distal connector connected to the distal opening of the compression conduit, and configured to be reversibly coupled to the sheath and to provide passage for the compressed portions of the distal end assembly from the compression conduit into the sheath; and characterized by a proximal retainer disposed adjacent to the proximal opening and including two opposing surfaces defining a gap through which at least part of the distal end assembly is inserted, the opposing surfaces of the proximal retainer including a first curved opposing surface and a second curved opposing surface, and the proximal retainer including a curved open loop 56 comprising a curved element including the second curved opposing surface so as to at least partially prevent compression of portions of the distal end assembly while more distally disposed portions of the distal end assembly are being compressed in the compression conduit. a compression conduit having a truncated conical-form cavity, and including a distal opening and a proximal opening, the proximal opening being configured to receive the distal end assembly of the catheter therein, the cavity tapering from the proximal opening to the distal opening so that successive respective portions of the distal end assembly are compressed as the catheter is advanced distally in the cavity; a distal connector connected to the distal opening of the compression conduit, and configured to be reversibly coupled to the sheath and to provide passage for the compressed portions of the distal end assembly from the compression conduit into the sheath; and characterized by a proximal retainer disposed adjacent to the proximal opening and including two opposing surfaces defining a gap through which at least part of the distal end assembly is inserted, the opposing surfaces of the proximal retainer including a first curved opposing surface and a second curved opposing surface, and the proximal retainer including a curved open loop 56 comprising a curved element including the second curved opposing surface so as to at least partially prevent compression of portions of the distal end assembly while more distally disposed portions of the distal end assembly are being compressed in the compression conduit.