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A method for isolating one or more genetic elements, comprising the steps of: compartmentalising one or more genetic elements into a plurality of microcapsules by forming the microcapsules in a microfluidic device comprising a micro fluidic channel, each microcapsule comprising at least one genetic element and components necessary for expressing the one or more genetic elements; and sorting the genetic elements by pooling the microcapsules from the microfluidic channel and into one or more common compartments that have larger cross-sectional areas than the channel so as to at least slow the velocity of the droplets as compared to their velocity within the channel, expressing the genetic elements to produce their respective gene products in the microcapsules, and monitoring the microcapsules for a modified optical property caused by the expression of the genetic elements. compartmentalising one or more genetic elements into a plurality of microcapsules by forming the microcapsules in a microfluidic device comprising a micro fluidic channel, each microcapsule comprising at least one genetic element and components necessary for expressing the one or more genetic elements; and sorting the genetic elements by pooling the microcapsules from the microfluidic channel and into one or more common compartments that have larger cross-sectional areas than the channel so as to at least slow the velocity of the droplets as compared to their velocity within the channel, expressing the genetic elements to produce their respective gene products in the microcapsules, and monitoring the microcapsules for a modified optical property caused by the expression of the genetic elements.
A load detecting device for attachment to a structure under load, comprising a carrier unit and a plurality of strain gages, wherein the carrier unit comprises a first and a second mounting section (21, 22) arranged along a longitudinal axis and connected by a sensing section, wherein the plurality of strain gages are arranged at the sensing section of the carrier unit, and wherein the sensing section includes two connecting elements (31, 32) extending along the longitudinal axis between the first mounting section and the second mounting section, each of the connecting elements (31, 32) being curved and having a convex side (31d, 32d), the convex sides (31d, 32d) of the two connecting elements (31, 32) facing each other, characterized in that the first mounting section of the carrier unit comprises a mounting bore extending along a first mounting axis and the second mounting section of the carrier unit comprises a mounting bore extending along a second mounting axis, wherein the first mounting axis and the second mounting axis extend parallel to each other and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the carrier unit, and wherein the connecting elements (31, 32) of the sensing section extend substantially parallel to a plane defined by the first mounting axis and the second mounting axis.
Method for traceability and authentication of products, wherein a product is marked with an authenticating element and a monitoring element, said method being characterised in that it includes: - a step of providing a set of authenticating elements, a digital representation of each authenticating element being recorded in a BD-EA "Database of Authenticating Elements" database; - a step of generating a set of monitoring elements, said monitoring elements being recorded in a BD-ESP "Database of Product Monitoring Elements" database, said BD-ESP database being independent of the BD-EA database; - a step of marking products, in which said product is physically associated with a combination formed by a unique monitoring element, from said set of monitoring elements, and by a unique authenticating element from said set of the authenticating elements, said combination of the monitoring element and of the authenticating element not being recorded during said marking step in the respective databases or in another database. - a step of providing a set of authenticating elements, a digital representation of each authenticating element being recorded in a BD-EA "Database of Authenticating Elements" database; - a step of generating a set of monitoring elements, said monitoring elements being recorded in a BD-ESP "Database of Product Monitoring Elements" database, said BD-ESP database being independent of the BD-EA database; - a step of marking products, in which said product is physically associated with a combination formed by a unique monitoring element, from said set of monitoring elements, and by a unique authenticating element from said set of the authenticating elements, said combination of the monitoring element and of the authenticating element not being recorded during said marking step in the respective databases or in another database.
Assembly comprising a process chamber in a containment enclosed by a wall and intended for the contamination-free introduction of a sterile object into said process chamber, including: a) a door unit consisting of: aa) an access flange positioned in the wall forming a passage from the outside into the process chamber; and ab) a door that closes and seals the passage and swings into open position in the process chamber; b) a container holder consisting of: ba) a retainer accessible through an opening for retaining a container inserted into the container holder, the container being closed by a lid; and bb) a flange, operating in conjunction with the access flange, characterized by the fact that c) the assembly contains a decontamination unit in which d) the decontamination unit is designed to decontaminate the outer surface of the lid of the container facing the door when the door is closed, the container holder docked against the access flange and the container is placed in the container holder. a) a door unit consisting of: aa) an access flange positioned in the wall forming a passage from the outside into the process chamber; and ab) a door that closes and seals the passage and swings into open position in the process chamber; aa) an access flange positioned in the wall forming a passage from the outside into the process chamber; and ab) a door that closes and seals the passage and swings into open position in the process chamber; b) a container holder consisting of: ba) a retainer accessible through an opening for retaining a container inserted into the container holder, the container being closed by a lid; and bb) a flange, operating in conjunction with the access flange, characterized by the fact that ba) a retainer accessible through an opening for retaining a container inserted into the container holder, the container being closed by a lid; and bb) a flange, operating in conjunction with the access flange, characterized by the fact that c) the assembly contains a decontamination unit in which d) the decontamination unit is designed to decontaminate the outer surface of the lid of the container facing the door when the door is closed, the container holder docked against the access flange and the container is placed in the container holder.
A method for determining a blood pressure of a subject, the method comprising: measuring a value for pulse wave velocity within an arterial segment or segments of the subject; providing a value for flow velocity within the arterial segment or segments of the subject; providing a value for an arterial compliance parameter of the subject; and determining a value for the blood pressure of the subject by applying a model of fluid-structure interaction incorporating conservation of mass and momentum for a fluid, and linear elasticity of a structure, characterized in that the model of fluid-structure interaction uses a difference between the value for the pulse wave velocity and the value for the flow velocity and the value for the arterial compliance parameter of the subject to calculate blood pressure of the subject, and in that the model of fluid-structure interaction comprises the equation p = 2 ρD PWV − u 2 − 1 D, where PWV is the pulse wave velocity, u is the flow velocity, ρ is the density of the fluid, and D is the arterial compliance parameter. measuring a value for pulse wave velocity within an arterial segment or segments of the subject; providing a value for flow velocity within the arterial segment or segments of the subject; providing a value for an arterial compliance parameter of the subject; and determining a value for the blood pressure of the subject by applying a model of fluid-structure interaction incorporating conservation of mass and momentum for a fluid, and linear elasticity of a structure, characterized in that the model of fluid-structure interaction uses a difference between the value for the pulse wave velocity and the value for the flow velocity and the value for the arterial compliance parameter of the subject to calculate blood pressure of the subject, and in that the model of fluid-structure interaction comprises the equation p = 2 ρD PWV − u 2 − 1 D, where PWV is the pulse wave velocity, u is the flow velocity, ρ is the density of the fluid, and D is the arterial compliance parameter.
A cooling system, comprising: a cast or milled metal workpiece (102; 402); a serpentine passageway (106; 414) providing for a circulating fluid coolant disposed in the workpiece (102; 402), and generally proceeding in a single flat, folded, or curved plane; and a series of baffles (116, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131) disposed within the serpentine passageway (106; 414) and providing for the turning of said circulating fluid coolant in each of a series of serpentine loops (114, 118, 132, 133, 134, 136, 137), wherein each one of the series of baffles (116, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131) progressively thickens towards their respective distal ends and finishes in a radius end and provides for a turning around of said circulating fluid coolant into a next one of said series of serpentine loops (114, 118, 132, 133, 134, 136, 137); the inside of the serpentine passageway (106; 414) is radiused relative to said single flat or curved plane and radial to each progressive thickening of each one of the series of baffles (116, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131) where a turning is provided to said circulating fluid coolant into a next one of said series of serpentine loops (114, 118, 132, 133, 134, 136, 137); wherein, said turnings are such that eddies in said circulating fluid coolant are eliminated or reduced over what would otherwise exist. a cast or milled metal workpiece (102; 402); a serpentine passageway (106; 414) providing for a circulating fluid coolant disposed in the workpiece (102; 402), and generally proceeding in a single flat, folded, or curved plane; and a series of baffles (116, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131) disposed within the serpentine passageway (106; 414) and providing for the turning of said circulating fluid coolant in each of a series of serpentine loops (114, 118, 132, 133, 134, 136, 137), wherein each one of the series of baffles (116, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131) progressively thickens towards their respective distal ends and finishes in a radius end and provides for a turning around of said circulating fluid coolant into a next one of said series of serpentine loops (114, 118, 132, 133, 134, 136, 137); the inside of the serpentine passageway (106; 414) is radiused relative to said single flat or curved plane and radial to each progressive thickening of each one of the series of baffles (116, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131) where a turning is provided to said circulating fluid coolant into a next one of said series of serpentine loops (114, 118, 132, 133, 134, 136, 137); wherein, said turnings are such that eddies in said circulating fluid coolant are eliminated or reduced over what would otherwise exist.
A removal and installation tool for blades pivotally mounted around a cover for a mower conditioner, the cover having a periphery, said blades having openings for pivotal interconnection with corresponding cylindrical surfaces around annular elements mounted on the cover and springs for retaining the blades on the annular elements with pivotal interconnections, said tool comprising: an elongated handle; and, a pair of forked extensions (56, 58) connected to said handle, said forked extensions being spaced to straddle the blades and pry the springs clear of said annular elements, said tool characterized by said tool having indicia (60, 64) at a predetermined distance from a reference edge on said tool, said predetermined distance being substantially equal to the distance of the blade tips from the periphery of the cover which exceeds the wear limit of the cylindrical surfaces of said annular elements. an elongated handle; and, a pair of forked extensions (56, 58) connected to said handle, said forked extensions being spaced to straddle the blades and pry the springs clear of said annular elements, said tool characterized by said tool having indicia (60, 64) at a predetermined distance from a reference edge on said tool, said predetermined distance being substantially equal to the distance of the blade tips from the periphery of the cover which exceeds the wear limit of the cylindrical surfaces of said annular elements.
A computing device in a content-centric network, CCN, comprising a processor; and a storage device coupled to the processor and storing instructions which when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform a method, the method comprising: sending, by the computing device on at least one of the computing device's faces, an interest in configuration information, wherein the interest has a predetermined name prefix; receiving a content object in response to the interest, wherein the content object includes at least a default name prefix to which the computing device can send other interests; configuring the computing device based on the received content object; characterized in that the method further comprises: receiving, from a peer computing device in the CCN, a second content object in response to the interest, wherein the second content object includes redirection information including an additional name prefix to which the computing device can send additional interests for configuration information. sending, by the computing device on at least one of the computing device's faces, an interest in configuration information, wherein the interest has a predetermined name prefix; receiving a content object in response to the interest, wherein the content object includes at least a default name prefix to which the computing device can send other interests; configuring the computing device based on the received content object; characterized in that the method further comprises: receiving, from a peer computing device in the CCN, a second content object in response to the interest, wherein the second content object includes redirection information including an additional name prefix to which the computing device can send additional interests for configuration information.
A method of managing a container in a telecommunication network, comprising: receiving, by a container manager, an application key performance indicator, KPI, associated with an instance of a network application executing within the container; determining, by the container manager, a KPI difference between a target KPI value and the application KPI associated with the instance of the network application executing within the container; determining, by the container manager, that the KPI difference exceeds a threshold difference; performing, by the container manager, at least one corrective action associated with the container based on determining that the KPI difference exceeds the threshold difference; training, by the container manager, a machine learning model based on correlations between one or more container KPIs from the set of containers and one or more application KPIs including the application KPI; and predicting, by the container manager using the machine learning model, one or more subsequent application KPIs associated with the instance of the network application based on subsequent container KPIs from the set of containers. receiving, by a container manager, an application key performance indicator, KPI, associated with an instance of a network application executing within the container; determining, by the container manager, a KPI difference between a target KPI value and the application KPI associated with the instance of the network application executing within the container; determining, by the container manager, that the KPI difference exceeds a threshold difference; performing, by the container manager, at least one corrective action associated with the container based on determining that the KPI difference exceeds the threshold difference; training, by the container manager, a machine learning model based on correlations between one or more container KPIs from the set of containers and one or more application KPIs including the application KPI; and predicting, by the container manager using the machine learning model, one or more subsequent application KPIs associated with the instance of the network application based on subsequent container KPIs from the set of containers.
Client apparatus for representing camera images (IK, ZK, SK) of a controllable camera having a screen, having a display device for displaying a first image representation on the screen, wherein the first image representation shows an ACTUAL camera image in an ACTUAL camera viewing region of the camera, having a selection device, wherein the selection device is configured for selecting a DESIRED camera viewing region of the camera, having a communication device, wherein the communication device is configured for requesting and for receiving a DESIRED camera image in the DESIRED camera viewing region, wherein the communication device is configured to receive the ACTUAL camera image and/or the DESIRED camera image as camera images in each case together with metadata, characterized in that the client apparatus is configured to switch its screen into a second or further image representation after or upon the selection of the DESIRED camera viewing region, the display device is configured to display in a second image representation the ACTUAL camera image at least in a section-wise fashion with the correct orientation and the correct size in the DESIRED camera viewing region and to display in a further image representation the DESIRED camera image with the correct orientation and the correct size in the DESIRED camera viewing region.
Steering device for an articulated tracked vehicle comprising a front and a rear vehicle unit (11, 12), wherein said front vehicle unit comprises a track assembly pair, wherein said steering device comprises a steering bearing configuration comprising a substantially vertical steering link about whose axis said front and rear vehicle units (11, 12) are pivotable, wherein said vertical steering link is arranged substantially centrally of the front vehicle unit, and wherein said steering bearing configuration comprises an outer bearing ring arranged to be attached to a centre beam of said front vehicle unit, and an inner bearing ring rotatably arranged relative to said outer bearing ring via a bearing about the axis of the steering link, characterised in that the steering device is configured for attachment to the centre beam such that a through hole through the centre beam is formed inside the inner and outer bearing rings (52a, 52b) and in that the outer bearing ring is arranged to be attached to said centre beam such that its centre axis is located substantially centrally relative to the longitudinal extension of the track assembly pair of the front vehicle unit.
A system for stimulating a target region of a vagus nerve from a location within an internal jugular vein, the system comprising: a medical lead comprising a lead body extending from a proximal end to a distal end, a conductor extending within the lead body from the proximal end in a direction towards the distal end, and at least one electrode located on the lead body and operatively coupled to the conductor, the electrode configured to be positioned at a location within the internal jugular vein and to transvascularly deliver an electrical stimuli to the target region of the vagus nerve; and an insulating element including an insulating sheath formed from a flexible sheet of electrically insulative material, wherein the insulating sheath is configured to be implanted within the internal jugular vein and disposed about the lead and to insulate nerve structures proximate the vagus nerve from stimulation, and wherein the insulating sheath includes at least one window configured to be located between the lead and the target region of the vagus nerve through which the electrical stimuli can be delivered to the target region of the vagus nerve, wherein the insulating element further comprises a stent-like fixation member configured to expand from a collapsed delivery configuration to an expanded configuration, wherein in the expanded configuration, the stent-like fixation member is configured to secure the insulating sheath to an inner wall of the internal jugular vein. a medical lead comprising a lead body extending from a proximal end to a distal end, a conductor extending within the lead body from the proximal end in a direction towards the distal end, and at least one electrode located on the lead body and operatively coupled to the conductor, the electrode configured to be positioned at a location within the internal jugular vein and to transvascularly deliver an electrical stimuli to the target region of the vagus nerve; and an insulating element including an insulating sheath formed from a flexible sheet of electrically insulative material, wherein the insulating sheath is configured to be implanted within the internal jugular vein and disposed about the lead and to insulate nerve structures proximate the vagus nerve from stimulation, and wherein the insulating sheath includes at least one window configured to be located between the lead and the target region of the vagus nerve through which the electrical stimuli can be delivered to the target region of the vagus nerve, wherein the insulating element further comprises a stent-like fixation member configured to expand from a collapsed delivery configuration to an expanded configuration, wherein in the expanded configuration, the stent-like fixation member is configured to secure the insulating sheath to an inner wall of the internal jugular vein.
A fuel cell, in particular a hydrogen fuel cell, comprising a membrane electrode assembly and an additional layer, which is arranged on a cathode side of the membrane electrode assembly and comprises a plurality of elongated ventilation holes for ventilating the membrane electrode assembly, the ventilation holes being arranged in a plurality of juxtaposed rows and oriented along the rows, - a length (b) of each of these ventilation holes being at least three times as large as a width (w) of the respective ventilation hole, - within each of the rows, a respective distance (y) that is no more than one third of the length (b) of each of these two ventilation holes being present between each pair of adjoining ventilation holes of the row, - a row distance (x) between each pair of adjoining rows being at least three times larger than each of said distances (y) between adjoining ventilation holes of these two rows, characterized in that the row distance (x) between each pair of adjoining rows is at least three times larger than the widths (w) of the ventilation holes of these two rows, the additional layer being designed as a cathodic current conductor. - a length (b) of each of these ventilation holes being at least three times as large as a width (w) of the respective ventilation hole, - within each of the rows, a respective distance (y) that is no more than one third of the length (b) of each of these two ventilation holes being present between each pair of adjoining ventilation holes of the row, - a row distance (x) between each pair of adjoining rows being at least three times larger than each of said distances (y) between adjoining ventilation holes of these two rows,