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A method of manufacturing a sensor element of a gas sensor for detecting a predetermined gas component in a measurement gas, said sensor element including a laminated structure of a plurality of layers and having a long plate shape, including a gas inlet located at one end portion in a longitudinal direction thereof for taking the measurement gas from an external space into an inside thereof, and having a size of 62 mm or greater and 72 mm or smaller in the longitudinal direction, said method comprising the steps of: i) laminating a plurality of ceramic green sheets, each of said plurality of ceramic green sheets respectively corresponding to said plurality of layers to form a laminated body; ii) cutting said laminated body into an unit of said sensor element to form a plurality of element bodies; and iii) burning said plurality of element bodies to obtain a plurality of sensor elements, wherein when a portion between a first position 20 mm apart from an end surface on said one end portion side and an end surface on the other end portion side of said sensor is a first section in said longitudinal direction, and an amount of flexure (Bl) which is a parameter for representing the extent of flexure in a thickness direction of said sensor element is specified by a definition (a) below, in said step (iii), burning is performed while applying a pressure on a part of a surface of said element body such that the amount of flexure in said first section is greater than or equal to 1/1360 and less than or equal to 1/670 of the size in the longitudinal direction of said sensor element, definition (a): in the case of calculating a regression line representing the relation of a position X in the longitudinal direction and a displacement Y in said thickness direction of said sensor element in a target section from a plurality of data sets showing the relation of said position X and said displacement Y thereby to illustrate a plurality of data points representing said plurality of data sets and said regression line on an X-Y plane, and letting data points with a maximum distance from said regression line at an upper side and a lower side of said regression line among said plurality of data points be an upper side maximum displacement point and a lower side maximum displacement point, respectively, said amount of flexure is a sum of a distance from said regression line to said upper side maximum displacement point and a distance from said regression line to said lower side maximum displacement point. i) laminating a plurality of ceramic green sheets, each of said plurality of ceramic green sheets respectively corresponding to said plurality of layers to form a laminated body; ii) cutting said laminated body into an unit of said sensor element to form a plurality of element bodies; and iii) burning said plurality of element bodies to obtain a plurality of sensor elements,
A method of inducing differentiation of a quiescent mesenchymal stem cell population into a population of a cell type of interest, said method comprising the steps of (a) maintaining said mesenchymal stem cell population in quiescence, retaining the ability of said mesenchymal stem cell population to differentiate into multiple cell types and retaining the proliferative capacity of said mesenchymal stem cell population in the presence of an apparatus containing a gel or a gel matrix having a shear modulus in a range of 150-750 Pa; and (b) culturing said mesenchymal stem cell population in the presence of an induction medium, thereby inducing differentiation of said mesenchymal stem cell population into a population of a cell type of interest.
A probe for a frequency optical coherence tomography system comprising: a body having a wall defining a bore; a fiber-tip lens assembly located within the bore, the fiber-tip lens assembly having a first end and a second end; an optical fiber segment having a longitudinal axis located within the bore, the optical fiber segment having an angle-polished end and an optical pressure transducer-facing end, the optical fiber segment being of coreless or large-core step-index multimode fiber and being glued to the fiber-tip lens assembly with an adhesive; a fiber-optic Fabry-Perot pressure transducer located within the bore at the optical pressure transducer facing end of the optical fiber segment and in optical communication with the fiber-tip lens assembly; and a thin-film coating disposed on the angle-polished end of the optical fiber segment, the angle-polished end of the optical fiber segment being configured to receive light from the first end of the fiber-tip lens assembly and reflect a fraction of the incident light for frequency domain optical coherence tomography measurements and to transmit the remaining fraction to the fiber-optic Fabry-Perot pressure transducer for pressure measurements, wherein the body further defines at least one opening from the bore to environment by which pressure from the environment is transmitted to the optical pressure transducer. a body having a wall defining a bore; a fiber-tip lens assembly located within the bore, the fiber-tip lens assembly having a first end and a second end; an optical fiber segment having a longitudinal axis located within the bore, the optical fiber segment having an angle-polished end and an optical pressure transducer-facing end, the optical fiber segment being of coreless or large-core step-index multimode fiber and being glued to the fiber-tip lens assembly with an adhesive; a fiber-optic Fabry-Perot pressure transducer located within the bore at the optical pressure transducer facing end of the optical fiber segment and in optical communication with the fiber-tip lens assembly; and a thin-film coating disposed on the angle-polished end of the optical fiber segment, the angle-polished end of the optical fiber segment being configured to receive light from the first end of the fiber-tip lens assembly and reflect a fraction of the incident light for frequency domain optical coherence tomography measurements and to transmit the remaining fraction to the fiber-optic Fabry-Perot pressure transducer for pressure measurements, wherein the body further defines at least one opening from the bore to environment by which pressure from the environment is transmitted to the optical pressure transducer.
A container having a structure in which a seaming flange portion formed at an open end portion of a container body, and a seaming curl portion formed on a periphery of a lid body are seamed to be joined to each other, wherein said container has a notched portion (41, 42) formed in at least one of said seaming curl portion and said seaming flange portion so as to form a partial opening portion in a seam portion of the container, characterized in that: in the case that said notched portion is formed in said seaming curl portion, said notched portion extends a predetermined length from an outer end of said seaming curl portion to a panel portion of the lid body, in the case that said notched portion is formed in said seaming flange portion, said notched portion extends by a predetermined length from the seaming flange portion to a side surface portion of the body portion; and in at least one of circumferentially opposite sides of said notched portion, there is formed a short and small seaming portion which is seamed by a short and small curl portion in which a width of protrusion of said seaming curl portion is partially short.
A method for presenting one or more user-provided private maps (508, 518) with a public map for sharing among a group of users, comprising: importing a public map representing a publicly available mapping of an area or a location; creating one or more user-provided private maps (508, 518), wherein at least one of the user-provided private maps identifies a location of the user on the private map; linking the one or more user-provided private maps (508, 518) to the public map through a set of selectable corresponding map icons placed on the public map; and enabling the group of users to access the linked public map and the one or more user-provided private maps (508, 518) for display. importing a public map representing a publicly available mapping of an area or a location; creating one or more user-provided private maps (508, 518), wherein at least one of the user-provided private maps identifies a location of the user on the private map; linking the one or more user-provided private maps (508, 518) to the public map through a set of selectable corresponding map icons placed on the public map; and enabling the group of users to access the linked public map and the one or more user-provided private maps (508, 518) for display.
A toilet comprising a toilet bowl, a cistern and a flushing pipe (12, 112) connecting the cistern to the toilet bowl, the toilet further comprising a suction system comprising extractor means (11, 111) for extraction of stale, odorous or humid air, said extractor means (11, 111) comprising a box-like container (21, 121), which is provided with an inspection cover and inside of which container there is a compartment accommodating an extractor wherein the box-like container is connected at its inlet and outlet, respectively, to the flushing pipe (12, 112) of the cistern and to a pipe (15, 115) for connection of the suction system in use to the space outside the room, and electrical and electronic means for supplying power and managing said system, said electrical and electronic means being provided within said box-like container (21, 121), characterized in that the extractor means further comprises means (19, 119) for draining water that has accumulated in the flushing pipe (12, 112) after discharging the cistern said means for draining (19, 119) being connected to the flushing pipe (12, 112) and to the pipe (15, 115) for connection of the suction system to the space outside the room.
A medical assist device comprising: a support frame including a back support configured to rest against a user's back in use and a support arm having a proximal end coupled to the back support and a distal end that extends along a longitudinal axis; a gearbox coupled to the support frame, the gearbox including a worm configured to rotate about an axis and a worm gear meshingly engaged with the worm; and a leg support operably coupled to the worm gear, the gearbox configured to provide a rotational force to the leg support, characterized in that the worm axis is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the support arm, and the gearbox comprises an adapter coupled to the worm gear, the adapter configured to operably couple to the leg support at a proximal end of the leg support. a support frame including a back support configured to rest against a user's back in use and a support arm having a proximal end coupled to the back support and a distal end that extends along a longitudinal axis; a gearbox coupled to the support frame, the gearbox including a worm configured to rotate about an axis and a worm gear meshingly engaged with the worm; and a leg support operably coupled to the worm gear, the gearbox configured to provide a rotational force to the leg support, characterized in that the worm axis is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the support arm, and the gearbox comprises an adapter coupled to the worm gear, the adapter configured to operably couple to the leg support at a proximal end of the leg support.
An isolated antibody, or antigen binding portion thereof, that (i) specifically binds to human CD40; and (ii) comprises a heavy chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No:7 and a light chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No:2. (i) specifically binds to human CD40; and (ii) comprises a heavy chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No:7 and a light chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No:2.
Oxygen reduced stored blood for use in a method of treating hemorrhagic trauma in a patient in need thereof, wherein the oxygen reduced stored blood comprises an initial oxygen saturation of 20% or less and is maintained at an oxygen saturation of 20% or less for a storage period, wherein the hemorrhagic trauma patient in need thereof is in hemorrhagic shock prior to administration of the oxygen reduced stored blood, and wherein the hemorrhagic shock is reversed after administration of the oxygen reduced stored blood, wherein the method comprises transfusion therapy.
A method comprising the steps of: a. preparing an emulsion of a hydrophobic phase in a hydrophilic phase to form droplets of the hydrophobic phase, where the hydrophobic phase is selected so that during cooling it transforms from a liquid state to a plastic state; and b. cooling the droplets to a temperature where the hydrophobic phase undergoes a phase transition from a liquid state to a plastic state; wherein the cooling step b) comprises cooling the droplets at a controlled cooling rate, with a controlled cooling rate between 0.0001 and 5 K per minute. a. preparing an emulsion of a hydrophobic phase in a hydrophilic phase to form droplets of the hydrophobic phase, where the hydrophobic phase is selected so that during cooling it transforms from a liquid state to a plastic state; and b. cooling the droplets to a temperature where the hydrophobic phase undergoes a phase transition from a liquid state to a plastic state;
A device for manufacturing an uneven-thickness film comprising a first roller and a second roller for molding the uneven-thickness film, wherein: the first roller comprises a disc-shaped portion; the second roller comprises a column-shaped portion; characterized in that the first roller also comprises a pair of truncated-cone-shaped portions sandwiching the disc-shaped portion, and a pair of column-shaped portions arranged outside the respective pair of truncated-cone-shaped portions; wherein the diameter of the disc-shaped portion is larger than the diameter of the larger-diameter face of the truncated-cone-shaped portion; and the pair of truncated-cone-shaped portions are symmetrically arranged with respect to the disc-shaped portion with the smaller-diameter faces facing inside and the larger-diameter faces facing outside; wherein the manufacturing device is arranged to form a pair of thick parts to the molded body of the uneven-thickness film between the pair of truncated-cone-shaped portions of the first roller and the column-shaped portion of the second roller, and a thin connecting portion to the molded body between the disc-shaped portion of the first roller and the column-shaped portion of the second roller. the first roller comprises a disc-shaped portion; the second roller comprises a column-shaped portion; characterized in that the first roller also comprises a pair of truncated-cone-shaped portions sandwiching the disc-shaped portion, and a pair of column-shaped portions arranged outside the respective pair of truncated-cone-shaped portions; wherein the diameter of the disc-shaped portion is larger than the diameter of the larger-diameter face of the truncated-cone-shaped portion; and the pair of truncated-cone-shaped portions are symmetrically arranged with respect to the disc-shaped portion with the smaller-diameter faces facing inside and the larger-diameter faces facing outside; wherein the manufacturing device is arranged to form a pair of thick parts to the molded body of the uneven-thickness film between the pair of truncated-cone-shaped portions of the first roller and the column-shaped portion of the second roller, and a thin connecting portion to the molded body between the disc-shaped portion of the first roller and the column-shaped portion of the second roller.
A light generation and amplification system, comprising: an amplifier and a cascaded Raman resonator combined into a single structure, wherein the single structure comprises a Yb-doped filter fiber having a W-shaped index profile with a fundamental mode cutoff that is configured to suppress unwanted Stokes orders at wavelengths longer than a target wavelength and having negative dispersion over an operating bandwidth, wherein the filter fiber provides a gain medium for a nested series of Raman cavities, separated in wavelength by approximately the respective Stokes shifts, wherein a first cavity (HR25/HR26) in the nested series of cavities is a combined cavity that is configured to provide laser oscillation arising from a combination of gain resulting from stimulated emission of photons from dopant ions and feedback at a selected first wavelength, and to provide Raman gain to light at the first Stokes shift of the first wavelength when the light at the first wavelength has an intensity exceeding a Raman scattering threshold, wherein each successive Raman cavity in the nested series of Raman cavities is configured to provide Raman gain at each successive Stokes shift, whereby the nested series of Raman cavities provide a stepwise transition between the first wavelength and the target wavelength, and wherein an output coupler located at the filter fiber output end, is configured to provide output coupling out of the filter fiber of light at the target wavelength; and a pump power source for providing a pump power input into the filter fiber. an amplifier and a cascaded Raman resonator combined into a single structure, wherein the single structure comprises a Yb-doped filter fiber having a W-shaped index profile with a fundamental mode cutoff that is configured to suppress unwanted Stokes orders at wavelengths longer than a target wavelength and having negative dispersion over an operating bandwidth, wherein the filter fiber provides a gain medium for a nested series of Raman cavities, separated in wavelength by approximately the respective Stokes shifts, wherein a first cavity (HR25/HR26) in the nested series of cavities is a combined cavity that is configured to provide laser oscillation arising from a combination of gain resulting from stimulated emission of photons from dopant ions and feedback at a selected first wavelength, and to provide Raman gain to light at the first Stokes shift of the first wavelength when the light at the first wavelength has an intensity exceeding a Raman scattering threshold, wherein each successive Raman cavity in the nested series of Raman cavities is configured to provide Raman gain at each successive Stokes shift, whereby the nested series of Raman cavities provide a stepwise transition between the first wavelength and the target wavelength, and wherein an output coupler located at the filter fiber output end, is configured to provide output coupling out of the filter fiber of light at the target wavelength; and a pump power source for providing a pump power input into the filter fiber.
Scaffold plank comprising a floor and at least two head fittings, wherein the floor accommodates the head fittings on its end faces, wherein the floor is constructed in the form of a multilayer ply system of at least three plies, wherein the floor comprises a lightweight core ply, in particular of a thermoplastic or thermosetting honeycomb material or a foam, and an upper chord as covering ply on an upper side of the core ply and a lower chord as covering ply under the core ply, characterized in that the upper chord comprises at least one UV sensor. wherein the floor accommodates the head fittings on its end faces, wherein the floor is constructed in the form of a multilayer ply system of at least three plies, wherein the floor comprises a lightweight core ply, in particular of a thermoplastic or thermosetting honeycomb material or a foam, and an upper chord as covering ply on an upper side of the core ply and a lower chord as covering ply under the core ply, characterized in that the upper chord comprises at least one UV sensor.
A method for device-to-device, D2D, communications by a first user device, wherein the method comprises: transmitting a first message including a proximity services, ProSe, buffer status report, BSR, to a communications controller to receive a device-to-device D2D resource grant; receiving a second message including information regarding the D2D resource grant scheduled for the first user device by the communications controller that identifies the D2D resource grant; canceling all pending ProSe BSRs in accordance with the D2D resource grant included in the second message; and engaging in D2D communications directly with a second user device based on the received D2D resource grant. transmitting a first message including a proximity services, ProSe, buffer status report, BSR, to a communications controller to receive a device-to-device D2D resource grant; receiving a second message including information regarding the D2D resource grant scheduled for the first user device by the communications controller that identifies the D2D resource grant; canceling all pending ProSe BSRs in accordance with the D2D resource grant included in the second message; and engaging in D2D communications directly with a second user device based on the received D2D resource grant.
INSECT TRAP of the type incorporating a bait inside a structure that the insect can enter through some openings, wherein said structure comprises a base and a cover that are fixed one to the other wherein the base comprises a film of plastic material with its central part raising above the rest to form a crater inside which rises a pillar that extends above the height of the crater mouth, and a series of ribs inside the crater, having the base also recessed areas with a smooth surface, and wherein the cover has a mushroom shape with a central cupola and wavy perimeter, that perimeter comprising alternating raised areas and recessed areas, wherein those alternating raised and recessed areas define gaps for accessing the interior, characterized in that it comprises a series of protrusions arranged in the gaps that are the passage conduits into the structure.
A method for securing an action that an actuating device must carry out at the request of a user, under the control of the securing server, by means of a portable terminal such as a mobile telephone of the user, including an establishment and registration phase with the securing server, before any request for an action by the user, of an identification link and an authentication link of the user, which involves the communication to the securing server of the identification data and confidential data of the user including the number of the portable terminal and password, characterized in that, for said registration, following a request from the user to the actuator, the latter sends the security server the identification data of the user, the server returns a registration message OTP to the actuator, which sends it to the mobile telephone, which, in turn, returns the registration message OTP to the server in an SMS message from which the server learns the number of the mobile telephone, and next the server sends the mobile telephone a program allowing the performance of the process for authenticating the user, which then creates the password that it sends to the server, and in that the latter, after creating the identification link linking the mobile telephone to the identification data of the user, also establishes an authentication link that uses the password to link the user to the data already registered.