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A method for determining a glucose concentration measurable with a system having a test strip and a meter having a test circuit including a microprocessor, the method comprising: applying, with the test circuit, a first test voltage between a reference electrode and a second working electrode coated with a reagent layer having a mediator disposed thereon of the test strip and applying a second test voltage between the reference electrode and a first working electrode coated with a reagent layer having a mediator disposed thereon; measuring a first test current, a second test current, a third test current and a fourth test current at the second working electrode after a blood sample is applied to the test strip to cause a transformation of glucose in the blood from one form of enzyme into another form of enzyme and generate a current by an electrochemical re-oxidation of a reduced mediator; measuring a fifth test current at the first working electrode; determining, with the microprocessor, a glucose concentration based on the first, second, third, fourth and fifth test currents; and optionally, annunciating the glucose concentration. applying, with the test circuit, a first test voltage between a reference electrode and a second working electrode coated with a reagent layer having a mediator disposed thereon of the test strip and applying a second test voltage between the reference electrode and a first working electrode coated with a reagent layer having a mediator disposed thereon; measuring a first test current, a second test current, a third test current and a fourth test current at the second working electrode after a blood sample is applied to the test strip to cause a transformation of glucose in the blood from one form of enzyme into another form of enzyme and generate a current by an electrochemical re-oxidation of a reduced mediator; measuring a fifth test current at the first working electrode; determining, with the microprocessor, a glucose concentration based on the first, second, third, fourth and fifth test currents; and optionally, annunciating the glucose concentration.
Compound of Formula, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or solvate thereof: wherein R 1 is H or C 1-4 alkyl, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or solvate thereof for use for preventing and/or treating chronic traumatic encephalopathy in a subject.
Intervertebral fusion implant for fusing two adjacent vertebrae, comprising a base piece and a cover piece and also a spreading means, wherein the base piece and the cover piece (2, 3) are connected by a rocker which is situated therebetween, characterized in that the rocker is externally coupled, wherein the spreading means is a spreader clip on the rocker and has a guide piece, which, in the manner of a tongue, slides into the interspace between the rocker and the cover piece and a drive means is provided for the spreader clip.
A self-timed digital-to-analog converter, comprising: an array of switches (301-301.5), the switches responsive to a digital code; an array of capacitors (302, 305), each capacitor of the array coupled to a respective switch in the array of switches; and a tracking circuit having an input for the digital code, the tracking circuit having settling properties that match those of the array of capacitors and driven by the digital code as applied to the switch array, an output of the tracking circuit indicating that the DAC output has settled to a desired accuracy, characterised in that the tracking circuit further comprises: a plurality of capacitive elements, wherein each capacitive element includes a capacitive device and a switch responsive to the digital code; and at least one of the plurality of capacitive elements is sized differently to the other capacitive elements to track conversion of different digital codes by the DAC; and in that during operation of the DAC, voltages are developed within the tracking circuit that mimic voltages developed within the DAC, wherein the voltages developed within the tracking circuit are used to determine when the DAC output has settled to a desired accuracy. an array of switches (301-301.5), the switches responsive to a digital code; an array of capacitors (302, 305), each capacitor of the array coupled to a respective switch in the array of switches; and a tracking circuit having an input for the digital code, the tracking circuit having settling properties that match those of the array of capacitors and driven by the digital code as applied to the switch array, an output of the tracking circuit indicating that the DAC output has settled to a desired accuracy, characterised in that the tracking circuit further comprises: a plurality of capacitive elements, wherein each capacitive element includes a capacitive device and a switch responsive to the digital code; and at least one of the plurality of capacitive elements is sized differently to the other capacitive elements to track conversion of different digital codes by the DAC; a plurality of capacitive elements, wherein each capacitive element includes a capacitive device and a switch responsive to the digital code; and at least one of the plurality of capacitive elements is sized differently to the other capacitive elements to track conversion of different digital codes by the DAC; and in that during operation of the DAC, voltages are developed within the tracking circuit that mimic voltages developed within the DAC, wherein the voltages developed within the tracking circuit are used to determine when the DAC output has settled to a desired accuracy.
Interface consisting of a first assembly holding a tool or a tool holder and a second assembly supporting a machining element, - wherein the first assembly has, on the one hand, a recess which has at least one truncated conical or cylindrical section and on the other hand a contact surface or contact point acting in an axial direction - in the direction of the second assembly, - wherein the second assembly has a pin which, on the one hand, has a conical, truncated conical or cylindrical section designed to rest against the truncated conical or cylindrical section of the first assembly and on the other hand has at least one contact point or contact surface acting in an axial direction designed to contact the contact surface or contact point of the first assembly, - wherein a bayonet-like closure with at least one web (106, 115) located on the pin is arranged between the recess and the pin, characterised in that a clamping element is arranged in the first assembly, the front end of which comes to rest against one of the webs (106, 115) when clamped, and that the clamping element is an eccentric screw. - wherein the first assembly has, on the one hand, a recess which has at least one truncated conical or cylindrical section and on the other hand a contact surface or contact point acting in an axial direction - in the direction of the second assembly, - wherein the second assembly has a pin which, on the one hand, has a conical, truncated conical or cylindrical section designed to rest against the truncated conical or cylindrical section of the first assembly and on the other hand has at least one contact point or contact surface acting in an axial direction designed to contact the contact surface or contact point of the first assembly, - wherein a bayonet-like closure with at least one web (106, 115) located on the pin is arranged between the recess and the pin, characterised in that a clamping element is arranged in the first assembly, the front end of which comes to rest against one of the webs (106, 115) when clamped,
A method for data transfer in a conveyance system, the method comprising: moving a conveyance apparatus and a mobile wireless access point attached to the conveyance apparatus to a location where the mobile wireless access point is within wireless range of a communication node; receiving data from the communication node when the mobile wireless access point is within wireless range of the communication node; and conveying the data to a local gateway device; characterized in that conveying the data to the local gateway device comprises: transmitting the data from the mobile wireless access point to a second mobile wireless access point attached to a second conveyance apparatus; moving the second conveyance apparatus and the second mobile wireless access point to a location where the second mobile wireless access point is within wireless range of the local gateway device; and transmitting the data from the second mobile wireless access point to the local gateway device. moving a conveyance apparatus and a mobile wireless access point attached to the conveyance apparatus to a location where the mobile wireless access point is within wireless range of a communication node; receiving data from the communication node when the mobile wireless access point is within wireless range of the communication node; and conveying the data to a local gateway device; characterized in that conveying the data to the local gateway device comprises: transmitting the data from the mobile wireless access point to a second mobile wireless access point attached to a second conveyance apparatus; moving the second conveyance apparatus and the second mobile wireless access point to a location where the second mobile wireless access point is within wireless range of the local gateway device; and transmitting the data from the second mobile wireless access point to the local gateway device. transmitting the data from the mobile wireless access point to a second mobile wireless access point attached to a second conveyance apparatus; moving the second conveyance apparatus and the second mobile wireless access point to a location where the second mobile wireless access point is within wireless range of the local gateway device; and transmitting the data from the second mobile wireless access point to the local gateway device.
A method of producing an optical amplifying assembly, comprising: providing (401; 421) an amplifying fiber, selecting (403; 423) a first portion (505, 507) and a second portion of the amplifying fiber such that a bend of substantially the same radius of curvature and length would cause greater distortion impairments in the first portion (505, 507) than in the second portion, wherein the first portion includes all of the amplifying fiber in which power of a signal propagating through the amplifying fiber is at least 50 % of its peak value; coiling (405; 425) the second portion, and arranging (407; 427) the first portion (505, 507) to mitigate the impairments due to bend distortion by maintaining the first portion (505, 507) in a straight arrangement having substantially no curvature. providing (401; 421) an amplifying fiber, selecting (403; 423) a first portion (505, 507) and a second portion of the amplifying fiber such that a bend of substantially the same radius of curvature and length would cause greater distortion impairments in the first portion (505, 507) than in the second portion, wherein the first portion includes all of the amplifying fiber in which power of a signal propagating through the amplifying fiber is at least 50 % of its peak value; coiling (405; 425) the second portion, and arranging (407; 427) the first portion (505, 507) to mitigate the impairments due to bend distortion by maintaining the first portion (505, 507) in a straight arrangement having substantially no curvature.
Use of clay minerals from the palygorskite series to increase the compressive strength of black-peat-containing propagation substrates in the form of pressed pots or pressed potting soils or in the form of tray substrates.
A method of controlling corn earworm damage to plants, said method comprising providing one or more plants expressing a Cry1Da insecticidal protein to said corn earworm for ingestion, wherein the Cry1Da insecticidal protein comprises SEQ ID NO: 6 and wherein each of the plants further comprises at least one herbicide tolerance trait and at least one input trait.
A system for detecting early signs of post-surgery infection in a patient, said system comprising: a drain system comprising a tube configured to drain fluids from a surgery site; at least one sensor unit (104, 105) for sensing the presence of at least one infection biomarker; a processor for processing a signal generated by said at least one sensor unit (104, 105); a transmitter for transmitting the signal; and a notification system for receiving the signal, analyzing the signal by comparing it to a threshold, determining presence of infection, and generating an indication on the presence and stage of infection; wherein said notification system comprises an analyzer for analyzing the processed signal, determining the presence of infection, and further determining the stage of infection; and characterised in that said at least one infection biomarker is pH, a first indication is generated if the level of pH is equal to or below 7.1, and a second indication is generated if the level of pH is equal to or below 6.8. a drain system comprising a tube configured to drain fluids from a surgery site; at least one sensor unit (104, 105) for sensing the presence of at least one infection biomarker; a processor for processing a signal generated by said at least one sensor unit (104, 105); a transmitter for transmitting the signal; and a notification system for receiving the signal, analyzing the signal by comparing it to a threshold, determining presence of infection, and generating an indication on the presence and stage of infection; wherein said notification system comprises an analyzer for analyzing the processed signal, determining the presence of infection, and further determining the stage of infection; and characterised in that said at least one infection biomarker is pH, a first indication is generated if the level of pH is equal to or below 7.1, and a second indication is generated if the level of pH is equal to or below 6.8.
An apparatus for filling containers comprising: - a conveying device having at least one unit for receiving and retaining a container and which is fed by the conveying device along a path; - at least one filling device for feeding a pourable product into the container as the unit travels along said path, said filling device being placed above the container to be filled; and - at least one ultrasound generating device selectively activated after the container has been filled with the pourable product and adapted to apply ultrasonic waves above the level of the pourable product in the container to collapse foam; characterized in that said ultrasound generating device comprises an emitter arranged below the top of the container carried by said unit, and in that said apparatus further comprises a reflecting surface placed above said container carried by said unit, receiving the ultrasonic waves from said emitter and reflecting said ultrasonic waves towards the top of the container. - a conveying device having at least one unit for receiving and retaining a container and which is fed by the conveying device along a path; - at least one filling device for feeding a pourable product into the container as the unit travels along said path, said filling device being placed above the container to be filled; and - at least one ultrasound generating device selectively activated after the container has been filled with the pourable product and adapted to apply ultrasonic waves above the level of the pourable product in the container to collapse foam;
A method for making a multi-layer foamed polymeric object from a solid monolithic thermoplastic material sheet, the thermoplastic material sheet having a first bulk crystallinity level, the method comprising: absorbing an effective amount of a plasticizing gas into the thermoplastic material sheet to yield a reversibly plasticized thermoplastic material sheet, the plasticized thermoplastic material sheet being impregnated with the plasticizing gas and having a second bulk crystallinity level that is greater than the first bulk crystallinity level, and a crystallinity gradient across the thickness of the sheet wherein the crystallinity level is lowest in the middle of the sheet and greatest at or near the surfaces. desorbing at least some of the plasticizing gas from the plasticized thermoplastic material sheet; heating the plasticized thermoplastic material sheet to yield a foamed thermoplastic material sheet having a third bulk crystallinity level that is greater than or equal to the second bulk crystallinity level and a plurality of discrete inner layers (2, 2', 3) sandwiched between first and second discrete outer layers (1, 1'); and forming or thermoforming the foamed thermoplastic material sheet to yield the multi-layer foamed polymeric object, the multi-layer foamed polymeric object having a fourth bulk crystallinity level that is greater than or equal to the third bulk crystallinity level. absorbing an effective amount of a plasticizing gas into the thermoplastic material sheet to yield a reversibly plasticized thermoplastic material sheet, the plasticized thermoplastic material sheet being impregnated with the plasticizing gas and having a second bulk crystallinity level that is greater than the first bulk crystallinity level, and a crystallinity gradient across the thickness of the sheet wherein the crystallinity level is lowest in the middle of the sheet and greatest at or near the surfaces. desorbing at least some of the plasticizing gas from the plasticized thermoplastic material sheet; heating the plasticized thermoplastic material sheet to yield a foamed thermoplastic material sheet having a third bulk crystallinity level that is greater than or equal to the second bulk crystallinity level and a plurality of discrete inner layers (2, 2', 3) sandwiched between first and second discrete outer layers (1, 1'); and forming or thermoforming the foamed thermoplastic material sheet to yield the multi-layer foamed polymeric object, the multi-layer foamed polymeric object having a fourth bulk crystallinity level that is greater than or equal to the third bulk crystallinity level.
A polyester film exhibiting a VTM-0 rating in the UL 94 test method, wherein the film comprises a polymeric phosphonate flame retardant in an amount of from about 1.0 to about 25.0 wt%, by total weight of the film, and further comprising at least one metal cation selected from the group consisting of Group I and Group II metal cations; wherein the haze of the film is no more than about 8% and/or wherein the total light transmission of the film in the visible region is at least about 85%; wherein the haze and total light transmission are determined according to the method in the description. wherein the haze of the film is no more than about 8% and/or wherein the total light transmission of the film in the visible region is at least about 85%; wherein the haze and total light transmission are determined according to the method in the description.
A particle for use in combination with X-ray radiation in the treatment of cancer, wherein the particle comprises a metal oxide, which metal oxide is titanium dioxide and is doped with at least one rare earth element.
A hydraulic flushing system comprising: a hydraulic downhole control line that runs from a hydraulic source to a surface controlled sub-surface safety valve of an underwater hydrocarbon extraction facility, said hydraulic downhole control line having a directional control valve therein; and a purge line; and a service line, the purge line running from the hydraulic downhole control line downstream of the directional control valve to the service line, characterized by said purge line having a fluid isolation valve therein; wherein the fluid isolation valve is operated by a hydraulic line which is independent of the hydraulic downhole control line; and wherein the service line vents into a well production line. a hydraulic downhole control line that runs from a hydraulic source to a surface controlled sub-surface safety valve of an underwater hydrocarbon extraction facility, said hydraulic downhole control line having a directional control valve therein; and a purge line; and a service line, the purge line running from the hydraulic downhole control line downstream of the directional control valve to the service line, characterized by said purge line having a fluid isolation valve therein; wherein the fluid isolation valve is operated by a hydraulic line which is independent of the hydraulic downhole control line; and wherein the service line vents into a well production line.
An information processing apparatus comprising: circuitry configured to detect a current location of the information processing apparatus; detect a facial orientation of a user wearing a headphone unit connected to the information processing apparatus via a wired or wireless connection in relation to a reference orientation based on outputs of a geomagnetic sensor and an acceleration sensor connected to the headphone unit; obtain a plurality of directions of a plurality of destinations from the detected current location as target directions; obtain a plurality of relative target angles based on a difference between the each of the plurality of target directions and the user's facial orientation; generate different sounds to be output by the headphone unit with regard to each of the plurality of relative target angles; obtain additional information relating to one destination of the plurality of destinations existing in the plurality of target directions; and control the headphone unit to play, when a determination is made based on output of the acceleration sensor that the user stops to face one direction of the plurality of target directions, additional information relating to the one destination corresponding to the one direction of the plurality of target directions. detect a current location of the information processing apparatus; detect a facial orientation of a user wearing a headphone unit connected to the information processing apparatus via a wired or wireless connection in relation to a reference orientation based on outputs of a geomagnetic sensor and an acceleration sensor connected to the headphone unit; obtain a plurality of directions of a plurality of destinations from the detected current location as target directions; obtain a plurality of relative target angles based on a difference between the each of the plurality of target directions and the user's facial orientation; generate different sounds to be output by the headphone unit with regard to each of the plurality of relative target angles; obtain additional information relating to one destination of the plurality of destinations existing in the plurality of target directions; and control the headphone unit to play, when a determination is made based on output of the acceleration sensor that the user stops to face one direction of the plurality of target directions, additional information relating to the one destination corresponding to the one direction of the plurality of target directions.